1999 Ford Taurus: loss of power steering

Filed Sep 30, 2013 · Seat belts, Suspension · 100,000 miles · IA · crash · 1 injury

My son is 22 yrs old he bought this 1999 ford taurus from a used car dealer in march 2013,him and his girlfriend was driving down the highway when all of a sudden,the car jerked to the left really hard he could not control it no steering control,needless to say he went down a ditch thru a yard and hit this ladys parked car in her drive way totaling it,and hit the side of her house,his girl friend was critically injured having to be airlifted,this accident resulted in a serious injury and serious property damage,his girl friends seat belt failed to lock causing her to go forward the airbags did deploy but because seat belt failed to lock her head ended up hitting windshield when she got jerked forward.,,,after accident had the car looked at by a mechanic,the sub frame had rusted out and broken and the lower control arm had snapped causing the car to jerk to the left and causing this severe accident.

Filed Sep 28, 2013 · Body · 100,000 miles · IA · crash · 1 injury

My son was driving all of a sudden the car jerked to the left,resulting in loss of steering control at 55 MPH car crash his girl friend was airlifted, he left the highway went thru a lady's yard hitting and totaling her car and hitting her house,his girl friend has 7 fractured facial bones 3 cracked ribs,and possibly a broken eye socket,had to have car towed,after looking at the underneath of car discovered the frame had rusted thru and broke,this resulted to a lot of personal damage and serious injury. Is there any recall or anything reported for this type of problem plz respond of vital importance I have seen of fords problems list their was one other issue with this.

Filed Jan 15, 2011 · Body · 94,000 miles · MA

The frame under the front of my car has rotted away due to road salt. I see ford has a recall on older models for the same problem. Loss of steering occurred when the frame let go.

Filed Dec 11, 2003 · Steering · 54,500 miles · NY

Power steering failure- steering pump growling and whining was followed by overflow of power steering fluid around cap. Repair shop replaced power steering pump ($200) which worked for less than 30 minutes before power steering assist failed again. Repair shop is now diagnosing problem as rack and pinion seal leakage issue and recommending replacement at another $ 200+ for parts plus 2+ hours of labor. Purchased this car 11 months ago with 26,000 miles on it. Ford says it isn't their problem. I will remember that when I buy my next car!

Filed Aug 1, 2003 · Steering · 56,334 miles · NC

There were steering power problems. While driving, the power steering had gone out, and the consumer was not able to drive the vehicle. The manufacturer was not contacted. *ak the problem occurred as the consumer had taken a yield to the right on the highway. The steering was stiff and difficult on turns, especially right turns. The front seal was found busted and leaked out of the cluster cover. *scc

Filed Jul 14, 2003 · Steering · 44,000 miles · KS

I bought the car new and it has never been wrecked. At 44,000 miles the rack and pinion seals began leaking power steering fluid into the cv boots. The first symptom was loss of power steering fluid, pump noise, and pump overheating. The rack and pinion is going to get replaced and the service manager at the dealership is going to try to get ford to pay for part of the repair. The car is out of warranty.

Filed May 27, 2003 · Steering · IL

While driving and without warning the rack and pinion snapped and caused the consumer to lose steering control. *nlm.

Filed May 16, 2003 · Steering · 138,000 miles · MI

Power steering failed due to broken seal in steering rack. Spent $711 to replace. Appears to be frequent occurrence on many fords. Should recall.

Filed Apr 18, 2003 · Steering · TX

When I purchased the car everything was ok. Then within a 6 months the power steering went out... Took it to a mechanic because the car wasn't covered under warranty anymore. The mechanic said it was not only the power steering but also the whole steering front end. They said the power steering pump going out was the result of the rest of the rack going out, since it's all hydraulic. Well I got it fixed for 600.00 and low and behold 6 months later the same thing went out again. I went through this site and found several people talking about relatively the same issue. Since manufacturers are not responsible for their product.. .that is unless someone dies, then I'm assuming nothing can be done... But to keep shelling out $$$$$. And the saddest part is... I'm still paying on the car.

Filed Mar 25, 2003 · Steering · 36,238 miles · MA

1999 ford taurus lost power steering, pump and rack needed to be replaced. The car had 36,264 miles, warrenty was up at 36,000. We thought this was a safety issue, contacted ford and they were not overly concerned. We also thought they should reimburse some of the $1400 cost to replace the parts.

Filed Oct 14, 2002 · Brakes, Fuel system · ME

Problems with car since day one. Began with wipers turning on by themselves, spoke to mechanic, said it was nothing to worry about. Then the car kept refusing to switch gears (second to third), the speedometer would quit and car died on side of road several times. Along with this problem, the brakes squealed very loud. Called dealer, would not help, sent me to ford dealer (dave goulds). Replaced speed sensor, scraped "rust" off brakes and said they may continue to squeal, they do! The car picks up speed from no where, specially when coming from a stop. Very scarey, refuse to let my daughter drive because of it. Now the power steering is making a horrible hum and I have lost power steering on several occaisions. Added fluid, the next day it looked like cocoa bubbling out. I contacted the gould ford dealership and I have to bring it in tomorrow. I am afraid to drive it and he tells me that my extended warranty most likely won't cover the repair (they didn't cover the speed sensor either). I bought this car at a local company after a severe accident, it was traumatizing to get back behind the wheel, but this car is like a rolling death trap, why isn't ford recalling them? Mr

Filed Sep 13, 2002 · Acceleration, Steering · GA

Power steering failed to work which made steering the vehicle very difficult, roaring sounds come from the steering column, the speedometer fluctuates and caused car to jump forward and speed ahead. Nlm