1999 FORD TAURUS Complaints

FRONT PASSENGER SPRING FAILURE ON 1999 FORD TAURUS, CAUSING TIRE AND COMPONENT DAMAGE. THIS HAPPENED AT THE SAME MILEAGE OF ANOTHER COMPANY OWNED VEHICLE OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL, LAST YEAR IN 2002. *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THIS SECOND TIME THE RACK AND PINION IS BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED NOTHING THEY CAN'T DO. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *TR

RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED SLICING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAUSING BLOWOUT. LUCKILY WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT AT LOW SPEED WHEN OCCURRED. *NLM

HEAD GASKET DEFECTS SEEM PREVALENT WITH FORD ENGINES. MINE JUST WENT ON MY 1999 TAURUS WAGON WITH ONLY 37,000 MILES. *JB

THE SHIFTER TRANSMISSION CABLE BROKE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE TRANSMISSION BEING STUCK IN GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE REPLACEMENT PART HAD BEEN MODIFIED FROM THE ORIGINAL, AND GAVE NO FURTHER DETAILS. *JB SCC

WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR EVERYTHING WAS OK. THEN WITHIN A 6 MONTHS THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT... TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE THE CAR WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS NOT ONLY THE POWER STEERING BUT ALSO THE WHOLE STEERING FRONT END. THEY SAID THE POWER STEERING PUMP GOING OUT WAS THE RESULT OF THE REST OF THE RACK GOING OUT, SINCE IT'S ALL HYDRAULIC. WELL I GOT IT FIXED FOR 600.00 AND LOW AND BEHOLD 6 MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING WENT OUT AGAIN. I WENT THROUGH THIS SITE AND FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT RELATIVELY THE SAME ISSUE. SINCE MANUFACTURERS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PRODUCT.. .THAT IS UNLESS SOMEONE DIES, THEN I'M ASSUMING NOTHING CAN BE DONE... BUT TO KEEP SHELLING OUT $$$$$. AND THE SADDEST PART IS... I'M STILL PAYING ON THE CAR. *NLM

THE CONSUMER FOUND MAJOR CRACKS ON THE FRONT TIRES AND MINOR CRACKS ON THE REAR. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. MR SCC *NLM

FRONT SPRING BROKE AT SLOW SPEED SHREDDING INSIDE OF TIRE, BROKE STABILIZER BAR AND DAMAGED STRUT - VEHICLES HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON. HAVE OWNED MANY CARS, NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN - NO GOOD REASON A SPRING SHOULD BREAK! *NLM

THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*NLM THE SEAT BELT AND RETRACTOR WAS REPLACED ON APRIL 19, 2001, HOWEVER IT FAILED, AT 59986 THE SEAT BELT AND RETRACTOR FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THE RETRACTOR COULD BREAK EASILY IF THE SEAT BELT WAS PULLED TOO FAST. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERATIVE WHILE IN USE AND OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVERS VIEW. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM