A seal gave out on the power steering rack. The entire rack needed to be replaced and my car uses the SHO rack which cost $775 to have replaced.
Transmission has metal shavings on the magnet, but hasn't given out in the year since it was brought to our attention.
Windshield wipers turn themselves on whenever they want. Sometimes when changing lanes, but often without touching the turn signal wand or steering wheel at all.
Overdrive shuts off when car is hot. The vehicle does not accelerate well and shifts really hard without the overdrive.
Ignition sometimes locks up like the steering wheel locked in the wrong place.
The 24 valve V-6 has too much power for the rest of the drive train.
It runs like mad, but has left us stranded once when the transmission acted up. Transmission shops cannot find a problem with the transmission and believe the problem could be electronic, which would also explain the windshield wipers.
Even with the lumbar adjustments, it is not very comfortable to drive for more than an hour. I wouldn't want to ride in the rear seats for long. The headroom is good inside, but you may hit your head getting in.
We have had our 99 Taurus for 10 months and got it with only 41,000 miles. Now at 52,000 the transmission slams through the gears after I stop and barely press on the gas or am driving through a parking lot. The dealer said it didn't do it to the mechanic so there was no charge. Now 250 miles later, while in park and driving there is a whining sound and as I accelerate it goes into a high pitch. The dealer said it might be the cam sensor, after replacing it, the transmission still sounded like it did when I brought it in. They took the part off and didn't charge me. But they looked in the transmission while replacing the recalled springs for the struts they found metal shavings and said it was the clutch that was wearing... possibly costing me 1700.00 for a used transmission or 2400.00 for a new one! I'm not happy!
Hi there, you might want to have your Power steering pump looked at. That loud whining sound is common on Fords. Its mostly a cosmetic thing, but you should still have it looked at.
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