1999 Ford Taurus Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT'S FRIEND OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT'S FRIEND HEARD KNOCKING NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THERE WERE ANY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S FRIEND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

MY AC UNIT BLEW OUT AND STOPPED WORKING THIS SUMMER, NOW THAT IT IS RAINY SEASON THERE IS A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR OF MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE CALL REF NUMBER: 03V087000. COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10184014. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THEY HAVE DONE BUT IT RAINS IN WASHINGTON STATE AND MY CAR IS GOING TO STINK. THE AC UNIT JUST UP AND STOPPED WORKING, AND THE PUDDLE OF WATER ONLY SHOWS UP WHEN IT IS RAINING. I AM UNCLEAR IF THIS PUDDLE GETS BIGGER WHY DRIVING BUT I WOULD ASSUME THAT AS LONG AS THERE IS RAIN FALLING ON THE VEHICLE, THAT IT IS GETTING INTO THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE WERE NO WARNINGS ON THE INSTRUMENT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERABLE AND THE OVERDRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,133. FORM RETURNED NO CHANGE ...UPDATED 04/30/12 *BF UPDATED 05/04/12

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION BUILD-UP THAT HAD TO BE FLUSHED AND DRAINED. THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT THAT TIME. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE DEFROSTER BECAME DEFECTIVE AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD BE CHARGED FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AS THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

I PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM SOME [XXX] AND I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR FOR 30 DAYS AND THE VEHICLES IS UNSAFE HAS HAD ME ALMOST IN SOME ACCIDENT DUE TO THE UNSAFE OF THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE PLACE WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY KEEP ON TELLING ME ITS MY FAULT THE CAR IS GIVING ME PROBLEMS. I ASKED THEM IF I CAN JUST GET MY MONEY BACK AND WHEN I ADVISE THEM OF THAT THEY TALK IN THEIR LANGUAGE TO ME WHERE I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN THAT ARE 10 AND 4 ; THE CAR IS NOT SAFE. THE INCIDENT THAT WENT WRONG WITH THE CAR IS IT OVER HEATED CUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE I HAD THE CHILDREN IN THE CAR,ALSO AFTER I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM THEY FIXED IT RAN FINE THEN THE FOLLOWING WEEK AFTER THAT THE BELT THAT I HAD INITIALLY TOLD THEM ABOUT THE FIRST TIME CAME OFFTHE NEXT WEEK WHICH COULD SPARK A FUSE WHILE IM DRIVING AND CATCH ON FIRE SO THEY ADVISE ME TO HAVE IT TOWED WHICH THEY HAD ADVISE ME TO DO AND THEY TOOK ON THAT RESPONSIBILITY BUT THE CAR ENGINE LIGHT IS ON IT HAS BECAME A HARDSHIP WITH ME AND MY FAMILY AND IT NOW SOUNDS LIKE THE BRAKES IS GOING WRONG NOW I JUST WANT MY MONEY BACK SO I CAN PURCHASE ANOTHER RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR

AUTOMATIC POWER-TRAIN. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ,CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT AND HEATER CORE NEEDS REPLACEMENT . WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT SHIFT SOLENOID NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *TR

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HEAD DURING ACCELERATION ON HIGHWAY ON RAMP. VAPORS CONTINUED COMING OUT OF SPARK PLUG HOLE WHICH COULD LEAD TO A POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A MECHANIC REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR; HOWEVER, THE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A MISFIRE ON THE #6 CYLINDER. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS ANTIFREEZE ENTERING THE MOTOR. THE MECHANIC ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL ISSUE WITH THE HEAD GASKET, WHICH WOULD COST BETWEEN $1,500-$2,500 TO REPAIR. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE IF THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; THEREFORE, HE WOULD HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES INSTEAD. THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD COAST DUE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM USING MORE GASOLINE THAN HE BELIEVED WAS NECESSARY. FOR ERRANDS AROUND TOWN, THE VEHICLE WOULD USE A HALF OF A TANK. THE HEADLIGHTS HAD A DINGY COLOR ON THE INSIDE. HE ATTEMPTED TO GET ANOTHER LENS CAP FOR IT, BUT COULD NOT CHANGE IT BECAUSE IT WAS PLASTIC. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER HEADLIGHT TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS CLOSE TO TEN YEARS OLD. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND SLIP INTO ANOTHER GEAR. LASTLY, THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES DIMMING INTERMITTENTLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,400.

THIS VEHICLES HAS A COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS KNOWN BY FORD TO HAVE A PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. MY VEHICLE IS A 1999 FORD TAURUS WHICH DEVELOPED HEATING PROBLEMS LAST YEAR. TODAY IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE VEHICLES COOLING SYSTEM IS PLUGGED WITH A RUST TYPE MIXTURE AND IT IS UNABLE TO BE CLEARED WITHOUT REPLACING THE RADIATOR AND TEARING DOWN THE ENGINE TO CLEAN IT OUT. APPARENTLY FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HAS BASICALLY ADMITTED THEY HAVE A COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEM COVERING SEVERAL YEARS. IT WILL COST SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS NOT AN OPTION AT THIS TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FORD ADMIT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND RECTIFY THE SITUATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AFTER IT WAS DELIVERED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT IT LOOKED AS IF IT HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE LEFT OIL STAINS ON THE DRIVEWAY. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,560.

FORD COOLANT CORROSION IS COSTING US TOOOOO MUCH. ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT. STARTED WITH THERMOSTAT, THEN DEGAS BOTTLE CAP (FULL OF RUST), THEN WATER PUMP (FINS CORRODED AND GONE), THEN RADIATOR FLUSHED-FULL OF RUST, NOW HEAD GASKET IS GONE. FLUSHING SYSTEM DIDN'T HELP. HEATER CORE HAS PROBLEMS TOO--NO HEAT TO DEFROST WINDOWS WHICH IS HAZARDOUS TO DRIVING CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD TAURUS WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE FORD MOTOR CO. KNEW ALL ALONG THIS WAS A PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE ANY HEAT. I GET THE CALL THE NEXT DAY THAT I HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I HAVE AN AUTISTIC DAUGHTER AND MY MOTHER WHO HAS RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS THAT I NEED TO USE THIS CAR TO TAKE TO DOCTOR APPTS. AND SUCH. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, AN $1100.00 PROBLEM, NOR CAN I AFFORD TO GO OUT AND BUY ANOTHER CAR. I AM UPSET, ANGRY, HURT, AND OTHER EMOTIONS I CANNOT DESCRIBE. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO OR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT I CAN CONTACT? *JB

I OWNED A 1999 TAURUS AND DROVE IT FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVEN YEARS WITHOUT MAJOR PROBLEMS. I PERFORMED THE NORMAL MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. ON SEPTEBMER 20, 2006 THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE THE FRONT RIGHT AREA OF THE ENGINE COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND IS NOW IN A JUNK YARD. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE GRASS DUE TO THE HEAT OF THE FIRE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE HEAD GASKET AND THERE WAS CORROSION IN THE COOLANT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. THERE IS SERVICE BULLETIN # 622646 FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 90,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

I HAVE A 1999 FORD TAURUS WAGON AND THE COOLING SYSTEM HAS BEEN A THORN IN MY SIDE FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. FIRST 1K WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND WHEN I BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP,WAS TOLD THE FREEZE PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS THE COOLANT WAS ACIDIC. THIS WAS MY FOURTH CAR AND I HAD NEVER IN MY LIFE HEARD ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THEN, WHEN CHANGED THERE WAS ALOT OF RUST IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM. HAD TO CHANGE THE THERMOSTAT, FREEZE PLUGS, AND WATER PUMP. THEN THINGS BECAME WORSE. I STARTED HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS WHICH RESULTED IN REPLACING THE HEAD GASKET AND ENGINE HEAD. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES ON THAT MODEL YEAR CAR. THEY SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE ENGINE, AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $7,000 OR BUY A NEW CAR. THEN I HAD NO HEAT IN THE CAR AS A RESULT ALSO. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I HAVE GOTTEN THE WORK DONE ON THE CAR AND SPENT ABOUT $4,000. I WAS TOLD BY ONE DEALERSHIP THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE CORE WHICH WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT BUT FORD WOULD NEVER OWN UP TO IT. *TR

I WAS ON VACATION WHEN MY CAR LOST ACCELERATION I PULLED UP TO THE STOP SIGN WHERE MY CAR WAS SMOKING, DROVE TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC TO FIND OUT I HAD A BLOWN GASKET. MY TEMP LIGHT NEVER WENT ON AND ITS FUNCTIONING. THE MECHANIC THERE TOLD ME THIS WAS A KNOWN FORD PROBLEM. I CALLED MY OWN MECHANIC WHEN I GOT BACK HOME AND HE TOLD ME THE SAME THING. I JUST GOT DONE PAYING FOR MY CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. AFTER READING SO MANY COMPLAINT'S WHY ISN'T FORD DOING ANYTHING WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAD TO GO AND BUY AND NEW CAR WHICH I CANT AFFORD. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT WASN'T A FORD I BOUGHT. *JB

THE REAR EXHAUST SPROCKET ON THE CAMSHAFT OF MY 1999 FORD TAURUS SHO CAME LOOSE AND CAUSED THE VALVES TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE PISTONS. THIS IS NOT A RARE OCCURENCE EITHER. MANY CASES OF THIS ARE BEING DOCUMENTED ON A WEBSITE CALLED WWW.V8SHO.COM. *NM

CONSUMER VEHICLE MADE A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AND THEN DIED. *TS*** NAR RECEIVED 10-12-05*** WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH PUDDLES THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY THE POWER STEERING LOCKING UP AND STALLING. THE DEALER CONCLUDED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE CRANK PULLEY, TENSIONER OR IDLER PULLEY. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

I NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH MY AIR AND HEAT IN MY 1999 FORD TAURUS. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT A FREEZE PLUG ON MY ENGINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH, AND ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE CAR. I SPENT A LITTLE OVER $200 TO REPLACE THE FREEZE PLUG (MOSTLY LABOR CHARGES). TWO MONTHS LATER, MY AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AGAIN, SO I CHECKED ON THE ANTIFREEZE LEVEL, AND IT WAS AGAIN EMPTY. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT ANOTHER FREEZE PLUG HAD FAILED, AND HE ESTIMATED IT WOULD BE BETWEEN $250 AND $450 TO REPLACE IT. I DO HAVE THE FIRST FREEZE PLUG; THE SECOND HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED YET.