1994 Ford Taurus complaints

WHEN YOU UNLOCK THE DOORS USING THE ELECTRONIC REMOTE THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL OPEN ITSELF WITHOUT USING THE HANDLE TO MANUALLY OPEN IT.THIS IS A FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON LX MODEL PURCHASED IN 1994. THE REASON I CHECKED PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS BECAUSE A GUY AT A FIRESTONE TIRE PLACE HAD THE CAR AND IT POPED OPEN ON HIM AS HE STARTED THE CAR AND DIDN'T KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND THE DOOR OPENED WIDE AS HE WAS TAKING THE CAR OUT OF THE REPAIR SHOP. THE DOOR WILL ALSO OPEN AS YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT UNLOCKS ALL THE DOORS. WHEN THE UNLOCK OPERATION HAPPENS IS WHEN THE DOOR WILL OPEN BY ITSELF. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY HOT AND SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RE-START FOR AT LEAST 15-20 MINUTES. ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IDLED TOO LONG IT SHUT OFF. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT AT ONE TIME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION MODULE, WHICH MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ HOT, THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. THE DRIVER PROCEEDED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC. DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED A FRONT LEAK SLID ALONG SHIFT AND SLIP. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. *LA

SUSPENSION: COIL SPRING FAILURE - COMPLETE BREAK IN DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING. LUCKILY, THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION AND THE SPRING DID NOT PUNCTURE THE TIRE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED T6HA T FRAME BROKE CLOSE TO MOTOR MOUNT. *AK

MY TAURUS WAS RUNNING GREAT, NO PROBLEMS AT ALL UNTIL TODAY 7-9-2004. I WENT IN STARTED MY CAR, IT MADE A NOISE, THEN STOPPED THE NOISE. MY TRANSMISSION ENGAGED IN PARK ONLY. ALL OTHER GEARS THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I PUT IT IN REVERSE, NOTHING, NEUTRAL, FIRST, NOTHING, SECOND, NOTHING DRIVE, NOTHING AND STILL NOTHING. MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. MY FLUID LEVEL WAS FINE. NO EVENTS LED UP TO THIS MISHAP AND I AM WONDERING WWHAT TO DO.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK

1994 FORD TAURUS 3.8 L ...HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 69,000 MILES, WARRANTY RECALL AND ENGINE REPLACED APPROX JUNE 2000. NOW AT 130,000 MILES, 60,000 MILES AND 3-1/2 YEARS ON THE NEW ENGINE, I AGAIN HAVE A CRACKED HG, THIS TIME WITH COMBUSTION GASES IN THE COOLANT. FORD TELLS ME THE NEW ENGINE HAD A 12 MONTH, 12,000 MILE WARRANTY JUST LIKE ALL FORD PARTS. BUT THIS IS NOT A STARTER OR ALTERNATOR, THIS IS THE ENTIRE ENGINE, THE BULK OF THE VALUE OF THE CAR. I CAN'T BE SURE IF THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE HAD THE NEW IMPROVED GASKET AND LONGER BOLTS, OR IF IT WAS OFF THE SHELF 3.8 WITH ADMITTEDLY FAULTY GASKET. GASES FORCE COOLANT OUT THE OVERFLOW. THE CAR OVERHEATS VERY RAPIDLY, THE NEEDLE CAN MOVE FROM "NORMAL" TO RED LINE IN 10 SECONDS AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT IT OFF. I SPEND MORE TIME LOOKING AT THE TEMP GAUGE THAN THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME, AND OFTEN I HAVE TO PULL OVER WITH VERY LITTLE NOTICE, ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I THINK YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET MORE THAN 60,000 MILES AND 3-1/2 YEARS ON A FORD MOTOR COMPANY ENGINE. I CAN'T EVEN SELL OR TRADE THIS CAR IN, IT'S VALUE HAS DROPPED TO NOTHING. *NM

DEALER REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AT 30,000 MILE'S, AND ONCE AGAIN IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, VEHICLE REACHED HIGH TEMPERATURES DUE TO INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE. *AK *MR

TRANSMISSION SEALS FAILED CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF FLUID. ALL INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PARTS REPLACED ALONG WITH FAILED TRANSMISSION MOUNTS

NO FORWARD OR REVERSE ENGAGEMENT OR DELAYED FORWARD AND-OR REVERSE ENGAGEMENT. SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR WHEN YOU STOP.

