1992 Ford Taurus visibility problems

Filed Feb 21, 2002 · Visibility · MN

Windshield wipers come on and off intermittently. Dealership is aware of problem.*ak

Filed Feb 12, 2002 · Acceleration, Brakes · FL

While starting vehicle white smoke was coming out of tailpipe. Heard popping noise, also water and antifreeze was coming from tailpipe. Took vehicle to dealer, and dealer indicated engine head gaskets were blown.*ak blower fan blade had to be replaced. On several occasions, the starter had to be replaced. Customer states temperature gauge goes up, low on water and loosing coolant. Dealer replaced radiator, water pump and serpentine belt. Brakes are grinding. Dealer replaced front brakes had turned rotors. On one occasion, the throttle positioning sensor had to be replaced.

Filed Jan 13, 2002 · Steering, Visibility · CO

Follow-up -- I.e., add'l complaints about failures for such a low-mileage car. These caused safety problems and also concern by consumer's certified mechanic. Manufacturer should assist for payment of defects and failures. No safety defec tlisted.

Filed Apr 18, 2001 · Engine, Visibility · WI

Consumer had problems with heater, and heat gauge would go up and down. Thought automobile was going to explode. Took automobile to shop, and they found out it was head gaskets. *ak the head gasket failure was a common problelm with 3.8 engine.

Filed Apr 2, 2001 · Visibility · CA

I purchased the car in 1995 from the dealer. It only had 17k miles on it and a 1 year unlimited warranty bumper to bumper except tires. (I was told that it had had a defective windshield and had been completely re-checked by the factory.) the day of the incident, on my lunch hour I drove about 1 1/2 miles to a doctor appt. 45 minutes later as I headed back to my office, the car started acting funny, being "jerky." within one mile it got worse. None of my warning lights were on. After work, I started the car and white/clear smoke was coming out of the back. I drove 1/4 mi to p/u my daughter and we drove 1 1/4 miles home. The car died in my driveway. The rest is history.

Filed Mar 26, 2001 · Visibility · AZ

The A/C - heater blower stops running for an indefinite time period. During this time period, the turn signals will not work. For no action on my part, the blower restarts. At the instant that the blower restarts, the air bag readiness light lights momentarily, the same as it does when the ignition is turned on. I strongly suspect that the air bag is not "ready" during the time that the blower is off, clearly a dangerous condition. During the time that the blower is off, I think that the backup power supply (a capacitor) discharges, and when the power is restored to the blower, the backup power supply capacitor recharges, causing the air bag readiness light to light momentarily. Several times, the kam (continuous memory) has been code-scanned, with the result that no failure codes were revealed. The check engine warning light comes on only during engine start; not afterwards.

Filed Jan 10, 2001 · Visibility · MD

While traveling during a rain storm both windshield wipers stopped. Independent automobile shop has replaced fuse/ wiper motor, and still not working. Same symptoms as tsb 9582.

Filed Jan 5, 2001 · Visibility · TN

Have paid alot of money for the heater to get fixed but it still will not work. Sick of dealing with car, dealer, and manufacturer!!!!!!!!!!

Filed Dec 14, 2000 · Brakes, Lights · SC

Transaxle will not engage after coming to a stop. L/f brake pad stays partially engaged resulting in premature wearing of said pad; luckily, I was coming to a slow stop when it gave out completely. This problem was not analyzed until my second front brake job within 25 0r so months. With wipers in use, activating the turn signal in either direction causes the wipers to stop.this tends to bring on a slight sense of panic during a heavy rain. Lights go off without warning. This switch has been replaced twice at my expenseas have all other before mentioned problems except the wiper issue. I have been unemployed for 4 months and can't afford fixing this inconvenience.

Filed Nov 24, 1999 · Visibility · OH

Windshield wipers operated erratically. High speed quit first. Other speeds worked for awhile then they worked for only a few minutes. Consumer had to keep changing the speed to keep them working. Soon they stopped working altogether, and driver had to keep pushing in the wiper washer button to keep the wipers operating.