1995 FORD TAURUS Complaints

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM OF GETTING THE DEALER TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97S-66/NHTSA 97V-019 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE IS NOT ON RECALL. *AK

HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SPEEDOMETER PERFORMS ERRATICALLY WHEN CAR TRAVELS OVER 45 MPH OR MORE, ALSO MAKES NOISE.

THE SPEEDOMETER JUMP IS NOT SOMETHING THAT ONLY WE ARE EXPERIENCING. OTHER'S WITH THE SAME VEHICLE MODEL ARE ALSO. WE DO NOT FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY IN EXCESS OF $300 TO CORRECT AS IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INSIDENT AND HAS HAD NUMEROUS TSB POSTED FOR THE PROBLEM.

DEFECTIVE STARTER WIRE WILL DISCONNECT BY ITSELF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. WILL NOT START. *AK

SPEEDOMETER JUMP AND BOUNCES AROUND, I HAVE FOUND TSB'S ON THIS. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ORIGINALLY REPLACED AT APX 29000 MILES FOR THIS PROBLEM, THEN AT APX 29000 MILES ON THE REPLACEMENT IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. (THIS TIME IT COST ME ALMOST $200 TO FIX, THE FIRST TIME IT WAS FREE). THE FIRST TIME IT WAS FIXED AT THE PURCHASED DEALER (MARION FORD, ILLINOIS), THE SECOND TIME AT ANOTHER FORD DEALER(SPARTA FORD, ILLINOIS). THE SECOND TIME THE FORD DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED.

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPS WHEN GOING IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. THIS RESULTS IN INACCURATE SPEED READING. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL JUMP TO 80, THEN FLIP BACK AND THEN WILL CONTINUE TO GO BACK AND FORTH. THIS IS CAUSING DISTRACTION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN AND CAN CAUSE A CRASH.

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A RED LIGHT AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. OWNER WANTS FORD TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT AND PAY FOR IT. *AK *ML

TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO SHIFT INTO NETURAL WHEN AFTER COMING TO A STOP THEN SHIFTS INTO FORWARD GEAR AND JUMPS FORWARD RAPIDLY(THISMAY BE BECAUSE I'M PRESSING ON THE GAS ASSUMING IT IS IN A FORWARD GEAR. THIS HAS SEVERAL TIMES TO ME. I HAVE TALKED TO ANOTHER PERSON WHERE I WORK, AND HE HAD TO HAVE HIS TRANSMISSION REPLACED(ABOUT $2300).