1990 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

VEHICLE FIRE. *AK

WHEN CAR IS ON THERE IS SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTILATION. TT

TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *DSH

UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT RIPPED AT SEAMS NOT PROVIDING PROTECTION. DRIVER HIT WINDSHIELD/STEERING WHEEL. "DUP 950315: 960417". TT

LEFT FRONT WHEEL CRACKED PRIOR TO RECALL (90V-159), CAUSING NOISE, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *SKD

AIRBAG INTERIOR LIGHT FLASHES WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE DUE TO DEFECTIVE RETAINER RING OR AIRBAG. TT

CLAMPING MECHANISM BOLT MISSING FOR LEFT FRONT STRUT CAUSING SEPARATION. VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND HIT A POLE. TT

BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACED DISC PADS/ ROTORS/CALIPERS, BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WILL REPAIR BILL. *AK

WINDSHEILD WIPER MOTOR/HARNESS/GOVENOR FAILED DURING COLD/WET WEATHER, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SKD

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED.

#1 CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING FRAGMENTS TO EXPLODE THROUGH OIL PAN, RESULTING IN LOSS OF OIL/ENGINE TO SEIZE. *SKD

'CHECK ENGINE' WARNING LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, DUE TO LOCATION OF 3 SENSORS, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *SKD

HAVE HAD TO HAVE TWO MOTOR MOUNTS PUT ON AND THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. TT

MAIN MOTOR MOUNT BROKE; DOES NOT SUPPORT MOTOR, SUPPORTED BY OTHER TWO MOUNTS; COULD CAUSE MOTOR TO DROP OUT WHILE DRIVING; MADE SQUEAKING, GRINDING NOISE. TT

THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND THE IGNITON UNIT WAS MELTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

RACK AND PINION FAILURE, CAUSING DIFFICULTY TURNING STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *SD

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT RETURN TO RESTING POSITION. WOULD STOP IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD. HAVE NOT TURNED VEHICLE OFF. WOULD HAVE TO FORCE TO RESTING POSITION & THEN TURN VEHICLE OFF. HAS BEEN TO DEALER EACH TIME FOR PROBLEM. INFORMED BY MECHANIC WIPERS NOT WORTH EXPENSE OF REPAIRING. *AK

ENGINE FIRE, CAUSING INJURY, ALSO MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO HOOD/LOCK. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. TT

VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, DAUGHTER WENT TO START VEHICLE, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD, FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED, VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK

OTHER: AIR BAG LIGHT FAILED.

DESIGN OF HORN BUTTON CAUSES DIFFICULTY ACCESSING IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *AW

HEATER CONTROL STUCK IN DEFROSTER MODE.

ALTERNATOR REPLACED.

POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE LEAKS POWER STEERING FLUID ONTO EXHAUST PIPE, CAUSING FIRE. *SD

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, ROLL PIN KEEPS BREAKING, DEALER CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. *AK

REAR CORNERS OF SUBFRAME DETACHED DUE TO CORROSION. *DSH

RECALL # 92V065000, VEHICLE WAS CORRECTED UNDER RECALL ON FEB 2, 1994. THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED HAVE BROKEN. DEALER NOT WILLING TO CORRECT. *AK *SLC

AUTO-TRAN: WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES APPLIED, ENGINE RPMS SPEEDS UP 10 TO 15 MPH; OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 4 TIMES PER MONTH; NO WARNING. TT

MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE.

SUBFRAME/ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED, CAUSING STEERING DIFFICULTY PRIOR TO RECALL. (93V-106001) *AW

TIE ROD NEED TO BE REPLACE AND THE FRONT BRAKE AND ROD ARE BAD PURCHASE CAR USED FROM A NISSAN DEALER. TT

MOTOR MOUNT FAILED.

ALTERNATOR FAILED.

THE TAURUS STALLS IN WARM WEATHER, BUT WILL RESTART IN 30 MINUTES. I UNDERSTAND FORD TFI IGNITION MODULES HAVE BEEN PROBLEMATIC IN THE PAST.

VEHICLE STALLS ON HOT DAYS WHEN CLIMBING AT HIGH ALTITUDES. *DSH

TRANSMISSION LEAKS. *DH

VEHICLE AT RANDOM STALLS AT INTERSECTION. TT

FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, CAUSING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR.

FRONT DISC ROTORS FAILED, PRIOR TO RECALL. (91V134000)

DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, ALSO AIR BAG CAUSED BURN INJURIES TO DRIVER. *SKD

VEHICLE IS OCCASIONALLY HARD TO STEER WHEN DRIVING. *DH

VEHICLE TAKES OFF AT HIGH SPEED. *AK

THE FRONT RIGHT DOOR CAME LOOSE AND OPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE DEALER TIGHTENED THE BOLT WHICH HOLDS THE DOOR CLOSED. THEY CHARGED ME ABOUT $60. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE DOOR LOOSENED AGAIN. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE DOOR COMES LOOSE OFTEN, AND HAS TO BE RETIGHTENED REGULARLY, AT A COST OF ABOUT $60. I NOTIFIED FORD, AND THEY SAID THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM, AS THE DOOR OPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE INJURY.

POWER STEERING HOSES LEAK DUE TO BEING ROUTED BY CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND BEING SUBJECTED TO INTENSE HEAT. *DH

VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK OCCURED WITH NO WARNING HAD TO THROW INTO PARK TO STOP. TT

VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION. TT

THE MOTOR MOUNT WENT OUT AT 36,000 MILES AND IT STARTING THE SAME PROBLEM NOW. TT

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH KEEP COMING ON TOOK TO THE DEALER SAY THE AIR BAG IS BAD CONSUMER NEVER BEEN USED . TT