Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE | |||
| 06/14/2005 | 154553 | 7 | 06/14/2005 |
| Dt: 1992 ford taurus. the u shaped housing that holds up the engine rusted. consumer took vehicle to a mechanic, and they told him that it was an unsafe vehicle. the right outer tie rod, engine cradle rusted. also, the front, emergency, service and rear brakes were no good, the key broken in the ignition. there were other problems with the vehicle. the consumer acquired vehicle from an auction house. he had a mechanic inspect it, and found it was bad. he took it back the auction house and he kept the title. consumer believed that they might have tampered with the odometer . the incident date he took it to the mechanic and he rejected the vehicle. it was taken back to capital auction 603-622-9058.*ak | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL | |||
| 1 | 09/01/2001 | ||
| I own two taurus station wagons, this one and a 1990 model, both purchased used. both have had two problems in common. the parking brake warning light on both cars has failed intermittently. on the 1992 model, this led to a leaking rear wheel hydraulic brake cylinder due to overheating. on the 1990 model, i once drove 2 hours on an interstate highway with the parking brake on. this later caused the rear right spindle to bend, putting the tire severely out of alignment. the heat had essentially annealed and softened the spindle. no mechanic i have talked to had seen this before. the other problem is the seat belt buckles. both became unreliable and had to be replaced. similar model cars at the junkyard also had broken buckles. both at times appeared to be buckled, then later slid open. mr | |||
| 01/12/2002 | 1 | 12/01/2001 | |
| For a car with such low mileage, have had to replace or fix significant number items (serious safety items included!!) that failed. hope manufacturer can help reimburse costs. per research, these items should not break down at this mileage level! no safety defect mentioned. *ak | |||
| After starting vehicle suddenly accelerated. applied brakes and emgerncy parking brake, which did stop vehicle . brake pedal went to the floor. to gain control of vehicle consumer turned it off. dealer replaced power booster which did not correct the problem. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 03/10/1998 | |||
| While parked the emergency brake was on, the vehicle rolled away. owner states that vehicle rolled away prior to this incident. the dealer and manufacturer have been notified. *ak | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL - MECHANICAL | |||
| 08/01/1992 | |||
| Midas muffler and brake company has taken care of my brakes for years. the taurus seems to eat brakes. the emergency brake, once set, does not release when you pull the lever. last month i parked on a hill and set the emergency brake, hoping that it would truly release when i pulled the lever. it did not. after a mile or so of driving, i saw smoke and smelled burning plastic. my left rear wheel cover melted from the friction of the un-released emergency brake. midas disabled the emergency brake for me when i got back to my neighborhood. i am now driving without an emergency brake. the emergency brake sticks quite consistently and i always end up going to midas to get it released. this past august was the worst episode. | |||