1989 FORD TAURUS Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH FELTA BUMPING RIDE, AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A TREAD SEPARATION ON THE LEFT REAR. CONSUMER KEPT CONTROL OF VEHICLE. NOT THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, FIRESTONE FR680 205/70R14 AND DOT # VDKEF6A383. *AK THE FIRST TIRE FAILED AFTER 28,000 MILES AND THE SECOND FAILED AFTER 32,400 MILES. *YH

3 SETS OF MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED, THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. NLM

WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR REPAIRED REPEATEDLY FOR A LURCHING/JERKING PROBLEM. MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED, NEW CLUTCH, NEW TRANSMISSION, NEW BRAKES, NEW TIRES, IT IS STILL DOING THIS. IF THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF, SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET THE CAR TO TEMPORARILY STOP THE JERKING. WE ARE AGAIN, TAKING IT IN FOR REPAIRS. HAVE YOU ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM? IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (98V-323), WHICH CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS, CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH REPAIR INVOICE. *MJS

AT 55MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND LOSS STEERING AND BRAKING POWER. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL IT COOLED. INCIDENT OCCURRED THREE MORE TIMES.

A PIECE OF THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FELL INTO THE STEERING MECHANISM, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP WHILE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. *AK

THE EVAPORATOR CORE COMES APART INSIDE, CAUSING THE SMALL LINE TO THE AIR SYSTEM TO BECOME CLOGGED THEREFORE CAUSING PRESSURE TO BUILD IN THE BIG LINE AND THEN EXPLODING APART RELEASING THE FREON INTO THE AIR I BELIVE THIS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR WITH PARTS THAT WILL LAST!

ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE ON BOTH SIDES OF CAR, CAUSING ENGINE TO DROP AND NO STEERING

THE DRIVER'S SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT SWITCH STUCK IN THE 'REAR-DIRECTION' POSITION. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR APPARENTLY OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE FOAM TO CATCH FIRE. THE AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER WASN'T SMART ENOUGH TO FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, BUT THE UPHOLSTERER WAS, BECAUSE HE CALLED ME AND ASKED IF I WANTED THE OLD SWITCH PUT BACK ON THE NEW SEAT. I SAID NO. I STILL HAVE THE ENTIRE SEAT ASSEMBLY, INCLUDING THE SWITCH. FORD NEVER RESPONDED TO MY LETTER. I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE ON HAND, BUT THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 3.5 YEARS AGO. THANK YOU. THOMAS G. RUF. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 92V-113 FOR THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES. NLM