1995 FORD TAURUS Complaints

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR ENGINE COOLING FAN IN MARCH, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS. PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAS CALLED DEALER THREE TIMES FOR PARTS. RECALL#97V019000. *AK

LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 35MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 40MPH, 12:30 ON FRONT BUMPER, DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING HE SMELLS WIRES BURNING AND THAT IT MAY BE COMING FROM IGNITION SYSTEM .OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, DEPRESSED BRAKES ABOUT 1/2 BLOCK FROM LIGHT WHEN REALIZED THAT CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. PUSHED THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AND THEY LOCKED UP. HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

INVOLVED IN A FRONT-END COLLISION WHILE GOING 5 MPH WHEREAS THE OTHE RVEHICLE WAS DOING 30-35 MPH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 40MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, FRONT PASSENGER'S SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RETRACT CHILD WHILE IN CSS IMPACT WITH DASH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 40MPH, DURING PANIC STOP, EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE WHEN BRAKES LOCKED UP ON DRY PAVEMENT, RESULTING IN REARENDING VEHICLE WHEN STOPPING SHORT. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SMELLED SMOKE AND THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER WILL NOT RETURN CALLS ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE LEFT TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL, POWER WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS, BREAKS, IGNITION, AND GEAR LEVER LOCKS UP. AFTER MANIPULATING THE KEY IN IGNITION FOR SEVERAL MINUTES IT WILL RELEASE AND VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED TO PARK AND ALL OTHER COMPONENTS UNLOCK. IF COLLISION HAD RESULTED IN A FIRE THE OCCUPANTS WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAPPED INSIDE.