1995 FORD Taurus Problems & Complaints
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POWER TRAIN
354 complaints
TRANSMISSION - CAR DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. IT JUST STOPPED SUDDENLY. *TR
Sep 09, 2008
THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES WHEN STOPPED. I ACTUALLY ROLLED OUT INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN I RELEASED THE BRAKES BEFORE I REALIZED I HAD NO POWER. IT WAS A CLOSE CALL. RESEARCH I HAVE DONE INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
Dec 15, 2007
(AUTO DESCRIPTION) 1995 FORD TAURUS 3.0 LITER ENGINE WITH 45,000 MILES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. (1) NO EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE. (2) TRANSMISSION NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATES #2 CLUTCH FAILURE. LONG DELAY GETTING INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE. CAR LURCHES UPON START-UP. CAR DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY FROM 2ND GEAR INTO 3RD GEAR. TRANSMISSION GENERALLY UNRELIABLE. TRANSMISSION HAS NOT COMPLETELY FAILED YET. (3) HAD DIAGNOSTICS PERFORMED. RECOMMENDED REPAIR IS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $3,000. NEW TRANSMISSION COMES WITH A 3 YR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. MECHANIC DID NOT RECOMMEND HAVING REPAIR DONE AS REPAIR COST APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO VALUE OF CAR WITH WORKING TRANSMISSION. *JB
Jun 06, 2006
MY 1995 FORD TAURUS GL HAS WENT THROUGH 3 TRANSMISSIONS IN THE PAST 6 YEARS. THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION CAN NOT BE REBUILT. I AM TIRED OF SPENDING MONEY TO KEEP THIS CAR RUNNING WHEN THE ONLY PIECE THAT KEEPS GOING OUT IS THE DREADED AX4N TRANSMISSION USED IN THIS VEHICLE. IS THERE NOT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION THAT WILL WORK IN THIS CAR?
Feb 15, 2005
THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, IT IS IN NEED OF THE FORTH TRANSMISSION, AND THE CASE IS CRAKED. THE DEALER STATES THAT THEY WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FORTH TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS AT 37,000, THE SECOND WAS 87,000, NOW AT 100,000 THOUSAND MILES THE VEHICLE NEEDS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHR INFORMATION
Sep 14, 2004
+ 349 more complaints for this component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
296 complaints
WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A HOT DAY ENGINE STALLED. WOULD NOT START. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IT STARTED AND WOULD ONLY ROUGH IDLE. AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS CAME BACK AND CAR STARTED AND RAN FINE. DID THIS ONCE A COUPLE YEARS AGO WITH WIFE DRIVING. *TR
Sep 15, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 15-20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND A LOSS OF STEERING. THE ENGINE FELL AND LANDED ON THE STEERING RODS, WHICH MADE IT EXTREMELY IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS NOT WORTH THE REPAIR, AND WOULD NOT RECOMMEND INVESTING MONEY INTO THE VEHICLE. A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT A LOCAL MIDAS INSTALLED A NEW MUFFLER. THERE WERE SEVERAL RECALLS LISTED FOR THAT YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE AND FORD WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE RECALL FOR THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE, BUT IN REALITY, THERE WERE SIX. FORD ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL ON OCTOBER 6, 1999. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE OR HAVE ANY REPAIRS PERFORMED AT THE LOCATION THEY CLAIMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 103,013. UPDATED 08/04/08 *BF UPDATED 08/07/08
Jul 18, 2008
1995 FORD TAURUS 3.8L STATION WAGON WITH ONLY 28,000 MILES ON IT BLEW THE HEAD GASKET. TODAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2008 WE CALLED BOB DAVIDSON FORD IN TOWSON, FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND FORD EXECUTIVE OFFICES, WHO ALL SAY THEY WILL NOT GIVE ANY ASSISTANCE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE CAR. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW OLD THE CAR IS, IT ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. FORD SHOULD PAY TO FIX THE CAR OR GIVE SOME DECENT SORT OF ALLOWANCE TO HELP COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. IT HAS BEEN REGULARLY OVER THE YEARS, GENERALLY SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, BUT NOT FAR, BECAUSE THE OWNER IS ELDERLY. IF IT WAS DRIVEN BY A YOUNGER PERSON, THE PROBLEM WOULD HAVE SHOWN UP YEARS AGO, WELL WITHIN THE 7 YEAR WARRANTY FORD GAVE FOR THIS PROBLEM UNDER FORD SERVICE CAMPAIGN 00M09. WE WANT FORD MOTOR TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. WE ARE WAITING FOR AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE HEAD GASKET FROM BOB DAVIDSON FORD IN TOWSON MD. WE DO NOT EVEN KNOW YET IF THE ENGINE HAS BEEN DAMAGED. IT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR FORD TO REFUSE TO COVER THIS KNOWN DEFECT. WE ARE PLANNING TO WRITE DIRECTLY TO CHAIRMAN WILLIAM CLAYTON FORD ABOUT THIS. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY GUIDANCE YOU CAN GIVE US. THANK YOU. *TR
Feb 15, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. HE STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME AND AS OF AUGUST 1, 2007, IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,859 MILES. RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE 08/28/07 FAILED. *LJ
Aug 01, 2007
1995 TAURUS FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN BLACK SMOKE STARTED EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER BEFORE THE VEHICLE BECAME TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CONSUMER SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT HER VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR A FAULTY COOLING FAN WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE COOLING FAN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE BECAUSE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS SO BADLY DAMAGED THEREFORE THEY PROVIDED THE CONSUMER WITH NO ASSISTANCE. *NM
Mar 28, 2006
+ 291 more complaints for this component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
80 complaints
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY OVER 45 MPH, WHICH MAKES THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORK AT ALL. NEEDLE JUMPS AROUND WILDLY AND IS VERY DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER. *TR
Feb 29, 2008
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH A NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER. A FIRE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE WHETHER THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL OR FUEL IGNITED, NOR WHAT COMPONENT WAS INVOLVED.*AK
Aug 07, 2006
I AM THE OWNER OF A 1995 FORD TAURUS WITH AROUND 64000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE DATE OF 11/27/05 WHEN BLACK SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, I WAS ONE LIGHT FROM THE WESTBROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT SO MANAGED TO GET TO THE FIREHOUSE AND OFF THE ROAD TO PREVENT ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO OTHERS AROUND ME. I ENDED UP LOSING MY BRAKES FROM THE FIRE AND EVERY WIRE AND ANYTHING PLASTIC UNDER THE HOOD HAD BEEN DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSE. IT SEEMS THE FIRE HAD BEEN CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND STARTED TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT FORD HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING FAN CAUSING AN UNDER-HOOD FIRE. I CONTACTED FORD ON 11/28/05 TO VERIFY IF MY VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL AND WAS TOLD YES, BUT I HAD NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED. AFTER THIS I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED IN SEVERAL WORKING DAYS WITH FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. I WAS CONTACTED BY FORD ON 12/13/05 AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL A FORD DEALER CHECKED THE CAR TO SEE IF THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE COOLING FAN. ON THE DATE OF 12/14/05 I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HAMMONASSET FORD LINCOLN IN MADISON CT TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THEY LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND SAID THERE WAS SO MUCH DAMAGE UNDER THE HOOD, THAT EVERY WIRE HAD MELTED THEY COULD NOT TELL EXACTLY WHERE THE FIRE STARTED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK HOME AND ON 12/20/05 I WAS CONTACTED BY FORD VIA U.S. MAIL AND WAS TOLD DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THEY WERE UNABLE TO VERIFY A MANUFACTURER''S DEFECT THAT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AT THIS TIME. EVERY WIRE UNDER THE HOOD IS STRIPPED OF ITS PLASTIC COATING. AND THE PAINT ON THE HOOD IS BURNED OFF RIGHT OVER THE FAN. THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED TO A CAR WITH ONLY 64000 MILES . *JB
Mar 29, 2006
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995, FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING PROPERLY. CONTACT COULD NOT TELL HOW FAST HE WAS GOING BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING. WHEN GETTING OFF AT THE EXIT THE VEHICLE WAS BEGINNING TO SLOW DOWN. HE THOUGHT THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING. WHILE TRYING TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD SAW SMOKE APPEARING FROM THE RIGHT TIRE ON THE FRONT. SOMEONE CAME UP TO HIM AND HE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR HE LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW FIRE COMING FROM THE GAS TANK. THE AIR INTAKE AND BATTERY MELTED. ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STILL WORKED BECAUSE IT DID NOT GET INTO THE FIRE WALL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD ENOUGH TIME TO SALVAGE MOST OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHERE THE FIRE STARTED. THE DOME LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. WHEN CONTACT NOTICED THESE LIGHTS WERE ON HE TOOK THE FUSE OUT THAT CONTROLS THESE LIGHTS BUT SINCE HE WAS GOING ON A LONG DRIVE . BACK HOME HE PUT THE FUSE BACK IN TO LISTEN TO THE RADIO. THEN WHILE DRIVING HOME THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
Jun 17, 2005
DT: THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND THE OWNER BARELY ESCAPED. FOUND OUT LATER THAT CAR WAS UNDER A RECALL, AND HAD BEEN REPAIRED FROM PREVIOUS OWNER. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS ADVISED BY FORD. DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF FIRE TO BE THE RECALLED PART. BUT, FORD REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES. THE RECALL PART INVOLVED COOLING SYSTEM CIRCUIT BREAKER. WHILE DRIVING OWNER SAW A PUFF OF BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. AS THE OWNER EXITED THE CAR, A FEW SECONDS LATER, THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. LOCAL FIRE DEPTMENT CAME, AND CONDUCTED THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION WHICH DETERMINED THE SAME LOCATION OF THE FIRE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD SEVERAL TIMES. CONSUMER WANTED CAR TO BE FIXED. *AK
Jun 03, 2005
+ 75 more complaints for this component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
66 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
Sep 13, 2013
SPEEDOMETER WORKS UP TO SPEEDS OF 45. ANYTHING ABOVE THAT THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPS AROUND AND MAKES A CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE. I RECEIVED A SPEEDING TICKET FOR THIS. LOOKED ONLINE FOR DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND THAT EVERYONE HAS THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Aug 03, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT READ THE CORRECT SPEED. IT FAILED PREVIOUSLY ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS AND WAS REPAIRED. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT COVERED THE SPEEDOMETER WITH PAPER. THIS MADE THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE NOT VIEWABLE AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DOES NOT DISTRACT THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION AND THERE ARE NO PLANS TO MAKE REPAIRS.
Feb 17, 2006
FAILURE OF CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECT SWITCH UNDER THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER - LIKE THE FAILURE CURRENTLY UNDER RECALL FOR FORD TRUCKS. I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK DUE TO THE INTERLOCK. THE FUSE THAT CONTROLLED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND BRAKES BLEW. WHEN THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE REPAIR FACILITY, THEY FOUND THAT THE DISCONNECT SWITCH AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAD MELTED TO SOME POINT. THE PART HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FORD PART USED TO REPAIR WAS XW7Z-9F924-BA. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS PART IS A NEW DESIGN, OR THE OLD DESIGN. *NM
Oct 03, 2005
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED SPEEDOMETER FLUCUATED BACK AND FORTH. *AK
Feb 08, 2005
+ 61 more complaints for this component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
65 complaints
BRAKE LINES ON 1995 FORD TAURUS SHO AUTO TRANS FAILURE. THE BRAKE LINE IS COATED WITH PLASTIC UP TO THE LAST TWO INCHES. THE FAILURE WAS AT THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS WAS THE SECOND BRAKE LINE FAILURE. THE FRIST WAS IN THE LINE FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF THE CAR. NEARLY UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. FORTUNATELY THE FAILURES OCCURED BEFORE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. *NM
Dec 22, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS NO BRAKE PRESSURE. THIS OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PUT INTO LOW GEAR AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE PROPORTIONING VALVE FAILED CAUSING A RUPTURE IN THE BRAKE LINE AND LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. THE VALVE AND BRAKE LINE ARE BEING REPLACED.
Mar 16, 2006
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
Jan 02, 2004
WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE GOES INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Aug 25, 2003
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
Aug 06, 2003
+ 60 more complaints for this component
SUSPENSION
55 complaints
IT WAS DISCOVERED IN 2005 THAT BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN NEAR THE BOTTOM ON MY 1995 FORD TAURUS. A PORTION OF THE COIL SLIPPED PAST THE BOTTOM SUPPORT OF THE STRUT LEAVING THE SHARP BROKEN EDGE ABOUT 1/4 INCH FROM THE TIRE. IT IS ESPECIALLY WORRISOME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THIS SHARP EDGE WILL PROBABLY PUNCTURE THE TIRE IF THE COIL SPRING SLIPS FURTHER, PAST THE BOTTOM SUPPORT OF THE STRUT. THIS WOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP THE ROTATION OF THE TIRE. AS AN IMPROVEMENT TO THE SITUATION, THE PORTION OF THE BROKEN COIL SPRING NEAR THE TIRE WAS GROUND DOWN GIVING IT ABOUT 1/2 INCH CLEARANCE FROM THE TIRE. THE COIL SPRINGS HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPLACED, BUT REPLACEMENT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 125,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN ON ASPHALT AND CONCRETE ROADS IN AVERAGE CONDITION. COIL SPRINGS SHOULD NOT FAIL IF A CAR IS DRIVEN USING NORMAL CARE. IT WAS DISCOVERED IN 2010 THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN NEAR THE TOP. *TR
Aug 14, 2010
THE VEHICLE'S FRONT SPRINGS FAILED AFTER NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON THE FRONT TWO WHEELS. BOTH SPRINGS SNAPPED IN HALF AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS NOTICED BEFORE I DROVE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, HOWEVER THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT IS VERY HIGH CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF THESE CARS ON THE ROAD. *TR
Jun 03, 2009
THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION BROKE AT THE CENTER OF THE SPRING CAUSING THE FRACTURED COIL TO SNAP OUT AND CONTACT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE SIDE WALL. THIS CONDITION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DROP FROM THE LOSS OF SUPPORT OF THE SPRING AND THEN THE VEHICLE FURTHER DROPPED FROM THE SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. THE END RESULT WAS A TIRE THAT WAS LOCKED UP AND A UN-CONTROLLED SPIN OUT OVER A DITCH THAT WAS OVERFILLED WITH WATER RUNOFF FROM A CURRENT HEAVY STORM . THE DITCH WAS ABOUT 8 FEET DEEP AND THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED OVER THE WATER. MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME AND STATED THAT THIS WAS AN EVER INCREASING OR RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE MANY FRONT SPRINGS ON THIS SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE, A FORD TAURUS. *TR
Sep 18, 2008
ALL 4 SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS BROKE ON OUR 1995 FORD TAURUS. THE DISCOVERY DATE IS LISTED AS THE INCIDENT DATE, YET THE APPEARANCE OF THE BREAK AREAS IS THAT IT IS NOT RECENT. I HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AS RECOMMENDED, AND THE BRAKES ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM BEING THAT HIGH UP ON THE LIFT. THE BRAKES ARE ALSO HIDDEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON THE GROUND AND SPRINGS COMPRESSED. ONLY WHEN REQUESTING PREVENTIVE INSPECTION OF THE STRUTS (OUTCOME FINE, NOT LEAKING) ON A LIFT AT EYE LEVEL WITH THE SPRINGS EXPANDED ARE THE BRAKES EVIDENT. I LOOKED UP ON NHTSA ONLINE DATABASE AND SEE A RECALL FROM AUGUST 2004 ON 1999-2001 FORD TAURUS. I ALSO SEE EXTENSIVE REPORTING ON THE INTERNET OF SIMILAR BRAKES GOING BACK TO AT LEAST 1993. ONE REAR SIDE FENDER CLEARANCE IS DIMINISHED, AND THE 1999-2001 RECALL STATES THE MAIN SAFETY HAZARD IS A BROKEN PIECE OF SPRING PUNCTURING A TIRE WHILE DRIVING. *JB
May 09, 2006
PASSENGER REAR COIL SPRING BROKE PRIOR TO PURCHASE IN 2002 @ APPROX 61,185 MILES, DRIVER REAR COIL SPRING BROKE @ APPROX 88,000 MILES. REPAIR SHOP SENT ME TO FORD AS THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON SPRINGS. FORD DEALER SAID NO OPEN RECALLS FOR THIS CAR, FAILED TO MENTION THE GOV'T INVESTIGATION. NO CONSEQUENCES YET - TIME WILL TELL. WILL REPAIR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT DIFFICULT W/O JOB. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE - IF FORD WANTS THEM THEY CAN HAVE THEM AS SOON AS THEY REPLACE & REPAIR AT NO CHARGE. SPRINGS SHOULDN'T BREAK PRIOR TO 61,185 - WHY ISN'T FORD TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS?? *NM
Oct 27, 2005
+ 50 more complaints for this component
STRUCTURE
52 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME MOUNTED BOLTS FRACTURED WHEN DRIVING OVER AN UNLEVELED ROAD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME, THE FRONT MOUNT BOLTS, THE REINFORCEMENT PLATES, AND THE ENGINE CRADLE FRACTURED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 98V323000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 239,000.
Jul 13, 2015
MY 1995 TAURUS EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE LOWER SUB-FRAME MOUNT RETAINER PLATE. THE RETAINER PLATE HAD BECOME SEVERELY CORRODED OVER TIME AND THIS CORROSION HAD WEAKENED THE RETAINER PLATE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE BOLT HEAD TO PULL THROUGH THE RETAINER PLATE. THIS FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE FROM NORMAL PRECIPITATION AND CONSISTENT WITH THE FAILURE DETAILED IN THE REASONS FOR RECALL SECTION OF SERVICE RECALL BULLETIN 98S36. THE FORD RECALL BULLETIN STATES THE RETAINING PLATE NUT BECOMES SEVERELY CORRODED FROM LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO ROAD SALTS AND RETENTION OF MOISTURE IN THE MOUNTS. DUE TO CORROSION, MY 1995 TAURUS EXPERIENCED THAT SAME FAILURE BUT THE CORROSION WAS NOT CAUSED BY ROAD SALTS. ALTHOUGH THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT SLOW SPEED, STEERING WAS AFFECTED. HAD THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT HIGH-SPEED OR WHILE CROSSING A SLIGHT BUMP OR DIP IN ROAD SURFACE, STEERING COULD HAVE BECOME DIFFICULT, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A CAUSE OF CONCERN FOR OTHER 1986-1995 TAURUS AND SABLE VEHICLES STILL IN SERVICE. BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REGISTERED IN ANY OF THE STATES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, MY REQUEST TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL WAS DENIED. NHTSA RECALL 98V323000 WAS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. HAD THIS VEHICLE BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS SAFETY RECALL, THIS FAILURE WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS FAILURE IS ALSO CAUSED BY CORROSION DUE TO LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE FROM NORMAL PRECIPITATION AND NOT EXCLUSIVE TO ROAD SALTS. THUS, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 98V323000 SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO ONLY STATES WHERE ROAD SALTS ARE USED. THEREFORE, I AM REQUESTING FORD MOTOR COMPANY BE REQUIRED TO EXPAND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 98V323000 TO COVER VEHICLES REGISTERED IN STATES WHERE LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE FROM NORMAL PRECIPITATION IS A FACTOR. *TR
Jun 23, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SUB-FRAME MOUNT DROPPED CAUSING A CLANKING SOUND WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 98V323000 ( STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS) WHO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IN 2001. THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NEVER PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE SINCE THERE WERE NO NEW BOLTS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.
