1999 FORD TAURUS Complaints

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING UNASSISTED ACCELERATION, FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAYS THAT THE VEHCILE IS DESIGNED THIS WAY. MJS

TRANSMISSION SENSORS WERE REPLACED BUT THE TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPS AND CAR WILL REV TO HIGH RPMS, WHILE APPLYING THE BREAK THE STEEING WHEEL SHAKES, AND WHEN YOU LET OFF THE ACCELARATOR, THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN. *AK

WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE WITH DRIVER'S FOOT ON BRAKE, VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND WENT TO 5000 RPM. VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY DRIVEN FOR APPROX. 20 MIN. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVE. *AK *ML

UNSURE--BUT BRAKE FAILURE LED TO DEATH OF FOUR, CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, BRAKES TO THE FLOOR, EMERGENCY PULLED AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP, WENT 320 FEET BEFORE IMPACT-NOT SURE WHY, BUT WANT TO INFORM OTHERS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON TWO OCCASIONS, DOCUMENTATION OF INCIDENTS WITH THE DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER THEY EXPLAIN THAT THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED THAT WAY. MJS

ENTERPRISE RENTAL CAR. WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING NO BRAKING ABILITY.BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC BRAKE ADJUSTMENT WAS NEEDED. BRAKES WERE REPAIRED. SINCE THEN, PROBLEM REAPPEARED. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL WOULD BE SET AT A CERTAIN SPEED, BUT VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT A HIGHER SPEED; AND RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION. *AK

POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW WHEN VEHICLE WILL NOT DECELERATE AFTER TAKING FOOT OF THE GAS PEDAL. HOWEVER, EITHER IN FORWARD / REVERSE, VEHICLE EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN COLLISION. *YC

THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO FIRST GEAR OR WOULD SLIP AND NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR OR DOWN TO FIRST GEAR. NLM

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME THE ROTORS HAD BEEN CHANGED, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK