1995 FORD TAURUS Complaints

SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER IS NOT WORKING, AND THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE COMING TO A STOP THERE IS A LOUD NOISE WITHIN THE GAS TANK, AND THE GAS IS SLASHING AROUND WHICH IS HITTING THE WALL. *AK

ENGINE OVERHEATED AND CRACKED, CAUSING A FIRE. DEALER HAS VEHICLE AND IS REPLACING ENGINE. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER SQUEALS AND THE NEEDLE BEGINS BOUNCING AND REGISTERING THE INCORRECT SPEED WHEN TRAVELING AT 50 MPH OR MORE. THIS IS THE SECOND SPEEDOMETER HEAD ON THIS CAR AS THE ORIGINAL ALSO FAILED WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE ORIGINAL WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT FORD DEALER SAYS THAT THE REPLACEMENT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE SEEN DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE IDENTICAL PART FAILURE AND AT LEAST SERVICE BULLETINS LISTED IN YOUR DATABASES. I FEEL THAT THIS ITEM PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT OTHER COMPONENTS ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THE BEHAVIOR OF THE SPEEDO. CAN YOU PROVIDE ANY GUIDANCE IN GETTING RELIEF FROM THE MANUFACTURER? I DO NOT SEE WHY I AND OTHERS AFFECTED SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT AND STILL INSTALLS AS A REPLACEMENT PART.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT LATCH PLATE HAS COME OFF THE BELT WHICH HAS CAUSED THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM A FACTORY REP (I WAS TOLD ONE WILL CALL) AND THE SERVICE MGR. HAS NOT BEEN COOPERATIVE UP TO THIS POINT.

ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT 21745 MILES BY BECOMING ERRATIC AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 55 MPH. THE METER WOULD SOMETIMES READ AS HIGH AS 90 MPH. THIS METER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW THE REPLACEMENT UNIT IS FAULTY AT 23300 MILES. A BRIEF SCAN OF YOUR ODI IDS INDICATES THE PROBLEM IS GENERIC WITH THESE DEVICES AS SOME UNITS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 AND 4 TIMES. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD HAVING THOUSANDS OF FORDS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH FAULTY SPEEDOMETERS AND THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED.

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY SOUTH BOUND TO SAN DIEGO AT A SPEED OF 75MPH AND IN THE FAST LANE. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT TWO AND A HALF HOURS WHEN SUDDENDLY THE CAR BEGAN DOWN SHIFTING AND THE CAR LURCHED VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH. WE THOUGHT THE ENGINE HAD DIED INITALLY, BUT THE CAR BEGAN LURCHING BACK AND FORTH AS IF IT WERE GOING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. WE STRUGGLED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND LUCKILY WERE NOT HIT OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS OVER 150 MILES. THE CAR HAS BEEN THERE FOR A WEEK AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I FEEL LIKE I AM PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WAITING FOR ANOTHER OCCURANCE. I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR BE PART OF ONE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT OCCASSIONALY MISBEHAVES.

WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE EVEN WITH APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. OWNER HAD TO TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION IN ORDER TO STOP. DEALER HAS FIXED PROBLEM. *AK