1998 Ford Taurus SE from North America - Comments

18th Jul 2003, 23:14

"A great performing car that's a lemon when it comes to the electical aspect"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

The headlights stay on sometimes after the car is turned off.

The door a-jar light stays on sporatically.

The drivers side rear window will go out for a week or two then work again.

The radio sometimes takes about thirty seconds to turn off after the key is out.

The steering wheel shakes very badly.

General comments?

Overall I still really like the car. Most of the problems (electrical) have occurred off and on and so I've never taken the car in to see how much it is to fix it. I did take it in to a shop to fix the turn signals and they could not find the problem and referred me to an electrical specialist (I'm taking it in tomorrow).


14th Jul 2006, 09:58

I just want to know what they found out. I have the same car and am experiencing the exact same problems. Your help would be appreciated.


27th Jun 2007, 13:09

My light on the drivers side (map light) will come on and stay one sometimes. I started noticing this when it would be raining.

I have also noticed the radio doing that. Not very often though.

Just replaced the oil sending unit (I think that it what it was called)

I bought mine in 12/01 24K miles. The only major repair has been the transmission this past Oct. the rest has been normal maintenance.

I love my car however my husband hates it. I have around 107K on it now and it still runs good and feels strong. I would drive it anywhere and not worry.

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