1997 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT ENGAGE FROM PARK, FOUND A BROKEN SHIFT CONTROL CABLE, REPLACED. IGNITION KEY TURNS AND DOES NOT START CAR, PROBLEM IN STEERING COLUMN, RR STEERING COLUMN AND REPLACED LINK FROM IGNITION SWITCH TO LOCK CYLINDER.

VEHICLE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. TOOK TO DEALER, AND REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE FROM FRONT END. UPON INSPECTION, CONSUMER SAW THAT LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. RIGHT ONE WAS CORRODED, AND WAS REPLACED AS WELL.*AK *TT

CONSUME R WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY. WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. APPLIED BRAKES, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES POWER STEERING WILLGO FROM OFF TO ON INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED SENSOR WAS GOING BAD IN STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 10MPH REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AIRBAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS INJURED. DEALER CONTACTED. FRONTAL IMPACT. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. TOOK TO A MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE FAILED TO LOCK AND FAILURES CODE STARTED APPEARING AT 60,000 MILES. FORD DEALER INDICATED "MULTIPLE FAILURES" IN THAT SERIES. ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 70,000 MILES WHILE ON VACATION IN FLORIDA. COST TO REPAIR WAS IN EXCESS OF $2,000. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TRAVEL. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND TECHNICIAN STATED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT CAUSED THE OIL PUMP TO NOT TAKE PRESSURE. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE, REAR END, AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SLC

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ANOTHER MOTORIST STRUCK CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK