2006 Ford Taurus Visibility & Wipers Problems

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FORD TAURUS TO WORK ONE CRISP FALL MORNING, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN HE HEARD A LOUD SOUND THAT HE AT FIRST THOUGHT TO BE A GUNSHOT. WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS THAT THE REAR WINDOW GLASS HAD SHATTERED ALL ON ITS OWN. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE LITTLE BLACK HEATERS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THE GLASS TO WORK THE REAR DEFOGGER COILS WAS MELTED TO A PIECE OF GLASS. WE ARE INCLINED TO BELIEVE THAT THE REAR DEFOGGER MECHANISM FAILED TO AUTO SHUT OFF AFTER THE WINDOW DEFOGGED AND OVER HEATED WHICH IN TURN OVER HEATED THE COLD GLASS (IT WAS CHILLY ON THIS MORNING) AND CAUSED IT TO SHATTER. WE ARE JUST THANKFUL THAT NO ONE WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT AT THE TIME THIS OCCURRED AND WAS INJURED BY THE SHATTERED GLASS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ONTO THE FLOORMAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING PRECIPITATION, WATER WOULD LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING MOTOR TO SHORTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE WINDSHIELD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM IN VERY HARD RAINS OR HEAVY SNOWSTORMS. THEY DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD CATCH ONTO THE OTHER ONE AND GET SNAGGED. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND UNTANGLE THEM AND SOMETIMES DRIVE REAL SLOW BENDING OVER TO LOOK OUT OF THE PASSENGERS SIDE WINDOW. THIS WOULD HAPPEN OFF AND ON DURING HARD RAINS OR HEAVY SNOWSTORMS. THIS YEAR WAS THE WORST. IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY WHEN WE HAD A HEAVY SNOWSTORM THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CYCLE AND SIT RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. I ONCE AGAIN HAD TO DRIVE IN PERIL. THIS APRIL (29TH), WE HAD ANOTHER HEAVY SNOWSTORM AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER FROZE AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CYCLE, THEN IT WOULD SLAM ALL THE WAY OVER ONTO THE DRIVERS SIDE VIEW MIRROR AND GET STUCK THERE. I DROVE TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY TIGHTENED SOME SCREW ON MY WIPER AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. THE SAME THING HAPPENED THE NEXT WEEK (MARCH 4TH), IN A HEAVY RAIN. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AGAIN AND UN-SNAG THE WIPER FROM THE SIDE-VIEW MIRROR. EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS IN REAL PERIL OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT. I COULDN'T SEE THE ROAD AND WAS JUST LUCKY THAT I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT EACH TIME THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. I ONCE AGAIN WENT DIRECTLY TO MY FORD DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A STRIPPED WINDOW WIPER TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED IN MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS SHOCKED SINCE I WAS TOLD THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED EVERYTHING ON THE CAR. I HAD TO PAY $89.50 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC THEN $241.98 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I RESEARCHED PROBLEMS WITH 2006 FORD TAURUS SEDANS AND FOUND THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD A RECALL. I LET MY FORD DEALER KNOW THIS AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS BAD NOT THE MOTOR. IT SEEMS THAT WINDOW WIPER DESIGN IS FAULTY WHETHER ITS THE MOTOR OR TRANSMISSION.

I HAVE A 03 TAURUS WHICH LEAKED WATER ONTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ALSO CAUSING MY AC BLOWER MOTOR TO SHORT OUT. I COULD NOT GET FORD TO ACT EVEN THOUGH A RELATED RECALL EXISTED UNDER 03V087000. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT PASSENGER'S SIDE MIRROR APPEARED TO SHOW OBJECTS FURTHER THAN IT SHOULD. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE MIRROR WAS THE STANDARD REGULATION MIRROR FOR ALL VEHICLES, AND THAT THEY COULD NOT REMOVE IT AND REPLACE WITH A REGULAR MIRROR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR SHOULD BE THE SAME AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR. *AK UPDATED 1/26/2007 - *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A TUNE-UP; HOWEVER, THE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW WOULD GO DOWN BUT WOULD NOT RISE UP. AS OF DECEMBER 27, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.