1999 FORD TAURUS Complaints

RECALL 04V332000, THE PROTECTIVE SPRING SHIELDS TO PERFORM THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS RECALL REPAIRS WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR 2 MONTHS, AND THE MANUFACTURER DIDN'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT AT 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V332000 NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER, INVOLVING THE COIL SPRINGS. IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS THAT CONSUMER HAS WAITED TO GET VEHICLE SERVICED, BUT DEALER HAS NO PARTS.*AK. DEALER HAD NO PARTS FOR SIX MONTHS. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FAIROAKS DEALERSHIP. WAS SATISFIED WITH FAIROAKS WORK. VEHICLE WAS MAKING ALOUD SOUNDING NOISE ON THE FRONT RIGHT. FAIROAKS FIXED IT IN THREE DAYS AFTER GETTING THE PARTS. *AK

REAR SEAT SEATBELTS QUIT WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *BF NONE OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RETRACT. *TC *JB

REAR SEATBELT RETRACTORS NONFUNCTIONAL. BELT IS OUT DOES NOT RETRACT OR ADJUST BACK IN.THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES TO THIS CAR. ONCE WHEN FIRST PURCHASED, FIXED AT NO COST. LAST YEAR ,ONE RETRACTOR REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. NOW AGAIN. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR DEFECTIVE FRONT COIL SPRING. REPLACED BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS. *BF CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V332000 THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HER FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE NOT CRACKED AND ARE WORKING NORMALLY. FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S POSITION IS TO INSTALL PROTECTIVE SPRING SHIELDS WHICH WERE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL DEC 2004 ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE AND EXTEND THE WARRANTY OF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS UNDER THIS RECALL. *TC

THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED AND DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR A SEAT BELT PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. *JB THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT AND OR COME OUT ENOUGH TO BUCKLE IT. REFER TO RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V198000. *SC

THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REGISTERED SINCE IT WILL NOT PASS EMISSION. *JB (11/29/05) THE FRAME WAS TWISTED AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THERE WAS ALSO A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT. ON ANOTHER OCCASION A TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TFI MODULE REPLACEMENTS. *SC

HAD FIRST ALIGNMENT DONE AND RACK STARTED LEAKING INTO BOOT DIRECTLY AFTER. DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NEW RACK LEAKS, REPLACED OUT OF WARRENTY BY WHEEL WORKS. RPLACEMENT RACK LEAKS, REPLACED UNDER WHEEL WORKS WARRENTY. REPLACEMENT RACK LEAKS, RESIVOUR WENT DRY AFTER JUST 10 MILES. I HOPE THEY REPLACE IT UNDER WARENTY. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO WAKE UP AND ADDRESS THIS ISSUE!.*AK

WHEN APPLYING THE GAS VEHICLE STALLED. THE GAS LINE WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE HAD BEEN TUNED, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL.*AK