1999 Ford Sho (taurus)
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
8 complaints1 involved a crash1 injuries
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Latest complaints
- Power train · Steering · Unknown or other
Gear shift cable broke and now the car won't go into park. I had to leave the car with the key in the ignition in low gear and doors unlocked.
- Vehicle speed control
I have had my transmission rebuilt , my speed sensor replaced 2times and now my speedometer isnt working I have irratic shifting sometimes it hoes into gear and sometimes it doesnt . I was making a turn onto a busy street and almost got hit by a truck because my car wouldn't go into gear.my odometer isnt working now so idk how many miles are actually on my car
- Service brakes · Vehicle speed control
I was driving down a city street. I went to slow down because there were cars in front of me. The car started accelerating and the brakes went out. I tried to avoid hitting a car in front of me. I hit the car and jumped the curb. I went into some bushes and the car continued to accelerate. I finally hit a tree and the car flipped over on the side. I had to be cut out of the vehicle
- Fuel/propulsion system
Car suddenly stops, losing power on brakes and steering. Has happened twice while driving on busy hwy. Could have caused accident.
- Exterior lighting
The car has no brake lights and IS driving very recklessly, jerking the wheel very hard.
- Engine · Unknown or other · Vehicle speed control
Water IS leaking from house along firewall. I barely can go anywhere and im at risk of losing my job. I'm having acceleration problemss. My car IS not catching up and the speedometer went out. Keeps ticking and I got a full tune up. It smokes even when it's not running due to water spraying all…
Water IS leaking from house along firewall. I barely can go anywhere and im at risk of losing my job. I'm having acceleration problemss. My car IS not catching up and the speedometer went out. Keeps ticking and I got a full tune up. It smokes even when it's not running due to water spraying all over the engine. everytine I stool I have to let the hood up so it can cool and I have to put water in it after every single delivery I make. Smokes really bad when I'm in park and stall out sometimes
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
Engine problems on a 1999 ford taurus sho with a 3.4L V8 - many others have already submitted complaints on this same type of vehicle and engine. *la
- Engine and engine cooling
I own a 1999 ford taurus sho which has been known to have cam failure due to improper affixing of the sprocket to the cam. mine has failed renderind my car useless. All of this IS placed on v8sho.com. the repair price of this defect IS astronomical, any where from $6,000 to $15,000.*ak
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Front suspension coil spring fracture
Odi possesses 130 vehicle owners questionnaires (voq) alleging front suspension coil spring failure in the subject (model year 1999-2000) vehicles.an additional 11 voqs concerning my 2001 vehicles have been found, bringing the total to 141.more than 75% of these reports allege that the broken spring damaged or…
Odi possesses 130 vehicle owners questionnaires (voq) alleging front suspension coil spring failure in the subject (model year 1999-2000) vehicles.an additional 11 voqs concerning my 2001 vehicles have been found, bringing the total to 141.more than 75% of these reports allege that the broken spring damaged or punctured the adjacent tire.all of these reports originated in the salt belt states located in the northeast quadrant of the united states and canada.ford will conduct a safety recall (04v-332) covering vehicles soldor currently registered in connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin, and the district of columbia, to install spring shields in my 1999-2001 taurus/sable vehicles to prevent a fractured spring from damaging the nearby tire.ford will additionally notify owners of all my 1999-2001 taurus/sable vehicles that warranty coverage for spring fractures has been extended to 10 years of age or 150,000 miles.odi analyzed ford?s warranty and complaint data and found that 99% of the spring fractures occurred in the states covered by the recall.the other incidents occurred in the states of florida, north carolina, texas, alabama, and georgia.in view of the coverage of the spring failures by the recall campaign, odi IS closing the preliminary evaluation.odi will continue to monitor the performance of the subject vehicles throughout the remainder of the country.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 620271Some vehicles may exhibit an intermittent loss of integrated control panel (icp) illumination. Audio and climate controls continue to operate during the icp's loss of illumination condition. This may be caused by a faulty internal ribbon cable connection in the icp.
- 613611Some vehicles may exhibit an intermittent loss of integrated control panel (icp) illumination. **Mr**
- 612570Some vehicles may exhibit an intermittent loss of instrument control panel (icp).
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