1999 Ford Taurus complaints

I WAS TRAVELLING SOUTH ON I-15 AT 11:00 AT NIGHT GOING DOWN FROM THE EL CAJON SUMMIT WHEN I THOUGHT THERE WAS A STRANGE WOBBLING EVERY TIME I USED THE BRAKES. I HEARD A TERRIBLE THUD AND THOUGHT I SAW A PIECE OF TIRE FLY BY THE PASSENGER SIDE. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND LOOKED AT ALL THE TIRES, BUT THEY WERE ALL STILL INFLATED SO I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND EASED DOWN THE SHOULDER, BUT THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION OF THE TIRES, I FOUND THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM THE TIRE, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL. IT ALSO CAUSED A VACUUM HOSE TO COME APART FROM IT'S CONNECTION, WHICH I SUSPECT IS LINKED TO THE AC. AAA WAS CALLED TO CHANGE THE TIRE, AND I HAVE THE RECEIPT. THE NEXT DAY I HAD A NEW TIRE PUT ON AS WELL AS REPLACED ANOTHER TIRE THAT WAS IN NEED. THEY CHECKED THE REMAINING GENERAL TIRE AND SAID IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE NEXT MORNING I HEADED HOME AT 5:00 IN THE MORNING. I WAS EASTBOUND ON I-91 A MILE AND A HALF FROM THE I-15 CONNECTION WHEN THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. AGAIN THE WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THE REAR FENDER TO MY CAR. AAA WAS AGAIN CALLED, AND A RECEIPT WAS OBTAINED. I HAVE BOTH TIRES IN MY POSESSION. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, AND THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12.*AK

WHEN STOPPED AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO PARK, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO OVER 3000 RPM'S, RESULTING IN AN IMPACT TO A BRICK WALL. THERE WERE ATTEMPTS TO PLACE THE SHIFT IN PARK, TURN THE KEY OFF, AND THE ATTEMPTS TO PULL KEY OUT WERE ALL FAILURES. THE ENGINE ACCELERATION CONTINUED. *BF *SC

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FROM MANUFACTURER. RECALL # 04S17-04MO4 INVOLVING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO GET SERVICED BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE. THEY WOULD ORDER THEM BUT IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT A MONTH. IT HAS BEEN A MONTH AND THE DEALER STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED PARTS.

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V332000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 04S17 BACK IN AUGUST. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED PARTS BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER. CHECKED WITH DEALERSHIP, TODAY, AND PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V332000. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE FRONT SAFETY SHIELD, AS STATED IN THE RECALL THAT THE SHIELD WOULD BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE WARRANTY EXTENDED. DEALER REFUSED TO PLACE THE SHIELD ONTO THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR THE REPAIR OF THE RACK AND PINION. *JB......REPAIR SHOP REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR, AND BLED POWER STEERING SYSTEM. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT AT 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK

RECALL 04V332000, THE PROTECTIVE SPRING SHIELDS TO PERFORM THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS RECALL REPAIRS WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR 2 MONTHS, AND THE MANUFACTURER DIDN'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V332000 NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER, INVOLVING THE COIL SPRINGS. IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS THAT CONSUMER HAS WAITED TO GET VEHICLE SERVICED, BUT DEALER HAS NO PARTS.*AK. DEALER HAD NO PARTS FOR SIX MONTHS. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FAIROAKS DEALERSHIP. WAS SATISFIED WITH FAIROAKS WORK. VEHICLE WAS MAKING ALOUD SOUNDING NOISE ON THE FRONT RIGHT. FAIROAKS FIXED IT IN THREE DAYS AFTER GETTING THE PARTS. *AK

REAR SEAT SEATBELTS QUIT WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *BF NONE OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RETRACT. *TC *JB

REAR SEATBELT RETRACTORS NONFUNCTIONAL. BELT IS OUT DOES NOT RETRACT OR ADJUST BACK IN.THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES TO THIS CAR. ONCE WHEN FIRST PURCHASED, FIXED AT NO COST. LAST YEAR ,ONE RETRACTOR REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. NOW AGAIN. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR DEFECTIVE FRONT COIL SPRING. REPLACED BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS. *BF CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V332000 THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HER FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE NOT CRACKED AND ARE WORKING NORMALLY. FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S POSITION IS TO INSTALL PROTECTIVE SPRING SHIELDS WHICH WERE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL DEC 2004 ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE AND EXTEND THE WARRANTY OF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS UNDER THIS RECALL. *TC

THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED AND DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR A SEAT BELT PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. *JB THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT AND OR COME OUT ENOUGH TO BUCKLE IT. REFER TO RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V198000. *SC

THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REGISTERED SINCE IT WILL NOT PASS EMISSION. *JB (11/29/05) THE FRAME WAS TWISTED AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THERE WAS ALSO A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT. ON ANOTHER OCCASION A TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TFI MODULE REPLACEMENTS. *SC

HAD FIRST ALIGNMENT DONE AND RACK STARTED LEAKING INTO BOOT DIRECTLY AFTER. DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NEW RACK LEAKS, REPLACED OUT OF WARRENTY BY WHEEL WORKS. RPLACEMENT RACK LEAKS, REPLACED UNDER WHEEL WORKS WARRENTY. REPLACEMENT RACK LEAKS, RESIVOUR WENT DRY AFTER JUST 10 MILES. I HOPE THEY REPLACE IT UNDER WARENTY. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO WAKE UP AND ADDRESS THIS ISSUE!.*AK

WHEN APPLYING THE GAS VEHICLE STALLED. THE GAS LINE WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE HAD BEEN TUNED, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL.*AK

WE HAD PURCHASED ARE 1999 FORD TAURUS WAGON USED IN 2002. WHEN WE BOUGHT IT WE STARTED NOTICING THINGS GOING WRONG.SO WE TOLD THE PLACE THAT WE BOUGHT IT FROM. THEY DID NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING. WHEN WE CALLED THE LOCAL FOR DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD US THERE WERE KNOW RECALLS EVER ON THAT YEAR. WHEN I DID A SEARCH ON YOUR SITE I NOTICED FIVE RECALLS ON THAT YEAR. ONE OF MY WORST COMPLAINTS IS THAT NONE OF THE SEAT BELTS WORK. MY CHILDREN LIFE ARE IN DANGER EVERYTIME I HAVE TO PUT THEM IN THE VEHICLE. HOW CAN I GET THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONTAL AND REAR SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE, AND DID NOT RETRACT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

SPRING GUARD RECALL. *NM CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V332000 THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED AN UNBALANCED RIDE AND HE BELIEVED HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE APART OF THE RECALL. *TC *JB

WHILE BACKING, RIGHT SPRING BROKE. RECALL RECEIVED, DEALERSHIP FIX ONE AND REFUSED TO FIX OTHER SPRING. *BF CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V332000. *TC

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A HOLE WAS INSIDE OF THE GAS TANK WHICH WAS LEAKING GAS AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

REWIND SPRING ON SEAT BELT BECAME UNDONE FROM ITS ANCHOR, RENDERING SEAT BELT USELESS. *BF THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WITH THE REAR SEAT BELT. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH IS OFF, SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON FOR NO REASON. SOMETIMES THIS IS JUST ONCE THEN IT WILL STOP. SOMETIMES IT IS SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW THEN IT WILL STOP. IT IS MOST PREVALENT DURING THE SUMMER, OR ON HOTTER DAYS. ALTHOUGH, IT HAS EVEN HAPPENED IN COLD WEATHER. I NOTICE THAT OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT AS YET IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS APPARENT DEFECT IN THE DESIGN BY FORD. IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT THE SWITCH TOLERANCES DO NOT ADEQUATELY TAKE ACCOUNT OF EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OVER THE OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGES OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEMS I DESCRIBE ABOVE HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN SACRAMENTO, CA, WHICH IS NOT THE WORST PLACE IN THE U.S. FOR SEVERE TEMPERATURE CHANGES BETWEEN SEASONS. HENCE, IF IT DOESN'T WORK IN CALIFORNIA, IT PROBABLY WILL BE A PROBLEM IN MORE SEVERE CLIMATE CHANGES ALSO. HIS PROBLEM OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK DURING THE SUMMER. FORD REALLY SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I AM AN ENGINEER AND THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT. IF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE TO FAIL TO WORK DUE TO THIS PROBLEM DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS DEFECT COULD BE DANGEROUS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRING. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. DOWNS FORD 732-349-2240. *AKI

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE WINSHIELD WIPERS FAIL AT TIMES OR COME ON BY THEM SELVES, ESPCIALLY WHEN TURNING NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO CORRECT FAILURE

THE TRANSMISSION LINE FITTINGS THAT CONNECT THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES TO THE RADIATOR FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE TRANMISSION FLUID TO LEAK OUT CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO JERK AND SHIFT ERRACTICALLY. BOTH FITTINGS THAT CONNECT THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE TO THE RADIATOR AND ONE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED CUTTING THE TIRE OPEN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OFF THE ROAD. *NM

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO SHAKE, AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME BUT AT A VERY SLOW PACE. SHE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT DID NOT WANT TO GO. CONSUMER STATED LAST WEEK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE NEEDED A TIMING BELT, WHICH SHE HAD PUT ON. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION JERKED. BUT IT HAD BEEN DOING THIS SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. HE MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALER FROM WHOM HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE . TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND THEY PUT A STRAINER IN THE TRANSMISSION, BUT IT DID NOT HELP THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A POS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP BRAKES TO STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. SWAY BAR LINK SNAPPED CUTTING THE RUBBER BRAKE HOSE AND RESULTED IN BRAKE FAILURE. *NM

INTERMITTANTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED! I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR THREE YEARS. USUALLY BY TURNING THE WIPER SWITCH ON THEN OFF, IT WOULD STOP. TODAY THAT HAD NO AFFECT ON THE WIPERS. I DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2.5 HOURS TODAY. THE WIPERS CAME ON FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES . I AM TAKING THE CAR TO FORD TOMORROW. I TALKED WITH THE SERVICE SPECIALIST TODAY. HE STATED THIS WAS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM OVER SEVERAL MODELS OF FORD VEHICLES. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS. WHY WAS THERE NO SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED? FURTHER, WHY WOULD PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL ACTIVATE THE WIPERS? THEY ARE TWO SEPARATE SYSTEMS!*AK

THE REAR LAP/SHOULDER SEATBELTS ON BOTH SIDES DO NOT RETRACT CORRECTLY. ONE STOPPED RETRACTING COMPLETELY, AND THE OTHER INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THEM TO BE UNSAFE AND UNUSABLE. I FOUND NHTSA SAFETY RECALL #99V250000 FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM, WHICH I BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY SAID THAT IT DID NOT COVER MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE. SO, REPLACING THIS DEFECTIVE PART BECOMES MY RESPONSIBILITY.*AK

THE WAY THAT THE DEALERSHIP IS INSPECTING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS IS RECALL 04V332000, NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH TO DETECT A PROBLEM WITH THE COIL SPRINGS. THEY ARE ONLY TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE RE ENFORCEMENT SHIELD WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 2004. *AK

THE REINFORCEMENT SHIELD TO PERFORM FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL 04V332000 REPAIRS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME.*AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING RUPTURED. TWO MONTHS LATER A RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED FOR THAT PART, HOWEVER, DEALER INSISTED THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE COIL BECAUSE IT HAD NOT YET FAILED. *AK *SC *JB

RECALL 04V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRING. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT SPRINGS BROKE AND CAUSED DAMAGES TO BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. FORD DEALER WAS CONTACTED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE SPRINGS, BUT NOT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DAMAGES.*AK

RECALL 04V332000 WAS ISSUED REGARDING FRONT COIL SPRINGS. DEALER STATED PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 2004. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT COIL SPRING WILL FAIL WHILE DRIVING. *AK

A NEW OIL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL KNOCKING. DEALER STATED THAT THE LIFTERS WERE BAD. ALSO, BRAKES WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

PASSENGER SAFETY BELT, IN BACK SEAT WILL NOT RETRACT. WENT TO MY FORD DEALER TO HAVE THEM REPLACE IT UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THEY SAID "NORMAL". THIS BELT NEVER RETRACTS LIKE THE OTHERS AND OFTEN THE DOOR GETS SHUT ON IT. DISCOVERED LATER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THESE BACK SEAT BELTS, BUT THE BELT'S DATE OF MANUFACTURE NOT IN THE RANGE FOR THE RECALL. *AK

SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IT HAS LURCHED FORWARD WHEN BEING STARTED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD A HARD TIME SHIFTING, REVING THE ENGINE UP, THEN JUMPING INTO GEAR. WE HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS. RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN MAKING NOISE AND SHIFTING BADLY. ON A TRIP WE FOUND THAT IT WAS LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID ALTHOUGH IT HADN'T LEAKED. WE REPLACED THE FLUID AND STARTED DRIVING HOME, CHECKING THE FLUID SEVERAL TIMES. WE LOOKED IN THE REAARVIEW MIRROR AT ONE POINT AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT THE BACK. FLUID HAD LEAKED ON THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST. WE ALSO DISCOVERED SMALL DROPS OF FLUID ON THE BACK BUMPER OF THE CAR. WHEN WE GOT HOME, WE PARKED THE CAR, STILL NO LEAK WHEN SITTING STILL. I BACKED THE CAR UP TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO BE CHECKED BUT WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WON'T ENGAGE IN ANY FORWARD GEARS. I THEN TRIED GOING BACKWARD AGAIN, NOTHING. I T HAS DIED. I CALLED THE DEALER AND STATED I BELIEVE THIS IS A FORD DEFECT, ESPECIALLY AFTER READING ALL THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE HAD WITH TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TOO BAD. THEY WILL BE HAPPY TO REPLACE IT AT MY COST. WHY WOULD I WANT ANOTHER BAD TRANSMISSION. *AK

REAR AXLE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BROKE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. DEALER/ANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK

1999 FORD TAURUS WARNING.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE WIND FROM OTHER VEHICLE'S MADE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SHAKE VIOLENTLY ALMOST TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL. *NM

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE CHECK UP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, AND THAT THE OIL GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER WROTE THAT HE SHOULD BE REFUNDED MONEY PAID FOR THE WORK THAT HAD TO BE DONE *TC

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING CUT INTO THE TIRE, CAUSING A BLOW OUT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED AND REPLACED THE SPRING. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. *AK *NM

A;RIL 2002 PURCHASE USED 1999 FORD TARUS (ODOMETER READING 70198. APRIL 2003 TRANSMISSION FAILED (ODOMETER READING 82,719). REPLACED WITH COST PAID BY ME (TOTAL COST $2,085, WARRANTY $1,238, I PAID $847). QUESTIONING SERVICE RECALL FOR POSSIBLE FAILED TRANSMISSIONS AND WHY DEALERSHIPS DID NOT REPAIR WHEN SERVICE RECALL BULLETINS WERE DISTRIBUTED.*AK

1999 FORD TAURUS SE: WHILE TURNING, STARTED HEARING GRINDING, SQEALING NOISES. POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL WAS FINE. BROUGHT IT TO MECHANIC, SAID THE POWER STEERING RACK AND POWER STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS 65000 HIGHWAY MILES. PER MECHANIC AND FORD DEALER, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 1999 FORD TAURUS. COST: OVER $900.00 USD. PLANNING ON FILING COMPLAINTS WITH FORD AND TAKING THEM TO COURT, IF NECESSARY, TO GET REIMBURSED. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY THE BOOK! I'VE DONE SOME SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET, AND THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM...PLEASE LOOK INTO ASAP...*AK

REQUEST FOR REFUND FOR REPAIRS PERFORMED TO 1999 FORD TAURUS.*MR (RECALL #04V332000) *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT FORD CHANGED THE GASKET IN THE FORD TAURUS. THE GASKET MELTED, AND WATER ENTERED INTO THE ENGINE, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. *AK