My car has been at the ford place in monroeville,al and it is still not fixed as far as the transmission and the power steering.
1996 Ford Taurus steering complaints
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This failure is a safety hazard. While driving the power steering stops working at random, the electric windows quit working, and the seat belt light comes on! They all appear to be related to this mlp/tr switch. I searched the internet and found 4 other occurrences that were reported. When I call the local ford service garage, the service manager knew exactly what my problem was and sold me the sensor switch. He was aware that the power steering stops working when these symptoms occur. I experienced the power steering failing on a turn and had much trouble controlling the car. I'm worried that my daughter would not have been able to control the car.
Power steering turns off in rain, and ford tells us there is nothing they can do.
Vehicle loses power steering if right wheel splashes water onto serpintine belt. It only happens if right wheel goes through a water puddle and splashes water onto the serpintine belt. Consumer has had the problem happen 3times before. Problem has been repaired currently. Consumer please add VIN# and mileage to form.
Freeze plugs blew out without warning at 65 MPH on interstate hwy; temp gauge within normal range and "check engine" light did not come on until engine died. Required head gasket job as well as repair of freeze plugs. Temporary loss of power steering when turning corners on wet streets. Windshield fogs over completely when defrost/defog is turned on before it clears. Temporary loss of vision through windshield resulting in extremely hazardous driving conditions...
Rack & pinion sttering had to be replaced on four occasion within a year. Dealer did the repairs. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
While pulling up to park tried to turn car off and it would not turn. Took vehicle to dealer, and they said the steering column broke.
Power steering makes a squeaking noise when turning right and left. Dealer has been contacted, and notified consumer that power steering pump was going bad.
Consumer stated that, the radiator and antifreeze bottle recovery unit failed and was replaced.
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.
Both turning right and returning from right turn produces a rubbing groaning sound
Twice the power steering pulley has cracked no accident. Possible result no steering, electrical cooling & then engine shutdown while driving.
When trying to make a right turn power steering will quit working on rainy days when I go through puddles of rain on right wheel. Then, start working again after a few minutes.
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There is a terrible squeaking noise when turning right. The ford mechanic said there is a big problem with taurus's. He said ford changed the design in the model. Our three year-warranty expired in november. There was a small problem before but now it is quite noticeable. The mechanic said the repair cost would be $700. Why should the consumer pay if there is a design problem made by ford? Our car has very low mileage and has been well maintained-- always a 3,000 mile oil change. I have checked on internet under ford taurus complaints and there are many dissatisfied taurus customers because of the faulty rack and pinion.
While driving heard a noise in front end of vehicle. This problem is most noticeable when making a left or a right turn. Dealer states that noise is due to a malfunction within the rack and pinion steering. *ak
Dealer informed of a defective power steering pump. Informed consumer they would pay half for part and labor , which would be at cost of $500.00. Consumer would like to know if the part was defective and why should she pay anything.
I had an accident on 01/14/00 due to my car cutting off. I was turning when there was water on the street. I made a right hand turn and the right side went through water. My car made some high pitch noise and the lights on the dashboard all lit up and the car shut off. I had no control over my car and ran off of the road in a ditch. I didn't get hurt. My front bumper was damaged. I am very scared driving this car when it rains or when there's water on the street. This is clearly a safety hazzard. I told jerry's ford about the problem. I even contacted the ford dispute board and told them about the numerous times the car had cut off, they told me that when it happens again, take it directly to the dealership. Please look into this safety hazzard before someone else has an accident or dies.
I had an accident due to my car cutting off. I was turning when there was water on the street. I made a right hand turn and the right side went through the water. My car made some high pitch noise and the lights on the dashboard all lit up and the car shut off. I had no control over my car and ran off the road in a ditch. I didn't get hurt. My front bumper was damaged. I am very scared driving this car when it rains or water is on the street. This is clearly a safety hazzard. I told jerry's ford about the problem a few months ago. Jerry's ford said they couldn't duplicate the problem. I even contacted the ford dispute board and told them about the numerous times the car had cut off, they told me that when it happens again, take it directly to the dealership. Please look into this safety hazzard before someone else has an accident or dies.
First incident driving under wet roads every time the vehicle ran a puddle of water the car stalls battery light comes on, very little or no steering can be done .
While driving out of the neighborhood to a service road, made a left hand turn and tire rod broke, vehicle veered off to the right and hit a concrete power line. Upon impact, airbags didn't deploy on either side. Contacted the local mechanic, and was told that the vehicle had been in an accident before. Contacted the dealer.
Due to a defective steering rack and pinion steering malfunctioned, resulting in loss of control. Please provide further information.
Says in my report that fins were missing on shaft of water pump.
Steering failure resulted in grunt noise during steering return from right turn. Nlm
The power steering fluid had leaked out. Fluid is coming from tubbing that's rubbing against the undercarriage of vehicle. This had caused a pin hole in tube. Also, steering was making grinding noise when turned. Have not been to dealer yet.
Anytime I even go through a puddle I loose power steering and battery light goes out. The car has not stalled yet but the date I put on this report the power steering went as I was turning into an entrance to walmart and I couldnt catch it in time to stop it from hitting the curb. I did significant damage to the ty rod and driver wheel well. Ford said that was normal. I was not warned of this when I bought the vehicle and cant find a report about that anywhere. It is definitly life threatenig living in buffalo in the winter what will happen? I am scared to drive my vehicle and I just bought it.
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.
Steering rack noisy & pops when making hard right turns. There is a service bulletin on this problem.
A part within the steering column broke, causing the steering column to slip and the steering wheel to become lose which could result in loss of vehicle control. There was a grinding noise when making turns.
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