1990 FORD TAURUS Complaints

WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP ON THE LEFT POSITION WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK

WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN I ASKED THE SERVICE REP. IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN IT BEFORE AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL BUT THAT IT WAS FOR THE 93. I LOOKED UP THE RECALL AND SAW THAT IT WAS FOR 88-92 MODELS SOLD OR REGISTERED IN 14 STATES (BUT NOT VA). I CALLED FORD'S 800 NUMBER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED, BUT THAT A MANAGER WOULD CALL ME IN 24 HOURS (NO CALL TO DATE). I TALKED TO THE A DIFFERENT SERVICE REP (J. MORRISON) WHO TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL AND THAT THERE WAS NO ONE TO TALK TO, NO REGIONAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. WHEN I PICKED MY CAR UP, I TALKED TO A THIRD SERVICE REP. WHO TOLD ME THERE IS A REGIONAL REP, BUT THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW THE NAME AND SUGGESTED I CALL FORD. NO ONE WILL TELL ME THE BASIS FOR WHY MY CAR WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL EVENTHOUGH IT EXHIBITED THE SAME EXACT DEFECT AND WAS REPAIRED IN THE SAME EXACT MANNER IF IT HAD BEEN RECALLED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH UP ON A VERY STEEP HILL VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN,AND THE GAS PEDAL STUCK WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THAT DIDN'T HELP. SO CONSUMER SHIFTED TRANSMISSION DOWN TO A LOWER GEAR. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN DRIVING DOWN A STREET, VEHICLE JUST STARTED ACCELERATING, NO WARNING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TEMPERATURE SENSOR CAME ON/OFF, AND VEHICLE CUT OFF. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS TIMING CHAIN. THEN, ANOTHER MECHANIC SAID IT WAS HEAD GASKET. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEMSELVES OFF IN THE UP POSITION. HAVE TO PUSH ON WIPERS WHILE TURNING THE WIPERS ON AND OFF TO GET THEM TO LIE DOWN IN THE PROPER POSITION.

WHILE TRAVELING & MAKING A STOP NOTICE ENGINE JUMP UNDER HOOD. EALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION *AK

WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED IGNITION SWITCH BECOMES HOT. WOULD TAKE SOMETIME BEFORE IT BECOMES VERY HOT. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM & EACH TIME THE MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF OVERHEATING OF THE IGNITION SWITCH.

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MOVE UP WHEN ACCELERATING AND UPWARD WHEN IN REVERSE. *ET

THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO ON WHILE DRIVING. IT IS VERY HAZARDOUS TO ME AND OTHER TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLEM HAS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *AK

THE LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE FR680 TIRE (P205/65R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, IN OCTOBER 2000, THE FRONT END EXPERIENCED VIBRATION AT SPEEDS FROM 35MPH TO 60MPH, THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE FIRESTONE TIRES BE REPLACED. *SLC