1995 FORD TAURUS Complaints

THE FAILURE OF THIS PART WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO BE REMOVED FROM "PARK" EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. MY MECHANIC HAS THE PART ON ORDER WITH FORD FOR 5 WEEKS (NO DEL'Y DATE). WE ALSO HAVE SEARCHED EVERY JUNKYARD WITH NO SUCCESS AND YET FORD SAYS THE PART IS NOT A PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED,WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE ISN'T CATCHING ANY POWER OR GAS RIGHT AWAY, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO SPIN AND JUMP INTO GEAR. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD DOESN'T READ THE CORRECT SPEED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION DEPENDS ON THE SPEEDOMETER TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY IN ORDER FOR IT TO SHIFT CORRECTLY. I AM ALSO AWARE OF AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON WHO HAS THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD BY A MAJOR DISTRIBUTOR THAT THIS PART IS COMMONLYREPLACED ON THIS MODEL AS WELL AS ON THE FORD AEROSTAR OF THE SAME YEAR.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A GRINDING/SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. *AK

THE ENGINE COOLING FAN BURNED OUTAND SMOKE CAME FROM THE FAN, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BE NON-FUNCTIONAL. DEALER SAYS THE COOLING FAN NEEDS REPLACEMENT.

COOLING FAN BECAME FROZEN WITH SNOW WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAN MOTOR NOT TO ROTATING, OVERHEATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY AN MECHANIC THAT THRE ARE TWO DIFFERENT METALS, AND THE FRICTIONS AND CONTRAST CAUSED THE ALUMINUM METAL TO WEAR OUT AND BLOW OUT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER HAD FAILED FOR SECOND TIME. DRIVER COULDN'T SEE HOW FAST HE WAS GOING. CONSUMER WILL CONCTACT DEALER. *AK

AT 70-75 MPH, HITTING BUMPS WILL MAKE THE SPEEDO NEEDLE DROP TO 85 AND CONTINUE TO READ 10-15MPH FASTER THEN THE ACTUAL VEHICLE SPEED. WILL RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER A MINUTE OR SO, UNTIL THE NEXT BUMP. THIS IS THE SECOND SPEEDO TO FAIL ON THIS. VEHICLE

THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT 25345 MILES COVERED UNDER THE 45,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND IS FAILING AGAIN WHEN IT REACHED 53500 MILES. IT SWAYS BACK AND FORTH ONCE THE SPEED IS OVER 50MPH AND IS VERY NOISY. THERE IS ALSO A LOUD RATTLING NOISE (JUST LIKE A SHORT CIRCUITING SOUND) COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WHILE THE SPEEDOMETER SWAYS. MOST OF THE TIME THE NEEDLE STAYS AT OVER 85MPH EVEN IF SPEED IS 60MPH OR LESS. THE DEALER IS ASKING ABOUT $500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT I THINK THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE SINCE THE FIRST FAILURE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PART WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT PROPERLY MANUFACTURED IN THE FIRST PLACE. I THINK NOT KNOWING YOUR SPEED IS NOT SAFE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ADVICE. THANK YOU. *AK