1999 FORD TAURUS Complaints

MY SON WAS DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JERKED TO THE LEFT,RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AT 55 MPH CAR CRASH HIS GIRL FRIEND WAS AIRLIFTED, HE LEFT THE HIGHWAY WENT THRU A LADY'S YARD HITTING AND TOTALING HER CAR AND HITTING HER HOUSE,HIS GIRL FRIEND HAS 7 FRACTURED FACIAL BONES 3 CRACKED RIBS,AND POSSIBLY A BROKEN EYE SOCKET,HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED,AFTER LOOKING AT THE UNDERNEATH OF CAR DISCOVERED THE FRAME HAD RUSTED THRU AND BROKE,THIS RESULTED TO A LOT OF PERSONAL DAMAGE AND SERIOUS INJURY. IS THERE ANY RECALL OR ANYTHING REPORTED FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM PLZ RESPOND OF VITAL IMPORTANCE I HAVE SEEN OF FORDS PROBLEMS LIST THEIR WAS ONE OTHER ISSUE WITH THIS. *TR

THE THROTTLE CABLE BROKE AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. I'VE NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE CABLE SPECIFICALLY BUT I CANNOT FIND INFORMATION REGARDING THIS WITH THE NHTSA. *JS

ONE OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES RUPTURED CAUSING GRADUAL BUT COMPLETE LOSS OF NORMAL BRAKING. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF IN TO A PARKING AREA JUST AS BRAKES QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. CAUSE OF RUPTURE APPEARS TO BE RUST. RUPTURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT LOCATION. NO PRIOR WARNING. *TR

HIT THE BRAKES HARD WHEN THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED SOFTNESS IN THE PEDAL VASTLY DEVELOPING INTO 98 % LOSS OF BRAKING CAPACITY. AFTERWARDS, NOTICED LEAK IN ONE OF BRAKE LINES RUNNING ALONG THE LEFT SIDE UNDERBODY ABOUT MIDWAY. APPROXIMATELY 4-6 MONTHS LATER THE SAME SCENARIO REPEATED ITSELF WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER BRAKELINE RUNNING ALONG THE LEFT SIDE. TWO WEEKS AGO, THE REAR BRAKELINE CONNECTING THE PROPORTIONING VALVE WITH THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE HOSE SPRUNG A LEAK RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITIES. ALL OF THESE LINES RUPTURED DUE TO RUST AND OR CORROSION. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY 1999 FORD TAURUS AT A SPEED OF 30-35 MPH AFTER DRIVING AT 70-75 MPH STEADY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR ON THE HWY AND THEN WITHOUT ANY NOTICE WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED FROM 30-35MPH TO 0-5 MPH AND STAYED AT THAT FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS AND MY CAR TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT AND DEEXCELERATE AND ALSO DROP THE TRANSMISSION INTO A LOWER GEAR ALL ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY ATTEMPTS TO BRAKE OR SLOW DOWN FROM MY CURRENT SPEED OF 30-35 MPH. IT DID THIS TWICE WITHIN 90 SECONDS OF EACH TIME. SINCE I WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY DESTINATION I MADE IT SAFELY TO MY LOCATION AND HAVEN'T DROVE IT SINCE. THIS ACTIVITY DID NOT OCCUR AT ALL WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY (41 NORTH) ABOUT 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO DRIVING AT CITY SPEED OF 30-35 MPH AFTER EXITING FOR ABOUT 2 MILES TO MY FINAL LOCATION WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE ANY STOP AND GO DRIVING EXCEPT WHEN I GOT OFF THE HWY AND SLOWED TO 30-35 MPH ONTO PROSPECT AVE IN APPLETON, WI. I DID NOTICE A SIMILAR THING HAPPEN TO MY CAR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, BUT AT THAT TIME THE ONLY THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED FROM ABOUT 55 MPH TO 0 A FEW TIMES WITHIN 5-10 SECONDS BUT IT DID NOT TRY TO SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR LIKE THIS TIME WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM INDICATORS QUIT ON ME WHILE IN OPERATION. *TR

GOT A TRANSMISSION LEAK, THE TRANSMISSION PAN SEALS WERE REPLACED AS THEY WERE WET AND TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AND REFILLED. NEXT DAY THE CAR WAS STILL LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID BROUGHT IT BACK TO SHOP WHERE THE SEALS IN THE TRANSMISSION PUMP WERE SHREDDED. WAS REPLACED AND AGAIN TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AND FILLED. GET TRANSMISSION BACK IN CAR AND O/D LIGHT IS ON. REPLACED THE CABLES AND SILINIOD PACK. NEXT DAY DRIVING THE CAR AT 10 MPH THE CAR LOST POWER AND WAS LIKE IN NEUTRAL. PARKED CAR AND SHUT IT OFF. TOWED TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID TRANSMISSION IS BUSTED/BROKE AND NEEDS REPLACING. AFTER READING HERE SEEMS THIS TRANSMISSION ON THIS YEAR OF CAR IS CRAP AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!! PLEASE MAKE THEM RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION AND PAY OWNERS FOR THERE SCREW UP!! THIS IS CRAP I LOVE MY CAR AND NOW THIS. MAYBE I GO FOREIGN. PS NO FEDERAL BAILOUT FOR THEM AS THEY DON'T HELP THERE CUSTOMERS THATS WHY THERE FAILING. GOOD CAR BAD TRANSMISSION /CUSTOMER SUPPORT!!!!! *TR

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE AND THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE. NOW JUST THIS MORNING AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL FROM FORD O4S17 FRONT COIL SPRINGS. HOWEVER THEY ARE SAYING MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL SINCE MY CAR WAS NOT ORIGINALLY SOLD IN A SALT BELT STATE. WELL IT IS IN A SALT BELT STATE NOW AND IT IS BROKE. 2 FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND 2 TIRES. EVERYWHERE I CALL THE PRICE RANGE IS AROUND 1200 DOLLARS. I AM VERY UPSET WITH FORD. THEY SOLD A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. I WOULD RATHER PUT THE 1200 DOLLARS TOWARDS A NEW VEHICLE THAN WASTE ANY MORE MONEY ON FORD. *TR

ON MARCH 11 2013 AS I BEGAN TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY MY FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL FROM FORD NUMBER 04S17.WHEN THEY RAN MY VIN THEY SAID THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALL FOUND. AFTER CONTACTING 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS THEY BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD BE COVERED BY THIS RECALL. ALL 3 HAVE ADVISED ME TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT STRUT TOWERS. THE RECALL INFORMATION LISTED DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR. MY CAR NEED TO BE FIXED THROUGH THE RECALL. THANK GOD I WAS NOT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT A LOW SPEED, DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I BRAKE TO STOP AND AT THAT TIME THE CAR SURGED AND ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED WHICH CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD AND THE SPEED WOULD NOT DECELERATE. I SUFFERED A LARGE HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED 54 STAPLES TO CLOSE THE WOUND. I SPENT OVER A WEEK IN THE HOSPITAL, INCLUDING AN ICU STAY. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND IS CAUSING INJURIES AND POSSIBLE DEATHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PILLAR ON THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HER NECK AND SHOULDERS. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME AND WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.