1999 FORD TAURUS Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

CONSUMER STATES HAS HAD SPEED SENSOR REPLACED 3X IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. THE SPEED SENSOR CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMETER AND CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE VEHICLE'S ACTUAL SPEED WHILE DRIVING. TS

WELL, WELL, WELL. JUST YESTERDAY I FILED THIS VERY SAME COMPLAINT TO YOU. THIS MORNING MY HUSBAND WAS ON THE PHONE W/ONE OF YOUR PEOPLE WHO SAID THERE WAS NO INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM AT THE PRESENT TIME. HOWEVER, IT'S INCONCEIVABLE TO ME THAT YOU HAVE AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS YOU DO OF A FAILED RACK AND PINION ON 1999 FORD TAURUS, AND HERE WE ARE GETTING THE BREAKING NEWS TODAY THE GM JUST RECALLED THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES FOR A FAILED LOWER PINION!!!! DON'T YOU LOOK AT TRENDS WITH OTHER DOMESTIC VEHICLES, LIKE YEARS, LIKE DEFECTS???? THIS FAILURE IS OBVIOUSLY A TREND IN THE '99 TAURUS! HOW SAD THAT 15 CRASHES HAD TO OCCUR IN THE GM VEHICLES THAT WERE MOST PROBABLY LINKED TO THEIR FAILURE. HOW FORTUNATE THAT '99 TAURUS OWNERS HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE SAME, AT LEAST NOT THAT WE YET KNOW OF. WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SAVING US FROM ACCIDENTS, POSSIBLY INJURIES, AND POSSIBLY DEATHS? PLEASE ISSUE AN INVESTIGATION! ALSO, YOU TECHNICIAN TOLD MY HUSBAND ON THE PHONE THAT IF WE WERE TO HAVE OUR RACK AND PINION REPLACED, AS FOUR SEPARATE FORD MECHANICS HAVE ADVISED. THAT WE SHOULD SAVE OUR RECEIPTS AND IF A RECALL WAS ISSUED AT A LATER DATE WE COULD BE REIMBURSED. HOWEVER, ONCE AGAIN, ON YOUR WEBSITE I RESEARCHED AND READ THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY TO REIMBURSE US FOR WORK ALREADY PERFORMED. GET YOUR STORIES STRAIGHT! I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE WITH BADED BREATH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DT

RACK AND PINION SEAL BROKEN, POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING INTO RIGHT BOOT. IN SPEAKING WITH 3 (THREE) SEPARATE AAA APPROVED REPAIR CENTERS, WE WERE TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 FORD TAURUS. WE CHECKED THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WEBSITE AND FOUND SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ON THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. FORD MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! HOW FORTUNATE MY 2 INFANT CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I BARELY MADE IT HOME!!! THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A FAULTY SEAL, AND FORD GOUGING THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR AN ADDITIONAL $800-$1000 REPAIR IS AN ATROCITY!!! DT

1999 FORD TAURUS. *PH **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**769331

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. THE STEERING HAD BECOME HARD TO STEER DUE TO POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING GEAR FAILURE. *YH *SCC

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

WHEN REAR ENDED AIR BAG DEPLOYED, SHATTERING FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR *TT *NLM

I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE TAURUS COOLING SYSTEM, AND I AM EXPERIENCING SOME ISSUES. I WOULD LIKE ALL THE INFORMATION I COULD GET ON THE SITUATION. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME DEFECT WITH THEIR SEAT BELT AS IN RECALL # 99 V 250 000,BUT VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED BY VIN #. MR