1986 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK POOR PERFORMANCE. TT

VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR AND SOMETIMES GEARS MAKE A THUMPING SOUND CHANGING. TT

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT ANCHORS HAS PARTIALLY DETACHED. TT

REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS FAILED, ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS CORRODED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DROP. TT

THE REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS BROKE DUE TO A CORROSION PROBLEM. TT

EEC SWITCH THAT CONTROLS FUEL PUMP/FAN CUTS OFF WHEN TEMPERATURE IS ABOUT 80 DEGREES OR HOTTER; OPEN HOOD, LET SWITCH COOL OFF, WILL OPERATE FOR A FEW BLOCKS.

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (91V-134). *AK

THE SPEED CONTROL WHEN SET CAN'T BE TURNED OFF AND CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE. TT

THE METAL THAT ATTACHES THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR BROKE COMPLETELY CAUSING THE SEAT TO BREAK FREE. TT

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WOULD RESTART WITHIN 20 MINUTES OR MORE. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER AND INDEPENDENT REPAIRS SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE. TT

KEYS WILL COME OUT OF IGNITION WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. TT

HOOD LATCH FAILED, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY BACK, BLOCKING VIEW AND CRACKING WINDSHIELD. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED. *SKD

CRANK SHAFT PULLEY FELL OFF DUE TO BOLTS HOLDING PULLEY BEING TOO SOFT AND SHEARING OFF. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 479683) *SKD

FUEL GAUGE STUCK IN FAR RIGHT POSITION, PREVENTING DRIVER FROM KNOWING HOW MUCH GASOLINE WAS IN VEHICLE. *SKD

SUBRAME MOUNT BROKE DUE TO RUST. *DH

PLASTIC IS BROKEN INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS (OTHER VEHICLE ON 485153). TT

POWER STEERING FAILED. *DH

AUTO TRAN: WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION JUMPS FROM DRIVE TO 1ST OR 2ND, OR DIE COMPLETELY; NO WARNING; NEARLY CAUSED REAREND ACCIDENT. TT

IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, BURNING THE WIRES AND THE SWITCH.

THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION SWITCH BURNED WHILE DRIVING.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS OVERHEATED SINCE CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW. ALSO, VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. *SD

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. IN BOTH CASES, A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS USED AS A REPLACEMENT.

WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

RIGHT REAR DOOR MOLDING LOOSE.

FAN CONTROL SWITCH SHORTED THREE TIMES.

CONSUMER INQUIRING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SUBFRAME BODY MOUNTS RECALL AND THE ROTOR SEPARATION RECALL ON THE 1986 FORD TAURUS.*MR *NM

THE KEYS FALLS OUT OF THE IGNITION WITH NO WARNING. TT

VEHICLES EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE BROKE 4 TIMES ITS BROKEN WHEN RELEASING ITS DANGEROUS DUE TO MOTION CAUSING POSSIBLE PHYSICAL INJURY. TT

ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE . TT

WHILE DRIVING, WHEN EVEN ACCELERATING, DRIVER'S POWER SEAT ROCKS BACKWARDS, DUE TO POWER SEAT TRACK BRACKET MALFUNCTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, WHEN EVEN ACCELERATING, DRIVER'S POWER SEAT ROCKS BACKWARDS DUE TO POWER SEAT TRACK BRACKET MALFUNCTIONING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE SHUT DOWN, TRIED TO START AGAIN, SUDDENLY SMOKE SPREAD OUT OF INTERIOR, REPLACED STARTER, NO FIRE. *AK

CENTER FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES FELL APART. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

INGINTION SWITCH IS BURNED OUT AT 2 CONTACT POINTS AND CONNECTOR SWITCH MELTED, REST OF THE SYSTEM IS DISCOLORED FROM BEING EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT. OWNER SUSPECTS THAT A FIRE COULD OCCUR SHORTLY. THS CAR WAS NOT CONSIDERED FOR IGNITION RECALL. *AK

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

IGNITION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, WIRING AND PLUG ASSEMBLY MELTED. *AK

UPON TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY SUB-FRAME MOUNTS FAILED, HEARD VERY LOUD BANGING NOISE. PREVIOUSLY, EXPERIENCED STEERING DIFFICULTY, NOW WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL, ENGINE MOVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE, STEERING IS LIMITED TO ONLY 1/4 TURN. *AK

CAMBER KIT WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE REAR WHEELS IS MISALIGNED, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE REAR TIRES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

REAR WINDOW SHATTERED DURING RAIN STORM. SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED BY CAMPAIGN NUMBER 87V017000 AND FOR RECALL 87S25.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HIT BUMP, CAUSING THE FRONT END TO FALL APART. POSSIBLE CAUSE DEFECTIVE LOWER REAR BODY MOUNTS. *AK

VEHICLE HAS NO SECOND GEAR, AND SLIPS AND JERKS INTO FIRST GEAR ALOT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

FRONT AND BACK PASSENGERS' DOOR HANDLES BROKE ON THE INSIDE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

CONSUMER UNABLE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON SUBFRAME MOUNT PLATE NUT DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

FRONT SUB-FRAME MOUNTS FAILURE, BARLEY AVIODED NUMEROUS HEAD ON COLLISIONS IN WET CONDITIONS, FRONT TENSION ARM METAL BUSHINGS FAILED, CAUSING DARTING ACCROSS CENTER LINE. MASSIVE TIRE WEAR, REPAIRS SHOPS OVERLOOKED CONDITION, ALTHOUGH WERE ALERTED AND TOLD TO FIND AND REPAIR. I HAVE A LONG LIST OF SAFETY HASARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE, AS MY MILEAGE IS APPROACHING 330,000.0 MILES. I KNOW THE VEHICLE VERY WELL & WOULD LIKE TO ADD MORE IN A LETTER. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO REPAIR THE FRONT SUB FRAME MOUNTS. THE DEALER I TAKE IT TO FOR RECALLS IS GATEWAY FORD AS LISTED IN QUESTIONAIRE, I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL WITH APROX 56,000.0 MILES ON IT IN 1988. SINCERELY JERRY L NELSON. *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN THE POWER STEERING ON MY CAR WAS INOPERABLE (ENGINE FAILURE) WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL I BENT THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FIRST TIME THE STEERING COLUMN BENT SO FAR THAT IT MADE STEERING IMPOSSIBLE. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE RENDERED ME HELPLESS TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE. WHEN I REMOVED THE STEERING COLUMN I DISCOVERED THE COLUMN DEFORMED APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH AT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK INSERT. THE COLUMN WAS UNABLE TO PASS OVER THE LOCK BOLT WHILE THE KEY WAS IN THE "ON" POSITION. THIS EFFECTIVELY LOCKED THE STEERING COLUMN AND MADE THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER.