There are 42 owner-reported visibility & wipers complaints for the 1999 Ford Taurusin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR HAS A SHORTAGE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WAS ALWAYS WET DUE TO A LEAK. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.
WIPERS COME ON AND SPRAY WIPER FLUID WHILE THE SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. THIS OCCURS WHILE THE BLINKERS ARE SWITCHED ON. THEY WILL EVENTUALLY TURN OFF BY GIGGLING THE LEVER. NOT ONCE WAS THE WIPER SWITCH EVER FOUND IN THE ON POSITION. THIS HAS BEEN A TROUBLESOME EXPERIENCE FOR YEARS. *TR
I AM EXPERIENCING A LEAK (TWICE) IN MY 1999 FORD TAURUS LX THAT LEAVES MY PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR SOAKED AND HAS CAUSED ME TO REPLACE MY BLOWER MOTOR/RESISTOR(ONCE THUS FAR). I DO NOT SEE A SPECIFIC RECALL RELATED TO MY MAKE AND MODEL LISTED ON ANY FORD SITE BUT I HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON EXPERIENCE FOR TAURUS OWNERS. THIS DEFECT IS BEING PASSED ON TO THE CONSUMER UNFAIRLY, A RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED. I PAID LESS THAN US$200 FOR MY REPLACEMENT PARTS AND LABOR, BUT I HEAR THAT FORD CHARGES UPWARDS OF $500 TO FIX THE LEAK COMPLETELY. IF I DON'T HAVE THIS DONE, I WILL LIKELY BE REPLACING PARTS AGAIN AND/OR WILL BE EXPOSED TO MOLD. PLEASE ACT. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ONLINE SUCH AS A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT : 10184014 FILED CONCERNING RECALL 03V087000. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
BLOWER MOTOR FAILED DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. COUNTLESS OTHER FORDS WITH THIS PROBLEM REPORTED ONLINE ALSO. *TR
CAR: 1999 FORD TAURUS SE SEDAN A PROBLEM HAS STARTED OCCURING WITH MY FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS SINCE OCT 2004. THE WIPERS ARE MALFUNCTIONING, WHEREBY THEY COME ON INTERMITTENTLY EVEN WHEN THE WIPER-SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY DEALER ( DILLON FORD, 30 TOLLAND TURNPIKE, MANCHESTER,CT ) TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM EXAMINED AND FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $75.00 TO EXAMINE THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIANS REPORTED THAT THEY WERE NTO ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND FELT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE A FAILED GEM MODULE. I ORDERED A NEW GEM MODULE THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD MY GEM MODULE REPLACED. THIS COST ME ABOUT $400.00. THE REPLACEMENT DID NOT FIX MY PROBLEM AT ALL. I STILL HAVE IN MY POSSESSION MY OLD GEM MODULE; THE CAR HAS THE NEW GEM MODULE. I TOOK THE CAR AGIAN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 05/20/2005 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED, HOWEVER THE TECHNICIANS AGAIN REPORTED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. MEANWHILE I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE MALFUNCTIONING WIPERS, AND I FEEL THIS IS NOT ONLY A HUGE IRRITANT, BUT ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD.
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB LEFT BACK WINDOW MOTOR FELL OUT OF WINDOW. WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. DEALERSHIP FOUND MOTOR WAS BROKEN. *TT
I OWN A 99 FORD TAURUS. IT IS LEAKING WATER INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS LEAK HAS CAUSED THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTER TO SHORT OUT AS A RESULT I HAVE NO HEAT AND IT IS WINTER IN MINNESOTA. I CANNOT AFFORD THE OVER $200 REPAIR AND WITH THE LEAK STILL PRESENT IT WILL SHORT OUT AGAIN. THERE IS AT LEAST ONE SIMILAR COMPLAINT THAT I KNOW OF, IT IS 10184014. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE MY WINDOWS WILL NOT DEFROST AND IT IMPAIRS MY VISION. THE BLOWER MOTOR WOULD NOT HAVE FAILED IF THE LEAK DID NOT EXIST. *TR
I HAVE A 1999 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH IS OFF, SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON FOR NO REASON. SOMETIMES THIS IS JUST ONCE THEN IT WILL STOP. SOMETIMES IT IS SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW THEN IT WILL STOP. IT IS MOST PREVALENT DURING THE SUMMER, OR ON HOTTER DAYS. ALTHOUGH, IT HAS EVEN HAPPENED IN COLD WEATHER. I NOTICE THAT OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT AS YET IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS APPARENT DEFECT IN THE DESIGN BY FORD. IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT THE SWITCH TOLERANCES DO NOT ADEQUATELY TAKE ACCOUNT OF EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OVER THE OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGES OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEMS I DESCRIBE ABOVE HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN SACRAMENTO, CA, WHICH IS NOT THE WORST PLACE IN THE U.S. FOR SEVERE TEMPERATURE CHANGES BETWEEN SEASONS. HENCE, IF IT DOESN'T WORK IN CALIFORNIA, IT PROBABLY WILL BE A PROBLEM IN MORE SEVERE CLIMATE CHANGES ALSO. HIS PROBLEM OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK DURING THE SUMMER. FORD REALLY SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I AM AN ENGINEER AND THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT. IF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE TO FAIL TO WORK DUE TO THIS PROBLEM DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS DEFECT COULD BE DANGEROUS.*AK
WHEN DRIVING MY CAR,THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON PERIODICALLY WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON.THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING DOWN A ROAD WITH OR WITHOUT HAVING MADE A TURN. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 40 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR.MY FORD DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY CAN'T MAKE THE PROBLEM HAPPEN,THEREFORE,THEY CAN'T FIX IT.THIS SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WITH A 2ND 1999 TAURUS THAT I OWN AND MY SON DRIVES.PRETTY STRANGE COINCIDENCE,WOULDN'T YOU SAY?MY FEAR IS THAT WHEN I NEED THE WIPERS TO WORK SOMEDAY THEY WILL FAIL COMPLETELY AND NOT GO ON AT ALL.
HEATER CORE HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER STATED THAT IT BECAME CLOGGED BECAUSE OF SLUDGE BUILDUP.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON WITHOUT USING THE SWITCH. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE WHILE THE SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION.
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERATIVE WHILE IN USE AND OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVERS VIEW. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE WINSHIELD WIPERS FAIL AT TIMES OR COME ON BY THEM SELVES, ESPCIALLY WHEN TURNING NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO CORRECT FAILURE
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER COMES ON INTERMITTENLEY. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM
A BUBBLE HAS DEVELOPED ON FRONT WINDSHIELD AND SPREADING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER STARTED TO SMELL ANTIFREEZE. THEN FOUND OUT THAT HEATER CORE WAS GONE. SHE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE REPEATED FAILURES WITH THESE PARTS.*AK
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND RUNNING AIR CONDITIONING OR HEATER AND STRONG "PETROLEUM" TYPE SMELL EMITS FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER ADVISED THAT IT DOES NOT SMELL LIKE EXHAUST FUMES. NLM
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY, -STOPPING ON ITS OWN IN THE ON POSITION AND/OR STARTING ON ITS OWN WHEN IN THE OFF POSITION, REDUCING VISIBILITY FOR DRIVER. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK *TT
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