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1995 Ford Taurus

Safety ratings

1995 Ford Taurus 4-DR.

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Not ratedSide crash
Not ratedSide pole
Not ratedRollover
Frontal, driver: 4★Frontal, passenger: 4★Rollover risk: 0.0%
  • Lane departure warningNo
  • Forward collision warningNo
  • Electronic stability controlNo

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Recalls (6)

  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCampaign 97V025000 · 26/02/1997

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.8L ENGINES AND ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, COLORADO, IOWA, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KANSAS, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING. WATER CAN ACCUMULATE WITHIN THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE CONDUIT. IF ENOUGH WATER ACCUMULATES, IT COULD FREEZE WITHIN A LOW AREA OF THE CABLE ROUTING WHEN EXPOSED TO A LONG TERM COLD SOAK AT TEMPERATURES AT LEAST SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW FREEZING.

    Risk: DRIVER CONTROL OF VEHICLE SPEED USING THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM OR THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM WOULD BE DIMINISHED INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

    Fix: DEALERS WILL ADD A BOOT TO THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE.

  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FANCampaign 97V019000 · 25/02/1997

    THESE VEHICLES ARE ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, IOWA, MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, AND SOUTH DAKOTA. THE VEHICLES INVOLVED ARE 1992-1994 TEMPO/TOPAZ VEHICLES WITH 3.0L ENGINES; 1994 TEMPO/TOPAZ WITH 2.3L ENGINES; 1992-1995 TAURUS/SABLE WITH 3.8L ENGINES; 1994-1995 TAURUS/SABLE WITH 3.0L ENGINES AND 1992-1994 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL VEHICLES WITH 3.8L ENGINES. DURING HIGH WINDS, HEAVY, BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW, AND LOW TEMPERATURES, THE ENGINE COOLING FAN CAN BECOME BLOCKED OR FROZEN WITH SNOW. THE FAN MOTOR MAY NOT ROTATE AND COULD OVERHEAT.

    Risk: THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE SMOKE OR FLAMES FROM THE FAN AND/OR SHROUD, THE FAN ELECTRICAL WIRING, OR THE FAN MOTOR RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

    Fix: DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ELECTRICAL JUMPER HARNESS CONTAINING AN AUTOMATIC RESETTING CIRCUIT BREAKER TO PROTECT THE FAN MOTOR LOW SPEED CIRCUITRY FROM OVERHEATING.

  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FANCampaign 01V390000 · 21/12/2001

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TAURUS/SABLE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L AND 3.8L ENGINES AND MUSTANG VEHICLES WITH 3.8L AND 5.0L ENGINES. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE ENGINE COOLING FAN BEARING TO SEIZE.

    Risk: SHOULD THIS OCCUR, EXCESSIVE HEAT COULD BE GENERATED WHICH COULD MELT THE FAN MOTOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. COMPONENTS INSIDE THE COOLING FAN MOTOR COULD IGNITE POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

    Fix: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ENGINE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY AND INSTALL A CIRCUIT BREAKER. IF THE COOLING FAN IS INOPERATIVE, THE FAN AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 28, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.

  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FANCampaign 01I011000 · 21/12/2001

    THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1995 TAURUS/SABLE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L AND 3.8L ENGINES AND 1995 FORD MUSTANG VEHICLES WITH 3.8L AND 5.0L ENGINES. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE ENGINE COOLING FAN BEARING TO SEIZE.

    Risk: SHOULD THIS OCCUR, EXCESSIVE HEAT COULD BE GENERATED WHICH COULD MELT THE FAN MOTOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. COMPONENTS INSIDE THE COOLING FAN MOTOR COULD IGNITE POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

    Fix: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE COOLING FAN MOTOR ASSEMBLY AT NO CHARGE TO CONSUMERS. FORD IS EXTENDING THE LIMITED WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE COOLING FAN MOTOR TO A TOTAL OF 8 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES FROM THE WARRANTY START DATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. THIS COVERAGE IS AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERRED TO SUBSEQUENT OWNERS AT NO CHARGE. IF THE VEHICLE ALREADY HAS MORE THAN 100,000 MILES, THIS COVERAGE WILL LAST UNTIL JUNE 30, 2002. IF THE CONSUMER HAS PAID TO HAVE THIS SERVICE DONE BEFORE DECEMBER 2001, FORD IS OFFERING A REFUND. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332, CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM.

  • STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERSCampaign 98V323000 · 16/12/1998

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGNIA, AND WISCONSIN. THE REAR LOWER SUBFRAME MOUNT PLATE NUT CAN EXPERIENCE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING IF SUBJECTED TO LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO ROAD SALTS. THIS CAN RESULT IN FRACTURE AND LOSS OF THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SUBFRAME MOUNT ATTACHMENT. DETACHMENT OF THE BODY MOUNTS AT THE REAR CORNERS OF THE SUBFRAME, WHICH SUPPORTS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, ALLOWS THE REAR CORNERS OF THE SUBFRAME TO DROP.

    Risk: IF BOTH REAR CORNERS DROP, STEERING WOULD BECOME SUDDENLY VERY DIFFICULT, AFFECTING VEHICLE CONTROL AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

    Fix: DEALERS WILL INSTALL SUBFRAME REAR MOUNT BOLTS, REINFORCEMENT PLATES, AND PLATE NUTS.

  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGESCampaign 94V198000 · 11/10/1994

    THE RETAINER CLIP WHICH HOLDS THE MASTER CYLINDER PUSH ROD TO THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM IS MISSING OR NOT COMPLETELY INSTALLED. THE PUSH ROD CAN SEPARATE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM.

    Risk: THIS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY AND AN ACCIDENT.

    Fix: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL THE RETAINER CLIP.

Owner complaints

500
Complaints
29
Crashes reported
14
Fires reported
27
Injuries
2
Deaths

Most-reported areas

  • POWER TRAIN148
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING122
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM38
  • SERVICE BRAKES33
  • HYDRAULIC32
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL32
  • AIR BAGS27
  • SUSPENSION27
Read individual complaints (50 most recent)

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

  • 12/31/2001· POWER TRAIN

    SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK AT TIMES, AND THEN AT TIMES IT WILL START TO SPIN AROUND. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

  • 12/31/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    BRAKE HOSE LOOSE. *TT

  • 12/29/1998· POWER TRAIN

    SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER IS INOPERABLE, IT DOES NOT REGISTER ACCURATE SPEED RATES. ALSO, IT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

  • 12/29/1998· POWER TRAIN

    TRASAXLE SEAL FAILED AND LEAKED ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM, CAUSING SMOKE.

  • 12/29/1998· POWER TRAIN

    SPEEDOMETER FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BOUNCES FROM 50 TO 85 MPH WHEN TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF 60 MPH.

  • 12/28/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

    VEHICLE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. FRONT-END RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

  • 12/28/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    RECALL # 98M01KAA, HEAD GASKETS PREMATURELY FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE PROBLEMS. DEFECTIVE GASKET CAUSED ENGINE PROBLEMS BEFORE THE RECALL, BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. WHEN THE RECALL WAS ISSUED, HAD THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET REPLACED, BUT IT CAUSED MORE DAMAGING ENGINE PROBLEMS WHICH FORD WAS NOT GOING TO COVER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFOR ATION. *AK

  • 12/27/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

    CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING. ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS STALL WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD NO WARRANTY THEY WON'T REPLACE IT UNLESS HE PAYS FOR IT. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACE. ALSO STATED THAT HE IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. TS *DT

  • 12/27/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    WE WERE NOT GETTING ANY HEAT IN THE CAR. WE ASSUMED IT WAS A MINOR PROBLEM AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE HEAT GASKETS WE BAD. WE TURNED IT INTO OUR WARRANTY COMPANY AND THEY APPROVED REPAIRS. WE PUT OUT OF POCKET $500.00. WE GOT THE CAR BACK 12/22/00 AND STARTED HAVING ENGINE FAILURE RIGHT AWAY. WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AND WERE TOLD THE SMALL BLOCK WAS BAD. NOW THE WARRANTY COMPANY SAYS THE ORIGINAL REPAIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY A FORD RECALL THAT WE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT. FORD SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. WHAT NOW. WE ARE OUT $500.00 AND NO CAR. *AK

  • 12/26/1999· POWER TRAIN

    SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPS AND MAKES A GRINIDNG NOISE AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. WE HAVE REPLACED THIS PART TWICE IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. *AK

  • 12/26/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

    THERE ARE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THIS 1995 FORD TAURUS. THE MOST SERIOUS IS THE STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS OCCURRED ON A COLD EVENING WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED AND PUT IN REVERSE. IT STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND WAS REMEDIED ONLY WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF TO STOP THE CAR. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE NOISY AND INACCURATED SPEEDOMETER WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK

  • 12/25/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

    THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TAURUS. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK

  • 12/25/1996· VISIBILITY

    WINDSHIELDS CRACK AT LOW IMPACT FORCES.

  • 12/23/2002· STEERING

    CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING LEAKING. ALSO STATED THAT HAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ENGINE. ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THAT IS WHEN STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING LEAKING OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER WONT FIXED THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE CONSUMER PAYS FOR THE WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE DIFFERENT ENGINES ON THE VEHICLE. TS

  • 12/23/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO SMELL STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

  • 12/23/1998· POWER TRAIN

    WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED, NOT READING THE RMPS PROPERLY AND MAKING A BUZZING NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

  • 12/23/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE RIGHT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

  • 12/23/1997· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

    VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND KNOCK HER OUT. *AK

  • 12/22/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    BRAKE LINES ON 1995 FORD TAURUS SHO AUTO TRANS FAILURE. THE BRAKE LINE IS COATED WITH PLASTIC UP TO THE LAST TWO INCHES. THE FAILURE WAS AT THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS WAS THE SECOND BRAKE LINE FAILURE. THE FRIST WAS IN THE LINE FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF THE CAR. NEARLY UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. FORTUNATELY THE FAILURES OCCURED BEFORE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. *NM

  • 12/22/2004· TIRES

    I PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW TIRES FOR MY FORD WINDSTAR VAN BACK AT THE END OF JULY 2004. I HAD ONE REAR TIRE TOTALLY SEPARATE FROM THE RIM AND SHRED. I WAS CHARGED MY ROAD HAZARD FEE TO REPLACE THE TIRE. AGAIN THIS PAST SUNDAY MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE RIM AND TOTALLY SHREDDED. I WAS GIVEN A NEW TIRE A NO CHARGE THIS TIME, HOWEVER THE SEPARATION WAS SO BAD THAT BY THE TIME I GOT THE VAN STOPPED MY RIM IS NOW CRACKED IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES. *JB

  • 12/22/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

    VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEM WHENEVER CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED AND BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. INSTEAD OF CRUISECONTROL DISENGAGING, VEHICLE SUDDENLY GOES INTO A ACELERATION MOD. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO SHIFT VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF IGNITION SWITCH TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

  • 12/21/2004· POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,INTERIOR LIGHTING

    THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AS THEY SHOULD. *TC THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DOME LIGHT FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *NM

  • 12/21/2000· AIR BAGSFire

    VEHICLE RAN OFF ROAD DUE TO ICE CONDITION, CAUSING BOTH AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY WITH FLAMES SHOOTING OUT ON BOTH SIDES. WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH FIRE BEFORE IT BECAME SEVERE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PORIVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

  • 12/21/1999· POWER TRAIN

    TRANSMISSION CEASES TO FUNCTION WITHOUT ANY WARNING (SOUND, PERFORMANCE CHANGE, ETC.). IN THIS INCIDENT, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT A BUSY JUNCTION OF THE EDENS AND THE KENNEDY EXPRESSWAYS IN CHICAGO CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE POWER UNEXPECTEDLY. FORTUNATELY THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET ONTO THE LEFT HAND SHOULDER AND WITH THE HELP OF THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TRUCK (IDOT) TO GET OFF THE EXPRESSWAY WITHOUT INJURY OR OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE SITUATION WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THIS OCCURRED AT A BEND IN THE ROAD WHERE PASSING TRAFFIC TENDS TO COME ONTO THE SHOULDER. IN ADDITION TRAFFIC WAS BOTH VERY HEAVY AND VERY FAST MOVING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED IN JUNE 1998 AT 48360 MILES AND WAS REPLACED BY FORD UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. CAR HAS HAD COMPLETE SERVICE SINCE NEW INCLUDING ALL RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGES AND ADJUSTMENTS. CAR IS USED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES (ERRANDS & TRIPS), HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, AND HAS BEEN OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FORD'S USAGE GUIDELINES (LOAD WEIGHT, ETC.). IT HAS HAD NO UNUSUAL OR HEAVY STRESS USAGE. *AK

  • 12/21/1998· POWER TRAIN

    THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE CAR WAS REPLACED AT 50000 MILES BECAUSE IT JUMPED AROUND AND MADE A RATTLING NOISE. NOW THE REPLACEMENT SPEEDOMETER IS DOING THE SAME THING. THE SPEED AT WHICH THE PROBLEM STARTS IS NOW DOWN TO 40 MPH. THE NEEDLE JUMPS ALL OVER A RANGE OF ABOUT 15 MPH ABOVE AND BELOW THE ACTUAL SPEED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW FAST I AM DRIVING. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER TAURUS OWNERS AND LOOKED ON THE INTERNET, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THAT I WOULD BE CHARGED FOR REPAIRING THIS DANGEROUS (AND APPARENTLY COMMON) PROBLEM.

