1996 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN AT 25 MPH. DEALER REPLACED A CHIP IN TRANSMISSION. *AK

SCREECHING NOISE IN ENGINE. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE MAKE A HIGH PITCH WHISTLE SOUND.

RIGHT REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTING BOLT SNAPPED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING OVER A PUDDLE, THE ALTERNATOR BELT GETS WET, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING POWER, AND THE VEHICLE STALLS. *AK *NLM

THIRD STOP LIGHT CRACKED.

DOOR LATCH FAILED.

WINDSHIELD SEAL FAILED, CAUSING WIND NOISE.

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND GOING OVER SOME WATER IN THE ROAD WHICH HIT THE POWER STEERING BELT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AT ANY RATE OF SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL POWER STEERING ABILITY WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION MODULE WHICH MAY HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS/PADS AND ROTORS MALFUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, VEHICLE IDLING ROUGH AND BACKFIRING. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER/COIL AND SPARK PLUGS AND CRANCASE SENSOR. DID NOT SOLVEPROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 55 MPH OR ABOVE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. DEALERS CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION OPERATES VERY SLOW.

POWER STEERING HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES.

DRIVE TRAIN SHIFTS ERRATICALLY.

RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT WEBBING FRAYED.

POWER STEERING RACK/RETURN HOSE/ GEAR SHORT ASSEMBLY IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE HEAVILY. MAKES GRUNTING NOISES WHEN MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS. SERVICE BULLETIN IS OUT FOR DEFECT. DEALER WILL REPAIR IF THERE IS A WARRANTY. *AK

FRONT END VIBRATES AND IS NOISY. PROBLEM CANNOT BE DETERMINED.

FRONT END VIBRATION , SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE, HOWEVER STILL VIBRATES CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY.

DEFROSTER FOGS WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHEN FIRST ENGAGED.

PASSENGER'S DOOR RATTLES. REPLACED STEERING RACK/LEAKING OIL PAN GASKETS/OIL FILTER AND BRACKET/ SEAT BELT RETRACTOR/REAR DEFROSTER. *AK

WHEN DRIVING OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE POWER STEERING BELT GOT WET, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. ALSO BELT SLIPS. *AK

THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN OUT. VEHICLE HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE ENGINE OVERHEATED. *AK

SERPENTINE BELT HAS SLIPPAGE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER WATER PUDDLES. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY, IT PAUSES WITH A KNOCKING SOUND TO THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE.

OWNER REQUESTING RECALL INFORMATION.

STEERING MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CLUTCH DISENGAGES, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO MOVE FROM A STAND STILL. DEALERS HAVE REPLACED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY SEALS WHICH CORRECTED PROBLEM. *AK

POWER STEERING FAILS IN RAINY WEATHER.

CONSUMER STATES IN WARM WEATHER WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN GEAR VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT. *AK IT TAKES 10-15 SECONDS OF PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL BEFORE THE VEHICLE GOES INTO GEAR, FORWARD OR REVERSE. *SLC

DEFROSTER IS USED,WINDOWS FOG UP, CAUSING POOR VISIBILTY. DEALERS COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

TRANSMISION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER IT HAS BEEN PARKED FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

REAR BRAKE MAKES GRINDING THAT DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE.*ET

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED.

WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO STOP WORKING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES SINCE APRIL OF 1997 FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER CHANGED THE POWER STEERING BELT WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. VEHICLEIS AT DEALERSHIP FOR THE FOURTH TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

NO STEERING AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY WILL NOT SUBREGATE FORD UNLESS THERE HAS BEEN PRIOR CRASHES. THE COMPANY I HAVE IT AT NOW DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR. I HAD NO STEERING. PLEASE CALL ME FOR MORE DETAILS.

FORD IS NOT PROVIDING ANY INFORMATION ON COOLANT RUST DENYING RUST AT ALL. HAVE REPLACED RESEVOIR FOR ANTIFREEZE DUE TO A PREVIOUS RECALL... HEATER COIL HAS GONE OUT DUE TO CORROSION THAT FORD IS DENYING EVEN EXSISTS.

AT 61,000 MILES A MALFUNCTION HAS OCURRED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE, WHEN COMING TO A STOP, TO GO INTO NEUTRAL EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE. ALSO, AFTER STEPPING ON THE ACCELRATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP, AND PROCEED IN DRIVE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OWNER DID NOT CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, OWNER LATER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE SOME RECALLS FOR DIFFERENT VIN#S. *AK.ET.

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING HAS FROZEN UP, MAKING STEERING HARD TO CONTROL, AND IT DOESN'T RETRACT ON ITS OWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

MY PROBLEM IS NOT BEEN DETERMINED A SAFETY DEFECT AS YET BUT COULD POSSIBLY BE ONE EVENTUALLY. THE STEERING MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING RIGHT. I HAVE REVIEWED YOUR DATABASE ON CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND HAVE FOUND OTHER INSTANCES OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR HANDLES AND HAVE ALSO TO THIS DATE HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION REPLACED. I REALIZE THIS IS A FORUM FOR REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS BUT I HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL OTHER MEANS

CAR ONLY STALLS IN THE SPRING TIME WHEN THE TEMPERATURE CHANGES FROM COLD WEATHER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS NOT DESIGNED WITH DOOR RESTRAINTS, CAUSING DIFFICULTIES ENTERING & EXITING THE VEHICLE, DOORS CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO CONSUMER. *YC

MOAN OR GROAN WHEN RETURNING STEERING FROM FULL RIGHT HAND TURN. *AK

CABLES THAT CONNECTS TO THE GAS PEDAL BROKE WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. NLM

WHEN WE DRIVE THRU A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER (PUDDLE) WITH THE RIGHT FRONT, THE CAR STALLS. I HAVE SEEN MANY OF THESE REPORTED IN YOUR COMPLAINTS DATABASE & AM WONDERING IF ANY ONE HAVE SOLVED THIS PROBLEM YET. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WATER GETS ON THE SERPENTINE BELT & IT SLIPS & STALLS THE CAR. ONCE IT EVEN RESTARTED AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT SHUTTING THE KEY OFF & RE-STARTING. THIS SEEMS VERY ODD TO ME. HOW DOES THE ENGINE REFIRE WITHOUT TURNING THE KEY? *AK