Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA
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Other / unspecified 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.
10
Latest Aug 27, 2004
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.
2%
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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
4
What this page shows
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. 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. 10 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 other
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Other / unspecified
Filed Aug 27, 2004
Crash reported4 injuries reported
CAR TRAVELING 50 MPH DOWN A DRY DIRT ROAD, WITH NO REASON CAR ENDED UP SPINNING 5 TIMES AND BEING STOPPED BY A TREE. A LOUD THUMP WAS HEARD JUST PRIOR TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR. INVESTIGATION DONE. ENGINE HAD DROPPED, COULD HAVE BEEN AT TIME OF IMPACT. I WONDER IF THIS AUTO EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T INCLUDED IN AN EARLIER RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN ATLANTA SUFFERS FROM THE SAME PROBLEMS AS OTHERS FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. RECALL SAID SNOW SALTS CAUSED DETERIOTION OF SUBMOUNT BOLTS, FLORIDA SEACOAST WEATHER RUSTS BOLTS TOO.*AK
NHTSA ID
10088712
Incident
Oct 18, 2003
Body & structureBrakesDriver assistance+8 more
Filed Apr 6, 1998
LEFT LATCH ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD SNAPPED LOOSE.
NHTSA ID
999999999
Other / unspecified
Filed Jan 9, 1997
VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO METAL WHEEL RIM FAILURES IN FOUR YEARS. THE METAL RIM SEPARATED BETWEEN WHERE THE RIM BOLTS TO THE AXLE AND THE TIRE MEETS THE RIM.
NHTSA ID
513465
Other / unspecified
Filed Jan 2, 1997
HAS HAD ONE RIM REPLACED AFTER RIM BROKE WHILE DRIVING, WENT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT IS A DEFECT, NOW ALL THE RIMS ARE CRACKED, MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *AK
NHTSA ID
806997
EngineOther / unspecifiedSteering
Filed Aug 1, 1996
RIMS ON THE VEHICLE CRACKING ALMOST RESULTING IN VEHICLE WHEEL FALLING OFF.
NHTSA ID
507013
Incident
May 10, 1996
Other / unspecifiedSteering
Filed Jul 2, 1996
WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED, LEFT FRONT WHEEL RIM TOTALLY SHATTERED; CAUSED VIBRATION, DIFFICULT STEERING; COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT; ORIGINAL WHEELS. *AK
NHTSA ID
984444
Incident
May 12, 1996
Other / unspecified
Filed Jan 24, 1996
LEFT FRONT ALUMINUM POLYLITE RIM JUST DISINTEGRATED CRACKING ALL AROUND READY TO SEPARATE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA ID
978191
Other / unspecified
Filed Nov 16, 1995
LEFT FRONT OUTER RIM BROKE WHEN PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, WHEEL MODEL #1681. TT *SLC
NHTSA ID
975001
Incident
Nov 14, 1995
Other / unspecified
Filed Oct 11, 1995
THE 10 HOLE POLYCAST RIM CRACKED THIS IS THE SECOND ONE . TT CONSUMER STATES AFTER FINDING 3 OUT OF 4 RIMS CRACKED CONSUMER CALLED DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT WARRANTY IS UP, FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE RIMS.*JB
NHTSA ID
973346
Incident
Oct 11, 1995
Other / unspecified
Filed Jan 22, 1995
4 POLYCAST WHEELS BROKE. *SKD
NHTSA ID
480815
Incident
Jan 22, 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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