1995 Ford Taurus complaints

VEHICLE SURGES ON ITS OWN AND WHEN IT'S PLACED INTO GEAR, IT JUST SUDDENLY TAKES OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE VIN NUMBERS ON MY CAR AND PAPER WORK ARE DIFFERENT. WE GET PAPER WORK FROM U ALL FOR THE VIN# ON OUR PAPER WORK WHICH NOT IS THE SAME AS OUR CAR. OUR MOTOR MOUNTS ARE COMING LOOSEAS DUE TO THE BOLTS AND THINGS,I DO NOT THINK THAT IT IS FROM WARE AND TEAR. MAYBE SOMEONE CAN LET ME KNOW SOME THING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM... MY VIN NUMBER ON MY CAR IS :[XXX] AND THE PAPER WORK FOR MY CAR IS : [XXX] THIS ONE IS THE ONE WE GET THAT YOU ALL SAY NEEDS FIXED. OUR PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX].OUR ZIP CODE IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE FRONT END IS VIBRATING DUE TO MOTOR MOUNTS BREAKING OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE OFF. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE TWICE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO ROCK AROUND UNDER THE HOOD, AND BROKE THE AIR CONDITIONER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK *ML

I WAS TOLD BY FORD THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RUINED ENGINE. BUT HAD THEY NOT INSTALLED FAULTY HEAD GASKETS, OVERHEATING WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURED AND THEN RUINED THE ENGINE. THIS CAR IS NO LONGER USEABLE, CAN YOU HELP, PLEASE? WHO CAN I CONTACT ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU

SPEEDOMETER JUMPS FROM 65 TO 85 DEPENDING ON HOW LARGE A BUMP YOU HIT. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT REPLACEMENT PART WAS ALSO FAULTY AND COULD NOT REPLACE AT THE TIME.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. CAN TAKE KEY OUT OF SWITCH & ENGINE STILL GOING. HAD 2 IGNITION SWITCHES REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE, POSSIBLY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. ALSO,ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN AT 64,000/FUEL PUMP REPLACED DUE TO OVERHEATING, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER PUTS OUT AN ODOR WHEN RUNNING FOR AWHILE. BEEN TO DEALER EACH TIME ABOUT PROBLEMS. HAD ALSO NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER & TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *AK

WHENEVER VEHICLE IS WARM OR HOT IT BUCKS OR JERKS. HAVE TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP & THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. ALSO, FRONT END MADE CLICKING SOUNDS. REAR BRAKES MADE HISSING NOISES & THEN WHENEVER APPLIED, WOULD MAKE CLUNKING NOISES. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER.

SPEEDOMETER FAILED THREE TIMES. THIS LAST FAILURE, HAVE NOT REPLACED YET. SPEEDOMETER OPERATES ERRATICALLY, CAUSING INACCURATE SPEED READINGS. FIRST FAILURE REPLACED, NO CHARGE, BY JACK TREBOUR FORD DEALER, DOVER NJ. SECOND FAILURE FIXED BY PRIVATE GARAGE BECAUSE TREBOUR FORD SAID NOT UNDER WARRANTY. JUST LEARNED OF NHTSA WEBSITE AND VOQ. WILL WANT TO PURSUE FORD DEALER OR MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THIRD FAILURE AS WARRANTY WORK. *AK

THE SERVICE MANAGER AT ACE STATED" FORD IS AWARE THAT THE PART IS DEFECTIVE THEY ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE VENDOR THAT SUPPLYS THEM WITH THE PART " FORD AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PART BECAUSE THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN OVER 12,000 MILES SINCE THE PART WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THE PART HAD ONLY BEEN IN THE CAR FOR 3MOS. AND HAD LESS THAN 3,000 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED.

SPEEDOMETER FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS.

SPEEDOMETER CABLE FAILED.

PROBLEM WITH STEERING WAS A REAL ISSUE, AFTER 3 PUMPS, DLR REPLACED RACK & PUMP, FIXED PROBLEM. WIPER ISSUE IS INFREQUENT, BUT SCARY; WHEN IN INTERMITTANT MODE, THE WIPERS SOMETIMES STOP WIPING UNTIL I ROTATE THE 'WIPING SPEED KNOB' A FEW TIMES TO OFF & MAX. ALSO SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT GO DOWN AFTER I SHUT THE WIPERS OFF, THEY WILL STAY IN THE 'WIPERS ON, BUT NOT WIPING' POSITION ABOUT 3 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL SPOT UNTIL THE CAR DRIES OUT. THEN, AS I AM TRAVELLING DOWN THE ROAD, THEY WILL GO DOWN FULLY.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A PARKED CAR.

WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER WILL JUMP AROUND AND YOU DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING. *AK

THIS TAURUS'S ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED @ 35,029 MILES DUE TO THE NEEDLE BOUNCING UNCONTROLLABLY. THERE WAS NO WAY TO TELL HOW FAST YOU WERE GOING. NOW THE SECOND SPEEDOMETER IS DOING THE SAME THING, AND IT BEGAN TO DO IT AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES. MY LOCAL DEALER HAS DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM. GRAHAM, AT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN DETROIT, DENIED ANY MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MY LOCAL INDEPENDENT GARAGE, HART'S AUTO REPAIR, PROVIDED ME WITH ARTICLE # 97-12-5 STATING THAT FORD TAURUS AND MERCURY SABLE 1994-95 CARS HAD SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAVER AND STICKING PROBLEMS. APPLICABLE TO THIS WERE OASIS CODES #204000, #204200, AND #302000. I WANT A NEW SPEEDOMETER WITH ACTUAL MILEAGE DISPLAYED! THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE! *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED, REPLACED.

SPEEDOMETER REPLACED TWICE DUE TO ERRACTIC PERFORMANCE.

CONSUMER BELIEVES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE POSSIBLY DUE TO THE #4 FUSE COMING FROM FACTORY W/20 AMPS WHEN MANUAL STATES 15 AMPS. THIS FUSE HAS BLOWN 8 TIMES,IT CONTROLS SEVERAL COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE DASH/REAR TAIL LIGHTS WHICH HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS WHICH HAVE BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES. OTHER ELECTRICAL REPAIRS INCLUDE 3 TRIP INDICATORS AND 1 SPEEDOMETER.

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

SPEEDOMETER VERY ERRATIC. FROM 40 MPH AND HIGHER, WOULD BOUNCE BETWEEN 40 AND 85. DID NOT KNOW WHAT SPEED I WAS DRIVING. WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS ALRIGHT FOR 15 MONTHS. ACTED UP AGAIN IN DEC. 1997, SAMETHING. FORD REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY WIFE IS DRIVING ON BELTWAYS AND OPEN ROAD. *AK

WINDSHIELDWIPERS WON'T WORK ON ALL SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES QUIT, DOESN'T ALWAYS PARK. *AK

THE FIRST SPEEDOMETER/ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SECOND ONE HAS NOW BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH A THIRD ONE. THE CAR IS NOT THAT OLD. *AK

SPEEDOMETER PERFORMS ERRACTICALLY, REPLACED ONCE, IS NOW IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AGAIN.

THE AIRBAG WENT OFF AS IT SHOULD HAVE BUT THE HOT GASES BURNED MY RIGHT WRIST

VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING. *YC

STARTED LOSING OIL - 2 QUARTS IN FOUR (4) DAYS. STARTED RUNNING HOT AND SMELLING LIKE BURNT OIL.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, AND CONSUMER HAS TO PRESS ON THE GAS VERY HARD TO GET IT TO CATCH, WHILE DOING THAT IT SHOOTS FOWARD VERY FAST AND HARD WITH A JERK. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER BROKE. COULD NOT TELL HOW FAST VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED FROM MANUFACTURER FOR REPLACEMENT. AK

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I HAVE REQUESTED THE DEALER REPAIR THIS SPEEDOMETER ON THREE OCCASIONS TO NO AVAIL. PLEASE ADVISE.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED.

RADIATOR HAD A HOLE IN IT WHICH CAUSED ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK.

FRONT ENGINE MAIN SEAL LEAKING. *ET

EGR SENSOR ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COMING ON. *ET

RIGHT REAR DISK BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP ON ROTOR CAUSING BREAK PADS TO WEAR TO THE POINT OF METAL TO METAL CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR.*ET

ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.ALSO FRONT ENGINE MAIN SEAL LEAKING/EGR VALVE FAILED/ RIGHT REAR DISC BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP, CAUSING BRAKE PADS TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON/OF.

