1998 Ford Taurus

THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM REPLACED A BATTERY ON 05/20/00. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE BATTERY, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT NEEDED A NEW AIRBAG MODULE. SINCE THIS LIGHT HAD NEVER COME ON BEFORE, I BELIEVED IT HAD TO DO WITH THE NEW BATTERY REPLACEMENT. I REFUSED THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW AIRBAG MODULE TO SEE IF THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF ON ITS OWN. AFTER THREE WEEKS IT HAS NOT. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH WILL NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIRBAG MODULE. MY SECOND CONCERN IS WITH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS (DRL). THEY HAVE OCCASIONALLY GONE ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AND HAVE STAYED ON AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AS WELL. I CAN MAKE THEM GO OFF BY TURNING THE HEADLAMPS ON AND OFF. THE DEALERSHIP CAN FIND NO CAUSE FOR THIS. *AK

TO, WHOM IT MY CONCERN . I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW FORD TAURUS IN 1998 WITH IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR WE'VE HAD NEW ROTORS PUT ON THE CAR TWICE THIS WIL BE THE THIRD TIME IT WILL BE GOING INTO THE SHOP FOR FRONT BRAKES . EACH TIME I GO THEY TELL ME THAT (THE ARE JUST WARPED AND WE WILL REPLACE THEM FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE ) . BUT , AFTER HAVING THE CAR BACK FOR A COUPLE OF WEEK THE SAME SEVER SHUTTERING HAPPENS . THIS HAS BEEN AND ON GOING PROBLEM FROM THE START . THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR ARE NOT CAPABLE OF HANDLING THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR. THE SECOND CONCERN IS THE WAY THE CAR S TRANS IS SHIFTING , ALSO LEAKS . IN 99 I HAD A FORD SHOP LOOK AT THE TRANS . THEY SAID THE SPEED SENSOR WAS LEAKING THEY REPLACED IT FREE OF CHARGE BUT , WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS GEARS ARUOND A CORNER AT IDLE OR COASTING AND I GO TO STEP INTO THE GAS IT LIKE ITS IN NEUTAL THIS MAKES ME FEEL AS IF I'M NOT IN CONTROL OF THE CAR . JUST A NOTE I LOVE FORD BUT, I'VE NOT HAD ANY LUCK IN FIXING ANY OF THESE PROBLES. THANKS SINCERLY JAMES QUINN. *AK

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I ORIGINALLY COMPLAINED OF A BRAKE CHIRP AT 3000 MILES. THE DEALER CUT THE ROTORS AND DRUMS. THE BRAKE CHIRP WENT AWAY BUT EVER SINCE THE STEERING WHEEL HAS VIBRATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DEALER THEN BALANCED THE WHEELS TWICE AND HAD IT DONE TWICE AT OUTSIDE SHOPS. THE DEALER THEN REPLECED THE GENERAL TIRES WITH MICHELINS AND REPLACED THREE OF FOUR RIMS, ALL TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER THEN CONTACTED FORD WHO SAID THE WAS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE, BUT THEY ARE TRYING, AND HAVE CUSTOMER BE PATIENT. THAT WAS JULY 1998. SINCE THEN THEY HAVE REPLACED A SPRING IN THE STEERING SYSTEM AND CUT THE DRUMS AND ROTORS AGAIN. I STATED TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE DRUMS AND ROTORS REPLACED BECAUSE I FELT TWO CUTS ON A CAR LESS THAN A YEAR OLD WAS TOO MUCH. HE STATED FORD WOULD NOT ALLOW THIS BECAUSE THE ROTORS WERE TOO THICK AND THEY WOULD BILL THE DEALERSHIP IF THEY REPLACED THEM. SINCE I THINK THE ROTORS OR THE DRUMS ARE THE PROBLEM I THEN CALLED