1996 FORD TAURUS Complaints

AT 39,500 MILES THE OVERDRIVE IN MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH MY WIFE AND INFANT DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. IT WAS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS BUT NOW IT'S A MAJOR FINANCIAL BURDEN. FORD HAS BEEN GETTING AWAY WITH MAKING THESE DANGEROUSLY, SUB-PAR TRANSMISSIONS FOR ABOUT A DECADE. WHY HAS NOBODY STOPPED THEM? WOULD SOMEBODY PLEASE DO SOMETHING?

UPON DRIVING ON FREEWAY TO PATIENTS HOME MY LEFT FRONT TIRE SPLIT AND BLEW UP FORCING ME TO COLLIDE WITH THE CENTER WALL ON THE 110 FREEWAY IN CARSON.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/65R15 )

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH, VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, THEN ENGINE QUIT. CONSUMER HAD TO GET TO SHOULDER BY USING HAZARD LIGHTS. WHILE CONSUMER WAS ON SHOULDER ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER SAYS TEMPARATURE GAUGE WENT TO 3 QUARTERS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

BOTH TURNING RIGHT AND RETURNING FROM RIGHT TURN PRODUCES A RUBBING GROANING SOUND

VEHICLE HIT IN LEFT FRONT BY 40 TON DUMP TRUCK; PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED; DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT KEPT BLINKING ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY;. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FAULTY EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES CAUSED REAR BRAKES TO OVERHEAT AND BRAKE SYSTEM TO FAIL (BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR) AT 60 MPH. BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL WHEN WHEEL CYLINDERS COOLED. *AK

TWICE THE POWER STEERING PULLEY HAS CRACKED NO ACCIDENT. POSSIBLE RESULT NO STEERING, ELECTRICAL COOLING & THEN ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING.

I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN BUT, TO SAY THAT I NEED TO SOMEHOW SPEAK TO A FORD SALES PERSON REGARDING THE CAR. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THE DEALER IN 1998 WITH ONLY 18,000 MILES ON IT, IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE AUTO SHOP DEALER AUTO SHOP FOR MANY THINGS WITH THIS CAR...I SPENT QUITE ALOT OF MONEY TO FIX THE COMPLAINTS AND MADE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE COMPANY THAT SOLD ME THE CAR IS NO LONGER IN EXISTENT AND PROMISES TO REPLACE CERTAIN PARTS DIDNT COME THROUGH BECAUSE OF THE CLOSURE OF THE BUSINESS.. THIS CAR HAS COST ME ALOT AND I CAN'T SEEM TO GET ANY ANSWERS TO THE SITUATION. THE COMPANY HAS GONE THROUGH 4 SERVICE DEPT MANAGERS CARING FOR THE CAR AND YET, THEY STILL DIDNT FIX THE PROBLEM DURING THE TIME OF WARRANTY AND NOW THAT THERE IS NO WARRANTY THEY CLOSED BUSINESS...THE BIGGEST AND MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR SINCE I HAVE OBTAINED THE CAR WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQ CONVERTER AND I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MODEL...PLEASE HELP ME...THANK YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WAS HIT IN FRONT. FIRST, VEHICLE SPUN; THEN, CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING.*AK