1998 FORD TAURUS Complaints

NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIRBAGS DURING HEAD ON IMPACT AT 35 MPH, INJURIES DUE TO FAILURE. *MJS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS DURING FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. YH

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK CONSUMER HAS TO HOLD DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL TIGHTLY BECAUSE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE UP TO 3RPMS. IF BRAKE PEDAL ISN'T HELD DOWN HARD, VEHILE WILL TAKE OFF. *AK

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE IN PARK. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. BUT TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO DEALER AFTER DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT CONSUMER BRING VEHICLE IN, AND THEY WOULD DO WHATEVER WAS NECESSARY. CONSUMER GOT THERE AND DEALER WAS VERY NASTY TO HER. THEY WOULDN'T GIVE CONSUMER A RENTAL CAR, AND CONSUMER PRACTICALLY HAD TO BEG THEM TO GIVE HER A RIDE HOME. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITHOUT OPERATOR ACTION. IN OCTOBER '99, THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING FORWARD WHEN IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE OPERATOR STEPPED ON THE BRAKES HARD FOR A WHILE AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. IN JANUARY '00 THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE OPERATOR'S GARAGE. THE OPERATOR STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE RPM'S PICKED UP TO A LEVEL WAY ABOVE NORMAL FAST IDLE. THE OPERATOR NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD NO RESISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED THIS TIME AND HE SENT 2 MECHANICS TO INSPECT. THE DEALER REPLIED THAT EVERYTHING WAS "OK".*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A TURN DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL AND SETTING SPEED CONTROL AT A CERTAIN SPEED, IT WILL NOT STAY AT SET SPEED, BUT IT WILL SPEED UP. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. *AK

BRAKE PADS DO NOT HAVE A WARNING NOISE DUE TO A CHANGE IN DESIGN, CAUSING OWNER TO BE UNAWARE OF FAULTY BRAKES. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK

DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND THE DOME LIGHT STAY ON. ALSO, DOORS DO NOT LOCK WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE. AT NIGHT THE DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD CLEARLY. THE DEALER WAS CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. AN APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE DEALER TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, APPLIED BRAKES, AND CAR STARTED TO RACE AND RAN INTO A BRICK WALL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. ALSO, TWO MONTHS AGO, SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED AGAIN. *AK *ML