Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / TAURUS / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000200959 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: BEL AIR Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TAURUS Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP53S7WG Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 06 2001 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Cruise control will not hold the vehicle at a set speed when going down hill. vehicle continues to accelerate well beyond preset speed. vehicle will accelerate 15 mph over preset speed. brakes rotors warp constantly. rotors have been resurfaced or replaced over 5 times. engine speed will not decrease when accelerator pedal is not released. dealer claim all taurus with 3.0l duratic engines have this problem. they claim no technical bulletins have been issued to resolve any of these issues. this requires constant braking and certainly contributes to accelerated brake wear and possibly the rotors warping so often. all of these problems have been reported to the dealership and none have been resolved. nhtsa has countless complaints in your electric files regarding these same issues, yet no recalls have been issued. why? *ph *nlm **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**751827