1999 FORD TAURUS Complaints

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER CONTROLS WILL START THE BLADES MOVING FOR NO APPEARANT REASON. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE CONTROL SWITCH ASSEMBLY WHICHIS ALSO THE ASSEMBLY FOR THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE HEAD LIGHT HI/LO BEAM CONTROLS. ESTIMATED PRICE OF REPAIR FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM IS >$150. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, THEN SOME FORM OF RECALL SHOULD BE IN ORDER.*AK

73,000 PLUS MILES ON A 1999 FORD TAURUS AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY.*AK

WHEN I STARTED TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY I NOTICED THAT IT WAS HARD TO TURN. SO THEN I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID IT WAS EMPTY SO I FILLED IT UP AND IT LEAKED OUT AS FAST AS I COULD PUT IT IN. WHEN I HAD AN ESTIMATE DONE THEY SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK. *AK

A BLOCK IN THE ENGINE SHOULDNT CRACK WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF BUYING A VEHICLE UNLESS THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH IT EARLIER, IM RUNNING A BACKGROUND CHECK WITH LAWYER. PLEASE HELP. *AK

WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 5 MPH AND GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, VEHICLE WOULD ONLY REV, BUT NOT MOVE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

HEADLIGHTS CONTINUALLY DIM WHEN BRAKING, WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING CUTS ON, AND DURING TURNS. LIGHTING IS MINIMAL AT THESE TIMES AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE CAR HAS DONE THIS SINCE INITIAL PURCHASE AND CONTINUES TODAY. THIS IS THE SECOND TAURUS WE HAVE OWNED WITH THIS PROBLEM. ONE DEALER TOLD US THAT IT WAS OUR IMAGINATION AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE WAS OFF AND IN THE PARK POSITION AND COLLIDED INTO A VEHICLE AND POLE, CONSUMER STATES 1996 AND 1997 FORD TAURUS VEHICLES WERE RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, 96V166. *SLC

I AM UNABLE TO FILL THE CAR WITH GAS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER LAFRES FORD FIRST APPOINTMENT ON 6/21/01. THE DEALER ASKED ME TO TAKE THE CAR AT THE END OF THE DAY. THEY ORDER A PART WHICH IS NOT ON STOCK. I WAS TOLD TO SLOWLY FILL WITH GAS. WILL CONTACT ME WHEN THEY RECEIVE THE PART. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO FILL IT, IT TOOK ME OVER HALF AN HOUR FOR HALF TANK 'EXTREMELY SLOW'. AFTER CONTACTING THEM THE FOLLOWING WEEK, I GOT AN APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE THE PART FOR 7/2/01. I LEFT THEM THE CAR FOR THIS PART AND ALSO FOR 15,000 MILES SERVICE. I PICKED THE CAR AT 2:30 P.M. AND THE INVOICE SHOWED REPLACEMENT PART 'XF1Z-9034-AA' PIPE ASSY-FUEL. WHEN I WENT TO FILL THE CAR WITH GAS I EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. I TOOK THA CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER 5 MINUTES. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE TO CONSULT ENGINEERING AN FORD FOR AUTHORIZATION TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. TODAY ON JULY 6, 01 I GOT A MESSAGE ON MY ANSWERING MACHINE THAT THE CAR IS READY FOR PICKUP. WHEN I WENT TO PICK THE CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT FORD DID NOT AUTHORIZE THE TANK REPLACEMENT. THEY CAN NOT HELP ME. THEY GAVE ME A PRINT OF CASE # [XXX] WHICH EXPLAIN A PROBLEM WITH 1999 TAURUS/SABLE SLOW FUEL FILL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AS I CAN'T LIVE WITH THIS EXTREMELY SLOW FILLING THE CAR WITH GAS. P.S.: THE CAR IS STILL UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY AND I ALSO HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY.*AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

BRAKES ACT AS IF THEY WERE NOT GOING TO STOP, FIRST TIME I CARRIED THE CAR BACK FORD FIXED THE BRAKES, SO THEY SAY. I CARRIED THE CAR BACK SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT AND THEY SAY THE FOUND NO PROBLEMS, I FINALLY HAD TO TAKE THE CAR AND HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED.. WHEN SITTING STILL, CAR PULSATES, DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS CALLED ERRATIC IDLING THE FIRST TIME I CARRIED IT, THEY SAID REASON UNKNOW. THE OTHER TIMES THAT I CARRIED IT THEY SAY THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. RACK AND PENION WENT OUT, FORD CHARGED ME 180.00 TO FIX.

WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD. ALSO, ENGINE RPM WILL IDLE HIGH.*AK THE SURGE OCCURS RANDOMLY AND WAS DANGEROUS. THE DEALER REPLACED IDLE CONTROL VALVE, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. *YH