1996 FORD TAURUS Complaints

I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS ON MY 1996 FORD TAURUS THREE TIMES OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. *JB

PURCHASED MY 1996 FORD TAURUS WAGON IN NOV. 2001. IT ACCELERATES AT HIGH SPEEDS WITH CRUISE GOING DOWN HILL. THE GAS PEDAL OFTEN GETS HUNG UP WHICH LEAVES ME TAPPING IT MY FOOT TO GET IT TO GO, SO THAT I DO NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE WHOLE CAR RIDES VERY ROUGHLY. IT ALSO HANGS UP IN PASSING GEAR ALMOST EVERY TIME. AND ALSO HOW DO I FIND OUT WHERE TO CHECK TO SEE IF ALL THE RECALLS WERE TAKEN CARE OF. BE CAREFUL FOR WHAT U BUY. *NLM

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK APRIL 17,2003 ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH AND MY 1996 FORD TAURUS SHO JUST QUIT RUNNING . I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED AND BENT ALL THE VALVES (32) IN THE ENGINE. WHEN I ASKED WHAT IT WOULD COST TO FIX THEY GAVE ME A FIGURE THAT I COULD NOT BELIEVE. WITH LABOR AND PARTS APPROXIMATELY $9000.00. I ONLY HAVE 61,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *JB

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. I BOUGHT A FORD TAURUS 1996 FROM VENUNS FORD IN MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR SEVEN MONTHS AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING AND TAKING OFF VERY FAST AND SHIFTING ITS GEARS. THE MOTOR WAS RUMBLING AND SHAKING. I HAD TO REPAIR THE AXLES OF THE CAR. I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK EVERY MONTH BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE. THE WATER PUMP OVER HEATED AND THE GAS PEDAL IS STILL STICKING AND TAKING OFF VERY FAST TODAY. ALSO THE DEALER IS TRYING TO TAKE AWAY THE WARRANTY SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I ASKED THE DEALER TO TAKE A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION BUT THEY REFUSED. I ASKED FOR AN EVEN EXCHANGE FOR A DIFFERENT CAR BUT THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR THIS CAR AND THE OTHER IF I GOT ONE. URGENTLY RESPOND TO MY COMPLAINT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM *TT

WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION JERKED INTO GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FROM HIGH SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED ABRUPTLY. *JB PH

THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON THE DASH OF MY 1996 FORD TAURUS HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AFTER MANY DIAGNOSTIC TESTS THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. THE OBD COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE IS READING FOR 4 OXYGEN SENSORS WHEN THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 3 OXYGEN SENSORS. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE FAILING EMISSIONS TESTING FOR THE STATE OF GEORGIA. *NLM

I USED MY ORIGINAL JACK TO LIFT THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE THE FRONT, LEFT TIRE. WHILE LOWERING THE VEHICLE, THE JACK SUDDENLY GAVE OUT WITH THE SOUND OF STRIPPING THREADS, AND THE CAR SLAMMED TO THE GROUND. FORTUNATELY, NO PART OF MY BODY WAS UNDER THE CAR, AND THE TIRE WAS IN PLACE. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON THE FAULTY JACK: WHERE THE CRANK MEETS THE BOLT: 5J 29 2 AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE BOLT: 00492 AT THE BASE OF THE JACK: 2549 NOTE: I WAS DOING THIS IN MY GARAGE, ON A FLAT, CONCRETE SURFACE. THE JACK REMAINED ON ITS BASE THE ENTIRE TIME - IT DID NOT TIP OVER.*JB

THE FAILURE OF THE CAMSHAFTS IN A DUAL OVER HEAD CAMSHAFT ENGINES CAN CAUSE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CAMSHAFTS (PER DEALER) ARE FAILING AND I FEAR THAT THEY WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO MY PASSENGERS OR MYSELF. THE DETROIT FREE PRESS HAS PUBLISHED A SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THE FAILURE OF CAMSHAFTS IN TAURUS SHO ENGINES SINCE 1996. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE REFUSES TO ADMIT THEY HAVE A RECALL ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THEY BEGAN REPLACING CAMSHAFTS ON VEHICLES WITH AS LITTLE AS 30,000 MILES FOR THE FAILURE OF THE WELDS THAT ATTACH THE CAMSHAFT SPROCKETS TO THE CAMSHAFTS. AFTER SPENDING NEARLY THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ON REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE IT CAME BACK WITH A NOISE WHICH THE DEALER HAS IDENTIFIED AS CAMSHAFT FAILURE. THE COSTS OF REPAIR WERE ESTIMATED AT BETWEEN TWO AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO PLANS FOR A RECALL AND THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT RETURNING MY CALLS. WHAT COURSE OF ACTION CAN I PURSUE IN THIS MATTER? *JB

THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS REGARDING HER VEHICLE. *TS *JB