1991 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

TIRES WORN EXCESSIVELY, INNER TIE RODS REPLACE 3 TIMES BECAUSE DEALER SAID THAT THEY WERE BAD. TT

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

THE REAR DISC ROTOR AND CALIPER, PADS HAD TO BE REPLACE, CAUSING GRINGING NOISE WHEN APPLIED. TT

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO METAL SHAVINGS INSIDE TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO MANUFACTURERER'S RECALL (94M-084). *AK

VALVE ASSEMBLY THROTTLE REPLACED DUE TO NOISE WHEN IDLING/ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. *SKD

AUTO-TRANSMISSION 3.8 LITRE ENGINES; WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLES' TRANSMISSION DISINTEGRATED COMPLETELY COASTING TO STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN HITTING A POLE, REPAIR IDLER AND INSTALL A SENSOR TO NO AVAIL. TT

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTREME VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND ABOVE. ALSO WHEELS AND BRAKES SHAKE DURING BRAKING. FORD CONTACTED, AND STATED NO MAJOR RECALL WITH CAR AND NOTHING COULD BE REPAIRED. *AK

NO SUMMARY

RACK AND PINION AND AXLE BROKE CAUSING FRONT WHEELS TO LOCK. TT

ERRATIC WAPRING OF FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE/REVERSE, ALSO REPLACED LEAKING TRANSMISSION OIL PAN. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS KEEP BREAKING, REPLACE TWICE. TT

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. *DSH

BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED, CAUSING CALIPER/ROTOR FAILURES, ALSO BRAKES FAIL TO RELEASE. *SKD

FRONT DISC BRAKE VIBRATES OUT OF ROUND, REPLACED DISC TWICE. TT

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO SLIP UPON ACCELERATION/ERRACTIC AND VIOLENT SHIFTING/STALLING. *AW

IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE FOUR TIMES. *SD

BRAKE PEDAL STICKS AND WILL NOT RELEASE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER.

ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS FIXED 3 TIMES AND THEN FINALLY REPLACED, ALL UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION LASTED ABOUT 70000 MILES, AND THEN HAS HAD THE SAME TYPES OF PROBLEMS, AND HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE FRONT RIGHT MOTOR MOUNT BROKE SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUALLY THE TOP BOLT VIBRATES LOOSE. THE MOUNT HAS JUST BEEN REPLACED AGAIN. THE FRONT WHEEL ROTORS CONTINUALLY GO BAD, AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED, ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT ONE. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS AND BODY MOUNTS CONTINUALLY COMING OUT.

BRAKE PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERS ATTENTIONS 3 TIMES, FINALLY THE THIRD TIME THEY TOLD ME THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT MY CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY NOT PART OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES WITH ROTOR PROBLEMS. I HAVE LEARNED THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED * REGISTERED IN MAIL, IT WAS PART OF THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE THE DEALER TO REFUND WHAT I PAID FOR ROTOR REPLACEMENT BY THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL STAY ON. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *AK

POWER DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO UNLOCK FOR 2-5 MINUTES WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED OFF, OCCUPANTS ARE UNABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE DURING THIS TIME. *AW

TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO LOW GEAR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP, HESITATES TO TAKE OFF. *DSH

FRONT RIGHT WHEEL COLLAPSED DUE TO AXLE FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGHLY AND HESITATES. THERE IS SERVICE BULLETIN BUT WILL NOT FIX IT. *AK

