1995 Ford Taurus complaints

IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE CONSUMER WAS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND HE SMELLED SMOKE COMING IN THROUGH THE VENTS FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. NLM THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. *YH

DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN STATED ENGINE FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

UPON STARTING VEHICLE FIRE BROKE OUT IN ENGINE. HOWEVER THERE WAS RECALL 97 V 019/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALLS 000, 14673/ 01 1 011 000/ 14660 01 CONCERNING ENGINE FAN BEARINGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS COOLING FAN. THEN, VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE WICH DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE ABOUT 30 MILES AND STOPPED, VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERHOOD. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60MPH ENGINE BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, ALSO ALMOST EVERYTHING WAS DOWN, CONTACTED DEALER. *AK DEALER STATED THERE IS A RECALL HOWEVER CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. VEHICLE WAS 29 DAYS OVER THE 7 YEAR WARRANTY. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *TT

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO LOSE POWER. DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DRIVER PULLED OVER, RAISED HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT WIRES IN HARNESS BEHIND ENGINE WERE ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

ANOTHER 1995 FORD TAURUS, 3.8L ENGINE BLOWS A HEAD GASKET, MISSED THE SO CALLED EXTENDED WARRANTY BY 3 MONTHS, WHAT A SHAME, A MINIMUM OF 1,200 TO 1,500 DOLLARS, OH WELL. ANOTHER POOR SUCKER PAYING FOR FORDS ENGINEERING. AM I JUST UNLUCKY OR DOES FORD HAVE IT FIGURED OUT WHEN THIS ENGINE IS GOING TO BLOW? WELL I'M FURIOUS THAT I HAVE TO TAKE A SECOND LOAN TO REPAIR THIS CAR, THE FIRST LOAN WAS TO BUY THIS CAR. *AK *TR

WHEN TURNING ON DEFROSTER IT SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SAME PART WAS REPLACED IN DECEMBER 1998, AND NOVEMBER 1999. *AK

GOT RECALL NOTICE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO GET RECALL REPAIRED, BUT DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE PARTS, EXCEPT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, PREVIOUSLY. CALLED DEALER, AND TOLD ABOUT REPAIRS. DEALER URGED CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN ANYWAY.*AK

DEALER "REPLACED" SPEEDOMETER AFTER IT WAS SHOWING SAME PROBLEMS AS WE'VE READ ON OTHER 95 TAURUSES. HOWEVER, THE ODOMETER STILL READ THE SAME -- DID THEY REALLY REPLACE IT? WITHIN ONE WEEK IT WAS HAVING THE SAME "JUMPY" PROBLEM. THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY "LUBRICATED" THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE, WHICH FIXED THE SITUATION FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. WE ARE TAKING THE CAR BACK TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY, NOW THAT WE'VE SEEN HOW MANY TAURUS OWNERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH SPEEDOMETERS.

A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM REAR WHEELS DUE TO WORN OUT BRAKE PADS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA RECALL 01 V 390 000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S30 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN BEARING. DEALER JOHNSON FORD; KINGSTON, NY; PHONE 845/338-7800, EXT 642 UNABLE TO HONOR RECALL REPAIRS BECAUSE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE STILL OVERHEATS AFTER REPLACING ENGINE. AS SOON AS TEMPERATURE GAUGE MOVED IN THE RED, PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO COOL OFF. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

I BROUGHT CAR IN TO CRYSTAL FORD FOR A VERY LOW NOISE PERIODIC THUMPING AS I DID ALMOST ONE YEAR AGO. ONE YEAR AGO THEY DID SOME MAJOR BRAKE WORK FOR THE NOISE BUT NOW FOR THIS SAME NOISE THEY SAID I NEED NEW SWAY BAR LINKS. THE STRAGE THING IS THAT AFTER I PICKED UP THE CAR AND BEGAN TO DRIVE HOME THE NOISE WAS MUCH MUCH LOUDER AND DIFFERENT FROM THE NOISE WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN. IT IS NOT THE PERIODIC NOISE BUT A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. HAS CRYSTAL FORD DAMAGED THE CAR TO EARN MORE FROM SERVICE? IF SO THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE CUSTOMER. IT IS VERY STRANGE THAT THE NOISE IS LOUDER AND DIFFERENT FROM WHAT I HAD WHEN I CAME IN. ALSO WHAT IS STRANGE IS THAT LAST YEAR WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE SAME NOISE THEY DID A DIFFERENT REPAIR JOB.*AK

NHTSA RECALL 01-V-390-000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S30 DEALER WAS CONTACTED 3 WEEKS AGO TO SERVICE RECALL BUT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL ON 22-JAN-02 TO COME IN ON 23-JAN-02, AND WAS TOLD PARTS WERE NOT IN. DEALERSHIP FORD BURTS ARAPASOE, 10039 ARAPASOE RD, ENGLEWOOD, CO. 80112. PHONE NUMBER 3003-643-9000. *AK

RECALL 01 V 390 000/ENGINE COOLING FAN BEARING: UABLE TO GET RECALL HONORED. DEALER: H&L FORD; AUBURN, NY; PHONE # 315/252-7250 STATED NO PART WAS AVAILABLE. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING SPEEDOMETER TO FLUCTUATE WHEN VEHICLE EXCEEDS 50MPH. DELAER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDOITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKE LIGHT FLASHES ON DASHBOARD. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

I AM APPAULED AT THE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD TAURUS THAT I PURCHASED. I AM CURRENTLY WITHOUT A CAR WHILE I WAIT FOR THE FUSE IN THE RADIATOR TO BE REPLACED ( WHICH LEAD TO THE FAN MOTOR IN THE RADIATOR AND THE RADIATOR ITSELF TO BE REPLACED AS WELL). THE FIRST RECALL, WHICH WAS THE HEAD GASKET, TOOK A TOTAL OF THREE MONTHES TO BE REPAIRED, THREE MONTHES I SPENT HITCHING RIDES. IN THE LETTER, EACH TIME THEY HAVE PROMISED ME A RENTAL CAR, AND EACH TIME, NO CARS HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE, AND IF CARS ARE AVAILABLE, THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO RENT ONE TO ME BECAUSE I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT WHO IS NOT TWENTY ONE. I AM DEEPLY OFFENDED AT THE FACT THAT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY CAN GET AWAY WITH MAKING ME PAY TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND I AM STILL LEFT WALKING ON THE SIDE OF I-75 ON THE COLDEST SAY OF THE YEAR (HEAD GASKET INCIDENT). IN SUMMARY, IF A GROCERY STORE SELLS YOU BAD BANANAS, YOU SHOULD GET YOUR MONEY BACK. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY COMMENTS, AND I HOPE OTHERS FEEL THE SAME WAY. P.S. ALL OF THE ABOVE IS FACTUAL AND A JOKE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. ALSO, STEERING SHOOK. IT STARTED AT 35 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 85 MPH WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT PART. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

IF VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN SIXTY MILES PER HOUR, SPEEDOMETER CANNOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

KEY IGNITION SWITCH ISN'T OPERABLE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. WHEN HE PUTS KEY IN IGNITION. VEHICLE WILLNOT START AT ALL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LATCH, CAUSING DRIVER AND PASSENGER NOT TO BE SAFE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE 45 TO 50 MPH SPEEDOMETER OPERATES ERRATICALLY DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF SPEEDOMETER CABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25MPH MOTOR MOUNTS CRACKED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIFT, AND RESULTING IN ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION DROPPING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT WORK. VEHICLE HAD ALREADY REPLACED TRANSMISSION, DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL ACT ERRACTICALLY AND WILL NOT SHOW ACTUAL SPEED.*AK. *YH

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION COMING FROM ENGINE. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE VIBRATION FROM THE ENGINE IS COMING FROM THE SUPPORTS OF THE MOTOR.*YH

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH, KEY DOES NOT GO IN. AT OTHER TIMES, KEY WILL NOT TURN TO START VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN HOT TEMPERATURES IGNITION MODULE MALFUNCTIONS. DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER DETERMINED ALL BELTS WERE TORN, COMPRESSOR HAD LOCKED UP AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER VEHICLE HEATED UP, CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE, BUT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. HAD NOT CONTACTED DEALER. *AK*SLC

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE COULD OVERHEAT MOST OF THE TIME WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER NEEDS TO STOP VEHICLE AND LET THE ENGINE TO COOL DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE GETS UP TO 50 MPH HAND ON SPEEDOMETER SWINGS BACK AND FORTH. DRIVER NOT ABLE TO TELL HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS GOING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DRIVER'S AIRBAG COMPARTMENT OPENED UP AND AIRBAG FELL OUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY MPH AND STEPIN GON ACCELERATOR , ENGINE WILL NOT ACCELERATE, JUST LIKE MENTIONED IN RECALL # 97 V 025 000/ THROTTLE CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH COULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT IT WILL NOT STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE BRAKE HAS TO BE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE IS GOING TO TAKE OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SPEEDOMETER HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN THREE YEARS OR LESS. *AK *SLC

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES CHANGE GEARS CORRECTELY. ALSO, WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING FROM AN IDLING POSITION TO A FORWARD POSITION IT HESITATES ALTHOUGH GAS PEDAL IS BEING DEPRESSED. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, AS WELL AS ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN RECALL 01V390000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S30; BUT DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND COULDN'T FIND A DEALER NEAREST TO CONSUMER. *AK

ENGINE OVER HEATED AND BURN OUT. THERE IS RECALL 97-V-019-000 THAT ALSO CAN CAUSE THE PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL.*AK

SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING, CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW HOW FAST VEHICLE IS GOING, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE.*AK CONSUMER STATED SPEEDOMETER BECAME INOPERATIVE AFTER ONE YEAR OF PURCHASING VEHICLE.*SLC

WHILE TRAVELING FOR A WHILE ENGINE FAN WOULD NOT COME ON TO COOL ENGINE OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED T "SPEEDOMETER HEAD" TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK