1994 FORD TAURUS Complaints

AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS, AND HAVING RECEIVED SOME COMPENSATION FOR THE REPAIRS I FEEL THE COMPENSATION IS INADAQUETE. IT DID NOT COVER MY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. I HAD $3,416 IN REPAIR BILLS (REPLACED THE ENGINE) AND WAS REIMBURSED $2,900. THE DIFFERENCE WAS STATED AS BEING PARTS REPLACED WHICH FORD WOULD NOT COVER. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY A REPUTABLE SHOP AND NOT THROUGH FORD. I FEEL IF I HAD DONE THIS THROUGH FORD (WHICH QUOTED ME $3,900 FOR THE REPAIRS) THEY WOULD HAVE COVERED THE REPAIR COSTS. *AK

TRANSMISSION STAYED IN 1ST GEAR. LEFT MESSAGE AT MANUFACTURER. THEY RETURNED PHONE CALL STATING THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS & THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. WHEN LIGHT CHANGES CAR DOES NOT MOVE. THEN AFTER WAITING A PERIOD OF TIME 10 TO 60 SECONDS, THE CAR JERKS ONTO GEAR AND THEN THE DRIVER CAN PROCEED. THE SAME SITUATION OCCURS WHEN BACKING UP. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE ENGINE WARMS UP. *AKY

WHILE TRAVELING UPHILL AFTER MAKING A STOP, AND UPON DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL. THEN TRANSMISSION KICKED IN, AND VEHICLE STARTED TRAVELING. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS COMMON FROM 93-97. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW LEAVING ME STRANDED ON HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW RAPIDLY AS IF BRAKING LEAVING ME TO CROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHERE I WAS STRANDED. *AK

CONSUMER STOPPED FOR A STOP LIGHT AND VEHICLE DIED, TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT WAS TRANSMISSION. *AK *ML

DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE CONSUMER $403.00 FOR A TIMING KIT. A FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY ON ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS RECEIVED BY CONSUMER. WOULD LIKE FOR NHTSA TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND RECALL FORD HAD ON THIS PART. DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR FORD IS REFUSING TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I BELEIVE THAT SINCE THIS IS A DEFECT DUE TO FORD THEY SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON DASHBOARD. THEN THE ENGINE WILL STALL, AND ANTI-FREEZE WILL LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET. *AK