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MPG: /
Interior Color: Information Unavailable
Color: White
Dealer: Greg Sweet Chevrolet Buick Inc.
Mileage: 103,810
Year: 1998
Ownership Cost for 1998 Ford Taurus LX
Estimated: $52979 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$5129
$2462
$2154
$1949
$1744
$13438
Insurance
$1630
$1687
$1746
$1807
$1870
$8740
Fuel
$1733
$1785
$1848
$1922
$2008
$9296
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1789
$2360
$2291
$12115
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1981
$1981
$1981
$1981
$1981
$2933
Total Ownership Costs
$14213
$10210
$9122
$9639
$9797
$52979
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 3000.0
Displacement CI: 183.07123228419
Displacement L: 3.0
Doors: 4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 145
Engine KW: 108.1265
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: Taurus
Model Year: 1998
Note: Body Code: FA
Other Engine Info: EFI: Electronic Fuel Injection
Plant City: Atlanta: Hapeville
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Georgia
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: LX
Trim: FFV
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE COMPONENT BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ UPDATED 1/18/2012 *LN
1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE TRYING TO BACK OUT OF OUR GARAGE, THE FRONT LEFT SPRING COIL IN OUR 1998 FORD TAURUS BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE, CAUSING A BLOW OUT. IN RESEARCHING THE NHTSA WEBSITE I LEARNED THAT THE 1993 FORD TAURUS, 1998 FORD CONTOUR, AND 1998 MERCURY MYSTIQUE WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO FOUND A COMPLAINT INDICATING THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE 1998 AND 1999 FORD TAURUS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM, AND I FEEL FORTUNATE THE INCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR, AS IN OTHER REPORTED CASES, WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY WERE INFORMED OF HIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE MADE NO EFFORTS TO CONTACT ME REGARDING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO, I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE WE HAD REPORTED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OF STEERING WHEEL AND WOBBLING OF THE CAR TO THE DEALER IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER OF 2003 BUT WERE TOLD THAT OUR BRAKES WERE OUT OF ROUND. THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO US, AS THE PROBLEM OCCURRED NOT ONLY WHEN BRAKING, BUT ALSO AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND WHEN ACCELERATING. I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS MISDIAGNOSED AND PUT OUR SAFETY AT RISK. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM, AS I HAVE CONCERN FOR OTHERS DRIVING THE 1998 FORD TAURUS. I WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE SOME ASSURANCE THAT OUR CAR IS NOW SAFE- I HAVE READ THAT IN OTHER SITUATIONS A SHIELD WAS INSTALLED TO PREVENT A BROKEN SPRING FROM MAKING CONTACT WITH THE TIRE IN THE FUTURE. I HAVE KEPT MY REPAIR RECEIPTS AND AM HOPING THAT THIS WILL BE TREATED AS A RECALL AND RESULT IN REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY EXPENSES.*AK