1995 Ford Taurus complaints

SPEEDOMETER WILL BOUNCE BETWEEN 50 AND 80 MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MAINTAINING A CONSTANT SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

RECALL 01 V 390 000/ENGINE COOLING FAN: VEHICLE EXPEREINCED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE DRIVING, LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THAT TIME. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT ABOVE RECALL WAS THE CAUSE OF FIRE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE FOGGED, CAUSING BAD LIGHTING. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED PROBLEM WAS THE LENS.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO USE HIGH BEAMS TO SEE ANYTHING AT NIGHT. *YH

SPEEDOMETER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND MILES. CONSUMER SPEEDOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ONCE AGAIN AT FIFTY FOUR THOUSAND. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT FORD HAS DISCONTINUED THAT COMPONENT. AS A RESULT, SPEED CANNOT BE READ ONCE VEHICLE EXCEEDS 45MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK IN THE INTAKE.*YD

SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK AT TIMES, AND THEN AT TIMES IT WILL START TO SPIN AROUND. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. FRONT-END RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF A BLOWOUT HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR A REGULAR MAONTENANCE CHECK, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR VEHICLE TO RUN.*AK

VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN JUNE OF 1999 FOR RECALL 98V323000. WHEN CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE EXAMINED FOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS SHE WAS INFORMED THAT SUBFRAME MOUNTING BOLTS WERE CRACKED, AND WAS CHARGED FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK

ABS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. ON WET PAVEMENT, THE CAR NOW HAS GREAT DIFFICULTY STOPPING... MUCH WORSE THAN A CAR NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN ABS SYSTEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION PAN AND GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNING AND SHUT DOWN, IGNITION FAILS TO START ENGINE, WAITING FOR A SHORT PERIOD RESULTS IN A SUCCESSFUL ENGINE START. *AK

BRAKES STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY AND STARTED MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, THEY ADJUSTED BRAKES, AND REPLACED PADS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED EVERY SIX MONTHS. *AK

WHENEVER DRIVING IN WARM OR HOT WEATHER VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. HAD CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS, AND WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE IGNITION WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *YD

WOULD BE DRIVING VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN IT WOULD STALL OUT. WOULD HAVE NO WARNING OF PROBLEMS. PROBLEM HAPPENS IF DRIVING FOR EXTENED LENGTH OF TIME. BEFORE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTART WOULD HAVE TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. ALSO, AT 65 MPH VEHICLE SHAKES VERY BADLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR 10 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, PLASTIC COVER CAME OFF OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER'S EYE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND RIGHT HAND SIDE THAT HOLDS ENGINE MOUNTS AND SUPPORTS FELL OUT IN THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK *YH

HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING WITH COOLANT AND OIL COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE. *AK THE MOTOR MOUNT CRACKED AND RUINED THE A/C. INTAKE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. RADIATOR WAS REPLACED. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTANTLY DUE TO SENSOR FAILURE. BRAKES MAKE NOISE. *YH

VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO MOTOR MOUNTS BEING BROKEN.*AK CONSUMER STATED MANUFACTURER HAS RECALL ON STRUCTURE, CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE APART OF THIS STYSTEM.*SLC

