Anti-theft Devices problems of the 1998 Ford Taurus

One problem related to anti-theft devices has been reported for the 1998 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Anti-theft Devices problem

Failure Date: 01/30/2010

The contact owns a 1998 Ford Taurus. While driving 35 mph, the anti theft device engaged and caused the vehicle to stall unexpectantly. The contact coasted the vehicle off the roadway. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and she stated the failure recurred at least six times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice. The contact stated the dealer replaced the battery cable, a metal wire to the battery and the key was reprogrammed and replaced. The failure continued to recur intermittently. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 158,273.


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