1995 Ford Taurus complaints

REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR MOTOR, FAN AND FUSE ASSEMBLY PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. *PH *LA

TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. NEEDED TO BE REBUILT EVERY TIME. 65000 MILES 4/2001 88000 MILES 11/2002 103000 MILES 3/2004. *AK

I HAVE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 90,000 MILES ON OUR 1995 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON (WHICH IS APPROX. 10,000 EASY HIGHWAY COMUTING MILES PER YEAR) AND HAVE NOW REPLACED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR. THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR, OR ABOUT ONE EVERY 30,000 MILES. (I THOUGHT 30,000 WAS THE TIME TO CHANGE THE FLUID, NOT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION). *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, AND COOLANT SPILLED INSIDE THE ENGINE. *AK

REAR BODY MOUNT BUSHING FELL OFF, CAUSING THE BODY MOUNT TO RUST. *AK THE CONSUMER'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *SC

VEHICLE HAVING NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS INCLUDING, NOT SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND, HARSH UPSHIFT 1-2 , BUZZING NOISE, STALLING AT STOP, SLIPPING OUT OF ANY GEAR, TRANSSMISION CURRENTLY FAILING. *AK

MY 1995 FORD TAURUS WITH 3.8 LITER ENGINE HAS EXPERIENCED HEAD GASKETS FAILURES TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, FORD MOTOR COMPANY ADMITTED THAT THE DESIGN WAS FAULTY AND REPLACED THE ENGINE. THE SECOND TIME OCCURRED 28,000 MILES LATER, ON THE NEW ENGINE. NOW THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DESIGN THAT IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A VERY DISAPPOINTING RESPONSE FROM A MAJOR MANUFACTURER. THIS EXPLAINS WHY THEY ARE LOSING MARKET SHARE AND CUSTOMERS. *AK

I HAVE ONE OF THOSE NOTORIOUS FORD TAURUS WITH THE AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION. IT IS A PIECE OF JUNK. WHY DIDN'T FORD STAND BEHIND THESE?

TRANSMISSION JERKS HARD WHEN STARTING IN DRIVE. IF YOU PRESS TOO HARD ON ACCELERATOR, TRANSMISSION WILL JERK HARD. I WILL DRIVE TILL GOES OUT COMPETELY BECAUSE OF HIGH COST TO REPAIR.

STALLS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS FROM M30 TO 70 MPH. FORD DEALER SAYS HE CAN'T FIND ANYTHIG WRONG...

95 FORD TAURUS SE SOLD TO ME BY A MAJOR SATURN DEALER IN SEPTEMBER OF 2001 STICKER PRICE AROUND 6,000 BEFORE TAXES ETC. TRADED IN MY PAID FOR BUICK IN GOOD CONDITION BECAUSE OF OVERHEATING THAT COULD NOT BE FIXED WITH VEHICLE HISTORY SO EASY TO ACCESS THESE DAYS, HOW COULD THIS BE OVER LOOKED BY A MAJOR CAR DEALER, SELLING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON NOTICE FOR RECALL FOR 8YRS.! I JUST BECAME AWARE OF THIS WARRANTY RECALL A FEW MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THIS RECALL NOTICE. I ACCIDENTLY RAN ACROSS THE FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY CARD TRANSFERRED TO ME WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, CALLED THEM AND WAS GIVEN INFO THAT ANSWERED A LOT OF QUESTIONS: LAST YEAR, I SPENT EVERY DIME I COULD MAKE, BORROW, AND BEG TO KEEP THAT CAR FORM BLOWING UP, AND RUNNING SO THAT I COULD KEEP A ROOF ME AND MY CHILDREN?S HEAD , (SINGLE MOTHER WITH 2 CHILDREN IN LAS VEGAS IS SCARY ENOUGH BUT WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION I CAN?T EVEN IMAGINE. CAR STARTED OVERHEATING AT ODD TIMES AND WAY BEFORE ANY (NORMAL HEAT READING), SPEWING COOLANT AND SO FORTH ALL OVER HOSES AND CABLES AND RADIATOR CAUSING EVENTUAL EROSION OF ALL THESE HOSES ETC. SOME HOSES CAN COST UP TO $60 A PIECE! THIS OVERHEATING CONTINUED TO SIMULTANEOUSLY CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS BUILD UP OF FLUIDS(COOLANT MIXTURE)IN RADIATOR AT TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 117 DEGREES CAUSING EROSION OF THE SAME NATURE WITHIN THE RADIATOR, HEAD GASKET CRACKED AND REPAIRED AT THE TUNE OF $1600. STILL THE ELECTRICAL WAS OVER LOOKED BY THE SAME MEC

1. THE ENGINE PROBLEM WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET 2. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS A PLANETARY GEAR MELTDOWN. I REPLACED THE PLANETARY GEARSET AND THE FIBER PARTS, PLATES AND SEALS. I ALSO INSTALLED AN AXOD DAM KIT MADE BY SHIFT TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS TO INCREASE THE LUBRICATION TO THE PLANETARIES. UNFORTUNATELY, THE TRANSMISSION STILL HAS THE SAME DELAYED SHIFTS FROM SECOND TO THIRD AND THIRD TO FOURTH AND A DELAYED AND HARSH THIRD TO SECOND DOWNSHIFT THAT IT ALWAYS HAD (IT WAS MY WIFES CAR WHEN I MET HER AND IT HAD 30000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME). 3. RUNS ON THE HOT SIDE EVEN AFTER THE HEAD GASKET CHANGE. I'VE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT SEEVERAL TIMES AND THE WATER PUMP ONCE AND THE RADIATOR ONCE. I FINALLY REMOVED THE THERMOSTAT AND LET IT RUN WITHOUT ONE AND THE GAGE WILL STILL RUN IN THE MIDDLE. ALSO, THE COOLING FAN WORKS.

A/C: COMPRESSOR CLUTCH CAME APART EXHAUST: DUE TO HEAT AND CORROSION CAT CONVERTER FLANGE BECAME SO THIN IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEAL EXHAUST. ACT CONVERTER REPLACED UNDER 8/80 EMMISSIONS WARRANTY. PAINT: CRACKS IN PAINT DEVELOPED ABOVE REAR WHEEL (SHEET METAL FLEXING?) ALLOWING MOISTURE IN CAUSING CORROSION AND PAINT TO LIFT. FRONT SPRINGS: BOTH FRONT SPRINGS BROKE NEARLY PUNCTURING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. NO HELP FROM FORD. SEEMS THEY HAVE A HISTORY OF BAD SPRING PROBLEMS. 93 TAURUS RECALL #98V-094, WINDSTAR RECALL 01V-199, CONTOUR RECALL 01V-255. THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON FRONT SPRINGS FOR THE 2000 FORD FOCUS FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THE SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. DEALER BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION WHILE IN FOR A/C REPAIR. HAD THE SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE RESULT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPIC. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN TO SAY IF THERE WAS A FUTURE RECALL OR SATISFACTION PROGRAM I WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSMENT. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS RELATIVLY INEXPENSIVE. IT'S THE FACT THAT THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM AND ARE UNWILLING TO ADDRESS IT THAT BOTHERS ME. SPRINGS ARE NOT A MAINTANCE ITEM. I HAVE SEEN THEM LOSE TENSION AND SAG ON OLDER HIGH MILEAGE CARS, BUT NOT BRAKE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