FUEL PUMP FUSES KEEP BLOWING. HAVE BEEN TOWED 5 TIMES, CAR JUST DIES OUT. I AM AT MY MAX IN TOWS THROUGH AAA. WE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED AND THE FUEL RELAY SWITCH REPLACED. CAR RAN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND BLEW FUSE AFTER FUSE. ABOUT 12 FUSES HAVE BLOWN. IN MY RESEARCH I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD FUEL PUMPS. CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP AND WON'T START.

TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT'S SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHEN COMING TO A STOP FORWARD AND REVERSE ENGAGEMENT DELAY

HAVE FIX SO MANY THINGS ON THIS CAN AND IS STILL NOT TRUSTWORTHY TO MAKE ANY TRIPS EXCEPT TO THE GROCERY STORE. TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY

WE HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR 3 TIMES. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS WITHIN 3 MONTHS AND WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS AT 84313 MILES AND WE PUT A NEW FORD MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR. THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ONLY 16000 ADDITIONAL MILES. OUR TRANSMISSION REPAIR COST US $1345 BECAUSE WE WERE NOT CHARGED LABOR BY OUR INDEPENDENT REPAIR DEALER. THIS TIME WE DIDN'T PUT IN A FORD MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND WE'RE STILL GOING AT OVER 120,000 MILES. WE SUED FORD IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT AND LOST.

PROBLEM IS THAT 18 MONTHS AND 38000 KILOMETERS LATER THE HEAD GASKET HAS GONE AGAIN.

MILAGE: 136000KM PROBLEM: BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SUCH AS SLIPPING/GRINDING FROM A STOP OR ACCELLERATING AFTER ROUNDING A CORNER. ESTIMATED COST: $4000.00

THE ENGINE MOUNTS CRACKED AND THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 50000 MILES. ALSO, THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE STATION WAGON VERSION OF THIS VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ON IT AND SHE FELT THAT THE SEDAN VERSION SHOULD TOO. *AK *SC THE AIR CONDITION HOSES WERE REPLACED. *JB

FRONT SPRING FAILED, I.E. IT BROKE. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN TIRE PUNCTURE AND AN ACCIDENT. I ALSO HAVE A 1994 MERCURY SABLE AND AM AFRAID THE SAME THING MIGHT HAPPEN. *LA

1994 FORD TAURUS REVERSE JUST STOPPED WORKING,(SOUNDED LIKE NEUTRAL ). THE CAR STRUGGLED TO GO OVER 25MPH TO GET HOME. WE MADE IT HOME JUST IN TIME FOR THE CAR TO STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER! NONE OF THE GEARS WORK AND I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SURFACE. ONLY 36,000 MILES AND ALREADY A NEW TRANSMISSION!

THE THIRD TRANSMISSION HAS NOW FAILED. THE FIRST TIME SHORTLY AFTER OBTAINING THE CAR NEW. THE SECOND TIME AT AROUND 65,000 MILES (AT THIS JUNCTURE I WAS TOLD BY A RELIABLE SOURCE THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM). THE THIRD FAILURE, AUG. 2003, HAS JUST HAPPENED AFTER REPEAT TRIP TO THE DEALER WITH FAILURE OF THE CAR TO MOVE COMPLAINTS, IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND THE MILEAGE WARRANTY IS NOT IN FORCE. THE CAR IS JUST A LITTLE OVER THE 12,000 MILE PERIOD BUT IS WAS NOT WHEN I BEGAN TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. THIS PERSON THAT I CONTINUE TO CONNECT WITH, WHILE CALLING FORD, IS NON RESPONSIVE AND REFUSES TO CONNECT ME WITH A SUPERVISOR. ALL SHE SAY'S IS "WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM" AND "I CANNOT SPEAK WITH ANYONE ELSE". I HAVE SPENT OVER $5,000 REPLACING TRANSMISSIONS AND I'M GOING TO GET SOME RESOLUTION. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADVICE IN BRING THIS TO A POSITIVE CONCLUSION. THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS WHEN THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED, 3 MONTHS AFTER GETTING THIS CAR NEW.

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT RECALL 98V32300 ISSUED ON DECEMBER 15, 1998 CONCERNING STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS DEFECT. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED IN THE STATE WHERE THE PROBLEM HAPPENED.*AK THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE, SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. ENGINE APPEARED LOWER THAN NORMAL AND THE BODY MOUNTS ON SUBFRAME SEPARATED DUE TO CORROSION.*TS *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED TWICE THE FUEL LINES . THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FUEL LINE WAS MADE OF PLASTIC MATERIAL. *AK *PH *JB

CONSUMER NOTICED A BOLT AND WASHER UNDER VEHICLE. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT SUBFRAME WAS BROKEN.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE CRACKED AND VEHICLE HAS NOT EXCEEDED 50000 MILES.*AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY JERK REAL HARD. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

I PURCHASED MY 1994 FORD TAURUS USED IN FALL 2002. IN FEBRUARY 2003 THE REAR BRAKES BEGAN TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER BROKE. I THEN HAD BOTH REAR CALIPERS REPLACED ALONG WITH PADS AND ROTORS. ONLY 3 MONTHS LATER THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE BEGAN GRINDING AGAIN. THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER WAS AGAIN REPLACED ALONG WITH ROTORS AND PADS. MY MECHANIC REPORTED THAT A PROPORTIONING VALVE HAD A GREAT DEAL OF RUST AND WAS NOT PERMITTING BRAKE FLUID TO THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE. THIS VALVE HAS LINES TO ALL 4 BRAKES AND HE IS UNCERTAIN IF ALL LINES MUST BE REPLACED WHEN THE VALVE IS REPLACED.

WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED THE HEAD LIGHTS REMAINED ON. *JB PH

THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER ABRUPTLY. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR STRUCTURE/FRAME OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT FRAME HAS A DESIGN DEFECT.

THE ARC WELDS ON THE SWAY BAR BRACKET ARE DEFECTIVE AND HAS EFFECTED THE VEHICLES STEERING. *NLM

REAR BRAKES STICKING, FAILING TO RELEASE ON 1994 FORD TAURUS WITH REAR DISK BRAKES. I HAVE BURNED UP 2 SETS OF REAR BRAKES AND HAVE STILL NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT PROPERLY. NEW REAR CALIPERS BOTH TIME THE REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *NLM

CONSUMER INQUIRED ABOUT A RECALL CONCERNING DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS. THE DEALER INSISTED THAT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. *AK *NLM

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACT ERRATIC, AND THEN SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *JB

HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON MY 3.8 ENGINE IN MY 1994 FORD TAURUS 125000 MILES. *JB

THE ENGINE FAILED.*DT *JB

REPLY TO REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM FORD FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE REPAIR OF THE ENGINE IN A 1994 FORD TAURUS. SENT A VOQ TO THE CONSUMER FOR FUTURE USE. *SCC *JB

AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE SUBFRAME WAS PERFORMED, THE SUBFRAME BROKE. RECALL # 98 V 323 000.*JB

IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE 1994 FORD TAURAS HAS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. I HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED APPROXIMATELY 3 - 5 YEARS AGO. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING AGAIN. FROMM READING SOME OTHER COMPLAINTS, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURING ON SEVERAL 1994 FORD TAURAS'S. IS THERE ANY PLAN TO DO A RECALL FOR THIS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM.*JB

