Safety ratings
1990 Ford Taurus 4-DR.
- Lane departure warningNo
- Forward collision warningNo
- Electronic stability controlNo
Crash test videos & photos
No public crash-test footage is available for this vehicle.
Recalls (8)
- AIR BAGS:FRONTALCampaign 90E043001 · 30/10/1990
THREADED INFLATOR COMPONENTS MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY WHICH MAY ALLOW COMPONENTS TO SEPARATE WHEN INFLATOR RECEIVES A SIGNAL TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAG.
Risk: INFLATOR COMPONENT SEPARATION ALLOWS HOT COMBUSTION GASES TO ESCAPE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURIES TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
Fix: REPLACE AIR BAG MODULES CONTAINING POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE INFLATORS.
- WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVERCampaign 90V159000 · 28/08/1990
WHEELS MAY CONTAIN CRACKS THAT COULD PROPOGATE IN RAISED PORTION OF WHEEL CENTER.
Risk: UNDER SEVERE DUTY, THIS COULD RESULT IN EVENTUALSEPARATION OF WHEEL RIM FROM CENTER WITH LOSS OF CONTROL AND POSSIBLY ACOLLISION.
Fix: REPLACE WHEELS WITH WHEELS OF A REVISED DESIGN.
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBERCampaign 94E036000 · 25/11/1994
THE ARC WELDS ON THE SWAY BAR BRACKET, WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE STRUT RESERVE TUBE, DID NOT FUSE PROPERLY.
Risk: OVER TIME, A PORTION OF THE BRACKET CAN TEAR AWAY FROM THE STRUT, FALLING INTO AND PUNCTURING THE TIRE OR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Fix: MONROE DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STRUT FREE OF CHARGE.
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLYCampaign 92V113000 · 17/08/1992
THE RIGID MOUNTED SAFETY BELT BUCKLES ARE DEFECTIVE IN THREE WAYS. FIRST, A FASTENED SAFETY BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT UNLATCH WHEN THE RELEASE BUTTON IS DEPRESSED. THIS RESULTS FROM INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE BUCKLE EJECTOR FINGER AND THE BUCKLE TONGUE WINDOW. THE SECOND DEFECT IS THE SAFETY BELT BUCKLE MAY NOT LATCH. THE THIRD POSSIBLE DEFECT IS THAT THE TONGUE MAY BE RETAINED BY THE BUCKLE, BUT IT MAY NOT BE LATCHED SUFFICIENTLY TO PROVIDE OCCUPANT PROTECTION.
Risk: AN INSUFFICIENTLY LATCHED OR UNLATCHED SAFETY BELTINCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY TO SEAT OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP ORACCIDENT. IF THE SAFETY BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT UNLATCH, IT WILL NOT ALLOW THEOCCUPANT TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
Fix: FORD WILL REPLACE THE RIGID MOUNTED SAFETY BELT BUCKLES WITH END RELEASE SAFETY BELT BUCKLES DESIGNED TO PREVENT LATCH PROBLEMS.
- STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERSCampaign 98V323000 · 16/12/1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGNIA, AND WISCONSIN. THE REAR LOWER SUBFRAME MOUNT PLATE NUT CAN EXPERIENCE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING IF SUBJECTED TO LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO ROAD SALTS. THIS CAN RESULT IN FRACTURE AND LOSS OF THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SUBFRAME MOUNT ATTACHMENT. DETACHMENT OF THE BODY MOUNTS AT THE REAR CORNERS OF THE SUBFRAME, WHICH SUPPORTS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, ALLOWS THE REAR CORNERS OF THE SUBFRAME TO DROP.
Risk: IF BOTH REAR CORNERS DROP, STEERING WOULD BECOME SUDDENLY VERY DIFFICULT, AFFECTING VEHICLE CONTROL AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Fix: DEALERS WILL INSTALL SUBFRAME REAR MOUNT BOLTS, REINFORCEMENT PLATES, AND PLATE NUTS.
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCHCampaign 89V171000 · 13/10/1989
AN INCORRECT TRANSISTOR MAY CAUSE AUTOLAMP SYSTEM LIGHT SENSOR MODULE MALFUNCTION.
Risk: HEADLAMPS COULD TURN OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN ORREMAIN ON AFTER VEHICLE IS PARKED. LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHTCOULD BE HAZARDOUS TO THE DRIVER AND OTHER TRAFIFIC.
Fix: REPLACE LIGHT SENSOR MODULES.
