Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA
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Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. 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. 28 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.
The 25 most recent of 28, in the owner's own words
THE TRANS-AXLE RECALL WAS NEVER REPAIRED EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED 3 TIMES FOR OTHER RECALLS, THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE RECALLS SINCE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. NLM *JB
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.
RECALL ON SUBFRAME WAS DONE IN FEBRUARY 1999, AT THIS TIME SUBFRAME IS DETACHING FROM THE BODY ON DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT FRONT MOTOR MOUNT WAS REPLACED TWICE. ALSO FRONT PASSENGERS CV AXLE WAS REPLACED TWICE. *YH
TOTAL REPAIRS 3400.00 AT A TIME WHEN MONEY IS VERY SCARCE AS I AM RETIRED AND ON A VERY LIMITED INCOME. I EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN SMALL REPAIRS, BUT WITH TAKING CARE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE LOW MILEAGE, I BELIEVE THE AXELS/ BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION ARE VERY PREMATURE AND MAYBE THE A/C. AT 37168 MILES, THE CAR SHOULD BE RUNNING LIKE NEW.*AK
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CV JOINTS AND BOOTS, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH AND THE TRANSMISISON MADE A STRANGE NOISE, AND THE LEFT FRONT AXLE LOCKED UP. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE STRANGE NOISES, AND THE LEFT FRONT AXLE LOCKED UP. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK
FRONT AXLES HAVE A RUBBER CUP ON THEM WHICH WEARS OUT AND BREAKS, DIRT ACCUMULATES AND VEHICLE WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL AND THERE WOULD BE NO CONTROL. DEALER NOT CONTACTED, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15MPH WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING ON AN INCLINE. THERE WAS A BULLETIN 94-M84-AX4S FOR THE TRANSAXLE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT VEHICLE, AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, IN WARRANTY, 14.000 MILES LATER PROBLEM OCCURRED. RECALL 93V106. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WORN OUT FRONT AXLE, AND A/C O-RINGS LEAK. *AK
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED AS WELL AS THE AXLES AS A DIRECT RESULT OF RECALL ON SUBFRAMES, CAUSING DIFFICULT STEERING.
TRANMISSION FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGNED FRONT PUMP INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY.
HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT MOTOR MOUNTS WERE CRACKED & BROKEN & NEEDED REPLACING. MOTOR MOUNTS NEED REPLACING AGAIN FOR SAME PROBLEM. HAD TO REPLACE AXLES, FRONT DISC BRAKES ROTORS & CV BOOTS. REPLACED ALSO, ACCORDING TO MECHANIC.
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ALSO REPLACED CV BOOT.
TRANSAXLE FAILED CAUSING SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTING.
TRANSMISSION FAILED PRIOR TO/AFTER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY. ALSO REPLACED TRANSAXLE. (94M84). *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOUR TIMES. ALSO, REPLACED TRANSAXLE. *AK
TRASAXLE REBUILT 4 TIMES. *AK
HOLE IN RADIATOR.
SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY CANNOT BE SEEN ON A BRIGHT SUNNY DAY.
THE FRONT STRUT WAS REPAIRED AND THE CV JOINTS WERE REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
TRANSAXLE FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL NOTICE NEVER RECEIVED.
FAILURE ON THE INNER TIE ROD, WHEN DRIVING THE INNER TIE ROD BROKE.*AK ALSO CAUSING CV JOINT BOOTS TO BR REPLACED AS WELL DUE TO THE INNER TIE ROD BREAKING.*JB
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD
CV JOINTS BOOTS AND STEERING BOOT SPLIT AND COME OFF WHILE DRIVING. *AK
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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