1994 FORD TAURUS Complaints

AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE CYLINDER BROKE IN HALF MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING. NOBODY CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT THE CONSUMER HAD WORK DONE ON THE STEERING COLUMN, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL DAMAGES. NLM

THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED PREMATURELY AND THE CONSUMER WANTS INVESTIGATION TO BE INITIATED AS THERE WERE SERVICE BULLETINS (99-7-9) ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM, CONSUMER IS ON HIS THIRD SPEEDOMETER UNIT. *YH *CB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A CHUGGING NOISE. NEXT DAY, HAD NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. THEN, VEHICLE OVERHEATED. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED ENGINE'S HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. *AK FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTY. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ENGINE MADE A CLANKING SOUND. THEN, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO GAS STATION, WAS TOLD HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING, ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A EXTENDED WARRANTY BY FORD 7 YEARS OR 100000 MILES, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS OVER THE WARRANTY LIMIT.*AK *JB

MOTOR MOUNTS INSTALLED NEW MOTOR MOUNTS RECOMMAND REPLACING FRONT STRUTS AND SWAY ARM LINKS. FOUND SEPERTINE DRIVE BELT DRYROTTED AND CRACKING INSTALL NEW SEPENTINE BELT.

VEHICLE RECENTLY BEGAN DYING WITHOUT REASON, ENGINE JUST COMPLETELY STOPS, WILL NORMALLY RESTART WITHIN 30 MINS. MECHANIC CAN GIVE NO CAUSE, SAID IT IS COMMON TO TAURUS. BRAKES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND NO PROBLEMS NOTED, HOWEVER WHEN YOU ARE TURNING TO THE RIGHT OR ONTO AN INCLINED SURFACE THEY LOCK. FUEL IN TANK SLOSHES NOTICABILIY WHEN TURNING, SHAKES VEHICLE.

SUBFRAME BODY MOUNT BECAME DETACHED AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SWERVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE. *AK

VEHICLE WILL LURCH AND SURGE WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL AT ANY GIVEN SPEED, HAPPENS ON A RANDOM BASIS. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE IS AN AIR CONTROL VALVE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AIR CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LURCH AND SURGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL BECAME STUCK IN ONE POSITION AND FAILED TO MOVE FROM THAT POSITION EVERY TIME WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH WAS TURNED ON. DEALERSHIP HAS YET TO EXAMINE VEHICLE FOR THIS DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK