1994 FORD TAURUS Structureframe And Members Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL POP NOISE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE CRADLE BOLT WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND ORDERED THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V323000 (STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS) AND ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 9/20/11 *CN UPDATED 10/11/11

THE FRONT LOWER SUBFRAME MOUNT PLATE NUT DROPPED. THERE WAS LOSS OF THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SUBFRAME MOUNT ATTACHMENT. DETACHMENT OF THE BODY MOUNTS AT THE FRONT CORNERS OF THE SUBFRAME, WHICH SUPPORTS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, ALLOWED THE FRONT CORNERS OF THE SUBFRAME TO DROP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOWER THAN USUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE FRAME THAT CAUSED THE REAR SUSPENSION TO LOWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO MADE A CLUNKING SOUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STRUTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF. UPON EXAMINATION HE NOTICED THAT THE SUB FRAME FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH STATE INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR ENGINE MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V323000 (STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS); HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE RECALL IN THEIR SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000. UPDATED 10/07/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/10/08. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE. RECALL # 98V323000. THE WASHER CORRODED. THE CONSUMER SAID THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THE CONSUMERS WIFE HIT HER HEAD BUT SHE WAS NOT HURT VERY BAD. DEALER STATED IT WAS THE RECALL PROBLEM BUT THE MANUFACTURER SAID IT WAS NOT THE RECALL. DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. *JB

RECALL FOR 1994 FORD TAURUS, RECALL WAS NEVER IMPLEMENTED. *BF RECALL#98V323000. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BUT IT WASN'T. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED T6HA T FRAME BROKE CLOSE TO MOTOR MOUNT. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT RECALL 98V32300 ISSUED ON DECEMBER 15, 1998 CONCERNING STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS DEFECT. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED IN THE STATE WHERE THE PROBLEM HAPPENED.*AK THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE, SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. ENGINE APPEARED LOWER THAN NORMAL AND THE BODY MOUNTS ON SUBFRAME SEPARATED DUE TO CORROSION.*TS *JB

CONSUMER NOTICED A BOLT AND WASHER UNDER VEHICLE. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT SUBFRAME WAS BROKEN.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR STRUCTURE/FRAME OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT FRAME HAS A DESIGN DEFECT.

AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE SUBFRAME WAS PERFORMED, THE SUBFRAME BROKE. RECALL # 98 V 323 000.*JB

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE DROPPED DOWN ON TO THE STEERING MECHANISM MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. *YH

NHTSA RECALL 98 V 323 000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98S36 CONCERNING SUBFRAME CORROSION: A DETACHMENT OF BODY MOUNTS HAD OCCURRED WHILE PARKING AND CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SUBFRAME BODY MOUNT BECAME DETACHED AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SWERVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE. *AK

SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY, RIGHT SIDE, FRONT ROD MOUNTING HOLE CORRODED THROUGH.

SUBFRAME FAILED WHILE MAKING A TURN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT STEERING JAMMED. *SLC

SUBFRAME IS CORRODED, LIKE IN RECALL 98V323000, YET THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF RECALL.*AK

RECALL NHTSA: 94E036000/ FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS. SWAY BAR BRACKET BROKE ON CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM ANY SERVICE ON VEHICLE. *AK THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT BRACKETR BROKE AWAY FROM THE SUBFRAME. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL KEEPS GOING OUT. *YH

WHEN DRIVING 20 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN BOLT WHICH HOLDS SUBFRAME IN PLACE BROKE,CAUSING SUBFRAME TO SEPARATE FROM BODY WHICH RESULTED IN OTHER PROBLEMS WITHIN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH A POPPING NOISE WAS COMING FROM BOTTOM OF VEHICLE A TECHNICIAN HAD FOUND OUT THAT FRAME WAS COMING APART AND HAD TO BE WELDED AGAIN.*AK

RECALL 98V323. CONSUMER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. DEALER HAS NOT RETURNED CONSUMER'S CALL. *AK

REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. NLM RECALL 98S36 (98V-323)

CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIR (98V-323) PERFORMED AND WAS CHARGED A FEE. MJS

RECALL 98V323000 FORD/SUBFRAME CORROSION; OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN JULY 1999. OWNER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO CORRECT RECALL. *AK

CONSUMER DENIED RECALL REPAIR DUE TO LACK OF PARTS (APRIL 99). MJS (98V-323).

CONSUMER DENIED RECALL REPAIR DUE TO LACK OF PARTS (APRIL 99). MJS (98V-323).

NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR OF RECALLED REAR LOWER SUBFRAME MOUNT PLATE. NLM (98S36)

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO CRACKED PISTON . BELIEVED THIS CONDITON WAS DUE TO MFR. RECALL ON THE FORD/SUBFRAME... SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA INTHIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

THE BODY MOUNTS ON THE REAR CORNERS OF THE SUB-FRAME THAT SUPPORT THE ENGINE & TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCING FAILURE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (98V323000). *YC

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98V323000 IN MAIL IN MARCH. HAD CONTACTED DEALER. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. MANUFACTURER' SAID THERE WAS A BACKORDER ON THE PARTS. OWNER NOT SATISFIED. *AK

RECALL # 98V323000 FORD/REAR SUBFRAME CORROSION; DEALER HAS NO PARTS TO CORRECT RECALL. OWNER HAS BEEN WAITING SINCE MARCH 1999. *AK

RECALL WORK CAN NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. (98V-323) MJS

RECALL NOTICE SENT TO THE WRONG ADDRESS. (98V-323) MJS

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 98V323000, REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH DEALER NOT HONORING MANUFACTURER'S RECALL SINCE ABOVE DATE. CONSUMER WAS GIVEN TWO APPOINTMENTS, AND WAS CANCELED BOTH TIMES. DEALER KEPT INFORMING OF NO KIT. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

SUBFRAME MOUNTS RECALL, BUT CONSUMER CONCERNED AS TO WHY ENGINE MOUNTS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL.

SAFETY RECALL 98S36 NOT PERFORMED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

FRONT AND REAR MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS JUST ANOTHER PROBLEM IN A LONG LINE OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. RECENTLY, HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT TALKED TO A SINGLE PERSON WITH A TAURUS/SABLE EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L ENGINE THAT HAS NOT HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR MOUNTS. ALSO, I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT FORD DID HAVE A MOTOR MOUNT RECALL ON EARLIER YEARS THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L ENGINE. *AK

RECALL 98V323000, BODY MOUNTS OF SUBFRAME REAR CORNERS BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. HOWEVER, THE TWO FRONT BODY MOUNTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL (#98V323000). CONTACTED DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT 3 WEEKS IS THE EARLIEST APPOINTMENT GIVEN. OWNER WAS UNHAPPY & SAID IT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN EARLIER DATE. *AK

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98V323000 & CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT 2 MONTHS AHEAD. THE OWNER WAS UPSET. SAID IT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. NEEDED A BETTER SYSTEM. THIS IS NOT PROMPT REPAIR ON RECALLS. *AK

BODY MOUNTS AT THE REAR CORNERS OF THE SUBFRAME WHICH SUPPORT THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSSION HAVE DETACHED DUE TO CORROSION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK