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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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1998 Ford Taurus electrical problems

electrical problem

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1998 Ford Taurus Owner Comments

problem #2

Aug 181998

Taurus

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

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

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #1

Aug 181998

Taurus

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The design location in which a starter is directly below the oil filter is a potential safety hazard.

- San Diego, CA, USA

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