1989 FORD TAURUS Steering Problems

WE HAVE A 1989 TAURUS W/OD TRANSMISSION THAT SHIFTS HARD AND ROUGH, ALSO THE FRONT AND REAR RATTLES AND SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL OFF. WE WERE NOT AWARE OF THE RECALLS FOR THIS ON OUR VEHICLE. THE PAINT IS BLISTERING WITH ORANGE RUST COMING THROUGH, AND THE STEARING (POWER W/TILT) HAS A JERK IN IT. CAN YOU OR WILL YOU HELP ME WITH THESE DEFECTS?*AK

Mileage: 95,000

JIM DANDY TRANSMISSION REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. NOW I HAVE MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEARING LEAKING WHERE THERE WAS NO LEAKS AND THE POWER STEARING WORKED FINE BEFORE THEY WORKED ON MY TAURUS THEY ARE LOCATED ON CALLEN STREET IN VACAVILLE CA. PHONE 449-8282. I FEEL THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDITIION THAT THE POWER STEARING IS IN NOW. TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION THEY DROP THE FRONT A FRAME MOTER AND ALL SO THEY HAD TO DEAL WITH THE POWER STEERING TO DO THIS TYPE OF REPAIR. IT WAS NOT LEAKING BEFORE WHY DO THEY THINK THEY SHOULD GIVE BACK TO ME LEAKING AND THEY HAVE BEEN PAYED 1,850 CASH FOR THE REPAIR. I DO WISH TO FILL A COMPLANT AGAINST JIM DANDY TRANSMISSION TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED CORRECTLLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HELP IN THI MATTER OR BE ABLE TO DIRECT ME TO THE PROPER PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP ME. *AK

JIM DANDY TRANSMISSION REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. NOW I HAVE MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEARING LEAKING WHERE THERE WAS NO LEAKS AND THE POWER STEARING WORKED FINE BEFORE THEY WORKED ON MY TAURUS THEY ARE LOCATED ON CALLEN STREET IN VACAVILLE CA. PHONE 449-8282. I FEEL THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDITIION THAT THE POWER STEARING IS IN NOW. TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION THEY DROP THE FRONT A FRAME MOTER AND ALL SO THEY HAD TO DEAL WITH THE POWER STEERING TO DO THIS TYPE OF REPAIR. IT WAS NOT LEAKING BEFORE WHY DO THEY THINK THEY SHOULD GIVE BACK TO ME LEAKING AND THEY HAVE BEEN PAYED 1,850 CASH FOR THE REPAIR. I DO WISH TO FILL A COMPLANT AGAINST JIM DANDY TRANSMISSION TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED CORRECTLLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HELP IN THI MATTER OR BE ABLE TO DIRECT ME TO THE PROPER PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP ME. *AK

THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS BAD,WHILE SITTING AT A DAIRY QUEEN ANOTHER FORD TARUS WAGON HAD POWER STEERING PROBLEMS TOO. *AK

PUT A NEW UNIT ON IN SEPT.98 AND NOW AM GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN. FLUID LEAKING OUT. ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN I STARTINCG THE CAR THERE IS A STRONG GAS SMELL , BUT IT GOES AWAY IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AND IT SEEMS THE RECALL ITEMS ARE SHOWING UP TOO. *AK

THE TAURUS IS THE WORST ENGINEERED CAR I HAVE EVER SEEN. - WFS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. AS CONSUMER TURNED TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL, STEERING DID NOT RESPOND, CONSUMER HIT A PARKED CAR. DEALER HS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

POWER STEERING PERFORMS POORLY/STICKING. NM

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE. ALSO, VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND THERE IS A SQEAKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

BODY MOUNTS AT REAR CORNERS OF SUBFRAME WERE CORRODED AND REPAIRED A YEAR AGO, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND BODY MOUNTS WILL BE REPAIRED. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH STEERING SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER, BUT DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. NO REPAIRS FOR THE STEERING PROBLEM. RECALL 93V106000. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

POWER STEERING HOSE LEAK CAUSED AN UNDERHOOD FIRE AFTER IT WAS FIXED FOR THIS PROBLEM ONCE BEFORE. ENGINE FIRE TOTALED CAR. POWER STEERING COLUMN FIRE PROBLEM RESULTED . *AK.

