1998 FORD TAURUS Complaints

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BOTH REAR SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFO. *MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE GOT COMPLETELY ON FIRE.FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED ON A CAR CRASH AND HER DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. NLM

CONSUMER STATES WAS HIT FROM THE REAR IN A COLLISION. THE DRIVER'S SEAT WELD BROKE AND THE SEAT COLLAPSED. NLM

THIS COMPLANT IS DIRECTED AT FORD MOTOR COMPANY,AFTER ALOT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND TALKING TO TRANSMISSION SHOPS IT IS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TRANSMISSION.I FEEL IT IS WRONG FOR A MAJOR COMPONENT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT ON A 1998 AUTO. IT IS EVEN WORSE TO STILL BE PAYING ON IT.I CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY COULD CARE LESS.WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR AND OFFER TO OFSET THE COST JUST LIKE WHAT THEY OFFERED FOR THE 91-95 CARS WITH THE 3.8 ENGINE AND COVER THIER MISTAKES IN DESIGN.ANY ADVISE WOULD BE HELPFUL. SIGNED KEVIN ROBINSON. NLM

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO COULDN'T LOOK AT IT FOR 2 DAYS. DROVE ACROSS THE STREET TO HAVE ANOTHER SHOP RUN IT ON THEIR COMPUTER. AFTER TURNING CAR BACK ON, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR OR MOVE. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO ANOTHER SHOP. WHEN THEY TOOK THE TRANSMISSION PAN OFF FOUND BROKEN CHUNKS OF METAL. HAD TO HAVE A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD TO THE COST OF $2600. ALWAYS KEPT OUR DODGE PRODUCTS TO 190,000 MILES WITH NO MAJOR PROBLEMS. AFTER BOUGHT THIS CARD HEARD FORD TAURUS OFTEN HAS TRANNY PROBLEMS. WON'T BUY ANOTHER FORD. NLM

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PERIOD OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WHICH OVERPOWERED THE VEHICLES BRAKES. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE HE LOST CONTROL AND HIT A BRICK, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE CONSUMER SUSTAINING MULTIPLE BRUISES TO BODY. *SCC

I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE YET BUT WE HAVE 121 DOCUMENTED FAILURES AT HTTP://WWW.V8SHO.COM. CAMSHAFT SPROCKET DETACHES FROM CAMSHAFT CAUSING INSTANT ENGINE FAILURE, POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE AS WELL. FORD WILL NOT ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM.*AK

WHWN I REMOVED MY OOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR SUDDENDLY ACCELERATED (FULL THROTLE). I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING BRAKES. THE CAR GOT OUT OF CONTROL AND RAN INTO AWALL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER REMOVED FEET FROM GAS PEDAL, ENGINE STARTED RUNNING AT A FULL THROTTLE, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT A HIGH SPEED, VEHICLE TURNED AT A 360 DEGREE ANGLE. VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A WALL.*AK