1991 Ford Taurus Electrical Problems

I CAN'T POSSIBLY REMEMBER THE DATES THESE THINGS HAPPENED. I PUT A NEW (USED) TRANSMISSION AND THIS ONE IS SLIPPING. I PUT MORE BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS THAN YOU WOULD USE IN A LIFE TIME. THE SPRINGS ARE WEAK IN THE BACK, BUT TO EXSPENSIVE TO CHANGE. I PUT A NEW FUEL PUMP AND GAS TANK. I'VE PUT A NEW EGR VALVE, OXYGEN SENSOR, THROTTLE SENSOR, AIR TEMP SENSOR. I PUT A BLINKER SWITCH AND NEW STRUTS BECAUSE MINE BROKE. 3 OUT OF 4 OF MY DOORS WILL NOT OPEN BECAUSE OF THE HANDLES. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS I WROTE DOWN OR CAN REMEMBER. NOW IT WILL NOT START UNLESS I PUMP THE GAS(IT'S FUEL INJECTED) AND KEEP TURNING IT OVER AND OVER. THEN I'M NOT SURE IF IT WILL START AGAIN WHEN I SHUT IT OFF. THE FUEL PUMP IS WORKING I THINK, I CAN HEAR IT. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND THE PERSON PUT A 1989 MOTOR INTO A 1991 BODY. THESE THINGS STILL WENT WRONG WITH THE CAR EITHER WAY. I DID NOT CHECK ANY BELOW BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO CHECK.

NHTSA ID

10071118

Incident

Oct 15, 2003

CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE WITH THE IGNITION KEY, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE DOWN TO A LOCAL GARAGE AFTER LOOKING AT THE EXTERIOR OF THE SWITCH THE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THE TYPE OF SWITCH WAS A NOTORIOUS HIGH FAILURE ITEM, HE WAS THEN ABLE TO FORCE THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION ,THEN THE KEY WOULD ONLY TURN WITH A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE BUT NOW THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START, THEN AFTER CLEANING THE HOUSING AND REINSERTING THE INGITION KEY THE ENGINE STILL WOULD NOT START AND THE KEY WAS NOT AS FREE AS BEFORE. COMING TO THE POINT OF JUST REPLACING THE SWITCH THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE PLUG HOUSING WAS MELTED AROUND THE PINS A-4/B-4&A-2/B-2 WHICH COULD CAUSE A LOOSE CONNECTION THEREFORE HIGH RESISTANCE COULD CAUSE FUTURE FAILURE OF A NEW SWITCH OR FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *MJ

NHTSA ID

566780

THE CAR WOULD QUIT AND WOULDN'T START, A WRECKER SERVICE HAULDED IT IN TWICE. I HAD TO LEAVE IT WHERE IT WAS OVERNIGHT TWICE. I HAD IT HAULED TO BROWN'S AUTO IN PAINTSVILLE THE LAST TIME, WHERE IT STAYED FOR 1 MONTH. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER CHECK, TOLD ME THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WAS BAD, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET IT FIXED YET BECAUSE FORD ISN'T MAKING PARTS. THIS HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR. I LIVE IN KY. I HAVE TO PAY TAXES ON THIS TO LET IT SIT.*AK

NHTSA ID

753830

Incident

Oct 3, 2000

I JUST CRANKED IT UP AND SOMETHING POPPED UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN SMOKE CAME GUSHING OUT FROM THE TAIL PIPE. I WAS TOLD IT CRACKED THE BLOCK NOTHING BUT ANTIFREEZE WAS COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE 3.8L ENGINES?*AK

NHTSA ID

744990

Incident

Mar 14, 2001

CAR STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER REPLACED PLUG WIRES, CAP & ROTOR, FUEL & AIR FILTERS, AND FUEL PUMP. TYPICALLY DOESN'T PRESENT COMPUTER FAILURE CODES. QUITS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IN CITY TRAFFIC, WHEN COLD OR WARM. SOMETIMES RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY, OFTEN WON'T START FOR HOURS, OR UNTIL NEXT DAY. DEALER IS OUT OF SUGGESTIONS, AND I'M AT WIT'S END. VEHICLE UNSAFE/UNUSABLE IN THIS CONDITION. *AK

NHTSA ID

742783

Incident

Jan 9, 2001

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. DEALER CLAIMS THAT IT IS TFI MODULE. *AK

NHTSA ID

881977

Incident

Dec 1, 2000

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATING ON DASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTICED WIRING HARNESS HAD SHORT CIRCUITED, CAUSING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. ALSO, EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

879770

THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY STALLS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FLAWED IGNITION MODULE (TFI). *MJS

NHTSA ID

557922

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING , MOSTLY IN THE SUMMER . MECHANIC HAS SERVICED VECHICLE , CHANGED STARTER, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS.*AK

NHTSA ID

873572

CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. WILL START AGAIN WHEN COOLED OFF. DANGEROUS!! CANNOT LOCATE PART ANYWHERE. HAVE BEEN TRYING TO LOCATE THE PART FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS. WHEN I CALLED A FORD DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME "YOUR SCREWED."*AK

NHTSA ID

734073

Incident

Sep 20, 2000

ALTERNATOR FAILED. NLM

NHTSA ID

784670

TIRES FAILED. NLM

NHTSA ID

550008

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID

714228

Incident

Oct 20, 1999

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AFTR BATTERY WAS CHANGED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT COMPUTER MODEL NEEDED TO BE RESET, AND THEY WOULD DO IT AT CONSUMER'S COST. ASKING NHTSA TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER, AND WHETHER CONSUMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

850282

Incident

Aug 30, 1999

AFTER PARKING THE CAR AND TAKING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING FOR 17 HOURS. THE KEY HAD TO BE PUT BACK INTO THE IGNITION AND TURNED OFF AGAIN. DEALER SAID VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

NHTSA ID

844942

Incident

Aug 12, 1999

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE . CONSUMER STATED THAT FIRE WAS PUT OUT . PLEASE PROVIE FUTHER INFORMATION . *AK

NHTSA ID

842185

Incident

May 20, 1999

SMOKE AND FIRE STARTED WITHOUT WARNING IN LEFT REAR TIRE AREA AFTER PARKING . *AK

NHTSA ID

708373

Incident

Jul 1, 1999

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 10-15 MINUTES WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF, WHEN A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE, ,UNDRNEATH THE HOOD. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID

841475

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

NHTSA ID

544586

VEHICLE WAS AT REST WITH ENGINE RUNNING WITH AUTOMATIC HEATER/AC SET AT 72F IN OUTSIDE AIR TEMP OF +150F. DRIVER WAS TAKING A NAP IN THE RECLINED DRIVERS SEAT. HE AWOKE AS HE WAS BEING OVERCOME BY HEAVY, ACRID SMOKE IN THE CABIN. HE EXITED THE DRIVERS

NHTSA ID

702385

Incident

Jan 13, 1999

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING, AND COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. IN ADDITION, FLUID FROM THE BATTERY EXPLODED, AND SPLASHED OUT FROM THE HOOD. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

829734

Incident

Sep 13, 1998

WINDSHIELD RESEALED/POWER WINDOW REPAIRED/MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH/TRANSMISSION/STEERING LINKAGE/ WATER PUMP/THERMOSTAT/FAN/ALTERNATOR AND AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

781025

STARTER MOTOR FAILED.

NHTSA ID

604551

Incident

Apr 8, 1997

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

521094

THE HORN BUTTONS ARE TOO SMALL AND FLUSH WITH THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY. TO ACTIVATE, THE HORN BUTTONS, THE DRIVER HAS TO USE HIS /HER FINGERS. *AK

NHTSA ID

517888