Ford Taurus 1992

• Recall 10202 [USA]: If both rear corners drop, steering would become suddenly very difficult, affecting vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in connecticut, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, nebraska, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, virginia, west virgnia, and wisconsin. The rear lower subframe mount plate nut can experience stress corrosion cracking if subjected to long term exposure to road salts. This can result in fracture and loss of the structural integrity of the subframe mount attachment. Detachment of the body mounts at the rear corners of the subframe, which supports the engine and transmission, allows the rear corners of the subframe to drop.
  dealers will install subframe rear mount bolts, reinforcement plates, and plate nuts.
  note:this recall campaign supercedes recall campaign 93v-106.Owner notification is expected to begin january 18, 1999.Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 13247 [USA]: Driver control of vehicle speed using the speed control system or the accelerator control system would be diminished increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
  Vehicle description: vehicles equipped with 3.8l engines and originally sold or currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, iowa, idaho, illinois, indiana, kansas, massachusetts, maine, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, north dakota, nebraska, new hampshire, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, south dakota, vermont, wisconsin, and wyoming. Water can accumulate within the speed control cable conduit. If enough water accumulates, it could freeze within a low area of the cable routing when exposed to a long term cold soak at temperatures at least several degrees below freezing.
  dealers will add a boot to the speed control cable.
  owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin april 7, 1997.Note:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.Also contract the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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• Recall 13750 [USA]: This condition can cause smoke or flames from the fan and/or shroud, the fan electrical wiring, or the fan motor resulting in a vehicle fire.
  These vehicles are originally sold or currently registered in the following states: alaska, iowa, minnesota, nebraska, north dakota, and south dakota. The vehicles involved are 1992-1994 tempo/topaz vehicles with 3.0l engines; 1994 tempo/topaz with 2.3l engines; 1992-1995 taurus/sable with 3.8l engines; 1994-1995 taurus/sable with 3.0l engines and 1992-1994 lincoln continental vehicles with 3.8l engines. During high winds, heavy, blowing and drifting snow, and low temperatures, the engine cooling fan can become blocked or frozen with snow. The fan motor may not rotate and could overheat.
  dealers will install an electrical jumper harness containing an automatic resetting circuit breaker to protect the fan motor low speed circuitry from overheating.
  owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin april 15, 1997.Notes:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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• Recall 22852 [USA]: Over time, a portion of the bracket can tear away from the strut, falling into and puncturing the tire or causing damage to the wheel, which could result in an accident.
  The arc welds on the sway bar bracket, where it attaches to the strut reserve tube, did not fuse properly.
  monroe dealers will replace the strut free of charge.
  equipment description: aftermarket shock absorbers for 1986 - 1994 ford taurus and mercury sable passenger cars; part 71780, 81780.If the vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonable time or the remedy does not correct the defect, please contact monroe at 1-800-521-6754. Also, contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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• Recall 20437 [USA]: There is a danger of air deprivation, hyperthermia,and/or panic response to a child who has locked himself or herself into thecompartment, with the possibility of asphyxiation.
  Children can accidentally lock themselves in the footwell area of the rear-facing third seat, or in the storage compartment in station wagons not equipped with an optional third seat. Once the compartment is closed it cannot be opened from the inside.
  replace the self-latching assembly currently used in the rear storage compartment with a latch assembly that can only be closed with a key.
  system: structure: storage compartments.Vehicle description: passenger cars (station wagons).Note: ford will have sufficient quantities of the new latch assemblies availableto begin the replacement recall in july, 1992. Until the latch assembly isreplaced, ford recommends owners lock the storage compartment when not in use.Also, ford advises that the latch striker can be removed to disable the currentlatch until revised latch assemblies are available.

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• Recall 22014 [USA]: If the liftgate were to open during vehcile operation,passengers or cargo could fall from the open liftgate.
  Manufacturing errors by the supplier of the liftgate latch mechanism may cause the secondary portion of the liftgate latch not to function. If the latch is not in the primary latch position, the liftgate could open without operator action.
  replace malfunctioning liftgate latches.
  system: liftgate.Vehicle description: passenger cars; station wagons.

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• Recall 1998250 [Canada]: Steering
  On certain vehicles located in manitoba, ontario, quebec, new brunswick, nova scotia, prince edward island, and newfoundland & labrador, the lower sub frame mount plate nut may corrode and fail due to exposure to road salt. This could result in loss of structural integrity of the subframe mount attachment. Detachment of the body mounts at the rear corners of the sub frame which supports the engine and transmission, allows the rear corners of the sub frame to drop. Should both rear corners drop, steering control would be adversely affected. Correction: dealers will install subframe rear mount bolts, reinforcement plate and plate nuts.

