1995 FORD TAURUS Complaints

AT ABOUT 50 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTS BOUNCING AROUND BETWEEN 50 AND 85+ MPH (LIMIT OF SPEEDOMETER). AT FIRST, BOUNING WAS INTERMITTANT, BUT AS THE WEEKS & MONTHS WENT BY, IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT GOT TO THE POINT THAT AT ABOUT 45-50 MPH, THE SPEEDMETER WOULD IMMEDIATELY PEG TO PAST 85 MPH AND JUST STAY THERE. ONLY WAY TO GAUGE SPEED WAS BY OTHER CARS. REPLACED SPEEDOMETER OUT OF WARRANTY IN JULY 1998. WHILE THERE, DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH TAURUSES, THUNDERBIRDS, AND EXPLORERS OF THAT YEAR. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT MIGHT BE A DEFECT VS. A ONE OF A KIND FAILURE. WANTED TO SUBMIT REPORT SO THAT NHTSA & FORD COULD ANAYLZE PROBLEM AND SEE IF A RECALL IS WARRANTED.

THE SPEEDOMETER GOES BACK AND FORTH. WHEN GOING 65MPH THE NEEDLE WILL JUMP TO 85MPH. CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY SAID THE CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HAD AIR CONDITIONER ON AT ABOUT 65MPH THE CAR STALLED AND DIED OUT FOR 30MIN. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS UP AND DOWN, AND IT CAUSES THE CRUISE CONTROL TO BE INOPERABLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING OVERHEATING AND AN ODOR TO PERMEATE THE VEHICLE, THE HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE PER RECALL 98MO1, AS A RESULT OF THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE OTHER COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED AND REPLACED.

BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER BETWEEN 25000-40000 MILES.

THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AT SPEED, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. DRIVER WAS FORCED TO MANEUVER OFF OF I-70 WITH A DEAD ENGINE AND WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH REAR SHOCK FAILURE. FRONT SHOCKS WENT BAD FIRST. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED FRONT SHOCKS, AND INFORMED CONSUMER REAR SHOCKS WERE FINE. 20,000 MILES LATER, BOTH FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED 3 FAILURES AT 30,000 MILES. EACH TIME THE SPEEDOMETER MISREAD THE VEHICLE'S SPEED. DEALER REPLACED THE SPEEDOMETER SENSORS AND CABLES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK