The interior lights stayed on after the motor was turned off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that there would be a charge to look at the vehicle. The consumer had to disconnect the lights so the battery won't go dead.
1998 Ford Taurus electrical complaints
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Interior lights remain on when driving (over head and rear compartment plus the courtesy lights on the floor), locks do not automatically lock.
Electrical short in power door prevented door from locking. *ak
When the hazard lights were turned on, all the lights failed.
Gear shifter does not line up correctly when in any gear. Ajar door light and inside dome light stay on and the driverside door will not lock when this happens. Also, when getting in or out of the car each passanger gets shocked if you touch one another or the doors. This has been happening for about 3 months now. This happens on a regular bases.
Consumer states that while driving the lights under the dashboard will stay on and the consumer is unable to turn off the lights unless vehicle is shut off. Dealer notified. Mr
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.
After sitting for 3 days the battery is dead, vehicle has been to 2 dealers, one dealer replaced a module and it still goes dead. This has happened since new.
Fire inspector and private inspector unable to determine exact cause of fire although location determined to be near firewall, center rear of engine compartment.
Dome and door lights continuously stay on. *ak dealer replaced driver door switch. But problem reoccured in addition to the warning bell chiming when keys are in ignition with the doors closed. Dealer notified.
Vehicle can be in drive and moving, or in park and sitting still, the engine will begin to hesitate after running for 10-15 minutes. The dashboard instruments get extremely hot, the lighting will dim on its own. All electronics (I.e. Radio, air conditioning etc...) will fail. The car will then cut off without warning. Vehicle also lunges forward if in park or stopped while in drive, if it has been running for 10-15 minutes or more.
When in bumper to bumper traffic with normal acceleration car seems to surge at any given time .you never know when your in that kin of traffic that the car will do the same thing and surge.the only thing that will slow the car down is putting your foot on the brake.you never know when the car will surge. Dealership put a new trans , replaced air by pass valve,replace some computer chip, reprogrammed PCM. Car has been in 4 times it still surges dealership states can not duplicate problem after keepin car for almost two weeks. .
Intermittent battery discharge...battery replaced 3 times in the last year...unsatisfactory fuel economy -only 9 MPH.
Whle driving consumer noticed smoke coming underneath driver's side, and from underneath hood. Consumer pulled over, and within minutes vehicle had caught on fire. Vehicle was a total loss. Investigator advises fire caused by faulty fuel lines. Damage too excessive to have been electrical.
When putting key into the ignition vehicle did not start. Had to be towed to dealer. Dealer has seen several vehicles for same problem , and cannot find solution. *ak
When turning the key in ignition vehicle does not start. Dealer has seen vehicle several times, but cannot find the problem. *ak
Door ajar light and the dome light stay on. Also, doors do not lock when releasing the brake. At night the driver is not able to see the road clearly. The dealer was called about the problem. An appointment has been made for the dealer to look at the vehicle. Please provide any further information.
The fuse box is located too close to the brake pedal . Every time brakes are applied, foot would hit the fuse box. This would cause the cover of the fuse box to come off. Then the fuses were knocked out & would cause vehicle not have brake lights. Has taken vehicleto dealer & so far the mechanic has repaired it 5 times.
Design location of the starter is directly below the oil filter resulting in fire when changing oil filter, electrical short from tool burned filter housing and ignited the oil stream. Mjs
Passenger's side air bag deployed unexpectedly, causing the vehicle not to respond to any of its function. Also, brakes and transmission shifter failed; and key was stuck in the ignition, causing the vehicle to coast into a tree and then flip over. Dealer has been contacted.
We connected the immersionblock heater at 9:00, mar 2. At about 8:30. Mar 3, wwe discovered our car had caught fire and burned, the front end being demolished: the engine burned th rough, much of the front end being melted. Roen ford personnel state the cuase to be "unidentified" but suggest the cause might be a short in the electrical system, perhaps the block heater.
The design location in which a starter is directly below the oil filter is a potential safety hazard. Yh
Needs service warning light illuminating, computer chip malfunction. Mjs
While driving electronic parts are not responding properly, the panel lights will blink, as well as the headlights. Sometimes consumer can't get the headlights to come on at all. Dealer has been contacted. Vehicle has been in to dealer three tims and they still have not found the problem.
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