1995 FORD TAURUS Complaints

ON SEVEN OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACELERATION ;CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. ALSO, CONDITION OCCURS WHEN CONSUMER HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

SPEEDOMETER IS JUMPING UP AND DOWN. CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CORRECT SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE UNLESS DRIVER TIGHTENS THE LATCH. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED BY OWNER'S MECHANIC. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER MOVES AROUND AND AROUND, AND CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE WHAT'S THE SPEED. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING AT 10 MPH SPEEDOMETER WILL STATE THAT CONSUMER IS DRIVING AT 75 MPH. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

SPEEDOMETER READINGS ARE INCORRECT IN WET ROAD CONDTIONS. DEALER HAS REPLACED SPEEDOMETER PRIOR TO THIS . MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A RECALL SERVICE AT AL PIEMONTE, AND TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE OCCURRED AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE EXCEEDS 40 MPH ODOMETER WILL BOUNCE. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, DRIVER CANNOT TELL HOW FAST VEHICLE IS MOVING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE - TOOK CAR IN ON 12/23/1998 TO HAVE TEST FOR WARRANTY (FORD 98M01). PAID TO HAVE DEALER TEST COOLANT AND ENGINE FOR LEAKS ($146.98), TOLD ME OK, 4 MONTHS LATER I HAVE USED TWICE A MUCH ANTIFREEZE AS BEFORE AND THERE ARE KNOW VISABLE LEAKS. DEALER TOLD ME OUT OF WARRANTY TOUGH LUCK. TRANSMISSON, HAD IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES UNDER WARRANY, SAID FIXED BUT NOW PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE,.TELLS ME YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANY, TOUGH LUCK. *AK

RECALL98S36, NHTSA /98V323000, REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN FEBRUARY, BUT DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR OR SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *AK