1996 FORD TAURUS Complaints

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE STALLING PROBLEMS. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT NO MORE THAN 10 TO 15 MPH. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTURER,L AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED SO FAR. TS...*AK

CAM SHAFT FAILURE. CAM GEAR SEPARATED FROM CAM SHAFT, CAUSING CATASTROFIC ENGINE FAILURE. TS *DT

WHILE TRAVELING AT THE POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. UPON LEAVING THE FREEWAY AND ROLLING TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT COULD ONLY ATTAIN SPEEDS OF 5MPH. DEALER CLAIMED THE EXHAUST CAMSHAFT SPROCKET LINES WERE STRIPPED, THIS WAS A PRESSED ON ASSEMBLY. DT

BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. NEITHER BELT WOULD RETRACT BACK INTO SPOOL MECHANISM. BOTH REAR BELTS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF FOLDING AND TWISTING. WHICH MADE USE OF THE BELTS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT TIMES. BELTS HAVE EXPERIENCED NORMAL USE ONLY. FORD WILL NOT REPLACE THE BELTS FOR FREE BECAUSE THEY ARE BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD. DT

MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW HAD PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM. SEE ODI ID #766182. SHE HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY NHTSA. THE FORD DEALER TOLD HER "THAT'S WHAT PARKING BRAKES ARE FOR." MOST 1996 TAURUS MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS. COULD YOU CHECK THE VIN SHE SUPPLIED TO SEE IF IT WAS RECALLED? IF IT WAS NOT RECALLED, PERHAPS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. A "ROLLING PARK" IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. DT

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND SHUT DOWN CAUSING LOST OF POWER STEERING. TS

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS. ALSO STATED THAT WHEN SHE WILL TURN ON HER LIGHTS ONLY THE DAY LIGHTS WILL GO ON. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THE CONSUMER TO CONTACT US. TS

WHILE DRIVING 60MPH THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN CAUSING LOST OF POWER STEERING. ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

THE CAM SHAFT SPROCKET FAILED, RESULTING IN A EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT TURN ON OR OFF AND CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO STEER OR TURN. DEALER NOTIFIED TS