1999 FORD TAURUS Complaints

1999 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *TGW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE COMPONENT BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ UPDATED 1/18/2012 *LN THE CONSUMER REVIEWED OPTIONS AND REPLACED WITH SUITABLE NON RUSTED SUBFRAMES.* TR

I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY STEERING WHEEL IT SHAKES OVER 45 MPH AND I HAVE CALLED THEY PLACE WERE I BOUGHT IT AND MY WARRANTY RAN OUT SO I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET IT FIXED THEN I SEE THERE IS A RECALL N MY TYPE OF CAR I WANT IT REPLACED. *TR

THE FRAME UNDER THE FRONT OF MY CAR HAS ROTTED AWAY DUE TO ROAD SALT. I SEE FORD HAS A RECALL ON OLDER MODELS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. LOSS OF STEERING OCCURRED WHEN THE FRAME LET GO. *TR

THIS TAURUS HAS NO ENGINE BRAKING AT ALL. SPEED CANNOT BE DECREASED BY RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. EXCESSIVE SPEED CAN ONLY BE AVOIDED BY "RIDING" THE BRAKES. THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL. FORD DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL AND "OK". JUST A CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING AN OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION. GO FIGURE!!

1999 FORD TAURUS, WESTBOUND WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD THE TREAD SEPARATE. THE TREAD CAME OFF AND DAMAGED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0521-90)*JB

MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD, AND I COULD NOT STOP SO I CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND IT IN TURN CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT. *TR

1999 FORD 3L DUO CAM ENGINE. THEIR IS NO APPARENT ENGINE BRAKING FROM THIS ENGINE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LOCKING OUT OVERDRIVE WILL HELP BUT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO REV EXCESSIVELY. CRUISE CONTROL SPEED WILL EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT BY A LOT WHILE GOING DOWN HILL, EVEN SLIGHTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LARGE PLASTIC COMPONENT NEAR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SEPARATED AND WAS CURLING UPWARD. THE PLASTIC WAS OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,607.

A 51 POINT INSPECTION DONE ON A 1999 FORD TAURUS I PURCHASED THAT HAD THE FOLLOWING SAFETY ISSUES: CRACKED BRAKES, LOOSE PINION ROD, TRANSMISSION, STEERING WHEEL OFF CENTER TO NAME A FEW ITEMS. REQUIRED A FLUSHING, OIL, ETC. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE MOST OF THESE ITEMS REPAIRED OR REPLACED. SOME OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, BUT I ALSO HAVE DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT MY COMPLAINT. I HAVE NOT HAD THE TRANSMISSION FIXED DUE TO FUNDS. THESE ITEMS ARE A SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD HAVE CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR