This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
This car continually stalls out, the battery light comes on, the engine repair light comes on, the underneath suspension squeeks and groans, the brakes squeak, the wheel doesn't turn when the car stalls out. It has happened numerous times when I am turning a corner, the car stalls out and the wheel will not turn. Now the computor systems are not working the air conditioning. I have to restart the car to get the radio and the air conditioning to start up. These things happen but no one can find a problem.
Purchased my 1996 Ford Taurus wagon in Nov. 2001. It accelerates at high speeds with cruise going down hill. The gas pedal often gets hung up which leaves me tapping it my foot to get it to go, so that I do not have an accident. The whole car rides very roughly. It also hangs up in passing gear almost every time. And also how do I find out where to check to see if all the recalls were taken care of. Be careful for what U buy.
The incidents have all been the same: The car is usually going under 35mph. The car starts to shake, the service engine light on the dashboard lights up, the car acts as if there is not enough gas getting to the engine and the engine either cuts off or begins to chugg and shake any time the car slows or stops. I'm sure you can understand how frightening this can be since I never know when this situation is going to occur and I'm petrified that it will happen during rush hour on a major road causing accidents and major damage. The first time it happened, I was within feet of a service station and brought it to them. The code on the engine light sensor was, "egr". they did a 60,000 mile service, checked the emission system, and found nothing. After 41 miles, the engine light was on again. I took the car to the same service station. They replaced the dpfe sensor. I've since taken it back to them 3 or 4 times, whenever the car starts to shake and the service engine light turns on. They have done everything that they can think of to fix the problem and are at a loss as to what to do. They even had a class with 50 technicians given by the representative of the diagnostic machine and used my car as the example. They took apart the entire emission system and "roto-rooted" it. I drove less than 10 miles and the car started shaking again. So far, I've spent close to $500. Because the garage where I originally took it didn't fix the problem, they haven't been charging me for return visits. I contacted Ford's consumer help line on May 2, 2000. Damien said that because I'd had so much trouble, he thought that I would get some financial help from Ford and he'd let me know in two days. When I didn't hear from him, I called Ford again and spoke with carol. She said that I would get no help and that my first step was to take the car to a Ford dealer & thay would help me. They don't want to help me. What can I do?
Car make loud squealing noise when makeing sharp turns. This has been going on for a long time. When car was brought in under warranty they couldn't find anything wrong.
While pulling out of the driveway and turning to the right, there is a loud noise coming from the vehicle and something is rubbing under the vehicle. The consumer can't determine where the noise is coming from.
While driving vehicle and when there is a quick change in the road surface, the struts make a clunking noise. Vehicle has been in shop (5) or (6) times for this problem since July of 96. The struts and sway bar were replaced a couple of months ago. Also, new subframe insulators were put in a few weeks ago. Vehicle is still making a clunking noise.
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- Villa Park, IL, USA