Trunk Lid Lock problems of the 1998 Ford Taurus

Two problems related to trunk lid lock have been reported for the 1998 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Trunk Lid Lock problem

Failure Date: 07/15/1998

Trunk lid will not stay up when opened. Dealer notified,and informedconsumer that the weight of the spoiler was the cause and nothing else was mention to correct the problem. . . Consumer had the trunk lid hit her in back of head on four occasions. Can NHTSA help in this mater or provide additional information .

2 Trunk Lid Lock problem

Failure Date: 07/01/1997

Trunk will not remain open, it will close on consumer's head, took to dealer, and they said the weight of the spoiler will not hold it up.


Other Latches/locks/linkage related problems of the 1998 Ford Taurus

Door Latch problems
2
Trunk Lid Lock problems
2


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