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1994 Ford Taurus complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1994 record →

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 6, 1998VA

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT PROMPTLY SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR OR BEYOND. THE FIRST FORWARD GEAR WOULD REMAIN LOCKED. THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY FAILED COMPLETELY.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Mar 3, 1998DE

REAR CUT OFF SWITCH FAILED DUE TO CORROSION FROM WATER LEAKAGE, CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON CONTINUOUSLY.

Power Train › Clutch Assembly
Filed Feb 20, 1998CA

CRACK IN FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON ALLOWED INTERNAL CLUTCH LEAKAGE RESULTING IN ENGAGEMENT FAILURE; WHEN RE-ENGAGEMENT OCCURRED VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Feb 17, 1998VA

HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Feb 16, 1998VA

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY.

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Feb 14, 1998PA

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Feb 11, 1998IL

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 10, 1998IL

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT WOULD SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AT STOPS. THEN DELAY GOING INTO GEAR AND FINALLY LUNGE INTO GEAR VIOLENTLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 9, 1998MD

BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 5, 1998IL

TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WOULD SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AT STOPS. THEN DELAY GOING INTO GEAR, AND THEN LUNGE INTO GEAR VIOLENTLY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Feb 4, 1998GA

WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RUSULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE ACCIDENT. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Jan 30, 1998NY

HEADLIGHTS: WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS. THEY WILL COME BACK ON AND STAY FOR A FEW SECONDS AND GO OUT AGAIN. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE RELAY SWITCH WHICH WAS CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO COME ON AND OFF. *AK

Power Train
Filed Jan 10, 1998VA

TRANMISSION IS DOWN SHIFTING ROUGHLY.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jan 7, 1998TX

WHILE DRIVING 30MPH VEHICLE HIT METAL OBJECT IN ROAD. ARRIVING HOME, WAS TOLD ODOR OF GAS COULD BE SMELLED. LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE & NOTICED LEAK. TOOK TO DEALER & TOLD GAS LINE HAD A HOLE & POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *AK

Suspension › Front › Springs › Coil Springs
Filed Jan 4, 1998MI

LOUD CREAKING NOISE EMANATING FROM VEHICLE'S FRONT END WHEN STEERING IS TURNED.

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Dec 30, 1997OH

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO DRIVE IT WOULD HESITATE. WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Dec 22, 1997CA

ABS FAILED AND WHEELS LOCKED.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Dec 22, 1997SC

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FRAYED AND FELL OFF.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 17, 1997MA

TRANSMISSION FAILED

Power Train
Filed Nov 26, 1997VA

TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PISTON BROKE, TRANSMISSION FAILED, TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 24, 1997NY

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. ALSO, REPLACED ENGINE OIL PAN GASKET. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 20, 1997NY

ALUMINUM CLUTCH PISTON CRACKED AND FAILED.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 19, 1997AL

PANEL LIGHTS SURGE AND COME ON AFTER THE KEY HAS BEEN REMOVED AND NO ONE IS IN CAR, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO GO DEAD.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 19, 1997NJ

CLUTCH PISTON FAILURE.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Nov 17, 1997IL

FUEL PUMP FAILED. MJS

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Nov 17, 1997IL

WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WIRING HARNESS FAILED. NLM

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 13, 1997MA

THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WENT WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 6, 1997CA

AFTER VEHICLE IS AT STAND STILL ,VEHICLE WILL THEN ACCELERATE TO 12 MPH WITHOUT APPLYING GAS PEDAL. ALSO VEHICLE ACCELERATES HIGH IN REVERSE. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Nov 5, 1997PA

ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN UNTIL COOL.

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Nov 4, 1997CA

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Oct 31, 1997NH

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 60-65 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED,CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO GO OFF, LEAVING VEHICLE WITHOUT LIGHT IN THE DARK. BUT THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ARE ON. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER NOT CONTACTED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 29, 1997PA

ENGINE WAS SHAKING SO BAD DUE TO DEFECTIVE ENGINE MOUNTS THAT CAUSED THE AIR CONDITIONER TO FAIL.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 15, 1997CA

TRANSMISSION FAILED .

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 13, 1997PA

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Oct 10, 1997NY

DRIVE BELT CRACKED. YH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 7, 1997MA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD STALL. OWNER NOTES OF NOISE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A ROD GASKET/PISTON FAILED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 4, 1997AZ

VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO PRIOR WARNING AND NO ABILITY TO RESTART, VEHICLE RESTARTED THREE HOURS LATER.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 23, 1997FL

CONSUMER HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH VEHICLE STALLING, THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT.

Power Train › Axle Assembly
Filed Sep 22, 1997NJ

TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING CAR TO HESITATE.

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Sep 17, 1997VA

AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER FAN WAS MAKING NOISES AT LOW SPEED. REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY, THEN AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, COMPONENT FAILED AGAIN. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED, DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AT ALL. *AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Sep 14, 1997NJ

TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 12, 1997MA

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 2, 1997UT

THERE WAS A CRACK OR SMALL PIN HOLE FOUND IN THE CASE OF THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK AND DRIP ON THE EXHAUST PIPE.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 27, 1997NY

INTERMITTENT RANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Aug 27, 1997WV

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Aug 22, 1997IN

SAFETY SELT STITCHING SEAMS CAME APART. CONSUMER CLAIMED SEAMS WERE COMING APART AT TIME OF PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Aug 16, 1997CA

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONING. ALSO, FUEL GAUGE FAILED, GAUGE INCORRECTLY SHOWED GAS LEFT IN TANK WHILE IT WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. *AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Aug 15, 1997NY

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Aug 12, 1997NJ

VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK UNTIL THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 8, 1997WA

WHEN SHIFTING INTO ANOTHER GEAR, TRANSMISSION TAKES A WHILE BEFORE CATCHING IN GEAR. ITS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALER & TOLD WOULD BREAK IT DOWN TO FIND WHAT IS CAUSING PROBLEM. *AK

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