1991 Ford Taurus defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1991 Ford Taurus. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• AUDIO SYSTEM FIRES
  Investigation SQ98008 · opened May 4, 1998 · closed May 8, 1998

  SEE RESUME FOR DETAILS.

• DEFECTIVE AIR BAG CRASH SENSOR
  Defect Petition DP96014 · opened Nov 14, 1996 · still open

  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…

• ENGINE COOLING FAN FIRES
  Engineering Analysis EA96024 · opened Sep 30, 1996 · closed Apr 15, 1997 · led to recall 97V019000

  There is no summary currently available

• ENGINE COOLING FAN FIRES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE96033 · opened May 2, 1996 · closed Sep 30, 1996 · led to recall 97V019000

  In december 1995, ford recalled 119,313 vehicles in canada to remedy the subject condition in certain 1992-95 taurus, sable, tempo, topaz and continental vehicles.ford is aware of similar incidents occurring in northern regions of the united states, but maintains that the frequencies do not warrant a finding of an unre…

• ALLEGED DEFECTIVE TIE RODS
  Defect Petition DP95004 · opened Aug 8, 1995 · closed Aug 30, 1995

  Alleged defective tie rods

• BROKEN TIE RODS
  Engineering Analysis EA94008 · opened Feb 16, 1994 · closed Feb 27, 1995

  There is no summary currently available

• POLYCAST ROAD WHEEL CRACKS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE93100 · opened Dec 2, 1993 · closed Jun 30, 1994

  There is no summary currently available

• FAILURE OF WHEEL STUDS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE93070 · opened Jul 27, 1993 · closed Nov 22, 1993

  There is no summary currently available

• UNDERBODY FUEL LINE FAILS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE93065 · opened Jul 15, 1993 · closed Nov 30, 1993

  There is no summary currently available

• BROKEN TIE RODS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE93058 · opened Jun 15, 1993 · closed Feb 16, 1994

  There is no summary currently available

• SUB-FRM/UNIBODY ABSOR.FAIL
  Engineering Analysis EA92040 · opened Nov 30, 1992 · closed Jun 30, 1993 · led to recall 93V106002

  There is no summary currently available

• STORAGE COMPAR SUFFOCATION
  Engineering Analysis EA91042 · opened Oct 28, 1991 · closed May 21, 1992 · led to recall 92V065000

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• ANTI-LOCK BRAKES
  Defect Petition DP91013 · opened Sep 24, 1991 · closed Jan 30, 1992

  ANTI-LOCK BRAKES

• STORAGE COMPAR SUFFOCATION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE91108 · opened Aug 1, 1991 · closed Oct 28, 1991

  There is no summary currently available