1990 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED.

RECALL RELATED, 93V106002, MOTORS MOUNTS SUB-FRAME ON REAR CORNERS, IN FOR REPLACEMENT JUNE 95, BOLTS HAVE BROKEN.

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, INVOLVED IN RECALL 92V113000, DEALER MADE REPAIRS IN 7/93, SAME PROBLEM HAS REOCURRED. *AK

EXT 342, IGNITION IS VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH, CAUSING THE ALARM TO COME IN VEHICLE WHEN THE KEY IS MOVED. *AK

BRAKE PADS SMOKE DUE TO CONTACTING ROTORS, CAUSING OVERHEATING. *SD

DURING FRONTAL COLLISION DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

THE INNER TIE ROD CAME OFF THE SHAFT . TT

BROKEN TIE RODS LEADING TO THE LOSS OF STEERING. *AK

TWO OCCASIONS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. TT

POST WHERE REAR DOOR LATCH ATTACHES HAS UNDERGONE BRITTLE FRACTURE; PART NO LONGER SITS IN PROPER POSITION; HATCHBACK DOOR COULD FLY OPEN, EJECTING OCCUPANTS.

IN 1996, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASE FAILED. I HAD USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND NEEDED TO RELEASE IT QUICKLY. WHEN I PULL THE BRAKE RELEASE, IT BROKE OFF. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY. IT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $90. THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURED AGAIN THIS YEAR (1999). I NOTIFIED FORD OF THE PROBLEM, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, AS A FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASE IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY PROBLEM. I BELIVE THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY PROBLEM. IF THE BRAKE IS PRESSED BY ACCIDENT, AND THE BRAKE RELEASE FAILS, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO RELEASE WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION.

THE REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS FAILED, DEALER SUPPOSEDLY MADE REPAIRS IN 4/94 BUT THE PROBLEM REOCURRED ON 12/95. TT RECALL REPAIR 93V106 WAS COMPLETED REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF THE BOLT AND INSTALLATION OF A PLATE HOLDING THE SUBFRAME TOGETHER, HOWEVER THE PART THAT FAILED WERE THE NUTS THAT THESE BOLTS SCREWED INTO, THE NUTS FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *SLC

FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 30 MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

THE RIM CRACKED. TT

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS A THICK FILM IGNITION MODULE INSTALLED ON THE DISTRIBUTOR, WHERE IT WOULD OVERHEAT AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE AND WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY, CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAUSE OF FIRE

OTHER: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

REAR LIFT GATE IS CRACKED AND LOOSE. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

THE BOLT ON THE SUBFRAME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS LOOSE. FIXED UNDER RECALL #92S61 ON MAR 13, 1995. STILL A PROBLEM. *AK DEALER REPAIRED RECALL PARS, ALSO STRUTS WRE REPLACED ON THE FRONT OF VEHICLE, ROTORS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS SEAT BELT BUCKLE, AS WELL AS AIR BAG WA REPLACED.*JB

THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL THAT GOES TO THE LINKAGE FROM THE TIE ROD TO THE STEERING BOX BROKE CONSUMER WAS ON THE FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT . TT

RESURFACED WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS.

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED CAUSING FIRE. TT

TIE ROD FAILED. *SD

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BROKE TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.

TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. *SD

BOTH MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, ALLOWING THE MOTOR TO MOVE FREELY. TT *SLC

UNABLE TO TURN IGNITION ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE HOT WEATHER. TT

FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, RED RELEASE BUTTON FAILURE. TT

REAR SUSPENSION FAILURE, SUPPORT STRUT HOLDING WHEELS BROKE OFF, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. TT

THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH OR UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING. *AK

VEHICLES REAR MIRROR FELL OFF WINDSHIELD. *AK

IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MOTOR MOUNTS AS ON THE 1991-92'S. TT

ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE DASH FIRE, VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, UPON PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 45 MPH, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON DRIVER SIDE. TT

REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (93V-113) *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE TIE ROD BROKE. *AK

CORRODED FRONT DISC ROTORS, INVOLVED IN RECALL IN APRIL 1992, REPLACED FRONT ROTORS, AGAIN PROBLEM HAS REOCURRED. TT

AIR COMPRESSOR WHEN A/C WAS SWITCHED ON RESULTED IN ENGINE FIRE WHILE DRIVEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING. TT

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, WHEN REMOVING THE KEY OUT, IGNITION WILL STILL BE ON, VEHICLE CAN BE STARTED WITHOUT THE KEY. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

FRONT TIE ROD PULLED LOOSE DUE TO INNER THREADS STRIPPING. ONCE FAILED RIGHT SIDE COLLAPSED. TT

CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN PERSON SHE HIT HER HEAD ON FRONT WINDSHIELD. TT

BROKEN TIE ROD LEAD TO LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. TT

CAR WAS PARKED, IGNITION TURNED OFF AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT

REPLACEMENT OF OUTER TIE ROD ENDS AND CASTOR. VEHICLE WAS SWAYING SIDE TO SIDE. TT

AIR BAG SENSOR FAILURES. *SKD

ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED TWICE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE/CLUNK, UPON ACCELERATION. *SKD