CAR STALLED ON FREEWAY THEN WHEN FINALLY GOT IT STARTED AND EXITED FREEWAY AT THE VERY NEXT EXIT, CAR STALLED AGAIN. THIS TIME WHEN THE CAR STARTED IT ALSO CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. PULLED INTO VERY FIRST PARKING LOT (APPROX 100FT) CAR STALLED AGAIN BUT BY NOW WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. I EXITED VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND CALLED FIRE DEPT. CAR WAS A COMPLETE LOSS. SEVERAL WEEKS TO A MONTH AFTER LOSS OF CAR, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE CAR. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE COOLING FAN THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. MY CAR IS GONE. WHAT DO I DO? FORD IS RESPONSIBLE. HOW DO I GET REIMBURSED FOR MY CAR. I AM NOT LOOKING FOR A HANDOUT. I JUST WANT WHAT MY CAR WAS WORTH, NOT TO MENTION MY TIME AND TROUBLE.

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DRIVER APPLIED BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WIRE BROKE. ALSO, ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

TRANS AXLE ERRATIC SHIFTING PROBLEM DEVELOPED ON MY 1995 TAURUS WAGON. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE NOT UPSHIFTING ON COLD ENGINE BUT WILL SHIFT HARD ON WARM ENGINE. ALSO INTERMITTENT DOWN SHIFT WHILE DRIVING ON DOWNGRADE AND WILL DOWN SHIFT HARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP. SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT MOMENT THIS PROBLEM STARTED. DEALER REPLACE SMALL GEAR ON END OF SPEEDOMETER CABLE AND THOUGHT PROBLEM WAS ALSO TIED TO A WORN GEAR ON END OF CABLE IN TRANSMISSION. THIS REPAIR WOULD REQUIRE A COMPLETE TEARDOWN OF THE TRANSMISSION. HAVE DRIVEN CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH SINCE REPAIR OF SPEEDOMETER. SHIFTING PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT WITH NO PARTICULAR PATTERN. STRONGLY SUSPECT PROBLEM ALSO INVOLVES THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL IN THE CAR COMPUTER. READ MANY SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE AND FIND IT AMAZING THAT FORD HAS NOT DEALT WITH THIS PROBLEM IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER SINCE IT WAS IDENTIFIED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I HAVE OWNED MANY FORD PRODUCTS AND USUALLY HAVE MANY TROUBLE FREE YEARS. MY LAST TAURUS GAVE US 119K MILE WITH LITTLE TROUBLE.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. PART HAD BEEN REBUILT; HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK ONE PART IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS ENGINEERED IMPROPERLY. THE TRANSMISSION PISTON WHICH CREATES HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS MADE OF ALUMINUM. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS MADE OF CAST IRON AND WON'T BREAK OR FATIGUE LIKE THE ALUMINUM ONE. THIS COULD CREATE A ACCIDENT WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT GEARS. *PH

SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER SHOWS THE ACTUAL SPEED DRIVEN, NEEDLE JUMPS AROUND. COMPONENT WAS REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP.*AK *PH

NEARLY EVERY PART OF TRANSMISSION WAS WORN OUT DUE TO PUMP NOT SUPPLYING FLUID AS REQUIRED. CAR ONLY HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT & HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY MY MOTHER WHO IS NOW 88 YRS. OLD. CAR ALWAYS SERVICE PER MANUAL. SERVICE MAN STATES THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION FROM FACTORY. *LA

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. AT SPEEDS OVER 35 MPH THE NEEDLE STARTS JUMPING AROUND AND MAKES A BUZZING SOUND. *LA

VEHICLE HAS 45,000 MILES. WELL MAINTAINED. ENGINE FAILURE; LOUD, HARD, ENGINE KNOCK. *LA

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO TRAFFIC. *AK THE ABOVE STATEMENT IS CORRECT. PER FOLLOW-UP CORRESPONDENCE AND RESULTING CONVERSATION WITH THE CONSUMER 11/18/03 THE LAST THREE SENTENCES OF THE NARRATIVE AS WRITTEN WERE INCORRECT AND WERE DELETED AS REQUESTED BY THE CONSUMER. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SOMEHOW POPPED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT TOUCHING IT. *AK