PREMATURE FAILURE OF FRONT BRAKES. *AW

TRANSMISSION DROPS TO LOWER GEAR WHILE DRIVING. TT

AFTER THE RECOMMENDED 1 YEAR WAIT FOR WAXING, I DECIDED SINCE THE MILD WASHINGS WERE CONTINUING TO MAKE THE CAR DULLER I WOULD GIVE IT A SHINE. IT WAS BAD ENOUGH THAT PAINT CONTINUED TO COME OFF WHEN DRYING REGULARLY BUT I WAS MORTIFIED WHEN I TESTED AN AREA AND IT LOOKED LIKE WATER COLORS WERE USED AS PAINT. AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, I HAVE CALLED FORD SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO LUCK. ON ONE OCCASION A UNDISCLOSED PERSON SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH OR NO CLEAR COAT AND I SHOULD TAKE IT TO WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. SO LUCKILY THE STADIUM AUTOMALL IN RUTHERFORD IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE I LIVE. THIS IS ALSO WHERE I PURCHASED IT 13 YEARS AGO. THE MAN ADMITTED IT WAS DULL AND A GOOD WAXING PROFESSIONALLY WOULD HELP. I TOLD HIM I WOULD BE TO EMBARASSED BECAUSE THE PAINT COMES OFF EVEN WHEN I DRY IT AFTER A WASHING. HE NEVER CHECKED IF THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO ABOUT IT.I MUST POINT OUT WE ARE AVID FORD BUYERS AND MY HUSBANDS 10 YEAR OLD TRUCK WAS RE-PAINTED FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO AS THE ORIGINAL OWNER THE RECALLS LISTED IN YOUR WEB PAGE ON MY VEHICLE WERE ONLY ONCE REPORTED TO ME. THAT THE WAS THE CHILD SAFETY CATCH. JUST RECENTLY MY TIE-ROD SNAPPED ON RT.3 IN SECAUCUS, N.J. LUCKILY FOR ME I AM STILL ALIVE TO WRITE TO YOU. P.S. THE OTHER THINGS SUCH AS ROTORS EXCETERA HAVE ALSO BEEN DONE AT MY EXPENSE. MY CAR ONLY JUST CLICKED OVR 89,000 MILES FOR GOODNESS SAKE. THIS IS THE BEST WEBSITE!! EVEN IF NOTHING COMES OUT OF IT.*AK

BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN LOCK UP.

AUTOMATIC TRANS FAILURE, ERRATIC SHIFTING OF GEARS. TT

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT REFLECTOR IS DULL, CAUSING POOR REFLECTION/REDUCED LIGHTING. *DSH

IN TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT BROKE. RESULTING IN VEHICLE LOSING POWER. TT

REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO MILEAGE OF VEHICLE (93V-106.001). *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE RADIATOR, BATTERY, MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 98V323000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS) AND 91V134000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: DISC: ROTOR) YET DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS A SECOND TIME AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED TO REPORT THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE WITH THE IGNITION KEY, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE DOWN TO A LOCAL GARAGE AFTER LOOKING AT THE EXTERIOR OF THE SWITCH THE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THE TYPE OF SWITCH WAS A NOTORIOUS HIGH FAILURE ITEM, HE WAS THEN ABLE TO FORCE THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION ,THEN THE KEY WOULD ONLY TURN WITH A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE BUT NOW THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START, THEN AFTER CLEANING THE HOUSING AND REINSERTING THE INGITION KEY THE ENGINE STILL WOULD NOT START AND THE KEY WAS NOT AS FREE AS BEFORE. COMING TO THE POINT OF JUST REPLACING THE SWITCH THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE PLUG HOUSING WAS MELTED AROUND THE PINS A-4/B-4&A-2/B-2 WHICH COULD CAUSE A LOOSE CONNECTION THEREFORE HIGH RESISTANCE COULD CAUSE FUTURE FAILURE OF A NEW SWITCH OR FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *MJ.>*NLM *CB

1991 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG MODULE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG MODULE FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. *JB

THE AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL O-RINGS ARE DEFECTIVE, AND DON'T ALLOW THE DEFROSTER TO BE USED, AND THE REAR DOOR LOCK IS STUCK OPEN. TT

VEHICLE WILL GO FORWARD IN PARK AND NEUTRAL BUT GO INTO REVERSE AND GO FORWARD IN DRIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

THE FRONT BRAKE WEAR OUT ROTOR AND PADS. TT

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUT DOWN, WHEN SUDDENLY LOSS OF POWER OCCURS, LOW SPEEDS, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TT

WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGED, WHEN PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, THEN THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN AT 90-100MPH, BRAKES SEEMED INEFFECTIVE IN STOPPING VEHICLE. TT

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT INSTALLED BACKWARDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

BRAKES STICKS AND BUY BRAKES EVERY OTHER MONTH. TT

THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT HAD TO MODIFY THE OILING SYSTEM . TT

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE DRIVER AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON . TT

AT 45,000 MILES THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG MODULE AT 69,000 THE MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACES. TT

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CAR VIBRATE . TT

THE TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT 110,000 MILES . TT