1994 Ford Taurus complaints

AIR BAG CONTROL MONITOR FAILED.

WHEN DRIVING AND SHIFTING GEARS CONSUMER CAN HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE NOISE IS THERE SOMETIMES. CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE. DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. SAYS ENTIRE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED ($3,600).

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WENT INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION DUE TO ALUMINUM PISTONS IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE POST FMC 98M01 GUIDELINES (PROGRAM TERMINATED AT 12/31/98). I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AS DEALER CLAIMS THAT A NUMBER OF THESE HAVE OCCURRED SINCE 12/31/98 IN HIS OWN SHOP AND OTHERS IN THE AREA. FORD ADMITS A POSSIBLE DEFECT BUT REFUSES TO PROVIDE FURTHER OWNER ASSISTANCE. I SEE A NUMBER OF THESE IN YOUR DATABASE.

HEAD GASKET BLOWOUT RESULTED IN TIMING COVER GASKET BLOWING. ALSO RESULTED IN ANTIFREEZE LEAKAGE WHICH CAUSED TIMING COVER BOLTS TO HARDEN AND CRASKED THE TIMING COVER HOUSING ITSELF. THE HEAD GASKET BLOWOUT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERERED IF IT HAD HAPPENED PRIOR TO DEC 31, 1998 (FORD TSR 98M01). HOWEVER MY CASE LIKE SO MANY OTHERS I HAVE HEARD ABOUT DID NOT HAPPEN UNTIL THAT EXPIRED, NOW I HAVE OTHER DAMAGE AS A RESULT THAT FORD ALSO REFUSES TO HELP WITH.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT NOTICE, BEGAN SLIPPING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD.

PASSENGER'S FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, CAUSING PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE TO BLOW OUT, AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK *ML

TRANSMISSION REPAIRE REQUIRED: MASTER ASSEMBLY WITH SEALS, OVERDRIVE BAND, FORWARD PISTON, EPC CELENOID, LUBE KIT, LOW SERVO PISTON, FLUID AND FILTER, TORQUE CONVERTER.

HEAD GASKETS FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO SMOKE/STARTING DIFFICULTY.

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO CATCH ON FIRE.(OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT).

HEAD GASKETS NEED TO BE REPLACED TWICE

I'VE READ MANY CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON THIS COMPONENT, 46K MI IS VERY PREMATURE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE

THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OFF ON THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED AND AT ANYTIME!!!!! THE GO OFF THEN IN A FEW SECONDS COME BACK ON!!!! VERY DANGEROUS

MOTOR MOUNTS BROKEN, RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #.

REAR PASSENGER DOOR BROKE AWAY FROM THE HINGES WHEN HOLDING ON THE TOP OF THE DOOR. VEHICLE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. NOT YET SEEN AT DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

CYLINDER HEAD AND WATER PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING.

SEAT BELT HOUSING LOCK FELL OFF THE SEAT, LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH NO WAY TO SNAP THE SEAT BELT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TRANS AXLE PROBLEM CAUSES THE FOWARD AND REVERSE GEARS TO WORK ERRATICALLY. WHEN DRIVING AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, GEARS DO NOT PICK BACK UP, AND THE REVERSE GEAR DOES NOT PICK UP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND REFUSES TO COVER COST OF REPAIRS. *AK *ML

WELDS BROKE SEVERAL TIMES ON THE SWAY BAR BRACKETS.

AFTER TRAVELING AT HWY SPEED FOR 5-6 HRS I STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT.STARTED UP IN FIRST GEAR AND RACED WHEN IT SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR AND DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE. NEMER FORD IN GLEN FALLS SAID INTERNAL PROBLEM. SAID OUT OF WARRANTY, AND HAD REPAIRED BY BOCCHI'S, AN INDEPENDANT SHOP. TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSED BY REBUILDER AS HAVING PLENATARY SHAFT FAILURE DUE TO INADEQUATE LUBRICATION. AS PER REPAIR SHOP THIS TRANNY DIDN'T HAVE LARGE ENOUGH OIL LINES TO CRITICAL PARTS SUCH AS PLANATARY GEAR. FORD DENIES PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANNIES AND SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM DUE TO THE DATE IT HAPPENED. *AK

HAVE HAD TO HAVE 3 DIFFERENT FUEL PUMPS PUT ON CAR BETWEEN 7/97 AND 9/97. ALSO " ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON ON A FREQUENT BASIS, NEVER KNOW IF THERE IS A PROBLEM OR IF IT IS JUST LIGHTING UP. *AK

1988-1993 FORD HAS RECALLED MOTOR/ENGINE MOUNTS ON ALL 3.8 L ENGINES INSTALLED IN TAURUS, SABLE, & CONTINENTAL, PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS IN 94 MODEL BUT FORD WILL NOT COVER REPAIR. 3.8L ENGINE NOT OFFERED IN THESE AUTOS AFTER 95. WHEN TIMING CHAIN COVER GASKET FAILED COVER COULD NOT BE REMOVED, WAS BROKEN OFF, LOSING WATER PUMP IN PROCESS, NO COVERAGE FROM FORD. AT SAME TIME HEAD GASKETS REPLACED AT FORD EXPENSE. ENGINE FAILED TWO WEEKS LATER, FORD INSTALLED SHORT BLOC REPLACEMENT.

VEHICLE HAD BAD ENGINE HEAD GASKET WHICH WAS NOTICED WHEN CONSUMER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AFTER IT WAS FIXED 3 YEARS AGO THROUGH A RECALL BY FORD. CURRENTLY FORD HAS A NEW DESIGN GASKET WHICH THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET/4 MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, AND ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTIONED.

I KNOW OF ONCE WHEN THE SECOND OWNER HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND HE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM TWICE OURSELVES, AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BOTH TIMES. IT FAILED THE FIRST TIME WHILE I WAS AT THE GROCERY STORE IN 1997. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY JUST AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT. THERE I WAS, IN THE MIDDLE OF HWY 25. BEFORE WE GOT IT FIXED THE SECOND TIME AND BEFORE WE FOUND OUT WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON, MY SON HAD VEHICLE QUIT ON HIM IN A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION OF ST. CLOUD, AND AGAIN ON HIS WAY BACK WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 10. YOU CAN BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR WILL QUIT RUNNING. YOU CAN RESTART IT WITHOUT IT QUITING ON YOU AGAIN. WHEN DISCUSSED WITH PREVIOUS OWNER HE TOLD US WHAT TO LOOK FOR BECAUSE THE PERSON HE TOOK IT TO TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE '94 SHO'S BUT THAT NO RECALL HAD EVER BEEN DONE. WE WERE TOLD NOT TO LET THE CAR'S GAS GET BELOW 1/4 IN THE WARM WEATHER BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT CAUSES THE FUEL PUMP TO FAIL. WE WERE TOLD IT IS AN ENGINEERING DESIGN PROBLEM THAT CAN'T BE FIXED. THAT WE WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP EVERY SUMMER. I CALLED FORD, THEY SAID NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE. I CALLED A DEALER ON TECHNICAL PAPERS REGARDING THIS,- THEY SAID THEY HAD NO PAPERS REGARDING IT AND THAT I SHOULD CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER EVERY 25,000 TO 30,000 MILES. I HAVE DRIVEN MY OTHER VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

WELD BUSHING ON BALL JOINT FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE FROM STOP. WHEN FINALLY INGAGED WOULD JERK AND SHIFT AND OVER REV. SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. *AK

SHIFTER CABLE WILL NOT GO INTO LOW WHEN DOWNSHIFTING.