Aug 19, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD TAURUS. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE FROM AN INDEPENDENT PARTY, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STRUT WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SUBFRAME WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1,412,622.
Jun 02, 2010
98V323000 THIS IS THE RECALL ID I HAVE THIS CAR AND THE REAR SUBFRAME MOUNT IS BROKE THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE BOLT BROKE
Mar 22, 2010
+ 47 more complaints for this component
AIR BAGS
52 complaints
REAR-ENDED AN SUV GOING APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH, TOTALING BOTH VEHICLES AND CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY TAURUS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Dec 17, 2007
I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT TWO WEEKS AGO. I HIT A TREE IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR AND THEN FLIPPED IT ON ITS SIDE THE AIR BAGS DINT GO OFF WHEN I FIRST HIT THE TREE. I FRACTURED MY BACK, HAVE SEVERE BRUISING ON MY LUNGS, AND 9 STITCHES IN MY RIGHT KNEE. NOTHING WAS DONE TO THE CAR TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS TOTALED. *NM
Oct 18, 2006
1995 FORD TAURUS FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY.*MR *NM
Apr 25, 2005
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, WHO WILL WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK.....*AK
Jan 03, 2005
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
Oct 01, 2003
+ 47 more complaints for this component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
47 complaints
AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FUEL SPILLED ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO DISCOVERED THAT FUEL TANK HAD A VERY BIG CRACK IN IT. THERE ARE RECALLS ON THE FUEL TANK, RECALL 97V144000 AND 97V145000 WERE ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Oct 06, 2004
THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FUEL TANK AND PUMP WAS REPLACED. *TS *JB
Apr 04, 2003
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING. ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS STALL WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD NO WARRANTY THEY WON'T REPLACE IT UNLESS HE PAYS FOR IT. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACE. ALSO STATED THAT HE IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. TS *DT
Dec 27, 2002
IN HOT WEATHER GAS FUMES SEEP IN THE CAR, CAUSING A NAUSEOUS AND SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK
Aug 18, 2002
FUEL HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR THIRD TIME IN 3 YEARS. VEHICLE WON'T START, DEALER DETERMINED FUEL PUMP WAS THE CAUSE.*AK
Jun 28, 2002
+ 42 more complaints for this component
VISIBILITY
34 complaints
THE REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS FALLEN OFF TWICE, ON ONE OCCASION IT FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING, HITTING CONSUMER ON THE SHOULDER. *SLC
Aug 30, 2002
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE HEATER CORE FAILED, HOT COOLANT STARTED LEAKING INTO VEHICLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE COMPARTMENT. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
May 20, 2002
HEATER CORE FAILED DUE TO OVERHEATING OF ENGINE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Apr 12, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THE WIPER MOTOR AND WIPER BLADES FAILED.(LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CLIENT) *YH
Mar 20, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THE WIPER MOTOR AND WIPER BLADES FAILED.(LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CLIENT) *YH
Mar 20, 2002
+ 29 more complaints for this component
TIRES
26 complaints
HIT A ROCK IN THE ROAD CAUSING MASSIVE DEFLATION AND LEADING TO WRECK OF CAR. TIRES HAVE BEEN SENT INTO GENERAL/CONTINENTAL AND THEY HAVE DENIED ANY CLAIMS. AFTER LOOKING AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON GENERAL ALTIMAX HP,WHY HASN'T THE DOT DONE A RECALL?? WHO IS CORRUPT AND GETTING MONEY IN THE DOT NOT TO FORCE GENERAL INTO A RECALL? I LOOKED AND BFG,MICHELIN,AND THE PARENT COMPANY CONTINENTAL DO NOT HAVE THE COMBINED COMPLAINTS OF GENERAL ALTIMAX. MADE IN CHINA BTW
Aug 12, 2015
DRIVING AT 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY, MY CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE BAD AND THEN THE RIGHT BACK TIRE BLEW OUT A FEW MINUTES LATER. THE TIRE WAS FAIRLY NEW AND IN GREAT SHAPE WITH GREAT TREAD STILL ALL AROUND IT. WE REPLACED THE TIRE. *TR
Sep 18, 2010
PURCHASED 2 FIRESTONE FR 380 ON 7/21/09 AND HAD THEM PUT ON REAR.ON 7/28/09 WHILE TRAVELING ON FREEWAY AT 70MPH SUDDENLY DRIVER REAR TIRE FAILED. PEOPLE IN CAR BEHIND REPORTED TIRE SUDDENLY WENT FLAT AND HUB CAP FLEW OFF. DAUGHTER LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND WENT INTO DITCH AND ALMOST FLIPPED HIT MANY SMALL TREES 1 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER CAR CAME TO A STOP PASSENGERS NOT HURT. *TR
Aug 03, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE HAS DOUGLAS AND LOMASON EXTRA TRAC A-W, SIZE P205/165R15 TIRES. THE CONTACT PURCHASED TWO TIRES FOR THE FRONT OF HER VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2007. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN MAKING A LOUD NOISE EVER SINCE THEY WERE PURCHASED. THE TIRES CAUSED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. WAL-MART, FROM WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED, BALANCED THE TIRES TWICE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,261 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,128. THE CONSUMER STATED TRIED SWITCHING TIRES AND THE SAME DEFECT STILL PERSISTS. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR
Aug 29, 2007
TIRE THREAD PEELED OFF TIRE, DAMAGE CAR AS WE DROVE DOWN THW HIGHWAY. FIRESTONE TIRE, P205/65R15 F6A SO6R X10 14942. *AK
Apr 08, 2005
+ 21 more complaints for this component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
25 complaints
STALLS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS FROM M30 TO 70 MPH. FORD DEALER SAYS HE CAN'T FIND ANYTHIG WRONG...
Jan 15, 2004
WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK AT ANY SPEED. *NLM
Mar 18, 2003
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Nov 24, 2000
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVER VEHICLE. *AK
Aug 13, 2000
SPEEDOMETER HEAD HAS FAILED AGAIN ON THIS CAR. THE ORIGINAL HEAD FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY FORD UNDER WARRANTY. THE HEAD THAT WAS INSTALLED HAS NOW FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE ORIGINAL, THE ORIGINAL PART FAILED AT 29,000 MILES AND THE REPLACEMENT ONE HAS NOW FAILED AT 27,000 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLES WAVERS AND FLOATS ALL OVER THE DIAL. SOMETIMES IT JUST PEGS AT 85 MPH WHEN THE ACTUAL SPEED IS 30 MPH OR LESS. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING. FORD WANTS FIVE HUNDRED PLUS DOLLARS TO REPAIR THIS AGAIN. CALLS TO THE LOCAL DEALER HAVE REVEALED THAT THERE ARE OTHER TAURUS OWNERS WHO HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS SPEEDOMETER HEADS AND THEY COMMENTED THAT EVEN IF IT IS CHANGED THAT THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART WON'T FAIL AGAIN...IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE FOR FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO EXPECT AN OWNER TO PAY FOR THIS SAFETY RELATED REPAIR WHEN THEY ARE SUPPLYING DEFECTIVE PARTS!
Jun 23, 2000
+ 20 more complaints for this component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
21 complaints
1995 FORD TAURAS AND THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE DISCOLORED SO BADLY THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. I HAVE TRIED ALL TYPES OF PLASTIC CLEANERS AND NOTHING WORKS. THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE IS TO REPLACE THE LENS WITH NEW. I CALLED FORD AND THEY HAVE NO RECALL FOR THIS HAZARDOUS CONDITION. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED OTHER TAURAS' ON THE ROAD WITH THE SAME CONDITION.
Jul 21, 2005
HEADLIGHTS COVERS ARE MADE OF INFERIOR MATERIALS AND ARE EASILY SUN-DAMAGED, CAUSING REDUCED NIGHTTIME VISIBILITY AND FREQUENT NEAR-ACCIDENT SITUATIONS. *JB
Feb 13, 2005
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
May 20, 2003
VEHICLE'S BRAKES LIGHT SWITCH BRUNT OUT AND FAILED. THIS RESULTED IN NO BRAKE LIGHTS.
May 05, 2003
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
Jan 02, 2002
+ 16 more complaints for this component
STEERING
20 complaints
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
Sep 13, 2013
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED LAST JULY. IN OCTOBER I NOTICED THAT WHEN I TOOK A LEFT HAND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD STICK AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL IT TO GET IT STRAIGHT. I TOOK IT TO BE FIXED BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THEN. THREE DAYS AGO I TOOK MY KIDS OUT FOR ICE CREAM AND WE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. THIS TIME THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED COMPLETELY, I COULD NOT MOVE IT AND WE SLAMMED INTO ANOTHER CAR. NOBODY BELIEVED ME, IT TOOK ALOT OF SEARCHING TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS THE BUSHINGS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. ALTHOUGH I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IT HAS GIVEN ME NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. *TR
Jun 03, 2007
THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING.*JB
Feb 25, 2003
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING LEAKING. ALSO STATED THAT HAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ENGINE. ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THAT IS WHEN STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING LEAKING OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER WONT FIXED THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE CONSUMER PAYS FOR THE WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE DIFFERENT ENGINES ON THE VEHICLE. TS
Dec 23, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR SCC
Oct 23, 2002
+ 15 more complaints for this component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN
14 complaints
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.
