Vehicle had become hard to steer, mechanic determined rack and pinion was leaking fluid. *ak
1999 Ford Taurus steering complaints
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While driving there was a squeaking noise, power steering went out. Also, a fuel leak.contacted dealer.
While in park, vehicle will not go into reverse or forward. Dealer notified. Steering column was discovered to be broken broken.*ak consumer stateed that the transmission cable broke, while in park.
Consumer pulled onto highway and power steering failed. Vehicle was checked by dealer who determined that rack and pinion system had failed, the entire system needed to be replaced. *ak. Consumer stated 2 days later the alternator failed, and the windshield wipers came on by themselves.
While driving power steering went out, causing vehicle to become harder to control. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.
Rack and pinion had to be replaced at 43000 miles because of leak.
Power steering fluid is leaking. Dealer inspecting vehicle. Please provide further information.
When turning wheel there is a grinding sound. Dealer determined vehicle was losing power steering fluid. Also, rack and pinion needed to be replaced.*ak
Consumer states that when turning the vehicle the steering wheel does not allow the vehicle to make sharp turns. Contacted dealer and the dealer is not willing to doanything.
Power steering fluid is leaking. Dealer is inspecting vehicle. Please provide further information.
Consumer states while driving states herd noise coming from the steering, mechanic states the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. Nlm
Vehicle was losing power steering fluid, vehicle was taken to dealer, and dealer informed consumer that rack and pinion steering had to be replaced. *ak the first steering rack was defective and replaced with another steering rack and the second one also failed.
First noticed problem 3/01/02- all of a sudden car was hard to turn and making noise. When I got home, my husband filled power steering fluid- it was low but not empty. Seemed to do ok for a couple days- no noises or major difficulty turning. Problems started again only worse, noticed when we turned the car off fluid leaking from somewhere. We took the car to a firestone dealer, who called us back, and advised us to take the car to our dealership. They were not sure of the problem and thought best to take it to the dealership. Also advised us to check into this problem further since the car was low in mileage. A friend suggested we look at your website to see if any other cars had this problem. We did and found 16 other 1999 taurus reporting problem with power steering. The next day car was taken to alderman ford, we explained the problem- told them about our findings on your website and the problem with the other cars. They said they would check into if the same problem found maybe could help us out with cost. Three days later received a call saying it was the power steering rack- the same problem reported by others to your agency. They told us the best they could do would be do reduce the price by approx. $200. Our final cost was still $820!!! We expressed our displeasure with this, spoke with service manager and general mangager. They said if such a known problem ford would probably have done something, and that they had not seen this problem before. We do not have maintenance records for the car, my husband does the maintenance himself and we have not documented it. We realize our mistake in this practice. However, I still cannot believe this problem is happening to multiple people and ford is doing nothing about it! I've had many fords, this is my second taurus...and after this episode will probably be my last. I realize the car is out of warranty, but this is a huge expense for a car only a few years old. I hope ford decides to take proper action on this probl
Failure of rack and pinion began 6 weeks prior to final failure. Fluid filled boot not leaking out but emptying pump until final failure when boot finally leaked fluid while driving. Was mechanic checked during failing period with no indication of leaking fluid or cause thereof.
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While traveling consumer noticed smoke coming from the engine area and then vehicle lost all power steering. Consumer pulled vehicle over and looked under the hood. Noticed power steering fluid leaking. *ak
Rack and pinion steering needed to be replaced due to failure/excessive wear. Repairs being made at dealer. *ak consumer stated the power steering pump was leaking fluid into boots, causing rack and pinion to fail.
Dealer unable to locate a leak in power steering pump. *ak fluid was leaking in to the power steering rack and pinion unit, filling boots on rack.
Power steering pump leaking fluid. Dealer was notified. Feel free to provide any further information concerning this matter.
Rack and pinion steering is not working properly. Vehicle is making a growling noise, and has to continously put power steering fluid in vehicle. Contacted a mechanic, and they stated rack and pinion needed to be replaced.
Power steering fluid leaking into rack and pinion dust boot. Vehicle taken to an independent repair shop for repairs. *ak dealer replaced power steering rack and pinion and power steering fluid, due to faulty rack and pinion steering gear box.
While traveling steering wheel was hard to turn and fluid was low and refilled. Dealer was contacted and stated power steering needed to be replaced. *ak consumer states the steering rack was determined to be defective, consumer is requesting reimbursement.
They said they will not fix it. No safety defect mentioned.
Vehicle experienced a loss of power steering fluid causing steering to be very stiff and hard to control. Refilled fluid and it was okay for approximately 100 miles, then got low again. Each time we filled it, it rapidly emptied, until we could not drive it more than 5-8 miles between refills. Mechanic found that both sides of the rack and pinion were leaking into the dust boots, which were full to capacity with power steering fluid. Whole rack and pinion unit had to be replaced. Ford would not pay for repair at 46k miles, so we paid out of pocket.
After talking with ford taurus owners and local ford dealers this seem's to be a major system failure.this problem need's to be investigated and solved before someone get's hurt or killed. No safety defect mentioned.
When I started to back out of the driveway I noticed that it was hard to turn. So then I checked the power steering fluid it was empty so I filled it up and it leaked out as fast as I could put it in. When I had an estimate done they said it was the power steering pump and rack.
Brakes act as if they were not going to stop, first time I carried the car back ford fixed the brakes, so they say. I carried the car back several times after that and they say the found no problems, I finally had to take the car and have the brakes repaired.. When sitting still, car pulsates, dealer said that this is called erratic idling the first time I carried it, they said reason unknow. The other times that I carried it they say they couldn't find anything wrong. Rack and penion went out, ford charged me 180.00 to fix.
After driving 60000 mainly freeway miles a seal failed on the rack. By the mechanic's description, the seal was not worn. The rack was replaced by the dealership.
Rack and pinion steering broke and is leaking power steering fluid. Dealer has been notified.
Dealer stated steering rack and pinion leaking fluid due to failed seals.
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