- WHEELSCampaign 92V065000 · 11/05/1992
CHILDREN CAN ACCIDENTALLY LOCK THEMSELVES IN THE FOOTWELL AREA OF THE REAR-FACING THIRD SEAT, OR IN THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT IN STATION WAGONS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTIONAL THIRD SEAT. ONCE THE COMPARTMENT IS CLOSED IT CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE.
Risk: THERE IS A DANGER OF AIR DEPRIVATION, HYPERTHERMIA,AND/OR PANIC RESPONSE TO A CHILD WHO HAS LOCKED HIMSELF OR HERSELF INTO THECOMPARTMENT, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ASPHYXIATION.
Fix: REPLACE THE SELF-LATCHING ASSEMBLY CURRENTLY USED IN THE REAR STORAGE COMPARTMENT WITH A LATCH ASSEMBLY THAT CAN ONLY BE CLOSED WITH A KEY.
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTORCampaign 91V134000 · 06/08/1991
FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE SEVERE CORROSION IF OPERATED IN AREAS WHERE CALCIUM CHLORIDE AND SODIUM CHLORIDE ARE USED EXTENSIVELY.
Risk: SEVERELY CORRODED ROTORS MAY FRACTURE OR SEPARATE NEARTHE INNER EDGES OF THE BRAKE DISCS RESULTING IN REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS,HIGHER THAN NORMAL PEDAL EFFORTS, LOUD GRINDING NOISES, AND MODERATE PULLS WHENTHE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS MAY INCREASE MINIMUMSTOPPING DISTANCES, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
Fix: REPLACE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WITH FULL CAST FRONT BRAKE ROTORS.
Owner complaints
Most-reported areas
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING68
- STRUCTURE66
- STEERING44
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM40
- AIR BAGS40
- POWER TRAIN35
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL27
- SEAT BELTS22
Read individual complaints (50 most recent)
These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.
- 12/31/2001· STEERING,SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER CONSTANTLY HAS TO STEER TO LEFT TO KEEP VEHICLE IN LINE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE THE DESIGN FOR THE POWER STEERING IS POOR, THE PUMP IS IN THE RIGHT FORWARD CORNER OF THE ENGINE AND THE HOSES GOING TO THE RACK AND PINION GO OVER THE FWD EXHAUST MANIFOLD, PASS OVER THE TRANSAXLE, AND THEN PASS OVER THE AFTER EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *JB
- 12/30/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BROKE TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.
- 12/28/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS, THE FOLLOWING WERE REPLACED/REPAIRED: RADIATOR, WATER PUMP, ENGINE MOUNTS, VALVE COVER GASKETS, AND THERMOSTAT, THERE WAS ALSO AN OIL LEAK AND ANTIFREEZE LEAK, THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO ILLUMINATED. *SLC
- 12/28/1995· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE
THE REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS FAILED, DEALER SUPPOSEDLY MADE REPAIRS IN 4/94 BUT THE PROBLEM REOCURRED ON 12/95. TT RECALL REPAIR 93V106 WAS COMPLETED REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF THE BOLT AND INSTALLATION OF A PLATE HOLDING THE SUBFRAME TOGETHER, HOWEVER THE PART THAT FAILED WERE THE NUTS THAT THESE BOLTS SCREWED INTO, THE NUTS FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *SLC
- 12/28/1994· SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (93V-113). *AK
- 12/26/1999· POWER TRAIN
WHEN YOU PUT TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE 2 OUT OF 4 TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL START TO SHAKE AS IF THE BRAKES WERE ON AND YOU ARE TRING TO GIVE IT GAS AND THEN THE VEHICLE SHOOTS BACKWARDS. *AK
- 12/26/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE SPLIT APART WHILE DRIVING AND GASOLINE IS LEAKING ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. THIS COULD BE CONSIDERED A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
- 12/23/1996· TIRES
MICHELIN TIRE (SIZE 20565SR15) STEEL BELTS BROKE.
- 12/20/1994· EQUIPMENT
AI R CONDITIONER FAILED.
- 12/15/1998· STRUCTURE
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BODY: MEMBERS AND FRAME. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR RECALL NUMBER 93V106002, AND YET THE VEHICLE THE IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
- 12/15/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE STALLING CONTINUALLY, UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEM.
