1996 FORD TAURUS Complaints

CONSUMER STATES THAT SIDEWALLS FAILED ONLY 3 WEEKS INTO OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE, GENERAL ALL SEASON RADIAL, P205/65R15, DOT NUMBER NOT GIVEN. *SLC

THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED AND EVENTUALLY FAILED, THERE WAS RUST IN THE VALVES CAUSING ME TO PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THE FORD TAURUS IS KNOWN FOR SUCH PROBLEMS AND IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND IF THE MANUFACTURE COVERS THIS.*AK

CAMSHAFT SNAPPED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SPROCKET ON THE CAMSHAFT CAME LOOSE, CAUSING THE CAM TO QUIT TURNING, THIS CAUSED THE VALVES AND PISTONS TO HIT EACH OTHER, THE ENGINE DIED AND VEHICLE LOST POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THERE IS A GASOLINE SMELL COMING THROUGH THE VENT AREA INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT NOTICE,IT HAS LOW MILEAGE.POSSIBLE ODOMETER FRAUD BY DEALERSHIP.HOW DO FIND OUT IF ODOMETER MILEAGE WAS HIGHER BEFORE PURCHASE DATE 07/01.THANK YOU T.MCGARY. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE REAR AXLE INSIDE DUALTIRE DEFLATED DUE TO THE VALVE STEM RUPTURING. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER BEING SERVICED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE WRONG SIZE VALVE STEM ON THE TIRE FOR THE VEHICLE'S WEIGHT CAPCITY AND TIRE PROESSURE. THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR HAS BEEN RECALLED (01-V-046-000 MANFANTURER ID#01S05). THE DEALER IS AWARE. PLKASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

NOTICED A KNOCK IN THE ENGINE AND WAS GOING TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT WHEN GOING DOWN INTERSTATE 75 AT 65 MILES AND HOUR THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION IN HEAVY FRIDAY AFTERNOON TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND CALL FOR HELP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY HAVE NOW HAD MY CAR FOR 48 DAYS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAMSHAFT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THE REPAIRS WOULD BE BETWEEN $2,800-$3,300. I AUTHORIZED THE REPAIRS. AFTER FINALLY GETTING THE PARTS, REPAIRING AND PUTTING THE ENGINE BACK TOGETHER IT STILL DID NOT RUN PROPERLY. THEY HAD TO PULL THE ENGINE APART AGAIN AND NOW SAID THEY WOULD NEED APPROXIMATELY $2,000 MORE TO REPAIR THE VALVES AND HEAD. THEY REPLACED THE VALVES AND WERE ABLE TO MACHINE THE HEAD. THEY PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AND RETURNED MY CAR AFTER 35 DAYS AND $4,400 IN REPAIRS. THE NEXT MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH. TOOK BACK TO FORD AFTER 4 MORE DAYS I WAS TOLD THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ENGINE WAS NOW MALFUNCTIONING AND IT WOULD COST ME APPROXIMATELY $2,000-$3,000 MORE IN REPAIRS. AFTER GOING TO THE HEAD OF SERVICE/PARTS THEY AGREED TO COVER THE LAST REPAIRS. I WAS INFORMED THAT WHEN THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETE THAT IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOW ALL THIS IN THE BEGINNING I WOULD NOT HAVE AUTHORIZED THE REPAIRS.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AND JUST STOPPING, ANDWITH NO WARNING SPINDLE ON CAMSHAFT CAME LOOSE FROM ENGINE.*AK

WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ANY FRONT SUBFRAME PROBLEMS, CAR MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN BRAKING LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE AND WHEN HITTING DIPS OR POTHOLES FRONT END SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO TO FALL OUT. REPLACED FRONT STRUTS 06/27/02 STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AT 70,000 MILES WHEN THE ORIGINAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE MALFUNCTIONING; SECOND, AT 112000 MILES THE 4TH GEAR CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE BUTTON FOR OVERDRIVE ON THE AUTOMATIC GEARSHIFT SELECTOR TO POP OFF, DEALER RECOMMENDED A NEW TRANSMISSION (HOWARD AUSTIN HAS SUBMITED THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF HIS HOUSEKEEPER) . *YD