1998 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

EXHAUST PROBLEMS WITH 1998 FORD TAURUS. NAR 07092003 *MR FORD DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART, HOWEVER THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT. THE CONSUMER HOPED THAT A NATIONAL RECALL WOULD BE INITIATED TO INSPECT THE POTENTIAL DEADLY CONDITIONS. *CB *JB

CONSUMER REQUESTING INFORMATION REGARDING 1999 FORD TAURUS.*MR *JB

WHILE REAR TRUNK LID WAS UP IT BECAME INOPERATIVE/ FALLING DOWN AND STRIKING OWNER. POSSIBLE CAUSE DEFECTIVE TORSION BAR, MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK

WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE, AND WHEN STOPPING THE ENGINE MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. ALSO, WHEN DOING 45 TO 50MPH THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

NO FAILURE SPECIFIED.

CRUISE CONTROL LOSES CONTROL WHEN GOING DOWN INCLINES.

VEHICLE DOES NOT DECELERATE IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED.

THE HEADLIGHTS DON'T GIVE ENOUGH VISIBILITY ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS AN OBJECT IN THE CORNER OF THE LENSES THAT KEEPS THE LIGHT FROM SPREADING OUT. *SLC

THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND SHIMMIES WHEN DRIVING AT 60 TO 70MPH. DEALER SYAS THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM AND ARE WORKING TO FIX IT. *AK

DESIGN OF VEHICLES WERE CALIBRATED WITH INCREASED DASH-POT FUNCTION CAUSING IN THE VEHICLE NOT DECELERATING WHEN TAKING THE FOOT OFF THE PEDAL.

ERRATIC OPERATION OF CRUISE CONTROL ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TH ACCELERATE 10-15 MILE OVER THE SETTING WHILE THE OVERDRIVE IS ON. WHEN OVERDRIVE IS TURNED OFF CRUISE CONTROL MAINTAINS SETTING.

TRUNK LIGHT BURNED GARMENT IN THE TRUNK, LAMP DID NOT HAVE A COVER DUE TO THE DESIGN.

UNSPECIFIED.

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP,CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A INTERMITTENT SKID. IN ADDITION, DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHILE GOING DOWNHILL.

WHILE DRIVING HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

RACK AND PINION STEERING SPRING YOKE IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING SHIMMY AND STEERING PROBLEMS.

STEERING WHEEL PULSATION WWHEN BRAKING OVER 50MPH 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BOUGHT IT BACK TO FORD 7 TIMES. ENGINE STOPPED WHEN PARALLEL PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON TWICE CAR IS ONLY 8 MONTHS LD

EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT NOT VISIBLE WHEN WHEEL IS TILTED AS (DESIGNED), THE RESULT CAR WAS DRIVEN SEVERAL MILES WITH EMERGENCY BRAKES ENGAGED. YH

SAFETY SEAT DOES NOT STAY FASTENED. MJS

THE AUTO DOSN'T SLOW DOWN CORRECTLY. ON LEVEL HIGHWAY IT ONLY SLOWS TO 45MPH WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. MY 1992 FORD TAURUS DID NOT ACT THIS WAY. THE DEALER AND FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER SAY THIS IS NORMAL, BUT THE LOANER CAR ALSO A 1998 TAURUS DID NOT ACT THIS WAY. THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD, WASTES GASOLINE, AND CAUSED THE BREAKS TO WEAR OUT FASTER. I WOULD BE WILLING TO DEMONSTRATE THE CAR TO YOUR DEPARTMENT IF YOU HAVE A LOCATION IN WICHITA, KS. ALSO, YOUR WEB SITE IS NICE AND USER FRENDLY. THANKS, STEVE WRIGHT

THE TRUNK HAS A SPOILER ON IT AND IT DOES NOT STAY UP WHEN LIFTED. THE TRUNK HAD FALLEN ON THE OWNER NUMEROUS TIMES. DEALER SAU\YS THAT IT IS NORMAL AND CANNOT BE FIXED. *AK

WE CONNECTED THE IMMERSIONBLOCK HEATER AT 9:00, MAR 2. AT ABOUT 8:30. MAR 3, WWE DISCOVERED OUR CAR HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED, THE FRONT END BEING DEMOLISHED: THE ENGINE BURNED TH ROUGH, MUCH OF THE FRONT END BEING MELTED. ROEN FORD PERSONNEL STATE THE CUASE TO BE "UNIDENTIFIED" BUT SUGGEST THE CAUSE MIGHT BE A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, PERHAPS THE BLOCK HEATER.

