1999 FORD TAURUS Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1999 FORD TAURUS GAVE WAY UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR DOWN MY ROAD. IT JUST STOPPED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IF I HAD BEEN GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK THERE HAD BEEN NO WARNING SOUNDS OR LIGHTS TO INDICATE THAT THERE WAS ANY KIND OF PROBLEM . I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO AAMCO FOR TRANSMISSION WORK, AND PAID $2200.00 IN REPAIR COSTS. I ALSO DAMAGED THE FRONT END OF MY CAR AND MY FENCE TRYING TO ROLL THE CAR INTO MY DRIVEWAY TO GET IT OUT OF THE LINE OF TRAFFIC.

1999 FORD TAURUS BRAKE AND ROTOR EQUIPMENT.*MR THE ROTORS WARPED AFTER MINIMAL USE. THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED AND EXPERIENCED VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AGAIN ABOUT 4 WEEKS LATER. *NM

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY THE FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE SPRING WAS HOOKED INTO THE TIRES, SO THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE TIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH COULD BE DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECT IN THE SPRING. THE PART TAG NO. XF12-5310-ALA. CODE NO. KIK. *AK

1999 FORD TAURUS COIL SPRING FAILURES. *MR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS HAD BROKEN AT LOW SPEEDS. THEY OPENED UP THE FRONT TIRE LIKE A CAN OPENER. THE SHARP BROKEN EDGE OF THE SPRING STUCK INTO THE TIRE AS IT ROTATED. *SC *JB

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A 1999 FORD TAURUS SEDAN WHEN FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE AND TORE FRONT LEFT TIRE APART. EVENT WAS NOT PROCEEDED WITH ANY WARNINGS. VEHICLE TRANSPORTED TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE FRONT SPRINGS REPLACED UNDER WARANTY. *AK

MY VEHICLE WAS HIT AT AN ESTIMATED 50 MPH BY A DRIVER WHO BLEW A RED LIGHT. IT WAS HIGH JUST IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED IN THIS CRASH. IT PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE MADE MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE IF THEY HAD NOT DEPLOYED. HOWEVER I WAS ADVISED THAT A REPORT SHOULD BE MADE TO NHTSA. *JB

1999 FORD TAURUS WAS STARTED IN THE GARAGE, PLACED IN REVERSE, AND ROLLED BACK 1 FOOT WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR DROPPED. LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND SEVERED THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC WHERE HE DETERMINED THAT THE STRUT AND SPRING AND TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOTE - THIS COMPLAINT IS THE SUBJECT OF ODI INVESTIGATION # PE 02-080 PROMPTED BY IE02-103. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET REVEALS THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD VEHICLE IN THE "RUST BELT". *NM

1999 FORD TAURUS --UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE A VERY LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. APPARENTLY THE FRONT SPRING/COIL BROKE INTO TWO PIECES - WE ARE TOLD THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL AND ALMOST ALWAYS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. UPON ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE CAR, THE TIRE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY GASHED INTO TWO PIECES ALSO AND THE CAR ABRUPTLY WENT DOWN ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE, AND EVENTUALLY TOWED AWAY. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS IN VERY SLOW MOTION AT THE TIME OF THE BREAK OF THE FRONT SPRING. I HAVE READ ABOUT OTHER OWNERS THAT HAD THIS OCCUR AND THOUGHT I BETTER MAKE YOU AWARE THAT YET ANOTHER HAS OCCURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM *NM

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE LOST AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GARAGE, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SPRING BROKE AND THE SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK WHEN THE FLAT TIRE WAS REMOVED, THE SPRING WAS SEEN BROKEN AND WENT THROUGH THE TIRE. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BOTH STRUTS. *SC *JB