1989 FORD TAURUS Complaints

DRIVING DOWN STREET TOWARDS RED LIGHT. ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES AT NORMAL BRAKING DISTANCE, BRAKES SEEMED TO HAVE NO AFFECT, CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. APPLIED BRAKES TWO MORE TIMES. CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IMPACT OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION. FINAL VELOCITY APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. *AK

PLASTIC WHICH HOLD THE LATCH THAT GO INTO BUCKEL FELL APART; CAUSES THE SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE TO BE INOPERATED. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT PART WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. AS CONSUMER TURNED TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL, STEERING DID NOT RESPOND, CONSUMER HIT A PARKED CAR. DEALER HS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ENGINE SEPARATED FROM TRANMISSION, AND THEN VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *AK

DISC SEPARATED FROM HUB. THIS IS THE FAILURE NOTED ON RECALL 91V134. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE RECALL DUE TO MISSOURI NOT BEING INCLUDED IN THE STATES FOR THAT RECALL. THE RECALL MENTIONS CORROSION DUE TO SALTS WHICH WOULD CERTAINLY APPLY TO THE ST. LOUIS AREA. WHY WOULD WE NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? IT SEEMS TO ME THAT FORD BARGAINED AWAY OUR SAFTY AND NHTSA BOUGHT IT. I BELIEVE THAT THE AREA COVERED BY THIS RECALL SHOULD BE ENLARGED OR NOT BE LIMITED AT ALL. I'VE HAD THIS SAME FAILURE WITH MY 1989 SABLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE RECALL FOR SUBFRAME FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION DOES INCLUDE THIS AREA! *AK

RECALL REPAIR ON FAULTY BODY MOUNTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO DEALER PROBLEM. NLM (98V-323)

AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ONLY TWO MINUTES IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON DRIVER'S SIDE CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL LETTER. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. RECALL NUMBER 98V323000, REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS. *AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION SYSTEM, RECENTLY THE WIRING UNDER THE DASH STARTER TO SMOKE. MJS

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98V323000 & CONTACTED AT LEAST 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS. WAS INFORMED BY EACH THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE & COULD NOT SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. *AK