  • 12/21/1998· SEAT BELTSCrash

    ON 12/08/1998 MY FATHER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF HIS LIFE. HE WAS HIT ON THE DIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BY A SEMI-TRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. THE POLICE INDICATED IN THERE REPORT THAT WHEN THEY ARRIVED ON THE SCENE THAT MY DAD WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT. MY DAD ALWAYS WORE HIS SEAT BELT HE WOULD NOT EVEN LET SOMEONE RIDE WITH HIM WITHOUT THEM WAREING THEIR SEAT BELT. LOOKING AT THE WREAKAGE I NOTICE THAT THE ARM REST WAS DOWN AND THAT THE SEAT BELT LATCH WAS UNDER THE ARM REST. MY QUESTION: HAS IT BEEN TESTED AND/OR IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE BELT TO BECOME DISCONNECTED DURING A SIDE IMPACT CRASH?

  • 12/21/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

    DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END CRASH WITH A VAN. TT

  • 12/20/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF A BLOWOUT HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR A REGULAR MAONTENANCE CHECK, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR VEHICLE TO RUN.*AK

  • 12/20/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

    WHILE DRIVING 40 - 50 MPH, VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHECLE, AND WAS ALSO HIT FROM REAR. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

  • 12/20/1999· POWER TRAIN

    THE SPEEDOMETERS ON 1995 FORD TAURUS CARS ARE FAILING REGULARLY, AND FORD KNOWS THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY ARE REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE UNITS WITH OTHER DEFECTIVE UNITS, UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRES AND THE OWNER IS LEFT WITH A BILL IN EXCESS OF $600.00 TO REPLACE THE UNIT. DUE TO THE EXTREMELY HIGH COST OF REPLACEMENT, MOST OWNERS WILL OPT TO DRIVE IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION, I.E. WITHOUT A WORKING SPEEDOMETER. FORD SHOULD REDESIGN THIS SPEEDOMETER AND REPLACE ALL EXISTING UNITS IN A GENERAL RECALL AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION.

  • 12/20/1999· POWER TRAIN

    THE SPEEDOMETERS ON 1995 FORD TAURUS CARS ARE FAILING REGULARLY, AND FORD KNOWS THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY ARE REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE UNITS WITH OTHER DEFECTIVE UNITS, UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRES AND THE OWNER IS LEFT WITH A BILL IN EXCESS OF $600.00 TO REPLACE THE UNIT. DUE TO THE EXTREMELY HIGH COST OF REPLACEMENT, MOST OWNERS WILL OPT TO DRIVE IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION, I.E. WITHOUT A WORKING SPEEDOMETER. FORD SHOULD REDESIGN THIS SPEEDOMETER AND REPLACE ALL EXISTING UNITS IN A GENERAL RECALL AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION. *AK

  • 12/19/2015· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,ENGINE

    SUB FRAME.

  • 12/19/2003· POWER TRAIN

    TRANS AXLE ERRATIC SHIFTING PROBLEM DEVELOPED ON MY 1995 TAURUS WAGON. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE NOT UPSHIFTING ON COLD ENGINE BUT WILL SHIFT HARD ON WARM ENGINE. ALSO INTERMITTENT DOWN SHIFT WHILE DRIVING ON DOWNGRADE AND WILL DOWN SHIFT HARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP. SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT MOMENT THIS PROBLEM STARTED. DEALER REPLACE SMALL GEAR ON END OF SPEEDOMETER CABLE AND THOUGHT PROBLEM WAS ALSO TIED TO A WORN GEAR ON END OF CABLE IN TRANSMISSION. THIS REPAIR WOULD REQUIRE A COMPLETE TEARDOWN OF THE TRANSMISSION. HAVE DRIVEN CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH SINCE REPAIR OF SPEEDOMETER. SHIFTING PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT WITH NO PARTICULAR PATTERN. STRONGLY SUSPECT PROBLEM ALSO INVOLVES THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL IN THE CAR COMPUTER. READ MANY SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE AND FIND IT AMAZING THAT FORD HAS NOT DEALT WITH THIS PROBLEM IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER SINCE IT WAS IDENTIFIED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I HAVE OWNED MANY FORD PRODUCTS AND USUALLY HAVE MANY TROUBLE FREE YEARS. MY LAST TAURUS GAVE US 119K MILE WITH LITTLE TROUBLE.*AK