ON 10.12.2000, WHILE DRIVING ON THE H-1 VIADUCT TO ENTER THE MAIN FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING BEGAN TO PULL STRONGLY TO THE LEFT. I GAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN HEARD A NOISE WHICH SOUND LIKE THERE WAS A BUBBLE IN A TIRE. I PROCEEDED ON TO TRY AND REACH A SERVICE STATION, WHEN WITHIN A HALF MILE OR SO, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON THE VEHICLE BLEW OUT. THE SOUND OF THE BLOWOUT WAS EXTREMELY LOUD AND CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT. THE IMPACT OF THE BLOWOUT WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO STUN ME MOMENTARILY. WHEN I GAINED CONTROL, I PROCEDED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I CONTACTED AAA AND NOTED THAT THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLES RIGHT FRONT AND SIDE PANEL. MY ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THIS THROUGH MICHELIN WAS TO NO AVAIL, THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT LIABILITY. I HAVE THE REPORTS SUBMITTED TO THEM, PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND VEHICLE DAMAGE AND THE TIRE ITSELF AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. ALL TIRE "EXPERTS" HERE IN HONOLULU ARE ASTONISHED BY THE DAMAGE TO THE TIRE AND NONE BELIEVE THAT IT WAS A RESULT OF MY RUNNING OVER AN OBJECT. ANY ASSISTANCE YOUR OFFICE COULD PROVIDE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. I CONSIDER THE TIRES UNSAFE AND AM APPALLED THAT MICHELIN WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE AND REPLACEMENT TIRES HAS BEEN PROVIDED. THANK YOU AND FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ANYTIME (H) 808-836-6826 OR (C)808-754-3070. *AK (TIRESIZE: 205/65R15)

HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING ANIT-FREEZE. *JB

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, INSPECTION MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP FAILED. TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS, CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE TRANMSISSION WENT OUT AFTER PLACING IN PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE USED TO KEEP FROM HAVING AN ACCIDENT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BEGINS JUMPING SPORADICALLY AND CAUSES A WHIRLING NOISE, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS FIRST REPLACED AT 26000 MILES, CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE SPEEDOMETER TWICE AND CURRENTLY NEEDS A NEW ONE, AND IS REQUESTING THAT MANUFACTURER PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED.*JB

ELECTRICALLY OPERATED ENGINE RADIATOR COOLANT FAN ONLY COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY (SHORT_CYCLES). CAR GETS HOT. I'M FORCED TO RUN THE A/C WHENEVER I'M DRIVING TO AVOID ENGINE COOLANT OVERHEATING. RUNNING THE A/C WILL MAKE THE FAN RUN, BUT IF I SHUT THE A/C OFF, THEN THE FAN GOES BACK TO SHORT CYCLING. I KNOW OTHERS WHO HAVE RELATED THE SAME STORY. CAN YOU HELP? THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING. *YH

IN HOT WEATHER VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND VEHICLE WILLNOT RESTART. IT TAKES A COOLING OFF PERIOD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON WEBSITE, AND CALLED DEALER ABOUT BULLETIN DATES OF BULLETIN 3/98, SERVICE BULLETIN#9849, SB601270. CONSUMER STATED BULLETIN WAS ABOUT HEAD GASKETS. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FORD EXECUTIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE STATED THIS WAS NOT A RECALL, IT WAS JUST AN OWNER'S NOTIFICATION PROGRAM. DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS OVER 100000 MILES, BUT UNDER 7 YEARS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING,CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I PURCHASED SAID 1995 FORD TAURUS USED IN JULY 1997, SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BOUNCING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM (DATE AND MILEAGE LISTED HEREIN IS THE FIRST REPAIR) THE DEALER (LISTED HEREIN IS NOW OUT OF BUSINESS) REPAIRED THE VEHICLE 2 MORE TIMES UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY WITHIN A YEAR. THE SPEEDOMETER BLOCK WAS REPLACED AGAIN A 4TH TIME BY HIXSON AUTOPLEX, THE FORD DEALER IN ALEXANDRIA, LA ON 6 -14-99. NO DIRECTIVE FOR THIS REPAIR WAS GIVEN OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE SAME PART. IN SEPTEMBER 2000, THE SPEEDOMETER BROKE AGAIN. I RETURNED TO HIXSON AUTOPLEX, EXPLAINED THE SITUATION, AND THEY GAVE ME FORD'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS 800 NUMBER. ALTHOUGH, I EXPLAINED THE CAR HAD BEEN REPAIRED FOUR TIMES BY AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE REPRESENTATIVE STOOD FIRM THAT THE REPAIR HAD LASTED 3 WHOLE MONTHS PAST FORD'S POLICY OF A 1 YEAR WARRANTY, THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT HELP. NEEDING A SPEEDOMETER, I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN JENA, LOUISIANA. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SPEEDOMETER PART WAS $500. MY ATTORNEY SENT FORD CONSUMER REPAIRS A LETTER ASKING THEM TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. USING LEGAL GOBBLDYGOOP THAT DID NOT EVEN APPLY TO LOUISIANA LAW, AND BASING THEIR ARGUEMENT ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME BETWEEN THE PURCHASE WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW ( THEY WERE TOLD I HAD BOUGHT IT OVER 2 YEARS LATER) AND MY ORIGINAL PROBLEM DATE. AGAIN, THEY DECLINED TO HELP IN ANY WAY. RECENTLY, I HAVE HAD CHANCE MEETINGS WITH 2 OWNERS OF 95 TAURUSES,

