1995 FORD TAURUS Complaints

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WOULD JUMP BACK AND FORTH WHENEVER VEHICLE REACHES 50 MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COSUMER PICKED UP THE EXPENSES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT I REPORTED 3/12/99 0DI # 72011..I NEVER HEARD FROM YOU...NOR HAVE I HEARD OF A RECALL...THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM..AT A STOP SIGN. AUTO WILL NOT MOVE WHEN GAS IS APPLIED. AND THEN ACCELERATES..OR DRIVING ALONG HWY...AUTO WILL GEAR DOWN...VERY SCARY, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A PROBLEM SEEN IN AUTO SHOPS AND WILL COST IN THE AREA IF $1,6.00

FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED THROUGH THEIR INTERNET CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND BY TELEPHONE TO CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEIR REPLY IS THAT THE CAR WAS COVERED BY A 3 YEAR, 36,000 MILE WARRANTEE. NO OTHER COMMENTS IN SPITE OF NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THEM. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM UNIQUE TO MY CAR. A FRIEND OF MINE WAS FLEET MANAGER FOR A NEW JERSY COMPANY. HE TOLD ME THAT SPEEDOMETER FAILURE WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TAURUS. MY BROTHERS TAURUS ALSO HAD A FAILED SPEEDOMETER. PLEASE HELP ME GET FORD TO ADMIT THEIR SPEEDOMETER DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE, AND THAT THEY ARE RESPONSILE FOR THE ONGOING FAILURES.*AK

ENGINE MOUNTS PREMATURELY BROKE WHICH HAS CAUSED ENGINE TO RISE WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO OPERATE. THIS DEFECT WAS FIXED IN APRIL OF 1997 (COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.) HOWEVER, DEFECT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. WHEN TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, NEEDLE ON SPEEDOMETER WILL JUMP AROUND. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED HOOD WILL OPEN, HOOD LATCH IS NOT WORKING, NOT SECURING HOOD ANY MORE.*AK CONSUMER STATES DELAER MADE A PROMISE TO FIX ALL PROBLEMS BEFORE PURCHASING VEHICLE.*JB

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL AND THE BRAKES WILL GRAB AND MAKE NOISE LIKE GRINDING METAL TO METAL TECHNICIAN SAID THAT BRAKES NEEDED A MASTER CYLINDER,AND CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE DRILLED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM WAS DETECTED BEFORE PURCHASING VEHICLE AND DEALERSHIP MADE A PROMISE TO FIX ALL PROBLEMS IF CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.*JB

CONSUMER STATED BEFORE BUYING VEHICLE NOTICED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT WAS COMING ON. AFTER BUYING VEHICLE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT.*AK CONSUMER STATES MOTOR MOUNT IS BROKEN SO SHIFTING,STARTING, STOPPING OR ANY OTHER MOVEMENT IN THE CAR WOULD LIFT THE ENGINE IN AN UPWARD MOTION, THE FRONT MARKER LIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AIR BAG EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE MODULE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE, THE BRAKES NEEDED TO HAVE THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED, RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED, TIMING GEAR GASKET, HOOD LATCH WAS BROKEN HOOD WOULD NOT STAY DOWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD, ALSO SECURITY SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE RESET.*JB

VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, AT ANY SPEED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS PUZZLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM THAT COULD NOT BE CORRECTED. *YH

SPEEDOMETOR DOES NOT TELL SPEED, ARROW JUST BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH.*AK THE SPEEDOMETER REPLACED THREE TIMES. *YH