1995 Ford Taurus complaints

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH FRONT BEARINGS. THEY WILL BECOME LOOSE, AND CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 45MPH AND SLID INTO A POLE HEAD ON. FRONT END WAS TOTALED. UPON IMPACT, FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, CAUSING FACIAL INJURY TO DRIVER. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE, DROPPING FRONT END OF VEHICLE ON TIRES. TOOK TO DEALER, AND HAD IT REPAIRED.*AK DEALER REPLACED FRONT SPRINGS STRUTS AND SWAY BAR LINKS. *TT

VEHICLE WAS SMOKING AND THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED ALL OVER ENGINE DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET.*JBCONSUMER VOICED CONCERNS ABOUT VEHICLE TO NO AVAIL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEARLERSHIP WHERE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, IN CHECKING, FOUND A SHORT IN THE DRIVER?S SIDE AIR BAG, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER THEY FOUND A SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $125.00. DEALER HAS DECLINED REPAIRS AS THEY FEEL THE AUTO IS TOO OLD AND HAS TOO MANY MILES. *YD

VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL OUT, IT WILL USUALLY HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEEDS. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHILE IN A PARKING LOT CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, BUT INSTEAD STEPPED ON GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL AT SAME TIME BECAUSE PEDALS WERE SO CLOSE TOGETHER. CONTACTED DEALER. *AKATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CONSUMER UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL CRASHED INTO A WALL, INJURING HIMSELF AND DAMAGING OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL. ONCE BEFORE CONSUMER WAS PARKING THE CAR AND HAD TO KEEP FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *JG

CONSUMER STATED GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE SEAM OF THE TANK. NLM. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. NLM

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE AND MOVED INTO THE CAB OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

HEATER CORE FAILED DUE TO OVERHEATING OF ENGINE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA RECALL # 01V390000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S30. CONSUMER GOT RECALL AND HAD RECALL REPAIRS DONE. DEALER CHARGED CONSUMER $147.48 HALF OF REPAIR COST BECAUSE BOLTS UNDER ENGINE COVER WERE LOOSE. PART WAS SHIPPED FROM FORD WITH FAULTY BOLTS. DEALER PAID OTHER HALF OF THE COST WHICH WAS 147.48. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *AK

AFTER TURING VEHICLE OFF HEARD A BOM NOISE IN MOTOR, AND ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SPEEDOMETER SWINGS BACK AND FORTH, FAILING TO INDICATE THE CORRECT SPEED, THIS MOSTLY OCCURS WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS BEING USED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, HOWEVER THE TIME TO FIX IT HAD ALREADY EXPIRED. *SLC

01 V 390 000/ENGINE COOLING FAN BEARING: VEHICLE IS STILL OVERHEATING. DEALER: HILL CREST FORD; HHUNTSVILLE, TX; PHONE# 936/295-3780 HAS INSTALLED CIRCUIT BREAKER, BUT REFUSED TO REPLACE FAN MOTOR. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

RECALL# 97V019000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S30.GOT RECALL ON ENGINE COOLING FAN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED. FAN MOTOR DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. TOOK BACK TO DEALER, BUT DEALER REFUSED TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. CALLED MANUFACTURER, MANUFACTURER INDICATED DEALERSHIP DIDN'T WANT ANY MORE CONTACT WITH CONSUMER. SUGGESTED GO TO ANOTHER DEALER.*AK *YD

WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER WAVES BACK AND FORTH OVER TWO-THIRDS OF DIAL RANGE, READING INCORRECT INFORMATION, SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED BUT FAILED AGAIN, SPEEDOMETER FAILURES REOCCUR AT INTERVALS OF ABOUT 15,000 MILES.*AK *TT

THE CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED 3 RECALL, 98S36 FOR SUBFRAME REAR PLATE NUT REPLACEMENT, AND TWO OTHERS 01S30 AND 01M09 RELATED TO THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATS WHICH IS PROBABLY DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE RECALL, THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED SINCE IT IS INOPERATIVE AND THE CLOSEST DEALER IS AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING UNUSED FOR ABOUT A YEAR.. *SCC *TS

NHTSA RECALL 01-V-390-000 / MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S30; VEHICLE IS RUNNING HOT, FAN CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, AND THE BATTERY IS DRAINED. CONUSMER NOTICED A RECALL FOR PROBLEM, BUT HAS TO CONFIRM IF VEHICLE IS INCLUDED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

I AM ON MY THIRD SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. EACH TIME THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPED ALL OVER THE PLACE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW THE ACCURATE SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING. THESE SPEEDOMETERS COST $400 + TO HAVE REPLACED.*AK

TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES/SLIPS WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, LIKE WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION JUMPS INTO GEAR ABRUPTLY AFTER EXCELLERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED HARD. THIS FAILURE CAUSED A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND INJURY WITH THIS OWNER WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING REPEATED OVER AND OVER ON THIS WEB SITE. HOW MANY PEOPLE MUST BE INJURED BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN?

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STEER, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE POWER STEERING IS HARDER THAN IT SHOULD BE, THE RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL JUMP BACK AND FORTH INDICATING DIFFERENT SPEEDS. NLM THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN, SB051230, REGARDING THIS CONDITION. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO OPEN A RECALL. THE SPEEDOMETER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE AT $657.20. *TT

WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THIS NEEDS ENGINE REPLACEMENT AS WELL. *AK

SPEEDOMETER WAS'T WORKING, VERY NOISY BRAKES

STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED BOTH OUTER TIRE RODS, AND RIGHT FRONT SWAY BAR AND LINK. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED IN TRAFFIC. GOT VEHICLE STARTED, WENT SEVERAL MILES, AND IT STALLED AGAIN. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKNOWN. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL 97V019000 REPAIRS ON ENGINE COOLANT FAN. ALSO, WHILE CHANGING DEFECTIVE COMPONENT MECHANIC WAS AWARE THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE. BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE 7-YEAR WARRANTY MANUFACTURER WAS NOT RELIABLE FOR COMPONENT.*AK

WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE TO WARM THE ENGINE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE FIRE, ALSO THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO THE FIRE.(LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CLIENT). *YH

SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE 38000 MILES. FORD WANTS $500 FOR THE PART PLUS LABOR. THEY WILL NOT GURANTEE NEW SPEEDOMETER PARTS IN ANY WAY. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM TRAVELLING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I COULD BE HIT ON THE FREEWAY IF I AM GOING TOO SLOW. I ALSO DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF GETTING A TICKET BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. *AK

NHTSA# 01 V 390 000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S38 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN BEARING. VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEM UNTIL DEALER: CHGNOWETH, FORD; CLARKBURG, WV; PHONE# 304-623-6501 COMPLETED RECALL REPAIRS. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS STARTING TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING, DEALER NOTIFIED AND IS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST. *AK *TT

FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO ELEVIATE THIS SITUATION ASIDE FROM CHARGING ANOTHER $700 FOR THE THIRD SPEEDOMETER*AK!

CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE OF A GRINDING NOISE HEARD IN THE LEFT WHEEL WHEN TURNING AT A LOW SPEED. THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE RACK STICKING AND THE STRUT BEARINGS NOISY. THE RACK AND PINION, THE LEFT AND RIGHT ASSIST VALVE AND THE FRONT STRUT BEARING WERE REPLACED. THE NOISE IS NOT AS LOUD BUT CONTINUES.(CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNES VEHICLE).( *JG

THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN BROKEN SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH FORD AND THIS MOTOR IF ANYTHING THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM THINK OF YOUR FAMILY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE GASKETS LET GO NOT A PRETTY SITE THINK SAFETY FOR EVERYBODY S SAKE. *AK

RECALL 01S30/01M09 TO REPLACE A CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR COOLING FAN. THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. DEALER IS ASTRUCCI FORD. STATE ROUTE 28, THE SERVICE MANAGER IS GARY. *AK

CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL 01V390000. HOWEVER, RECALL REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO CICUIT BREAKER PART WHICH WAS NOT IN STOCK. CONSUMER ARRIVED FOR SECOND APPOINTMENT DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

THIS CAR HAS HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED AT 56,000 UNDER RECALL #00M09. ACCORDING TO THE OUTSIDE REPAIR SHOP THAT I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, THE ENGINE FAILURE IS DUE TO THE CRANKSHAFT NOT BEING PROPERLY FLUSHED WHEN THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPAIRED CAUSING LOWER END DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. HUNTINGTON BEACH FORD DENIES ANY RESPONSIBILITY . IF THE ENGINE FAILURE IS NOT A RESULT OF HEAD GASKET FAILURE, IT MUST BE A DEFECTIVE ENGINE BECAUSE I HAVE TAKEN IMPECABLE CARE OF THIS CAR AND HAVE ALL SERVICE RECORDS.*AKY

ALL RECORDS OF THE 3 SPEEDOMETERS PUT IN THIS CAR AT GREENHAW EDDINGS - THEY HAVE FULL SERVICE RECORD SINCE I PURCHASED FROM MY NEPHEW IN FL. WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. 2 SPEEDOMETER WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE 3RD ONE I HAD TO PAY HALF AND SUPPOSEDLY GREENHAW PAID THE OTHER HALF. I DID CONTACT FORD MOTOR ASKING IF THEY WERE HAVING SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. THEY SAID NO>. WHEN IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I FELT FORD OWED ME REPLACEMENT TIL IT WAS FIXED. THE DEALER SAID NO. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID ON THE LAST ONE IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN - I ASKED WHY -- HE SAID BECAUSE FORD HAD A NEW REPLACEMENT. SO THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS. NOW IS HAS OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS DOING THE SAME [XXX] THING AGAIN. WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER ACTS LOOSE THE NEEDLE SWINGS BETWEEN 45MPH AND 70MPH. IT SEEMS TO ME THEY OWE ME RESTITUTION AND TO FIX THIS THING ... I HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH A PROBLEM AND CAN'T BELIEVE I AM THE ONLY ONE. CAN YOU HELP ME?*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS. DOESN'T WANT TO GO IN PROPER GEAR. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

VEHICLE KEEPS OVERHEATING. DEALER CONTACTED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN WHEN IT WAS PARKED. *YH

WHILE DRIVING, HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, AND ANTIFREEZE LEAKED INTO EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK CONSUMER WILL COLLABORATE WITH DEALER REGARDING REPAIRS SINCE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER 7 YEAR WARRANTY. *TT

WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN COULD HEAR LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL, HAD CONTACTED DEALER, BUT PROBLEM STILL THERE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING NOISE WAS COMING FROM ENGINE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT DEALER COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL AND BRAKES WOULD NOT ACTIVATE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP OR REDUCE SPEED, BUT BRAKES WILL NOT ACTIVATE ON TIME. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR PANELS AND MOLDING STRIP ON ALL 4 DOORS OF VEHICLE ARE COMING OFF, THIS IS THE SECOND REOCCURRENCE, AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSING THE DOORS NOT TO SHUT PROPERLY. *AK. ALSO THERE WAS WATER COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST, WHICH CAUSED THE MUFFLER TO RUST.*JG

THE PLASTIC PIECE THAT ATTATCHES THE TWO STRAPS ON HER CHEST BROKE OPEN AND SHE HIT THE BACK OF MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT.

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS LOSING WATER AND ANTIFREEZE AND ON OCCASION IS RUNNING HOT AND MISSING. CONSUMER RECEVIED RECALL NOTICE RELATING TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE. HOWEVER, WHEN DIAGNOSED BY DEALERSHIP, DEALER CLAIMED COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. CONSUMER'S PERSONAL MECHANIC FOUND WATER AND ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING DOWN ONTO THE PISTONS AND RUSTING THE SPARK PLUGS, AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RADIATOR AND THERMOSTAT. HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE HEAD GASKETS, IT WAS REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *TT