1996 FORD TAURUS Complaints

POWER STEERING TURNS OFF IN RAIN, AND FORD TELLS US THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.*AK

THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER AND COLD AIR ALONG WITH A MIST THAT FILLED THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND COVERED THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE PAPER NAPKINS TO CLEAR THE WINDOWS. THE HEATER CORE IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM THAT REOCCURS EVERY 3 MONTHS SINCE APRIL 2001. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. NLM COOLANT LEAK. DEALER REPLACED HEATER CORE 5 TIMES. RIGHT REAR WINDOW INOPERATIVE. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT REAR WINDOW MOTOR. SWITCH ON AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL HEAD FALLS OFF. DEALER RPELACED CRACKED CENTER CONTROL KNOB. SUNGLASS COMPARTMENT IN CENTER CONSOLE LID BROKE OFF. CONSOLE COMPARTMENT DOOR, HINGE PINS AND SPRING REPLACED. SQUEAK NOISE UNDER HOOD. REPLACED BELT TENSIONER AND IDLER PULLEY. *TT

STARTET WITH WHIRRING SOUND WHEN CAR REACHED AVERAGE SPEED OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER. SEARCHED AND CHECKED ALL FLUIDS. THEN BEGAN TO SMOKE UNDER CAR. TOOK TO GARAGE. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BUT MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE AGAIN BECAUSE THE NEW ONE WAS ALSO CRACKED IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE. WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE TAURAS. THE MECHANIC HAD REPLACED SEVERAL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HAVE RESEARCHED AND FIND THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IF TRANSMISSION HAS A DEFECT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE. FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE JACK COLLAPSED DURING A TIRE CHANGE, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UP ON THE JACK JOINT IN THE JACK, IT SEPARATED CAUSING IT TO FOLD FOWARD, THEREFORE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FALL PINNING THE CONSUMERS WRIST BETWEEN THE FENDER AND THE TOP OF THE TIRE.*JB

BASED ON INFO READ FROM OTHER FORD TAURUS SHO OWNERS, CAMSHAFT PROBLEM IS OCCURRING IN A HIGH NUMBER OF THESE VEHICLES. THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT DID MY CAM REPLACEMENT SHOWED ME THE DEFECTIVE CAM AND THE SPROCKET THAT WAS ATTACHED TO IT, THAT MOVED FREELY. IT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE A MOVEABLE PART. MOST COMPLAINT APPEAR TO BE FOR THE SAME TYPE OF CAMSHAFT ENGINE FAILURE. PROBLEM IS, I HAVE BEGUN HEARING THE SAME CLICKING NOISE AGAIN. THERE ARE 4 CAMSHAFTS IN THIS ENGINE AND ONLY ONE WAS REPLACED FOR THE $2200.00 FEE. IF ANOTHER ONE GOES, I WILL HAVE A VEHICLE WITH PAYMENTS, THAT WILL BE OF LITTLE VALUE WITHOUT THE SHO ENGINE, IT WAS PURCHASE FOR. YOUR HELP PLEASE.*AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND TURNING. ALSO, STALLS IN WARM WEATHER. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

WHEN DRIVING HIT A PUDDLE OF WATER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE SPLASHED WATER ON SERPENTINE BELT WHICH STARTED TO SLIP, PULLING VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. LOST POWER STEERING. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK THE ALTERNATOR WAS ALSO AFFECTED BY THE SPLASHING WATER CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 66MPH VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DALER INDICATED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE DISPLAY SHOWS THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR WHEN IT IS NOT, THIS PREVENTS THE DOORS FROM LOCKING AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FROM GOING OFF. *TT

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME A CAMSHAFT SPROCKET HAS FAILED.THE FIRST TIME WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME.NOW MY WARRANTY IS OUT AND THE ESTIMATED BILL IS OVER $3,000.THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER ALL AT ONCE.THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN TRAFFIC.I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM(AT LEAST 20 OTHER INCIDENTS).WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE BEING KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.*AK