1995 FORD TAURUS Complaints

CONTRARY TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S EXTENDED WARRANTY LETTER, THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OR SIGNS THAT MAY INDICATE A PROBLEM. BOTH SITUATIONS OF FAILURE HAPPEND ON THE MAIN ROAD SUDDENLY, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. LUCKILY, ALTHOUGH HOLDING UP TRAFFIC, I WAS NOT HIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND WAS PUSHED TO SAFETY UNTIL THE CAR COULD BE TOWED!!!!FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, FORD HAD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK, KNOWING OF THIS CONDITION, AND THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ON THE LOT FOR SALE TO BEGIN WITH. BEING AN ORDINARY TRUSTING CONSUMER, I BOUGHT A LEMON. ALTHOUGH FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY AGAIN, AS A PREVENTATIVE TYPE MEASURE TO OTHERS, OFFERING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IT WAS TOO LATE FOR ME. WE HAVE PUT OVER $4,000 IN REPAIRS, AND STILL OWE MONEY ON THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL DEALER IS GIVING US THE RUN AROUND, TRYING TO GET OUT OF THIS SITUATION THE CHEAPEST WAY POSSIBLE, AND AVOIDING OUR CALLS. I FEEL IT'S B/C THEY KNOW THEY WILL NOT GET A SALE OUT OF US, AND WE ARE JUST A HASSLE TO DEAL WITH. NO OTHER DEALER WILL TAKE OUR CAR AT A DECENT TRADE, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE HAD IT FIXED, B/C OF THE BAD REPUTATION OF THE VEHICLE FORD HAS CREATED!!!!!WE ARE STUCK!!! I EXPECT IN ANOTHER 2 YEARS, THE HEAD GASKETS/COOLANT SYSTEM WILL FAIL AGAIN, B/C IT'S A DEFECTIVE ENGINE IN GENERAL. I THINK FORD OUGHT TO RECALL THE CAR, OR BUY THE CAR BACK, OR RECALL IT, PAY OFF OUR LOAN , SO WE CAN BUY A MORE RELIABLE CAR WITHOUT DEFECTS FROM A MORE RELIABLE MANUFACTURER! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED & REPAIRED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK & DEALER FOUND BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS & ENGINE WAS VIBRATING ALL OVER. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR MOUNTS AT CONSUMER'S COST. CONSUMER FELT PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

: SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 45 MPH THE NEEDLE FLUCTUATES. THIS IS THE THIRD(3RD) TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET. TOOK TO A MECHANIC, AND HE SAID IT WAS THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. RECALL ON 1994 AND 1995 FORD TAURUS WITH DIFFERENT MOTORS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AND NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WOBBLES UP AND DOWN WHICH CANNOT GIVE A CORRECT READING. DEALER WILL ONLY REPAIR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML

REPLACED ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER AT 44,979 MILES, AND AGAIN AT 80,980 MILES. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WOULD FLUCTUATE AND GET BURIED AT 90 MPH AND DRIVER WOULDN'T KNOW HOW FAST THEY WERE GOING. THE ORIGINAL PART SHOULD NEVER HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, MUCH LESS TWICE IN ONLY 80,980 MILES. CONTACTED FORD, THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, AND WE HAD TO PAY FOR PARTS AND REPAIRS FOR BOTH REPLACEMENTS. FIRST REPLACEMENT OF $295, SECOND (2 YEARS LATER) WAS $500. SAME DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN TEMPERATURE GETS HOT, POSSIBLY DUE TO IGNITION MODULE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE AFTER 8 ATTEMPTS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 15 TO 25 MPH. CAR WAS DECLARED TOTALED BY THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (AAA). ALSO, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

I CALLED TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM,TOLD HIM ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID I WAS OWN MY OWN, TO BAD. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM I FEEL IT WAS UP TO THE DEALER TO NOTIFY ME OF THIS RECALL BEFORE THEY SOLD THIS CAR TO ME. NOW MY CAR HAS CAUGHT FIRE AND SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. SO WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO? *AK