THE TREAD ON A COOPER LIFE LINER CLASSIC II TIRE #P20565R15 SEPARATED AND FLEW APART FROM A '95 FORD TAURUS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN BY THE OWNER'S DAUGHTER AT 55 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. A NEW SET OF FOUR OF THESE TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE ON OCT 12, 1999 AT 37,182 MILES. THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,850 MILES. THE TIRES WERE RATED FOR 60,000 MILES AND HAD BEEN ROTATED ON A REGULAR BASIS. BODY DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE VEHICLE AROUND THE WHEEL WELL AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR WAS CRACKED. THE ESTIMATED DAMAGE IS $550. FORTUNATELY NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLES OCCURRED. THE DRIVER DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS HURLED INTO THE FAST LANE AND MISSED HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT BY THE OWNER'S DAUGHTER AND NO PROBLEMS OR EXCESSIVE WEAR WERE VISUALLY NOTICEABLE. *AK

VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON A HOT DAY. THE DRIVER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. *AK AFTER 15 MINUTES THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER PURCHASED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND USED THE TAURUS FOR LOCAL USE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHEN THE CONSUMER ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHILE IN A PARKING GARAGE. *PH *NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER LOST POWER STEERING. DRIVER MANAGED TO MOVE TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STOPPED VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR THE MECHANIC TO CHECK OUT PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION SEAL FAILED ... THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR INSTALLED BY FORD. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY FORD UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE SAME REASON. THIS TRANSMISSION ONLY HAS 20,000 MILES. WE WERE TOLD BY A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT HELPED US AS WE WERE STRANDED THAT THIS IS QUITE COMMON FOR THE TAURUS. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT GOING TO THE NEXT GEAR AND THE REVERSE WENT COMPLETELY OUT OF THE CAR. *LA

VEHICLE ACCIDENT RESULTING IN ONE FATALITY.*MR A WITNESS STATED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SWERVED IMMEDIATELY LEFT OF THE CENTER LANE. THE WITNESS WHO WAS DRIVING BEHIND THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, STATED ANOTHER VAN TRAVELING IN THE ONCOMING DIRECTION TRIED TO MANEUVER AROUND THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE TWO VEHICLES MET HEAD ON ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE OTHER VEHICLE RODE ON TOP OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ONTO THE ROOF. BOTH VEHICLES LANDED IN A DITCH. THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND (DRIVER) WAS KILLED UPON IMPACT. TWO CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT WERE BELTED AND SUSTAINED LACERATIONS. DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID. VEHICLE WAS HEAVILY DISABLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE DRIVER HAD TO BE CUT OUT THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER DIED AS A RESULT OF BLUNT IMPACTS TO HIS TRUNK WITH MULTIPLE FRACTURED RIBS AND LACERATIONS OF LEFT LUNG, INFERIOR VENA CAVA. LIVER AND SPLEEN. (WIFE ON BEHALF ON HUSBAND) *PH

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH ON A FLAT SURFACE AND WITH NO WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPRING BROKE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE STRUTS AND TIE ROD'S. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SPRING HAD BROKEN AND THE VEHICLE HAD BECOME UN-DRIVABLE. *SCC *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE AT A STOP, SUDDENLY WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED 2 GASKETS HAD BLOWN. *AK THE BLOWN HEAD GASKETS WERE THE RESULT OF A FAILED FAN BEARING. THE CONSUMER FELT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT THE FAN BEARING, SHE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED ALL HER MONIES. VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVER HEAT AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. TO KEEP FROM OVER HEATING, THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED AND ALL LIQUIDS WERE REPLACED. *PH *JB

