1989 FORD TAURUS Complaints

WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND OVER CRUISE CONTROL GETS STUCK, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO COME TO A STOP. *AK

CONSUMER HAS A RECALL LETTER, AND DEALER WILL NOT HONOR IT. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM SO HE WILL NOT REPAIR IT. MANUFACTURER RECALL# 97M90/NHTSA RECALL# 97I003000. *AK

BODY MOUNTS AT REAR CORNERS OF SUBFRAME WERE CORRODED AND REPAIRED A YEAR AGO, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND BODY MOUNTS WILL BE REPAIRED. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH STEERING SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER, BUT DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. NO REPAIRS FOR THE STEERING PROBLEM. RECALL 93V106000. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WNEN STARTING VEHICLE UP MOTOR RUNS REAL LOUD, AND WHEN DRIVING CAN HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE FELT LIKE THE OIL HAD RUN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. BUT THE OIL IS IN THE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE RUNS LIKE THE MOTOR IS DRY. *AK

PISTON INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION BROKE, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM GOING FORWARD. CONSUMER HAS TO PUT VEHICLE INTO REVERSE THEN IN DRIVE TO GO FORWARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, SAID THAT IT WAS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY A PARTIALLY BROKEN RING AROUND THE PISTON. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD. VEHICLE WAS STALLING AND JERKING, AND EVERTHING WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY WAS BRAND NEW. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE SUBFRAME MOUNTS ON A FORD TAURUS, MANUFATURER RECALL #98S36/NHTSA #98V323000. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR, ONLY ONE MOUNT WAS REPLACED. *AK

RECALL # 98V323000 ENGINE/ SUBFRAME; WHEN CONTACTING DEALERSHIP CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT RECALL DID NOT COMPLY TO VEHICLE IN THE STATE OF ARIONZA. CONSUMER ALSO TOLD THAT NOTHING WOULD BE REPLACED IF NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THIS IS NOT WHAT IS STATED IN RECALL NOTICE. *AK

FRONT SUBFRAME MOUNTS HAD CORRODED, CAUSING BOLTS TO BREAK AND DISCONNECT FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

SEAT BELT BUCKLES DEFECTIVE, VERY HARD TO LATCH AND UNLATCH, NHTSA CHAMPAIGN # 97I003000 STATES THAT FORD HAS A 12 YEAR UNLIMITED MILEAGE REPLACEMENT, FORD SAYS NO, 3 YEAR 50,000 MILEAGE. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, AND FORD MUST REPLACE NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE. *AK