1995 FORD TAURUS Complaints

PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD, TAURUS 1995, 205/65R15. BOTH FRONT TIRES' TREAD SEPARATED, NOT AT THE SAME TIME.CONSUMER ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO, BELTS HAD SEPARATED, AND THERE WAS A BIG BUBBLE. A FEW WEEKS LATER, SAME THING HAPPENED WITH OTHER TIRE. THESE WERE THE TWO FRONT TIRES.*AK

SPEEDOMETER HEAD FAILED FOR SECOND TIME ON THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE ANOTHER 1995 TAURUS THAT DOES SAME THING. SPEEDOMETER JUMS ERRATICALLY SPEDOMETER NEEDLE "PINS" MAKES HORRIBLE CLICKING AND CHIRPING NOISE. OVER 150 COMPLAINTS FOR SAME PROBLEM ON YOUR SITE. PLEASE HELP FORD DOES NOT AGKNOWLEDGE DEFECT AND WANTS FULL PRICE TO REPLACE UNIT FOR THIRD TIME. THIS IS A REAL SAFTEY ISSUE AS YOU CANNOT DETERMINE THE SPEED OF VEHICLE. ALSO, FORD HAS TSB ON THIS VERY PROBLEM. WON'T YOU PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHER 1995 TAURUS OWNERS WHO ARE FRUSTRATED BY FORD'S IRRESPONSIBLE POSITION REGARDING THIS SAFTEY DEFECT? HOW MUCH LONGER IS FORD GOING TO BE ABLE TO TREAT THIS ISSUE SO LIGHTLY? I PLAN ON INFORMING MY CONGRESSMAN AND SENATOR OF MY COMPLAINT TO YOUR OFFICE. PLEASE AGKNOWLEDGE THIS LETTER IN WRITTING. THANK YOU.*AK

DEFECTIVE ENGINE MOUNTS CAUSED STRESS AND LEAKAGE OF A/C FLUID FROM THE A/C MANIFOLD LINE. SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS ASSESSED THE PROBLEM AS THE SAME FOR WHICH THE 1992/1993 TAURUS WAS RECALLED AND 1994 MODELS ON SECRET WARRANTY. *AK

THE RIGHT AND READ ENGINE MOUNTS BOTH BROKE. FORD ASSERTS THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. AT THIS RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE, IT SEEMS ABSURD THAT BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS ARE REASONABLE. I KNOW OF AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON WHO HAS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE: NO CRANK SOMETIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 3 DAYS. WHEN IT FIRST ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, THEY COULDN'T START IT EITHER. THE NEXT DAY THEY WERE ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS. OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS NO CHARGE AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME. THIS HAS OCCURED 3 TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE (PURCHASED USED ON 7/99). INSTRUMENT PANEL: SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPS AROUND, TYPICALLY AFTER I REACH SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH. *AK

ODOMETER FAILURE, AND WAS REPLACED BY DEALER. PROBLEM ,AND DEALER NOTIFIED AGAIN. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WILL BE DONE AT 50% OFF ON REPAIRS/PART. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE MY WIFE LOST POWER AND OBSERVED WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE REAR EXHAUST PIPE. LATER A MECHANIC AT LITHIA FORD DETERMINED THAT THE CAR BLEW A HEAD GASKET. WE CONTACT FORD BUT THEY REFUSED TO ACCEPT ANY LIABILITY.*AK

FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION AND SMALL CRACKS. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98I00200. *AK FRONT COIL SPRING HAS NO SAFETY SHIELD ON BOTTOM TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO TIRE. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AND ENGINE LOCK UP. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THIS CAR HAD A HEADGASKET FAILURE IN APRIL 2000. IT WAS REPAIRED AT BERGLUND FORD IN SALEM VIRGINIA. BERGLUND DETERMINED THE HEADGASKET FAILURE CAUSED ANTIFREEZE TO CONTAMINATE ALL ENGINE COMPONENTS. WHEN THEY TORE DOWN THE ENGINE THEY FOUND ANTIFREEZE IN EVERY COMPARTMENT OF THE ENGINE. THEY CHANGED ALL GASKETS, REPLACED ALL FLUIDS, DID A CHANGE OF SPARK PLUGS AND CHANGED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THEY CHARGED ME OVER $388. TO REPLACE GASKETS THEY SAID NEEDED REPLACED BUT WEREN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY RECALL. I PAID THIS TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED HOPEFULLY CORRECTLY. NO OTHER OPTION WAS GIVEN TO ME EVEN THOUGH I FELT THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE ENGINE. NOT 5 MONTH LATER I SUFFERED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AFTER ONLY DRIVING AN ADDITIONAL 3,OOO MILES. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED WHICH COST ME ANOTHER $1OO. HUFF FORD, INC IN WYTHEVILLE, VA REPLACED MY ENGINE WITH A RE-BUILT ENGINE UNDER WARRANTY. MY CAR IS STILL NOT REPAIRED CORRECTLY. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED SOMEHOW THEY DAMAGED MY STEERING SYSTEM. THE CAR NOW DRIFTS SOMEWHAT IN THE MIDDLE STEERING RANGE SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER BERGLUND FORD AS WELL AS HUFF FORD WHERE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM ANY OF THEM ABOUT ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH BERGLUND FORD ON 10/04/00 TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM. FORD ALSO TOLD ME VERBALLY I HAVE A 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE REPLACED ENGINE BUT I CAN NOT GET THEM TO GIVE THIS WARRANTY TO ME IN WRITING EVEN THOUGH I HAVE ASKED FOR IT THREE TIMES. CAN YOU HELP WITH ANY OF THIS? ESPECIALLY REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS I HAVE HAD TO PUT OUT BECAUSE FORD DID NOT REPAIR MY VEHICLE CORRECTLY YO BEGIN WITH. THANK YOU.