1996 FORD TAURUS Steering Problems

PROGRESSIVE SYSTEM FAILURES; INITALLY RAIDO GOES OUT, SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHES AND CLICKS, INTERMITTENT WIPERS FAIL. FINALLY POWER STEERING LOCKS UP, CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS. IF PUT IN PARK ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS RESUME OPERATION. TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR REPLACED, AUTOMOTIVE SHOP HAS SEEN 3 OTHER '96 TAURUS' WITH SAME ISSUE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED ON, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACE. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP, AND SIT FOR A FEW SECONDS WITHOUT ANY INDICATION THAT STEERING WHEEL WOULD UNLOCK. *AK THIS PROBLEM OCCURS MOST TIMES WHEN IT RAINS AND THE VEHICLE GOES THROUGH WATER. *NM

THIS CAR CONTINUALLY STALLS OUT , THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, THE ENGINE REPAIR LIGHT COMES ON, THE UNDERNEATH SUSPENSION SQUEEKS AND GROANS, THE BRAKES SQUEAK, THE WHEEL DOESN'T TURN WHEN THE CAR STALLS OUT. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN I AM TURNING A CORNER, THE CAR STALLS OUT AND THE WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. NOW THE COMPUTOR SYSTEMS ARE NOT WORKING THE AIR CONDITIONING. I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR TO GET THE RADIO AND THE AIR CONDITIONING TO START UP. THESE THINGS HAPPEN BUT NO ONE CAN FIND A PROBLEM.

THE SEAT BELT LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD BLINKS ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND WHEN IT DOES THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP. WHEN THIS OCCURS CONSUMER LOSES CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

BOTH TURNING RIGHT AND RETURNING FROM RIGHT TURN PRODUCES A RUBBING GROANING SOUND

TWICE THE POWER STEERING PULLEY HAS CRACKED NO ACCIDENT. POSSIBLE RESULT NO STEERING, ELECTRICAL COOLING & THEN ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING.

NO STEERING AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY WILL NOT SUBREGATE FORD UNLESS THERE HAS BEEN PRIOR CRASHES. THE COMPANY I HAVE IT AT NOW DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR. I HAD NO STEERING. PLEASE CALL ME FOR MORE DETAILS.

STEERING FAILURE RESULTED IN GRUNT NOISE DURING STEERING RETURN FROM RIGHT TURN. NLM

STEERING FAILURE RESULTED IN GRUNT NOISE DURING STEERING RETURN FROM RIGHT TURN. NLM

STEERING FAILURE RESULTED IN GRUNT NOISE DURING STEERING RETURN FROM RIGHT TURN. NLM

ANYTIME I EVEN GO THROUGH A PUDDLE I LOOSE POWER STEERING AND BATTERY LIGHT GOES OUT. THE CAR HAS NOT STALLED YET BUT THE DATE I PUT ON THIS REPORT THE POWER STEERING WENT AS I WAS TURNING INTO AN ENTRANCE TO WALMART AND I COULDNT CATCH IT IN TIME TO STOP IT FROM HITTING THE CURB. I DID SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE TY ROD AND DRIVER WHEEL WELL. FORD SAID THAT WAS NORMAL. I WAS NOT WARNED OF THIS WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND CANT FIND A REPORT ABOUT THAT ANYWHERE. IT IS DEFINITLY LIFE THREATENIG LIVING IN BUFFALO IN THE WINTER WHAT WILL HAPPEN? I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND I JUST BOUGHT IT.

MY PROBLEM IS NOT BEEN DETERMINED A SAFETY DEFECT AS YET BUT COULD POSSIBLY BE ONE EVENTUALLY. THE STEERING MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING RIGHT. I HAVE REVIEWED YOUR DATABASE ON CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND HAVE FOUND OTHER INSTANCES OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR HANDLES AND HAVE ALSO TO THIS DATE HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION REPLACED. I REALIZE THIS IS A FORUM FOR REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS BUT I HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL OTHER MEANS

STEERING MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT.

STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. STEERING WOULD GET SLUGGISH & MOAN. TOOK TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY/HOSE/ POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED REPLACING. HAD THEM REPLACED TWICE BEFORE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THIS LAST TIME MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. *AK

POWER STEERING FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 55 MPH OR ABOVE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. DEALERS CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

STEERING IS STIFF MAKES NOISE WHEN TURNING.

DOOR HINGE ON CONSOLE BROKEN AND AIR CONDITIONER MAKE LOUD HUMMING NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. STEERING LOCKS UP AND CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED.

STEERING: WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND MAKING A TURN TO THE RIGHT THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING, AND IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE LIKE METAL RUBBING METAL. HAD THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR ON MARCH 6, AND DEALER SAID IT WAS IN THE STEERING AND THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THEM MANY TIMES AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVING 35MPH STEERING LOCKS UP AND ENGINE DIES WITH NO NOTICE. DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR WHAT IS CAUSING IT. *AK

ON HARD RIGHT TURNS THE VEHICLE MAKES SINGLE LOUD BUMPING SOUNDS. *AK

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONLY. A LOUD NOISE IS EXPERIENCED FROM THE STEERING.*AK