DEALER HAD TO REPLACE TWICE THE HEAD GASKET. BUT PROBLEM RECURRING. WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET AGAIN. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE GOES INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE HOOD. A PASSING MOTORIST NOTICED FIRE UNDER CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND WARNED THEM. SECONDS AFTER CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND EXISTED THE VEHICLE, IT EXPLODED. CONSUMER FELT FIRE WAS RELATED TO THE ENGINE COOLING FAN AS STATED IN RECALL 01 I 011 000, BUT CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THE RECALL LETTER WAS MAILED OUT. *AK

THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND DAMAGED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. *PH

CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AT 40 MPH, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE AFTER PUMPING BRAKES. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BRAKE LINES WERE DETERIORATING AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. TWO MONTHS AFTER BRAKE LINE REPAIRS, CONSUMER NOTICED LEAK AGAIN.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE COOLING FAN SEIZED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. HAD RECALL 01V390000 FOR THE COOLING FAN REMEDIED IN 05/03. DEALER ADVISED THAT FAN WAS OPERATING PROPERLY AT THAT TIME, SO DID NOT REPLACE IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR ON A FOUR LANE STATE HIGHWAY, MY 1995 FORD TAURUS 3.0 LITER GL MODEL 4 DOOR SEDAN SUDDENLY DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACT AS IF IT HAD HIT A ROCK WALL. WHEREAS I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND AN IMMEDIATE LOOK IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR REVEALING NO OTHER VEHICLE BEHIND US IT ONLY FRIGHTENED ME. MY WIFE THOUGH WHO WAS SEAT BELTED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS VIOLENTLY THROWN FORWARD CAUSING TREMENDOUS STRESS ON HER LOWER BACK. AFTER A VISIT TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL AN MRI SHOWED A RUPTURED LOWER LUMBAR DISC THAT HAS SINCE CAUSED HER LEFT LEG TO BECOME PERMANENTLY PARALYZED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PHENOMENA WITH LOCAL MECHANICS AND USING THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THAT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER A DECADE AND CONTINUED TO USE THIS SAME TRANSMISSION IN SEVERAL OTHER MODELS. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. ANY LIGHT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SHED ON THIS BLATANT DISREGARD FOR OF THE MOTORING PUBLIC WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, JAMES J. MULLEN. *JB

12/18/96: THE TARAUS I WAS DRIVING WAS HIT IN THE SIDE BY ANOTHER CAR. I WAS THROWN INTO MY SHOULDER HARNESS, WHICH FUNCTIONS MORE AS A "NECK NOOSE". WITHIN 24 HOURS, I HAD SWELLING, BURNING, PAIN IN MY NECK AND SHOULDER WHERE I HAD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SHOULDER HARNESS. WHEN MY INJURY WAS ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED, WHICH TOOK TWO YEARS (2), BEFORE THE "BLOOD FLOW" CHANGED ENOUGH TO BE DIAGNOSED ON A 3-PHASE BONE SCAN AT MAYO CLINIC, I LEARNED I HAD REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY, ALSO KNOWN AS COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME.(RSD & CRPS). BOTH ARE KNOWN TO BE THE HIGHEST ON THE MCGILL PAIN INDEX FOR "TYPES OF PAIN", AT LEVEL 42. CANCER IS 28, AND NO PAIN IS 0. WHEN I LEARNED THAT I HAD RSD AND THAT IT BEGAN AT MY NECK INJURY, I CONTACTED FORD'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT, TO ASK THAT THEY CHANGE MY SEAT BELT TO THE NEW DESIGN THEY IMPLEMENTED IN 1996 MODELS (RSD ONLY GOES INTO REMISSION, WHEN TREATABLE. FORD DIDN'T "REFUSE" TO CHANGE MY SEAT BELT, BUT MERELY "IGNORED ME". I SPOKE WITH AND FAXED CHRIS IN THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT. I ASKED THE VP OF FORD, MR. SHEELE, ON 7/11/03 TO MAKE THE SAME REPAIR, WHEN I TOLD HIM OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH SERVICE, QUALITY, AND REPAIR FROM FORD. I HAVE HEARD FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT WITH NO ACTION, HOWEVER I HAVE NEVER HEARD FROM MR. SCHEELE'S OFFICE, REGARDING MY SEAT BELT PROBLEM. FORD KNEW OF A PROBLEM WITH "WHERE" THE SEAT BELTS CROSSED NECKS, WHICH IS WHY THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN IN 1996! I WISH I'D KNOWN ABOUT THIS BEFORE MY ACCIDENT, SO THAT I C

TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ 83,000 MILES, COMMON WITH FORD TARAUS VEHICLES. FORD WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR FOR 14 DAYS, AT ANY OF THE 5 DEALERSHIPS LOCAL TO CHARLOTTE. THE REPAIRED TRANSMISSION FAILED. THEN THE FORD WARRANTIED TRANSMISSION, REPLACED 7/11/03, FAILED 400 MILES LATER (36,000 MILE WARRANTY), BECAUSE THE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT! QUALITY OF THE OEM PRODUCT IS ACUTELY IN QUESTION, WHILE WORKMANSHIP AND SERVICE ARE HORRIBLE. INCIDENT DATE IS THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HOWEVER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *AK *TS *JB

COMPLAINT ABOUT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION PROVIDED BY FORD FOR THE HEAD GASKET DEFECT.*MR CONSUMER FELT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 7 YEARS/100,000 MILE WAS FINE FOR LONG DISTANCE COMMUTERS, BUT UNFAIR FOR RETIRED INDIVIDUALS WHO ONLY DRIVE 7,000 MILES A YEAR. *PH *JB

NAR-PER *AAJ ON 07/02/2003. *SCC THE HOSE SPLIT ON THE AIR CONDITIONER AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD REQUIRING THE CONSUMER NOT TO HAVE ANY AIR OR HEAT. REPAIRS CAUSED APPROX $1486.33. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A RECALL, SO SHE TOOK THE RECALL NOTICE AND THE RECEIPTS OF MONEY SPENT TO FIX THE RECALL PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY TOLD HER THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER IT. THE CONSUMER IS VERY DISSATISFIED AND NEED ASSISTANCE IN CHOOSING A GOOD WARRANTY. *CB *JB

THE CONSUMER HAD THE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED ON 12/01 (RECALL # 01V390000). APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING WHICH RESULTED IN THE HEAD GASKET BLOWING. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE ENGINE FAN WHICH SEIZED. ON 12/02 THE RADIATOR BOILED AND THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS A DEFECTIVE FAN MODULE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TS *CB *JB

VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING.*AK

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF RECALL 98M01. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DID A COMPRESSION TEST AND STATED THAT ALL CYLINDERS WERE OK. A FEW YEARS AND MANY ENGINE PROBLEMS LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD FREQUENTLY HESITATE, MISFIRE AND OVERHEAT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR HEAD GASKET REPAIRS. (RECALL NUMBER 97V019000). *MR *SCC *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL ,AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAVE A 1995 TAURUS THAT I PURCHASED ON JAN 31,2001. I HAD THE CAR ABOUT A WEEK AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. NOW I AM ABOUT TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. I AM WONDERING IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE AX4N TRANSMISSION OR IF ANOTHER TYPE OF TRANSMISSION WILL FIT IN THE TAURUS. ANY HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *NLM

THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL CANNOT BE HELD IN UNLESS THE WHEELS ARE POINTED DIRECTLY AHEAD. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THE DEFECT IS INHERENT WITH THIS MODEL CAR, THE 1995 FORD TAURUS. *NLM

HEAD GASKET FAILURE WITH APPROX. 61,000 MILES. FORD DID EXTEND THE HEAD GASKET WARRANTY TWICE; 6/98 - 5YR/60,000 MILES, AND AGAIN ON 3/00 - 7YR/100,000 MILES. FORD WOULD NOT OFFER ME ANY COMPENSATION, AS MY 7 YEARS ENDED 8/02. *NLM