Brakes in the rear are grinding replaced pads and rotors and the problem still exist.
1998 Ford Taurus brakes complaints
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Brakes: front brake rotors continue to warp in short amount of time. Since purchasing vehicle on 26 feb 99, with 14622 miles on it, I have had to replace the front brake disc rotors 3 times and also haved them turned (cut) 3 times. This time (august 03) I have had them done by a mechanic. At least 40% of the mileage that I have placed on the vehicle has been highway mileage. Other: vehicle day time running lights control module is faulty. This happened aprox. 2 years ago. Shortly after receiving the vehicle from dealer, which was delivered do to a recall, my daytime running lights became very dime and were of no basic use. Upon returning the vehicle to the dealer, it was first stated that my vehicle did not have dytime running lights, once this problem was fixed, they then identified the problem to some elctronic control module. Do to the cost, aprox $250.00, I chose not to have it fixed.
While driving the brakes failed after the pedal became soft when depressing. This caused extended stopping distance. Consumer managed to pull over, and had vehicle towed to dealership, but problem was not resolved.
Abs warning light started to flash while driving at 35 MPH. When this occurred excessive force had to be applied to depress the brake pedal, causing extended stopping distance. The failure was caused by the ecu and hcu. The parts were replaced.
Consumer stated when the brakes were applied, the pedal traveled to the floor,which caused the vehicle to experience extended stopping distance. Dealer notified. *ak consumer was traveling approx. 50 MPH approaching an intersection, he applied the brakes but the pedal went to the floor. Consumer pumped the brakes 2-3 times and the pedal continued to go to the floor. Then he quickly down shifted the automatic transmission to first gear and applied the emergency brake. This caused the vehicle to stop just short of the intersection. After 10 miles, the brakes were working normal. Three people were in the vehicle at that time. *ph
While driving, the brakes work intermittenly. Dealer notified. Please provide additional information.
Brake failure on 1998 ford taurus.
I have a 98 ford taurus and the ABS light came on the brakes were not working properly. They would kick back and I could hear a popping sound. So I took it to a care place and the hooked it to the computer it said a bad passenger rear sensor. $200 later the problem wasn't fixed. Now they say it is the main modular sensor oh that's $700. Well the bad thing is I know of 2 other people that have the same problem. This car is suppose to be a safe vehicle. But I'm not impressed and would never buy one again. I think with this many complaints there should be a recall.
When applied brakes, the pedal went to the floor which caused extended stopping distance. This could result in an accident. Dealer has been notified. Ph on another occasion, the brake pedal went to the floor and the vehicle did not stop this time causing an accident.
Consumer states that while driving loss braking ability, loss control of vehicle flipped over. Consumer grey smoke started to fill cab area, power windows were not working. Consumer feels lucky one of the windows was half way down, and consumer crawled to safety. Please provide any further information. Ts
Consumer states that while driving loss all braking ability, consumer loss control of car flipped over. Consumer states that grey smoke filled car, power windows locked up. Ts
While driving and wit no warning when trying to apply brakes pedal went to the floor ,causing extended stopping distance. Dealer notified.
The cruse dosent hold when going down hill if sat a 60 , it will increase to 75 or more .also there is a grinding noise that is coming from the front of car the faster and in incline it gets very very loud. And the steering wheel vibrates a lot.also ford has grinded down the hubs three times since I bought the car and the brakes are going bad again.
While driving approximately 30mph on exit ramp brakes failed completely, resulting in an accident. Vehicle was checked by dealer ,who stated that brakes were fine. Consumer was scared to drive vehicle.*ak
The ABS light comes on intermittently. Took it to the service station today and they told me the ABS computer went. At only 67000 miles? What gives? $600.00 repair. Also door ajar light stays on all the time. Had to disconnect the bulb in the interior lights so the battery doesn't run down. Car squeaks when making turns, A/C rattles. Not happy with this car at all.
Rotor service on front end of vehicle once every year for the last two years. Dealer has been notified, however unable to remedy the problem.*ak the consumer experienced tires shaking, clunking noise in front wheels when turning, and squeaking noise in rear end when braking. The heater and defroster make a buzzing noise, the brakes pulsate. The rear right brake and rotors failed. The service engine soon light came on. Engine makes a buzzing noise when start. The vehicle is not shift correctly. The driver door does not close properly. The vehicle would not start due to battery failure.
During normal braking vehicle jerks and pulsates, dealer states drums needed to be replaced.
Cruise control will not hold the vehicle at a set speed when going down hill. Vehicle continues to accelerate well beyond preset speed. Vehicle will accelerate 15 MPH over preset speed. Brakes rotors warp constantly. Rotors have been resurfaced or replaced over 5 times. Engine speed will not decrease when accelerator pedal is not released. Dealer claim all taurus with 3.0l duratic engines have this problem. They claim no technical bulletins have been issued to resolve any of these issues. This requires constant braking and certainly contributes to accelerated brake wear and possibly the rotors warping so often. All of these problems have been reported to the dealership and none have been resolved. The federal safety agency has countless complaints in your electric files regarding these same issues, yet no recalls have been issued. Why? *ph *nlm **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**751827
The brakes failed and was fixed but the problem continued.
Rotors replaced twice / resurfaced 4x in 30000 mi. Pads also replaced 4 times in 30000 mi. Vehicle shakes side to side wildly when brakes applied at speed.
While traveling notice brakes were spongy when depressing brakes to slow vehicle down, but vehicle countined to s travel. Consumer put vehicle in park mode, and turned engine off, and vehicle still traveled. Consumer stated that acclerator was stuck. Please provide further information.
Brakes master cylinder failed causing loss of front brakes reducing braking capability.
The braking system is horrible and dangerous. I change brakes every 20,000 miles or less. I drive highway miles and should be changing as often. All I get told by the dealer is that they need to be changed every 20k miles. The car shakes and makes noises.
When applying brakes pedal went to the floor, causing extended stopping distance. Please give any further details.
While driving would step on brakes pedal and vehicle will start vibrating. Rotors had been resurfaced four times already.
We've tried to contact ford several times, but only receive the standard courtesy letter & "they will look into it". In the meantime, anyone in that car is at risk due to the seriousness of the problem. Our own children can't ride in it! We have to have a vehicle to get to work, so we'll have to try to get rid of it, since ford refuses to respond. All we would want is it fixed! There's also a problem with the paint peeling off of the front bumper that will cost $250.00 to fix!
Applied brake pedal to floor during a panic stop. Felt like brakes were not working properly and caused me to rearend vehicle in front.
This vehicle was purchased with good brakes, with approximately 30000 miles we have replaced pads 4 times, and also have replaced the calipers & rotors, and now the speed sensor. Is this an ongoing problem with this vehicle? The unit is smoking when driven.
I have had to replace the brake rotors twice on this vehicle since purchased new. Dealer cut rotors upon initial complaint and problem returned within 3000 miles. Dealer offered to replace rotors at my cost informing me they were not covered under warranty. Rotors were again replaced at 60,000 miles and problem has again returned only 2,000 miles later. This appears to me to be a design failure as I have spoken to many people who have experienced this very same problem.
When brakes were applied vehicle and steering wheel/column would vibrate moderately to violently. Dealership looked into this defect and replaced front rotors/ tires, and brakes. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
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