1995 FORD TAURUS Complaints

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLIES UP TO 70-75, THEN DOWN BELOW CURRENT SPEED. WAS REPLACED IN MARCH OF 1998, HAS NOW FAILED AGAIN. BOTH TIMES, THE DEALER HAS REFUSED TO PAY FOR ANY OF THE REPAIR. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 36,700 (BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY); THE DEALER WOULD NOT EVEN PAY FOR HALF THE REPAIR. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A SPEEDOMETER FAILING EVEN ONCE; THIS ONE HAS NOW FAILED TWICE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK

HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAG HAD DELAYED DEPLOYMENT, FILLED CAR WITH SMOKE. *AK

FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER, THE SPEEDOMETER IS BROKEN, CAUSING INCORRECT READING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CAR IN HIGH SPEED LANE IN AZ, CAME UPON ANOTHER CAR, LEFT FRONT WHEEL OF OTHER CAR STARTED SWAYING, FORD DRIVER HIT BRAKES (ABS), THEY LOCKED UP, FRONT OF TAURUS HIT REAR OF OTHER CAR AT 65 MPH, DRIVER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. *A

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM GOES OUT, MOSTLY IN THE WINTER AND WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAN MOTOR FAILURE, WHEN SUDDENLY A/C SHUT DOWN, FAN MOTOR BECAME EXTREMELY HOT, NOTICED BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE, THEN FOUND FAN MOTOR ON FIRE. CONSUMER STATES CIRCUIT MOTOR DID NOT TRIP. *SLC

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT, TRACK AND ANCHORS, FAULTY WHEN DRIVING VECHILE SEAT MOVES.*AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND IN THE OFF POSITION. THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD. AS IF THE VEHICLE WERE IN NEUTRAL. CAR ROLLED ABOUT 3 FEET.*AK DEALER SUGGESTED TO CONSUMER TO ALWAYS USE PARKING BRAKE AND TO APPLY IT BEFORE PUTTING VEHICLE INTO PARK. *SLC

PLASTIC ENGINE COMPARTMENT LAMP/SOCKET/BULB OVERHEATED AND IGNITED SURROUNDING PLASTIC MATERIALS.

TAKING EXIT IN LEFT LANE, VEHICLE GOING DOWN RAMP, BRAKES (ABS) FAILED TO STOP, WENT INTO INTERSECTION, HIT 2 OTHER PARKED VEHICLES, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK CONSUMER STATES POSSIBLE ACCELERATION JAM OR CRUIS CONTROL, VEHICLE PICKED UP SPEED AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND HIT A ROAD SIDE CONCRETE BLOCK AND TWO PARJED CARS CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB