1998 Ford Taurus SE from North America - Comments

26th Nov 2000, 00:25

"Not as dependable as my previous car"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Front brakes and rotors have been changed.. right rear calliper locked up and had to be changed.

The door ajar light has begun to stay on even though the doors are all securely shut, this causes the floor lamps to burn continuously.

The fan had to be changed because the bearings went bad. That's all so far...

General comments?


24th Mar 2001, 12:27

I had the same problem with the door ajar light-any suggestions?


18th Jun 2002, 22:02

Spray some wd-40 on the door latches and the trunk latch too. I had the same problem and this worked for me.


13th Mar 2004, 21:23

It took me about 3 days to find this site, but... My father just bought me a used 1998 Taurus wagon with 134,000 miles. The interior is in excellent shape. BUT!!! the door ajar light stays on. He has been a mechanic for planes, trains, tractors, trucks and anything else. He looked over the car and said it was electrical, (the door ajar light staying on)

I brought it home and looked around and sprayed WD-40 on all the door assemblies and open and shut the doors about 4 times each (even the rear hatches) and then shut the car off and started it 2 times. After that I haven't had a problem.

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