While applying the brakes from between 65 to 45 MPH there is a serious shaking felt through the steering wheel and column. There is also a problem with the automatic door locks not working when the car is put into motion. That really concerns me having three small children. The interior dome light also doesn't shut off as it should.
1997 Ford Taurus: doors won't lock, open or latch
6 of the 768 complaints about the 1997 Ford Taurus describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
Bought the car used with about 20,000 miles on it. Had several sensors replaced fairly soon after that. Around 30k, reported several problems I was having while at a stop/starting from a stop. Dealer could never replicate. Eventually discovered that these problems were only ocurring when the car was warm...which it never was when the dealer tested it after it sitting on their lot for several hours. Problems started getting worse. Would slip into neutral at stops. Could shift car into neutral, gun it enough to get the RPM's over 2000, and then put into drive and it would catch. After the weather turned warm again, and it started doing it more, then the dealer could find what the problem was. Said I needed a rebuild or replacement. Drove it until my husband nagged me enough, and it was doing it constantly. Total cost now, through a transmission shop, not the dealership, is $1800. Still having some adjustments made. Still having more senor problems. The electric door locks started going up and down on their own a time or two.
Door locks would not lock and doors open. Warning light stays on after exiting vehicle. Also, the inside dome light stays on. Dealer has seen vehicle. Failures became increasingly worse. *ak
The door ajar light comes on when the weather is warm. This causes the interior lights to stay on, and the driver side door will not lock when using the power lock button when this occurs.
Faulty wiring in the harness causing the door adjar light to remain on when temperature is above 80 degrees and malfunctioning of the power door locks mechanism. Mjs
Right door lock failed. Nlm
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Ford Taurus door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 1997 Ford Taurus?
6 of 768 owner complaints about the 1997 Ford Taurus (1%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Ford Taurus?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Ford Taurus
Transmission failure 44Stalling 33Slipping 26Loss of power 24Engine failure 21Overheating 20Wipers 20Jerking 19Brake failure 17No deployment 15Check engine light 14Seat belt 13Grinding brakes 12Fuel pump 12Headlights 12Coil spring 11Fire or smoke 11Harsh shifting 11Tire blowout 11Adaptive cruise 10Power steering loss 10Sudden acceleration 10Knocking 9ABS 8Won't shift 8Power windows 6Steering noise 6Hesitation 5Won't start 5
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