- 12/14/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE
HOW DO I GET FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO HONOR GENUINE NHTSA RECALLS ON A 1990 FORD TAURUS WAGON??? IT CURRENTLY HAS COMPLAINT # NHTSA 90E043001; NHTSA 98V323000; NHTSA 93V106002; NHTSA 91V34000. I CANNOT GET DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE AIR BAG MODULE DEFECT, SEAT BELT DEFECT OR CPU REPLACEMENT DEFECT. WHAT DO I DO TO GET SOME ACTION ON THESE ISSUES???? *TR
- 12/14/1995· SEAT BELTS
#92V113000 RECEIVED A RECALL TOOK CAR IT WASN'T HAVING PROBLEM UNTIL DEALER FIXED IT UNDER THE RECALL . TT
- 12/10/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER BY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE. *AK
- 12/10/1998· AIR BAGSCrash
VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT AN INTERSECTION, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK *ML
- 12/09/1998· STRUCTURE
CRADLE BOLTS FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CV BOOT AND BUSHINGS AND STABILIZER LINKS, RECALL COMPONENT HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED.
- 12/09/1998· STRUCTURE
THE 2 MAJOR BOLTS THAT HOLD THE SUB-FRAMES UP BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FALL WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
- 12/09/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES FAILED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION OF FRONT ROTORS.
- 12/05/2000· POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES, ONCE WITHIN A YEAR AND THREE TIMES WITHIN 6 MONTHS. *CJ
- 12/05/1998· VISIBILITY
I AM NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED TO MY COMMENT SO I WILL STATE THEM AGAIN. THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS CUT ON AND OFF WHILE IN OPERATION. YOU MUST CONTINUE TO TAP THE TURN SIGNAL OR TURN THE CONTROL TO KEEP THEM RUNNING. WHAT I FIND DISTURBING IS THAT I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE TWO OTHER FORD TRUCKS A 1993 F-150 AND A 1991 FORD RANGER AND THEY BOTH DO THE SAME THING. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM MY DAD AND HE TELLS ME IT HAS ALWAYS DONE IT. THE OTHER TWO WHERE BOUGHT USED BUT HAVE ALWAYS DONE IT. IF YOU NEED THE VIN OF THE TAURUS OR F-150 I CAN GET THEM. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS INFORMATION
- 12/05/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS ON HOT DAYS WHEN CLIMBING AT HIGH ALTITUDES. *DSH
- 12/04/1997· POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. COULD NOT CHANGE FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRALOR PARK. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT & COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. *AK
- 12/04/1996· WHEELS
LEFT FRONT WHEEL CAME LOOSE WHEN WHEEL CENTER SECTION SEPARATED, STUDS WERE BROKEN/WHEEL CAME OFF..
- 12/04/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTERMITTENT STALLING.
- 12/03/1994· AIR BAGSCrash
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, DUE TO LOCATION OF 3 SENSORS, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *SKD
- 12/02/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT
I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE JAN 1994; IT HAD 78,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IN THE LAST YEAR I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH NO RESOLUTION. FRONT CENTER SEAT BELT BUCKLE BUTTON REMAINS DEPRESSED AND WILL NOT RETURN TO THE TOP POSITION MAKING IT UNUSEABLE AS A RESTRAINT. TAILGATE LATCH HAS BROKEN OFF DEEP INSIDE THE DOOR AND WILL NO LONGER LATCH. CATALYTIC CONVERTER "RAM'S HORN" BURNED OUT IN NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR; STARTED ENGINE AND BARELY AVOIDED SERIOUS ENGINE FIRE AS RESULT OF CONVERTER FAILURE. CAR SURGES WHEN IDLING, CAUSING IT TO LUNGE BACK AND FORTH SO HARD IT IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED; WINSHIELD WIPERS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN USING INTERMITTENT WIPE; A YEAR AGO WIPER MOTOR BURNED OUT AND WAS REPLACED. HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION WORKED ON THREE TIMES IN THREE YEARS. LED INDICATOR ON STEREO BURNED OUT 1 YEAR AFTER CAR WAS PURCHASED. ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED-ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE CONTINUOUS DESPITE $3,000.00 + IN ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THEM. ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR, AS WELL AS BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TRANSAXLES ON FRONT OF VEHICLE IN AUGUST 1999. FREEZE PLUGS ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR CURRENTLY "STORED" IN MY DRIVEWAY, AS I CANNOT AFFORD TO PUT ANY MORE $ INTO USELESS REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE.
