1994 Ford Taurus complaints

ALL TRANMISSION FOR THAT YEAR ARE BAD WHY AM I THE ONLY ONE.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IT JUST SET ON FIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE, THE SPEAKERS ON THE DOOR UP TO THE DASHBOARD WHERE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS LOCATED.FIRE DEPT. SAID IT WAS A SHORT CIRCUIT.*AK

CONSUME RWAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN SHE APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT. VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, ENGINE TEMPERATURE ESCALATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHENEVER BRAKING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN, TRANSMISSION BECOMES JERKY AND JUMPS FORWARD. HAD CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE TESTED. *AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH TURNED 360 DEGREES WHEN TURNING THE KEY. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK

LOW BEAMS ON HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK. WHEN PUTTING ON LOW BEAM LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON, AND EVERYTHING ON DASH JUST RAPIDLY BLINKS. WHEN USING HIGH BEAM EVERYTHING GOES AWAY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NO RECALL. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FORD MANUAL PROVIDED WITH CAR. TRANSMISSION FAILURE EXPOSED DRIVER AND OTHER TRAFFIC TO HARM AS CAR WOULD SUDDENLY GO INTO NEUTRAL IN MOVING TRAFFIC OR NOT MOVE FORWARD FROM STOP IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. I HAVE LEARNED THAT FORD REPAIRED MANY OF THESE TAURUS CARS BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONED TO MY 2001 REQUEST TO COVER THIS TRANSMISSION REPAIR EXPENSE ($1504).. WEBSITES SHOW PROBLEMS WITH FAULTY ALUMINUM FORWARD CLUTCH PISTONS IN THIS TYPE TRANSMISSION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS SAFETY MATTER! *AK

CAR OVERHEATS AND TRANSMISSION FAILS WHEN STARTING OUT IN FIRST GEAR, RESULTING IN THE CAR STALLING IN TRAFFIC. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING RESTARSTS AFTER 20 MINUTES WAIT, 3 TIMES IN SAME DAY. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS, IN WHICH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY REPLACED THE GASKET THE FIRST TWO TIMES, HOWEVER ON THE THIRS OCCASION FORD MOTOR COMPANY OFFERED ONLY TO PAY 60% OF THE COST AND CONSUMER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 40% CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNFAIR SINCE MANUFACTURER WAS WELL AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET, WHICH WAS ALSO A RECALL PRODUCT.*JB

A BUBBLE WAS FORMING IN THE SIDEWALL OF LEFT REAR FIRESTONE, FT70C TIRE SIZE: R205/65R15, DOT25301801337, 1994 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON, AND WAS NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. ONLY HAD 20000 MILES ON TIRES, CONSUMER STATED THAT TIRES WERE ROTATED ON A FREQUENT BASIS. *AK *NLM

VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT DOES NOT WAN'T TO GO INTO GEAR. WHEN VEHICLE FINALLY GOES INTO GEAR CONSUMER'S FOOT IS PRESSED SO FAR DOWN ON GAS THAT VEHICLE WILL TAKE OFF REALLY FAST. CONSUMER STATES SERIOUS HARM MAY OCCUR.*AK

ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE, AND OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN EITHER ACCELERATING/ DECELERATING OR GOING UP A HILL. DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

SPEEDODMETER WILL JUMP UP/ DOWN AND AROUND ON DASHBOARD. ODMETER WILL GO UP TO 90MPH AND WILL BE STUCK. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THIS SPEEDODMETER THREE TIMES.*AK

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE UNLESS ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED TO HIGH RPM LEVEL WHICH RESULTS IN SUDDEN VEHICLE MOVEMENT. *AK

TRANSAXLE AND TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED, TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY STARTED VIBRATING ALMOST LOST CONTROL, MIRROR PASS. SIDE BROKE FROM VIBRATION AND LOST PIECES OF TREAD FROM TOP OF TIRE (DOT NUMBER: HYURF6A396 TIRESIZE: P205/65R15)

AT LOW SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHILE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHET INOFMATION.*AK

DEALER STA TED,SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED TO REPLACE WITH STEEL PISTON BUT NOT A RECALL THIS DEFECT ALLOWS TRANSMISSION TO REPEATLY JUMP OUT OF GEAR.TED THAT THE FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON IN TRANSMISSION IS CRACKED*AK

THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES OVER THE LAST MONTH. MECHANIC CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. SCANNER SHOWS NO CODES. TODAY IT HAPPENED IN MIDDLE LANE OF HIGHWAY WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER ON MY BUMPER. THE CAR JUST CUTS OUT WITH NO WARNING, AND WILL USUALL RESTART BEFORE I COAST TO A STOP.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING DUE TO HEAD GASKETS BLOWING AND LEAKING COOLANT ONTO ENGINE. FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. BUT WILL NOT REPAIR THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF ITS AGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE QUIETLY SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE AT 60 MPH ON FREEWAY; WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE NEXT EXIT RAMP; CAME TO COMPLETE STOP AND PUT CAR IN PARK AND THEN SHIFTED THROUGH ALL FORWARD GEARS AND REVERSE WITH NO RESULT. CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALER IN NEIGHBORHOOD. *AK

ENGINE DIED IN TRAFFIC LANE ON A WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD, LUCKILY, WE WERE NOT STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION*AK

ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED. THE CONSUMER REALIZED THIS PROBLEM WHEN ENGINE WAS POPPING UP. CONSUMER HAS HAD THESE BOLTS REPLACED 6 TIMES ALREADY, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK

ODOR COMING THROUGH VENT OF VEHICLE. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN FUEL IS LOW. ODOR IS CAUSING PASSENGERS TO GET SICK. *AK

