1998 FORD TAURUS Complaints

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON EVERYTIME I START MY CARE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP BUT BECAUSE THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT THEY OVERLOOKED IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD SMELL FUMES, AND MOLD. ALSO, WHILE STOPPING WOULD HEAR A LOUD SQUEACHING NOISE OR METAL SCRAPING. *AK

TO, WHOM IT MY CONCERN . I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW FORD TAURUS IN 1998 WITH IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR WE'VE HAD NEW ROTORS PUT ON THE CAR TWICE THIS WIL BE THE THIRD TIME IT WILL BE GOING INTO THE SHOP FOR FRONT BRAKES . EACH TIME I GO THEY TELL ME THAT (THE ARE JUST WARPED AND WE WILL REPLACE THEM FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE ) . BUT , AFTER HAVING THE CAR BACK FOR A COUPLE OF WEEK THE SAME SEVER SHUTTERING HAPPENS . THIS HAS BEEN AND ON GOING PROBLEM FROM THE START . THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR ARE NOT CAPABLE OF HANDLING THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR. THE SECOND CONCERN IS THE WAY THE CAR S TRANS IS SHIFTING , ALSO LEAKS . IN 99 I HAD A FORD SHOP LOOK AT THE TRANS . THEY SAID THE SPEED SENSOR WAS LEAKING THEY REPLACED IT FREE OF CHARGE BUT , WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS GEARS ARUOND A CORNER AT IDLE OR COASTING AND I GO TO STEP INTO THE GAS IT LIKE ITS IN NEUTAL THIS MAKES ME FEEL AS IF I'M NOT IN CONTROL OF THE CAR . JUST A NOTE I LOVE FORD BUT, I'VE NOT HAD ANY LUCK IN FIXING ANY OF THESE PROBLES. THANKS SINCERLY JAMES QUINN. *AK

WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND FOREFULLY APPLY BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE AND AVOID COLLISION. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, BUT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND. *AK *ML *SLC

CAR ACCELERATES ALL ON ITS ON, INCLUDING GOING UPHILL WITHOUT EVEN TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL CAR WILL TRAVEL BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. WHEN PLACED IN PARK CAR RACES AT BETWEEN 3500 AND 4500 RPMS AND HAS TO BE SHUT OFF. PLACING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. HAVE HAD CAR AT THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY COULDN'T FIND OR COULDN'T BE BOTHER TO FIND PROBLEM. REQUIRES EXCESSIVE BRAKE USE AND SOMETIMES STILL LURCHES FORWARD WITH FOUR WHEEL ANTILOCK BRAKES APPLIED. HAVE NOTIFIED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY SENT ME A QUESTIONNAIRE!! THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR 5 MONTHS WITHOUT RESOLUTION AND IT IS INEVITABLE THAT AN ACCIDENT IS SURELY TO OCCUR. *AK

AT A STOP SIGN DRIVER TOOK FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML

1. NEED COMPLETE NEW TRANSMISSION, 2ND GEAR BURNED UP WITH ONLY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. 2. DOON AND DOOR AJAR LIGHTS WON'T GO OFF, INTERIOR PANAL LIGHTS WON'T COME ON AND I GET SHOCKED EVERY TIME I CLOSE THE DOOR AFTER EXITING. 3. GEAR SHIFT COLUMN BROKE WHILE CAR WAS IN PARK SHIFTING TO DRIVE.

WHEN BRAKING CONSUMER WOULD HEAR A GRINDING AND GRUMBLING NOISE, THIS HAPPENED AT 30,000 MILES. CONSUMER FELT THAT BRAKES WERE WORN OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND HAD TOP FRONT AND BACK BRAKES REDONE. *AK

WHEN PUTTING KEY INTO THE IGNITION VEHICLE DID NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER HAS SEEN SEVERAL VEHICLES FOR SAME PROBLEM , AND CANNOT FIND SOLUTION. *AK *ML

WHEN TURNING THE KEY IN IGNITION VEHICLE DOES NOT START. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML