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1990 Ford Taurus

Complaints: 381Avg mileage: 117,029 miSince: Jan 1995
CrashFire26 injured

Problem Areas

Structure:Frame and Members
62
Engine and Engine Cooling:Engine
41
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
29
Engine: Gasoline
25
Air Bags:Frontal
23
Vehicle Speed Control
22
Front: Buckle Assembly
17
Air Bags
16
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer
12
Linkages: Tie Rod Assembly
11

Complaints Over Time

Recent Complaints

AIR BAGS
Jan 30, 2004WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI
Crash1 injured

WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND HIT CONSUMER IN THE CHEST, PUSHING HER NECK BACK. CONSUMER SUSTAINED A SPINAL CORD INJURY AND A HERNIA DISC INJURY. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Oct 10, 2002BROOKLYN, NY
Crash2 injured

CONSUMER STATES THAT IN A FRONTAL COLLISON NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. *MR *YH

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
May 26, 1999OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
Crash1 injured

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN COLLISION AT 40 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER OBTAINED MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Dec 10, 1998ROARING SPRINGS, PA
Crash1 injured

VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT AN INTERSECTION, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK *ML

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Oct 7, 1997FAYETTEVILLE, NY
Crash1 injured

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING A COLLISION, RESULTED IN A BROKEN NOSE/CHEEK FRACTURE/NECK VERTEBRAE DAMAGE AND MOUTH BURNS. ALSO VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Jun 28, 1996SAN PEDRO, CA
Crash1 injured

DRIVING VEHICLE, REARENDED A TRUCK, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *JB

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Mar 5, 1996GRAND PRAIRI, TX
Crash1 injured

DURING FRONTAL COLLISION DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Feb 26, 1996ANTIOCH, CA
Crash1 injured

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 40MPH, 10-11:00 FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

SUSPENSION
Aug 28, 1995HOMEWOOD, IL
Crash1 injured

CLAMPING MECHANISM BOLT MISSING FOR LEFT FRONT STRUT CAUSING SEPARATION. VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND HIT A POLE. TT

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Jul 26, 1995REDDING, CA
Crash1 injured

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 45 MPH, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON DRIVER SIDE. TT

SEAT BELTS
Apr 3, 1995RIRIE, ID
Crash4 injured

CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN PERSON SHE HIT HER HEAD ON FRONT WINDSHIELD. TT

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Feb 21, 1995STOCKTON, CA
Crash1 injured

UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT RIPPED AT SEAMS NOT PROVIDING PROTECTION. DRIVER HIT WINDSHIELD/STEERING WHEEL. "DUP 950315: 960417". TT

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Jun 24, 1998GREENVILLE, NC
Fire3 injured

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED VIOLENTLY. BURNS AND CHEST INJURY TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
110,000 miFeb 28, 2005PHILADELPHIA, PA
Crash

OWNER WAS DRIVING AND PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. OWNER HAD TO AVOID SEVERAL POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS BY PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. HOWEVER, OWNER'S VEHICLE DID HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATING TO THIS DEFECT. *AK

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
240,000 miSep 24, 2004HOLLSOPPLE, PA
Crash

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID FROM THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE VALVE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.*AK

AIR BAGS
Jul 10, 2003ELK GROVE, CA
Crash

VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT A HIGH SPEED ON THE PASSENGER REAR SIDE DOOR. THEN, VEHICLE IMPACTED OTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Jun 8, 1999WEST HAVEN, CT
Crash

WHILE TRAVELING ON 1-WAY STREET ANOTHER VEHICLE APPEARED ON DRIVER'S SIDE & WAS BROADSIDED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
May 26, 1999TALLADEGA, AL
Crash

WHILE DRIVING REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND A COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

STEERING
Apr 7, 1999SPO, AE
Crash

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN HE WAS AT A CURVE, TRIED TO STEER TO THE LEFT, BUT STEERING WAS STUCK AND CONSUMER HIT A LIGHT POLE. VEHICLE IS AT MECHANIC SHOP. *AK

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 10, 1999WARWICK, RI
Crash

DRIVER LEAVING SERVICE CENTER PARKING LOT, AFTER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKE, CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED, LUNGED FORWARD AT FULL SPEED, HITTING TWO OTHER PARKED VEHICLES IN THE LOT. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP DESPITE FULL APPLICATION OF BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR INTO REVERSE, AND THEN SHIFT TO PARK.

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