1995 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

TIRE BLEW-OUT DURING A PANIC STOP. (GOODYEAR EAGLE GT+4 P21560RZ16)

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE W/UNKNOWN CAUSE WHILE PARKED (5) MINUTES IDLING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. TT

UPON IMPACT, RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR OPENED; OCCUPANT EJECTED FROM VEHICLE; VEHICLE BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE; TOTALED. TT

DOORS FAILED. *SD

I AM LOOKING AT MY 4TH TRANSMISSION, THIS IS ABSURD. FORD SAID I WAS OUT OF LUCK.*AK

ABS, FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER SENSOR FAILURE, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, TO STOP VEHICLE USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. TT

CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING, HOWEVER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM.*SCC

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *TT

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. DEALER HAS FIXED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK FIRST OCCASION, DEALER STATED PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND WHEN CONSUMER CAME TO PICK UP VEHICLE, FOUND A DASHBOARD LIGHT FOR THE HEADLIGHTS WAS NOT LIT, ON THE 3RD DAY OF REPAIR, DEALER STATED A WIRE HAD BROKEN IN THE CONNECTOR TO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, THIS HAD BEEN REPLACED 2 YEARS PRIOR, OTHER ELECTICAL COMPONENTS HAVE FAILED INCLUDING THE DOOR LOCKS, SEAT BELT BUZZERS, KEY LEFT IN IGNITION BUZZER, COURTESY LIGHT, AND OTHERS, CONSUMER TOLD DEALER THAT ON ONE OCCASION WHILE SHUTTING THE DRIVER'S DOOR SHE COULD HEAR A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS SHORTING OUT. *SLC

WHILE ENGAGING THE REVERSE GEAR IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO TREE. TT *JB

DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER CABLE THE NEEDLE DOES NOT TO GO OVER 20 MPH OR DOES NOT WORK OVER 50 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER BROKE 4 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUS EOF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN CRUISE CONTROL COAST BUTTON IS PRESSED AND RELEASED, VEHICLE ACCELERATES INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN, ALSO WHEN THE SET SPEED BUTTON IS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MPH BEFORE SETTING THE CRUISE SPEED. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOYED . TT

VEHICLE ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES ON ITS OWN, DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. TT

FUEL TANK IS LEAKING. TT

TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO ERRATIC SHIFTING/FAILURE. *AW

VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO STALL W/CAUSE BEING WELDING FRAGMENTS IN FUEL SYSTEM. POSSIBILITY PROBLEM OCCURED IN ASSEMBLY LINE/ROBOTS @ MFG. TT THE DEALER FOUND WELD SPLITTER IN GAS TANK AND REPLACED BOTH THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER. *YH

VEHICLE STALLS CONTINUOUSLY.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *AK

WHILE IN A PARKING LOT CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, BUT INSTEAD STEPPED ON GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL AT SAME TIME BECAUSE PEDALS WERE SO CLOSE TOGETHER. CONTACTED DEALER. *AKATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CONSUMER UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL CRASHED INTO A WALL, INJURING HIMSELF AND DAMAGING OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL. ONCE BEFORE CONSUMER WAS PARKING THE CAR AND HAD TO KEEP FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *JG

WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS AND ENTERING ON AND OFF HIGHWAYS, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT RESPOND. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

PASSENGERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AFTER HITTING A VEHICLE IN THE REAR. TT

TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO LOWER GERA, THEN LUNGES FORWARD; DRIVER HAS HAD CLOSE CALLS IN REAR ENDING OTHER VEHICLES, DEALER COULDN'T DETECT CAUSE. *AK

ALUMINUM ENGINE PISTONS EXPLODED, DAMAGING TRANSMISSION. *AW

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.

CAR DRIFTS AND PULLS TO THE LEFT. TT

THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND IT WILL NOT GO DOWN THE ROAD STRAIGHT. BOUGHT MAY 20, 1995. TT

RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOOD MISALIGNED. *SD

REAR BUMPER BECOMES DISENGAGED WHEN PUT THROUGH CAR WASH DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE PLASTIC ROLLERS. *SD

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND IN THE OFF POSITION. THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD. AS IF THE VEHICLE WERE IN NEUTRAL. CAR ROLLED ABOUT 3 FEET.*AK DEALER SUGGESTED TO CONSUMER TO ALWAYS USE PARKING BRAKE AND TO APPLY IT BEFORE PUTTING VEHICLE INTO PARK. *SLC

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

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEFT CAR IN PARK, CAME BACK OUT VEHICLE HAD ROLLED AWAY, RETURNED TO VEHICLE STILL IN PARK. TT

STATION WAGON WAS PARKED IN GARAGE OVERNIGHT AND THE REAR HATCH LATCH GLASS EXPLODED. TT

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING, 25 MPH. TT

VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARD/WARWARD WHEN TRANSMISSION IS IN PARK GEAR. *AK

TRANSAXLE FAILURE. *AK

WAS DRIVING AND PUT CRUISE CONTROL ON IT CUT OFF AFTER IT BEING USED. TT

REAR WINDSHIELD SEAL FAILED. *TT

IN FOR REPAIR DUE TO NOISE, AGAIN LOSS OF FUEL DUE TO BROKEN FUEL LINE CLIP RETURN HOSE. TT

CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, IMPACT WAS ABOUT 30 MPH, DRIVERS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY TT

MICHELIN TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO STEEL COVER/BOLT ON FENDER AND WHEEL RIM. *SKD

FUEL PUMP REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO VEHICLE STALLING/NOISE. *SKD

PARKING GEAR FAILED. *SKD

VALVE LIFTERS FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE NOISE. *AK

EMISSION CONTROL CAP CAME OFF, EMITTING GASOLINE FUMES. *AW

GAS GAUGE FAILED. QCAW

ABS BRAKES FAILURE. TT