DURING ACCELERATION THE DRIVERS SEAT ( SPINE ) AREA MAKES NOISE. *YC

UPON TRAVELING AT 50 MPH RAN OVER A FENCE AND HIT A TREE, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FENDER. DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE VEHICLE WILL PICK UP SPEED BY ITSELF WITHOUTACCEKERATING, WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED IT DISENGAGED WITHOUT MANUAL OPERATION AND WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES "SPEED FLAIR", WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED AND BEFORE CONSUMER CAN ENGAGE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE SHOOTS FORWARD, UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEMS, CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OVER VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURS. MJS

POWER WINDOWS LOCK UP. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED FOUR INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION, ALSO HAS PROBLEMS WITH CRUISE CONTROL, DUE TO POSSIBLE (FUEL/THROTTLE/LINKAGES) FAILURE. MJS

THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE IN PROXIMITY, CAUSING ACCIDENTAL SLIPPING ONTO PEDALS. MJS

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT A SPECIFIC SPEED VEHICLE WILL EXCEED THAT SPEED BY 25 MILES. *AK

NO SUMMARY

HEADREST DOES NOT COME UP HIGH ENOUGH TO PROTECT OCCUPANT IN CASE OF VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER SAYS IT'S PART OF DESIGN. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BGAS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CAR IDLES 1,000-1,100 RPM. WILL TRAVEL MORE THAN A MILE ON LEVEL HIGHWAY AFTER ACCELERATOR RELEASED. BRAKING IS NEVER ASSISTED BY ENGINE AS SHOULD HAPPEN TO ONE DEGREE OR ANOTHER

VEHICLE DRIFTS OFF TO THE RIGHT ,AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES EXCESSIVELY. DEALER SAYS STEERING COLUMN WAS MALFUNCTIONING. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN COLLISION IN WHICH THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, NEITHER THE PASSENGER SIDE / DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *YC

VEHICLE DOES NOT DECELERATE NORMALLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED DUE TO A COMPUTER CONTROLLED DESIGN FEATURE OF THE ENGINE. THE DESIGN FLAW RESULTS IN DECELERATION, AND EXCESIVE ACCELERATION IF GOING DOWN HILL. ALSO CAUSES CRUISE CONTROL TO OVERSHOOT THE SET SPEED BY 20-40 MPH

WHEN COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE WILL LURCH/JUMP FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD.DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

POWER STEERING UNIT EXPERIENCES NOISE, REPLACEMENT OF HOSE AND UNIT DID NOT RECTIFY NOISE PROBLEM. *MJS

BRAKE PEDAL AT REST IS ABOUT 1/2 INCH ABOVE THE GAS PEDAL. IF DRIVER PUTS HIS PUT TO THE RIGHT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE TOE OF THE SHOE WILL ALSO CONTACT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, APPLIED BRAKES, AND CAR STARTED TO RACE AND RAN INTO A BRICK WALL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. ALSO, TWO MONTHS AGO, SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED AGAIN. *AK *ML

BRAKE PADS DO NOT HAVE A WARNING NOISE DUE TO A CHANGE IN DESIGN, CAUSING OWNER TO BE UNAWARE OF FAULTY BRAKES. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK

WHEN PUTTING KEY INTO THE IGNITION VEHICLE DID NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER HAS SEEN SEVERAL VEHICLES FOR SAME PROBLEM , AND CANNOT FIND SOLUTION. *AK *ML

CONSUMER HAS BEEN HEARING POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICE, MANY PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM

EXTREME WEAR ON ONE FRONT DISC PAD. *AK

WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL IT WILL NOT DISENGAGE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO TRAVEL OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CATALITIC CONVERTER PIPE BRACKET CRACKED AND SOUNDED LIKE A MANIFOLD LEAK. COST TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT IS ABOUT $600.00 DOLLARS. THIS DOS NOT SEEM TO BE A STANDARD AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *AK

WOULD TOUCH BRAKE PEDAL LIGHTLY TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP, AND VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE FOR NO REASON. ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AT LEAST 3 TIMES & PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK