Problems with 2006 Ford Taurus VISIBILITY

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that water was leaking from the passenger side window onto the floormat. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 96,000.

Since i bought this car the windshield wipers have been a problem in very hard rains or heavy snowstorms. they drivers side windshield wiper would catch onto the other one and get snagged. i would have to pull off to the side of the road and untangle them and sometimes drive real slow bending over to look out of the passengers side window. this would happen off and on during hard rains or heavy snowstorms. this year was the worst. in january or february when we had a heavy snowstorm the driver side windshield wiper would stop in the middle of the cycle and sit right in the center of the windshield. i once again had to drive in peril. this april (29th), we had another heavy snowstorm and the drivers side wiper froze again in the middle of the cycle, then it would slam all the way over onto the drivers side view mirror and get stuck there. i drove to the ford dealer and they tightened some screw on my wiper and said it was fixed. the same thing happened the next week (march 4th), in a heavy rain. i had to pull off the side of the road again and un-snag the wiper from the side-view mirror. every time this happened i was in real peril of having an accident. i couldn't see the road and was just lucky that i did not have an accident each time the wipers stopped working properly. i once again went directly to my ford dealer and they diagnosed the problem as a stripped window wiper transmission. they said the problem was not covered in my extended warranty. i was shocked since i was told that my extended warranty covered everything on the car. i had to pay $89.50 for a diagnostic then $241.98 for parts and labor. i researched problems with 2006 ford taurus sedans and found that the windshield wiper motor had a recall. i let my ford dealer know this and told me that it was not the transmission that was bad not the motor. it seems that window wiper design is faulty whether its the motor or transmission.

Cowl leak on 2006 ford taurus which allows water leak in on passenger side to contact electrical parts including hvac blower motor and resistor. blower can stop working and if windows are fogged or need to be defrosted it creates a very hazardous condition impossible to correct. i am told by dealerships this is very common with the taurus'. if it is so common why don't they (ford) publicize this or tell you this before you buy a taurus? *tr

I have a 03 taurus which leaked water onto the passenger floor board also causing my ac blower motor to short out. i could not get ford to act even though a related recall existed under 03v087000. i have found many others with this problem. *tr

Tl* - the contact stated that passenger's side mirror appeared to show objects further than it should. the contact took vehicle back to the dealership, and they told him that the mirror was the standard regulation mirror for all vehicles, and that they could not remove it and replace with a regular mirror. the contact stated that the passenger side mirror should be the same as the driver's side mirror. *ak updated 1/26/2007 - *nm

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the air bag indicator light illuminated intermittently and the service engine light remained illuminated. the mechanic performed a tune-up; however, the lights remained illuminated. in addition, the driver's side power window would go down but would not rise up. as of december 27, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. the failure mileage was 25,000 and current mileage was 77,000.