1996 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

WHEN DEFROSTER IS TURED ON, A MIST OF STICKY FUMES DEVELOPE AT THE BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD. THIS MIST HAS CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE HEADACHE AND STOMACH PROBLEMS. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

N O SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. VEHICLE WILL RESTART AFTER COOLING DOWN. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

A WIRE CONNECTED TO THE STARTER WAS RUBBING AGAINST SOME PART OF THE CAR CAUSING A SHORT, A FEW DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN SO A FUSE WAS REPLACED, THIS HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES AND FINALLY THE DEALER FOUND A BREAK IN THE LINE WHICH HAD BEEN WORN BY RUBBING ON A BREAK CABLE. *SLC

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND SPARK PLUGS POPPED OUT OF ENGINE. WOULD MAKE A LOT OF NOISE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE & MECHANIC DID NOT KNOW CAUSE OF SPARK PLUGS POPPING OUT. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT, THE RADIATOR AND ANTIFREEZE BOTTLE RECOVERY UNIT FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *YD

POWER STEERING MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING RIGHT AND LEFT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND NOTIFIED CONSUMER THAT POWER STEERING PUMP WAS GOING BAD. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH PASSENGER'S SIDE. WITHIN MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE WAS UP IN FLAMES. INSURANCE COMPANY CLAIMED FIRE STARTED DUE TO ELECTRICAL WIRING. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE FORCED INTO DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

FREEZE PLUGS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, RUSTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT FRONTAL DRIVER'S AIR BAG, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

REAR SHOULDER BELTS ARE GETTING JAMMED INSIDE RETRACTOR AND CANNOT BE PULLED OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION.*AK

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE 2 WEEK FOR PART TO COME IN. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICE ENGINE CHECK INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT CAMSHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

FREEZE PLUGS BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE HWY; TEMP GAUGE WITHIN NORMAL RANGE AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL ENGINE DIED. REQUIRED HEAD GASKET JOB AS WELL AS REPAIR OF FREEZE PLUGS. TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING CORNERS ON WET STREETS. WINDSHIELD FOGS OVER COMPLETELY WHEN DEFROST/DEFOG IS TURNED ON BEFORE IT CLEARS. TEMPORARY LOSS OF VISION THROUGH WINDSHIELD RESULTING IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING OVER RAIL ROAD TRACKS VEHICLE STALLED IN MIDDLE OF TRACKS WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. CONSUMER COASTED VEHICLE OFF TRACKS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE STALLS AT ANYTIME ON HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THE HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE CLOUDY AND VERY LITTLE LIGHT SHINES THROUGH. YOU CAN HARDLY TELL THAT THE LIGHTS ARE ON AT NIGHT. *AK

FREEZE PLUG MALFUNCTIONED ON12/28/99; HAD RECALL ON05/13/99 #98B2, ONLY 7 MONTH AFTER THE RECALL 41234MILES FREEZE PLUG REPLASE 51231MILES TANK YOU. *AK

FREEZE PLUGS RUSTED OUT. *AK

A NOISE SOUNDS LIKE A LARGE HUMMING SOUND, THAT GETS LOUDER WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT CERTAIN HIGH SPEEDS, COULD BE THE AIR BAG INSTALLATION APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE OR PUT IN WRONG.

A TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. WHILE AT DEALER, CAM GEAR SPROCEKT HAD COMPLETE FAILURE, CAUSING THE VALVES TO IMAPCT HEAD, RESULTING IN COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

SEAL ON BOTH HEADLIGHT LENS HAVE FAILED RESULTING IN CLOUDY LENSES . LENS ARE NOT REMOVABLE REQUIREING REPLACING EACH UNIT AT A PRICE OF $214. PER UNIT. IN DISCUSSING WITH SERVICE PEOPLE AT FORD GARAGE THEY SAY THIS IS OCCURING QUITE FREQUENTLY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS HAVING TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT TO ENABLE CLEANING OF A HEADLIGHT LENS. THIS RESTRICTS THE VISIBILITY DUE TO DIMINISHED LUMENS AVAILABLE . THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFTEY HAZARD.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT AND BECOME TANGLED IN RECOIL MECHANISM SUCH THAT THE SEAT BELTS CANNOT BE USED. *AKY

WHEN DRIVING ENGINE'S CAMSHAFT WOULD FAIL. EACH TIME THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO SHUTDOWN OR STALL OUT. OIL WOULD LEAK AND CAUSE OVERHEATING. ENGINE MANUFACTURED BY YAMAHA AND DISTRIBUTED BY FORD. VEHICLE AND PARTS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. *AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND TURNING. ALSO, STALLS IN WARM WEATHER. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

WHEN DRIVING HIT A PUDDLE OF WATER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE SPLASHED WATER ON SERPENTINE BELT WHICH STARTED TO SLIP, PULLING VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. LOST POWER STEERING. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK THE ALTERNATOR WAS ALSO AFFECTED BY THE SPLASHING WATER CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. *YH

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ,ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THA T VEHICLE WILL STUMBLE WHILE IN IDLE. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION OF THE FORD TAURUS, 1995-1997 MODELS?*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE, CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVE VEHICLE AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS THE ENGINE CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING.*JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE STALLED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MECHANIC STATED FROZEN PLUG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ANY FRONT SUBFRAME PROBLEMS, CAR MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN BRAKING LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE AND WHEN HITTING DIPS OR POTHOLES FRONT END SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO TO FALL OUT. REPLACED FRONT STRUTS 06/27/02 STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS, PADS AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE ALUMINUM SPINDLE AT THE BALL JOINT BROKE AND CAUSED THE AXLE TO COME OFF. *MR *NLM

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD DIED DUE TO INTAKE CAM SWITCH FAILURE. *YH

THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS EMAILS FROM SEVERAL TAURUS SHO OWNERS REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CAMSHAFT SPROCKET. *SLC

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS. ALSO STATED THAT WHEN SHE WILL TURN ON HER LIGHTS ONLY THE DAY LIGHTS WILL GO ON. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THE CONSUMER TO CONTACT US. TS

MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW HAD PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM. SEE ODI ID #766182. SHE HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY NHTSA. THE FORD DEALER TOLD HER "THAT'S WHAT PARKING BRAKES ARE FOR." MOST 1996 TAURUS MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS. COULD YOU CHECK THE VIN SHE SUPPLIED TO SEE IF IT WAS RECALLED? IF IT WAS NOT RECALLED, PERHAPS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. A "ROLLING PARK" IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. DT

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE STALLING PROBLEMS. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT NO MORE THAN 10 TO 15 MPH. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTURER,L AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED SO FAR. TS...*AK

GENERAL G4S 20565R15 DOTACUR442990, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE THREE REMAINING TIRES HAVE FLAT SPOTS ALL AROUND. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS REGARDING HER VEHICLE. *TS *JB

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH REAR ENDED THE CONSUMER. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED AND AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED AN INJURED BACK. *NLM

FROST PLUG EXPERIENCED PREMATURE WEAR PER DEALERSHIP.*AK

ENGINE WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN TAKING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. CONSUMER DISCONNECTED THE COIL WIRE AND SOME FUSES TO GET THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. DEALER DETERMINED THAT IGNITION ACTUATOR SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK