1995 FORD TAURUS Complaints

NHTSA# 01 V 390 000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S38 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN BEARING. VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEM UNTIL DEALER: CHGNOWETH, FORD; CLARKBURG, WV; PHONE# 304-623-6501 COMPLETED RECALL REPAIRS. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS STARTING TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING, DEALER NOTIFIED AND IS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST. *AK *TT

FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO ELEVIATE THIS SITUATION ASIDE FROM CHARGING ANOTHER $700 FOR THE THIRD SPEEDOMETER*AK!

THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN BROKEN SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM

CONSUMER STATES A SHORT TIME AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, THERE WAS A STRONG HEATED METAL ODOR WHEN THE HEATER WAS TURNED ON, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS POSSIBLY MILDEW PRESENT IN THE VENTING SYSTEM, AND THEY SPRAYED IT WITH AIR FRESHNER, HOWEVER THE ODOR ALTHOUGH NOT AS STRONG IS STILL PRESENT.*JG

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH FORD AND THIS MOTOR IF ANYTHING THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM THINK OF YOUR FAMILY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE GASKETS LET GO NOT A PRETTY SITE THINK SAFETY FOR EVERYBODY S SAKE. *AK

RECALL 01S30/01M09 TO REPLACE A CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR COOLING FAN. THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. DEALER IS ASTRUCCI FORD. STATE ROUTE 28, THE SERVICE MANAGER IS GARY. *AK

CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL 01V390000. HOWEVER, RECALL REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO CICUIT BREAKER PART WHICH WAS NOT IN STOCK. CONSUMER ARRIVED FOR SECOND APPOINTMENT DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

THIS CAR HAS HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED AT 56,000 UNDER RECALL #00M09. ACCORDING TO THE OUTSIDE REPAIR SHOP THAT I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, THE ENGINE FAILURE IS DUE TO THE CRANKSHAFT NOT BEING PROPERLY FLUSHED WHEN THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPAIRED CAUSING LOWER END DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. HUNTINGTON BEACH FORD DENIES ANY RESPONSIBILITY . IF THE ENGINE FAILURE IS NOT A RESULT OF HEAD GASKET FAILURE, IT MUST BE A DEFECTIVE ENGINE BECAUSE I HAVE TAKEN IMPECABLE CARE OF THIS CAR AND HAVE ALL SERVICE RECORDS.*AKY

ALL RECORDS OF THE 3 SPEEDOMETERS PUT IN THIS CAR AT GREENHAW EDDINGS - THEY HAVE FULL SERVICE RECORD SINCE I PURCHASED FROM MY NEPHEW IN FL. WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. 2 SPEEDOMETER WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE 3RD ONE I HAD TO PAY HALF AND SUPPOSEDLY GREENHAW PAID THE OTHER HALF. I DID CONTACT FORD MOTOR ASKING IF THEY WERE HAVING SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. THEY SAID NO>. WHEN IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I FELT FORD OWED ME REPLACEMENT TIL IT WAS FIXED. THE DEALER SAID NO. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID ON THE LAST ONE IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN - I ASKED WHY -- HE SAID BECAUSE FORD HAD A NEW REPLACEMENT. SO THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS. NOW IS HAS OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS DOING THE SAME [XXX] THING AGAIN. WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER ACTS LOOSE THE NEEDLE SWINGS BETWEEN 45MPH AND 70MPH. IT SEEMS TO ME THEY OWE ME RESTITUTION AND TO FIX THIS THING ... I HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH A PROBLEM AND CAN'T BELIEVE I AM THE ONLY ONE. CAN YOU HELP ME?*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR