1995 Ford Taurus complaints

SPEEDOMETER JUMP AND BOUNCES AROUND, I HAVE FOUND TSB'S ON THIS. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ORIGINALLY REPLACED AT APX 29000 MILES FOR THIS PROBLEM, THEN AT APX 29000 MILES ON THE REPLACEMENT IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. (THIS TIME IT COST ME ALMOST $200 TO FIX, THE FIRST TIME IT WAS FREE). THE FIRST TIME IT WAS FIXED AT THE PURCHASED DEALER (MARION FORD, ILLINOIS), THE SECOND TIME AT ANOTHER FORD DEALER(SPARTA FORD, ILLINOIS). THE SECOND TIME THE FORD DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED.

WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. OWNER WANTS FORD TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT AND PAY FOR IT. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A RED LIGHT AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO SHIFT INTO NETURAL WHEN AFTER COMING TO A STOP THEN SHIFTS INTO FORWARD GEAR AND JUMPS FORWARD RAPIDLY(THISMAY BE BECAUSE I'M PRESSING ON THE GAS ASSUMING IT IS IN A FORWARD GEAR. THIS HAS SEVERAL TIMES TO ME. I HAVE TALKED TO ANOTHER PERSON WHERE I WORK, AND HE HAD TO HAVE HIS TRANSMISSION REPLACED(ABOUT $2300).

TRANMISSION: GRINDING NOISE HEARD AT START-UP. VEHICLE LURCHED WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE. WHEN STOPPED AT INTERSECTION, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE. VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE WHEN PLACED IN NEUTRAL. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, IT WOULD NO LONGER OPERATE IN ANY GEAR. SPEEDOMETER: SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES, MAKES NOISE AND THE NEEDLE PEGS AT 85 MPH WHEN CAR HITS BUMP IN ROAD OR GOES ABOVE 55 MPH. SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE PREVIOUSLY.

FAULTY SPEEDOMETER CAUSING CRUSIE CONTROL TO MALFUNCTION.

SPEEDOMETER BOUNCED UP AND DOWN AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60 AND 75 MPH. REPLACED ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER, APROXIMATELY 24000 MILES LATER REPLACEMENT STARTED DOING SAME THING, INFORMED REPLACEMENT HAD ONLY A 1 YEAR WARRANTY NEW ONE WOULD COST AT LEAST 300 DOLLARS.

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT ACCURATELY READ VEHICLE SPEED. AT TIMES, SPEEDOMETER WILL READ IN EXCESS OF 85 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY GOING MUCH LESS THAN THAT. DEALER HAS ADMITTED THAT MANY SPEEDOMETERS ON VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED MINE TWICE (ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE OUT OF POCKET). THE COST EXCEEDS $350.00 FOR REPLACEMENT. INACCURATE SPEED INDICATION IS A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND FORD SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

THE DEFECTIVE HEAD OF THE SPEEDOMETER BROKE IN THESE 3 VEHICLE BETWEEN 50- 60,000 MILES. 2ND VEHICLE VIN #[XXX], 3RD VEHICLE VIN # [XXX]. CAUSE UNKNOWN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE, INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING FROM A STOPPED POSITION WHEN TRYING TO ACCELLERATE. IT HAS ACTUALLY GOTTEN TO THE POINT NOW THAT AT TIMES IT DISENGAGES EVEN WHILE MOVING SLIGHTLY. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM IN THAT IT SOMETIMES ROLLS OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION, BUT DOES NOT ENGAGE, PUTTING US DIRECTLY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY SONS USE THIS CAR FOR SCHOOL, AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAPPENED TWICE TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER PRIOR TO OUR PURCHASE, AND HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THEREFORE, THE DATE OF FAILURE IS NOT PRECISE. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND IS HAPPENING MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY. IT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED QUICKLY.

WHEN INCREASING SPEED FROM ABOUT 15 TO 20MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

I HAVE TWO 1995 TAURUS SEDANS. BOTH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND BOTH HAVE HAD THE SPEEDOMETER ASSEMBLIES REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE ON EACH CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPS 15 TO 20 MPH WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

SPEEDOMETER KEEPS BREAKING. CONSUMER'S HUSBAND CANNOT TELL HOW FAST HE IS DRIVING. SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK *ML

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON/OFF.

VEHICLE WAS RETURNED FROM PIONEER FORD AFTER HEAD GASKET FAILURE, FAILURE OF HEAD GASKET WAS COVERED BY FORD UNDER RECALL, 2 DAYS LATER VEHICLE OVERHEATED AGAIN, THIS TIME CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE MAIN CONTROL COVER GASKET FAILURE ALLOWING WATER TO LEAK IN THE OIL. FORD REFUSED TO COVER THIS FAILURE EVEN THOUGH FAILURE WAS TO TO THE SAME CAUSE AS HEAD GASKET FAILURE. SERVICE BULLETIN 96-17-14 IS FOR A NEW ELASTOMERIC GASKET FOR THE MAIN CONTROL COVER AND PAN THAT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS FAILURE.

HEAD GASKET STARTED TO LEAK WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE IMOPERATIVE. NHTSA INVESTIGATION # 1E 98 080. DEALER/ MFR NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

AT ABOUT 50 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTS BOUNCING AROUND BETWEEN 50 AND 85+ MPH (LIMIT OF SPEEDOMETER). AT FIRST, BOUNING WAS INTERMITTANT, BUT AS THE WEEKS & MONTHS WENT BY, IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT GOT TO THE POINT THAT AT ABOUT 45-50 MPH, THE SPEEDMETER WOULD IMMEDIATELY PEG TO PAST 85 MPH AND JUST STAY THERE. ONLY WAY TO GAUGE SPEED WAS BY OTHER CARS. REPLACED SPEEDOMETER OUT OF WARRANTY IN JULY 1998. WHILE THERE, DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH TAURUSES, THUNDERBIRDS, AND EXPLORERS OF THAT YEAR. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT MIGHT BE A DEFECT VS. A ONE OF A KIND FAILURE. WANTED TO SUBMIT REPORT SO THAT NHTSA & FORD COULD ANAYLZE PROBLEM AND SEE IF A RECALL IS WARRANTED.

WHILE DRIVING HAD AIR CONDITIONER ON AT ABOUT 65MPH THE CAR STALLED AND DIED OUT FOR 30MIN. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER GOES BACK AND FORTH. WHEN GOING 65MPH THE NEEDLE WILL JUMP TO 85MPH. CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY SAID THE CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

AIRBAG SPRING/ SPEEDOMETER CABLE FAILURE.

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS UP AND DOWN, AND IT CAUSES THE CRUISE CONTROL TO BE INOPERABLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING OVERHEATING AND AN ODOR TO PERMEATE THE VEHICLE, THE HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE PER RECALL 98MO1, AS A RESULT OF THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE OTHER COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED AND REPLACED.

BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *AK

SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER FAILED.

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER BETWEEN 25000-40000 MILES.

THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AT SPEED, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. DRIVER WAS FORCED TO MANEUVER OFF OF I-70 WITH A DEAD ENGINE AND WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED 3 FAILURES AT 30,000 MILES. EACH TIME THE SPEEDOMETER MISREAD THE VEHICLE'S SPEED. DEALER REPLACED THE SPEEDOMETER SENSORS AND CABLES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH REAR SHOCK FAILURE. FRONT SHOCKS WENT BAD FIRST. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED FRONT SHOCKS, AND INFORMED CONSUMER REAR SHOCKS WERE FINE. 20,000 MILES LATER, BOTH FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

WOULD BE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC & WOULD HAVE NO GEARS. COULD NOT SHIFT VEHICLE. CALLED DEALER & TOLD VEHICLE HAD CRACKED PISTONS & WAS ASKED TO BRING IN VEHICLE. THIS CAUSE VEHICLE NOT TO SHIFT PROPERLY. *AK

VEHICLE'S COOLING FAN FAILED TO OPERATE, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. DEALER REPAIRED PROBLEM, BUT COSUMER WAS CHARGE A DEDUCTION FOR THE REPAIR. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 97V-019 ON FILE, DEALER INFORMED VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT FIRST NO PROBLEM. STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS, THEN KICKED IN HARD AND WENT FORWARD. HAD INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. DEALER CONTACTED, AND INSPECTED VEHICLE. COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

FUEL SENDER, LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK, WIRING BURNED AND IN TURN SHORTED OUT THE FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP MODULE ALSO BURNED. PARTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.

TRANMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE AS OF 56000 MILES OF WEAR . CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS WAS NOT A NORMAL WEAR FOR 56000 MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND HIGHER THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BOUNCES AROUND. THE DRIVER CANNOT TELL HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS GOING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR, IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. TOOK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THE COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING BEYOND 50 MPH THE SPEEDODMETER DOES NOT REGISTER THE VEHICLE SPEED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SPEEDOMETER INDICATOR ON DASHBOARD JUMPS WHEN VEHICLE PASSES OVER A BUMP IN ROADWAY ORN ROADWAY SURFACE CHANGES,I.E. FROM BLACK-TOP PAVEMENT TO CONCRETE, SUCH AS A BRIDGE SURFACE. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON IT JUMPS AND THE VEHICLE SPEED DOES NOT INCREASE, BUT OPERATOR HAS NO IDEA AS TO WHAT SPEED VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY TRAVELING AS INDICATOR WILL OSCILATE AS MUCH AS 20 TO 25 MPH ABOVE SET SPEED.

SPEEDOMETER DANCES.

HEAD GASKETS FAILED.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP IN EMERGENCY STOPPING CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL.

WHILE DRIVING AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT, VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. CONSUMER THEN NOTES VEHICLE WILL JERK FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERS ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM.

ON HOT AND HUMID DAYS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 90 DEGREES AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR AT LEAST 40 MINUTES, THE ENGING WILL STALL; USUALLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES. WHEN THE ENGINE DOES STALL ALL POWER IS LOST ALSO.

THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BOUNCES GIVING INACCURATE READINGS.

MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE.

NOISE IN REAR END DUE TO SPINDLE WEAR.

THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE DEALER CLEANED THE AIRBAG SENSORES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING. A YEAR LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE SENSOR IS CORRODED BY ROAD SALT AND NEEDS TO WORK ON AGAIN.781530 DUP OF 539949; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE CLIP BROKE, CAUSING THE FUEL LINE TO DROP, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A FUEL LEAK MAY CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO STOP. RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PROBLEM IS GONE. ALSO WHILE DRIVING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME THE VEHICLE WILL STALL, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION PISTON FAILURE.