1999 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS FOUND A SAFETY RECALL 04V33200 ON THE1999 FORD TAURUS REGARDING SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE HIS VEHICLE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE LIVES IMMEDIATELY ACROSS THE MISSOURI RIVER FROM IOWA WHICH IS INCLUDED, AND HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HIS VEHICLE IS EXCLUDED. THE CONTACT IS NOT CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS WITH HIS VEHICLE, BUT HE BELIEVES THAT HIS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE THE SAME AS VEHICLE OWNERS IN THE STATE OF IOWA. *AK

MY WIFE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON MY 99 TAURUS WAGON (46K MILES). SHE WAS STARTING OUT OF HER PARKING SPACE SO THERE WAS NO COLLISION. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AS THIS VEHICLE HAS A DUAL DIAGONAL SYSTEM FOR SAFETY. UNFORTUNATELY THE DIAGONAL PART IS WHAT DID IT IN AS THE TWO LINES RUNNING TO THE REAR WHEELS WERE RUN TOGETHER AND BOTH ROTTED OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY. *NM

FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE ON MY 1999 FORD TAURUS. I WAS TOLD BY THE TOW DRIVER IT WAS A RECALL ISSUE WITH THE MODEL. I CHECKED ON FORD'S WEB SITE AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS. FORD AGREED TO FIX THE COIL, BUT NOT THE TIRE IT PUNCTURED. THEY SAY I WAS INFORMED BY MAIL, ALTHOUGH I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE. I TAKE MY CAR IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE 4-5 X PER YEAR AND WAS NEVER, NOT EVEN ONCE, TOLD THEY COULD DO THE RECALL AT NO CHARGE WHILE MY CAR WAS THERE. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR RECALL NOTICE, POSSIBLY BECAUSE I HAVE MOVED 2X SINCE BUYING THE CAR. THEY WERE NOTIFIED OF MY ADDRESS CHANGE EACH TIME I MOVED. *JB

I HAVE A 1996 FORD TAURUS AND A 1999 FORD TAURUS. I HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS (2 WITH THE 1996 MODEL AND ONE WITH THE 1999 MODEL) WHERE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRES HAVE BLOWN DUE TO LOW INFLATION PRESSURE. I HAVE ROTATED TIRES, CHANGED BRANDS OF TIRES, REPLACED VALVE STEMS, ETC. YET THE PROBLEM REMAINS; THE RIGHT FRONT TIRES ALWAYS LOSE PRESSURE AT A SIGNIFICANTLY MORE RAPID RATE THAN ANY OF THE OTHER THREE TIRES. THERE MUST BE SOME ISSUE WITH THE SUSPENSION, OR SOMETHING. THESE TIRES HAVE NOT HAD ANY ABNORMAL STRESS OR DAMAGE DUE TO HITTING CURBS OR ANYTHING SIMILAR TO THAT. *JB

MY WIFE WAS PULLING UP TO PICK UP FOR HER PRESCRIPTION WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE IT FAILED. STEEL BRAKE LINE FAILURE. 18 FOOT OF STEEL BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 FORD TAURUS WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE FORD MOTOR CO. KNEW ALL ALONG THIS WAS A PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE ANY HEAT. I GET THE CALL THE NEXT DAY THAT I HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I HAVE AN AUTISTIC DAUGHTER AND MY MOTHER WHO HAS RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS THAT I NEED TO USE THIS CAR TO TAKE TO DOCTOR APPTS. AND SUCH. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, AN $1100.00 PROBLEM, NOR CAN I AFFORD TO GO OUT AND BUY ANOTHER CAR. I AM UPSET, ANGRY, HURT, AND OTHER EMOTIONS I CANNOT DESCRIBE. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO OR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT I CAN CONTACT? *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI FREEZE IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SLUDGE PROBLEM IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS FLUSHED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO CHECKED THE VIN # AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THERE WAS A TSB #622646 ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE THAT EXPLAINS BRIEFLY PROBLEMS SIMILIAR TO THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED.

I OWNED A 1999 TAURUS AND DROVE IT FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVEN YEARS WITHOUT MAJOR PROBLEMS. I PERFORMED THE NORMAL MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. ON SEPTEBMER 20, 2006 THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE THE FRONT RIGHT AREA OF THE ENGINE COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND IS NOW IN A JUNK YARD. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE GRASS DUE TO THE HEAT OF THE FIRE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE RETRACTOR SEIZED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE SEAT BELT TO EXTEND FOR USE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/31/2006 - THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO INDICATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING AFTER 5 YEARS. *NM

CONSUMER FELT A POP IN THE BRAKES ON HIS 1999 FORD TAURUS. UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED DUE TO CORROSION AND THE PASSENGER SIDE ALSO NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *KB *JB