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• Recall 1997060 [Canada]: Engine
  Direct water spray or long term wet driving conditions may cause water to accumulate in the speed control cable conduit. Under cold conditions this water could freeze and prevent the throttle from returning to the closed position when the speed control is disengaged. This could adversely affect driver control and create the potential for a vehicle crash. Correction: moisture will be removed from the cable conduit and a boot will be added to the speed control cable to prevent water entry.

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• Recall 1997071 [Canada]: Electrical
  Vehicles with 3.8 litre engines that were involved in safety recall 95s22 (95-202) were modified with a maxi-fuse that does not provide the intended level of protection for the engine cooling fan electrical system. Also, because a similar maxi-fuse circuit was used on certain 1994-95 taurus/sable vehicles with 3.8 litre engines, these vehicles will be included in this recall. Correction: a fused wiring harness that provides the required level of protection will be installed on affected vehicles.

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• Recall 1995202 [Canada]: Electrical
  Note: 1992-94 tempo/topaz with 3.0 litre engines; 1994-95 taurus/sable (except sho) with 3.0 litre engines; 1992-93 taurus/sable with 3.8 litre engines; 1992-94 lincoln continental. The engine cooling fan may become frozen in place by snow, ice or slush. If this occurs and the cooling fan is activated, either automatically to reduce coolant temperature or when the defroster is turned on, the cooling fan will not rotate and can overheat. This can damage the fan motor, fan, fan wiring and shroud with the potential for smoke or a fire to result. Correction: in some cases, the fuse for the cooling fan circuit will be replaced with a smaller fuse. In other cases, a jumper harness with dedicated circuit protection for the cooling fan will be installed.

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• Recall 1992060 [Canada]: Structure
  Note: station wagon vehicles only. Young children left unattended in the vehicle could lock themselves in the footwell area of the rear-facing third seat (or the underfloor storage compartment in station wagons not equipped with the optional third seat). Once the compartment is closed, it cannot be opened from the inside, and there is the danger of air deprivation, excessive body heat and panic response to a child who may have closed himself or herself in the compartment. Correction: a modified latch will be installed which does not have a self-latching feature and allows the compartment cover to be pushed open from the inside.

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• Recall 1992102 [Canada]: Emissions
  Note: vehicles with 3.8 litre engines. These vehicles may not comply with c.M.V.S.S. 1103 - exhaust emissions. Vehicles were manufactured with incorrect electronic engine control (eec) processors. Correction: eec processor will be replaced on affected vehicles.

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• Recall 1992123 [Canada]: Seats and restraints
  Certain vehicles do not comply with cmvsss. 208 - seat belt installations. The french language version of the air bag maintenance/information/instruction label was not installed. Note: for taurus models only police and sho vehicles are affected. Correction: french language labels will be mailed to affected owners.

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• Recall 1992166 [Canada]: Structure
  On certain vehicles with 3.0 litre and 3.8 litre engines, the body mounts on the rear corners of the subframe which supports the engine and transmission may become detached due to corrosion of the rear lower mount retaining plates, allowing the rear corners of the subframe to drop. Should this occur, steering could become very difficult, thereby adversely affecting vehicle control. Correction: modified lower body mounts and attaching bolts will be installed on affected vehicles.

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To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Front suspension spring breakage investigation # RQ98016

  Front suspension springs ay break due to manufacturing crachs in combination with corrosion.
  

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• Defective air bag crash sensor investigation # DP96014

  Cfas sent a follow-up letter on december 12, 1996, to change the intent of the petition to "airbag aggressivity and deployment variability."nhtsa received the letter on 12/12/96; accordingly, the petition due day was changed to april 12, 1997.Cfas petitioned the agency to conduct an investigation to determine whether the "airbag crash sensor and/or deployment systems" for the 1991-92 chevrolet corsica/beretta, 1990-92 ford taurus, and 1994-96 chrysler minivans are defective.Cfas allege that "information on low speed crashes here occupants have suffered fatal injuries suggests [that the above vehicles] have defective airbag crash sensor and/or deployment systems."
  

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• Engine cooling fan fires investigation # EA96024

  There is no summary currently available
  

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• Headlight failure investigation # EA96019

  Excessive heat in an improperly manufactured circuit breaker within the headlight switch caused that circuit breaker to open for time periods of varying length to cool off.Opening of the circuit breaker in this manner interrupts electric current flow to the headlights, shutting them off.Headlight outages have ranger from brief flickers (less than one second) to greater than 20 seconds.Over time, the outages grow in length and duration because of heat-induced deterioration of the switch and associated wiring.Recall 98v-009 will apply to approximately 506,000 taurus, sable, mark viii, and continental vehicles produced from 1-dec.-92 through 30-sep-93 at the atlanta, chicago,and wixom assembly plants.87% of my 1992-1995 taurus/sable and 97% of my 1993-1995 mark viii warranty repairs (headlight switch replacement) involved vehicles built during the dec. 92 - oct. 93 build range.
  