  • 12/19/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    AFTER THE DEALERSHIP PRIDE LINCOLN, MERCURY; LYNN MA; 781-598-3800, DID THE RECALL FOR THE ENGINE 01 V 390 000, THE FAN MOTOR BROKE. TS

  • 12/18/2000· POWER TRAIN

    SPEEDOMETER FAILED. *SLC

  • 12/18/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    A RAPID FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET FORCED ME TO ABANDON MY VEHICLE IN AN UNSAFE LOCATION. I THEN HAD TO WALK A SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE IN BELOW FREEZING CONDITIONS TO SEEK ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE CAME WITHOUT WARNING. AT MY REQUEST, THE HEAD GASKET HAD BEEN CHECKED BY A FORD MECHANIC 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. *AK

  • 12/18/1995· STRUCTURE

    DOOR GASKETS FAILED. *AK

  • 12/17/2007· AIR BAGSCrash

    REAR-ENDED AN SUV GOING APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH, TOTALING BOTH VEHICLES AND CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY TAURUS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

  • 12/17/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. ON WET PAVEMENT, THE CAR NOW HAS GREAT DIFFICULTY STOPPING... MUCH WORSE THAN A CAR NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN ABS SYSTEM. *AK

  • 12/17/2001· STRUCTURE

    VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN JUNE OF 1999 FOR RECALL 98V323000. WHEN CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE EXAMINED FOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS SHE WAS INFORMED THAT SUBFRAME MOUNTING BOLTS WERE CRACKED, AND WAS CHARGED FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK

  • 12/17/2000· POWER TRAIN

    SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES.SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DOES NOT RECORD THE CORRECT SPEED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS BEING EXPERIENCED BY OTHER FORD OWNERS AS REFLECTED IN THE DATABASE OF COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS DRIVERS OF FORDS WITH THIS PROBLEM HAVE NO IDEA ON HOW FAST THEY ARE DRIVING. PLEASE ADVISE HOW YOU WILL REQUIRE FORD TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS IN YOUR DATABASE REFLECTS THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. DUE TO THE COSTLY NATURE OF REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM AND NOT HAVING ANY ASSURANCE THAT IT WILL FINALLY BE CORRECTED PROPERLY, I AM ASKING FOR YOUR AGENCYS INTERVENTION TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM HAVE NOT BEEN POSITIVE. *AK

  • 12/17/1997· STRUCTURE

    WATER LEAKING INTO VEHICLE DUE TO A PROBLEM W/THE SEAM ON FLOOR PANEL.

  • 12/17/1997· POWER TRAIN

    SPEEDOMETER PERFORMS ERRATICALLY.

  • 12/16/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    ENGINE MOUNT CRADLE BOLT BROKE OFF ON INSIDE OF THE MOUNT AREA. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SHE WOULD BE CHARGED FOR REPAIRS. *AK

  • 12/15/2007· POWER TRAIN

    THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES WHEN STOPPED. I ACTUALLY ROLLED OUT INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN I RELEASED THE BRAKES BEFORE I REALIZED I HAD NO POWER. IT WAS A CLOSE CALL. RESEARCH I HAVE DONE INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

  • 12/14/1998· POWER TRAIN

    THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AFTER 45MPH, SPEEDOMETER BOUNCED AROUND. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

  • 12/13/2000· POWER TRAIN

    SPEEDOMETER WILL ACT ERRACTIC WHEN GOING OVER 40 MPH . NEEDLE WILL MAKE SCRATCHING NOISE AND JUMP ALL OVER, CONSUMER CANNOT DETERMINE SPEED.*AK

  • 12/13/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

    WHILE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION, VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND ALL OF SUDDEN IT TOOK OFF THROUGH INTERSECTION, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TAKEN TO DEALER (5) TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

  • 12/12/2000· POWER TRAIN

    TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEALER INDICATED VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AT HIGH SPEED. THE ALUMINIUM PISTON WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ENGAGING IN DRIVE AND WAS HESITATING. *YH

  • 12/12/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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