1995 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR SCC

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE LEFT REAR TIRE TURNED IN AND WAS LOOSE ON THE AXLE. THE GARAGE FOUND THAT THE REAR CONTROL ARM BOLTS HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE OFF. RIGHT SIDE BOLTS WERE BEGINNING TO RUST AS WELL. *TT

NAR 02/28/2003 RECALL#01S30 COOLING FAN, AND #00M09 HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON 1995 FORD TAURUS. *CB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE WILL OVER HEAT CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THREE INCIDENTS WHERE THE VEHICLE STALLED. (THE FIST INCIDENT THE CONSUMER WAS ENTERING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, THE SECOND WAS AFTER A LIGHT CHANGED/STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, AND THE THIRD INCIDENT THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE MOTOR STARTED TO MISS, AND A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER QUIT) SCC

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, AND SUDDENLY WITH OUT WARNING, THE ENGINE SIMPLY QUIT AS IT HAS DONE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE PAST. ALSO DURING THIS INCIDENT, THERE WAS VERY LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2002, THE CONSUMER SUSPECTED THAT THE INCIDENT WAS EXACTLY WHAT THE ARTICLE STATED; CONCERNING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION DEVICE. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE HE IS BEING STONEWALLED AND IS REQUESTING THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE MONEY SPENT AND REMEDIAL SERVICE ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE AT FORDS EXPENSE. *SCC

WHILE HAVING THE TIRES BALANCED, THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKE AND COULD PUNCTURE THE TIRES IF THEY WEREN'T REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL 04V332000 ON THIS ISSUE BUT WAS FOR LATER MODEL YEARS. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH ON THE MAIN ROAD. SHE HIT A BUMP INSIDE OF THE ROAD AND HER DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED . THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *MR *TS

WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR IT MAKES A BAD POWER STERRING SOUND MY FLUID IS NOT LOW. MR

SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER SHOWS THE ACTUAL SPEED DRIVEN, NEEDLE JUMPS AROUND. COMPONENT WAS REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP.*AK *PH

NHTSA RECALL 01 V 390 000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S30 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN BEARING: DEALER DOBBS FORD IN MENGHIS,TN. PHONE # 901//382-9090. REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE VEHICLE HAD OVER 100,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25MPH ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE SHUT OFF.CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

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

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITH NO WARNING, THE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CONSUMER WAS FORCE TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE STRUTS REPLACED, ALSO AN ALIGNMENT WAS DONE DUE TO POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT 10-15 MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. AFTER ABOUT HALF AN HOUR VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START UP AGAIN. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER PLACES KEY INSIDE OF IGNITION .VEHICLE WILL START INTERMITTENTLY, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME THAT THE ODOMETER WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE GOING 40-45MPH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A SIDE COLLISION. VEHICLE JUMPED OVER A MEDIAN AND HIT 3 SIGNS. ALSO CAUSING FRONTAL DAMAGE. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED BUT HAD NO RECORD OF THE VEHICLE SOLD TO THIS CONSUMER. *AK THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *YH

THE FORD WARRANTY COVERS THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM FOR 7 YRS./100,000 MILES. THE INCEPTION DATE OF THE WARRANTY OF THIS VEHICLE WAS 7/05/95. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 6:00PM ON 7/05/02--7 YEARS TO THE DAY OF THE WARRANTY STARTING. FORD SAYS I AM NOT COVERED BECAUSE I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO A DEALER ON 7/8/02. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OFF. TIRE SIZE P205/65SR15. ALSO, TREAD SEPARATION DID SOME EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK

INTERMITTENT NEUTRAL CONDITION AFTER DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP. CAR HESITATES THEN TIRES SQUEL WHEN TRANSMISSION ENGAGES AUTOMATICALLY.*AK

'RECALL CAMPAIGN' FORD TAURUS 1995 RECALLED THE ENGINE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLING CIRCUIT BREAKER. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR AND FAN, BUT NEVER INSTALLED THE BREAKER. THE DEALER FOUND A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER SHOP. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON JUNE 11. 2002 THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED ON JUNE 28, 2002. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC WHO PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED THE RECALL WORK, STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND POSSIBLY A CRACKED HEAD FROM OVERHEATING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FAN MOTOR DID NOT CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE LEARNED OF A RECALL REGARDING THE HEAD GASKET WHICH THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP DENIED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY FOUND THE FAN MOTOR AND CIRCUIT BREAKER NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THEY DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AGAIN, AND THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT TIMES. *JB

VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN HILL INTO POWER POLE WHILE TRANSMISSION LEVER WAS IN PARK AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND NOTIFIED CONSUMER THAT SUBFRAME DICONNECTED FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 98V323000, AND PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND RECALL. *AK DEALER FOUND STEERING GEAR CRACKED. SUBFRAME BUSHINGS AND WASHERS WERE WORN AND MISSING. STEERING GEAR AND SUBFRAME BUSHING WERE REPLACED. AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING. CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY REPLACED.

WHILE PULLING OFF FROM A STOP HEARD TWO LOUD POPS, AND STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE FAN STOPPED AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ,AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A BLOWN HEADGASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AT 55MPH MOTOR STARTED TO SMOKE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

VEHICLE HAS 45,000 MILES. WELL MAINTAINED. ENGINE FAILURE; LOUD, HARD, ENGINE KNOCK. *LA

THE CONSUMER WAS DISPUTING CHARGES BY THE DEALER SINCE REPAIRS WERE NOT DONE AND THE DEALER MISREPRESENTED WHAT REPAIRS WERE NEEDED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR A COOLING SYSTEM RECALL, THE VEHICLE WAS LOOSING COOLANT IN THE RESERVOIR AND THERE WAS A SLOW LEAK FROM THE SIDE RADIATOR. *YH

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE MOUNTS SNAPPED, CAUSING ENGINE TO JUMP AROUND UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM BREAKER FAN WAS REPAIRED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THROUGH THEIR PERSONAL MECHANIC THAT THE NEW COMPONENT WAS NOT PROPERLY ANCHORED AND WAS CAUSING VIBRATION WHICH DISCONNECTED THE FAN AND RESULTED IN THE OVERHEATING. NLM SCC

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHEN DRIVING. EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. CONTACTED DEALER. ELECTRIC CONTROL MODULE FAILURE.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO DEALER AND REPLACED EEC WIRES, AND PCM RELAY MODULE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FORD HAD REPLACED OIL PAN AND VALVE GASKETS IN 8/25/00 FOR $735.00. ON 5/09/02 OIL GASKETS BLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY . FORD DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING THIS MATTER. THREE WEEKS PRIOR, THE RADIATOR BLEW, COSTING $385.00 TO REPLACE. THE FORD COMPANY NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT HAS PRODUCED A POOR PRODUCT, AND THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT NEED TO BEAR THIS BURDEN AND COST.

FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. FORD TAURUS HAS A PRIOR HISTORY OF FAILED TRANMISSION PROBLEMS. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER ON 5/21/01 TO CHECK PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARSHLY AND CAR JOLTING INTERMITENTLY. DEALER PERFORMED NDS DIAGNOSTICS AND NO FAULT CODES RESULTED. INSPECTED MOTOR MOUNTS AND RESET IDLE. NO PROBLEMS FOUND. ON 5/7/02 CAR CAME TO A HALT ON THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE (NY TO NJ) DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC.*AK

FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE, DROPPING FRONT END OF VEHICLE ON TIRES. TOOK TO DEALER, AND HAD IT REPAIRED.*AK DEALER REPLACED FRONT SPRINGS STRUTS AND SWAY BAR LINKS. *TT

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH FRONT BEARINGS. THEY WILL BECOME LOOSE, AND CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. NLM

HEATER CORE FAILED DUE TO OVERHEATING OF ENGINE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE SEAM OF THE TANK. NLM. *JB

VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL OUT, IT WILL USUALLY HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEEDS. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND AND WHEELS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THIS NEEDS ENGINE REPLACEMENT AS WELL. *AK

COOLING FAN MOTOR FROZE UP BLEW THE ENGINE , CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT.*AK

AFTER TURING VEHICLE OFF HEARD A BOM NOISE IN MOTOR, AND ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA RECALL 01-V-390-000 / MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S30; VEHICLE IS RUNNING HOT, FAN CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, AND THE BATTERY IS DRAINED. CONUSMER NOTICED A RECALL FOR PROBLEM, BUT HAS TO CONFIRM IF VEHICLE IS INCLUDED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK