1989 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED BATTERY TO DISCHARGE, BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT TO STAY ON DASH, AND SMOKE TO ISSUE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN PRIOR TO RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED, LEFT FRONT WHEEL RIM TOTALLY SHATTERED; CAUSED VIBRATION, DIFFICULT STEERING; COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT; ORIGINAL WHEELS. *AK

RIMS ON THE VEHICLE CRACKING ALMOST RESULTING IN VEHICLE WHEEL FALLING OFF.

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE DASH TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. . *AK *JB

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE WIRES UNDER THE HOOD TO CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

AFTER TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED PREMATURELY DUE TO DETERIORATION. *AW

ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCHES, CAUSING THE BATTRIES TO DIE, PLACED THE IGNITION SWITCHES TWICE. *AK

OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES INOPERATIVE. *SD

ASK FOR EXT 166. VEHICLE PARKED, FLAMES CONSUMED THE ENGINE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE FIRE ACTUALLY ORIGINATED FROM. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH SMOKED. *SD

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 2MPH, SUBFRAME MOUNT BROKE AND DROPPED 8", BOLTS PULLED THROUGH, CAUSED ENGINE TO LEAN AGAINST FIREWALL/LOST STEERING CAPABILITY. *AK *JB

WHILE SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGED IN ANY GEAR, VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN HILL, NO PRIOR WARNING.*AK *JB

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH, AND SOMETIMES BECOMES UNLATCHED ON ITS OWN. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH HAD A SHORT WHICH CAUSED BATTERY TO BE DRAINED WHILE VEHICLE IGNITION WAS IN OFF POSITION/SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

STEERING COLUMN; ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO SMOKE. *AK

WHILE PARKED, IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)

NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM IGNITION, CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, VEHICLE CONTINUE RUN AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURN OFF, IN FOR REPAIR,

SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. (92V113000) *DH

THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM THE STEERING COLUUMN WHEN STARTING THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

ONE CRADLE BOLT COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF, OTHER ONE LOOSE, CAUSING STEERING SHAFT COMPONENT TO WEAR OUT. *DSH

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLES ARE DIFFICULT TO LATCH, SOMETIMES WILL NOT LATCH AT ALL. TT

FRONT DISC ROTORS HAVE SEVERELY CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT. TT

DUAL FUEL TANKS ARE OVERFLOWING WHEN FILLING UP ONE TANK, THERE IS A RECALL BUT THESE ARE NOT INCLUDED. TT

BURNT WIRE NOTICE, STARTED IN WIRING THAT IS IN THE JUNCTION BOX TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

STOPPED AT RAILROAD TRACK FOR TRAIN TO PASS AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, IT WAS TOTALED. *AK

VEHICLE FIRE.

LEAK IN RUBBER FUEL LINE CAUSED ENGINE FIRE.

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, SOURCE OF FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. TT

TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER/OXYGEN SENSOR BURNED UP.

RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED (91S36) REPLACED ROTORS, HOWEVER FRONT WHEEL BRAKES FAILED DUE TO DEEP GROOVE IN ROTOR AND FROZEN CALIPERS (1ST REPAIR 12-2-92 AT 14,595). MJS

SEAT BELT BUCKLES: PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT WILL NOT BUCKLE AT ALL, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL BUCKLE, BUT BEOMES LOOSE. *AK

EXT 5721: TURNED OFF IGNITION, MOTOR KEPT RUNNING; DEALER CHECKED, FOUND NOTHING WRONG; OCCURRED AGAIN, CAUSING UNDERHOOD FIRE. *AK

BOTH BODY MOUNTS AT REAR SUBFRAME BROKE, BODY MOUNTS WERE REPAIRED/REPLACED UNDER RECALL #93V106002 IN 1994, DEALER WILL REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING CAR AND CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT

FUMES COMING INTO THE VEHICLE COMPARTMENT AND ALSO A OILY BUILDUP ON THE DASHBOARD, 4 PEOPLE HAVE COME DOWN WITH PNEUMONIA, POSSIBLE DUE TO THE PROBLEM. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE CAUSING DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS AND HEATER FAN TO FAIL.

THE SUB FRAME BROKE PURCHASE CAR NEW. TT

BROKEN TIE RODS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN A TWO YEAR PERIOD. TT

HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION THE VEHICLE ONLY HAVE 50,000 MILES. TT

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE. *AK

SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON JAMS, PREVENTING BELTS FROM RELEASING. TT

REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER BROKE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SD

PLASTIC PARTS OF SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO LATCH SEAT BELTS.

LEFT FRONT OUTER RIM BROKE WHEN PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, WHEEL MODEL #1681. TT *SLC

THE BOLT BROKE OFF OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. ALMOST RUINED THE ENGINE. TT THE BROKEN BOLT CAUSED THE LOSS OF ALL ENGINE COOLANT, CONSUMER STATES ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM, MECHANIC ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THE BOLT HAD BROKEN OFF DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE BOLT.*JB

THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HAS CRACKED AROUND THE CENTER HUB, DRIVER DISCOVERED PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE WAS A NOISE/VIBRATIONS IN THE FRONT END. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING SMOKE TO COME FROM UNDER DASH. *DSH