GENERAL RECALL WAS ORDERED THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL, BUT PROBLEM EXISTS. OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER. *AK

POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE EXPLODED. HOSE FAILURE SPRAYED POWER STEERING FLUID ONTO HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND IGNITED CAUSING ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. WAS A FORD HOSE THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED LESS THAN 12 HOURS EARLIER.

AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE INTO GAS STATION AND TRYING TO RESTART VEHICLE KEY IN IGNITON MELTED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN STEERING COLUMN. *AK

UNDERHOOD FIRE STARTED DUE TO LEAKING POWER STEERING WHICH POURED ON THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN TRAFFIC LEAVING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE AND OCCUPANTS AND OTHER MOTORISTS AT RISK.

TIE ROD END SHAFT BROKE.

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

THE INNER TIE RODS BROKE WHILE COMING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. DEALER HAS SEEN AND FIXED. *AK

VIBRATION DUE TO MISALIGNMENT AND FAILED TIE RODS.

TIE ROD UNSCREWED ON LEFT FRONT WHEEL, CAUSING WHEEL TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE.

STEERING RACK FAILED

POWER STEERING 0-RING LEAKS.

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

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKS CAUSING FIRE. TRANSMISSION DROPPED AND CONTINUES TO SLIP AFTER REPAIR.

RACK AND PINION FAILED.

DUE TO LOCATION, BOLTS WHICH HOLD STEERING MECHANISM RUSTED/BROKE FROM SALT AND SAND, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING.

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

POWER STEERING HOSES REPLACED TWICE.

TIE RODS FAILED.

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED, LEFT FRONT WHEEL RIM TOTALLY SHATTERED; CAUSED VIBRATION, DIFFICULT STEERING; COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT; ORIGINAL WHEELS. *AK

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE STEERING COLUMN TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

ONE CRADLE BOLT COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF, OTHER ONE LOOSE, CAUSING STEERING SHAFT COMPONENT TO WEAR OUT. *DSH

THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM THE STEERING COLUUMN WHEN STARTING THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

AFTER TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

AFTER TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE AND FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK

STARTED AUTO AND IMMEDIATELY THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO SMOKE. *AK

THE STEERING WHEEL HAS MORE PLAY THEN NECESSARY AND IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

STEERING COLUMN; ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO SMOKE. *AK

STEERING COLUMN; ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO SMOKE. *AK

STEERING COLUMN; ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO SMOKE. *AK

BROKEN TIE RODS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN A TWO YEAR PERIOD. TT

THERE IS A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION, THERE IS A NOISE IN THE POWER STEERING . TT

POWER STEERING HOSE RUPTURED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK ONTO MANIFOLD/FIRE. *SD

HEARD LOUD NOISE, THEN STEERING WENT OUT, MOUNTS HAD BROKEN. TT

TIE ROD SHEARED OFF. *DSH

TIE ROD END BROKE. *AK

HAD A UNDERHOOD FIRE, FIRE DEPT. SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING. TT

THE TIE ROD SHEARED WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST LOCKED UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

INNER TIE ROD SHEARED OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST LOCKED UP. TT

TIE ROD BROKE HAD TO REPLACE. TT

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 10MPH SUDDENLY THE INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD END BOOT BROKE, CAUSING WHEELS TO COLLAPSE, RENDERING STEERING INOPERATIVE, NO WARNING. TT

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE: FAILURE OF POWER STEERING LINE LEAKED FLUID ONTO CATALYTIC CONVERTER; DRIVER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERHOOD BEFORE FIRE. TT

STEERING RACK REPLACED.

VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY UPON BRAKING AND TURNING. FORD STATES RACK AND PINION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. TT

RIGHT FRONT INNER TIE ROD PRESSURE PIN BACKED OFF ALLOWING THE NUT TO COMPLETELY UNSCREW; LOSS CONTROL OF FRONT WHEELS; SPEED 2 MPH; NO WARNING. TT

STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RETURN AFTER TURNING TO THE RIGHT DUE TO CRACKED RACK IN RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY. *AK