1995 Ford Taurus complaints

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60MPH, CONSUMER NOTICED SPEEDOMETER WOULD JUMP TO 90 MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRED FOUR TIMES AND THE PROBLEM RETURNS. VEHICLE IS AT DEALER'S . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHILE PARKING WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL OR WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. ENGINE REVVS, BUT TRANSMISSION DOES NOT KICK IN. THEN, SUDDENLY VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 1-2 TIMES A WEEK. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON SIDE STREETAND GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. GAS PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. SHE HAD CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT GUARDRAIL. CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET. GASKET IS LEAKING OIL ONTO ENGINE. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET.*AK

BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF FAILURES BEING REPORTED, FORD SHOULD HAVE PERFORMED A RECALL AND REPAIRED ALL THESE DEFECTIVE 3.8 LITER ENGINES. I BARELY WENT PAST THE MILEAGE ESTABLISHED BY THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AND WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR COMPENSATION. I AM NOT A SATISFIED FORD CUSTOMER!. *AK

THIS AFTERNOON I WAS IN MY 1995 FORD TAURUS WAGON IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WHEN THE ACCELERATOR LOCKED AND THE THE CAR SPED DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT DANGEROUS SPEEDS. AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT SLOW THE CAR I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER SWITCHING INTO NEUTRAL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. LAST NOVEMBER WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME THE REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM.

SPEEDOMETER FAILED TWICE IN FOUR YEARS. THE NEEDLE SWINGS WILDLY BACK AND FORTH, ESPECIALLY AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 45 MPH. THE ORIGINAL UNIT FAILED AT 35,000 MILES (26 MONTHS). A NEW UNIT WAS INSTALLED IN JANUARY, 1998 (43,000 MILES). IT TOO FAILED APPROXIMATELY 24 MONTHS LATER. NOW I NEED A THIRD SPEEDOMETER. THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY IS FOR TWELVE MONTHS. FORD TELLS ME THAT THE SPEEDO UNIT CANNOT BE REPAIRED. IT MUST BE REPLACED WITH A BRAND NEW UNIT AT A COST OF NEARLY $700 ($500 FOR THE PART, $126 FOR LABOR, PLUS 6% STATE SALES TAX). I CANNOT SPEND $700 KNOWING THAT THIS PART WILL LIKELY FAIL IN TWO YEARS. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL, OR PROVIDE A LIFETIME WARRANTY. SPEEDOMETERS SHOULD NOT BREAK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. BY NOT KNOWING THE SPEED AT WHICH I AM TRAVELING, I AM PUTTING MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK. IN ADDITION, THIS IS A DRIVER DISTRACTION BECAUSE THE DRIVER IS CONSTANTLY PREOCCUPIED WITH TRYING TO DETERMINE HIS SPEED. THIS ALSO PUTS LIVES AT RISK SIMILAR TO TALKING ON CELL PHONES AND PLAYING WITH THE RADIO. THIS IS IN NO WAY AN ISSUE WITH MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY ALWAYS PROVIDE EXCELLENT SERVICE. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *AK

THIS FORD TAURUS WAS PURCHASED FROM FATHER-IN-LAW, TOM JOHRE, NOW DECEASED - FROM HIS ESTATE. THE SPEEDOMETER SYSTEM HAD FAILED PRIOR TO PURCHASE. HOW CAN FORD SAY THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, WHEN EACH TIME I ATTEMPT TO UTILIZE THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE WAVERING SPEEDOMETER WILL CAUSE THE CRUISE TO SET AT EXCESSIVE SPEEDS? THIS IS NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. WE KNOW OF OTHER TAURUS CAR OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM - ONE, DON ACKERMAN OF EDMONTON, HAD TO HAVE HIS SPEEDOMETER CHANGED THREE TIMES WHILE STILL ON WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE; IT IS A MATTER OF DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING, AND WARRANTS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST FORD.*AK

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. WAS REBUILT - TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS CRUMBLING. *AK

THE SHORT BLOCK WAS REPLACED 2/23/98 , UNDER RECALL FOR GASKET PROBLEM THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM . MILEAGE 30577 . ON APP. 4/7/00 A COMPLETE ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALED . THIS INSTALLATION COMPOUNDED THE PROBLEM AS THE ENGINE WOULD CONTINOUSLY LOOSE WATER FROM THE COOLINGN SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAS TRIDE MANY THINGS TO FIX THE PROBLEM SOME OF THEM FROM REPAIR BULLETINS AND OTHERS SUGGESETED BY REP. . I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES BOTH DOCUMENTED AND SOME NOT DOCUMENTED. THE FINAL ANSWER I RECEIVED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND FORD COULD NOT SOPPORT FUTHER ASSISTANCE. I CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT ONCE A CAR WAS OUT OF WARENTY FORD WAS NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE FOR TRYING TO FIX AN EXTENDE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD NOT FIXED IT DURING THE WARENTY PERIOD. THEY SAID THIS WAS A PROBLEM PECULAR TO THIS VEHICLE AND THERFORE THEY HAD DID ALL THEY COULD. BY THE WAY THE COMPLETE ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARENTY AND SUPOSUDLY HAD A 12 THOUSAND MILE WARENTY. I FEEL I AM STUCK WITH A BAD SITUATION. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.7*AK

