1999 FORD TAURUS Complaints

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN ACCELERATING 60MPH AND HIGHER, DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND REPLACED THE TIRES AND ROTORS. *AK. IN JUNE OF 1999 CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEELS WERE OUT OF ROUND NOT THE TIRES, ONE OF FOUR TIRES WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM REMAINED, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS ON ITS SECOND SET OF TIRES.*JB

WHENEVER CONSUMER GETS OUT AND TOUCHES ANY PART OF THE VEHICLE HE GETS A STATIC SHOCK. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *YD

CONSUMER STATED THE CHILD ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE HAD THE SEAT BELT LOCKED INTO PLACE AND IT STARTED TO RETRACT, CHILD WAS STUCK IN THE SEAT BELT AROUND THE RIBS, CONSUMER HAD TO CUT SEAT BELT TO GET THE CHILD OUT.*AK *YH

CONSUMER STATES EVEN WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WILL TRY TO MOVE FORWARD OR JERK. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE LEAKS OIL IN THE HOOD AREA ON THE RIGHT SIDE, ALSO SMOKES AND THERE IS A NOISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHEN CONSUMERS FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE.*YD

FAILURE OF RACK AND PINION BEGAN 6 WEEKS PRIOR TO FINAL FAILURE. FLUID FILLED BOOT NOT LEAKING OUT BUT EMPTYING PUMP UNTIL FINAL FAILURE WHEN BOOT FINALLY LEAKED FLUID WHILE DRIVING. WAS MECHANIC CHECKED DURING FAILING PERIOD WITH NO INDICATION OF LEAKING FLUID OR CAUSE THEREOF.

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND THEN VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. NOTICED POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. *AK *SLC

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED COLD, CONSUMER NOTICES THE VEHICLE SURGING, VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR 72 DAYS, THE DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JG *AK

VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATES, VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS HARD AT TIMES INTO LOW GEAR AND JERKS WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE.*YD

RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE/EXCESSIVE WEAR. REPAIRS BEING MADE AT DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO BOOTS, CAUSING RACK AND PINION TO FAIL. *JB

DEALER UNABLE TO LOCATE A LEAK IN POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK FLUID WAS LEAKING IN TO THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION UNIT, FILLING BOOTS ON RACK. *JB