FRONT HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT FUNCTION AFTER REPLACING HEADLIGHT SWITCH. WORKED FOR 15 MINUTES AND THEN SHUT OFF. FUSES CHECKED OK OTHER TROUBLESHOOTING CHECKS DID NOT REMEDY SITUATION. NOTED 2 BURNED PLUG HOLES IN WIRING HARNESS AT SWITCH. VEHICLE MODEL AND YEAR IS ON A RECALL FROM FORD FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. TOLD BY FORD SERVICE TECH THAT MY VEHICLE (VIN# [XXX]) WAS NOT IN RECALL. ALSO REAR LIGHT OVER HATCH HAS LEAKED SINCE NEW AND CAUSED LIGHT TO SHORT OUT. NOTICED MANY OTHER 94 WAGONS WITH SAME PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FAILURE OF HEAD GASKETS ON A 1994 FORD TAURUS WITH THE 3.8L V-6 MOTOR WITH ONLY 28,396 MILES (ORIGINAL) ON THE ODOMETER

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT.*JB

THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH.*JB. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

MY CAR STALLS OR JUST STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, IT WILL GO FROM 60MPH TO 0MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 20 TIMES. I TOOK IT TO PEFFLEY FORD FOR REPAIRS, THEY CHARGED ME $669.36 AND 6 DAYS LATER MY CAR CUT OUT ON ME AGAIN AND THEY TOWED IT TO THEIR SHOP. THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT MY CAR WITHOUT ME PAYING MORE MONEY FOR REPAIRS AND THE TOW TRUCK. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON REPAIRS FOR MY CAR AND I FEAR FOR MY LIFE EVERY TIME I GET INTO THAT CAR. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL CUT OUT AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR. I FOUND OUT THAT 8 PEOPLE OWNED THAT CAR BEFORE ME, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE SALESPERSON SAID THAT IT WOULD BE SAFE FOR MY TWO YOUNG GIRLS TO RIDE IN HE WAS WRONG. I HAVE ALL OF MY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND WILL SEND COPIES TO YOU. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE ONE OR ALL OF MY FAMILY END UP INJURED OR DEAD. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE, KAREN JUDKINS.

THE VEHICLE IS OVER HEATING DUE TO ANTIFREEZE GETTING INTO THE OIL. CONSUMER STATES' TOOK TO FORD AND THEY REPLACED THE RADIATOR, AND THE PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS AND THE OVER HEATING STOPPED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING AND CONSTANTLY LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE AND OIL. CAUSE OF LEAK UNKNOWN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RADIATOR BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THEN THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET AND THE OVER HEATING STOPPED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

CAR WAS STALLING AT STOP SIGNS AND MAJOR INTERSECTIONS. WHEN TRING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE INITIALLY UNTIL EXTRA GAS WAS APPLIED. THEN IT WOULD LUNGE INTO FIRST GEAR AND THE CAR COULD BE DRIVEN, AT LEAST UNTIL THE NEXT STOP. THE WARMER THE CAR GOT, THE WORSE THE PROBLEM WOULD GET AND MORE IT WOULD STALL. I WAS EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING REAR ENDED AND STARTED CALLING NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION SHOPS. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT TAURUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE A COMMON PROBLEM AND TRANSMISSION SHOPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAD BEEN FIXING EARLY AND MID 90'S TAURUS FREQUENTLY OVER THE YEARS. ALSO, FORD NEW OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS THE SOURCE OF THE IMPROVED REPLACEMENT PART. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NAME OF THE FAULTY PART, BUT IT MAY HAVE BEEN CALLED AN ALUMINUM CLUTCH CYLINDER. THE COTTMAN TRANSMISSION SHOP GUY NEW WHAT THE PROBLEM SOURCE WAS JUST BY TALKING TO HIM OVER THE PHONE AND HE SHOWED ME THE HAIR LINE CRACK IN THIS THIN ROUND ALUMINUM PART. HE ALSO SHOWED ME THE STEEL REPLACEMENT PART BOUGHT FROM FORD. I ALSO HAD TO PAY OVER $1400 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FIXED SINCE THE FAULTY PART CAUSED DAMAGE TO OTHE PARTS. I HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REBUILT. PRETTY BAD CONSIDERING THIS CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAD ABOUT 60,000 MILE ON IT. DT

NO SUMMARY. DT