1995 FORD TAURUS Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BEGINS JUMPING SPORADICALLY AND CAUSES A WHIRLING NOISE, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS FIRST REPLACED AT 26000 MILES, CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE SPEEDOMETER TWICE AND CURRENTLY NEEDS A NEW ONE, AND IS REQUESTING THAT MANUFACTURER PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED.*JB

ELECTRICALLY OPERATED ENGINE RADIATOR COOLANT FAN ONLY COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY (SHORT_CYCLES). CAR GETS HOT. I'M FORCED TO RUN THE A/C WHENEVER I'M DRIVING TO AVOID ENGINE COOLANT OVERHEATING. RUNNING THE A/C WILL MAKE THE FAN RUN, BUT IF I SHUT THE A/C OFF, THEN THE FAN GOES BACK TO SHORT CYCLING. I KNOW OTHERS WHO HAVE RELATED THE SAME STORY. CAN YOU HELP? THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

IN HOT WEATHER VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND VEHICLE WILLNOT RESTART. IT TAKES A COOLING OFF PERIOD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON WEBSITE, AND CALLED DEALER ABOUT BULLETIN DATES OF BULLETIN 3/98, SERVICE BULLETIN#9849, SB601270. CONSUMER STATED BULLETIN WAS ABOUT HEAD GASKETS. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FORD EXECUTIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE STATED THIS WAS NOT A RECALL, IT WAS JUST AN OWNER'S NOTIFICATION PROGRAM. DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS OVER 100000 MILES, BUT UNDER 7 YEARS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING,CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. *AK

I PURCHASED SAID 1995 FORD TAURUS USED IN JULY 1997, SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BOUNCING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM (DATE AND MILEAGE LISTED HEREIN IS THE FIRST REPAIR) THE DEALER (LISTED HEREIN IS NOW OUT OF BUSINESS) REPAIRED THE VEHICLE 2 MORE TIMES UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY WITHIN A YEAR. THE SPEEDOMETER BLOCK WAS REPLACED AGAIN A 4TH TIME BY HIXSON AUTOPLEX, THE FORD DEALER IN ALEXANDRIA, LA ON 6 -14-99. NO DIRECTIVE FOR THIS REPAIR WAS GIVEN OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE SAME PART. IN SEPTEMBER 2000, THE SPEEDOMETER BROKE AGAIN. I RETURNED TO HIXSON AUTOPLEX, EXPLAINED THE SITUATION, AND THEY GAVE ME FORD'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS 800 NUMBER. ALTHOUGH, I EXPLAINED THE CAR HAD BEEN REPAIRED FOUR TIMES BY AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE REPRESENTATIVE STOOD FIRM THAT THE REPAIR HAD LASTED 3 WHOLE MONTHS PAST FORD'S POLICY OF A 1 YEAR WARRANTY, THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT HELP. NEEDING A SPEEDOMETER, I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN JENA, LOUISIANA. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SPEEDOMETER PART WAS $500. MY ATTORNEY SENT FORD CONSUMER REPAIRS A LETTER ASKING THEM TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. USING LEGAL GOBBLDYGOOP THAT DID NOT EVEN APPLY TO LOUISIANA LAW, AND BASING THEIR ARGUEMENT ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME BETWEEN THE PURCHASE WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW ( THEY WERE TOLD I HAD BOUGHT IT OVER 2 YEARS LATER) AND MY ORIGINAL PROBLEM DATE. AGAIN, THEY DECLINED TO HELP IN ANY WAY. RECENTLY, I HAVE HAD CHANCE MEETINGS WITH 2 OWNERS OF 95 TAURUSES, BOTH DESCIBED SIMILAR SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS.*AK

MOTOR MOUNTS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED BY DEALER 6/23/99 FOR RECALL 98S36,SAME MOTOR MOUNTS NOW FAILED AGAIN 9/01. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY SAY THE REPAIRS ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. HOW MANY TIMES DOES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EXPECT MOTOR MOUNTS TO FAIL ON A 3.8 L FOUR DOOR PASSENGER SEDAN??? *AK

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

THIS VEHICLE HAS LIMITED USE. IT'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO TRANSPORT MY WIFE WHO IS IN A WHEELCHAIR. FAILURE OF A MOTOR MOUNT AT THIS AGE AND MILEAGE IS PECULIAR. ALSO, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE PART, HE FOUND THEY WERE ON BACK ORDER BEVAUSE OF HIGH DEMAND.*AK