1995 FORD TAURUS Complaints

THE METHANOL GAS CAUSED THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK TO DETERIORATE AND DAMAGE THE GASKETS. ALSO THE GAS GAUAGE DID NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER READS INCORRECTLY AT SPEEDS OVER 50MPH, ESPECIALLY ON ROUGH ROADS. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SPEEDOMETER TWICE, AND IS ABOUT TO REPLACE IT ONE MORE TIME. *AK

I DON'T FEEL A 1995 AUTOMOBILE WITH ONLY 47000 MILES ON IT SHOULD WARRANT A NEW POWER TRAIN . MY MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON QUITE A FEW FORD TAURUS 'S I FEEL CHEATED BUYING AN AMERICAN MADE CAR BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO A FOREIGN CAR . THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME PLEASE KEEP ME IN TOUCH WITH YOUR FINDINGS .

THE DESERT MOTORS SERVICE DEPT. SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, MY VEHICLE AND ENGINE WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I SENT A LETTER OF COMPLAINT AND DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE FAILED AND DEFORMED HEAD GASKET TO FORD MTR. CO., CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CTR. IN DEARBORN, MICH. BUT SO FAR NO RESPONSE

WHILE DRIIVNG HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON/OFF. AFTER JIGGLING THE HIGH/LOW SWITCH HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HEADLIGHTS WILL BE REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT OF GEAR AT STOP LIGHTS/SIGNS. YOU DO NOT KNOW THIS HAS HAPPENED UNTIL YOU TRY TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. THE TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGED SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER YOU APPLY THE THROTTLE, RESULTING IN A HARD SHIFT INTO GEAR. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND ISSUED A TSB 98-3-7. THIS HAS RESULTED IN ONE INCIDENT AT A STOP LIGHT WHERE THE CAR TO THE REAR HIT OF OUR CAR, AT LESS THAN 5MPH, BECAUSE WE COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT CAPITAL FORD, IN RALEIGH NC, AND THEY ARE REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION AT THIS TIME. THE SERVICE MANAGER FEELS THAT THE TSB IS ONLY PART OF THE PROBLEM.

INTERMITTENTLY SPEEDOMETER IS INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS REPLACED SPEEDOMETER ONCE. *AK

WHILE AT A STAND STILL AT A RED LIGHT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, IMPACT OVER 50 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER . CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. *AK

OUR VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS USUAL PRIOR TO THE BREAKDOWN. WE HAD RECENTLY HAD THE VEHICLE TUNED UP, AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED DUE TO A SKIP PROBLEM AND LOWER THEN NORMAL GAS MILEAGE. WE HAD JUST COMPLETED A 45 MINUTE TRIP IN THE VEHICLE AND STOPPED FOR DINNER. WE WERE IN THE RESTAURANT FOR 45 MINUTES AND THEN RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETE OUR TRIP. UPON LEAVING THE RESTAURANT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKIP BADLY, WITH SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST, AND THE TEMPERTURE GAUGE BEGAN TO RISE. WE IMMEDITALLY TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE SAID WE HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. UPON CONTACTING OUR FORD DEALERSHIP WE WERE TOLD THAT YES, FORD HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE, BUT THAT WE WERE PAST THE DEC.31, 1998 DEADLINE AND THE 60,000 MILES. WE CONTACTED THE FORD CUSTOMER INQUIRY DEPARTMENT, BUT WE WERE TOLD THE SAMETHING. WE FEEL THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *AK

FRONT BODY MOUNTS BROKE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE REAR BODY MOUNTS. DEALER IS REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. *AK