1999 FORD TAURUS Complaints

I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR FOURTEEN MONTHS. AS I WAS PARKING IN FRONT OM APARTMENT, MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE BUMPED THE CURVE AND TRIGGERED MY AIR BAGS, WHICH IN TURN EXPLODED AND CAUSED $3,000 IN DAMAGE. THE FORD CERTIFIED DEALER IN MY AREA WAS UNABLE TO FIND A REASON FOR THE AIRBAGS TO GO OFF. AND WHEN I CALLED FORD THE LADY ON THE PHONE TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. SHE SAID SHE HAD HEARD OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING THAT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THEY FELT IT SHOULD, BUT NOT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING FROM A <1MPH IMPACT OF A TIRE INTO A CURB. FORD INSISTED THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. THIS HAS REALLY BEEN HARD ON ME CONSIDERING MY INSURANCE COMPANY WAS HESITANT TO COVER THE INCIDENT BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THEM NO COLLISION OCCURED FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. HOWEVER, MY INSURANCE COMPANY FINALLY ACCEPTED CLAIM. ALTHOUGH IN RETURN MY RATES HAVE WENT UP AND I HAD TO TAKE A LOAN OF $500 TO COVER THE DEDUCTIBLE. EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED TO HAS BEEN RESISTANT TO HELP ME. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU OR I CAN DO TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH FORD? THIS INCIDENT I MUST NOTE IS NOT THE ONLY MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT IS A 1999 FORD TAURUS 92,000 MILES.

REAR SEATBELT DIFFICULT TO LATCH WTIH CHILD SEAT / BOOSTER SEAT PRESENT. WHEN USING A CHILD SAFETY SEAT WITH BUILD IN STRAPS IN COMBINATION WITH THE CENTER REAR SEAT LAPBELT WITH OPTIONAL STUD MOUNTED ON STRAP FOR SHOULDER BELT ATTACHMENT, THIS FLAW IS NOT THAT EVIDENT. ALTHOUGH, AS THE CHILD PROGRESSES INTO THE BOOSTER SEAT STAGE AND HAS OUTGROWN THE WEIGHT OF THE CHILD SEAT SAFETY STAPS, THE USE OF A BOOSTER SEAT IN THE CENTER REAR WITH COMBINATION LAP BELT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO LATCH. THE ACT OF LATCHING THE SEATBELT CAN RANGE FROM FIRST TRY TO 20 OR 30 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT LATCHES. MULTIPLE FEMALE SEAT BELT RECEPTICLES WHERE USED, SAME EFFECT ON ALL. IT APPEARS THAT THE DEATCHABLE SHOULD BELT ASSEMBLY HAS A RATHER LARGE METAL BUCKLE THAT HAS SUCH A LARGE AREA THAT IT PREVENTS THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLE FROM ALLOWING ENOUGH OF THE SEAT BELT SLOT TO ENTER THE RECEPTIBLE FOR THE EVIDENT CLICK. IF CAR IS NOT TAKEN, THE CAR SEAT MAY INADVERTANTLY BE LEFT UNBELTED IF THE CLICK IS NOT HEARD. ONCE THE BUCKLE DOES PERFORM THE "CLICK" IT APPEARS TO BE SECURE, BUT AS A DRIVER I CONSTANTLY WORRY ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THIS PROBLEM APPEAR TO SHOW MORE OFTEN DURING COLDER WINTER MONTHS. 40F AND BELOW.

AT 66,666 MILES TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. I WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND APPLIED GAS AND IT JUST REVVED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. NOW ANY GEAR YOU PUT IT IN IT JUST REVVS. FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR AWHILE.

THE SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT. THEY WERE WORN OUT AND REPLACED. SCC

POWER STERRING WENT OUT AT 72,000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION. STILL DOESN'T FEEL NATURAL. POWER STERRING FLUID KEFT OVERFLOWING, EVENTUALLY LEAKING INTO THE BOOTS. AT HIGH SPEED 65-70MPH IT FEELS VERY UNSTABLE.

TOTAL FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT. 1999 TAURUS WITH 58,000 MILES. THE BALL JOINT SEPARATED AND LEFT ME WITHOUT ANY STEERING. I HAD JUST LEFT THE HIGHWAY 5 MINUTES PRIOR. THERE WAS NO VIBRATION OR HANDLING DIFFICULTIES TO WARN OF THE PROBLEM.

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELTS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT NO WARRANTY COVER THE SEAT BELTS AT ALL. TS

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 40MPH, THE FRONT LEFT SIDE COIL SPRINGS COLLAPSED. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE GOT THE PART NUMBER ON THE NHTSA WEB SIDE #XF1Z5310AB. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BREAKAGE. COILS SPRING BROKE IN HALF NEAR BOTTOM OF SPRING. 1999 TAURUS HAS 75,000 MILES ON. 80% HIGHWAY MILES.

CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BUSTED AND PUNCTURED TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB