1995 FORD TAURUS Complaints

A DEAR WAS HIT ON DRIVER SIDE, HOOD AND FRONT FENDER BADLY DENTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF, AND DEPUTY ON SCENE STATED THAT THEY SHOULD'VE GONE OFF. WHEN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE CAR THE BODY MAN FOUND NO SENSORS ON THE CAR. AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING. BUT THEY NEVER WENT OFF.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN. IT'S POWER STEERING, AND IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT HARD TO TURN. CONSUMER IS AFRAID THAT VEHICLE MAY HIT SOMEONE. *AK

STARTER SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN OVER AT 28,000 MILES, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START CAR, AND HAD TO TAKE IT TO A GARAGE, AND THEY REPLACED THE STARTER. ENGINE COOLANT TEMP GAUGE REPLACED ALSO. *AK *ML

WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 60 MPH, IT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE, BUT RESUMED SPEED AS SOON AS DRIVER TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE PEDAL. CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED WHEN USING THE SWITCH. BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED A YEAR AND 1/2 AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WITH MY 1 FAMILY CAR IN FOR REPAIR. FORD SHOULD LOAN ME A CAR WIFE&CHIDS&NO CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

SPEEDOMETER POINTER JUMPS AROUND, GIVING UNRELIABLE AND FALSE SPEED INDICATIONS. ASSEMBLY ALSO MAKES SQUEEKING NOISES. FORD SERVICE BULLETIN # 99-7-9 RECOMENDS REPLACEMENT; FAILURE CAUSED BY IMPROPER OILING DURING ASSEMBLY. FORD/DEALER NO HELP. DEALER INDICATES THERE "MAY" BE A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. THIS IS SECOND SPEEDOMETER TO FAIL IN THE CAR. FIRST AT 25000 MILES, THIS ONE STARTED ABOUT 36000. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE START JUMPING UP AND DOWN CRAZILY WHEN THE CAR GOES PAST 50 MPH AND DOES NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT SPEED ANYMORE. AT THE SAME TIME, THERE ARE A LOT OF CLICK CLILCK NOISE IN THE SPEEDOMETER.

WHEN SPEEDOMETER BREAKS, THE NEEDLE WILL START JUMPING BACK AND FORTH, AND DOES NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT SPEED. AT THE SAME TIME, THERE WOULD A SERIES OF CLICK, CLICK NOISE AT THE SPEEDOMETER. MY BROTHER'S 95 TAURUS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND HE IS GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT TOO. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING IN HOT WEATHER OR LONG DISTANCE CONSUMER NOTICED GAS FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE. DEALER SAID THAT THE CARBON FILTER WAS FULL OF GASOLINE AND WAS NOT EXHAUSTING THE FUMES CORRECTLY. THE FILTER AND FUEL LINE WERE REPLACED AT OWNER'S COST BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML