1999 FORD TAURUS Complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND GAUGES WILL NOT TURN ON.BU,T 5-10 MINUTES LATER THEY WILL RESTART. CONSUMER FELLS DEFECT IS ALL RELATED TO IGINITION. *AK

A REALY BAD SMELL IS COMING FROM THE VENTS WHEN THE HEATER IS ON TOOK IT THE DEALERS TO HAVE IT CHECKED THEY COULD SMELL IT BUT COULD NOT FIGER OUT WHY IT SMELLED STILL NOT FIXED. *AK

WHEN THE FAN FOR THE RADIATOR TURNS ON THE ALL THE LIGHTS DIM FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN SHUTS OFF IT GOES BACK UP I TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ALTERNATER AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH A USED ALTERNATER WICH THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRENT WHEN I GOT THE CAR AT NORMAL TEMP AND THE FAN KICKS ON IT STILLS DOES IT EVEN AFTER THEY REPLACE THE ALTERNATER SO I CALLED THEM BACK AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT IS NORMAL FOR THE LIGHT TO DIM BUT ALL THE OTHER CARS I HAVE DRIVEN HAVE DONE THIS. *AK

WARPED BRAKE ROTORS. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THOSE BRAKES CAN WARP AT 10 THOUSAND MILES OR IN RAIN. ALSO THAT ROTORS CAN'T BE RESURFACED. *AK ROTORS WERE RESURFACED TWICE BY THE DEALER. *YH

IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS.*AK

STARTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, AND THEY NEVER KNOW WHEN VEHICLE WILL START OR NOT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAD REPLACED STARTER 5 TIMES.*AK

AT STOP AND BRAKE APPLIED, CAR SURGED FORWARD STRIKING VEHICLE. ALSO, NO ENGINE BRAKING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON THEY WILL ONLY FOCUS TO THE FRONT. BUT, WHEN TRY TO MAKE A TURN HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT ILUMINATE. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO SEE WHERE HE IS DRIVING.*AK

WHEN DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE UPON SHIFTING GEARS. *AK. ALL 4 FIRESTONE TIRES P205/65R15 WERE REPLACED DUE TO SLOW LEAKS, TIRES WOULD NOT HOLD AIR. *SLC

NOTICED A FOUL ODOR COMING THROUGH VENTS. HAD OIL CHANGE, ASKED DEALER TO CHECK COOLANT. DEALER FOUND THAT OIL HAD LEAKED INTO THE COOLANT. DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING ENGINE.*AK