2 WIRES CONNECTED TO THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHORTED TOGETHER. AT THIS POINT THE WIRE INSULATION AND SHEATHING BEGAN TO MELT AND BURN FILLING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH SMOKE. THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP IT WAS TO DISCONNECT THE CAR BATTERY. THE 15 AMP FUSE FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT BLOW!! I HAVE SAVED THE 2 INCH SECTION OF WIRING THAT WAS BURNED AND MELTED.

THE ODOMETER DOES NOT READ CORRECT SPEED, FLOPS UP AND DOWN AND IS NOT ACCURATE. ALSO MAKES LOUD NOISE THAT IS DISTRACTING WHILE YOU DRIVE. FEEL THAT THE FORD CO. SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPLACMENT. WHY HAVE THEY NOT RECALLED THIS ITEM. I NOTICED LOTS OF COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS WITH THIS SAME THING. FEEL LIKE PAINTING A BIG YELLOW LEMON ON IT.... DEALER HAS BEEN NICE...PLEASE GIVE ME AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED...

1ST FUEL FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY FIRE OCCURRED ON 7/16/98, AND WAS REPLACED WITH FORD PARTS BY PARKER'S SERVICECENTER, 7544 ST JOE ROAD, FT WAYNE IN 46835, (219) 485-5032. SECOND FUEL LINE FIRE OCCURRED ON 2/06/99 WHICH CAUSED TOTAL DAMAGES TO MY AUTO, AND I HAVE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS ON INCIDENT. *AK

VEHICLE SPEED INDICATOR SURGES ERRATICALLY AT AND ABOVE 40MPH - CONSTANT SOUND FROM SPEEDOMETER HEAD VARIES FROM LOW RATTLE TO PIERCING SQUEAL. *AK

SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH WHEN SPEED REACHES 60 MPH. SECOND INCIDENT, DEALER CONTACTED AND REPLACED THE FIRST ONE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK.ET.

CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND SAW SMOKE. CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND A BLAZE STARTED. SOMEONE LET THE HOOD UP, AND THE FIRE CAME FROM EVERYWHERE. *AK *ML

I AM AWARE THAT THERE ARE MANY 1995 TAURUS OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR SPEEDOMETERS. WHEN I GO OVER 45MPH, THE NEEDLE BOUNCES BETWEEN 45 AND 85. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL SPEED I'M GOING. I WAS FOLLOWING MY PARENTS ON A TRIP, AND MY SPEEDOMETER READ 85 AND FASTER THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. BUT THEY WERE GOING ONLY 70. IF I WEREN'T FOLLOWING THEM, I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING MUCH SLOWER THAN THE TRAFFIC, AND THIS IS DANGEROUS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND I FEEL THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *AK

RIGHT REAR TIRE BELT BROKE.

THE VEHICLE IN THE COMPLAINT WAS A RECALLED VEHICLE. HOWEVER, WHEN IT WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE SYSTEM WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THEREFORE, THE AFFECTED PART WAS NOT REPLACED . NOW WE OWN A VEHICLE WITH A CRACKED ENGINE HEAD THAT IS GOING TO COAST A BUNDLE TO REPAIR. AFTER CONTACTING THE COMPANY WE WERE TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY WAS VOID. THEREFORE, FORD WASN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING. A DEFECT IS A DEFECT WHICH SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FORD. RECALL 97V-019, COOLING FAN. *AK

PISTON IN THE FOWARD CLUTCH PLATE HAS GONE BAD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO GO INTO THE DRIVE GEAR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 45 MPH THE NEEDLE FLUCTUATES. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL WHAT SPEED CONSUMER IS DRIVING. THE ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO WITH ABOUT 30,000 MILES, AND WITHIN A YEAR THE CONDITION REAPPEARED. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE CURRENT PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DEACTIVATE, VEHICLE REVVED AND ACCELERATED. NEVER BEEN TO A DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

I AM CONCERNED IF THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD IF THE VEHICLE IS IN A ACCIDENT. *AK