1989 FORD TAURUS Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

HAVING TO MANY PROBLEMS WITH TIRE, HEATING, BRAKES, SUSPENSION I CHANGE THIS PARTS LIKE 3 TIMES. *TR

THIS WAS ON A 1989 FORD TAURUS L . AFTER REAR BRAKE REPAIRS THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE PROPORTIONING VALVE TO THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE HOSE SPRUNG A LEAK AND ALL BRAKING WAS LOST. DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE THIS BRAKE LINE LIKELY BROKE DUE TO YEARS OF CORROSION FROM ROAD SALTS AND OTHER SOURCES DURING BAD WEATHER. DUE TO SO MUCH POSSIBLE DAMAGE FROM CORROSION I HAVE DECIDED TO JUNK THE CAR. BUT IT WAS LIKELY THAT OTHER FORD TAURUS OWNERS MAY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. *AK

Mileage: 150,000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL SUDDENLY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, USUALLY STALLS ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO DEALER 6 TIMES . DEALER CANNOT NOT DETERMINE DEFECT BECAUSE BY TIME VEHICLE ARRIVES AT DEALERS VEHICLE WILL RESTART.*AK THE INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS REPLACED. ALL HEATER AND COOLANT HOSES WERE REPLACED. SERPNTINE BELT WAS CRACKED. FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. *YH

ROTOR SEPARATED FROM HUB. *AK

WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR REPAIRED REPEATEDLY FOR A LURCHING/JERKING PROBLEM. MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED, NEW CLUTCH, NEW TRANSMISSION, NEW BRAKES, NEW TIRES, IT IS STILL DOING THIS. IF THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF, SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET THE CAR TO TEMPORARILY STOP THE JERKING. WE ARE AGAIN, TAKING IT IN FOR REPAIRS. HAVE YOU ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM? IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU.

RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED (91S36) REPLACED ROTORS, HOWEVER FRONT WHEEL BRAKES FAILED DUE TO DEEP GROOVE IN ROTOR AND FROZEN CALIPERS (1ST REPAIR 12-2-92 AT 14,595). MJS

DRIVING DOWN STREET TOWARDS RED LIGHT. ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES AT NORMAL BRAKING DISTANCE, BRAKES SEEMED TO HAVE NO AFFECT, CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. APPLIED BRAKES TWO MORE TIMES. CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IMPACT OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION. FINAL VELOCITY APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. *AK

DISC SEPARATED FROM HUB. THIS IS THE FAILURE NOTED ON RECALL 91V134. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE RECALL DUE TO MISSOURI NOT BEING INCLUDED IN THE STATES FOR THAT RECALL. THE RECALL MENTIONS CORROSION DUE TO SALTS WHICH WOULD CERTAINLY APPLY TO THE ST. LOUIS AREA. WHY WOULD WE NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? IT SEEMS TO ME THAT FORD BARGAINED AWAY OUR SAFTY AND NHTSA BOUGHT IT. I BELIEVE THAT THE AREA COVERED BY THIS RECALL SHOULD BE ENLARGED OR NOT BE LIMITED AT ALL. I'VE HAD THIS SAME FAILURE WITH MY 1989 SABLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE RECALL FOR SUBFRAME FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION DOES INCLUDE THIS AREA! *AK

BRAKES FAILED, 2 OUTER TIE RODS FAILED, OUTER AXLE BOOTS FAILED.

BRAKE RECALL WORK COMPLETED, HOWEVER BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY FAIL.

BRAKES SQUEAL.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CORRODED PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO VIN

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CORRODED PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO VIN (91V-134). *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED DUE TO BEING TOO THIN. IN ADDITION, MOTOR MOUNTS/AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE/ENGINE HEAD GASKET/ALTERNATOR/POWER STEERING HOSE/REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

MAKING RIGHT TURN LOST LEFT FRONT BRAKING ABILITY . CAUSE: CENTER/LEFT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR. RESULT: STRIPPED. *AK

WHILE PULLING INTO CARPORT, HIT BRAKES AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH. ALSO, BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS; ALSO REPLACED FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS/HEAD GASKETS/POWER STEERING HOSE/AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE/ALTERNATOR. *AK

BRAKES LOCKED UP.

MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED.

REAR BRAKE CYLINDER REPLACED.

REAR BRAKE DRUMS REPLACED.

REAR BRAKES FAILED.

BRAKE PADS WORN.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BADLY WARPED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE/ACCIDENT. *SD

CALIPERS WERE MADE OUT OF SOME SORT OF PLASTIC WHICH CAUSED POOR BRAKING /EXCESSIVE WEAR/WARPING OF BRAKE ROTORS. *SD

FRONT WHEEL BRAKE ROTOR REPLACED DUE TO RECALL. (91S36)

BRAKES FAILED. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601413) *DH

FRONT DISC ROTORS HAVE SEVERELY CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT. TT

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN PUTTING DRIVER IN JEOPARDY CONSTANTLY. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO TRACK. TT THE BRAKES FAILED RIGHT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT DANGEROUSLY. NOW, THE EXTERIOR PAINT WAS FADING. *YH

BRAKES FAILED. *SD

SEVERELY CORRODED ROTOR ON RIGHT FRONT FRACTURED/SEPARATED FROM HUB. *AK

ROTOR ON LEFT FRONT BRAKE RUSTED THROUGH, SEPARATED FROM ROTOR HUB, BRAKE NOW DISFUNCTIONAL. TT

REAR CALIPERS LOCKED UP CAUSED PADS AND ROTORS TO WEAR TO THE POINT OF NO BRAKING CAPABILITY. TT

BRAKES DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. TT

RIGHT SIDE ROTOR BROKE BECAUSE OF RUST. TT

AUTOMATIC BRAKE RELEASE VALVE REPLACED.