1999 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 04V332000 (FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V250000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE), THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE WERE NO WARNINGS ON THE INSTRUMENT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

I WAS GOING DOWN HE INTERSTATE WITH MY 3 KIDS WHEN MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE RPM'S WOULD GO UP WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ANYMORE. I HAD TO MERGE OVER 3 LANES OF INTERSTATE TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER AND LUCKILY GOT TO STOP BEFORE WE WENT OVER A BRIDGE! I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP AND THEY JUST CALLED TO TELL ME IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THEY JUST REPLACED ONE A FEW WEEKS AGO. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO DROP DOWN TOWARD THE GROUND. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVE AXLE WAS FRACTURED AT THE CV JOINT AND THE CONTROL ARM WAS BENT ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

GOT OFF FREEWAY AND MADE TWO LEFT TURNS GOING DOWN STREET WITH A SLIGHT BEND TO THE RIGHT STEERING LOCKED SLIGHTLY TURNING TO THE RIGHT, CONTINUED TILL GOT OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. SHUT OFF CAR AND RESTARTED TWICE BEFORE STEERING LOCK RELEASED. *TR *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERABLE AND THE OVERDRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,133. FORM RETURNED NO CHANGE ...UPDATED 04/30/12 *BF UPDATED 05/04/12

A MINOR SLIPPAGE IN THE TRANSMISSION BECAME A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN LESS THAN A MILE. NO POWER TO ANY GEARS, HAD TO BE TOWED. ONLY REPAIR OPTIONS PRESENTED WERE NEW/USED TRANSMISSION, RANGING FROM 1500-3000 IN PRICE, EVEN THOUGH THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS KNOWN BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THE OTHER MECHANICS I SPOKE WITH. OTHERWISE, GOOD CAR, BUT NOW IT SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WOULD LIKE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED/REPLACED REASONABLY OR FOR FREE GIVEN THE COMPLETE AND TOTAL, SUDDEN FAILURE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO WARNING. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND IT WAS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL. THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL HAD TO STOP ALL NORTH BOUND TRAFFIC ON I5 IN LOS ANGELES SO THE TOW TRUCK CAN MOVE THE CAR WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY TO SAFETY. WE COULDN'T EVEN OPEN THE CAR DOOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WAS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SOMETHING WAS BLOCKING THE PATH OF THE POWER STEERING FLUID WITHIN THE POWER STEERING FLUID'S RESERVOIR. THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS AGAIN REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,470.