1995 Ford Taurus complaints

STEEL BELT BREAKAGE. CAUSED BUMPY RIDE AND PULL TO RIGHT. MY CONCERN IS THAT WHEN I CONTACTED MICHELIN, THEY ATTITUDE WAS THAT THEIR TIRES FAIL WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN CARED FOR USING FORD REQUIREMENTS. THE FIRST TIRE TO FAIL WAS IN AUG. 1999 AND A LOCAL FORD DEALER HELPED WITH MICHRLIN. AT THAT TIME THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME, TWO FRONT TIRES FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MICHELIN HAS STOPPED MAKING THIS MODEL TIRE. I WONDER WHY. THE TIRES HAVE ALMOST A QUARTER INCH OF TREAD LEFT AND ARE NOT WORN FUNNY. SEEMS LIKE JUNK TIRES TO ME. I REPLACED THE MICHELIN TIRES WITH COOPER TIRES, WHICH HAVE NEVER FAILED ME. PLEASE CHECK INTO MICHELIN AND PERHAPS AUTO MANUFACTURERS WHO USE THEIR PRODUCTS, WHICH HAVE A FIXED LIFE. THANK YOU.( DOT NUMBER: M3PA998X29 TIRE SIZE: P205X65R15 )

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING FUEL ODOR / VAPOR COMING THROUGH A/C VENT INTERMITTENTLY WHEN A/C IS USED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK

ENIGNE MOUNTS BROKE ON ONE SIDE AND CRACKED ON THE OTHER SIDE . CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH VEHICLE HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 30 MPH, AND DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN CRASH. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 20MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DROPPED SIX INCHES FROM THE GROUND. A RECALL FOR EARLIER TAURUS'S WAS MADE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *AK *ML

AFTER HITTING A TREE AT 35MPH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY .DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. *AK

MECHANIC AT GARAGE STATED THEY HAD SEEN ANOTHER JUST DAYS PRIOR. THAT SPRING HAD FAILED WITH SUCH FORCE IT HAD PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 20-30 MPH AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A GRAUDAL STOP, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT METALLIC BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT, CAUSING POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONTRARY TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S EXTENDED WARRANTY LETTER, THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OR SIGNS THAT MAY INDICATE A PROBLEM. BOTH SITUATIONS OF FAILURE HAPPEND ON THE MAIN ROAD SUDDENLY, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. LUCKILY, ALTHOUGH HOLDING UP TRAFFIC, I WAS NOT HIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND WAS PUSHED TO SAFETY UNTIL THE CAR COULD BE TOWED!!!!FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, FORD HAD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK, KNOWING OF THIS CONDITION, AND THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ON THE LOT FOR SALE TO BEGIN WITH. BEING AN ORDINARY TRUSTING CONSUMER, I BOUGHT A LEMON. ALTHOUGH FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY AGAIN, AS A PREVENTATIVE TYPE MEASURE TO OTHERS, OFFERING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IT WAS TOO LATE FOR ME. WE HAVE PUT OVER $4,000 IN REPAIRS, AND STILL OWE MONEY ON THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL DEALER IS GIVING US THE RUN AROUND, TRYING TO GET OUT OF THIS SITUATION THE CHEAPEST WAY POSSIBLE, AND AVOIDING OUR CALLS. I FEEL IT'S B/C THEY KNOW THEY WILL NOT GET A SALE OUT OF US, AND WE ARE JUST A HASSLE TO DEAL WITH. NO OTHER DEALER WILL TAKE OUR CAR AT A DECENT TRADE, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE HAD IT FIXED, B/C OF THE BAD REPUTATION OF THE VEHICLE FORD HAS CREATED!!!!!WE ARE STUCK!!! I EXPECT IN ANOTHER 2 YEARS, THE HEAD GASKETS/COOLANT SYSTEM WILL FAIL AGAIN, B/C IT'S A DEFECTIVE ENGINE IN GENERAL. I THINK FORD OUGHT TO RECALL THE CAR, OR BUY THE CAR BACK, OR RECALL IT, PAY OFF OUR LOAN , SO WE CAN BUY A MORE RELIABLE CAR WITHOUT DEFECTS FROM A MORE RELIABLE MANUFACTURER! NO SAFET

