1998 Ford Taurus SE review from North America

The radio display would intermittently go blank. The entire assembly was replaced twice under warranty and once out. When Ford finally fixed the display issue on the third try they made me pay 10% of the cost. The defect began under warranty. I am furious I was forced to pay anything when it was finally fixed.

Both rear taillight assemblies and bulb connectors were replaced twice under warranty.

I bought the car in the town I commuted to. When I tried to have service work down in the town I lived the local dealership refused to do the warranty work. I called Ford. Ford called the dealership. Ford called me back and said there was nothing they could do. I had to hunt around each time I needed warranty work done.

At 54000 miles the transmission shift cable broke. When I first describe the symptoms to the Ford dealership they immediately said broken shift cable. I then called a transmission shop. After describing the symptoms they immediately said broken shift cable. I see another review hear of a 98 Taurus with a broken shift cable. From the immediate diagnoses from the repair shops and the review I assert there is a defect with the shift cable on 98 Taurus's. This type of failure leaves the car useless and stranded wherever it occurs.

It is completely unacceptable for a car with only 50,000 - 60,000 miles to have this type of failure.