MOTOR MOUNTS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED BY DEALER 6/23/99 FOR RECALL 98S36,SAME MOTOR MOUNTS NOW FAILED AGAIN 9/01. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY SAY THE REPAIRS ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. HOW MANY TIMES DOES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EXPECT MOTOR MOUNTS TO FAIL ON A 3.8 L FOUR DOOR PASSENGER SEDAN??? *AK

RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE PARKED AND PUNCTURED TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND MADE REPAIRS. *AK PRIOR TO THIS, THE REAR SPRING BROKE AND BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT ROTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT IT HAD HOLES IN IT. *JB

THIS VEHICLE HAS LIMITED USE. IT'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO TRANSPORT MY WIFE WHO IS IN A WHEELCHAIR. FAILURE OF A MOTOR MOUNT AT THIS AGE AND MILEAGE IS PECULIAR. ALSO, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE PART, HE FOUND THEY WERE ON BACK ORDER BEVAUSE OF HIGH DEMAND.*AK

INITIAL FAILURE OF SPEEDOMETER WAS AT 34,000 MILES. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT BOB GILLINGHAM FORD. THE REPLACEMENT SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT 90,000. FAILURE BEING THE UNABLE TO SHOW SPEED ABOVE 40 MPH DUE TO ERRATIC NEEDLE BEHAVIOR. SAME FAILURE MODE BOTH TIMES. HAVE HEARD IT WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF SPEEDOMETER, INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION FOR BEARINGS. FORD IS WELL AWARE OF PROBLEM, SINCE THEY HAVE RECEIVED COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS AND EVEN ISSUED A TECHICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PARTICULAR SPEEDOMETER. I BELIEVE THEY ARE REPSONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE SECOND FAILED SPEEDOMETER SINCE THEY REPLACED THE ORIGINAL WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. THEY REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. COSTS TO CONSUMER TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER IS $600 TO $700. A SPEEDOMETER IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR PART. A CAR SHOULD NOT BE GOING THROUGH TWO SPEEDOMETERS IN ONLY 90,000 MILES.*AK

ENGINE STALLED & POWER BRAKES AND STEERING SHUT DOWN AT 75 MILES PER HOUR. OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE 40, HALF WAY BETWEEN NEEDLES & BARSTOW. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103 DEGREES. LUCKY TO GAIN ACCESS TO RIGHT SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY BEFORE BEING REAR ENDED BY OTHER TRAFFIC.

VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH AND STALLED. OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS, EVERY SUMMER, VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. PROBLEM STARTED AT 30,000 MILES. NO RECALL OR REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE DEALER TO ASSIST .*AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN IN HOT WEATHER OR WHEN COMING TO A STOP. WILL START AGAIN AFTER ENGINE COOLS DOWN.TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED TWICE WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.(DAUGHTER ON BEHALF OF PARENTS).*JB

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND TRANSMISSION WENT INTO INTO A NEUTRAL MODE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASION FOR AN INTERMITTENT STALLING CONDITION, THE DEALER REPLACE THE PUMP TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURED, UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE TECHNICAN FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS CORRODED AND PARTIALLY BURNT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, THE STARTER FAILED. YH

I AM LOOKING AT MY 4TH TRANSMISSION, THIS IS ABSURD. FORD SAID I WAS OUT OF LUCK.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE REACHES ABOUT 50MPH SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE MOVES AND BOUNCES AROUND SPEEDOMETER. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHEN IT IS HOT AND HUMID, THE CAR WILL JUST DIE AFTER RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES. THE CAR WILL USUALLY RESTART AFTER SETTING 5-15 MINUTES, BUT CONTINUES TO DIE. THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND ALL POWER IS LOST. HAVE HAD TO MANY DIFFERENT MECHANICS, HAVE DIAGNOSTICS DONE ON ENGINE WITH NO RESULTS. AM TOLD THAT MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS REPORTED WITH FORD/MERCURY VEHICLES.THIS HAPPENS MORE QUICKLY WHEN RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONING. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET PROBLEM DIAGNOSED OR FIXED. I AM AFRAID OF MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE STOPPING.*AK

7 ON 6-11-2001, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, A SMALL TAPPING NOISE WAS HEARD ABOUT A 140 MILES INTO MY TRIP, WHICH SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE TAPPING NOISE PROGRESSED TO A LOUD CLANKING COMING FROM THE MOTOR. {NOTE: THE OIL INDICATOR LIGHT NEVER CAME ON}. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR AN ENGINE DIAGNOSIS. BECAUSE THE OIL INDICATOR STICK WAS FULL AND THERE WAS ADEQUATE COOLANT, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS NOT THE RESULT OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE, BUT POSSIBLY DUE TO A "CONNECTING ROD BEARING" FAILURE. RECOMMENDATION: "NEEDS NEW ENGINE". MILEAGE: 70,903; 7 ON 3-26-99 THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD BROKE. MILEAGE: 40,551. NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP: $700; 7 ON 6-29-2000, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, BROUGHT TO FORD DEALERSHIP- ESTIMATED DIAGNOSIS: "PROBABLY INTERNAL". MILEAGE: 57,850. DIAGNOSIS COST: $70.68 ESTIMATED COST OF TRANSMISSION WORK BY THE DEALERSHIP: $2000

COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING INSTANT FLAT TIRE, NOT GOING VERY FAST AT THE TIME, BUT WE WERE ON VACATION. ONE COIL SPRING REPLACED, AFTER RETURNING HOME, WE HAD THE OTHER SPRING REPLACED. CAR REPAIR GUY SHOWED US THE OTHER COIL SPRING, IT WAS BROKEN WHEN HE REMOVED IT FROM THE CAR. VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING LIKE THAT. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED A YEAR AGO (2000) , REPAIR PLACE SAID TAURUS'S KNOWN TO HAVE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS, THEY REPAIR SEVERAL PER MONTH. SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM HAS BEEN AROUND SEVERAL YEARS, NOT TAKEN IN TO REPLACE SPEEDOMETER. I HEARD YOU CAN HAVE TROUBLE WHEN YOU TRY TO SELL THE CAR. WE JUST LIVE WITH PROBLEM. REST ASSURED THIS WILL BE THE LAST FORD WE EVER OWN. *AK

AFTER CONSUMER CAME HOME HE NOTICED FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS KIND OF LOW. WHEN CHECKED, FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE BECAUSE IT WAS COATED WITH PLASTIC. PLASTIC WAS NO LONGER THERE, AND COIL SPRINGS WERE RUSTED.*AK CONSUMER STATES REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED ALSO, PLASTIC COVER BROKEN AND RUSTED, FRONT SHOCKS WERE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE OF COIL SPRINGS.*JB

THE SPRING ON THE MACPHERSON STRUT BROK AND RUBBED THE SIDEWALL OF A TIRE RESULTING IN A FLAT TIRE, CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIR WORK, HOWEVER LEARNED THAT FORD HAD A PROBLEM WITH SPRING BREAKAGE AND INSTALLED GUARDS AROUND THE SPRING TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM OF GOING INTO THE SIDE OF THE TIRE IF THE SPRING SHOULD BREAK. NLM