FORD EST. REPAIR COST $4,141,FORD SAID RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED. I NEVER RECEIVED IT! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

FAILURE HAPPENED WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. FORD HAS NOT NOTIFIED ME OF ANY RECALLS. PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO ACTION FOR RECEIPT OF RECALLS AND RECOURSE TO HAVE FORD COMPLETE THE RECALLS AT NO CHARGE. MY E-MAIL IS [email protected]. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OPERATED ERRATICALLY CAUSING DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO COME ON AND STAY ON, THE CONSUMER HAS REMOVED FUSES FOR LIGHTS IN DASHBOARD YET THE LIGHTS REMAIN ON, THE DEALERSHIP HAS YET TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *NLMIT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WAY THE SPARE TIRE WAS MOUNTED CAUSED THE TIRE TO RUB THE WIRES OF THE REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM TO THE POINT THAT THEY SHORTED OUT. *NLM

AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE CYLINDER BROKE IN HALF MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING. NOBODY CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT THE CONSUMER HAD WORK DONE ON THE STEERING COLUMN, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL DAMAGES. NLM

THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED PREMATURELY AND THE CONSUMER WANTS INVESTIGATION TO BE INITIATED AS THERE WERE SERVICE BULLETINS (99-7-9) ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM, CONSUMER IS ON HIS THIRD SPEEDOMETER UNIT. *YH *CB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A CHUGGING NOISE. NEXT DAY, HAD NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. THEN, VEHICLE OVERHEATED. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED ENGINE'S HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. *AK FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTY. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ENGINE MADE A CLANKING SOUND. THEN, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO GAS STATION, WAS TOLD HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING, ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A EXTENDED WARRANTY BY FORD 7 YEARS OR 100000 MILES, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS OVER THE WARRANTY LIMIT.*AK *JB

MOTOR MOUNTS INSTALLED NEW MOTOR MOUNTS RECOMMAND REPLACING FRONT STRUTS AND SWAY ARM LINKS. FOUND SEPERTINE DRIVE BELT DRYROTTED AND CRACKING INSTALL NEW SEPENTINE BELT.

VEHICLE RECENTLY BEGAN DYING WITHOUT REASON, ENGINE JUST COMPLETELY STOPS, WILL NORMALLY RESTART WITHIN 30 MINS. MECHANIC CAN GIVE NO CAUSE, SAID IT IS COMMON TO TAURUS. BRAKES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND NO PROBLEMS NOTED, HOWEVER WHEN YOU ARE TURNING TO THE RIGHT OR ONTO AN INCLINED SURFACE THEY LOCK. FUEL IN TANK SLOSHES NOTICABILIY WHEN TURNING, SHAKES VEHICLE.

SUBFRAME BODY MOUNT BECAME DETACHED AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SWERVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE. *AK

IN AUGUST OF 1997 DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE HEAD GASKET BECAUSE THERE WAS A HEAD GASKET LEAK. THEN, ON MAY 16TH 2001, ENGINE OVERHEATED WHICH WAS FROM OIL LEAKING INTO ANTIFREEZE. DEALERSHIP WAS EXAMINING VEHICLE AND WAS GOING TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL BECAME STUCK IN ONE POSITION AND FAILED TO MOVE FROM THAT POSITION EVERY TIME WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH WAS TURNED ON. DEALERSHIP HAS YET TO EXAMINE VEHICLE FOR THIS DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

VEHICLE WILL LURCH AND SURGE WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL AT ANY GIVEN SPEED, HAPPENS ON A RANDOM BASIS. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE IS AN AIR CONTROL VALVE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AIR CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LURCH AND SURGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS-TEMPERATURE GAUGE READS HOT REGULARLY. MUST STOP ON SIDE OF ROAD TO CHECK ENGINE. $2,000+ TO REPAIR-MILEAGE IS 20,000 MI. PAST RECALL WARRANTY. FIGURES! *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT OF HER, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN RECALL IN CALIFORNIA WHERE VEHICLE WILL STALL DUE TO TFI IGNITION MODULE. HOWEVER, THIS RECALL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER STATES. *AK *JB

THE ENGINE BEGAN STALLING IN 1999 AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO THIS DAY...I SUSPECT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AS IT WAS A COMMON FAILURE FROM WHAT I HAVE LEARNED. I DO NOT KNOW OF A RECALL HOWEVER. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER HERE IN FREMONT AS IT SEEMED TO BE OVERHEATING AND HE SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A BLOWN HEADGASKET AS IT WAS A RECALL PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS PAST THE 7 YEAR LIMIT BY TWO MONTHS HOWEVER. AT THIS TIME THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS ALSO QUIT. NEEDLESS TO SAY FORD HAS LOST MY BUSINESS FOREVER. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND ON YOUR SIGHT . MANY OF THEM SEEMED TO BE THE SAME PROBLEMS I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. FORD SHOULD MONITOR THIS LIST AND THEY COULD SEE WHERE THE FLAWS WERE IN THIS MODEL IF THEY CARED. EXCELLENT SIGHT WHICH I WILL SCAN BEFORE BUYING MY NEXT VEHICLE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 205 60 15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205 60 15 )

THE CLIENTS HUSBAND WAS KILLED WHEN THE THROTTLE OF HIS VEHICLE STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BUILDING AND RESULTING IN DEATH TO THE DRIVER, THERE IS A RECALL REGARDING THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL, 97V025. NLM

WATER LEAKING INTO CYLINDER CAUSING THE CAR TO LEAP AND MISS REAL BAD, WHEN FINALLY STOPED FILLED CYLINDER WITH WATER AND LOCKED THE MOTOR.