Problems with 1999 Ford Taurus SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Vehicle vibrates when applying brakes. vehicle had brakes pads and rotors replaced. dealership was aware of the problem.*ak

Front brake rotor warp alot at lease a set a year transmission shifts rough at times steering is stift pulls to the left hard sometimes, think it might be something with the transaxle?

The vehicle experience cold start, dealer replaced the catalytic converter. *slc

At stop and brake applied, car surged forward striking vehicle. also, no engine braking. *ak

At 19000 miles both front rotors were out of round, causing vehicle to vibrate when brakes were applied. dealer notified, and replacd both front rotors and pads at 20,000 miles. *ak *slc

When applying brakes the steering wheel vibrates. *ak

While driving would step on brake pedal and steering column will start vibrating, and brakes will take long to stop. a technician said that rotors heated up, and had been replaced. *ak

Complete brake failure. when driving 35 mph on dry pavement consumer smelled fluid burning, depressed the brake pedal, pedal traveled to the floorboard, causing extended stopping distance. emergency parking brake was engaged in order to stop vehicle. please provide any further details. *ak

When braking front end vibration feels like car not stoping properly

Brake rotors go out of round every few thousand miles. when applying brakes car shakes and braking power seems to pulsate. dangerous.*ak

After purchasing heard grinding and shaking in steering column when brakes are applied. took to dealer, and they replaced front rotors and pads in may and in september. consumer had same problem, brakes were failing, and it was hard to stop vehicle. in october, brakes and rotors were replaced again. on october 3rd brake light was coming on so dealer replaced master brake cylinder. *ak

Brakes were making a squeaking noise. took to dealer, and they could not duplicate problem.*ak

While vehicle was parked it smelled like a burning odor from the rear right brakes. technician said that part was worn out. *ak

When driving above 40 miles and needing to stop the steering wheel shakes, above 60 you need two hands to control the steering wheel. bought the car in the first time and the rotors were resurfaced but within 2 months i had to return for the same problem and found out the rotors and pads were scrape. the rotors had warped. of course i had to pay for all of this because i was told that it was a wearable item, what i could not understand was i was still under my 3yr/36,000 mile warranty. ford has been contacted in regards to this matter but i have not heard from them as of yet. i have owned ford vehicles for over 15 years and have not had this problem at least for a car thats a little over a year old. it has gotten to the point that i am neverous to get in the car wondering what will happen next. which as i am talking the car is going in again because when driving above 65 mph the car vibants and i was told i might have a bad tire with a belt shift, they are keeping it for a couple days to test it!!!!!

Vehicle is in need of 4th set of rotors with 62,724 miles. *ak

Brakes wore out rotors warped had new one put on 3weeks later same thing happen. *ak

Faulty brake rotors on front disc brakes are warping, causing steering to shake when applying brakes.*ak consumer states he was told by mechanic this failure is caused by faulty construction of these type of rotors. *jb

Brakes squeak loudly. dealership states that this is normal.

First of all your one-size-fits all approach with form-hell sucks!!! now for the ford problem. the brake rotors warp in 10k to 18 k miles of driving!!! ford's engineering sucks!!! ford will not allow the consumer to speak to the factory rep. ford thinks rotors are a maintenance item. ford is wrong!!! ford undersized the brake system. they did not slect the proper material for the brake pad material and for the rotors!!! the rotors should have been made of titainum to prevent warping. my car did not crash buy i could not trust the brakes. i had to leave lots of room between me and the car ahead. the warped rotors caused the steering wheel to jump and twist during braking. this made the car unsafe. i never heard the warning sound that tells you that your brake pads had gotten to end of life. the rotors always warped before the brake pads wore out!!! i don't own this car any longer. i traded it in on a honda.*ak

We have had this vehicle for less than 2 months--it has been in the shop for all this time except about 2.5 weeks. the rear brakes are grinding and it sounds like metal on metal. the vehicle jerks very bad when going from park to drive which i feel could cause an accident. the car has less than 15000 miles on it and i don't feel like these problems should be occuring at this time. our car has been in the shop 4 times in less than 2 months. *ak

While driving the brake light came on, but the brakes were still workng. shortly after the consumer tried to apply the brakes ,and the pedal went all the way to the floor.please provide any futher information. *ak

Consumer was driving vehicle when another vehicle jumped in front of her. upon applying the brakes, she hit the car from behind, and airbags didn't deploy at all. *ak

When pulling into the driveway and upon applying brakes consumer heard a scraping noise coming from brakes. consumer has contacted dealer. dealer has replaced abs brakes/ rotors and pads were cleaned. problem still occurred, causing problems with steering wheel shaking. please provide any further details. *ak

Car has had shake in steering wheel since the test drive; was told that it was due to car sitting on the lot and that turning the rotors would fix the problem. the shake returned shortly after purchase and has continued to be a problem since. it starts as a sublte vibration in the steering wheel and becomes a violent shake as the problem progressively gets worse. the rotors have been turned, replaced 2x, drums replaced, wheel cylinders replaced. we asked them the last time to also check proportioning valve, they said they would but didn't. it has had a total of 4 repairs for this problem, including them turning t he rotors before purchase. we sent a certified letter to ford just before the last repair. they replied with the statement that a regional office or the service manager from the dealership would contact us, and if not we were to contact the dealership. no one contacted us, and we've been in contact with the dealership for 10months with no success. the salesperson has told us she'll speak to her general manager. the certified letter was recieved by ford on 6/16/00, the last repair was done on 6/24/00, and the shake returned on 7/7/00. we have also had a big problem with them getting parts to do repairs, with it taking weeks. also were told in the winter to wait until spring for t he repair, that the problem might just be caused by sand and salt, which it wasn't.*ak

Steering wheel shakes when brakes are applied. *ak (dot number: 442-369 tiresize: p205/65/15)

While driving at a speed of 55-65 mph and applying the brakes rear end of the vehicle would began to shake, and fumes would come into the car. *ak

Front rotor defective, problem has not been corrected and the brake pedal, steering column and front end vibrate and pulsate. this creates a loss of control especially at highway speed.

Enterprise rental car. while driving braking system malfunctioned, causing no braking ability.brake pedal to floor, resulting in a crash. please provide further information. *ak

New vehicle required new rack and pinion steering, which caused noise, the brakes replaced which were causing vibration in the steering wheel while braking. *mjs

The car has been in yo shop several times for brake fluid beign low it is a half tank low now and was in shop in dec 2001today is 1-19-02 the dealer tels me that taurus,s use brake fluid as the brake pads wear down this car has used at least 3 pints since new .that is my best guess as the dealer has alwase added it. i have never heard of a car using brake fluid as the pads wear down .i just talked to my insurance agent who drives a sable he said he has never added brake fluid to it till he and his brother did a complete brake job on it at 100.000 miles .help please

When brakes applied at highway speed, steering wheel shakes violently.*ak

While driving at 35 mph on wet pavement applied the brakes and they failed to work properly, consumer rear ended another vehicle. *ak

While driving at 70mph going down a 5% grade, car will not hold in cruise control. car goes from 70 mph to 85 mph within seconds on steep grade. also, brakes are not strong enough to give good braking power. taken to 2 dealers, and they said it was a characteristic of the taurus. *ak

Brake pedal would go to floor when brakes were applied. was informed by mechanic brake adjustment was needed. brakes were repaired. since then, problem reappeared. also, cruise control would be set at a certain speed, but vehicle would accelerate at a higher speed; and right side seat belt fails to retract back to original position. *ak

This vehicle has a reccurring problem with the front brakes. the dealer replaced the front brake pads and rotors 6 times under warranty and i have replaced them 6 more times since the warranty ended. the problem has not been fixed. i have contacted the dealer numerous times. they simply say "it needs a brake job" for $300.00 when that is obviously not the problem. the brakes vibrate excessively when slowing down from almost any speed and emergency braking is compromised resulting in extremly long distances to come to a stop.*ak

The vehicle in front stopped short. had applied brakes quickly. abs brakes locked up. vehicle accelerated after the brakes were applied. rearended vehicle. upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. *ak

Whenever brakes are applied, steering wheel vibrates. has taken vehicle to dealership at least 6 different times for the problem. each time the rotors had been changed, but the problem still exists. *ak