1995 FORD TAURUS Complaints

SPEEDOMETER BUZZES AND JUMPS 10-20 MPH MAKING ABILITY TO TELL SPEED IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE. THE FIRST OCCURRED AT 35000 MILES, AND WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT 35000 MILES ON THE REPLACEMENT. DEALERS AND FORD HAVE R

WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS EXTREMELY HOT AND HUMID (ABOVE 90 DEGREES) AND THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, STALLING OCCURS, MOSTLY AT IDLE. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A LONG TIME, PARKED, AND THEN STARTED AGAIN AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE CAR WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL IT HAS COOLED DOWN CONSIDERABLY. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE OTHER COMPLAINT CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT AND HAS ONLY HAPPENED TWICE IN THE TIME I'VE OWNED THE CAR. WHAT GIVES?

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE WIRE AT BRAKE PEDAL TO BRAKE SWITCH BROKE. ONCE AT 16,000 MILES AND AT 42,000 MILE, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN FAILURE. *YC

UPON ENCOUNTERING ONCOMING TRAFFIC APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SPEEDOMETER JUMPS FROM 65 TO 85 DEPENDING ON HOW LARGE A BUMP YOU HIT. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT REPLACEMENT PART WAS ALSO FAULTY AND COULD NOT REPLACE AT THE TIME.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING/LOST POWER, AND FIRE CAME FROM FRONT HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT CAME. VEHICLE TOWED AND INSURANCE CO. TOTALLED CAR. REPORTED OPINIONS ELECTRICAL FIRE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING OVER 55MPH, CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE HOW FAST HE IS TRAVELING DUE TO BROKEN SPEEDOMETER. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPAIRED. *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH ERRATIC OPRATION OF SPEEDOMETER. DEALER REPLACED THE SPEEDOMETER AFTER FIRST FAILURE. HOWEVER,PROBLEM REOCCURRED, AND DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR REPLACE SPEEDOMETER A SECOND TIME DUE TO EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATER. *AK

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. WOULD STAY IN LOW GEAR. WOULD JERK WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED. TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN WHICH CAUSED THE CHECK OIL LIGHT TO COME ON. VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN RIGHT NOW. DEALER HAS VEHICLE. *AK