- 11/30/1994· STRUCTURE
SUBFRAME/ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED, CAUSING STEERING DIFFICULTY PRIOR TO RECALL. (93V-106001) *AW
- 11/27/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FORD HAS FAILED TO FIX HEAD GASKET PROPERLY AFTER FAILURE OF ORIGINAL COMPONENT. THIS COMPONENT SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE RECALL APPLICABLE TO OTHER FORD 3.8 L ENGINES. *AK
- 11/27/1998· AIR BAGSCrash
WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INTO THE CONSUMER FACE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO BREAK HER CONTACT GLASSES. AIR BAG SENSOR HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
- 11/27/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FRONT & REAR ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACE ABOUT 3 TO 4 YEARS AGO UNDER FORD RECALL PROGRAM. FRONT & REAR ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED AGAIN CAUSING EXTREME ENGINE VIBRATION AND CAUSING ENGINE TO HIT CAR HOOD. FORD WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND REPLACE THE PREVIOUSLY FAILED AND REPLACED ENGINE MOUNTS HAD FAILED AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME. IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY FURTHER DAMAGE, I REPLACED THESE PARTS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THIS CAR IS 8 YEARS OLD AND IS ON IT'S THIRD SET OF ENGINE MOUNTS ! THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY FORD.
- 11/27/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND THE CONSUMER APPLIED FORCE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE WILL STALL/HESITATE AND CUT OFF. *AK
- 11/27/1995· AIR BAGSCrash
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 30 MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
- 11/22/1996· STRUCTURE
SUBFRAME BOLTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, CAUSING STEERING DIFFICULTY.
- 11/20/2000· STEERING
STEERING FLUID KEPT LEAKING OIL, HAD PUMPS AND HOSES REPLACED, AND DEALER STILL COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. COMING AROUND A CURVE ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SEEMED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO TURN IN PROPER DIRECTION CONSUMER WAS GOING. CONSUMER WAS PUTTING POWER STEERING FLUID IN FREQUENTLY, CONSUMER SAID IT WAS VERY SCARY ON THE HIGHWAY.*AK
- 11/19/1994· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
REPLACED SERPENTINE BELT/PULLEY.
- 11/18/1998· SUSPENSION
MACPHERSON STRUT BROKE IN TWO, CAUSING THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL TO GO UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SPINING/ LOSING CONTROL. *AK
- 11/18/1996· SEAT BELTS
POOR SEAT BELT PERFORMANCE, DRIVER/FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AND REAR SEAT OCCUPANTS ARE UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELT BUCKLES/AND INADVERTENT UNLATCHING OF THE SEAT BELT. *AK
- 11/16/1995· WHEELS
THE RIM CRACKED. TT
- 11/15/1996· AIR BAGSCrash
WHILE DRIVING, UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 20MPH, 1:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DRIVER'S AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
- 11/12/2002· STRUCTURE
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE CHECK. MECHANIC STATES THAT THE SUBFRAME IS CORRODED FOR ENGINE, AND THEY ANYTIME ENGINE COULD FALL OUT. RESULTING IN A CRASH. MR
- 11/12/1999· POWER TRAIN
CONSUMER OWNS 2 FORD TAURUS VEHICLES, A 1990 AND A 1994, BOTH TRANSMISSIONS HAVE FAILED. *ET
- 11/10/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HAVING TROUBLE WITH WEBSITE; PROBLEM IS WITH DEFECTIVE PAINT ON CAR EXTERIOR. PAINT ON HOOD/ROOF/SIDE MIRRORS LOOKS LIKE IT WAS RUBBED OFF. PAINT ON THE ROOF APPEARS THIS WAY IN 3 WIDE VERTICAL SECTIONS. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT OTHER TAURUS CARS ALSO SEEMED TO BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT. PLEASE IGNORE SECTIONS REGARDING CRASH/FIRE, ETC. WEB PAGE GAVE ME PROBLEMS ON THIS SECTION OF THE FORM.
- 11/09/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH AT NIGHT, DRIVER HIT A BIG HUNK OF TIRE CAP, WHICH RUPTURED THE FUEL LINE. THE FUEL LINE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
- 11/05/1998· STRUCTURE
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH REAR BODY FRAME. WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIES TO STEER THE ENGINE STALLS . THE DEFECT DESCRIBED COMPLIES WITH THE DEFECTS DESCRIBED IN RECALL NUMBER 93V106002. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
- 11/05/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSING POWER WINDOWS, TURN SIGNAL, AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO TO FAIL.
- 11/03/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS A THICK FILM IGNITION MODULE INSTALLED ON THE DISTRIBUTOR, WHERE IT WOULD OVERHEAT AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE AND WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY, CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAUSE OF FIRE
- 11/03/1998· AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON REPLACED AIRBAG BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE.
- 11/01/1996· VISIBILITY
WINDSHIELD WIPER DELAY FEATURE DOES NOT WORK.
- 10/31/2002· STEERING
WHEN VEHICLE MERGED ONTO THE STREET, IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT BRAKES BEING APPLYED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE INNER TIE RODS BOLTS HAD BROKEN OF. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
- 10/29/2003· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINE COMPONENTS FELL ONTO THE STEERING MECHANISM, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *AK