1992 Ford Taurus Electrical System Problems

THE VEHICLE STALLED ALL AROUND TOWN BUT NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. *PH THE STALLING OCCURRED DAILY. NUMBER OF FAILURES WERE TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT. *SCC POSSIBLE IGNITION PROBLEMS. *JB

MY 1992 FORD TAURUS JUST CUTS OFF; THE 1ST TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT QUIT. I HAD THE CAR SERVED AND CHECKED. I'D DRIVE APPRX. 60 MILES AND IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN, THEN I WAS GOING BACK TO FLORIDA AND IT DID IT AGAIN, SO I TOOK IT TO ORANGE FORD IN ORANGE ,TEXAS AND THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND SAID IT WAS FINE BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD STILL COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD CUT -OFF, THIS HAPPENED A GOOD HALF A DOZEN TIMES AND I LIMPED INTO BLOUNTSTOWN, FL. WHERE I HAD MY MECHANIC KEITH LEE PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER, HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING YET THE CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD JUST QUIT RUNNING. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT THE MAP SENSOR, FUEL FILTER,MAIN BRAIN,THERMOSTAT AND TEMPERTURE SENSOR HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED AND I MADE IT BACK TO TEXAS. THEN ON APRIL 29TH 2004 I WAS IN TRAFFIC ON HWY 290 TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MILES AN HOUR AND IT JUST QUIT CAUSING ME AND MY PASSENGERS TO LURCH AND I HAD TO RE-START MY CAR. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I WAS JUST MOVING THE CAR TO A SHADY PARKING SPOT ON THE 29TH OF APRIL. I'M 60 YEARS OLD AND I ONLY HAVE THE ONE CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT MY CAR BE MAINTAINED AND I HAVE A CHILTON'S BOOK FOR MY CAR AND INSIST THAT ANYONE WHO WORKS ON MY CAR FOLLOW THE MANUALS INSTRUCTIONS TO A TEE, LIKE DISCONNECTING THE NEGATIVE GROUND BEFORE WORKING ON MY CAR AFTER ALL THE ENGINEERS WHO DESIGNED IT KNOW BEST. WE ARE A FORD FAMILY AND OWN A BRONCO II, AND A FORD F-350 W/ A CUMMIN DIESEL ENGINE AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THEM, WHICH THE ARE A 1987 & 1986 RESPECTIVELY AND STILL RUNNING WHICH WILL TELL YOU THAT THEY HAVE HAD THE PROPER CARE AND MAINTENENCE.*AK

I OWN A 92 FORD TAURUS, AND RECENTLY IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH BOARD...I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ON DEFECTS FOR FORD IGNITION SWITCHES...I HAVE FOUND MANY DOCUMENTS ABOUT CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS FOR OTHER OWNERS OF FORD VEHICLES FROM 1983-1995...I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS BEING A DEFECT IN MY CAR AND BELIEVE THAT FORD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRE IN MY DASHBOARD...I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR RECALLS/DEFECTS AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *JB

WHILE PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPT INDICATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. CONTACT DEALER. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE HAZARD LIGHTS BLOW A FUSE, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.*AK. CONSUMER STATED CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND TRIES TO OVER COME BRAKES WITH ACCELERATION.*SLC

CAR BURNED UP. *AK

FUSES KEPT BLOWING AND VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BURNED OUT.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE STALLS AT SLOW SPEED. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

ONGOING STALLING PROBLEM. BELIEVED PROBLEM MAYBE DUE TO TFI MODULES. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE (POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FAILURE). *SLC

CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE RECALL WORK PERFORMED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS AND DEALERSHIP PROBLEM.(SPEED CONTROL) *MJS

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD AREA. AFTER DRIVER PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, SPARKES STARTED COMING FROM AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN AREA, AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE SAFELY. THE WHOLE INTERIOR WAS BURNED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE STARTER DOES NOT RETURN TO POSITION CAUSING ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE VEHICLE (RADIO, LIGHTS AND FAN), THE STARTER WAS RECALLED ON OTHER MODELS BUT NOT THIS ONE. NLM

WHEN PARKING AND TRYING TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF, IGNITION WON'T CUT OFF DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH STEERING COLUMN. *AK

WHEN EVER KEY IS IN IGNITION/STARTER & READY TO TURN VEHICLE OFF, VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. VEHICLE WOULD STILL RUN. IGNITION/STARTER WAS BROKEN. *AK

WAS PULLING INTO PARK LOT (SPOT) CAR STALLED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .

ENGINE FIRE.

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN A CARPORT. ELECTRICAL RELATED IN THE UNDER DASH AREA. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER SMELL A VERY BAG BURNING, SMELL IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE; WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS/HESITATES. *AK