SPRING PUCTURED TIRE, NO GUARD. BOTH SPRINGS BROKE,ONE SNAPPED.FORD DEALER AND TIRE SHOPS AWARE OF "DEFECTIVE FORD SPRINGS". THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE A FATALITY IF FAILURE OCCURS WHILE MOVING. NO GUARDS ARE IN PLACE TO DEFLECT SPRING FROM PUNTURING TIRE. I WAS PARKED WHEN IT BROKE, AND IT PUT A 6 INCH GASH IN THE TOP OF THE TIRE. (RIGHT SPRING BROKE). WHEN EXAMINED, LEFT SPRING WAS BROKEN, BUT HAD NOT SNAPPED YET. FRIENDS HAVE FORDS WITH LESS THAN 50000 MILES WITH BROKEN SPRINGS. REPLACMENTS HARD TO GET BECAUSE OF DEMAND. *AK

VEHICLE JUMPED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE TWICE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES AS SHE WAS ENTERING PARKING LOT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK RESULTING IN VEHICLE CRASHING INTO A BRICK WALL CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE TOTALED, THERE IS A RECALL REGARDING THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL, 97V025. *JB

POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. BRAKES MAKE A NOISE LIKE GRINDING METAL AGAINST METAL.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, GAS PEDAL JUST FELL TO FLOOR. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, NO REACTION, ENGINE KEPT GOING. AT 90 MPH CONSUMER PULLED KEY OUT OF IGNITION TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE AT DEALER, WHO COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. CONSUMER AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *AK *JB

MOST RECENTLY, CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING DUE TO THE LEAKAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CAR WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ENGINE WHEN IT NEEDED ITS 2ND HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. NOW IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE CAR HAS BARELY 50000 MILES ON IT IN 5 YEARS--IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT IT IS IN SUCH NEED OF REPAIR WORK. I WILL BE FORWARDING COMPLETE DOCUMENTATION OF WHAT MY CAR HAS GONE THROUGH. THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALER GETTING REPAIRED WHAT WAS DAMAGED BY THE FIRE BUT I AM HAVING A TRANSMISSION SPECILAIST REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THE DEALER QUOTED $1300 HIGHER TO REPAIR.*AK

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MINUTES-1 HOUR IN HOT WEATHER WHEN VEHICLE STALLED OUT. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF STALLING.*AK ENGINE HAS STALLED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES IN HOT OR COLD WEATHER, DEALER STILL CAN NOT DUPLICATE OR REMEDY THE PROBLEM. AIR CONDITIONER NOT COOLING PROPERLY. *SLC

AT 22000 MILES FORD DEALER REPLACED FAILED SPEEDOMETER DUE TO NEEDLE BOUNCING. THE REPLACEMENT SPEEDOMETER READS 28000 MILES AND IT HAS FAILED. THE NEEDLE JUMPS FROM 40 TO 85 MILES PER HOUR AT TIMES IT READS 45 MILES PER HOUR AND I THINK I AM GOING FASTER THAN 45 A- LOT FASTER. I HAVE CONTACED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE ANOTHER SPEEDO INSTALLED. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM AND THEY DO NOT THINK THEY HAVE ANY PROBLEM. YOUR SITE LISTS MANY WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

CONSUMER HAD FOUND CRACKS ON HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WHICH HAD HAD CAUSED DOOR TO MISALIGN, AND COULD BE DISATTACHED FROM VEHICLE.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER NOTED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

SPEEDOMETER FLOPS BACK AND FORWARD, AND CONSUMER CAN'T TELL HOW FAST VEHICLE WAS GOING WHEN UP TO 45 OR 50 MPH. *AK THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TWICE AND THE CONSUMER POINTS OUT THAT IT SHOULD BE THE MANUFACTURE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE IT. *YH

SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC AT 18 MONTHS, REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, 18 MONTHS LATER, SAME BEHAVIOUR; ABOVE 45MPH, BOUNCING SPEEDOMETER, NOISY, CANNOT JUDGE SPEED ABOVE 45 MPH; DEALER WANTS MANY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX; INTERNET POSTINGS SHOW WELL KNOW MANUFACTURING DEFECT; I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE-NEW ROAD, SIGN SAYS MAX SAFE SPEED 50MPH, BUT I CANNOT MEASURE MY SPEED, IF I GO BY THE NEEDLE, I COULD EASILY BE GOING TOO FAST FOR THE CURVE. *AK

WIRING HARNESS BURNED, CAUSING FUEL TO GO INTO INJECTOR. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE HEAD GASKET AND THE MOTOR WERE REBUILT PRIOR TO RECALL, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, THE MOTOR FAILED AGAIN. AFTER FOUR MONTH OF DIAGNOSIS, THE DEALER DETERMINED A BURNT WIRE TO BE THE CAUSE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AND SHIFTING GEARS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *AK.

UPON APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSITION VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND FORCEFULLY TOOK OFF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO PREVENT A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WOULD JUMP BACK AND FORTH WHENEVER VEHICLE REACHES 50 MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COSUMER PICKED UP THE EXPENSES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT I REPORTED 3/12/99 0DI # 72011..I NEVER HEARD FROM YOU...NOR HAVE I HEARD OF A RECALL...THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM..AT A STOP SIGN. AUTO WILL NOT MOVE WHEN GAS IS APPLIED. AND THEN ACCELERATES..OR DRIVING ALONG HWY...AUTO WILL GEAR DOWN...VERY SCARY, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A PROBLEM SEEN IN AUTO SHOPS AND WILL COST IN THE AREA IF $1,6.00

ALTERNATOR FAILED. *JB

FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED THROUGH THEIR INTERNET CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND BY TELEPHONE TO CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEIR REPLY IS THAT THE CAR WAS COVERED BY A 3 YEAR, 36,000 MILE WARRANTEE. NO OTHER COMMENTS IN SPITE OF NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THEM. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM UNIQUE TO MY CAR. A FRIEND OF MINE WAS FLEET MANAGER FOR A NEW JERSY COMPANY. HE TOLD ME THAT SPEEDOMETER FAILURE WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TAURUS. MY BROTHERS TAURUS ALSO HAD A FAILED SPEEDOMETER. PLEASE HELP ME GET FORD TO ADMIT THEIR SPEEDOMETER DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE, AND THAT THEY ARE RESPONSILE FOR THE ONGOING FAILURES.*AK

ENGINE MOUNTS PREMATURELY BROKE WHICH HAS CAUSED ENGINE TO RISE WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO OPERATE. THIS DEFECT WAS FIXED IN APRIL OF 1997 (COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.) HOWEVER, DEFECT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. WHEN TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, NEEDLE ON SPEEDOMETER WILL JUMP AROUND. *AK

CONSUMER STATED BEFORE BUYING VEHICLE NOTICED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT WAS COMING ON. AFTER BUYING VEHICLE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT.*AK CONSUMER STATES MOTOR MOUNT IS BROKEN SO SHIFTING,STARTING, STOPPING OR ANY OTHER MOVEMENT IN THE CAR WOULD LIFT THE ENGINE IN AN UPWARD MOTION, THE FRONT MARKER LIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AIR BAG EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE MODULE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE, THE BRAKES NEEDED TO HAVE THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED, RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED, TIMING GEAR GASKET, HOOD LATCH WAS BROKEN HOOD WOULD NOT STAY DOWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD, ALSO SECURITY SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE RESET.*JB

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL AND THE BRAKES WILL GRAB AND MAKE NOISE LIKE GRINDING METAL TO METAL TECHNICIAN SAID THAT BRAKES NEEDED A MASTER CYLINDER,AND CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE DRILLED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM WAS DETECTED BEFORE PURCHASING VEHICLE AND DEALERSHIP MADE A PROMISE TO FIX ALL PROBLEMS IF CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.*JB

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED HOOD WILL OPEN, HOOD LATCH IS NOT WORKING, NOT SECURING HOOD ANY MORE.*AK CONSUMER STATES DELAER MADE A PROMISE TO FIX ALL PROBLEMS BEFORE PURCHASING VEHICLE.*JB

VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, AT ANY SPEED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS PUZZLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM THAT COULD NOT BE CORRECTED. *YH

SPEEDOMETOR DOES NOT TELL SPEED, ARROW JUST BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH.*AK THE SPEEDOMETER REPLACED THREE TIMES. *YH

