1994 Ford Taurus complaints

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE'S NO HEAT. *AK

FORD AT FIRST DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADGASKET ASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE. I CALLED THEM LATER AFTER I FOUND OUT THEY HAD A "SECRET" RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM WE HAD. THEY SAID THERE MIGHT BE A PROGRAM FOR THAT PART, BUT ONLY IF IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED AT A DEALERSHIP. WE USED A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THUS THEY DENIED COVERAGE TO US. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CONTACTED REPAIR SHOP THEY STATED THAT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT TO THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF VEHICLE

RIGHT FRONT OF THE CAR HIT A PIECE OF CONCRETE AT 15MPH, AND BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG HAD HOLES IN IT WHICH LET OUT A CHEMICAL WHICH CAUSED DRIVER TO GO BLIND. NOONE HAS SEEN VEHICLE.*AK

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TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK

VEHICLE CUTS OFF MAINLY IN SUMMER WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. INTERMITTENTLY WITH COOLER WEATHER VEHICLE ALSO CUTS OFF. VERY HAZARDOUS IN FAST TRAFFIC. MECHANICS TRIED TO REPLACE VARIOUS PARTS, BUT COULDN'T FIND A REMEDY.*AK

HEADLIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK HEADLIGHT SWITCH A PART, AND DICOVERED THAT WIRES INSIDE OF BRACKET WERE MELTED . ALSO, MOTOR MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

I HAVE COMPLIED TO FORD ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS BUT THEY SAID I WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM ABOUT THE HEADLIGHT GOING OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING AND THEY TOLD BE I SHOULD GET IT FIXED AND SAVE THE RECEIPT IN CASE IT WAS EVER RECALLED BUT THAT THEY WOULD NOT SINCE IT WASN'T INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. WHEN I REPLACED THIS HEADLIGHT SWITCH I NOTICED THAT THE PLACTIC PART AROUND THE WIRES LEADING TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WERE MELTED AND VERY BURNED. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY AND HAS THE POSSIBILITY TO CAUSE A FIRE NOT TO MENTION THE HEADLIGHT GOING OFF THEM SELVES. I HAVE SAVED THE OLD FORD STYLE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO GIVE IT TO YOU.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK IN VEHICLE FOR A ROUTINE CHECK, AND MECHANIC NOTICED RADIATOR LEAKING, AND CRUISE CONTROL BEING OUT. *AK

MY FORD TAURUS SHO HAS LEFT ME STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FORMULA THAT USUALLY CAUSES THE CAR TO NOT START/STALL IS IF I DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE(.5-2 HOURS) AND THEN SHUT IT OFF FOR .5-1.5 HOURS. WHEN I GO TO RESTART IT, IT WILL EITHER NOT START OR WILL START AND RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN DIE SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN TO 4 SERVICE STATIONS (3 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS) AND ALL HAVE SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I GOT IT BACK FROM THE LAST DEALER ON 11/9/00 AND THEY SAID MY PROBLEM WAS DUE TO FUEL AEROATION AND THAT IT WOULD GET BETTER WHEN THE WEATHER COOLED DOWN. THIS ANSWER WAS NOT ANYTHING I COULD USE BECAUSE NOW THE CAR IS EXTREMELY UNTRUSTWORTHY. *AK

FIRESTONE FR680 (P205/65R15) TUBL, EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

THE CONSUMER REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO A FAULTY INPUT PISTON, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN AND REPLACED THE ALUMINUM PISTON WHICH WAS TOO WEAK WITH A STEEL PISTON, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A RECALL BE ISSUED DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE PISTON. *MJS

I HAD HEADGASKET FIXED AT 87500 MI. WHICH WAS IN 12/98. NOW I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND NO WAY TO GET IT FIXED. *AK

IGNITION FAILURE IS STILL CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, THE MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES, NEW PLUGS AND WIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND THE INJECTORS HAVE BEEN CLEANED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH A POPPING NOISE WAS COMING FROM BOTTOM OF VEHICLE A TECHNICIAN HAD FOUND OUT THAT FRAME WAS COMING APART AND HAD TO BE WELDED AGAIN.*AK

I INITIALLY HAD PROBLEMS W/ THE HEAD GASKETS ON THIS VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED AND IT TOOK TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. FINALLY AFTER 2 MONTHS OF WAITING WITHOUT A VEHICLE THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED, AT NO COST TO ME. HOWEVER, UPON GETTING THE CAR BACK I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE DYING WHILE IN FULL MOTION, IRREGARDLESS OF SPEED TRAVELING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 7 SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS TO GET THIS RESOLVED AND HAVE YET TO ONLY GET THE RUN AROUND. LAST NIGHT, ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK MY CAR STALLED ONCE AGAIN. I DO NOT WORK IN A PLEASANT AREA OF CHATTANOOGA AND AS I WAS WALKING TO FIND A PAY PHONE, I WAS ACCOSTED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A GUN WHO WAS THREATENING TO ROB ME AND BEAT ME DOWN. I FLED FROM THE SITUATION PRAYING FOR MY LIFE AND SOMEHOW MADE IT AWAY SAFELY. I AM NOW HOWEVER AT THE BREAKING POINT WITH THIS FUEL PROBLEM WITH THIS TAURUS. I HAVE FOUND INFORMATION CONCERNING A RULING BY CALIFORNIA STATE SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE MICHAEL BALLACHEY, ORDERING A RECALL ON CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM. BALLACHEY STATES THAT FORD HAS SOLD AS MANY AS 23 MILLION VEHICLES WITH THIS FLAW. THE COURT ALSO RULED THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1982-THESE VEHICLES STALL, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT. THIS MEANS INTENSIFIED DANGER WITH MY PERSONAL VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS PRONE THE OVERHEAT FREQUENTLY, BECAUSE THE HEAD GASKETS ARE ALUMINUM (ANOTHER MANUFACTURE

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 10/13/00, I NOTICED A GREAT DEAL OF SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST OF MY CAR. I MADE IT TO WORK ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND REPAIRED AT A COST OF $1,468.00. I NOW FIND OUT THAT FORD HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE ON A REGULAR BASIS,ALSO THAT THERE WAS A NOTIFICATION TO THIS EFFECT ,WHICH WAS NEVER SENT TO ME. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET REIMBURSED FOR MY BILL DUE TO THIS MATTER.

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE PULLING INTO STREET. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED, POSSIBLY DUE TO CRACKED PISTON THAT CONTROLS GEARS. *AK FWD CLUTCH PISTON INSIDE THE FWD CLUTCH DRUM HAD CRACKED. THE PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD WITH THESE KINDS OF VEHICLES. *YH

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN MY POSSESSION SINCE COMING INTO SERVICE IN JULY 1994. IT WAS A FLEET VEHICLE, OWNED BY GE FLEET AND LEASED TO HONEYWELL. IN 1998, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 76,000 MILES. IT WAS REPLACED AT MY COMPANYS EXPENSE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JULY 1999. IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR, WITH APPROXIMATELY 112,800 MILES (ONLY 36,800 MILES ON THE REPLACED SPEEDOMETER), IT FAILED AGAIN. FORD HAS ISSUED TWO TSBS. THE FIRST IN 1997, TSB 97-12-5 AND THE SECOND IN 1999, 99-7-9. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT SHEEHY FORD IN RICHMOND VA, (MR. RON CRENSHEW), ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE REPAIRS DICTATED UNDER FORDS TSBS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN FACT, FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT TWICE THE RATE. CLEARLY FORD IS SELLING DEFECTIVE PARTS, BOTH ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT. I HAVE TRIED TO WORK THIS OUT WITH THEM, ONLY TO HAVE POLICY WARRANTY SPOUTED AT ME. THEY NEED TO FIX THIS. ILL PAY THE LABOR. THE PART IS OVER $500. THIS IS ABSURD. WE NOW HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I NEED YOUR HELP. THANK YOU. MICHAEL E. CUMMINGS MIDLOTHIAN VA. *AK

DROVE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS/BOUGHT USED/WASNT INFORMED OF DEFECT/FORD REFUSED REPAIR/TRIED TO FIND WARRANTEE INFO BUT COULDNT/FINALLY WENT TO DEALER/SAID HE WOULD FIX/ FORD SAID 10 DAYS TOO LATE/ TOWED CAR BACK HOME

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *SLC

VEHICLE WOULD STALL IN TRAFFIC. ONCE ENGINE WOULD COOL OFF IT WOULD START BACK UP. DEALER HAS TRIED NUMEROUS THINGS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. SINCE LAST REPAIR 10-09-2000, VEHICLE HASN'T STALLED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT A RECENT RECALL PROBLEM MATCHES THE PROBLEM THIS VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED. *YH

MY DAUGHTER 8 YRS. AND MYSELF WERE HURT IN THIS ACCIDENT, MY MEDICAL BILLS ARE OVER $6,000 TO DATE AND ONGOING MEDICAL SERIOUS PROBLEMS INCLUDING RSD DISEASE SPREADING THRU BACK LEG'S, BIG LUMP IN BACK CAUSING NON STOP PAIN..LOOKING FOR ATTORNEY NOW..INJURY IS PERMANANT, WILL NEED PAIN MEDICATION THE REST OF MY LIFE..I AM VERY ANGRY AND I AM THINKING ABOUT CALLING LOCAL NEWS CHANNEL TO INFORM OTHER PEOPLE WITH A FORD TAURAS TO BE CAREFUL WITH THIS MODEL.. I AM NOW DISABLED AND VERY ANGRY, THIS WAS A VERY SAFE CAR I THOUGHT.. I WILL TALK TO SOMEONE FROM FORD BEFORE I HIRE AN ATTORNEY..I WANT MY MEDICAL PAID FOR PLUS THE COST OF THIS CAR THAT RUINED MY LIFE, I WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE TO GO THRU COURT.

RECEIVED A RECALLS NOTICE ABOUT HEAD GASKET IN SUMMER OF 1999 WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS TO OLD.

WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME AND COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WOULD STOP WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, ESPECIALLY GOING UP THE HILLS. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK WHILE GOING UP HILL, THE VEHICLE OVER HEATS AND IT SPITS AND SPUTTERS AND THEN DIES. DEALER UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. *YH

IN REGARD TO THE CALIFORNIA JUDGES RECALL ORDER REGARDING THE ENGINE STALL OF THESE VEHICLE I'M A WALKING TESTAMENT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE MODULES, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN STOP AND GO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR JUST STOPPED. MY FAMILY COULD OF BEEN KILLED. I BELIEVE FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM , I ALSO BELIEVE IT IS PROBABLY A SIMPLE FIX TO THE SOLUTION, BUT THAT FORD WILL NOT OWN UP TO IT AND SO THAT MEANS L WILL END UP PAYING TOP DOLLAR TO HAVE THE MODULE REPLACED,TO INSURE MY FAMILY'S SAFETY, BUT IREPLACING THE MODULE IS NOT THE ANSWER. THE MODULE SHOULD BE MOVED AND REMOUNTED TO A SAFER AND COOLER PLACE IN THE ENGINE. A QUICK $4.00 FIX . FORD SHOULD OFFER TO DO THIS , BUT INSTEAD THEY WILL WAIT TILL THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. BEFORE ADMITTING FAULT.

MY TAURUS STOPS RUNNING WITHIN TEN MINUTES OF BEING PUT INTO OVERDRIVE OR ON CRUISE CONTROL. IT ALSO STOPS RUNNING IN HOT CLIMATES. I HAVE NO WARNING TO WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL STOP AND I MUST NAVIGATE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. DEALOR MECHANIC SUGGESTED IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION. I BELEIVE IT TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM THE CARS IN CA ARE BEING RECALLED FOR. THANK YOU.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES STALLING, FUEL FILTER, SPARK PLUGS, AND THE MULTI FUNCTION RELAY SWITCH HAVE BEEN REPLACED. GENERAL TIRE (P205/65R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING VEHICLE INTO A SIDE DITCH AND THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT A LOT OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, CONSUMER INDICATES FIRE, HOWEVER NO REFERENCE IN THE COMMENTS. *SLC

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE STALLS AND DIES WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT THE CUSTOMER BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY IGNITION SYSTEM MODULE. *YH

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

PLEASE ASK FORD MOTOR CO. TO RECALL THEIR VEHICLES WITH THE DISTRIBUTOR MOUNTED IGNITION MODULE. MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 1994 TAURUS FROM MY MOTHER THREE YEARS AGO. AT THAT TIME THE CAR HAD 14,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IN THE PAST THREE YEARS WE HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH OUR TAURUS STALLING WHILE WE WERE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WE TOOK OUR CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANICS IN THE PAST THREE YEARS TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEM. NOTHING THAT WE HAD DONE EVER SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FINALLY, THIS PAST SUMMER IN THE HOT TEXAS HEAT THE PROBLEM BECAME TOO MUCH TO BEAR. WE TOOK OUR TAURUS TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP--BRINSON FORD IN CORSICANA, TEXAS. WE THOUGHT THAT SURELY THE DEALORSHIP MECHANICS WOULD BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE OUR PROBLEM. THE DEALORSHIP TOLD US THAT THEY FELT OUR FUEL PUMP WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THEY TOLD US THAT OUR PUMP WOULD PROBABLY NOT LAST MUCH LONGER. I QUESTIONED THEIR DIAGNOSIS SINCE WE HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM FOR 80,000 MILES. WE PAID $556 AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS WE HAVE NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM LESSENS AS THE TEMPERATURES DROP. I AM CONVINCED THAT CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT JUDGE MICHAEL BALLACHEY HAS HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD. THIS IS A SITUATION INVOLVING "CONCEALMENT OF DANGEROUS CONDITIONS."

MY TAURUS HAD A HEAD GASKET FAIL AND NOW I'M TOLD THAT BECAUSE IT'S 594 MILES OVER THE 100,000 LIMIT I'LL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND WAS PREVIOUSLY DEALER MAINTANED AT ANOTHER DEALER SHIP ABOUT 50 MILES FROM HERE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER.THE SERVICE MANAGER AT ASHLEY FORD IN NEW BEDFORD HAS BEEN HELPFUL BUT SAYS HIS HANDS ARE TIED AND THAT IT WAS FORD'S DECISION TO MAKE NOT HIS HE HAD CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD REP. BUT WAS SO FAR ONLY ABLE TO GET ME A 30% DISCOUNT . I'VE FELT ALL ALONG THAT FORD SHOULD REPAIR THIS AT NO COST TO ME BECAUSE THIS IS OBVIOUSLLY A PROBLEM EXCLUSIVELY TO THE 3.8 FORD ENGINE OR EVER CAR ON THE ROADS HEAD GASKETS WOULD BE FAILING . WHEN I SPOKE TO THE FORD REP AT THE 800 # (1-800-392-3673) ELAINE SHE WASN'T HELPFUL AT ALL AND SEEMED MAD AT ME FOR TRYING TO GET SOME HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM , LIKE IT WAS MY FAULT .I'VE TOLD THE MANAGER BRUCE THAT AT THIS POINT I'LD BE WILLING TO PAY 20% OF THE COST TO REPAIR JUST SO WE CAN GET OUR CAR BACK WE'RE PAYING A LOAN ON THIS CAR AND CAN'T EVEN USE IT . I'VE HAD MANY FORDS IN THE PAST AND HAVE NEVER NEEDED DEALER ASSISTANTS LIKE THIS BEFORE AND FEEL THAT 594 MILES OVER THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT SHOULN'T JUSTIFIE FORD'S REFUSAL TO STAND BEHIND THIER PRODUCT AND NOT FIX OUR CAR.ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE US WOULD BE APPRECIATED , THANK YOU , SINCERELY JOHN & SHARON DOLMAN

I HAD SENT A COMPLAINT TODAY 10-10-00 JUST AFTER I GOT OF LINE I RECIEVED A PHONE CALL FROM BRUCE THE SERVICE MANAGER AT ASHLEY FORD IN NEW BEDFORD STATING THAT FORD WAS NOW GOING TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS 100%

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. THE ENGINE LOST ALL COOLANT. WE WERE ABLE TO SHUT ENGINE DOWN WITHOUT OVERHEATING THE ENGINE. CHECKED ENGINE OIL FOR POSSIBLE COOLANT CONTAMINATION.. FOUND NO SIGN OF OIL/COOLANT MIX. DEALER SAYS THAT ESTIMATE OF REPAIRS TO BE AROUND $1200.00 TO $1600.00 IF THEY FIND NOTHING ELSE WRONG. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE 3.8 HEAD GASKET DESIGN. I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES AND HAVE SERVICED IT PERFECTLY. I HAVE CHANGED OIL EVERY 3000 MILES, FLUSHED COOLANT EVERY 30,000 MILES, ETC. ETC. THIS CAR HAS 91,000 MILES ON IT . IT HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN HARD OR USED FOR TOWING. I AM A SERVICE MANAGER FOR A COMPANY THAT USES FORD TRUCKS AND VANS FOR SERVICE WORK. WE HAVE THE 351 CI AND 460 CI PUSH ROD ENGINES AS WELL AS THE 5.4L AND 6.8L OVERHEAD CAM TRITON ENGINES AND HAVE WELL OVER 140,000 MILES ON MANY OF THEM AND HAVE NEVER HAD A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. WHAT'S THE DEAL??

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT AT 22 MPH BECAUSE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE APPLYING. ASLO, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHY ONLY THAT LEFT ON BRAKES AFTER ONLY 38950 MILES? THIS NOT NORMAL

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED, ONE ORIGINAL AND TWO REPLACEMENTS PARTS EACH YEAR, GARAGE HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT NEEDS REPLACEMENT BUT THEY DO NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES.*ET

WHEN APPLYING HER GAS PEDAL VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PLACE. MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED ONCE, AND NOW THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN PASSING OR SPEEDING AND WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS DRIVER HAD TO PULL THE ACCELERATOR OFF THE FLOOR, AND HOLD BRAKES. *AK

ON 7/24/00 I TOOK MY CAR TO TULSA AUTO COLLECTION QUALITY CARE FACILITY AT 11122 EAST 71ST STREET TULSA, OK. (918-250-3555) TO HAVE MY A/C SYSTEM REPAIRED, AS IT WAS WORKING JUST FINE THE DAY BEFORE. TOM, THE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED MY CAR, STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAD FAILED, WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION WAS HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE A RUPTURE IN A A/C LINE, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED A COMPLETE A/C SYSTEM FAILURE. A MAJOR LEAK WAS FOUND AT THE HIGH PRESSURE LINE TO CONDENSOR. WILL REQUIRE MANIFOLD HOSE REPLACEMENT. WILL ALSO NEED NEW FILTER DRYER HOSE ASSEMBLY, SINCE SYSTEM HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO AIR. REPLACE ESTIMATED REPAIRS $625. ALSO MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BAD AND MUST BE REPLACED BEFORE ANY A/C WORK IS PERFORMED. ESTIMATED MOTOR MOUNT REPLACE $450-$600. NOW, SINCE IT IS GETTING COLD, I HAVE FOUND THAT MY HEATER IS NOT WORKING. POSSIBLY AS A RESULT OF THE RUPTURE IN THE A/C LINES. I AM ASKING THAT FORD KINDLY REPAIR MY CAR BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN AT NTHSA'S WEB SITE MANY COMPLAINTS THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT PROBLEM MOTOR MOUNTS OVER THE SPAN OF SEVERAL YEARS. I HAVE TALKED TO FORD AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR THE CAR WITHOUT MY PAYING FOR IT. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS UNFAIR FOR FORD TO FORCE THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR SUCH REPAIRS, WHEN THEIR MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE A PROVEN HISTORY OF FAILURE.*AKY

VEHICLE ALWAYS MAINTAINED. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE INCLUDING TORQUE CONVERTER AND PLANETARY GEAR. REBUILT AND DRIVEN 4 DAYS, PLANETARY GEAR PACKAGE FAILED AGAIN! NOTIFYING FORD. UNACCEPTABLE!!*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND ALL COMPONENTS GO DEAD. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THE NEXT TIME ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, DON'T TURN OFF THE KEY. THIS HAPPENED ON THE 13TH OF JULY. DEALER SAID PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE, CONSUMER HAS BEEN OUT OF A VEHICLE SINCE.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH VERY LITTLE MILEAGE, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR FEELING THAT A NEWER CAR WOULD BE GOOD TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE STORE. WE WANTED SOME THING SAFE FOR THE KIDS. TRACEY TOOK THE KIDS TO A MOVIE AND CALLED ME AT WORK TO COME AND GET HER. IVE PULLED THE ENGINE APART AND IT IS THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER THAT HAS GONE HEAD GASKET AND HEADS. *AK

HAVE HAD THE SECOND TIRE SEPARATE - WHEN DRIVING IS OUT OF ROUND AND THUMPS ALONG THE ROAD. FRIST TIRE REPLACED BEFORE FAILURE ON HIGHWAY. 2ND TIRE IS NOW SEPERATING AND THUMPS/BUMPS ALONG THE HIGHWAY.*AK (DOT NUMBER: Y79L PUB TIRESIZE: P205/65R15)

BELIEVE THAT MANUFACTURER'S. SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE INTERVAL IS TOO LONG AND RESULTS IN FAILURE OF COMPONENTS DUE TO PROLONGED HEAVY USE CONDITIONS AND LARGE SERVICE INTERVAL, RECOMMEND LESS THAN HALF OF CURRENT TRANSMISSION SERVICE INTERVAL TO PREVENT EARLY FAILURES.*AK

THE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED. *MJS

SINCE IVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE IT HAS STALLED CONSTANTLY,,GREAT SAFETY ISSUE..IGNITION MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES....CONTIUES TO STALL AT ANY SPEED....THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY RELIABLE SERVICE MECHANICS...TO DATE THIS VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL....I WANT TO BE INCLIDED WITH THE OTHER 2 MILLION PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS......THIS CAR MUST BE RECALLED......AND CORRECTED..BEFORE ANY LIVES ARE LOST OR MAIMED. *AK