1992 FORD TAURUS Complaints

I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR LESS THAN ONE MONTH. I BOUGHT IT FROM AN AS-IS DEALER WITH ONE-YEAR WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION. WE FOUND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON JANUARY 21, AND HAD MY CAR CHECKED BY A MECHANIC. THE REPORTED PROBLEM WAS POWER STEERING LEAKING AND THEN THE RELATED PRESSURE AND RETURN HOSES WERE REPLACED. IT SEEMED OK. BUT ON JANUARY 26, MY CAR WAS SUDDENLY ON FIRE WHEN WE WERE DRIVING WITH OUR TEACHER. WE HAD TO CALL 911 TO SMOTHER THE FIRE. MANY WIRINGS WERE DAMAGED, THUS THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN ANYMORE. AND LATER WE STILL FOUND THE POWER STEERING LEAKING. IN BOTH CASES, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DEMONSTRATED EVERYTHING WAS OK EVEN WHEN THREE PERSONS WERE ON FIRE! IS THE AUTO SAFE? COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO FIND AN AUTHORIZED OFFICE IN RENO, NV TO INSPECT THE CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE FIRE? THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD AREA. AFTER DRIVER PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, SPARKES STARTED COMING FROM AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN AREA, AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE SAFELY. THE WHOLE INTERIOR WAS BURNED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL (98V-323 SUB FRAME MOUNTS), DUE TO LACK OF KNOWLEDGE THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES FROM EXCESSIVE WEAR (MOTOR MOUNTS, STRUT & MOUNT, SWAY BAR LINK) PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIR OF THE SUB FRAME MOUNTS. MJS

PREMATURE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, IS CLASS ACTION LEGAL ACTION AVAILABLE? *AK

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE STEERING WAS LOOSE, AS A RESULT, THE FRONT RIGHT TIE ROD HAD BROKE. *AK

BRAKES OVERHEAT AND SMELL LIKE BURNING AND PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD, CONSUMER STATES THIS IS REFERRED TO AS PHANTOM VACUUM OBSTRUCTION, BRAKES STILL WORK, HOWEVER VEHICLE WILL ONLY ACCELERATE UP TO ABOUT 45 MPH. *SLC

PURCHASED CAR NEW, THE ENGINE MOUNT CRACKED , CALLED FORD, THERE IS A RECALL AND THE LETTER WAS SENT, CONSUMER DIDN'T RECEIVE LETTER . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD BROKE THE PLASTIC TUBBING THAT CAUSED A LEAK , PURCHASED CAR USED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

FRONT SPRINGS THAT GO AROUND STRUTS SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING; CAUSED VEHICLE TO DROP DOWN ABOUT AN INCH ABOVE TIRES; CANNOT TURN VEHICLE, TIRES HIT WHEEL WELL.*AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TWO THOUSAND MILES.*AK