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• Engine cooling fan fires investigation # PE96033

  Bad weather may cause the engine cooling fan to freeze the fan shroud.
  

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• Alleged defective tie rods investigation # DP95004

  Alleged defective tie rods
  

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• Plastic trim panel separation investigation # PE95026

  There is no summary currently available
  

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• Broken tie rods investigation # EA94008

  There is no summary currently available
  

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• Polycast road wheel cracks investigation # PE93100

  There is no summary currently available
  

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• Idle air spd ctrl vlv malf investigation # EA93022

  There is no summary currently available
  

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• Underbody fuel line fails investigation # PE93065

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• Broken tie rods investigation # PE93058

  There is no summary currently available
  

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• Idle air spd ctrl vlv malf investigation # PE93010

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• Sub-frm/unibody absor.fail investigation # EA92040

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A car ran a stop sign, t-boned me on front pass-side pushing me off the road to the left. Seatbelt did not restrain me, both airbags deployed, left bag blew shrapnel cutting my face and injuring my right eye.

Tl*the contact owns a 1992 ford taurus. While the contact was driving approximately 5 mph, he heard a loud noise and the rear corners of the subframe fell off of the vehicle. The subframe bolts on the rear end of the vehicle were covered with rust which caused the steering wheel to become unstable. The contact referenced recall 98v323000 (component: structure: frame and members) but the dealer stated that his vin was not included in the recall; he was informed that he would be responsible for all repair costs. He called the manufacturer who confirmed what the dealer stated. The current and failure mileages were approximately 72,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 1992 ford taurus. While driving 45 mph, the rear mounting attachment for the engine cradle deteriorated on both sides of the vehicle. The failure was caused by road salt, debris, and other natural materials. The contact noticed that the failure could cause major safety hazards. If the engine cradle is not supported, a loss of steering and a crash may occur. He was able to successfully drive the vehicle to his residence. The vehicle has not been repaired. The dealer provided him with a reassembly kit, as if the failure were common. The failure mileage was 137,000. Updated 5/19/08 *cn

I bought 3 ford taurus wagons in 6 months and the springs broke in all of the 3 latest cars. Both springs broke wile i was driving ,puncturing 1 tire. No repair made yet. *ak

K-frame(sub frame)fell. Both times while driving, but both times at low speeds. Frame fell and i could not steer car. Both times my transmission was serviced. 1st time may, 2006, was due to faulty bushings and washers. 2nd time, frame broke, rusted, gone. All at the prescribed location and problem that led to recall. Am i driving a death trap, is ford responsible for the repair, is it my fault, the transmission guys fault or fords ? Please help me. By the grace of god i was spared being on the open roadway, but if i had and my family was with me we would have been killed. When this happens, the weight of the engine and trans. Falls directly on the steering, i absolutely can not steer the car. Please someone respond to me before something else happens. Thank you ! *jb

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle became difficult to steer at any speed. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop who replaced the body mounts at the rear sub frame. The dealer and manufacturer have been alerted and agree the vehicle is included in the nhtsa recall, # 98v323000 concerning the frame and members. However, both refuse to reimburse for the repair.

1992 taurus steering problem. *ts

Dt*: the contact stated while driving a snapping noise was heard in the front left side. The vehicle was driven home where it was determine d the left front tire was flat. The sway bar bracket tore away from the strut and punctured the tire. The repair personnel suggested replacing the shock absorber and strut. There was nhtsa recall campaign 94e036000. However ,this vehicle was not included included due to the vin. *ak

Dt: 1992 ford taurus. The u shaped housing that holds up the engine rusted. Consumer took vehicle to a mechanic, and they told him that it was an unsafe vehicle. The right outer tie rod, engine cradle rusted. Also, the front, emergency, service and rear brakes were no good, the key broken in the ignition. There were other problems with the vehicle. The consumer acquired vehicle from an auction house. He had a mechanic inspect it, and found it was bad. He took it back the auction house and he kept the title. Consumer believed that they might have tampered with the odometer . The incident date he took it to the mechanic and he rejected the vehicle. It was taken back to capital auction 603-622-9058.*ak

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P0741 [2] Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance or Stuck Off
• P1744 [2] Slip Solenoid System