WHEN DRIVING A LONG DISTANCE, HEADLIGHT SWITCH WILL OVERHEAT, CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO SHORT OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER ATTACHED PHOTOS OF WIRE HARNESS HEAT DAMAGE AND DEFECTIVE SWITCH. *TT

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40MPH, THE CAR SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO FIRST GEAR, THROWING BOTH MY SON AND WIFE FORWARD, MY SON HIT THE DASH BOARD, AND MY WIFE INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. MY WIFE AT THE WAS SCARED, THAT SHE EVEN LET OUT A SCREAM. THIS IS TO ME A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. POTENTIALLY A PERSON COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THEIR CAR. *AK

AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND PULLS TO THE LEFT. ALSO, THE TIRE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS WEARING. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE HESITATES TO SWITCH GEARS, AND AT TIMES LUNGES FORWARD. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE HEADLIGHT'S WILL COME ON AND GO OUT,CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. CONSUMER WILL NOT TO HAVE A GOOD VIEW WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, HEADLIGHT'S GET DIM. *AK

THE TRANSMISSSION WAS RECALLED ON THE 1991 - RECALL # 94M84 - LISTED AS IRRATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION - THE 1994 MODEL HAS THE SAME FAILURE. FORD REFUSES TO RECALL THE YEAR. THE ONLY RECALL THEY SHOW ON THIS YEAR WAS IN 1997 FOR A HOSE AND IT WAS CONSTRAINED BY TIME & MILEAGE. MECHANICS EVERYWHERE ARE AWARE OF ALL THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THE FORD TAURUS OF ANY YEAR. PLEASE CALL ME WITH ANY HELP YOU MAY HAVE. AS A MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY WITH 3 KIDS WE CAN NOT AFFORD THE $1500 (MIN.) + IT WILL COST TO PAY FOR THIS. ESPECIALLY SINCE WE STILL HAVE A BANK NOTE ON THE CAR FOR 2 MORE YEARS. THIS IS A CONCERN FOR MANY PEOPLE IN THE SAME SITUATION. IS IT FAIR FOR A COMPANY & MECHANICS TO KNOW OF THESE PROBLEMS BUT STILL CONTINUE TO CHARGE & NOT RECALL. PLEASE HELP THE AVERAGE AMERICAN

WHENEVER DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD SKIP & MAKE LOUD BANGING NOISES. VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE & WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE GEARS. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, SAID THAT THE ALUMINUM PISTON IS DEFECTIVE AND CAN LEAD TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK *ML

SPEEDODMETER IS MAKING A FRYING NOISE

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. VEHICLE STARTED MOVING AT 5 MPH, AND THERE WAS LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS, SUCH AS LOSING POWER, AND THERE IS A CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH COIL SPRING OR SHOCK ASBORERS. MFR. RECALL WAS DONE CONCERNING EITHER PROBLEM. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER ANY RECALL. CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT EXISTS UNDR RECALL, AND MANUFACTURER DOES NOT ACCEPT.*AK

BODY MOUNTS AT THE REAR CORNERS OF THE SUBFRAME WHICH SUPPORT THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSSION HAVE DETACHED DUE TO CORROSION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS IS ALSO MFR. DEFECT FOR VEHICLE WITH ONLY 76000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

SAME PROBLEM EXISTS WITH MY 1995 WINDSTAR, VIN# [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED, CAR WAS TOWED TO SHOP. MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE, INSPECTION OF TRANSMISSION IS BEING DONE . *AK

VEHICLES EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING DRIVER TO FEEL LIGHT HEADED AND SHORT OF BREATH WHILE DRIVING, LATER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND FOUND HE HAD CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CONSUMER NOTICED THE OIL LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE IN REPAIR SHOP ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND THEY REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. HOWEVER, THE THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. WHEN DRIVING ON NOV 30, THE OIL LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE AND IN ANOTHER PART, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP WIHTOUT GIVING ANY PRIOR WARNING. THE CONSUMER SAW SMOKE AND COULD SMELL THE OIL ON THE ENGINE. *AK