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 1995 record →
VEHICLE OVERHEATED/STALLED & COLD AIR WAS COMING OUT OF DEFROSTER WITH HEAT SET AT HIGH. A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREON ENTERED VEHICLE. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND THAT GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER EXTENDING WARRANTY TO GET THIS FIXED, BUT MILEAGE WAS OVER 9,000. A SECOND WARRANTY WAS SENT COVERING 100,000 MILES. BUT, CONSUMER DIDN'T RECEIVED IT. *AK *SLC
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH SPEEDOMETER WILL JUMP AROUND. SPEEDOMETER HAD BEEN REPLACED FOR SAME PROBLEM, AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*AK THE FIRST SPEEDOMETER FAILURE WAS AT 18000 MILES AND THE SECOND SPEEDOMETER FAILURE WAS AT 30000 MILES. LOUD NOISE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH FAILING AND JUMPING SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE. *YH
COOLANT GETTING INTO ENGINE OIL AND CAUSES PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE TIMING BELT COVER GASKET FAILURE CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE OIL. AFTER THE GASKET WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AS THE RESULT OF COOLANT MIXING WITH OIL. *YH
ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE WHICH CAUSED ENGINE TO TILT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS AT NO CHARGE. *AK
THE POINTER ON THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD MOVE ERRATICALLY WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HAD THE CLUSTER UNIT REPLACED. *SLC
SPEEDODOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT SPEED WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN BEYOND 40 MPH. SPEEDODOMTER BECOMES ERRATIC. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TRANSMISSION REPAIRED, RADIATOR AND MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED. *YH
SPEEDOMETER FAILED 2X - SEEMS VERY COMMON ON 95 TAURUS, SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
THE SPEEDOMETER ON VEHICLE FAILED, THE SPEEDO HEAD WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE SPEEDOMETER STILL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING, COIL SPRING BROKE IN TWO PIECES, CUTTING THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE, CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS SO LOW, A TIRE JACK COULD NOT GET UNDER VEHICLE. *SLC
SPEEDOMETER JUMPS AROUND AND MAKES NOISE, THERE ARE SOME TSB'S ALREADY ON THIS, I FEEL THAT SINCE FORD KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY SHOULD FOOT THE $672 AND NOT ME!!*AK
A STRESS CRACK DEVELOPED IN WINDSHIELD DUE TO A FAULT IN STRUCTURE. WINDSHIELD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING RATTLING NOISE AND WAS FIXED. *YH
ODOMETER IS NOT READING SPEED CORRECTLY. AT THE BEGINING OF THE PROBLEM IT WOULD ONLY OCCUR AT AROUND 60-70MPH, BUT CURRENTLY IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED.*AK
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY TAURUS JUMPS AROUN ONCE I HIT ABOUT 50 MPH. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW FAST I AM TRAVELLING DOWN THE FREEWAY. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT COST TO THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER HAS A DEFECTIVE PART WHICH HAS FAILED FOR MANY MORE PEOPLE THAN I. I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM WHILE SEARCHING THE INTERNET.
WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, IT STARTS TO RATTLE RIGHT BEFORE STOPPING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER SAID THEY NEED TO DO A COMPLETE CHECK ON VEHICLE. * AK *SLC
ENGINE STALLS AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING SOMETIMES REQUIRING WAIT BESIDE THE ROAD BEFORE RESTARTING. IN NOVEMBER THE DEALER SAID FORD WOULD NOT HAVE REPLACMENT PARTS UNTIL JANUARY NOW THEY ARE NOT SHIPPING UNTIL FEBRUARY. REPLACED IGNITION MODULE WITH A USED PART IN DECEMBER. CAR CONTINUES TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. *AK
THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, ONCE ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND 2 TIMES AT MY EXPENSE. ALL FOUR TIMES USED FORD REPLACEMENT PARTS AND THE 1ST 3 REPAIRS USED FORD MECHANICS. AS THE CAR IS LESS THAN 5 YRS OLD AND UNDER 89000 MILES, IT SEEMS EXTRAORDINARY THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE REPLACING THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD EVERY 12 MONTHS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. THE FORD DEALER AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAYS, THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION. WE WILL REPLACE IT IF YOU WILL PAY ALL COSTS. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS NOTMAL. THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS EXTREMELY LOUD. FORD DEALER SAYS YES, IS LOUD, WORKS FIND. THEY WILL EPLACE AT MY EXPENSE AND IT " WILL BE QUIET FOR A WHILE" THAT IS THE NATURE OF A TAURUS...I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS ACCURATE OR ACCEPTABLE
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES OFF AND ON. *YH
WE WERE NOT GETTING ANY HEAT IN THE CAR. WE ASSUMED IT WAS A MINOR PROBLEM AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE HEAT GASKETS WE BAD. WE TURNED IT INTO OUR WARRANTY COMPANY AND THEY APPROVED REPAIRS. WE PUT OUT OF POCKET $500.00. WE GOT THE CAR BACK 12/22/00 AND STARTED HAVING ENGINE FAILURE RIGHT AWAY. WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AND WERE TOLD THE SMALL BLOCK WAS BAD. NOW THE WARRANTY COMPANY SAYS THE ORIGINAL REPAIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY A FORD RECALL THAT WE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT. FORD SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. WHAT NOW. WE ARE OUT $500.00 AND NO CAR. *AK
VEHICLE RAN OFF ROAD DUE TO ICE CONDITION, CAUSING BOTH AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY WITH FLAMES SHOOTING OUT ON BOTH SIDES. WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH FIRE BEFORE IT BECAME SEVERE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PORIVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 40 - 50 MPH, VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHECLE, AND WAS ALSO HIT FROM REAR. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK
SPEEDOMETER FAILED. *SLC
SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES.SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DOES NOT RECORD THE CORRECT SPEED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS BEING EXPERIENCED BY OTHER FORD OWNERS AS REFLECTED IN THE DATABASE OF COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS DRIVERS OF FORDS WITH THIS PROBLEM HAVE NO IDEA ON HOW FAST THEY ARE DRIVING. PLEASE ADVISE HOW YOU WILL REQUIRE FORD TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS IN YOUR DATABASE REFLECTS THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. DUE TO THE COSTLY NATURE OF REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM AND NOT HAVING ANY ASSURANCE THAT IT WILL FINALLY BE CORRECTED PROPERLY, I AM ASKING FOR YOUR AGENCYS INTERVENTION TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM HAVE NOT BEEN POSITIVE. *AK
SPEEDOMETER WILL ACT ERRACTIC WHEN GOING OVER 40 MPH . NEEDLE WILL MAKE SCRATCHING NOISE AND JUMP ALL OVER, CONSUMER CANNOT DETERMINE SPEED.*AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEALER INDICATED VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AT HIGH SPEED. THE ALUMINIUM PISTON WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ENGAGING IN DRIVE AND WAS HESITATING. *YH
THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL INSTEAD OF "IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. " NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
FRONT SUBFRAME BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FALL FORWARD. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHAT HAPPENED TO RECALL 98V323000 CONCERNING SUBFRAME CORROSION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER WILL START FLOPPING UP NUMBERS OFF RIGHT SIDE AND THEN BACK DOWN TO FIFTY AGAIN WHEN HITTING ROUGH SPOTS. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS DISTRACTING BECAUSE HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW FAST HE IS GOING SOMETIMES. *AK
AFTER STOPPING, THE TRANSMISSION ACTS AS IF IT'S IN NEUTRAL, THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR. THIS OCCURS PRIMARILY AT STOP LIGHTS AND SIGNS AT INTERSECTIONS AND PUTS DRIVER IN FEAR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF WAY OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THIS SLAMMING/SLIPPING CAN ALSO OCCUR AT LOW SPEED, WITHOUT A PRIOR STOP, SUCH AS WHEN ENTERING A DRIVEWAY OR TURNING A CORNER AT AN INTERSECTION WITH A YIELD SIGN. WE HAVE NOTED SEVERAL POTENTIAL TECH. SERVICE BULLETINS, WHICH MAY APPLY TO THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE DEALER WE ARE USING FOR SERVICE HAS BEEN UNCOOPERATIVE AND CHARGED US FOR REPAIRS THAT HAVE NOT ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM. (WE RECOGNIZE THIS LAST PART OF THE COMPLAINT IS MORE OF A CONSUMER'S AFFAIRS PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IT IS ALSO LEAVING US DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.). *AK
RADIATOR FAILED BETWEEN PLASTIC EXPANSION TANK AND ALUMINUM RADIATOR CORE. SAME DEFECT IN 1994 COUGAR, NHTSA OID # 736817. SAME DEFECT IN SON'S 1995 TAURUS. CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT IN ALL FORD PLASTIC/ALUMINUM CORE RADIATORS. COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF ENGINE OVERHEATS AND FAILS UNDERWAY. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE STALLED ON MANY OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING BUT IF ALLOWED TO COOL OFF THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART, CONSUMER BELIEVES HIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCE TFI MODULE FAILURE SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS IN CALIFORNIA. NLM
WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. OWNER STOPPED TO CHECK VEHICLE. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT ANOTHER MILE, VEHICLE DIED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. ENGINE HAS BLOWN A HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER.*AK
THE HAND ON THE ODOMETER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER FEELS THE DEALER SHOULD REPLACE THIS PART BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY DEFECT. *SLC
A DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER HEAD CAUSES SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE TO MOVE, AND CANNOT READ THE ACCURATE SPEED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT SPEEDOMETER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FORD IS NOT WILLING ASSIST CONSUMER. *AK
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRE. TIRES ROTATED EVERY 7500 MILES AND INFLATED TO MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENED PRESSURE OF 35 PSI. WE WERE TRAVELING FROM MI TO AZ. ON I-40, NEAR JOSEPH CITY AZ, AFTER TRAVELING AT POSTED SPEED OF 75 MPH, WE STOPPED FOR COFFEE AND I CHECKED THE TIRES AS I DO AT EACH STOP. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION OF LEFT REAR TIRE WHICH AT PREVIOOUS INSPECTION ABOUT 100 MILES EARLIER WAS FINE. . TH (DOT NUMBER: A3UR438424 TIRESIZE: 20565R15)
I HAVE A1995 FORD TARUS VIN 1FALP52UXSA 308916 MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT IS OUT. I BOUGHT A NEW BULB.I CANT FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET TO THE LIGHT TO REPLACE THE BULB.I WENT TO THE 389 PAGE OWNERS MANUAL.IT DOES NOT TELL YOU HOW CHANGE THE BULB.I CALLED FOR 18003923673. I SPOKE TO MISS ANESHA NO. 3086. SHE COULD NOT FIND IT IN THE MANUAL. I ASKED HER TO FIND OUT HOW I CHANGE A SIMPLE BULB SO I WONT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR GET A TICKET. SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FAX ME. SHE SAID SHE COULD NOT EMAIL ME. SHE SAID SHE COULD NOT CALL ME BACK OR HAVE ANYONE CALL ME OR FAXOR EMAIL ME.I WENT TO THE INTERNET FOR FORD WHILE ON THE PHONE WITH ANESHA. AND TRIED TO REGISTER SO I COULD SUBMIT MY QUESTION. SHE COULD NOT DO IT AND I COULD NOT DO IT. I T DID NOT ALLOW ME TO REGISTER A USA CAR. IT WOULD IF I WERE IN CANADA AND I COULD NOT DO IT. IF I CANT CHANGE MY OWN LIGHT BULB WITH OUT PAYING FOR A SERVICE CALL THEN THE CAR SHOULD BE PULLED OF THE MARKET. THANKS FOR ANY HELP YOU YOU H AVE TIME FOR. BRIAN NELSON 31 GESSNER RD. HOUSTON, TX 713-467-3025, FAX. 713-4673192
FAULTY SPEEDOMETER HEAD CAUSED SPEEDOMETER TO PRODUCE A RATTLING SOUND AND THE NEEDLE WOULD BOUNCE AND JUMP MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE SPEED WHILE DRIVING, TWO YEARS PASSED AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURED BUT THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR AT OWN EXPENSE. NLM
MOTOR HAS TURNED OFF/ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING..IN CITY AND ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY. RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A PERIOD OF TIME.*AK
THE VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO FAULTY TRANSMISSION REPLACED (NOV 17, 1999 AT 45154 AND AUG 7, 2000 AT 52402). NLM
RECALL 98V323000/ REAR SUBFRAME. DEALER CANNOT REPAIR UNDER RECALL UNTIL DEC 2000. *AK
RECALL 98V323000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98S36/ REAR SUBFRAME. DEALER CANNOT REPAIR RECALL UNTIL DECEMBER, 2000.*AK
VEHICLE WILL STALL, ENGINE WILL QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMESS STEERING WILL LOCK UP. EVENTUALLY VEHICLE WILL RESTART. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER , AND ENGINE WILL RESTART. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK
IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATED SINCE IT WAS MADE TO CLOSE TO THE ENGINE. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL AND SHUTDOWN. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE 1995, BUT IN THE LAST MONTH, VEHICLE HAS SHUT DOWN ONCE A WEEK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT FOUND REMEDY.*AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG CAN BE SEEN IN THE DASHBOARD DUE TO A CRACK. PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE IN GARAGE. OWNER WAS STARTING VEHICLE & HEARD A CRACKING NOISE & NOTICED THE AIR BAG WAS SHOWING THROUGH. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPLAIR PROBLEM. INDICATED VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD TO REPAIR PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER 5-10 MINUTES VEHICLE RESTARTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES CAR WILL SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. CONSUMER HAS TO STOP, AND PUT IN PARK, THEN BACK IN DRIVE,. SOMETIMES IT WORKS, AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE CONSUMER DOESN'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. *AK THE TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. *YH
A/C FAILED PREVIOUS YEAR WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND DEALER FAILED TO DETECT ANY MALFUNCTION. A/C FAILED EXACTLY 1 YEAR TO THE DAY LATER AND DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR A/C UNDER DEALER WARRANTY SINCE THEY HAD NOT WORKED ON THE COMPRESSOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR. IN HAVING SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH FORD OWNERS I HAVE DISCOVERED A TREND WITH PROBLEMS NOT ONLY WITH THE HEAD GASKETS, BUT ALSO WITH THE A/C. THIS APPEARS TO BE A TREND IN COMPRESSOR FAILURES WHICH LEADS TO A $900.00 REPAIR.
ENGINE GASKET/ POWER STEERING, WATER PUMP FAILED. *AK
WHEN CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE ON IT WILL STALL WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT. *YH
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