1994 FORD TAURUS Complaints

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES STALLING DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION MODULE, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A MODULE BECAUSE IT IS NOT AVAILABLE IN ST. LOUIS. *SLC

FORD AT FIRST DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADGASKET ASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE. I CALLED THEM LATER AFTER I FOUND OUT THEY HAD A "SECRET" RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM WE HAD. THEY SAID THERE MIGHT BE A PROGRAM FOR THAT PART, BUT ONLY IF IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED AT A DEALERSHIP. WE USED A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THUS THEY DENIED COVERAGE TO US. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CONTACTED REPAIR SHOP THEY STATED THAT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT TO THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF VEHICLE

RIGHT FRONT OF THE CAR HIT A PIECE OF CONCRETE AT 15MPH, AND BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG HAD HOLES IN IT WHICH LET OUT A CHEMICAL WHICH CAUSED DRIVER TO GO BLIND. NOONE HAS SEEN VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE CUTS OFF MAINLY IN SUMMER WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. INTERMITTENTLY WITH COOLER WEATHER VEHICLE ALSO CUTS OFF. VERY HAZARDOUS IN FAST TRAFFIC. MECHANICS TRIED TO REPLACE VARIOUS PARTS, BUT COULDN'T FIND A REMEDY.*AK

HEADLIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK HEADLIGHT SWITCH A PART, AND DICOVERED THAT WIRES INSIDE OF BRACKET WERE MELTED . ALSO, MOTOR MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

I HAVE COMPLIED TO FORD ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS BUT THEY SAID I WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM ABOUT THE HEADLIGHT GOING OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING AND THEY TOLD BE I SHOULD GET IT FIXED AND SAVE THE RECEIPT IN CASE IT WAS EVER RECALLED BUT THAT THEY WOULD NOT SINCE IT WASN'T INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. WHEN I REPLACED THIS HEADLIGHT SWITCH I NOTICED THAT THE PLACTIC PART AROUND THE WIRES LEADING TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WERE MELTED AND VERY BURNED. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY AND HAS THE POSSIBILITY TO CAUSE A FIRE NOT TO MENTION THE HEADLIGHT GOING OFF THEM SELVES. I HAVE SAVED THE OLD FORD STYLE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO GIVE IT TO YOU.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK IN VEHICLE FOR A ROUTINE CHECK, AND MECHANIC NOTICED RADIATOR LEAKING, AND CRUISE CONTROL BEING OUT. *AK

MY FORD TAURUS SHO HAS LEFT ME STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FORMULA THAT USUALLY CAUSES THE CAR TO NOT START/STALL IS IF I DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE(.5-2 HOURS) AND THEN SHUT IT OFF FOR .5-1.5 HOURS. WHEN I GO TO RESTART IT, IT WILL EITHER NOT START OR WILL START AND RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN DIE SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN TO 4 SERVICE STATIONS (3 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS) AND ALL HAVE SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I GOT IT BACK FROM THE LAST DEALER ON 11/9/00 AND THEY SAID MY PROBLEM WAS DUE TO FUEL AEROATION AND THAT IT WOULD GET BETTER WHEN THE WEATHER COOLED DOWN. THIS ANSWER WAS NOT ANYTHING I COULD USE BECAUSE NOW THE CAR IS EXTREMELY UNTRUSTWORTHY. *AK

THE CONSUMER REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO A FAULTY INPUT PISTON, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN AND REPLACED THE ALUMINUM PISTON WHICH WAS TOO WEAK WITH A STEEL PISTON, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A RECALL BE ISSUED DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE PISTON. *MJS