Jan 15, 2004
SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE. VSS HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT ONCE, AND SPEEDO GEAR WHICH FITS INTO THE TRANSMISSION HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED ONCE AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE. HEAD GASKETS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE, ALSO AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE. SPEEDO HAS NOW FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME.
Jun 10, 2002
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
Apr 04, 2002
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
Feb 28, 2002
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
Jan 04, 2002
+ 9 more complaints for this component
SEAT BELTS
9 complaints
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 COULD HAVE BOUGHT A SAVER EUROPEAN CAR. NOW, I HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF PAIN FOR LIFE, CALLED RSD, WHICH TRAVELS. MY LIFE HAS BEEN ON "HOLD" SINCE 12/18/96 AND I CANNOT "PLAN" ANYTHING. I MUST CARRY MY "MEDICAL RECORDS" WITH ME ANYWHERE I GO, BECUASE OF THE NATURE OF MY TREATMENT, AND THE DRUGS INVOLVED. WWW.RSDSA.ORG TO "SEE" WHAT I LOOKED LIKE, AND HOW I HURT. 1988-1995 SEAT BELTS ARE OF THE SAME DEFECTIVE DESIGN.*AK
Jul 13, 2003
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
Jan 14, 2002
DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT IS COMING ACROSS THE CONSUMER'S THROAT. A BELT EXTENDER HAS HELPED SOMEWHAT. *AK
Oct 04, 1999
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT LATCH PLATE HAS COME OFF THE BELT WHICH HAS CAUSED THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Sep 28, 1999
ON 12/08/1998 MY FATHER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF HIS LIFE. HE WAS HIT ON THE DIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BY A SEMI-TRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. THE POLICE INDICATED IN THERE REPORT THAT WHEN THEY ARRIVED ON THE SCENE THAT MY DAD WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT. MY DAD ALWAYS WORE HIS SEAT BELT HE WOULD NOT EVEN LET SOMEONE RIDE WITH HIM WITHOUT THEM WAREING THEIR SEAT BELT. LOOKING AT THE WREAKAGE I NOTICE THAT THE ARM REST WAS DOWN AND THAT THE SEAT BELT LATCH WAS UNDER THE ARM REST. MY QUESTION: HAS IT BEEN TESTED AND/OR IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE BELT TO BECOME DISCONNECTED DURING A SIDE IMPACT CRASH?
Dec 21, 1998
+ 4 more complaints for this component
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
9 complaints
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
Apr 11, 2002
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
Apr 11, 2002
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
Apr 11, 2002
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
Jun 22, 2001
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
Apr 09, 2001
+ 4 more complaints for this component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
7 complaints
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
Mar 07, 2001
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE UNLESS DRIVER TIGHTENS THE LATCH. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Jun 07, 1999
THE DEFECTIVE REAR DOOR LATCH UNLOCKS UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER REPLACED LATCH 1 TIME. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
Nov 14, 1997
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILED.
Jul 07, 1997
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK POPPED OUT.
Jun 30, 1997
+ 2 more complaints for this component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT
6 complaints
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
Jul 02, 2003
COOLING FAN ON MY 1995 FORD TAURUS BURNED UP. I COMPLIED WITH [NHTSA RECALL NO. 01V390/FORD RECALL NO. 01S30] IN NOV. 2002. I THOUGHT THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *JB
Apr 06, 2003
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
Jan 07, 2002
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
Apr 12, 2001
A/C FAILED PREVIOUS YEAR WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND DEALER FAILED TO DETECT ANY MALFUNCTION. A/C FAILED EXACTLY 1 YEAR TO THE DAY LATER AND DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR A/C UNDER DEALER WARRANTY SINCE THEY HAD NOT WORKED ON THE COMPRESSOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR. IN HAVING SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH FORD OWNERS I HAVE DISCOVERED A TREND WITH PROBLEMS NOT ONLY WITH THE HEAD GASKETS, BUT ALSO WITH THE A/C. THIS APPEARS TO BE A TREND IN COMPRESSOR FAILURES WHICH LEADS TO A $900.00 REPAIR.
Oct 18, 2000
+ 1 more complaint for this component
EQUIPMENT
6 complaints
CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS A/C CLUTCH HUB WAS REPLACED.*SLC
Jul 24, 2002
A/C HOSE & MANIFOLD FAILED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK AND CAUSE MALFUNCTION OF SYSTEM. *ET
Nov 23, 1999
CASSETTE PLAYER OPERATION IS NOISY.
Oct 10, 1997
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.
Jul 11, 1996
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *TT
Oct 06, 1995
+ 1 more complaint for this component
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6 complaints
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO DEALER AND REPLACED EEC WIRES, AND PCM RELAY MODULE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
May 28, 2002
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
Oct 12, 2001
ODOMETER IS ERRATIC, ABOVE 50MPH NEEDLE SHOWS ANY READING. DEALER KNOWS ELECTRONIC ANALOGUE CHIP HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Feb 27, 2001
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
Feb 02, 2001
TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A 'CLUNKING' NOISE WHILE CRUISING ON INTERSTATE, THEN WHITE SMOKE SEEN COMING FROM BACK AND UNDERSIDE OF CAR AS ENGINE STARTS TO WHINE. PULLED OVER TO CHECK PROBLEM AS SOON AS NOTED SINCE NO WARNING LAMPS LIGHTED INSIDE VEHICLE. ONCE PULLED ONTO SHOULDER, BURNT TRANSMISSION FLUID BURST UNDER CAR. ALL OTHER FLUID LEVELS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND ACCEPTABLE. WHEN COOLED DOWN, CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEAR. NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO NEAREST FORD GARAGE AND TOLD TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE. NO EXTERNAL TRAUMA NOTED. TRANSMISSION COST OVER $2000 AND FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WOULD NOT OFFER ANY REIMBURSEMENT. ROUTINE TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT 42300 MILES. PERSONALLY, I FEEL THAT A WELL-MAINTAINED TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 49000 MILES.
Aug 15, 2000
+ 1 more complaint for this component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5 complaints
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE OIL CHANGED IN HIS 1995 FORD TAURUS THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE EPOXY COATING COVERING THE ENGINE OIL PAN FAILED AND CAME OFF. AS A RESULT THE PAN WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. *NM WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDMETER NEEDLE SUDDENLY MOVED BACK AND FORTH VERY FAST*NM
Mar 02, 2005
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE A/C WAS ON. THEN, TURNED OFF THE A/C, AND COULD SMELL LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. FINALLY, LIGHT WENT OFF, AND RESTARTED VEHICLE WHICH HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE THEN. *AK OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. *YH
Sep 06, 2000
SPEEDOMETER READING ERRATICALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS IS THE SECOND SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON THIS 95 TAURUS. REGARDING ENGINE SHUT OFF, IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES DURING OUR TRIP TO AZ. ALL THREE TIMES, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN FREE
Aug 18, 2000
THIS IS REPULSIVE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY PROPBLEMS WITH FORDS WITH 3.8... EVERYONE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.. SOMEONE MAKE FORD PAY. *AK
Oct 19, 1999
ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN WHICH CAUSED THE CHECK OIL LIGHT TO COME ON. VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN RIGHT NOW. DEALER HAS VEHICLE. *AK
Jul 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5 complaints
'RECALL CAMPAIGN' FORD TAURUS 1995 RECALLED THE ENGINE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLING CIRCUIT BREAKER. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR AND FAN, BUT NEVER INSTALLED THE BREAKER. THE DEALER FOUND A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER SHOP. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON JUNE 11. 2002 THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED ON JUNE 28, 2002. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC WHO PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED THE RECALL WORK, STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND POSSIBLY A CRACKED HEAD FROM OVERHEATING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FAN MOTOR DID NOT CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE LEARNED OF A RECALL REGARDING THE HEAD GASKET WHICH THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP DENIED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY FOUND THE FAN MOTOR AND CIRCUIT BREAKER NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THEY DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AGAIN, AND THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT TIMES. *JB
Feb 24, 2005
THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. CONSUMER HAD THE COMPUTER/ COIL, AND DISTRIBUTOR REPLACED. ALSO, ENGINE HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES.*AK
Nov 08, 2004
REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR MOTOR, FAN AND FUSE ASSEMBLY PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. *PH *LA
Apr 13, 2004
VEHICLE STALLED WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. ENGINE WILL SHUTDOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLS SEVERAL TIMES DUE TI SENSOR AND SPARK PLUGS FAILURE. *YH
Aug 22, 2000
ENGINE OVERHEATED, TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP, HEAD GASKET FAILED, WAS AFTER RECALL DATE (DEC. 98) WAS TOLD NO MAXIMUM MILEAGE BY FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. LATER FORD CHANGED DATE BUT PUT A LID OF 100,000 MILES. HAVE CONTACTED FORD SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAILE. I FEEL THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE BUT A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE REIMBURSED TO THE CUSTOMER.
May 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4 complaints
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
Apr 25, 2001
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCLERATED TO 90 MPH IN SECONDS. DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE INOPERATIVE. HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER SAID IT MIGHT BE THE PASSING GEAR OR A VACCUM HOSE WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN CLOGGED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Aug 06, 1999
HAD APPLIED BRAKES AFTER GOING 35MPH, WHEN ENGINE REVVED UP & SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. PRESSED BRAKES HARDER & VEHICLE STOPPED. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, VEHICLE WOULD JUMP EITHER BACKWARD OR FORWARD ABOUT3-5 FET. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPLACED IAC MOTOR/T-BODY/THROTTLE CABLE/PUMP RELAY & SOME OTHER PARTS. *AK
May 01, 1998
WAS TRYING TO GET ON HIGHWAY; TOOK FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT STILL ACCELERATED. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. HAD TO FORCE VEHICLE INTO PARK AFTER GUIDING TO SIDE OF ROAD TO STOP. TOOK TO DEALER & EVERYTHING WAS WAS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Sep 30, 1997
STEERING,SUSPENSION
3 complaints
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
Mar 21, 2002
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
Mar 15, 2002
SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER MALFUNCTIONED/REPLACED (39,000 MILES)BUT NOW VEHICLE IS TMU-TRUE MILEAGE UNKNOWN-ANY RECOURSE?DASHBOARD VIBRATES INTENSELY AT 70-75MPH. TIRES BALANCED, ROTATED, REPLACED. STRUTS(4) REPLACED, STEERING COMPONENTS CHECKED BUT STILL VIBRATION. APPEARS THAT DASH DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH SUPPORT. *AK
May 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE
3 complaints
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
Feb 21, 2002
MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE. THERE WAS RECALL 98V32300/ SUBFRAME CORROSION, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD FOUR MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED. *YH
Feb 07, 2001
ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS FAILED.*ET
Nov 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3 complaints
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
Oct 24, 2001
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.
Jun 10, 2001
1. RADIATOR - FAILED DUE TO DESIGN DEFECT IN PLASTIC TO ALUMINUM CORE JOINT, CAUSING LOSS OF COOLANT, REPLACEMENT FAILED WITHIN ONE DAY. REPLACEMENT FOR THAT ONE LASTED ONLY ABOUT 20,000 ADDITIONAL MILES, SO A TOTAL OF THREE IDENTICAL RADIATOR FAILURES WITH LOSS OF COOLANT IN ABOUT 25,000 MILES ON THE SAME CAR. SAME PROBLEM ON SON'S 1995 TAURUS SEDAN WITH SAME ENGINE. ORIGINAL RADIATOR FAILED, REPLACEMENT FAILED WITHIN 1,000 MILES OF INSTALLATION. THIS EXPERIENCE SEEMS TO INDICATE A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN DEFECT IN THE TAURUS RADIATOR. 2. BRAKE FAILURE. DEFECT IN DESIGN OF REAR CALIPERS USED WITH ABS SYSTEM ON THE TAURUS RESULTS IN RAINWATER INTRUSION CAUSING RUSTING OF CALIPER PINS THAT THEN IMPEDES PROPER RETRACTION OF THE BRAKE PADS. EXCESSIVE PAD WEAR RESULTS IN METAL TO METAL CONTACT BETWEEN THE CALIPER PISTON AND THE PAD BACKING PLATE WITH GREATLY REDUCED BRAKING EFFICIENCY. *AK
Feb 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY
3 complaints
A STRESS CRACK DEVELOPED IN WINDSHIELD DUE TO A FAULT IN STRUCTURE. WINDSHIELD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING RATTLING NOISE AND WAS FIXED. *YH
Jan 10, 2001
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN ODOR OF ANTI-FREEZE CAME THROUGH AIR VENTS INSIDE OF VEHICLE. TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO INDICATED POSSIBLE HEATER CORE OR HEAD GASKETS CAUSING PROBLEM WHICH IS OR COULD BE REPARABLE. MEANWHILE OWNER HAS TO CONTINUALLY ADD ANTI-FREEZE TO VEHICLE TO PREVENT IT FROM HEATING UP. *AK
May 08, 2000
ENGINE AND HEATER HOSE FAILED. NLM
Apr 05, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
3 complaints
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING FUEL ODOR / VAPOR COMING THROUGH A/C VENT INTERMITTENTLY WHEN A/C IS USED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Apr 17, 2000
THE VEHICLE WOULD QUIT RUNNING DUE TO MISSING PAR T IN ENGINE. THE MODULATOR HAD GONE BAD. THIS CUTS OFF FUEL TO FUEL PUMP. THE GAS TANK HAD SMOKE COMING OUT. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. *AK
Sep 16, 1999
ENGINE FAILURE. ALSO REPLACED FUEL PUMP.
Apr 25, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN
3 complaints
MISALIGNED HEAD LAMPS/FRONT&REAR DOOR/TAILGATE DOOR/HOOD. YOU CAN HEAR GAS IN TANK MOVING AROUND
Oct 02, 1999
MISALIGNED HEAD LAMPS/FRONT&REAR DOOR/TAILGATE DOOR/HOOD. YOU CAN HEAR GAS IN TANK MOVING AROUND
Oct 02, 1999
ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.ALSO FRONT ENGINE MAIN SEAL LEAKING/EGR VALVE FAILED/ RIGHT REAR DISC BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP, CAUSING BRAKE PADS TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON/OF.
Feb 28, 1999
SEATS
3 complaints
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT, TRACK AND ANCHORS, FAULTY WHEN DRIVING VECHILE SEAT MOVES.*AK
Jul 30, 1996
DESIGN OF HEADREST INADEQUATE FOR TALL DRIVERS. *SD
Jul 08, 1996
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BOTH FRONT SEATBACKS BROKE AN RECLINED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Apr 05, 1996
STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN
2 complaints
THIS PAST SUNDAY, ON JUNE 11, 2017 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A GRADUATION PARTY AND THERE WAS A LOUD "POW" ONCE I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP. MY STEERING WAS VERY STIFF (AS IF I WAS DRIVING AN ANCIENT LARGE TRUCK WITH NO POWER STEERING, ALSO MY EXHAUST SYSTEM AT LEAST PARTIALLY CAME UNDUN. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CRIPPLED CAR TO OUR REGULAR REPAIR SHOP, WHO TOLD ME THAT I HAD A SUBFRAME RUST-COLLAPSE. I HAD TALKED TO A SHADETREE MECHANIC FRIEND, WHO SAID THAT IT WASN'T AN ACTUAL SUBFRAME COLLAPSE, BUT THE NEXT LAYER UP, THE ENGINE CRADLE WHOSE SLEEVES ARE NO THICKER STEEL THAN THE UNIBODY SHEETMETAL. ONE OF THE SLEEVES RUSTED THROUGH. SUPPOSEDLY THE ENGINE CRADLE SLEEVES ARE REMOVABLE/OR THE CRADLE ITSELF. MY MECHANIC FRIEND AND THE TOW FELLOW THAT BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO MY HOME, BOTH SAID THAT WHAT HAPPENED IS QUITE RARE, THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH AN INCIDENT. THE CRADLE RUST THROUGH CAUSED MY FRONT SUBFRAME TO PARTIALLY COLLAPSE AND THE ENGINE IS TILTED DOWN ON THE RIGHT-FRONT. THIS DISCONNECTED THE EXHAUST AND BOUND-UP MY RACK-AND-PINION STEERING, RENDERING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS CAR IS NOT A RUST-BUCKET, NO RUSTY BODY PANEL HOLES, AND EVERYTHING ELSE STILL WORKS! JUST THE PAINT AND CLEARCOAT ARE FLAKING-OFF. I HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND SEARCHED LOCAL SALVAGE YARDS, BUT CANNOT FIND A GOOD ENGINE CRADLE/SLEEVES. YET, THERE ARE SCADS OF GOOD TAURUS ENGINES CHEAPLY AVAILABLE. WHY DIDN'T FORD OFFER REPLACEMENT ENGINE CRADLE/SLEEVES? WAS THERE NO RECALL? I'D BET I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAPPENED TO!! I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS CAR FIXED! I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE SUBFRAME FALLEN AFTER THE ENGINE CRADLE FAILURE. PLEASE SEND ME AN E-MAIL ADDRESS I CAN UPLOAD THEM TO. I LOSE THIS PAGE IF I TRY TO UPLOAD HERE (4TH TIME!)
