1998 Ford Taurus steering problems
42 complaints about steering have been filed for the 1998 Ford Taurus, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 42 6% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 3
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 4 injuries, 3 deaths.
What owners wrote
This could have been a fatal accident I was driving at about 60 miles and all of a sudden I had lost control of wheel and was fighting to steer the car. This happened twice within a month 7/23/99 and again8/23/99. The lord was truly with me I could have had a serious accident both times.
My car problem happens when it rains. When I hit a puddle on the right front side the power steering does not work for several seconds, though the engine runs fine. When I hit the water it splashes up and gets the belt to the power steering pump wet and all power steering goes out for 5 to 10 seconds. This is a nightmare in traffic.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Ford Taurus
- Cruise control 113 complaints
- Brakes 93 complaints
- Transmission 62 complaints
- Engine 59 complaints
- Suspension 59 complaints
- Air bags 39 complaints
- Electrical system 35 complaints
- Lighting 29 complaints