SPEEDOMETER IS UNRELIABLE AT SPEEDS OVER 45MPH. STARTED AT APPROX.55,000 MILES. *AK

: SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 45 MPH THE NEEDLE FLUCTUATES. THIS IS THE THIRD(3RD) TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED & REPAIRED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK & DEALER FOUND BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS & ENGINE WAS VIBRATING ALL OVER. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR MOUNTS AT CONSUMER'S COST. CONSUMER FELT PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AND NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET. TOOK TO A MECHANIC, AND HE SAID IT WAS THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. RECALL ON 1994 AND 1995 FORD TAURUS WITH DIFFERENT MOTORS. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WOBBLES UP AND DOWN WHICH CANNOT GIVE A CORRECT READING. DEALER WILL ONLY REPAIR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML

THE HEATER HOSE FAILED CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. NLM

ENGINE AND HEATER HOSE FAILED. NLM

REPLACED ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER AT 44,979 MILES, AND AGAIN AT 80,980 MILES. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WOULD FLUCTUATE AND GET BURIED AT 90 MPH AND DRIVER WOULDN'T KNOW HOW FAST THEY WERE GOING. THE ORIGINAL PART SHOULD NEVER HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, MUCH LESS TWICE IN ONLY 80,980 MILES. CONTACTED FORD, THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, AND WE HAD TO PAY FOR PARTS AND REPAIRS FOR BOTH REPLACEMENTS. FIRST REPLACEMENT OF $295, SECOND (2 YEARS LATER) WAS $500. SAME DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN TEMPERATURE GETS HOT, POSSIBLY DUE TO IGNITION MODULE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE AFTER 8 ATTEMPTS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 15 TO 25 MPH. CAR WAS DECLARED TOTALED BY THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (AAA). ALSO, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

I CALLED TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM,TOLD HIM ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID I WAS OWN MY OWN, TO BAD. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM I FEEL IT WAS UP TO THE DEALER TO NOTIFY ME OF THIS RECALL BEFORE THEY SOLD THIS CAR TO ME. NOW MY CAR HAS CAUGHT FIRE AND SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. SO WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO? *AK

SPEEDOMETER KEEPS JUMPING WHILE DRIVING. I CANNOT TELL WHAT SPEED I AM DRIVING THE CAR AT. FROM WHAT I HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TAURUS. *AK

FORD REFUSES TO COMP US FOR FIXING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF 100K MILE CAP ON SPECIAL WARRANTY. NO SAFETY DEFECT INCLUDED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

BECAUSE I HAD BEEN SO FRUGAL -- STUPID? -- AS TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED AT NON-FORD DEALERSHIP SHOP AND IN SPITE OF THE LANGUAGE IN 00M09 ISSUED 3/2000 LOCAL DEALER SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO CONSIDER ANY REFUND OF REPAIR COST!NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

SPEEDOMETER HEAD FAILED CAUSING THE NEEDLE TO FLUCTUATE STARTING AT 35-40 MPH. NLM

WHILE ACCELERATING ODOMETER WOULD GIVE WRONG READING . DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON A BUSY INTERSTATE VEHICLE STALLED AND WENT OUT. CONSUMER HAD TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE POWER STEERING ALSO WENT OUT, UNTI L VEHICLE COOLED OFF. CONSUMER THEN STARTED VEHICLE, WENT A COUPLE OF MILES, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. CONSUMER FEELS THIS PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE, AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK A MECHANIC ADVICED THAT A FUEL PUMP BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT COULD OVER HEAT AND SHUT DOWN IN HOT WEATHER. THE DRIVER DID NOT ACCEPT THE ADVICE AND THE FUEL PUMP IS DOING FINE. *YH

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION NOT DISENGAGING OUT OF PARK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SPEEDOMETER GOES HAYWIRE AFTER IT GOES PAST 45MPH. THE 1ST TIME THE CABLE WAS GREASED, AND IT WORKED FINE. AFTERWARD , IT STARTED BACK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW, DEALER SAYS IT HAS TO BE REPLACED , AND THE PART ALONE, COST WITHOUT LABOR, $500. *AK

I HAVE HAD HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS,BRAKE PROBLEMS(REAR CALIPERS),ROTORS,TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE,RADIATOR LEAKAGE,ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM,A/C PUMP FAILURE

ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE PREMATURALLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK

SPEEDOMETER JUMPS AROUND, CAN'T TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING!!!!!. *AK

SPEEDOMETER JUMPS AROUND, CAN'T TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. *AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILED FOR THE 2ND TIME AND WARRANTY WON'T COVER IT. NEEDLE VIBRATES AND BECOMES USELESS ABOVE 50 MPH. HOW MANY SPEEDOMETERS HAVE TO FAIL BEFORE THEY ARE AN ACKOWLEDGED DEFECT? *AK

TTHERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION... WE DRIVE VERY CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW ALL MFG MAINTANCE..THE TRAN. JUST GETS STUCK AND GEARS DOWN OR ALL OF A SUDDEN IT ACCCERATES MY HUSBAND HAS HAS BEEN DRIVING IN D2 TO SEE IF THAT HELPS.....TRANSMISSION WORK IS VERY EXPENXIVE....I CALLED FORDS TO SEE IF TTHEY HAD A REACALL AND WAS TOLD NO....THIS CONDITION IS VERY SCARY........... THANK YOUO WA IT DGETS STU..... *AK

FORD HAS EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR '95 TAURUS' WITH A V6,3.8. I HAVE A '95 TAURUS WITH A V6 ,3.0 AND THEY AREN'T INCLUDING THE 3.0'S. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY HEARD A LOUD NOISE. PULLED OVER, TURNED VEHICLE OFF, LET IT COOL DOWN, WENT TO START IT BACK UP, AND IT FROZE. CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WOBBLES ALL OVER, MAKING SPEEDOMETER USELESS, YOU CAN NOT TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST $300.00. APPARENTLY THE MANUFACTURER HAS HAD PROBLEMS BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN PART NUMBER CHANGES. ALSO I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

DEFECTIVE HEATER CORE CAUSED COOLANT VAPORS TO LEAK ONTO FRONT WINDSHIELD, CAUSING WINDOWS TO FOG UP AND AFFECTING VISIBILITY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OVER, AND TRIED TO CLEAN COOLANT OFF THE WINDOW. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S COST. THREE WEEKS LATER, ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER DIDN'T PAY FOR COST, BUT REPAIRED. *AK

SPEEDOMETER HEAD FAILURE PRODUCES ERRATIC DISPLAY FOR PROLONGED PERIODS. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THIS UNIT - FIRST AT APPROXIMATELY 30K AND WAS REPALCED BY THE DEALER , SECOND AT 41K. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AND CAUSED COOLANT TO GET INTO SPARK PLUGS,AIR FILTER,DRIVE BELT,THERMOSTAT AND RADIATOR. YH

WHILE STARTING ENGINE STALLED. WHEN ENGINE FINALLY STARTED, CONSUMER NOTICED FUMES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND STATED ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