Jun 19, 2017
SPEEDOMETER WAS'T WORKING, VERY NOISY BRAKES
Mar 25, 2002
STEERING,STRUCTURE
2 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD TAURUS. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ABNORMALLY TURN AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION AND A DETACHMENT OF BOLTS IN THE REAR CORNERS OF THE SUBFRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V323000 (STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS) RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Sep 23, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE ENGINE FELL ON THE GROUND. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE AS THE PARTS BEGAN TO FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS ON THE REAR CORNER OF THE SUB FRAME FELL OFF AND THE REPAIR COST WAS $617 . HE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULDN'T OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V323000, STRUCTURE, FRAME AND MEMBERS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 138000. UPDATED 12/30/09. *LJ ALSO, THE POWER STEERING WAS INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 12/30/09. *JB
Dec 04, 2009
SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2 complaints
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 1995 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT STEERING WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A REALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT NEED AN ALIGNMENT BEFORE HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES AND THE BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 41,658 MILES. *AK
Mar 08, 2007
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
Sep 04, 2001
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2 complaints
WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR IT MAKES A BAD POWER STERRING SOUND MY FLUID IS NOT LOW. MR
Oct 11, 2002
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP. THEN, HAVE TO WAIT AND RESTART.*AK
Oct 06, 2000
SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT
2 complaints
THE CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS STARTING FROM THE DAY IT WAS DELIVERED. THE PROBLEMS BEGAN WITH FLAKING PAINT, MISALIGNED HOOD, DOOR AND BUMPER DUE TO POOR QUALITY CONTROL. THESE PROBLEMS WERE FIXED BY DEALER W/O CHARGE, AS WAS THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. REPAIRS FOR MUFFLER FAILURE, SWAY BAR LINKAGE FAILURE, AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE AND STARTER MOTOR FAILURE WERE NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER UNDER ANY SORT OF RECALL. THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER AND STARTER MOTOR COST OVER $1200 TO FIX. THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS INTERMITTENT. SOME TIMES THE CAR WOULD START AND OTHER TIMES THE STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. ONE TIME THE ENGINE SIMPLY DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. STARTER MOTOR WOULD NOT ENGAGE UNTIL ENGINE COOLED DOWN AND HAD BEEN SITTING FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. THEN STARTER MOTOR WOULD WORK. MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP SAID THE STARTER MOTOR PROBABLY HAD "DEAD" AREAS IN STARTER MOTOR THAT MAY BE CAUSING INTERMITTENT FAILURE. AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE ATTRIBUTED TO FAILURE OF "MOTOR MOUNTS" THAT CAUSED RUPTURE OF MULTIPLE HOSES IN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. I'VE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WITH SO MANY EQUIPMENT FAILURES WITH THIS TYPE OF MILEAGE.*AK
Sep 04, 2002
THE CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS STARTING FROM THE DAY IT WAS DELIVERED. THE PROBLEMS BEGAN WITH FLAKING PAINT, MISALIGNED HOOD, DOOR AND BUMPER DUE TO POOR QUALITY CONTROL. THESE PROBLEMS WERE FIXED BY DEALER W/O CHARGE, AS WAS THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. REPAIRS FOR MUFFLER FAILURE, SWAY BAR LINKAGE FAILURE, AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE AND STARTER MOTOR FAILURE WERE NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER UNDER ANY SORT OF RECALL. THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER AND STARTER MOTOR COST OVER $1200 TO FIX. THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS INTERMITTENT. SOME TIMES THE CAR WOULD START AND OTHER TIMES THE STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. ONE TIME THE ENGINE SIMPLY DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. STARTER MOTOR WOULD NOT ENGAGE UNTIL ENGINE COOLED DOWN AND HAD BEEN SITTING FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. THEN STARTER MOTOR WOULD WORK. MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP SAID THE STARTER MOTOR PROBABLY HAD "DEAD" AREAS IN STARTER MOTOR THAT MAY BE CAUSING INTERMITTENT FAILURE. AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE ATTRIBUTED TO FAILURE OF "MOTOR MOUNTS" THAT CAUSED RUPTURE OF MULTIPLE HOSES IN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. I'VE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WITH SO MANY EQUIPMENT FAILURES WITH THIS TYPE OF MILEAGE.*AK
Sep 04, 2002
SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2 complaints
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. ALSO, STEERING SHOOK. IT STARTED AT 35 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Jan 18, 2002
HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 93000MILES, ENGINE WAS OKAY AT THIS TIME. VEHICLE WAS SHAKING WHEN SHE TURNED HER VEHICLE ON. DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT THE MILEAGE EXCEEDS .*AK THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AGAIN AFTER BEING REPLACED. *YH
Aug 18, 2000
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2 complaints
POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. BRAKES MAKE A NOISE LIKE GRINDING METAL AGAINST METAL.
May 01, 2001
WHEN DRIVING WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE, CAR WAS SHAKING WHEN GOING OVER 20 MPH AND MADE RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS, ALSO THE POWER STEERING CUT OFF . *AK
Jun 27, 1996
STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2 complaints
ENGINE GASKET/ POWER STEERING, WATER PUMP FAILED. *AK
Oct 17, 2000
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON A BUSY INTERSTATE VEHICLE STALLED AND WENT OUT. CONSUMER HAD TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE POWER STEERING ALSO WENT OUT, UNTI L VEHICLE COOLED OFF. CONSUMER THEN STARTED VEHICLE, WENT A COUPLE OF MILES, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. CONSUMER FEELS THIS PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE, AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK A MECHANIC ADVICED THAT A FUEL PUMP BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT COULD OVER HEAT AND SHUT DOWN IN HOT WEATHER. THE DRIVER DID NOT ACCEPT THE ADVICE AND THE FUEL PUMP IS DOING FINE. *YH
Mar 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS
2 complaints
AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION NOT DISENGAGING OUT OF PARK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Mar 20, 2000
AIRBAG SPRING/ SPEEDOMETER CABLE FAILURE.
Oct 16, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT
2 complaints
I HAVE HAD HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS,BRAKE PROBLEMS(REAR CALIPERS),ROTORS,TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE,RADIATOR LEAKAGE,ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM,A/C PUMP FAILURE
Mar 16, 2000
WHEN DRIIVNG AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES ARE GOING HALF WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. ALSO, MOTOR MOUNTS WENT OUT/ AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED, AND WAS BLOWING HOT AIR, AND TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE STALLING, CUTTING OFF AND SHIFTING HARD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR SERVICE THREE TIMES AND, THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSES OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Oct 18, 1999
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2 complaints
THE SPEEDOMETER SQUEALS AND THE NEEDLE BEGINS BOUNCING AND REGISTERING THE INCORRECT SPEED WHEN TRAVELING AT 50 MPH OR MORE. THIS IS THE SECOND SPEEDOMETER HEAD ON THIS CAR AS THE ORIGINAL ALSO FAILED WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE ORIGINAL WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT FORD DEALER SAYS THAT THE REPLACEMENT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE SEEN DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE IDENTICAL PART FAILURE AND AT LEAST SERVICE BULLETINS LISTED IN YOUR DATABASES. I FEEL THAT THIS ITEM PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT OTHER COMPONENTS ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THE BEHAVIOR OF THE SPEEDO. CAN YOU PROVIDE ANY GUIDANCE IN GETTING RELIEF FROM THE MANUFACTURER? I DO NOT SEE WHY I AND OTHERS AFFECTED SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT AND STILL INSTALLS AS A REPLACEMENT PART.
Sep 30, 1999
NO SUMMARY
Sep 05, 1999
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
2 complaints
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND KNOCK HER OUT. *AK
Dec 23, 1997
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHERE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY , SEAT BELTS WERE WORN. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *AK
Jun 27, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS
2 complaints
WHILE DRIVING CAR IN HIGH SPEED LANE IN AZ, CAME UPON ANOTHER CAR, LEFT FRONT WHEEL OF OTHER CAR STARTED SWAYING, FORD DRIVER HIT BRAKES (ABS), THEY LOCKED UP, FRONT OF TAURUS HIT REAR OF OTHER CAR AT 65 MPH, DRIVER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. *A
Aug 20, 1996
TAKING EXIT IN LEFT LANE, VEHICLE GOING DOWN RAMP, BRAKES (ABS) FAILED TO STOP, WENT INTO INTERSECTION, HIT 2 OTHER PARKED VEHICLES, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK CONSUMER STATES POSSIBLE ACCELERATION JAM OR CRUIS CONTROL, VEHICLE PICKED UP SPEED AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND HIT A ROAD SIDE CONCRETE BLOCK AND TWO PARJED CARS CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB
Jul 16, 1996
SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,ENGINE
1 complaint
SUB FRAME.
Dec 19, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
BRAKE LINES AT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WALL FROM THE ABS PUMP RUSTED THROUGH DURING VEHICLE OPERATION CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID AND ABILITY TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE. *JS
Jul 27, 2014
STEERING,SUSPENSION,ENGINE
1 complaint
I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A BIG BANG CAR SLAMMED PAVEMENT BEGAN TO SWERVE. STARTED SMOKING OFF BURNED RUBBER TIRE POPPED AN CAR WAS BROKE DOWN WHEEL DANGLING. *TR
Mar 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
ARRIVING HOME, I PARKED THE CAR IN OUR ATTACHED GARAGE. I WENT INTO THE GARAGE AND I NOTICED THE SMELL OF SOMETHING HOT OR SHORTED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I BACKED THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE NEXT DAY, I RECONNECTED THE BATTERY AND NO LONGER NOTICED THE SMELL. I DROVE IT AND THERE WAS NO MORE ODOR. THE SPEED CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE, AND THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ON THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE 3 AMP FUSE IN THE WIRNG HARNESS WAS BLOWN, BUT ONLY AFTER COMING CLOSE TO STARTING A FIRE. FORD HAS A HISTORY OF SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ON THE WIRING HARNESS AND CAUSING FIRES. THIS CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2007 TO INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS WITH A 3 AMP FUSE BETWEEN THE SWITCH AND THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO WHERE IT OFFERED NO PROTECTION. THE CAR WAS RECALLED AGAIN IN 2008 TO REPLACE THE FIRST WIRING HARNESS WITH ONE HAVING THE FUSE AHEAD OF THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE 3 AMP FUSE IN SERIES WITH THE 15 AMP FUSE IS FAR LESS LIKELY TO CAUSE A FIRE THAN HAVING ONLY THE 15 AMP FUSE. NEVERTHELESS, I CAME CLOSE TO HAVING A MAJOR FIRE IN OUR HOME WHILE WE WERE INSIDE HAD I NOT NOTICED THE PROBLEM. THE 3 AMP FUSE DID ITS JOB, BUT THERE WAS ENOUGH BRAKE FLUID AND HEAT TO POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE LEAKING SWITCH AND THE FUSED WIRING HARNESS. THEY CHARGED ME $177.03 FOR THE REPAIR. FORD HAS RECALLED ABOUT 10 MILLION VEHICLES TO ADD THE FUSE, BUT I AM CONVINCED THAT THE DESIGN IS STILL UNSAFE BECAUSE 3 AMPS COULD STILL IGNITE BRAKE FLUID, I HOPE THIS NOTE MAY SAVE OTHERS FROM SERIOUS PROBLEMS, AS MORE OF THESE PRESSURE SWITCHES WILL FAIL WITH AGE AND LEAK BRAKE FLUID ON THE CONTINUOUSLY ENERGIZED WIRING HARNESS. THE 3 AMP FUSES MAY NOT ALWAYS BLOW SOON ENOUGH. *TR
May 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE HOOD, COVERING THE WINDSHIELD. THE COOLANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED HAT THE RADIATOR AND ELECTRONIC WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,000.
Sep 17, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE
1 complaint
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). 1995 FORD TAURUS,FAN MOTOR FROZE, FORD SAID THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE CIRCUIT BREAKER BUT NOT THE FAN WHICH IS NOW FROZE UP AGAIN DUE TO MILEAGE (142,000). I'VE REPLACED MOTOR NO LESS THAN THREE TIMES SINCE 1997 BEFORE FINDING OUT ABOUT RECALL. ALSO I'VE REPLACED A REAR MOTOR MOUNT TWO TO FOUR TIMES SINCE 1997. A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BOUGHT OR BUILT IN CERTAIN OTHER STATES HAVE RECALLS ON WHAT SOUNDS TO BE THIS SAME PROBLEM CAUSES ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION TO FALL CAUSING ACCIDENT. FORD WILL NOT FIX. COULD I GET HELP FROM YOU IN ORDER TO GET FORD TO REPAIR THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. [XXX] *TR
Mar 31, 2010
STEERING,VISIBILITY,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
OUTER TIE RODS GONE BAD AT 80,000KM SPEEDOMETER JUMPS AT 60,000KM FRONT POWER WINDOWS GONE BAD AT 90,000KM I ONLY HAVE 96,000KM ON MY 1995 FORD TAURUS SE ITS NOW 2009. *TR
Jul 17, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY
1 complaint
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ARE WIRED INCORRECTLY. HE WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN HE DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE HAZARD AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 106,000. UPDATED 4/2/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED IN THE ICESTORM WIPER'S ICED UP. UPDATED 04/02/08 *TR
Mar 07, 2008
POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1 complaint
DT: CONSUMER COULD NOT MOVE TRANSMISSION OUT OF PARK WITHOUT TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH TO ON. ALSO, BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT COMING ON. *AK
Aug 08, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,TIRES
1 complaint
BRAKES ALWAYS FELT WEAK SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR IN JULY 2004, CAR COLLIDED AT LOW SPEED WITH A CAR IN FRONT OF IT WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR, AS THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF MY CAR WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO TRAFFIC AND WAS DRIVING A VAN THAT COULD NOT BE SEEN AROUND, AND PROCEEDED TO LOCK HIS BRAKES TO AVOID REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. FAULTY ANTI-SKID VALVE CAUSED BACK WHEEL BRAKES TO BE INOPERABLE, ALLOWING NO FLUID THROUGH. BREAK LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKED FLUID ONCE THE VALVE HAD BEEN REPLACED. BRAKE CALIPERS WERE ALSO CEASED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MASTER CYLINDER AND BREAK BOOSTER ALSO FAULTY. PROBLEM IS NOW BETTER BUT AFTER APPROX $1500 PROBLEM IS STILL NOT RIGHT- CAR REFUSES TO STOP MOVING WHEN CAR HAD NOT BEEN RUN FOR A DAY OR MORE. IT MUST BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE CAR. PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER ENGINE WARMS UP. NO VACUUM LEAKS, PROPER VACUUM PRESSURE AT ALL TIMES. *JB
Feb 13, 2005
POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,INTERIOR LIGHTING
1 complaint
THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AS THEY SHOULD. *TC THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DOME LIGHT FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *NM
Dec 21, 2004
SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
1 complaint
I HAVE A 1995 FORD TAURUS , LAST YEAR THE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING AND MADE THE CAR SEEM LIKE IT HIT SOMETHING . I DID NOT LOSE CONTROL BUT IT DID MAKE THE CCAR SWERVE . THIS WAS EITHER THROUGH MY ACTION OR THE ACTION OF THE COIL SPRING BREAKING. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVERS FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE , THIS MADE THE CAR SUDDENDLY PULL TO THE LEFT . I TELL MYSELF I WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT TRAVELLING AT A HIGHER SPEED. I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT IT PULLED THE CAR ENOUGH I WENT INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE. BEING THIS WAS THE SECOND COIL SPRING THAT FAILED I LOOKED AT THE OTHER 2 AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN ALSO . IT WAS BROKEN NEAR THE TOP ON THE LAST SPIRIAL AND DID NOT MAKE THE CAR DROP DOWN MUCH . SO I GUESS THERE COULD BE MANY CARS LIKE THIS WHERE PEOPLE ARE NOT AWARE THE SPRING IS EVEN BROKEN. ALSO IN NOVEMBER OF 2003 I HAD TO HAVE REPAIRS TO THE THE CRADLE BUSHING REPLACED FOR THE REAR SUBFRAME . THIS TIME I JUST WAS TURNING RIGHT FROM A STOP SIGN WHEN IT BROKE AND DID NOT LOSE CONTROL BUT IT MADE THE CAR PULL / STEER TO THE RIGHT . I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS WAS A RECALL ON CERTIN VEHICLES BUT NOT ON MINE .
Jul 18, 2004
SUSPENSION,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN
1 complaint
I BOUGHT THE CAR ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AGO AND RIGHT OFF WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. VERY DISAPPIONTED BECAUSE I LOVE MY FORDS I CHECKED THE FLUILDS AND KEPT IT UP HAD THE GASKET REPLACED. AND IT STILL JERKS INTO GEAR BUT ITS AN AUTOMATIC ! WHAT CONCERNS ME NOW MY I HAD MY ROTARS AND BRAKES REPLACED AND MY CAR IS STILL EATING UP TIRES TOO AND BOUNCING ALL OVER THE ROAD!! *AK
Jul 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
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 MECHANICS TIME AND TIME AGAIN. NEGLECT IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM IN THIS FIELD AND WOMEN ARE THE VICTIMS HERE ONCE AGAIN, HELPLESS!
Jan 15, 2004
SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
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.
Jan 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1 complaint
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CUT OFF. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CUT OFF. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. CONSUMER HAS REPAIRED SO MANY THINGS ON THIS CAR AND IT STILL IS NOT RIGHT. FOR INSTANCE RADIATOR WAS REPAIRED TWICE AND IT BURNED OUT. WATER PUMP REPAIRED AND ITS STILL LEAKING. ELECTRICAL WORK DONE TO TAIL LIGHTS. TIRE EQUIPMENT HAS SILVER TREADS COMING OUT OF THEM. *MR
Apr 14, 2003
SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE, PULLING TO THE RIGHT, THE TIRES HAD BEEN SWITCHED, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERABLE AND THE BRAKES WERE VERY NOISY. CONSUMER CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WASN'T ABLE TO GO FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DRIVING CONDITION IS STILL INSUFFICIENT. *JG
Jan 28, 2003
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE
1 complaint
WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND NOTIFIED CONSUMER THAT SUBFRAME DICONNECTED FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 98V323000, AND PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND RECALL. *AK DEALER FOUND STEERING GEAR CRACKED. SUBFRAME BUSHINGS AND WASHERS WERE WORN AND MISSING. STEERING GEAR AND SUBFRAME BUSHING WERE REPLACED. AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING. CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY REPLACED.
Jul 01, 2002
PARKING BRAKE
1 complaint
VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN HILL INTO POWER POLE WHILE TRANSMISSION LEVER WAS IN PARK AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED.*AK
Jun 26, 2002
CHILD SEAT
1 complaint
THE PLASTIC PIECE THAT ATTATCHES THE TWO STRAPS ON HER CHEST BROKE OPEN AND SHE HIT THE BACK OF MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT.
Feb 15, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,POWER TRAIN
1 complaint
SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING SPEEDOMETER TO FLUCTUATE WHEN VEHICLE EXCEEDS 50MPH. DELAER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDOITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Jan 22, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY
1 complaint
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
Jan 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN
1 complaint
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
Jan 04, 2002
SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS
1 complaint
AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. ALSO, AT 65 MPH VEHICLE SHAKES VERY BADLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Oct 30, 2001
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1 complaint
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.
Aug 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY
1 complaint
WHEN VEHICLE REACHES ABOUT 50MPH SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE MOVES AND BOUNCES AROUND SPEEDOMETER. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Jul 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,INTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
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
Jul 25, 2001
SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN
1 complaint
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
Jul 14, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,WHEELS
1 complaint
FUEL PUMP FAILED, LOST COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING 50 TO 60 MPH. ENGINE DIES WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP IS HOT AND A/C IN USE, REPLACE FUEL PUMP AND SENDER. RIGHT REAR WHEEL SEAL LEAKS, DUE TO RIGHT REAR INNER OIL SEAL FAULTY, REMOVE WHEEL, REPLACED RIGHT REAR INNER GREASE SEAL, CLEANED BRAKE AND WHEELS, CHECK REAR END GREASE AND FILLED TO PROPER LEVEL. TRANSMISSION DISENGES FROM ENGINE AND CHARGED UP, ALMOST LOST CONTROL.
Mar 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,TIRES
1 complaint
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
Mar 07, 2001
STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, ONCE ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND 2 TIMES AT MY EXPENSE. ALL FOUR TIMES USED FORD REPLACEMENT PARTS AND THE 1ST 3 REPAIRS USED FORD MECHANICS. AS THE CAR IS LESS THAN 5 YRS OLD AND UNDER 89000 MILES, IT SEEMS EXTRAORDINARY THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE REPLACING THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD EVERY 12 MONTHS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. THE FORD DEALER AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAYS, THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION. WE WILL REPLACE IT IF YOU WILL PAY ALL COSTS. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS NOTMAL. THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS EXTREMELY LOUD. FORD DEALER SAYS YES, IS LOUD, WORKS FIND. THEY WILL EPLACE AT MY EXPENSE AND IT " WILL BE QUIET FOR A WHILE" THAT IS THE NATURE OF A TAURUS...I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS ACCURATE OR ACCEPTABLE
Jan 03, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
TO DATE, FORD MAINTAINS THIS ENGINE IS NOT COVERED BY "SECRET WARRANTY" ALTHOUGH IT IS THE SAME DEFECT AS THE 3.8L. PERSISTENT PROBLEM OF LEAKING COOLANT. TRANSMISSION IS UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE. A/C CLUTCH, COMPRESSOR AND WATER PUMP FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. REPLACED HEATER HOSE FOLLOWING A/C REPAIR DUE TO CONTINUED LEAK.
Sep 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1 complaint
STARTING ON 3/15, THE CAR WOULD TURN OFF WITH NO WARNING, BOTH AT IDLE AND AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 75 MPH. WE ARE LEFT TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. SOMETIMES IT WILL RECRANK, OTHER TIMES IT WON'T. LOCAL FORD DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR 5 TIMES (HAS IT NOW) AND CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT. HAVE REPLACED FUEL PUMP, CRANK SENSOR, CAM SENSOR, WATER PUMP, IGNITION CONTROL MODULE AND VARIOUS FILTERS. UNTIL RECENTLY, THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO WE KEPT THE CAR UNTIL IT WAS LITERALLY LURCHING AND KNOCKING, BARELY DRIVING MORE THAN A MILE AT A TIME, TURNING OFF EVERY 100 YARDS OR SO. THEY FINALLY SAW IT TURN ITSELF OFF. IT JUST GOES DEAD. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES, WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A TELLTALE "SHUDDER" THAT OCCURED SOMETIME PRIOR TO IT SHUTTING OFF. NO REAL PATTERN THOUGH. CAN HAPPEN FIRST THING IN THE AM, WHEN COLD, OR ON HIGHWAY AT CRUISING SPEED, OR ON CITY STREETS IN STOP/GO. ALSO AT IDLE, OR COMING TO A STOP. CANNOT FIND A REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I FOUND 44 OTHER INSTANCES MENTIONED HERE OF THIS...ALTHOUGH SOME PEOPLE CALL IT ENGINE, OTHERS FUEL, OTHERS EVEN HAVE SAID TRANSMISSION OR IGNITION/ELECTRICAL, WHILE ALL DESCRIBING THE SAME THING. WHEN WILL FORD GET THE IDEA THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM????*AK
Jun 16, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 60 MPH, IT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE, BUT RESUMED SPEED AS SOON AS DRIVER TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE PEDAL. CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED WHEN USING THE SWITCH. BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED A YEAR AND 1/2 AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Apr 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
CAR DIED IN PARKING LOT. AFTER ABOUT 7 ATTEMPTS, CAR STARTED ON ITS OWN. CAR IDLED ROUGH AND WAS EMITTING WHITE EXHAUST AND ON WAY HOME. PUT CAR INTO PARK AT EACH STOP LIGHT TO KEEP IT FROM DYING. NOTICED A SMELL WHEN GOT HOME. THOUGHT AT FIRST A BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR PROBLEM. DROVE TO DEALER NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A FAULTY HEADGASKET WHICH BLEW THE ENTIRE ENGINE. DOING RESEARCH ON YOUR WEBSITE NOTICED QUITE A FEW OF SAME COMPLAINTS. A CAR THIS YOUNG WITH UNDER 80,000 MILES SHOULD NOT NEED ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. WOULD APPRECIATE SO MUCH IF AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED. WE BOUGHT CAR 1 1/2 YEAR AGO FOR 10,000 AND CAN'T AFFORD THIS HEFTY OF A REPAIR, AND IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. BUT OTHERS HAVE HAD IT TOO SO I THINK IT IS INVESTIGATION WORTHY. ON A FEW OF THE COMPLAINTS THERE WAS AN INVEST #1E98080 AND RECALL #98M01KAA LISTED....CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THIS MEANS. THERE ARE ONLY 4 RECALLS UNDER THE MODEL AND TYPE AND THIS # WAS NOT LISTED. IF AN INVEST. WAS DONE IN '98 I THINK THEY NEED TO DO ANOTHER NOW BECAUSE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS CAME FROM THIS YEAR OR LAST YEAR. MANUFACTURER OR DEALER HAS NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR OUR NEW CAR. CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE TO FIND INFO ON THAT RECALL # A FEW OF THE COMPLAINTS SAID FORD WAS AWARE OF THIS, BUT NO ONE HAS BEEN HELPFUL...THANK YOU
Feb 25, 2000
VISIBILITY,TIRES,WHEELS
1 complaint
INACCURATE TEMP GAUGE OCCURES MOSTLY IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT (GAUGE IS 20 DEGREES BELOW REPORTED TEMP,THIS IS EVEN AFTER DRIVING 15+ MILES OR 20+ MINS.) PRESSURE TEST HAS BEEN DONE ON COOLING SYS.,NO LEAKS,LOSING ANTI-FREEZE SOMEWHERE,HAVE TO ADD FLUID OCCASIONALLY. BRAND NEW TIRES,HAVE 6,000 MILES ON THEM.VIBRATION STARTED AFTER PURCHASE,SPEEDS ABOVE 65 MPH. BALANCED AGAIN, STILL VIBRATING ABOVE 65 MPH.( DOT NUMBER: 2242KPRL TIRE SIZE: MSP2056592 )
Nov 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
NO SUMMARY
Oct 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
I HAVE REPLACED TWO SPEEDOMETERS,13 MONTHS APART & FORD MOTOR CO WILL NOT DO ANYTHING.
Oct 04, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1 complaint
THE CONNECTOR TO FUEL PUMP WOULD GET VERY HOT & FALL OFF. WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET FUEL TO VEHICLE. HAD CONTACTED DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE WIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE GROUNDED. THIS WOULD ALLOW FUEL TO VEHICLE. *AK
Sep 03, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
NO SUMMARY
Jul 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE, RESULTING IN ENGINE MOVEMENT. ALSO, NOTICED AIR CONDITIONER /CLUTCH DAMAGED DUE TO THE BROKEN MOUNTS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS NOT REPLACED PARTS. AFTER VEHICLE REPAIRED, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO POP OUT OF GEAR, OWNER GOT RID OF CAR. *AK *ML
May 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. CAN TAKE KEY OUT OF SWITCH & ENGINE STILL GOING. HAD 2 IGNITION SWITCHES REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE, POSSIBLY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. ALSO,ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN AT 64,000/FUEL PUMP REPLACED DUE TO OVERHEATING, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER PUTS OUT AN ODOR WHEN RUNNING FOR AWHILE. BEEN TO DEALER EACH TIME ABOUT PROBLEMS. HAD ALSO NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER & TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *AK
Apr 22, 1999
SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN
1 complaint
WHENEVER VEHICLE IS WARM OR HOT IT BUCKS OR JERKS. HAVE TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP & THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. ALSO, FRONT END MADE CLICKING SOUNDS. REAR BRAKES MADE HISSING NOISES & THEN WHENEVER APPLIED, WOULD MAKE CLUNKING NOISES. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER.
Apr 20, 1999
STEERING,VISIBILITY
1 complaint
PROBLEM WITH STEERING WAS A REAL ISSUE, AFTER 3 PUMPS, DLR REPLACED RACK & PUMP, FIXED PROBLEM. WIPER ISSUE IS INFREQUENT, BUT SCARY; WHEN IN INTERMITTANT MODE, THE WIPERS SOMETIMES STOP WIPING UNTIL I ROTATE THE 'WIPING SPEED KNOB' A FEW TIMES TO OFF & MAX. ALSO SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT GO DOWN AFTER I SHUT THE WIPERS OFF, THEY WILL STAY IN THE 'WIPERS ON, BUT NOT WIPING' POSITION ABOUT 3 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL SPOT UNTIL THE CAR DRIES OUT. THEN, AS I AM TRAVELLING DOWN THE ROAD, THEY WILL GO DOWN FULLY.
Apr 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,TIRES
1 complaint
RIGHT REAR TIRE BELT BROKE.
Feb 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP WAS NO BRAKE LIGHTS, AND CAN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. PROBLEM WAS ELECTRIC COOLING FAN MOTOR. THEN CRUISE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. PROBLEM-BRAKE WIRING HARNESS. LAST MAJOR PROBLEM WAS ROCKER ARM MALFUNCTIONED AT 39,166 MI. REPAIR BILL FOR THAT WAS 879.88. *AK
Feb 01, 1999
POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER
Jan 03, 1999
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1 complaint
THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AT SPEED, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. DRIVER WAS FORCED TO MANEUVER OFF OF I-70 WITH A DEAD ENGINE AND WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.
Oct 01, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1 complaint
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. DEALER HAS FIXED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK FIRST OCCASION, DEALER STATED PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND WHEN CONSUMER CAME TO PICK UP VEHICLE, FOUND A DASHBOARD LIGHT FOR THE HEADLIGHTS WAS NOT LIT, ON THE 3RD DAY OF REPAIR, DEALER STATED A WIRE HAD BROKEN IN THE CONNECTOR TO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, THIS HAD BEEN REPLACED 2 YEARS PRIOR, OTHER ELECTICAL COMPONENTS HAVE FAILED INCLUDING THE DOOR LOCKS, SEAT BELT BUZZERS, KEY LEFT IN IGNITION BUZZER, COURTESY LIGHT, AND OTHERS, CONSUMER TOLD DEALER THAT ON ONE OCCASION WHILE SHUTTING THE DRIVER'S DOOR SHE COULD HEAR A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS SHORTING OUT. *SLC
Nov 04, 1997
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How many problems does the 1995 FORD Taurus have?
The 1995 FORD Taurus currently has 1360 owner-reported complaints according to NHTSA database. These complaints are organized by component to help identify common issues.
What are the most common problems with 1995 FORD Taurus?
The most common problems reported for the 1995 FORD Taurus are organized by component above. Each component section shows owner-reported issues, crash reports, and fire incidents to help identify patterns and problem areas.
Where does this 1995 FORD Taurus problem data come from?
All problem and complaint data for the 1995 FORD Taurus comes directly from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) database. These are real complaints submitted by actual vehicle owners.
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