Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
VEHICLE WAS SITTING A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE CATCHING FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO A FIRE STARTING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SPREADING UNDER THE DASHBOARD. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT COTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
LATCH FOR HATCHBACK POPS OPEN. LIFTGATE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON WHEN HATCH IS CLOSED, AND IF IT'S OPENED LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER DISCONNECTED CABLE. OUT OF 3 REPLACED LATCHES NONE OF THEM WORKED CORRECTLLY. MANUFACTURRE DOESN'T MAKE THE PART ANYMORE, SO LATCH DOES NOT WORK THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL MODEL FOR VEHICLE.*AK
WIRING HARNESS SHORTED CAUSING BURNED WIRES AND IGNITION SWITCH DAMAGE.
MY MOTOR MOUNTS, TIE RODS, AND CV BOOTS WENT BAD. THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND TIE RODS I FEEL WENT OUT WAY TO SOON FOR ANY CAR. THIS CAR WAS GIVEN TLC BEFORE I HAD IT B/C IT WAS MY GRANDMA'S. MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKS ARE WORKING IMPROPERLY. THEY ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO OPEN WITH FINGERS. YOU HAVE TO PULL THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE USUALLY TO GET IT.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS ARE INOPERATIVE, DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE, OPENS FROM OUTSIDE ONLY. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP IN THE UP POSITION, DUE TO FAULTY MOTOR AND WIRING HARNESS.
REAR HATCH LATCH POST FAILED, DUE TO BEING MOUNTED IN THIN SHEET METAL.
POWER SEAT MOTOR CONTINOUSLY RAN, CAUSING MOTOR TO OVERHEAT. *SD
FAILURE ON THE TRUNK, WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE TRUNK COMES OPEN, ALSO TOO DIFFICULT TO CLOSE TRUNK. *AK
DRIVER SIDE SEAT TRACK ANCHORS, SEAT BROKE FROM THE TRACK. TT
THE AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL O-RINGS ARE DEFECTIVE, AND DON'T ALLOW THE DEFROSTER TO BE USED, AND THE REAR DOOR LOCK IS STUCK OPEN. TT
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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