1995 Ford Taurus complaints

SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE. SAME PROBLEM KEEPS REOCCURRING. NEEDLE GOES BACK & FORTH, AND CONSUMER CAN'T TELL HOW THEY'RE GOING. BOTH TIMES IT HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT NO REMEDY HAS BEEN FOUND.*AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM ABOUT IGNITION MODULE. IT IS LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO THE ENGINE, AND WHEN ENGINE IS HOT IT WILL STALL. POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WILL GO AT ANYTIME. *AK

4 OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE HAD TREAD SEPARATION OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. I STILL HAVE THREE OF THE TIRES, THE FOURTH WAS KEPT BY A FORD DEALER WHO HELPED ME OUT AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY SINCE WE FOUND THE PROBLEMS BEFORE BLOWOUTS HAPPENED.*AK (DOT NUMBER: M3PA998X TIRESIZE: 205/65R15)

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP. THEN, HAVE TO WAIT AND RESTART.*AK

PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD, TAURUS 1995, 205/65R15. BOTH FRONT TIRES' TREAD SEPARATED, NOT AT THE SAME TIME.CONSUMER ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO, BELTS HAD SEPARATED, AND THERE WAS A BIG BUBBLE. A FEW WEEKS LATER, SAME THING HAPPENED WITH OTHER TIRE. THESE WERE THE TWO FRONT TIRES.*AK

SPEEDOMETER HEAD FAILED FOR SECOND TIME ON THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE ANOTHER 1995 TAURUS THAT DOES SAME THING. SPEEDOMETER JUMS ERRATICALLY SPEDOMETER NEEDLE "PINS" MAKES HORRIBLE CLICKING AND CHIRPING NOISE. OVER 150 COMPLAINTS FOR SAME PROBLEM ON YOUR SITE. PLEASE HELP FORD DOES NOT AGKNOWLEDGE DEFECT AND WANTS FULL PRICE TO REPLACE UNIT FOR THIRD TIME. THIS IS A REAL SAFTEY ISSUE AS YOU CANNOT DETERMINE THE SPEED OF VEHICLE. ALSO, FORD HAS TSB ON THIS VERY PROBLEM. WON'T YOU PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHER 1995 TAURUS OWNERS WHO ARE FRUSTRATED BY FORD'S IRRESPONSIBLE POSITION REGARDING THIS SAFTEY DEFECT? HOW MUCH LONGER IS FORD GOING TO BE ABLE TO TREAT THIS ISSUE SO LIGHTLY? I PLAN ON INFORMING MY CONGRESSMAN AND SENATOR OF MY COMPLAINT TO YOUR OFFICE. PLEASE AGKNOWLEDGE THIS LETTER IN WRITTING. THANK YOU.*AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILED TWICE. *ET

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE: NO CRANK SOMETIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 3 DAYS. WHEN IT FIRST ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, THEY COULDN'T START IT EITHER. THE NEXT DAY THEY WERE ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS. OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS NO CHARGE AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME. THIS HAS OCCURED 3 TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE (PURCHASED USED ON 7/99). INSTRUMENT PANEL: SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPS AROUND, TYPICALLY AFTER I REACH SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH. *AK

THE RIGHT AND READ ENGINE MOUNTS BOTH BROKE. FORD ASSERTS THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. AT THIS RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE, IT SEEMS ABSURD THAT BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS ARE REASONABLE. I KNOW OF AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON WHO HAS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. *AK

DEFECTIVE ENGINE MOUNTS CAUSED STRESS AND LEAKAGE OF A/C FLUID FROM THE A/C MANIFOLD LINE. SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS ASSESSED THE PROBLEM AS THE SAME FOR WHICH THE 1992/1993 TAURUS WAS RECALLED AND 1994 MODELS ON SECRET WARRANTY. *AK

ODOMETER FAILURE, AND WAS REPLACED BY DEALER. PROBLEM ,AND DEALER NOTIFIED AGAIN. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WILL BE DONE AT 50% OFF ON REPAIRS/PART. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE MY WIFE LOST POWER AND OBSERVED WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE REAR EXHAUST PIPE. LATER A MECHANIC AT LITHIA FORD DETERMINED THAT THE CAR BLEW A HEAD GASKET. WE CONTACT FORD BUT THEY REFUSED TO ACCEPT ANY LIABILITY.*AK

FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION AND SMALL CRACKS. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98I00200. *AK FRONT COIL SPRING HAS NO SAFETY SHIELD ON BOTTOM TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO TIRE. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AND ENGINE LOCK UP. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AIR BAG IS STARTING TO CRACK OPEN. FEAR OF IT OPENING UP WHEN IT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO. CAR IS GARAGED MOST OF THE TIME.. IT STARTED ON A HOT DAY WHEN I WAS AT THE KIDS SCHOOL, WHEN I CAME OUT I GOT INTO THE CAR AND TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THEN HEARD THE CRACKING NOISE.. LOOKED AT DASH AND IT STARTED TO OPEN.. I KNOW IT SHOULD NOT DO THAT.. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT FIXED BY FORDS EXPENSE.. DEFECT IN DASH SOME WHERE. NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT.. THANK YOU-. *AK

THIS CAR HAD A HEADGASKET FAILURE IN APRIL 2000. IT WAS REPAIRED AT BERGLUND FORD IN SALEM VIRGINIA. BERGLUND DETERMINED THE HEADGASKET FAILURE CAUSED ANTIFREEZE TO CONTAMINATE ALL ENGINE COMPONENTS. WHEN THEY TORE DOWN THE ENGINE THEY FOUND ANTIFREEZE IN EVERY COMPARTMENT OF THE ENGINE. THEY CHANGED ALL GASKETS, REPLACED ALL FLUIDS, DID A CHANGE OF SPARK PLUGS AND CHANGED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THEY CHARGED ME OVER $388. TO REPLACE GASKETS THEY SAID NEEDED REPLACED BUT WEREN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY RECALL. I PAID THIS TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED HOPEFULLY CORRECTLY. NO OTHER OPTION WAS GIVEN TO ME EVEN THOUGH I FELT THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE ENGINE. NOT 5 MONTH LATER I SUFFERED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AFTER ONLY DRIVING AN ADDITIONAL 3,OOO MILES. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED WHICH COST ME ANOTHER $1OO. HUFF FORD, INC IN WYTHEVILLE, VA REPLACED MY ENGINE WITH A RE-BUILT ENGINE UNDER WARRANTY. MY CAR IS STILL NOT REPAIRED CORRECTLY. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED SOMEHOW THEY DAMAGED MY STEERING SYSTEM. THE CAR NOW DRIFTS SOMEWHAT IN THE MIDDLE STEERING RANGE SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER BERGLUND FORD AS WELL AS HUFF FORD WHERE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM ANY OF THEM ABOUT ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH BERGLUND FORD ON 10/04/00 TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM. FORD ALSO TOLD ME VERBALLY I HAVE A 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE REPLACED ENGINE BUT I CAN NOT GET

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AS I WAS GETTING ON TO THE HIGHYWAY. IT GOT STUCK IN FIRST GEAR AND HAD TO BE TOWED. CALLED MANY SHOPS TO GET QUOTES ON REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, ALL COMPLAINING ABOUT TAURUS' BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 92 & 95 HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THE PROBLEM WAS MECHANICAL AND NOT THE FAULT OF THE OWNER. CONTACTED FORD CO. TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPAIR IT AND THEY DENIED MY CLAIM TWICE. IF SO MANY OF THESE CARS HAVE THE SAME TRANS. PROBLEM SHOULDN'T THEY BE RECALLED? I THINK FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTIVE TRANS. THEY MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED.

THE DEALER HAS PUT IN TWO ENGINE AND I NOW HAVE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THIS ENGINE IS NOT FIT FOR ANY CAR I PUT HARD EARN MONEY INTO THIS CAR WHICH IS JUNK .

WHEN DRIVING IN HOT EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALR UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

RECALL ON TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ,FOUND OUT FROM SOMEONE ELSE NOTICE , NEVER RECEVIED ONE .*AK

TO DATE, FORD MAINTAINS THIS ENGINE IS NOT COVERED BY "SECRET WARRANTY" ALTHOUGH IT IS THE SAME DEFECT AS THE 3.8L. PERSISTENT PROBLEM OF LEAKING COOLANT. TRANSMISSION IS UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE. A/C CLUTCH, COMPRESSOR AND WATER PUMP FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. REPLACED HEATER HOSE FOLLOWING A/C REPAIR DUE TO CONTINUED LEAK.

MY HUSBAND WENT INSIDE A FRIENDS HOUSE AND WHEN HE CAME BACK OUT A FEW MINUTES LATER THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. WE DID NOT HAVE INSURANCE, THE CAR IS NOT FIXED AND IS IN OUR GARAGE. ALL OF THE DASHBOARD WIRING, ELECTRICAL HARNESS AND THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS BURNED AS WELL AS THE FRONT SEATS. THE ENGINE IS NOT BURNED FROM WHAT WE CAN SEE.

CLUTCH PISTON DOES NOT SET CORRECTLY CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE GEAR AND NOT REENGAGING TILL THE ACCELERATOR HAS BEEN PUSHED, I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSON ON THE 3.8 LITRE ENGINES IN THE TAURUS AND SABLE

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOIS. VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE, AND LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. BUT, SHE WAS ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. FIRESTONE, P205/65R15925M/F #DOT HYURF6A-336. *AK

THE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND DID DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THIS TIRE IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND I COULD NOT GET THROUGH THE HOTLINE NUMBER.( DOT NUMBER: HYURF6A TIRE SIZE: P205/65R15 )

THE TREAD CAME OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THIS FIRESTONE TIRE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. IT WAS NOT ON THE LIST BY THE NHTSA THAT WAS UPDATED ON 9-1-00. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.( DOT NUMBER: HYURF6A TIRE SIZE: P205/65R15 )

MOTOR MOUNT CAUSED LOUD THUMP WHEM STARTING . ONLY OCCURED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STANDING START AND DID NOT OCCUR AT ALL TIMES. HAD TO TAKE IT IN 3 TIMES TO GET IT CORRECTED.

THE FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED, DUE TO FAILURE OTHER COMPONENTS REQUIRED REPAIR. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE A/C WAS ON. THEN, TURNED OFF THE A/C, AND COULD SMELL LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. FINALLY, LIGHT WENT OFF, AND RESTARTED VEHICLE WHICH HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE THEN. *AK OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. *YH

THE SPEEDOMETER RANDOMLY MAKES NOISES DURING WHICH TIME THE NEEDLE APPROACHES 90 MPH REGARDLESS OF THE TRAVELLING SPEED. I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE A SHORT-CIRCUIT INSIDE THE DASHBOARD. I ALSO BELIEVE THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I BELIEVE THAT THIS CONDITION IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED EITHER DUE TO NEGLIGENCE OR DUE TO POOR QUALITY CONTROL. *AK

AFTER DRIVING FOR 1.5 HRS DURING A 86 DEGREE DAY, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, ALTHOUGH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE REMAINED IN THE "NORMAL" RANGE. THE CAR WOULD NOT START UNTIL AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED AT THE TIME, BUT A YEAR LATER, THIS PAST WEEKEND, THE SAME TIME HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CAR STOPPED AFTER A 1.5 HOUR DRIVE, AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN, UNTIL SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

NO SUMMARY

SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED TWICE. REPLACED AT 35,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND FAILURE NOT HONORED BY DEALER. AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40-45 SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE SWINGS WILDLY MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO JUDGE SPEED ACCURATELY. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A COMMON THREAD WITH 1995 TAURUS OWNERS. PERHAPS WE HAVE A RECALL SITUATION HERE!

THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON WHEN THE THERMOSTAT GUAGE WENT TO HOT FROM NEUTRAL, THEN THE CAR OVERHEATED AND STALLED THE ENGINE AT ABOUT 55 MPH. SMOKE AND STEAM POURED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. ONE COULDN'T START THE ENGINE AGAIN UNTIL IT COOLED DOWN.

THE ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE WILDLY AT HIGH SPEEDS AND WAS REPLACED, WITH ABOUT 21000 MILES ON THE REPLACEMENT SPEEDOMETER IT BEGAN TO FAIL AGAIN. NLM

STALLING IN HOT WEATHER

I HAD THE HEAD GASKETS TO BLOW ON THIS VEHICLE 2 WEEKS PRIOR AND THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS UNDER A FORD RECALL FOR WHICH THEY GAVE ME 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. BUT THEN I BEGAN TO HAVE SMALL PROBLEMS WHERE THE CAR DID NOT RUN RIGHT, TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. TAKE IT BACK THE VERY NEXT DAY AND THEY TELL ME I HAVE A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT. BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX THIS UNDER THE SAME WARRANTY THE HEAD GASKETS BUT I THINK IT IS ALL RELATED TO THE SAME PROBLEM, 'BLOWN HEAD GASKETS' I HAVE LOOKED ON THE NET AND I AM NOT THE NOLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO . ALL KINDS OF REPORTS OF MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL CONSIDERATION BY FORD.

VEHICLE STALLED WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. ENGINE WILL SHUTDOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLS SEVERAL TIMES DUE TI SENSOR AND SPARK PLUGS FAILURE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH FRONT COIL SPRING BROKEN IN HALF, AND SHARP EDGE SLICED THE TIRE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE COIL SPRING AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.*AK

THE ENGINE COOLING FAN CAUGHT ON FIRE ALMOST EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 97S66, EXCEPT THE FAN WASN'T STOPPED BY SNOW. LUCKILY WHEN WE SMELLED THE SMOKE WE STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY FATAL SITUATION THAT AFFECTS ALL 1995 TAURUS OWNERS. WHEN I CALLED FORD TO REPORT THE PROBLEM THEY JUST BLEW ME OFF SAYING THAT MY VIN WAS NOT IN THE RANGE OF VINS FOR THAT RECALL.

HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 93000MILES, ENGINE WAS OKAY AT THIS TIME. VEHICLE WAS SHAKING WHEN SHE TURNED HER VEHICLE ON. DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT THE MILEAGE EXCEEDS .*AK THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AGAIN AFTER BEING REPLACED. *YH

SPEEDOMETER READING ERRATICALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS IS THE SECOND SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON THIS 95 TAURUS. REGARDING ENGINE SHUT OFF, IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES DURING OUR TRIP TO AZ. ALL THREE TIMES, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN FREE

AT 65 MPH MY DASHBOARD VIBRATES VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT VIBRATE. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS?*AK

TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A 'CLUNKING' NOISE WHILE CRUISING ON INTERSTATE, THEN WHITE SMOKE SEEN COMING FROM BACK AND UNDERSIDE OF CAR AS ENGINE STARTS TO WHINE. PULLED OVER TO CHECK PROBLEM AS SOON AS NOTED SINCE NO WARNING LAMPS LIGHTED INSIDE VEHICLE. ONCE PULLED ONTO SHOULDER, BURNT TRANSMISSION FLUID BURST UNDER CAR. ALL OTHER FLUID LEVELS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND ACCEPTABLE. WHEN COOLED DOWN, CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEAR. NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO NEAREST FORD GARAGE AND TOLD TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE. NO EXTERNAL TRAUMA NOTED. TRANSMISSION COST OVER $2000 AND FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WOULD NOT OFFER ANY REIMBURSEMENT. ROUTINE TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT 42300 MILES. PERSONALLY, I FEEL THAT A WELL-MAINTAINED TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 49000 MILES.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVER VEHICLE. *AK

SERPENTINE BELT BROKE DUE TO EXTREME HEAT COMING FROM ENGINE THAT DRIED OUT THE BELT, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING. *AK

UPON HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH ENGINE OF FORD, TAURUS, TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER OF 1999 FOR SERVICING, WHEREAS I WAS INFORMED THAT HEAD GASKETS AND VALVE COVERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WERE LEAKING AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ENGINE FAILURE AND DAMAGE THAT WOULD BE EXTENSIVE TO THE VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT, SAID VEHICLE HAD 30,000 MILES ON ODOMETER . BROUGHT VEHICLE TO TWO SEPARATE INDEPENDENT CAR BUSINESSES TO CONFIRM THIS PROBLEM AS EXISTING, THEN PROCEEDED TO NOTIFY FORD MOTOR COMPANY BY BOTH PHONE AND LETTER STATING THE PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE AND EXPRESSING MY CONCERN THAT A CAR SHOULD NOT NEED A HEAD GASKET/VALVE DISORDER AT 30,000 MILES. I ALSO ATATED THAT FORD NEEDS TO ACCEPT SOME RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS THIS MATTER, WHEREAS THEY HAVE DECLINED. AS OF THIS DATE, AUGUST 7, 2000, I AM STILL ACTIVELY SEEKING JUSTIFICATION AND COMPENSATION FROM FORD, WHO , HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM IN THE FORD TAURUS WITH THE 3.8 L ENGINES, BUT NOT THE 3.0 L ENGINE. IT SEEMS THAT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION SHOULD COVER BOTH ENGINES, AS IT IS A DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY PROBLEM FROM THE FORD MANUFACTURER, AND NOT THE OWNER WHO SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE OUTSTANDING REPAIRS DUE TO NEGLIENCE AT FACTORY. *AK

ONE OF THE BULBS IN THE HIGH MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. WHEN I OPENED THE ASSEMBLY, I DISCOVERED EVIDENCE OF VERY HIGH HEAT. ONE BULB WAS PARTIALLY MELTED, AS WERE THE SOCKETS FOR BOTH BULBS. THE BULBS WERE THE FACTORY ORIGINALS. THIS CLEARLY PRESENTS A DANGER OF FIRE. *AK

SPEEDOMETER JUMPS, . NEEDLE BOUNCES BETWEEN 0 AND 85. THIS USUALLY STARTS AROUND 50 MPH. I ALSO DON'T FEEL IT IS ACCURATE AT OTHER SPEEDS. THIS IS ALREADY A TSB NHTSA ITEM #SB051008 AND #SB051230. I HAVE TALKED WITH (3) OTHER 1995 TAURUS OWNERS, AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT THE SENSOR, OR THE CABLE BUT A GEAR IN THE SPEEDO, I THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW SPEEDO FOR $700. I FEEL THAT THIS IS KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT. I HAVE A NEW 16 YEAR OLD DRIVER THAT CANNOT JUDGE HIS SPEED. THIS A DEFECT AND NOT A MAINTAINANCE ITEM. PLEASE RESPOND AS TO HOW I CAN GET THIS FIXED AT NO COST. *AK