SPEEDOMETER WHINES AND DOES NOT SHOW CORRECT SPEED AT 45MPH OR HIGHER. PROBLEM FIRST STARTED YEAR WHEN WE BOUGHT CAR. FIRST SPEEDOMETER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND SECOND ONE WE PAID FOR OURSELVES. THE THIRD SPEEDOMETER IS NOW GOING BAD. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY DIRECTLY AND THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE HAD NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS LOOK ON THE INTERNET. THE NET IS FILLED WITH FRUSTRATED PEOPLE JUST LIKE ME WHO CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW ONE CAR CAN NEED ITS SPEEDOMETER REPLACE SO OFTEN. PLEASE HELP US. FORD MUST OWN UP TO A BIG MISTAKE AND HELP US SOMEHOW.*AK

ODOMETER IS ERRATIC, ABOVE 50MPH NEEDLE SHOWS ANY READING. DEALER KNOWS ELECTRONIC ANALOGUE CHIP HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

SPEEDODMETER OPERATES ERRATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. SPEED LEVEL DOES NOT REGISTER, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE REACHES ABOUT 50MPH SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE MOVES AND BOUNCES AROUND SPEEDOMETER.*AK

WHEN OPENING FRONT DOORS THE RETAINER FAILS TO KEEP THE DOOR OPEN CAUSING IT TO SPRING BACK AND STRIKE CONSUMERS LEGS. NLM

WHEN CAR IS COMING TO A STOP IT LURCHES FOWARD, IT ALL MOST FEELS LIKE SOMEONE RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR. SOME OTHER TIMES IF YOU DO NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR TO START GOING AGAIN, THE ENGINE REVS BUT THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. THIS LAST 3 TO 5 SECONDS THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS A BANG AND THE CAR LURCHES FOWARD. BOTH THESE ITEMS ARE INTERMITTENT BUT ARE GETTING WORSE. I FEEL THEY ARE A SAFETY ITEM, IT COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO BUMP INTO SOMEONE ELSE OR HESITATE WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. *AK

AT 45 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER FROM TRANSMISSION TO WHEELS. IT SEEMED TO BE SLIPPING, AND THEN IT WOULD GRAB AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH. AT TIMES THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS CONSISTENTLY UPSHIFTING LATE AND DOWNSHIFTING EARLY, AND SOMETIMES SLIPPING. ONE REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. GENE EVANS FORD QUICKLY DETERMINED THAT A FAULTY VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE. (THIS ALSO CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO BE INOP). THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR AND THE TRANSMISSION AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY. THE PART COST $36.58. LABOR WAS $305.46. THE TOTAL BILL CAME TO $369.60. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, AND I WOULD LIKE FORD TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS COST. 6

MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE. THERE WAS RECALL 98V32300/ SUBFRAME CORROSION, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD FOUR MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED. *YH

SPEEDOMETER WOULD JUMP FROM 30 TO 80 WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE. WOULD NOT REMAIN AT CORRECT SPEED LIMIT WHEN DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS MADE IN BRAZIL & BROUGHT TO USA. SPEEDOMETER WAS CHANGED FROM KLM TO MPH. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD NOTICED PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING. *AK

THIS REPORTED DEFECT IS THE 2ND ONE FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND IT WILL BE IN THE SHOP AGAIN ON 2/6/01. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS THROUGH GEARS, DOESN'T STOP THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND JUMPS OVER GEARS. MOVING THE SHIFT LEVER FROM PARK TO REVERSE CAN PUT THE VEHICLE IN NUETRAL, OR PARK TO DRIVE CAN PUT THE CAR INTO 2ND GEAR. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START IN PARK, AS IT IS NOT REGISTERING THAT THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. IT CAN NOT BE STARTED IN NEUTRAL ALL THE TIME EITHER, AS THE GEAR SHIFT SOMETIMES JUMPS RIGHT PAST NEUTRAL. TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE STAYS STOPPED WHEN PARKED, I'VE HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FOR SAFETY. I CAN NO LONGER SAFELY GO TO THE DRIVE THROUGH CAR WASH, AS THE CAR HAS JUMPED THE "RAIL" FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE, AND STOPPED THE WHOLE CAR WASH LINE.*AK

THIS CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF EXCEPTIONALY,THERE IS NO REASON FOR A TRANSMISSION TO GO OR SPEEDOMETER.IAM A PROFFESIONAL DRIVER BY TRADE.THIS DEALERSHIP WAS EXTREMELY RUDE.NO SATISFACTION FROM ANYONE TO DATE .PLEASE HELP. I ALSO OWN 2001 TAURUS AND 1989 F-150 NOT BOUGHT AT THAT DEALERSHIP.THE SPEEDOMETER BOUNCE'S AROUND 0-80+ ALL THE TIME,THE TRANY WENT IN AN INTERSECTION AS MY WIFE WENT TO PULL OUT THE ENGINE STALLED THE WIRES MELTED AND RUINED TRANSMISSION $1500.00 +*AK