1995 FORD TAURUS Complaints

NOTICED LOUD RATTLE WHEN STARTING ENGINE. TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS BAD CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MOVE WHEN PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. PART IS ORDERED. IT IS NOT HELD IN STOCK. *AK

SPEEDOMETER JUMPS, . NEEDLE BOUNCES BETWEEN 0 AND 85. THIS USUALLY STARTS AROUND 50 MPH. I ALSO DON'T FEEL IT IS ACCURATE AT OTHER SPEEDS. THIS IS ALREADY A TSB NHTSA ITEM #SB051008 AND #SB051230. I HAVE TALKED WITH (3) OTHER 1995 TAURUS OWNERS, AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT THE SENSOR, OR THE CABLE BUT A GEAR IN THE SPEEDO, I THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW SPEEDO FOR $700. I FEEL THAT THIS IS KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT. I HAVE A NEW 16 YEAR OLD DRIVER THAT CANNOT JUDGE HIS SPEED. THIS A DEFECT AND NOT A MAINTAINANCE ITEM. PLEASE RESPOND AS TO HOW I CAN GET THIS FIXED AT NO COST. *AK

AT 36,000 MILES VEHICLE EXPERIECED AN INOPERATIVE SPPEDOMETER WHICH DEALER REPAIRED/REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW AT 55,000 MILES PROBLEM REOCCURRED, AND DEALER REFUSED TO HELP UNLESS COST WENT TO CONSUMER. *AK THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. *YH

A WIRE ATTACHED TO BRAKE PEDAL AND CONTROLS BRAKES LIGHTS TO APPEAR, AND TO DISCONNECT CRUISE CONTROL, MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN THIS WIRE WAS NOT WORKING, CONSUMER COULD BE USING CRUISE CONTROL, AND STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE RAPIDLY TOWARD VEHICLE IN FRONT. *AK

MUTLI FUNCTION TURN SIGNAL SWITCH KEEPS FAILING WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING A LOSS OF OUTSIDE REAR TURN SIGNALS LIGHT . CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE OF FAILURE BECAUSE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT INSIDE OF VEHICLE WAS STILL WORKING, AND ALSO CAN HEAR IT WORKING. *AK

VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET/ WATER PUMP FAILURE, AND CRACKED RADIATOR. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO THE ENGINE SIZE 3.8L, NOT A 3.0L. *AK *ML

SINCE I PURCHASED 1YR AGO THE CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED 5 TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL,AND I AM, WONDERING IF THIS IS A RECOVERED VEHICLE I NOTICE DISCOLORATION IN SOME DOOR PANELS AND DASH BOARD YET THE SALESPERSON FILLED OUT A FORM THAT THIS CAR WAS NOT IN A WRECK . IM AM SUSPICIOUS PLEASE HELP,CHARLES SCHEAFERAM. *AK

ERRATIC PERFORMANCE OF SPEEDOMETER, IT WILL NOT ENGAGE AND SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCE A PROBELEM WITH A DEFECTED SPEEDOMTER WHICH THE DEALER HAVE REPLACE (10 FEB 97); NOW PROBLEM REOCCUR, AND DEALER NOTIFIED AGAIN AND INFORMED THAT ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER COST. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING 55MPH ALL OF SUDDEN HEARD A SOUND AND NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS GOING DOWN. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK ENGINE FAILED AND REPLACED. *YH