1995 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TRANMISSION: GRINDING NOISE HEARD AT START-UP. VEHICLE LURCHED WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE. WHEN STOPPED AT INTERSECTION, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE. VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE WHEN PLACED IN NEUTRAL. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, IT WOULD NO LONGER OPERATE IN ANY GEAR. SPEEDOMETER: SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES, MAKES NOISE AND THE NEEDLE PEGS AT 85 MPH WHEN CAR HITS BUMP IN ROAD OR GOES ABOVE 55 MPH. SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE PREVIOUSLY.

SPEEDOMETER BOUNCED UP AND DOWN AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60 AND 75 MPH. REPLACED ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER, APROXIMATELY 24000 MILES LATER REPLACEMENT STARTED DOING SAME THING, INFORMED REPLACEMENT HAD ONLY A 1 YEAR WARRANTY NEW ONE WOULD COST AT LEAST 300 DOLLARS.

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT ACCURATELY READ VEHICLE SPEED. AT TIMES, SPEEDOMETER WILL READ IN EXCESS OF 85 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY GOING MUCH LESS THAN THAT. DEALER HAS ADMITTED THAT MANY SPEEDOMETERS ON VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED MINE TWICE (ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE OUT OF POCKET). THE COST EXCEEDS $350.00 FOR REPLACEMENT. INACCURATE SPEED INDICATION IS A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND FORD SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

THE DEFECTIVE HEAD OF THE SPEEDOMETER BROKE IN THESE 3 VEHICLE BETWEEN 50- 60,000 MILES. 2ND VEHICLE VIN #[XXX], 3RD VEHICLE VIN # [XXX]. CAUSE UNKNOWN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE, INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING FROM A STOPPED POSITION WHEN TRYING TO ACCELLERATE. IT HAS ACTUALLY GOTTEN TO THE POINT NOW THAT AT TIMES IT DISENGAGES EVEN WHILE MOVING SLIGHTLY. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM IN THAT IT SOMETIMES ROLLS OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION, BUT DOES NOT ENGAGE, PUTTING US DIRECTLY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY SONS USE THIS CAR FOR SCHOOL, AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAPPENED TWICE TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER PRIOR TO OUR PURCHASE, AND HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THEREFORE, THE DATE OF FAILURE IS NOT PRECISE. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND IS HAPPENING MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY. IT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED QUICKLY.

WHEN INCREASING SPEED FROM ABOUT 15 TO 20MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

I HAVE TWO 1995 TAURUS SEDANS. BOTH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND BOTH HAVE HAD THE SPEEDOMETER ASSEMBLIES REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE ON EACH CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPS 15 TO 20 MPH WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

SPEEDOMETER KEEPS BREAKING. CONSUMER'S HUSBAND CANNOT TELL HOW FAST HE IS DRIVING. SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK *ML

VEHICLE WAS RETURNED FROM PIONEER FORD AFTER HEAD GASKET FAILURE, FAILURE OF HEAD GASKET WAS COVERED BY FORD UNDER RECALL, 2 DAYS LATER VEHICLE OVERHEATED AGAIN, THIS TIME CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE MAIN CONTROL COVER GASKET FAILURE ALLOWING WATER TO LEAK IN THE OIL. FORD REFUSED TO COVER THIS FAILURE EVEN THOUGH FAILURE WAS TO TO THE SAME CAUSE AS HEAD GASKET FAILURE. SERVICE BULLETIN 96-17-14 IS FOR A NEW ELASTOMERIC GASKET FOR THE MAIN CONTROL COVER AND PAN THAT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS FAILURE.

HEAD GASKET STARTED TO LEAK WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE IMOPERATIVE. NHTSA INVESTIGATION # 1E 98 080. DEALER/ MFR NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK