1988 FORD TAURUS Complaints

FRONT POWER SEAT ON DRIVER'S SIDE LEFT BRACKET THAT HOLDS SEAT TO THE FLOOR OF VEHICLE BROKE AT WELD, ALLOWING FRONT OF SEAT TO RISE AND TILT BACKWARDS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES A SNAP SOUND CAME FROM THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE AND THE PEDAL BECAME SOFT AND THERE WAS LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY BECAUSE WELD THAT HOLDS THE BRAKE ROTOR BROKE, RIGHT ROTORS WERE REPLACED IN FEB AND THE LEFT ROTOR MAY OF 97. *AK *JB

ELECTRICAL: HAD JUST GOTTEN OUT OF VEHICLE,STARTED TOWARD HOUSE AND VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN, INSURANCE ADJUSTOR COMING OUT TO LOOK AT VEHICLE TODAY. *AK

HEATER CORE FAILURE RESULTED IN CLOUDS OF SMOKE COMING THROUGH WINDSHIELD/ DEFROST VENTS AND AIR VENTS.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH THE ENGINE JUST CUT OFF. GOT VEHICLE OFF HIGHWAY AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. VEHICLE TOTALED ,FIREMAN SAID THEY THINK IT WAS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

STRUCTURE: LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL,VEHICLE MAKING A NOISE FROM FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE, TOOK IN TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE SUBFRAME BUSHING. VEHICLE ON RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED FOR RECALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE, PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS STEAMING.TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO SAID THAT THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. *AK

TURNED AND BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION START TO SMOKE . *AK

POWER STEERING LINE ROUTED OVER CATALYTIC CONVERTER, POSING RISK OF FIRE IF HEAT FROM CONVERTER EFFECTS RUBBER LINE.

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK