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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 →

Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Filed Oct 17, 1996ME

INTAKE MANIFOLD PITTED, CAUSING COOLANT LEAK.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 11, 1996VA

ABS, BRAKE ROTORS FAILED, WARPED AND CORRODED, VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 7, 1996PA

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED A DISTINCT SHIMMY WAS FELT NOT ONLY IN BRAKES BUT ALSO IN STEERING WHEEL DUE TO (4) BRAKE ROTORS OUT OF ROUND. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 29, 1996NC

THE TRANSMISSION PLANETARY GEAR WENT OUT IN THE CAR , PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 21, 1996CA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHILE STOPPING AT LIGHT IT WOULD GO BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING, NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, WOULD HAVE FOOT ON THE BRAKES AT THE TIME. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle AssemblyCrash2 injured
Filed Aug 7, 1996MA

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT-END COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CAME OUT OF THE BUCKLE PRIOR TO RECALL 92V-113). *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Aug 7, 1996MT

SHOULDER HARNESS ON CENTURY CHILD SAFETY SEAT TOO LOOSE.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Aug 6, 1996OH

OTHER: DELAYED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, ALSO AIRBAG SPLIT UPON DEPLOYMENT.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 5, 1996CA

FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLES ENGINE BEGAN RACING WITHOUT FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 2, 1996MD

WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION BRAKES FAILED. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT FROM BRAKE VIBRATION TO THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE DASH LIGHT COMING ON WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THEREFORE NEW ROTORS, PADS AND SHOES WERE PUT ON VEHICLE.*JB

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jun 25, 1996MD

FUEL L,INE COVERING PLATE FELL OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO A QUICK STOP DUE TO LOSS OF FUEL. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Jun 10, 1996IA

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *SD

Suspension › FrontCrash
Filed May 17, 1996MA

FRONT END FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE/ACCIDENT. *DSH

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed May 15, 1996GA

HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 15, 1996NJ

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash3 injured
Filed May 7, 1996OK

UPON FRONTAL COLLISION, DUAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ESTIMATED SPEED OF IMPACT 30 MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed May 4, 1996FL

AUXILIARY ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM OCCASIONALLY CAUSES ENGINE TO STALL, CAUSING FAILURE OF ALL POWER ASSISTED FUNCTIONS. *DH

Power Train › Axle Assembly › Banjo Housing
Filed Apr 18, 1996CA

AXLE SHAFT REPAIRED DUE TO OIL LEAK. *SD

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Apr 17, 1996MD

VEHICLE'S REAR DEFOGGER IS NOT WORKING, DRIVER'S REAR VISIBILITY IS OBSTRUCTED. *AK

Seats
Filed Apr 16, 1996MS

DRIVER SEAT/TRACT AND ANCHORS, CAUSING THE DRIVER SEAT NOT TO STAY IN POSITION, AND CAN NOT USE REAR SEAT BELT. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Mar 29, 1996FL

WHEN DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER, VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights
Filed Mar 20, 1996MN

BRAKE LIGHTS NOT ILLUMINATING WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 24, 1996KS

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *DH

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Feb 21, 1996FL

THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK AND THE CAR ACCELERATED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 21, 1996TX

THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 30MPH *AK

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Feb 16, 1996GA

CONSUMER STARTS CAR TOOK EMERGENCY BRAKE OFF START TO DRIVE AND EMERGENCY HASN'T RELEASE . TT

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Feb 1, 1996MI

OTHE: AIRBAG POSES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR SHORT DRIVER'S NEEDING TO MOVE SEAT FORWARD TO REACH ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *SD

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Jan 31, 1996GA

ENGINE IDLE SPEED IS TOO HIGH, ENGINE WILL RACE EVEN WHEN STOPPED. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jan 19, 1996WV

ROCK HIT THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE, FUEL LEAKS OUT . TT

Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood
Filed Dec 4, 1995VA

HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE IN USE ON LATE AT NIGHT DUE WIRING HARNESS OVERHEATING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Catalytic ConvertorFire
Filed Dec 1, 1995MI

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, POSSIBLY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER OVERHEATED AND CAUSED FIRE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Nov 27, 1995WV

BRAKES REPLACEMENT OF DISC ROTORS AND PADS IN THE FRONT AND WILL LOCKUP AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Nov 24, 1995MD

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE INFO ON BOTH INCIDENTS. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Nov 21, 1995FL

FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00, SPEED 20 MPH, DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Nov 13, 1995NE

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT WHEN UNLATCHING BELT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Nov 8, 1995NY

TRANSFERRING MATERIAL ON BRAKE DISC, CAUSING INCREASE IN THICKNESS OF DISC. *SD

Suspension › Front
Filed Nov 3, 1995ID

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE FRONT END MAKES NOISE. TT

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Oct 30, 1995NJ

IGNITION SWITCH AND STARTER MOTOR REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 3,000 MILES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 30, 1995MD

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE THERE WAS NO BRAKE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT REAR END SOMEONE HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAIL SOMETIMES . TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 12, 1995CA

WHEN PUTTING ON THE BRAKE THE CAR ACCELERATES . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Oct 4, 1995VA

RIGHT FRONT METAL PLATE OF BRAKES WAS BENT W/THE TOP OF LUG NUT FLYING OFF HITTING OWNER. TT THIS WAS ALSO CAUSING TIRE TO GO FLAT. JACK FAILED. *SLC

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Sep 25, 1995AL

UPON DEPRESS OF BRAKE PEDAL, HEAD LIGHTS BLINK, DEALER SAYS IT'S INHERENT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 9, 1995IN

SEVERE FRONT END SHAKING RESULTING FROM WARPED ROTORS. BRAKE BOOSTER CAUSED CALIPERS TO LOCK AND RESULTED IN THIS PROBLEM. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Sep 8, 1995MA

WHEN TAP ON CRUISE CONTROL COAST BUTTON, SPEED INCREASES 1 OR 2 MILES PER TAP. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Sep 7, 1995FL

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE HOOD LATCH POPPED OPEN, DAMAGING THE WINDSHIELD. TT

Suspension › Front
Filed Aug 28, 1995MO

MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DRIFT LEFT AND RIGHT. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Aug 24, 1995CO

WHILE DRIVING SMELL FUEL, GETTING POOR GAS MILEAGE, FUEL TANK MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND FUEL TANK OVER HEATS. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Aug 10, 1995VA

TURN THE IGNITION AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 2, 1995CA

THINKS AUTOMOBILE IS A LEMON BECAUSE IT STOPS IN TRAFFIC CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jul 7, 1995CO

PERCOLATION-LIKE NOISE HEARD WHEN EXITING VEHICLE DUE TO PRESSURE BUILDING UP IN GAS TANK IN WARM/HOT WEATHER. *AK

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