1995 FORD TAURUS Complaints

ON HOT AND HUMID DAYS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 90 DEGREES AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR AT LEAST 40 MINUTES, THE ENGING WILL STALL; USUALLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES. WHEN THE ENGINE DOES STALL ALL POWER IS LOST ALSO.

THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE DEALER CLEANED THE AIRBAG SENSORES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING. A YEAR LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE SENSOR IS CORRODED BY ROAD SALT AND NEEDS TO WORK ON AGAIN.781530 DUP OF 539949; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE CLIP BROKE, CAUSING THE FUEL LINE TO DROP, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A FUEL LEAK MAY CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO STOP. RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PROBLEM IS GONE. ALSO WHILE DRIVING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME THE VEHICLE WILL STALL, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

LEFT TURN SIGNAL CANNOT BE PUT IN AND HELD IN TO TURN LEFT. ONLY WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHT OR TO THE RIGHT DOES THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WORK PROPERLY. DEALER STATES IT IS INHERENT WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WHILE IN REVERSE POSITION WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, THERE IS A RECALL ON THE COIL SPRING FOR THE 1994 TAURUS. *AK *JB

SHORTED FUEL PUMP CIRCUIT CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL. THE PLASTIC SAFETY INSULATOR ON THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT SHORT CIRCUITED TO GROUND ON THE METAL IT PASSES THROUGH. AS IT SHORTED OUT IT DESTROYED THE RELAY CONTROL MODULE. (QCAW)

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE TIMING BELT BROKE, CAUSING WATER PUMP TO EXPLODE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

VEHICLE IS USED FOR DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE, WHEN DRIVEN, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPS FORM 45 TO 85, GIVING DIFFERENT READINGS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPLACED PARTS. *AK SPEEDOMETER IS FLUCTUATING AGAIN, DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE UNLESS CONSUMER PAYS REPAIR COSTS. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE MOSTLY ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. ALSO, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. PROBLEM DUE TO A LOOSE INNER TIE ROD. THE PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED. *AK