1999 FORD TAURUS Complaints

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE WINSHIELD WIPERS FAIL AT TIMES OR COME ON BY THEM SELVES, ESPCIALLY WHEN TURNING NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO CORRECT FAILURE

THE TRANSMISSION LINE FITTINGS THAT CONNECT THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES TO THE RADIATOR FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE TRANMISSION FLUID TO LEAK OUT CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO JERK AND SHIFT ERRACTICALLY. BOTH FITTINGS THAT CONNECT THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE TO THE RADIATOR AND ONE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD A TICKING NOISE, THEN A BACKFIRE AND THE CAR DIED. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT I NEED A NEW HEAD AND THAT IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO PUT IN A USED ENGINE. THEY SAY THAT THE REAR HEAD, ALL THE VALVES ARE STUCK OPEN, BUT THEY DIDN'T GO ANY FUTHER TO TELL ME WHY.*AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO SHAKE, AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME BUT AT A VERY SLOW PACE. SHE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT DID NOT WANT TO GO. CONSUMER STATED LAST WEEK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE NEEDED A TIMING BELT, WHICH SHE HAD PUT ON. *AK

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED CUTTING THE TIRE OPEN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OFF THE ROAD. *NM

CONSUMER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION JERKED. BUT IT HAD BEEN DOING THIS SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. HE MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALER FROM WHOM HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE . TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND THEY PUT A STRAINER IN THE TRANSMISSION, BUT IT DID NOT HELP THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A POS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP BRAKES TO STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. SWAY BAR LINK SNAPPED CUTTING THE RUBBER BRAKE HOSE AND RESULTED IN BRAKE FAILURE. *NM

INTERMITTANTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED! I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR THREE YEARS. USUALLY BY TURNING THE WIPER SWITCH ON THEN OFF, IT WOULD STOP. TODAY THAT HAD NO AFFECT ON THE WIPERS. I DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2.5 HOURS TODAY. THE WIPERS CAME ON FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES . I AM TAKING THE CAR TO FORD TOMORROW. I TALKED WITH THE SERVICE SPECIALIST TODAY. HE STATED THIS WAS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM OVER SEVERAL MODELS OF FORD VEHICLES. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS. WHY WAS THERE NO SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED? FURTHER, WHY WOULD PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL ACTIVATE THE WIPERS? THEY ARE TWO SEPARATE SYSTEMS!*AK

THE REINFORCEMENT SHIELD TO PERFORM FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL 04V332000 REPAIRS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME.*AK

THE WAY THAT THE DEALERSHIP IS INSPECTING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS IS RECALL 04V332000, NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH TO DETECT A PROBLEM WITH THE COIL SPRINGS. THEY ARE ONLY TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE RE ENFORCEMENT SHIELD WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 2004. *AK