1995 FORD TAURUS Complaints

IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATED SINCE IT WAS MADE TO CLOSE TO THE ENGINE. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL AND SHUTDOWN. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE 1995, BUT IN THE LAST MONTH, VEHICLE HAS SHUT DOWN ONCE A WEEK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT FOUND REMEDY.*AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG CAN BE SEEN IN THE DASHBOARD DUE TO A CRACK. PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE IN GARAGE. OWNER WAS STARTING VEHICLE & HEARD A CRACKING NOISE & NOTICED THE AIR BAG WAS SHOWING THROUGH. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPLAIR PROBLEM. INDICATED VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD TO REPAIR PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES CAR WILL SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. CONSUMER HAS TO STOP, AND PUT IN PARK, THEN BACK IN DRIVE,. SOMETIMES IT WORKS, AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE CONSUMER DOESN'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. *AK THE TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER 5-10 MINUTES VEHICLE RESTARTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

A/C FAILED PREVIOUS YEAR WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND DEALER FAILED TO DETECT ANY MALFUNCTION. A/C FAILED EXACTLY 1 YEAR TO THE DAY LATER AND DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR A/C UNDER DEALER WARRANTY SINCE THEY HAD NOT WORKED ON THE COMPRESSOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR. IN HAVING SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH FORD OWNERS I HAVE DISCOVERED A TREND WITH PROBLEMS NOT ONLY WITH THE HEAD GASKETS, BUT ALSO WITH THE A/C. THIS APPEARS TO BE A TREND IN COMPRESSOR FAILURES WHICH LEADS TO A $900.00 REPAIR.

WHEN CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE ON IT WILL STALL WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT. *YH

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM ABOUT IGNITION MODULE. IT IS LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO THE ENGINE, AND WHEN ENGINE IS HOT IT WILL STALL. POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WILL GO AT ANYTIME. *AK

SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE. SAME PROBLEM KEEPS REOCCURRING. NEEDLE GOES BACK & FORTH, AND CONSUMER CAN'T TELL HOW THEY'RE GOING. BOTH TIMES IT HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT NO REMEDY HAS BEEN FOUND.*AK

4 OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE HAD TREAD SEPARATION OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. I STILL HAVE THREE OF THE TIRES, THE FOURTH WAS KEPT BY A FORD DEALER WHO HELPED ME OUT AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY SINCE WE FOUND THE PROBLEMS BEFORE BLOWOUTS HAPPENED.*AK (DOT NUMBER: M3PA998X TIRESIZE: 205/65R15)

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP. THEN, HAVE TO WAIT AND RESTART.*AK