7.1
pretty bad- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 7,998 miles
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Ltr fm M.L. moody (tx) re defective steering column in a 1997 Ford Taurus, requests a defect investigation. The red light had come on the dash which had indicated a problem with the battery and the steering column locked on two separate occasions. The owner of the repair shop stated the steering locked up four times. The consumer requested reimbursement for the mechanical error.
- Spring, TX, USA
Battery failed without warning. Nlm
- Whitestone, NY, USA
Battery failed without warning. Nlm
- Whitestone, NY, USA
Consumer was traveling about 15mph and ran over a puddle of water, and fronts wheels locked up. There was a horrible of noise, and battery lights came on. Dealership was aware of problem.
- New Orlean, LA, USA
Door ajar light on dash stays on. Sometimes ocasionally it goes off, interior lights won't go off because of it, resulting in a dead battery, back window doesn't always work, engine check light goes on and off. The dealer thinks I'm crazy cause whenever I take it in to be repaired the lights are all off. They told me it was a relay switch and they said they fixed it and it still is broken.
- East Dundee, IL, USA
In less than two years of ownership with this car, my battery has blown twice. I go to start the car and battery just blows up. The first time I simply heard a crackling noise. The second time I heard a pop like that of a balloon popping. Individuals have told me that this could potentially cause a fire. The dealership cannot find anything wrong; they just replace the battery. They do tell me that it must develop an electrical spike, but they have no way of knowing where it comes from. I believe this is dangerous. The service department at the dealership says that even if they check all the wiring harness, they might not find the problem.
- Mcallen, TX, USA
Battery.
- Torrance, CA, USA
Battery failed.
- Anaheim, CA, USA
Battery failure.
- San Diego, CA, USA
- Plano, TX, USA