Excessive braking & transmission gear use---brakes overheated causing rotor glaze
1996 Ford Taurus brakes complaints
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Vehicle stalls at various speeds, dealer has adjusted PCM but this did not remedy the problem, the brakes cause vibration when stopping.*ak
When starting vehicle, the engine check light would remain on, followed by shaking and vibration. Also intermittent stalling would occur when coming to a stop or applying accelerator pedal from a stop position, vehicle was taken to dealer shop, and had some severe repairs done, problem concerning engine is still occurring, also rear brakes were replaced, the coolant overflow bottle contained a leak.
Two weeks ago the right rear metal brake line busted because of it rusting through.the line was replaced and a second metalic line busted because of the same reason. This line is a main line which runs from the master cylinder to the rear of the car . A third line is also ready to rust through that line also runs from the master cylinder to the rear of the car.the car has no other rust just the three brake lines .they are only rusted in a certain area not the whole length , around two to three foot from the rear. When the lines busted there was hardly any brakes just 1 front brake worked this is the second time this has happened the car is a 96 with 109000 miles and no other rust
Vehicle lost braking power while traveling down hill, causing it to lose control and hit a guardrail. Manufacturer was notified. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
The brake caliper leaked and lost brake fluid. I refilled and never lost braking. Had caliper replaced. This was not discovered during routine replacement of rear brake pads.
When traveling 35mph on highway consumer applied brakes, and they hesitated/ and shook and and vibrated. Also, brakes pulsate, and wandered off to the right. Dealership has replaced brakes twice within two weeks later.
After purchasing vehicle, consumer went to his insurance company to have vehicle inspected, at that time consumer was advised that there was no ABS because the dash light did not illuminate, consumer contacted dealership where vehicle was purchased and was told that the ABS was recently repaired by another dealership consumer's personal mechanic inspected the vehicle and found that the ABS harness located under the battery had been disconnected, currently the ABS light comes on after driving for a few minutes and sometimes there is a buzzing noise and extended stopping distance when the brake is pressed during the day in normal conditions, consumer contacted dealership that stated they repaired ABS and their records indicate that a wheel sensor was changed and they are not offering financial assistance, ABS system is currently not functioning light comes on after driving for a minutes.
Consumer stated that, the radiator and antifreeze bottle recovery unit failed and was replaced.
Brakes do not work properly, consumer feels like they are bouncing. Engine check light and ABS brake light remain on when vehicle is in use.
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I have had problems especially with my heads and transmission since I've gotten the car!
The front rotors on this car have been turned twice (8/98 & 6/9/99) and need to be turned or replaced again (9/2000). The rear rotors were turned on 2/28/2000. I feel that having rotors turned once a year is unacceptable and have never had to have brake work done that often on any other vehicle that I have owned. I am concerned that this is indicative of a safety issue regarding the brakes. Dealership personnel have been less than helpful regarding my concerns.
Abs light comes on intermittently. When ABS light is off, brakes work normally. When malfunction occurs, the brakes buzz on application and stopping distance increases dramatically then the ABS light will illuminate. I called ford and they will not offer any dealer financial assistance.also the steering gearbox makes a loud groan and vibration when recovering from a right turn. Some resistance is felt attemption to turn the wheel back to the left. The vibration is felt in the steering wheel. Again ford refuses to assist even though there are multiple similar complaints on both of my complaints in your listings.
While driving on highway in rain storm, instantly when consumer took foot off gas pedal and put it on brake pedal, engine failed which caused a loss of brakes, resulting in rearend accident.
Faulty emergency brake cables caused rear brakes to overheat and brake system to fail (brake pedal to floor) at 60 MPH. Brakes returned to normal when wheel cylinders cooled.
Front brakes are not operable. When he applying brakes pedal goes all the way down to the floor.
Abs brake pump mechanism obtains water which freezes, causing the brakes to fail. Please give any further details.
After parking vehicle, setting parking brake and turning off engine the driver left vehicle. The vehicle rolled out of the parking space backwards, onto a busy street and eventually came to a stop when it rolled into a parked vehicle.
While driving ABS light will appear unexpectedly on dashboard, and consumer will need to turn off engine. Then, light will disappear.
Heater core only lasts 12-13 months, dealer can not find prob with ABS brakes..
Abs module needs replacement. Replacement would cost approximately $587.90. Consumer would like to know if this is a safety issue. Why? Must we pay instead of manufacturer.
Brakes work intermittentlyywhen con applies his brakes there is a clinking noise. The dealship has been contacted.
Brake warning light stays illuminated on the dash panel. Dealer has been contacted.
Rotors and pads have been replaced with no change to the shaking. Very violent at highway speeds.
While driving at speed of 10 MPH brakes will lock up in rainy conditions, cauing the vehicle to cut off.this happened several times.
The major problem was engine overheating, brown coolant,loss of heater. Ford repeated flushed out the heater core,replaced the coollant, flushed out engine, radiator. After about a year of this they finally had to replace the engine with another engine, a rebuilt one of course. They continued to have to flush out the brown coolant. Now the heater does not work again. They say that since my warranty is up I must pay for the heater core even though they knew it was going bad and that they had two recalls on brown coolant problems. They say they have not had any problems with engines if they performed the recall. They should have replaced the heater core according to the recall notice 98-b23 and 98b23-s1 but did not. They replaced the steering rack three times to get rid of the noise when turning. Then they replaced the spindles which the ends should have been sealed at the factory but were not. They ground down the rotors several times to keep the car from vibrating and replaced them once. They replaced the door lock which wouldn't allow you to open the car on the drivers side and then replaced the hood latch so you could get under the hood. They have replaced the AC knob twice since the plastic inside keeps breaking. This car has been a piece of junk since I got it and continues to have problems especially with the coolent and the heater system.
Vehicle experienced problem with brake system failing completley. Vehicle inspected by dealer shop and informed consumer tha t nothing could be found.
Consumer was driving approximately 30mph in the rain 3-4 car lengths when he began to apply the brakes, the pedalwas hard, and vehicle slid underneath a pickup truck at 32000 miles. Also, the brake pads were replaced. After the accident and the neccessary repairs and replacements made, the dealership recognized that when driving over 50mph and braking, the brakes would be hard, there was no assit, just hard brakes.
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