Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1989 Ford Taurus.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE BALL END BROKE OFF THE TIE ROD. |
| 2010-07-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE ATTEMPTED TO SECURE THE SEATBELT, THE ENTIRE SEA… |
| 2010-04-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, HE NOTIC… |
| 2008-06-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER … |
| 2007-07-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THIS WAS ON A 1989 FORD TAURUS L . AFTER REAR BRAKE REPAIRS THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE PROPORTIONING VALVE TO THE RIGHT RE… |
| 2006-07-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | SUNDAY AT 11:45 AM, I LEFT MY HOUSE TO GO TO WORK AT WAL-MART. AT ABOUT 4:30 PM, A CUSTOMER AT WAL-MART CAME IN THE S… |
| 2005-02-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 1989 FORD TAURUS SEDAN AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 PM … |
| 2004-10-07 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 1989 FORD TAURUS, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, AND THE CAR BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. FORTUNATELY, … |
| 2004-02-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT BACK TO THE LOCKING POSITION. TH DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT THE CAUS… |
| 2003-10-18 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | Yes | 4 | CAR TRAVELING 50 MPH DOWN A DRY DIRT ROAD, WITH NO REASON CAR ENDED UP SPINNING 5 TIMES AND BEING STOPPED BY A TREE. … |
| 2003-08-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | I OWN VIN#[XXX] AND WENT FOR INSPECTION ON 8/8/03 AND FAILED EMISSION CONTROL#92E30 DUE TO A RECALL ON CATALYST#93E47 W… |
| 2003-07-28 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY 1989 FORD TAURUS IN JUNE OF 2001. IN THE PAPERWORK FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNERS WAS INFO. ON A RECALL/EXTENDED… |
| 2003-07-25 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH. DEALER NOTIFIED |
| 2003-04-23 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT ANCHORING CABLE BROKE FROM ITS ANCHOR. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE CABLE BROKE D… |
| 2003-03-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE CHASSIS MOUNTS ON THE REAR OF THE SUBFRAME CORRODED AND BROKE WHICH ALLOWED THE FRAME TO SEPARATE FRONT HE BODY. T… |
| 2003-02-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1989 FORD TAURUS WITH AN IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE FOR 1 YEAR AND YESTERDAY WHEN IT W… |
| 2002-10-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1989 FORD TAURUS LX. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768109 |
| 2002-06-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE DRIVING, AFTER WHICH BLACK SMOKE EMITS FROM THE VEHICLE AND IT STALLS OUT, POSSIBE ENGINE F… |
| 2002-05-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED CAUSE WAS AN ELEC… |
| 2002-01-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. *SLC |
| 2001-12-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WEBBING ON BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS CAUSE THEM NOT TO RETRACT AFTER SEAT BELTS ARE LOCKED, ALSO IT'S HARD TO LOCK THE BELT… |
| 2001-10-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEATBELT WON'T STAY FASTENED, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WON'T RETRACT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FU… |
| 2001-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *NLM WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *… |
| 2001-08-01 | TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | No | 0 | TEMPORARY SPARE EXPLODED SPONTANEOUSLY INSIDE IT'S STORAGE COMPARTMENT. IT WAS INFLATED TO 60 PSI OR LESS.*AK (DOT NUM… |
| 2001-08-01 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS OFF TRACK, WINDOW WILL NOT STAY UP. ALSO, REAR SEATBELT RETRACTOR BROKE. DEALERSHIP IS AW… |
| 2001-06-24 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | BOTH REAR MOUNTING BOLTS ON SUBFRAME FAILED AT 15MPH. RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY. THERE WAS A VERY LOUD BAN… |
| 2001-06-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLS REPEATEDY AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER SAID THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR WAS BAD, WHICH COST ME $400 , BUT THE ENG… |
| 2001-06-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHEN THE SEAT BRACKETS FAILED I HAD JUST SAT DOWN IN THE VEHICLE I NOTIFIED THE FORD MOTER COMPANY OF THIS PROBLEM AND … |
| 2001-05-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKEN, THIS CAUSED THE EXHAUST CONVERTER ASS'Y TO FAIL AN CAUSE A EXHAUST LEAK BY THE ENGINE MAKI… |
| 2001-05-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | AS I DRIVE MY CAR IT SHUTS OFF. I CAN ONLY RUN IT FOR 15 MINUTES AT A TIME . IVE AVOIDED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WHAT CAN I … |
| 2001-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: REGULATOR FAILED. *AK |
| 2001-01-04 | TIRES | No | 0 | 3 OF 4 TIRES WITH SEPARATED TREAD AT 25,000 MILES OF 50,000 RATED. BOTH FRONT TIRES HAS SIDEWALL SEPARATION ALSO DOWN T… |
| 2000-12-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A SLOW TURN AT 15 MPH, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD. ALSO, SMOKE COMING INTO INTERIOR. STOPPED… |
| 2000-12-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING IN A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY PUT IN FUEL INJEC… |
| 2000-09-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | ROTOR SEPARATED FROM HUB. *AK |
| 2000-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | 1) ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE MICHAEL BALLACHEY INITIALLY RULED THAT FORD MUST RECALL AS MANY AS 1.7-MILLIO… |
| 2000-08-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 2000-07-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT AND VEHICLE STALLED OUT, COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER, VEHCILE WOULD START. CONSUMER FELT … |
| 2000-07-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN ENGINE FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS |
| 2000-06-30 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH FELTA BUMPING RIDE, AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A TREAD SEPARATION ON THE LEFT REAR. CONS… |
| 2000-05-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | COIL SPRINGS BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. *AK |
| 2000-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL STALL SUDDENLY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, USUALLY STALLS ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO DEALER 6 TIMES… |
| 2000-05-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AT 55MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND LOSS STEERING AND BRAKING POWER. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL IT COOLED. INCIDENT OCCURRED … |
| 2000-04-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WE HAVE A 1989 TAURUS W/OD TRANSMISSION THAT SHIFTS HARD AND ROUGH, ALSO THE FRONT AND REAR RATTLES AND SOUNDS LIKE IT … |
| 2000-03-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-02-20 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE RIGHT REAR MOUNTING BOLT ON THE SUBFRAME BROKE OFF WHERE IT SCREWS INTO THE MOUNTING PLATE IN THE BODY. THE STEERI… |
| 2000-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS | No | 0 | HOSE THAT IS HOOKED TO OIL FILTER IS NOT THE CORRECT ONE. ALSO, THE TWO BARS THAT HOLD THE MOTOR IN PLACE BROKE, AND… |
| 1999-10-27 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE REAR CORNER OF THE SUBFRAME BOLT BROKE, AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. *… |
| 1999-10-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVIN.; VEHICLE INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT SHOP AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHA… |