1999 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP AT INTERSECTION, TOOK TO DEALER ,WHO SAID VEHICLE HAD LIMITED 1 GEAR. *AK

WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN OTHER VEHICLE WAS COMING ON OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUSING IT TO CRASH INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

AFTER PURCHASING HEARD GRINDING AND SHAKING IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS IN MAY AND IN SEPTEMBER. CONSUMER HAD SAME PROBLEM, BRAKES WERE FAILING, AND IT WAS HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. IN OCTOBER, BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. ON OCTOBER 3RD BRAKE LIGHT WAS COMING ON SO DEALER REPLACED MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. *AK

VEHICLE HAD A TICKING NOISE IN ENGINE SINCE MARCH OF 2000. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55-60 MPH BLACK SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM ALL AREAS OF VEHICLE, AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION LUNGES VEHICLE FORWARD AT SLOW SPEED CAUSING DRIVER TO BRAKE VEHICLE OR RISK ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS INVESTIGATED TWICE WITH NO REPORTED FIX OR PROBLEM OCCURRING. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT OCCURS ONLY WITH THE 3.0L-2V ENGINE/TRANSMISION COMBINATION. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE/LUNGE FORWARD WHILE IN GEAR WHEN STOPPED IN IDLE WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM(4/22/99 & 6/10/99). THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *CJ

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE HAD BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN COASTING VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE FEBRUARY 1999. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS CONDITION. *AK THE VEHICLE ALSO HOLDS RPM WHEN THE DRIVER TAKES FOOT OFF OF GAS AT 30-40 MPH, THAT IT IS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW FOR THE RPM'S TO MAINTAIN AT A HIGH RATE WHEN RELEASING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CONSUMER FEELS THE PROBLEMS ARE NOT RELATED. *YH

1. TRANSMISSION GEAR WAS IN REVERSE WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, HTTING A POLE. 2. VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD MOSTLY AT THE FIRST START OF THE DAY. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD TWO SERIOUS VIBRATIONS WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VIBRATION CAUSED THE HEAT SHIELD OVER CONVERTER TO BREAK AND EXHAUST SYSTEM TO SEPARATE AND LEAK. *YH

VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND AT THE SAME TIME THERE WAS A LOUD RAMBLING NOISE. CUSTOMER SERIVCE ENGINEERING FOR FORD(MEMPHIS REGINAL OFFICE) DEEMED VEHICLE DEFECTIVE . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK