1995 Ford Taurus complaints

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 40MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, FRONT PASSENGER'S SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RETRACT CHILD WHILE IN CSS IMPACT WITH DASH. *AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE LEFT TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL, POWER WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS, BREAKS, IGNITION, AND GEAR LEVER LOCKS UP. AFTER MANIPULATING THE KEY IN IGNITION FOR SEVERAL MINUTES IT WILL RELEASE AND VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED TO PARK AND ALL OTHER COMPONENTS UNLOCK. IF COLLISION HAD RESULTED IN A FIRE THE OCCUPANTS WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAPPED INSIDE.

WINDSHIELD CRACKED TWICE.

MANY REPAIRS MADE TO BRAKE SYSTEM, HOWEVER THEY STILL FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE COLLISION.

NEW BRAKE LINES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED (5) TIMES BECAUSE OF CLOGGING. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK

AFTER RELEASING FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL OR RELEASING FOOT FROM BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE TO 35 MPH.

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE OWNER SMELLED WIRES BURNING, HE THEN NOTICED A RED GLOW UNDERNEATH DASHBOARD, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, OWNER JUMPED OUT JUST IN TIME. *AK

BRAKE CLIP FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.

OWNER STATES THAT SHE SMELLED SMOKE AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

UPON APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE BRAKES LOCK UP. *AK

WINDSHIELDS CRACK AT LOW IMPACT FORCES.

WHILE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION, VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND ALL OF SUDDEN IT TOOK OFF THROUGH INTERSECTION, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TAKEN TO DEALER (5) TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WIRING HARNESS FAILURE DUE TO PLACING SPARE TIRE BACK INTO STORAGE COMPARTMENT DAMAGED THE WIRING HARNESS ALSO LOCATED IN STORAG ECOMPARTMENT, CAUSING HIGH BEAMS/RADIO/DASH LIGHTS AND COURTSY LIGHTS TO FAIL. *AK

AIR LEAKS FROM MICHELIN TIRES AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMTPS.

VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK CONSUMER STTED WHEN DRIVING BRAKE WOULD GO WITHIN 2 TO 3 INCHES OF THE FLOORBOARD WHEN APPLIED, THIS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THE NEXT IT RETURNED TO NORMAL, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SURGE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN UNLESS GEAR INDICATOR IS IN NEUTRAL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS, WHEN THE GAS PEDAL RELEASED VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. *AK

BLIND SPOT DUE TO DESIGN OF WINDOW AND DOOR FRAME.

HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAG HAD DELAYED DEPLOYMENT, FILLED CAR WITH SMOKE. *AK

FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER, THE SPEEDOMETER IS BROKEN, CAUSING INCORRECT READING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CAR IN HIGH SPEED LANE IN AZ, CAME UPON ANOTHER CAR, LEFT FRONT WHEEL OF OTHER CAR STARTED SWAYING, FORD DRIVER HIT BRAKES (ABS), THEY LOCKED UP, FRONT OF TAURUS HIT REAR OF OTHER CAR AT 65 MPH, DRIVER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. *A

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM GOES OUT, MOSTLY IN THE WINTER AND WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES INTERMITTENTLY. *SD

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAN MOTOR FAILURE, WHEN SUDDENLY A/C SHUT DOWN, FAN MOTOR BECAME EXTREMELY HOT, NOTICED BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE, THEN FOUND FAN MOTOR ON FIRE. CONSUMER STATES CIRCUIT MOTOR DID NOT TRIP. *SLC

INADEQUATE WIRE SIZE FOR BRAKE LIGHTS CAUSES BRAKE LIGHT TO STAY ON/WIRES TO OVERHEAT.

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT, TRACK AND ANCHORS, FAULTY WHEN DRIVING VECHILE SEAT MOVES.*AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND IN THE OFF POSITION. THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD. AS IF THE VEHICLE WERE IN NEUTRAL. CAR ROLLED ABOUT 3 FEET.*AK DEALER SUGGESTED TO CONSUMER TO ALWAYS USE PARKING BRAKE AND TO APPLY IT BEFORE PUTTING VEHICLE INTO PARK. *SLC

PLASTIC ENGINE COMPARTMENT LAMP/SOCKET/BULB OVERHEATED AND IGNITED SURROUNDING PLASTIC MATERIALS.

VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWN SHIFT. *AK

THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE GOES INTO OPENS THROTTLE POSITION, APPLIED BRAKES REAR HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK

TAKING EXIT IN LEFT LANE, VEHICLE GOING DOWN RAMP, BRAKES (ABS) FAILED TO STOP, WENT INTO INTERSECTION, HIT 2 OTHER PARKED VEHICLES, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK CONSUMER STATES POSSIBLE ACCELERATION JAM OR CRUIS CONTROL, VEHICLE PICKED UP SPEED AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND HIT A ROAD SIDE CONCRETE BLOCK AND TWO PARJED CARS CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 45MPH EXPERIENCED WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, WHEN WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN RAIN STORM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 55MPH EXPERIENCED RIGHT FRONT HEADLAMP FAILURE, WHEN LAMP STOPPED WORKING. *AK

DESIGN OF HEADREST INADEQUATE FOR TALL DRIVERS. *SD

WHEN DRIVING WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE, CAR WAS SHAKING WHEN GOING OVER 20 MPH AND MADE RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS, ALSO THE POWER STEERING CUT OFF . *AK

WHEN COMPRESSOR ACTIVATES FOR CLIMATE CONTROL, RPM WILL INCREASE FROM 300 TO 400;VEHICLE WILL MOVE FORWARD SEVERAL INCHES WITH BRAKES APPLIED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH ABS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BLEW UP AND THE FIRE STARED ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER FLOORBOARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING SLOWER SPEED THAN VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY GOING. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BOTH FRONT SEATBACKS BROKE AN RECLINED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WITH IGNITION IN LEFT IDLE POSITION, UNDER THE HOOD FIRE BROKE OUT, ENGULFED ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

WHEN FILLING THE TANK THERE IS A NOISE IN THE TANK. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

SMELLED A WIRING BURNING ODER, PARKED CAR IN THE GARAGE, NEXT MORNING HEARD THE HORN BLOWING AND LIGHT COMING ON/OFF BY THEMSELVES. *AK

TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. *SD

THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES BELOW THE ACCELERATOR AND THIS CAUSES YOU TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME WHICH CAUSES AN ENGINE SURGE. PL

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL COLLISION GOING AT 50 MPH. TT

CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN ITS IN PARK POSTION, ON SECOND OCCASION CAR WAS IN PARK POSITION AND STARTED TO MOVE THIS HAPPEN TWICE ONE TIME CAUGHT IN ACCIDENT.