1998 FORD TAURUS Complaints

VEHICLE SPEED DOES NOT DECREASE AFTER RELEASE OF GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE MAINTAINS SPEED! CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT ACTIVATED. NO ENGINE BRAKING OCCURS! THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. PLACE TRANS IN NUETRAL WHILE IN MOTION AND THE RPM INCREASES AFEW HUNDRED RPM THE MAINTAINS RPM. APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES DECREASES RPM PROPORTIONATLY TO MPH WHILE IN NUETRAL..DEALER SAYS " LIKE IT OR NOT THAT IS HOW IT IS". *AK

CATALITIC CONVERTER PIPE BRACKET CRACKED AND SOUNDED LIKE A MANIFOLD LEAK. COST TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT IS ABOUT $600.00 DOLLARS. THIS DOS NOT SEEM TO BE A STANDARD AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER TRAVELED ON THE HIGHWAY RPMS REGISTERED AS HIGH AS 4 . THEN, RPMS WENT BACK DOWN TO ZERO WHEN CONSUMER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. ALSO, CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. NOISE SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS GOING TO DROP FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.*AK THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AS HIGH AS 4000 RPM'S WHEN IN PARK. IT APPEARS THAT THE TRANSMISSION OR THE ENGINE FALLING OUT. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT CAN'T BE FIXED. *YH

WHILE CONSUMER WAS TURNING INTO A DAY CARE CENTER VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO A WALL. CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL, PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKES FAILED. THEN CONSUMER DROVE TO THE SIDE OF ROAD, AND BRAKES STARTED WORKING AGAIN. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FUEL SPITTING BACK OUT WHILE REFUELING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER COST. *AK

WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL IT WILL NOT DISENGAGE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO TRAVEL OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN AFTER CAR IS PUT INTO PARK, NOW IT IS DOING IT WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING, INTERIOR LIGHT WILL COME ON AND NOT GO OUT, RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF BY IT'S SELF, ELECTRIC SEAT ONLY WORKS HALF THE TIME, GOES BACK THEN WILL NOT GO BACK UP, CAR WILL INCREASE IN RPM'S WHEN YOU ARE IN PARK AND WILL CONTINUE TO GO UP UNLESS YOU TURN OFF ENGINE, STARTING TO CLIMB IN RPM'S WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY LATCHED ON PASSENGER FRONT SEAT.*AK

INTERMITTENT BATTERY DISCHARGE...BATTERY REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR...UNSATISFACTORY FUEL ECONOMY -ONLY 9 MPH. *AK

VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM RIGHT REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR, GOING AT A SPEED OF APROXIMATELY 15 MPH, AND BOTH PASSENGER' SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEFECT WAS COSTING CONSUMER TO REINSTALL THE AIRBAGS. *AK