This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 1995 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while reversing from a parking space, the power steering failed and the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was stated that the under carriage needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 111,000.
Arriving home, I parked the car in our attached garage. I went into the garage and I noticed the smell of something hot or shorted coming from the engine compartment. I backed the car out of the garage and disconnected the battery. The next day, I reconnected the battery and no longer noticed the smell. I drove it and there was no more odor. The speed control failed to operate, and the speed control deactivation switch was leaking brake fluid on the wiring harness and the 3 amp fuse in the wirng harness was blown, but only after coming close to starting a fire. Ford has a history of safety problems with the speed control deactivation switch leaking brake fluid on the wiring harness and causing fires. This car was recalled in 2007 to install a fused wiring harness with a 3 amp fuse between the switch and the speed control servo where it offered no protection. The car was recalled again in 2008 to replace the first wiring harness with one having the fuse ahead of the deactivation switch. The 3 amp fuse in series with the 15 amp fuse is far less likely to cause a fire than having only the 15 amp fuse. Nevertheless, I came close to having a major fire in our home while we were inside had I not noticed the problem. The 3 amp fuse did its job, but there was enough brake fluid and heat to possibly cause a fire. I took the car to the dealer and they replaced the leaking switch and the fused wiring harness. They charged me $177.03 for the repair. Ford has recalled about 10 million vehicles to add the fuse, but I am convinced that the design is still unsafe because 3 amps could still ignite brake fluid, I hope this note may save others from serious problems, as more of these pressure switches will fail with age and leak brake fluid on the continuously energized wiring harness. The 3 amp fuses may not always blow soon enough.
Outer tie rods gone bad at 80,000km speedometer jumps at 60,000km front power windows gone bad at 90,000km I only have 96,000km on my 1995 Ford Taurus SE its now 2009.
Speedometer works up to speeds of 45. Anything above that the speedometer needle jumps around and makes a constant clicking noise. I received a speeding ticket for this. Looked online for diagnosis and found that everyone has this problem.
: the contact stated the speedometer gauge malfunctioned. The speedometer does not read the correct speed. It failed previously on two other occasions and was repaired. As a result of the failure, the contact covered the speedometer with paper. This made the speedometer gauge not viewable and the speedometer needle does not distract the contact. The vehicle was not taken for inspection and there are no plans to make repairs.
- Lorida, FL, USA
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While driving the vehicle the speedometer wavered. So the consumer did not know how fast he was going. Took the vehicle to Ford. He was told to have it replaced. However, this was the second time it had been replaced.
I own a 95 Ford Taurus with a speedometer that bounces wildly above 50 mph. I have done some research and found this to be a common problem. I came across a Ford tsb 99-7-9 that has replacement part, when I called I was told the part would cost over $500. I contacted Ford customer relations and was told the vehicle was too old and that they would not repair this. My vehicle has 59,000 miles on it and it is in same condition as when I bought it new. I feel that this constitutes safety hazard not knowing what speed the vehicle is traveling. I think that if you investigate this, you will find that it is a very common complaint. That is why I am making record of this.
Immediately after purchase the vehicle started to vibrate, pulling to the right, the tires had been switched, the speedometer was inoperable and the brakes were very noisy. Consumer continued to operate the vehicle until the vehicle wasn't able to go from park to drive. The vehicle has been in for repair several times and the driving condition is still insufficient.
Vehicle will accelerate any time when cruise control is activated at any speed. This started at 10000 miles. Dealer was not able to remedy the problem. Consumer has disconnected cruise control.
Consumer states that the speedometer swings back and forth, failing to indicate the correct speed, this mostly occurs when the cruise control is being used, consumer was informed that there was a recall, however the time to fix it had already expired.
Consumer states that the speedometer swings back and forth, failing to indicate the correct speed, this mostly occurs when the cruise control is being used, consumer was informed that there was a recall, however the time to fix it had already expired.
Consumer states that the speedometer swings back and forth, failing to indicate the correct speed, this mostly occurs when the cruise control is being used, consumer was informed that there was a recall, however the time to fix it had already expired.
Vehicle would intermittently lurch forward or backward while parking with foot on brake pedal or while driving at a low speed with foot on brake pedal. Dealer was notified. Provide any further information.
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- Crofsville, TN, USA