1. RADIATOR - FAILED DUE TO DESIGN DEFECT IN PLASTIC TO ALUMINUM CORE JOINT, CAUSING LOSS OF COOLANT, REPLACEMENT FAILED WITHIN ONE DAY. REPLACEMENT FOR THAT ONE LASTED ONLY ABOUT 20,000 ADDITIONAL MILES, SO A TOTAL OF THREE IDENTICAL RADIATOR FAILURES WITH LOSS OF COOLANT IN ABOUT 25,000 MILES ON THE SAME CAR. SAME PROBLEM ON SON'S 1995 TAURUS SEDAN WITH SAME ENGINE. ORIGINAL RADIATOR FAILED, REPLACEMENT FAILED WITHIN 1,000 MILES OF INSTALLATION. THIS EXPERIENCE SEEMS TO INDICATE A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN DEFECT IN THE TAURUS RADIATOR. 2. BRAKE FAILURE. DEFECT IN DESIGN OF REAR CALIPERS USED WITH ABS SYSTEM ON THE TAURUS RESULTS IN RAINWATER INTRUSION CAUSING RUSTING OF CALIPER PINS THAT THEN IMPEDES PROPER RETRACTION OF THE BRAKE PADS. EXCESSIVE PAD WEAR RESULTS IN METAL TO METAL CONTACT BETWEEN THE CALIPER PISTON AND THE PAD BACKING PLATE WITH GREATLY REDUCED BRAKING EFFICIENCY. *AK

ORIGINIAL SPEEDOMETER FAILED IN APRIL 1998. WAS REPLACED ON 5/7/98. ON 12/31/99, REPLACEMENT SPEEDOMETER FAILED ALSO. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE IS NOW AN "UPDATED MODEL". I NEED TO HAVE THE CURRENT SPEEDOMETER REPLACED, AGAIN, AND SO THIS WILL BE THE THIRD. *AK

CAR DIED IN PARKING LOT. AFTER ABOUT 7 ATTEMPTS, CAR STARTED ON ITS OWN. CAR IDLED ROUGH AND WAS EMITTING WHITE EXHAUST AND ON WAY HOME. PUT CAR INTO PARK AT EACH STOP LIGHT TO KEEP IT FROM DYING. NOTICED A SMELL WHEN GOT HOME. THOUGHT AT FIRST A BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR PROBLEM. DROVE TO DEALER NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A FAULTY HEADGASKET WHICH BLEW THE ENTIRE ENGINE. DOING RESEARCH ON YOUR WEBSITE NOTICED QUITE A FEW OF SAME COMPLAINTS. A CAR THIS YOUNG WITH UNDER 80,000 MILES SHOULD NOT NEED ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. WOULD APPRECIATE SO MUCH IF AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED. WE BOUGHT CAR 1 1/2 YEAR AGO FOR 10,000 AND CAN'T AFFORD THIS HEFTY OF A REPAIR, AND IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. BUT OTHERS HAVE HAD IT TOO SO I THINK IT IS INVESTIGATION WORTHY. ON A FEW OF THE COMPLAINTS THERE WAS AN INVEST #1E98080 AND RECALL #98M01KAA LISTED....CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THIS MEANS. THERE ARE ONLY 4 RECALLS UNDER THE MODEL AND TYPE AND THIS # WAS NOT LISTED. IF AN INVEST. WAS DONE IN '98 I THINK THEY NEED TO DO ANOTHER NOW BECAUSE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS CAME FROM THIS YEAR OR LAST YEAR. MANUFACTURER OR DEALER HAS NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR OUR NEW CAR. CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE TO FIND INFO ON THAT RECALL # A FEW OF THE COMPLAINTS SAID FORD WAS AWARE OF THIS, BUT NO ONE HAS BEEN HELPFUL...THANK YOU

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED, FORD SENT LETTER STATING REPAIR COVERED TO 60000 MILES, WITH NO EXPLANATION OF WARNING SIGNS OF FAILURE. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN COMING TO STOP AND JERKS INTO GEAR, CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS. AGAIN FORD KNOWS ABOUT PROBLEM (PER TSB) REFUSES TO PAY FOR FIXING. *AK

VEHICLE IS LEAKING BECAUSE OF TIMING COVER GASKET AND WATER PUMP GASKET FAILURE. YH

WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 55 MPH SPEEDOMETER OPERATES ERRATICALLY. IT WILL NOT ACCURATELY REGISTER SPEED LEVELS. *AK *ML