1997 FORD TAURUS Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT WARNING, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT/ ABS LIGHT ON DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER WAS REFERRED TO DEALER SHIP OR MANUFACTURER.*AK

TRANSMISSION KEEPS GOING OUT, AND CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION TWICE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

DOME LIGHT STAYS ULUMINATED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT, CAUSING IT TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

UPON PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, SEAT BELT WAS BROKEN. DEALER FIXED PROBLEM, NOW IT LOOKS AS IF IT IS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. DEALER WILL FIX AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE. *JG

VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT MAKING A TICKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER STEERING. ONLY WARNING THAT WAS RECEIVED BY CONSUMER WAS A SHORT IN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. *AK

TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED WHEN COMING TO A STOP. WHEN TRANSMISSION REENGAGEDF VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES AT COMPLETION OF STOPPING AT INTERSECTION. MUST WAIT TO REENGAGE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO PROCEED AT INTERSECTION. *AK

IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME 50 1996 THROUGH 1999 TAURUS SHO'S HAVE HAD CAM FAILURES. THE RANGE IN MILEAGE VARIES FROM LOW MILES TO HIGH MILES. A GOOD NUMBER OF THE UNDER 100K MILES. SINCE THESE CAMS COST $1000 EACH AND 4 IS NEEDED AND IN MOST CASES PISTONS ARE ALSO REQUIRED. ALL OF US WHO BELONG TO THE WWW.V8SHO.COM LIST ARE WORRIED ABOUT FOUR CARS HAVING CAM FAILURES. FORD HAS IN AT LEAST ONE INSTANCE PAID FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR BILL IN CAR THAT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT HAS LEFT THE REST OF US HUNG OUT TO DRY. *AK DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS-----758682.

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTI FREEZE FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK DEALER FOUND FREEZE PLUG HAD RUSTED OUT, DEALER STATED THAT THIS CONDITION WAS A DEFECT, MANUFACTURER DENIES ANY CLAIM. *TT