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Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
67 reportsClear category filterMileage unknown · Feb 10, 2005
Service Brakes, HydraulicSteering
I HAVE EXPERIENCE THE SAME LOST OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES,I HAVE ALSO NOTICE THAT WHEN I TURN MY WHEEL IT MAKES A SQUEAKING SOUND.HAD THE CAR CHECKED WAS TOLD IT NEEDED TO BE LUBED.HAD IT LUBED CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING.A COWORKER HAS A 1997 FORD TAURUS LIKE MY CAR AND THEY ARE EXPERENCING THE SAME NOISES. PLEASE ADVI…
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I HAVE EXPERIENCE THE SAME LOST OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES,I HAVE ALSO NOTICE THAT WHEN I TURN MY WHEEL IT MAKES A SQUEAKING SOUND.HAD THE CAR CHECKED WAS TOLD IT NEEDED TO BE LUBED.HAD IT LUBED CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING.A COWORKER HAS A 1997 FORD TAURUS LIKE MY CAR AND THEY ARE EXPERENCING THE SAME NOISES. PLEASE ADVISE IF THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10110303
90,000 miles · Dec 13, 2004
Service Brakes, HydraulicSteering
VEHICLE MOVING DOWN A HILL. POWER BRAKES AND STEERING LOST POWER,ENGINE STILL RUNNING, BUT NO POWER TO BRAKES OR STEERING. FINALLY STOPPED VEHICLE WITH NO INCIDENT. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED, POWER TO BRAKES AND STEERING RESTORED.*AK TOOK TO SERVICE.REPLACEMENT WAS MADE TO CAMSHAFT SENSOR. PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN COR…
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VEHICLE MOVING DOWN A HILL. POWER BRAKES AND STEERING LOST POWER,ENGINE STILL RUNNING, BUT NO POWER TO BRAKES OR STEERING. FINALLY STOPPED VEHICLE WITH NO INCIDENT. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED, POWER TO BRAKES AND STEERING RESTORED.*AK TOOK TO SERVICE.REPLACEMENT WAS MADE TO CAMSHAFT SENSOR. PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN CORRECTED, BUT RETURNED ABOUT 6 MOS. LATER...SAME CIRCUMSTANCES,ONLY IN FIRST INCIDENT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD BEEN APPEARING INTERMITTENTLY.
NHTSA ODI #10102885
Mileage unknown · Oct 6, 2004
Service Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed Control
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON PRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE ONLY WAY CONSUMER COULD STOP THE VEHICLE WAS TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. HOWEVER, THE LAST TIME SHE DID THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10095187
Mileage unknown · Oct 2, 2004
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
BRAKE LINE BURST ON 2 DIFFERENT FORD CARS IN SAME WEEK! AND IN BOTH CASES IT WAS ROT, AND IN BOTH CASES IT WAS THE HARD TUBING, NOT THE HOSES. ONE A 1997, SO IT WAS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD. BRAKE LINE ROTTED ENOUGH TO BURST DURING FIRM STOP. THE NEW ABS STYLE BRAKE LINES ARE DANGEROUSLY THINNER THAN THE OLDER STYLE BRAKE LINES. TH…
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BRAKE LINE BURST ON 2 DIFFERENT FORD CARS IN SAME WEEK! AND IN BOTH CASES IT WAS ROT, AND IN BOTH CASES IT WAS THE HARD TUBING, NOT THE HOSES. ONE A 1997, SO IT WAS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD. BRAKE LINE ROTTED ENOUGH TO BURST DURING FIRM STOP. THE NEW ABS STYLE BRAKE LINES ARE DANGEROUSLY THINNER THAN THE OLDER STYLE BRAKE LINES. THEY ALSO SEEM TO HAVE ELECTROSTATIC PROPERTIES THAT CAUSE PREMATURE ROTTING IN SOME CASES. THE PIECE THAT BROKE WAS MUCH MORE ROTTED THAN THE OTHER PIECES ATTACHED THE HOLDING CLIPS ACTUALLY CAUSES MORE ROTTING BECAUSE WATER COLLECTS IN THE OPEN SPACE WHERE IT HOLD THE THINNER BRAKE LINE. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THAT THESE BRAKE LINES ARE BEING MADE MUCH THINNER. ALSO ON THE 1997 FORD TAURUS THE BRAKE LINES HANG DOWN LOWER THAN OTHER SUSPENSION IN THE MIDDLE AND PRESENT A HAZARD DURING WINTER WHEN CARS MAY BE DRIVEN ACROSS FROZEN SNOW. FORD ENGINEERS NEED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. BRAKE LINE TUBING WALLS MUST BE MADE THICKER. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS AND DRIVEN THEM OVER 100K MILES EACH AND NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE BURST FOR ROT BEFORE. THIS CAR BROKE AT AROUND 80K I THINK. DATE IS APPROXIMATE...I'M NOT GOING TO LOOK UP THE REPAIR BILL RIGHT NOW. FORD COULD EASILY BE NUMBER ONE IF THEY STOP DOING STUPID THINGS LIKE THIS.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10093488
78,000 miles · Jul 15, 2004
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THE CAR WAS PARKED. I STARTED THE CAR, STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW OIL LEAKING ABOUT A FOOT FORWARD OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. *LA
NHTSA ODI #10081154
27,000 miles · Jun 4, 2004
Electrical SystemService Brakes, Hydraulic
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *AK THE CHECK ENGINE SOON HAD ALSO COME ON. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, BOTH AT DIFFERENT TIMES. *SC
NHTSA ODI #10071708
7,200 miles · Jan 15, 2004
Power TrainService Brakes, Hydraulic
CRACKED FORWARD PISTON IN TRANS. I HAVE A`97,,,WASN`T THAT PROBLEM FIXED?
NHTSA ODI #10068794
63,941 miles · Jan 15, 2004
Engine And Engine CoolingEquipmentPower Train
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF...TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED AND REPAIRED AND IS NOW NEEDING REPAIR AGAIN...TIRES FROM NORMAL WEAR...BRAKES FROM NORMAL WEAR...
NHTSA ODI #10068718
90 miles · Nov 14, 2003
Service Brakes, HydraulicStructure
THE DASHBOARD IS SEPARATING IN LAYERS FROM THE FRAME OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE IS TSB 00203 CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, THE CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10048007
16,775 miles · Jul 29, 2003
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1997 FORD TARUS HAS BRAKE PROBLEMS. BEGAN WITH SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT EXITS OFF OF INTERSTATE. AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS FROM JAN 99 THRU OCT 01 TO GET THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY I HAD THEM SEMI- REPAIRED AT A LOCAL JUST BRAKES REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT CALIPERS WEREN'T RELEASI…
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1997 FORD TARUS HAS BRAKE PROBLEMS. BEGAN WITH SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT EXITS OFF OF INTERSTATE. AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS FROM JAN 99 THRU OCT 01 TO GET THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY I HAD THEM SEMI- REPAIRED AT A LOCAL JUST BRAKES REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT CALIPERS WEREN'T RELEASING. STILL HAVE BRAKE NOISE AS IF CALIPERS ARE NOT FULLY RELEASING. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10030361
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