1999 FORD TAURUS Complaints

SEAT BELTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CONSUMER REPLACED THREE SEAT BELTS DUE TO MALFUNCTIONED RETRACTOR.*AK

SEATBELT PROBLEMS WITH 1999 FORD TAURUS. (NAR) *MR THE DRIVERS SEATBELT HAD BECOME UNLATCHED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEN THE MALE SECTION WAS PLACED INTO THE BUCKLE SECTION, NO CLICKING AND OR LOCKING SOUND OCCURRED. *SC *JB *CB

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONSUMER COASTED TO A STOP. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION PARK ROD BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN A DRIVEWAY AND HIT A MAIL BOX. IT CONTINUED DOWN HILL AT 80 MPH AND WENT THROUGH A YARD BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE SHIFT LEVER WAS STILL IN PARK.*AK *JB

VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED FROM A STOP POSITION. INTERMITTENTLY THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. ON ONE OCCASION, WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED, IT RESULTED IN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BEING REAR ENDED. DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, IN WHICH NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND. BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. *AK

MY 1999 FORD TAURUS POWER STEERING PUMP AND/OR STEERING RACK FAILED, CAUSING ME TO HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY TO DRIVE THE CAR.*AK

BOTH FRONT COIL SPINGS OF MY 99 TAURUS FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY WHILE MY 16 YR OLD SON WAS DRIVING. A SHARE OF SPRING SHREDDED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, NEARLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH THIS BRAND NEW DRIVER. I HAVE THE PARTS AS WELL AS DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE. ONLY 54000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *CB

RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED SO CONSUMER REQUEST AND INVESTIGATION INTO THE DESIGN FLAW OF THE 1999 AND 2000 FORD TAURUS. *PH *MR

VEHICLE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. IT IS NOT WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER ISN'T READING IT CORRECTLY. VEHICLE IS ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION. WHEN IT OCCURS, THE DRIVER SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 10 MINS. WHEN VEHICLE IS RE-STARTED EVERYTHING BEGINS TO WORK AGAIN. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

NO DESCRIPTION OF FAILURE, ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES FOR 1999 FORD TAURUS. *PH *JB