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 1993 Ford Taurus submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 23 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
REAR SEAT BROKE FROM BRACKET, CAUSING SEAT TO BE REMOVABLE FROM VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN BRAKING FROM ACCELERATION THE FRONT SEAT MOVES FORWARD W/O WARNING.*AK THE DRIVER SEAT MOVES FORWARD WHEN MAKING A TURN ALSO. *YH
BOTH REAR DOOR LATCHES FAILED SO DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE. *YD
I BROUGHT MY CAR TO SARASOTA FORD ON FRI. SEPT. 8, 2000 TO DIAGNOSE A FUEL ODOR, CLICKING IN THE FRONT END, AND AN A/C PROBLEM. FORD REPLACED THE A/C BY REMOVING THE DASH. AFTER WORKING ON IT FRIDAY, ALL DAY SATURDAY (EVEN AFTER CLOSING), AND MONDAY, IT WAS READY EARLY AFTERNOON, SEPT. 11. I DID NOT HEAR FROM FORD, SO CALLED I MYSELF TO PICK AROUND 12::40 PM TO PICK UP THE CAR. I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AND GOT INTO MY CAR, ONLY TO NOTICE THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT NOT WORKING RIGHT. I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING THEN BECAUSE I ALSO NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF. A MECHANIC STANDING NEARBY HELPED ME BY LOCATING DAN WHITE, THE SERVICE WRITER FOR MY CAR (AND ASST. SERVICE MANAGER). DAN WALKED TO MY CAR TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LIGHT BEING ON. HE EXPLAINED THAT 'HE' (I ASSUMED, THE MECHANIC) DIDN'T NOTICE THE LIGHT AT FIRST, BUT NOTICED IT LATER. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE AIRBAG MODULE HAD BEEN ALL TAPED UP AND THAT'S WHY THE LIGHT WAS ON. I INFORMED HIM THAT MADE NO SENSE TO ME AND ASKED WHY HE HAD NOT INFORMED ME. HE TOLD ME HE DIDN'T TELL ME BECAUSE HE ASSUMED I HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, OR TAPED IT UP MYSELF. I EMPHATICALLY INFORMED DAN THAT WAS NOT THE CASE!! I CONFIRMED WITH DAN AT THAT TIME HIS STATEMENT TO ME THAT 'HE' (THE MECHANIC) DIDN'T NOTICE THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT AT FIRST, ONLY LATER. HE TOLD ME THAT THE MECHANIC THOUGHT MAYBE HE SHORT CIRCUTED SOMETHING AND WENT TO CHECK AND FOUND THE MODULE HAD BEEN TAPED. I FIND IT PECULIAR THAT DAN WHITE DID NOT INFORM ME ABOUT THE SITUATION UNTIL I ASKED HIM ABOUT IT WHEN I WAS IN MY CAR, READY TO DRIVE OFF AFTER PICKING IT UP AT THE DEALERSHIP. DAN SAID HE DID NOT INFORM ME BECAUSE HE . I ARRIVED HOME, I ALSO DISCOVERED THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL AND THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORKED. I FIND IT ALSO PECULIAR THAT THESE ELECTRICAL ITEMS (INCLUDING THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT) WERE ALL WORKING WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR TO HAVE THE AC REPAIRED!! IS A REPAIR FACILITY REQUIRED T
THE WIRING/CONNECTOR TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE. THE CONNECTOR TO THE HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT HEATS UP AND CAUSES THE CONNECTOR AT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO DEFORM. THIS CAUSES MORE RESISTANCE IN THE HEADLIGHT SWICH TO HARNESS CONNECTOR WHICH EVANTULLY CAUSES ENOUGH HEAT TO CAUSE THE HEADLIGHT CIRCUITBRAKER IN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO BREAK THE CIRCUIT. THIS CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT, IN AUTOLAMP OPTIONED CARS THIS CAUSES ALL DASH AND ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTING FRONT AND REAR TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. I AM AN ASE CERTIFIED MASTER AUTO TECHNITION. I HAVE SEEN MORE THAN TEN FAILURES OF THEIS TYPE IN 89 TO 95 TAURII. FORD INCLUDES A REPLACEMENT WIRE CONNECTOR IN THE HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT PART. THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM!!!! MY PERSANAL EXPERIENCE NEARLY CAUSED AN OFFROAD EXCURSION DOWN A STEEP SLOPE INTO LEXINGTON RESERVOUR.
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS OF RECALL 8509. CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENING HAS MELTED INSIDE THE DASHBOARD. PLEASE FILL IN MORE INFORMATION. *AK
THE DRIVER SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH UPON ACCELERATION AND STOPPING DUE TO IN PROPER INSTALLATION OF LOOSE MOUNTS AND BRACKETS. YH
BRAKES REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. *MJS
THE HEAD RESTRAINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT SEATS ARE VERY LOOSE. THE POSTS SEEM TO BE PULLING OUT FROM INSIDE THE SEAT. WHEN DRIVING, THE HEAD RESTRAINTS VIBRATE BECAUSE OF THE LOOSENESS. I HAVE TIGHTENED THE CAPS AT THE BASE OF THE RESTRAINT POSTS, BUT THIS HAS NOT HELPED.
GUAGES DO NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY; INTERIOR LIGHT STAYED ON; REAR DOOR SLIPPED OF THE HINGES, ALLOWING WATER INTO THE CAR
AFTEWR RECALL REPAIR (98V-094) OF THE SHIELD, CONSUMER HEARD NOISE DUE TO SHIELD STRIKING A PIECE OF PLASTIC OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD SURFACE. MJS
EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE SHORTS, DAMAGING SEVERAL COMPONENTS DUE TO BURNING WIRES. *YC
UNBRELLA CAME IN CONTACT WITH UNPROTECTED POWER SEAT WIRING CAUSING FIRE.
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION.
REAR DOOR OPENED WHEN A CHILD BUMPED IT FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE.
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FAILED.
BRAKE LIGHT BULBS BLOW OUT EXCESSIVELY.
DRIVING VEHICLE AT 50 MPH, STARTED SLOWING DOWN, ROAD CONDITIONS BAD, HIT SHEET OF ICE, SPUN INTO MEDIAN & AROUND MEDIAN, HIT GUARDRAIL TWICE, DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELT HELD, SEATS SEPARATED FROM ANCHORS. *AK
STRANDED CABLE ANCHORED TO THE SEAT BROKE DUE TO FATIGUE. *AK
WINDSHIELD FOGS UP, IMPAIRING VISIBILITY.
THE DRIVER DOOR LATCH KEEPS OPENING UP IT DOESN'T HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED STATION WAGON . TT
THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT VARIOUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING, AND COME BACK ON, CAUSING A LOSS OF VISIBILTY, AND ALL DASH LIGHTS, AND CLIMATE CONTROL. TT
DRIVER'S SEAT IS LOOSE.
HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF 6 TIMES WHILE DRIVING; AT SAME TIME; DOORS KEPT LOCKING/UNLOCKING; HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND WIRING HARNESS MELTED/BURNT; EXACT CAUSE UNKNOWN.
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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