Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 19, 2001
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 741143
1989 Ford Taurus Exterior lighting Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Exterior lighting 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.
8
Latest Feb 19, 2001
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.
1%
of 562 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.
0
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 headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 Ford Taurus submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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 exterior lighting
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Exterior lighting
Filed May 31, 2000
A PIECE OF THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FELL INTO THE STEERING MECHANISM, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP WHILE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 862808
Exterior lighting
Filed Nov 11, 1998
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, AFTER 20 MINUTES OF DRIVE TIME, THE HEADLIGHTS BEGIN TO SWITCH ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. THIS HAS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF, PROCEED AGAIN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WITH HEADLIGHTS BEFORE THEY AGAIN BEGIN TO SWITCH ON AND OFF. THIS IS A A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ITEM AND WILL RESULT IN A FATALITY IF NOT FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER.
- NHTSA ID
- 700515
- Incident
- Oct 1, 1998
Exterior lighting
Filed Oct 4, 1997
DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL AND WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH ARE LOCATED TOGETHER (MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SWITCH) RESULTING IN ACCIDENTAL ENGAGEMENT OF WIPERS WHILE TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED.
- NHTSA ID
- 605500
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 24, 1997
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS FAILED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 805263
Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 28, 1996
THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH BROKE, CAUSING THE STEERING TO LOCK UP WHERE THE CONSUMER COULD NOT MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. *AK CONSUMER FOUND THE TURN SIGNAL AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF DEVICE WAS BROKE OFF AND JAMMED INSIDE WHERE BURRS ON STEERING COLUMN WOULD USUALLY TRIP DEVICE. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 801461
- Incident
- Aug 23, 1996
BrakesEngineExterior lighting+1 more
Filed Oct 18, 1995
TIRE ROD FAILED. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 488800
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1994
BrakesEngineExterior lighting+1 more
Filed Feb 3, 1995
STEERING RACK REPLACED.
- NHTSA ID
- 481928
- Incident
- Jan 11, 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.
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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