10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 58,809 miles
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The contact owns a 1999 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the vehicle exhibited a loud popping noise while the contact was reversing. Upon further inspection, it was found that the driver's side front tire was punctured. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic, who advised that the strut failed and punctured the tire. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was not available. Updated 06/27/14 updated 07/3/2014
- Akron, OH, USA
The contact owns a 1999 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the front end of the vehicle would make a rattling noise. A local mechanic inspected the vehicle and found that the front spring struts were fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also stated the NHTSA campaign number 04V332000 (suspension) was performed however the failure was not corrected. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The current and failure mileage was 112,000.
- Ortonville, MI, USA
My son is 22 yrs old he bought this 1999 Ford Taurus from a used car dealer in March 2013, him and his girlfriend was driving down the highway when all of a sudden, the car jerked to the left really hard he could not control it no steering control, needless to say he went down a ditch thru a yard and hit this ladys parked car in her drive way totaling it, and hit the side of her house, his girl friend was critically injured having to be airlifted, this accident resulted in a serious injury and serious property damage, his girl friends seat belt failed to lock causing her to go forward the airbags did deploy but because seat belt failed to lock her head ended up hitting windshield when she got jerked forward.,,,after accident had the car looked at by a mechanic, the sub frame had rusted out and broken and the lower control arm had snapped causing the car to jerk to the left and causing this severe accident.
- Delta, IA, USA
About 2 weeks ago as I was backing out of my drive and the left front coil spring broke and punctured my tire. Now just this morning as I was driving down the road the right front coil spring broke and punctured my tire. I know there is a recall from Ford O4S17 front coil springs. However they are saying my car is not covered by the recall since my car was not originally sold in a salt belt state. Well it is in a salt belt state now and it is broke. 2 front coil springs and 2 tires. Everywhere I call the price range is around 1200 dollars. I am very upset with Ford. They sold a defective vehicle and they should be responsible for the repairs. I would rather put the 1200 dollars towards a new vehicle than waste any more money on Ford.
- Ashtabula, OH, USA
On March 11 2013 as I began to back out of my driveway my front left coil spring broke and punctured my tire. I know there is a recall from Ford number 04S17.when they ran my VIN they said there was no open recall found. After contacting 3 different mechanics they believe my car should be covered by this recall. All 3 have advised me to replace both front strut towers. The recall information listed describes exactly what happened to my car. My car need to be fixed through the recall. Thank god I was not driving down the road when this happened.
- Ashtabula, OH, USA
Subframe and rocker panel rust / rot.
- Sandown, NH, USA
Driving at low speed maybe 25 mph. When rear coil struct assembly went bad. Could this be a manufactor defect?
- Country Club Hills, IL, USA
The contact owns a 1999 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the front driver side coil spring fractured and caused the contact to lose control of the vehicle. The contact towed the vehicle to a local dealer where the dealer advised that the coil spring needed to be repaired. The dealer informed the contact that due to the age of the vehicle, the dealer could not repair the vehicle under NHTSA campaign I.D. number 04V332000 (front:springs:coil springs). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 97,000.
- Newtown, PA, USA
The contact owns a 1999 Ford Taurus. While driving approximately 5 mph, the contact drove over an uneven road surface and noticed that the driver side of the vehicle seemed to drop down toward the ground. The contact parked the vehicle and noticed that the drive axle was fractured at the cv joint and the control arm was bent on the front driver side of the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 21,000.
- Jackson, MI, USA
Consumer had to pump brakes to stop, brake pedal went all the way to the floor. Sway bar link snapped cutting the rubber brake hose and resulted in brake failure.
- Unknown, DC, USA
Various problems involving 1999 Ford Taurus station wagon. The power steering made excessive noise, dealer replaced the steering rack. The vehicle front end was out of alignment. The check engine light illuminated intermittently. The dealer replaced several components to correct this occurrence. The technician removed and replaced #1 coil, replaced the spark plugs, cleared all the codes and then the vehicle ran fine. The front and rear brakes were replaced and the rotors machined. The temperature gauge malfunctioned. The technician replaced the freeze out plug and thermostat. Windshield washers failed. The vehicle steering wheel was loose. The technician indicated that the vehicle needed front and rear struts, sway bar links and rear subframe bushing. When accelerating the vehicle's transmission slipped and on cold start reverse jerks into gear, dealer replaced the trans unit. The D/S door rubber on the bottom of the door was coming off. D/S seat belt would not retract. Antifreeze was leaking in out the rear block.
- Hillsborough , NJ, USA
Swaybar endlinks are junk but dealer insists oem only way to go. Aodx transmission kicks in and out. Now experiencing P0500 code (faulty speed sensor)? rear brakes have always squeeled (even with oem pads) have had two apparent blowouts of pass side seal in rack.
- Tacoma, WA, USA
While driving 35 mph consumer, the consumer heard a noise coming from the front of the vehicle. The consumer pulled over and noticed that the front passenger tire lost air. The vehicle was taken to the garage, and mechanic determined that the spring broke and the suspension needed to be replaced. When the flat tire was removed, the spring was seen broken and went through the tire. There was no warning. The consumer had to replace both struts.
- Worthville, PA, USA
Broken suspension spring.
- Glen Ellyn, IL, USA
While driving, the consumer heard a loud bang and the left side of the vehicle dropped. Consumer stated the springs which supported the front end broke.
- Whitelake, MI, USA
My Ford Taurus 1999 SE-model, VIN# [xxx], has 69,095 and the front wheel bearings are shot. My mechanic says this is low mileage for this to happen; however he has seen a trend with the Ford Taurus having this problem. I called superior Ford and spoke with a [xxx] regarding this problem and he conveniently got rid of me - as long as there are no deaths resulting as of yet.....Ford will deny any problems. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
- Maple Grove,, MN, USA
While driving between 45-70 mph steering wheel vibrates, dealer replaced and rotated tires and replaced hubs which did not correct the problem. *akthe vibration comes and goes, the dealer has attempted to fix the problem with no luck.
- Stereling, MA, USA
1. transmission gear was in reverse when vehicle accelerated backwards, htting a pole. 2. vehicle will lunge forward mostly at the first start of the day. The vehicle had two serious vibrations when brakes were applied. The vibration caused the heat shield over converter to break and exhaust system to separate and leak.
- Richford, VT, USA
Vehicle would pull to right while driving at any speed, and at the same time there was a loud rambling noise. Customer serivce engineering for Ford(memphis reginal office) deemed vehicle defective.
- La Place, LA, USA
- Berlin, NH, USA