Interior & seats
Filed Mar 15, 2000
Fire reported
WHILE DRIVING STOPPED AND TURNED CAR OFF. ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER, CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE WAS UNDER THE DASH, AND IT BURNED THE VISOR AND CARPET. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 858589
- Incident
- Feb 15, 2000
1986 Ford Taurus Interior & seats Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Interior & seats reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
12
Latest Mar 15, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
12%
of 101 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1986 Ford Taurus submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming interior
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 27, 1999
BUCKET SEAT KEPT FALLING OFF. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 843515
- Incident
- Jul 12, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 26, 1999
4TH FAILURE/BURN OF IGNITION BOX IN STEERING COLUMN. NHTSA RECALLED 1988 AND NEWER VEHICLES, BUT THIS IS MY 4TH BURN. FORD REFUSES ASSISTANCE BECAUSE PARTS ARE NOT RECALLED, ONLY CARS, AND THIS CAR WAS NOT "INCLUDED" IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL.
- NHTSA ID
- 709211
- Incident
- Jul 23, 1999
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Mar 23, 1999
THE MALE PART OF SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE SNAPPED OFF THE STRAP. ALSO ONE OF THE BRACKETS ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THAT HOLDS THE BACK PART OF THE SEAT,BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROLBEM. THE PROBLEMS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 834118
- Incident
- Dec 29, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 1, 1997
Fire reported
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE FIRE WENT FROM THE DASH TO UNDER THE HOOD. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 809314
- Incident
- Feb 14, 1997
Heating & air conditioningDriver assistanceEngine+4 more
Filed Oct 21, 1996
STEERING AXLE CRACKED.
- NHTSA ID
- 510333
- Incident
- Oct 21, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed May 6, 1996
WHILE DRIVING, HOOD LATCH RELEASED AND SHATTERED WINDOW. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 984124
- Incident
- May 4, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 4, 1996
WHILE DRIVING, WHEN EVEN ACCELERATING, DRIVER'S POWER SEAT ROCKS BACKWARDS, DUE TO POWER SEAT TRACK BRACKET MALFUNCTION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 980205
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 4, 1996
WHILE DRIVING, WHEN EVEN ACCELERATING, DRIVER'S POWER SEAT ROCKS BACKWARDS DUE TO POWER SEAT TRACK BRACKET MALFUNCTIONING. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 980042
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 16, 1995
THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT ANCHORS HAS PARTIALLY DETACHED. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 970564
- Incident
- Aug 10, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 2, 1995
THE METAL THAT ATTACHES THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR BROKE COMPLETELY CAUSING THE SEAT TO BREAK FREE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 966250
- Incident
- May 17, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 22, 1995
HOOD LATCH FAILED, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY BACK, BLOCKING VIEW AND CRACKING WINDSHIELD. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 481892
- Incident
- Feb 10, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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