1994 Ford Taurus Powertrain (other) Problems

THE CAR WHEN LEAVING A STOP ACTS LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL THEN CATCHES AND LEAPS FORWARD. FORD USED A CHEAP FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10551451

Incident

Nov 4, 2013

Mileage

95,858 mi

AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE AND APPROACHES A STOP, IT "DE-CLUTCHES" AND EITHER FAILS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, WHEN PUSHING GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE OR IT THEN SHIFTS HARD DURING TAKE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS 85,000. MANUFACTURE HAS SUPPOSEDLY SENT OUT TSB FOR REVISED FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON #9837. FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THROUGH TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN'S 91-5-7, 92-1-4,92-26A-6, 93-9-11 AND 94-24-7 WHICH EVEN TELLS THE DEALERS TO USE A STEEL PISTON AND NOT TO USE THE ALUMINUM PISTON AND IF THEY HAVE ANY IN STOCK TO RETURN THEM TO THE PARTS DEPOT FOR CREDIT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10513153

Incident

May 22, 2013

Mileage

85,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND BOTH THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION COLLAPSED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 93V106000 (STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY FILED A COMPLAINT ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

NHTSA ID

10475820

Incident

Sep 17, 2012

Mileage

155,000 mi

MILAGE: 136000KM PROBLEM: BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SUCH AS SLIPPING/GRINDING FROM A STOP OR ACCELLERATING AFTER ROUNDING A CORNER. ESTIMATED COST: $4000.00

NHTSA ID

10071357

Incident

Jul 15, 2003

Mileage

85,000 mi

PROBLEM IS THAT 18 MONTHS AND 38000 KILOMETERS LATER THE HEAD GASKET HAS GONE AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

10071273

Incident

Dec 15, 2001

Mileage

72,000 mi

WE HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR 3 TIMES. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS WITHIN 3 MONTHS AND WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS AT 84313 MILES AND WE PUT A NEW FORD MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR. THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ONLY 16000 ADDITIONAL MILES. OUR TRANSMISSION REPAIR COST US $1345 BECAUSE WE WERE NOT CHARGED LABOR BY OUR INDEPENDENT REPAIR DEALER. THIS TIME WE DIDN'T PUT IN A FORD MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND WE'RE STILL GOING AT OVER 120,000 MILES. WE SUED FORD IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT AND LOST.

NHTSA ID

10070985

Incident

Jul 15, 1999

Mileage

84,313 mi

HAVE FIX SO MANY THINGS ON THIS CAN AND IS STILL NOT TRUSTWORTHY TO MAKE ANY TRIPS EXCEPT TO THE GROCERY STORE. TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY

NHTSA ID

10069601

Incident

Nov 15, 2002

TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT'S SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHEN COMING TO A STOP FORWARD AND REVERSE ENGAGEMENT DELAY

NHTSA ID

10069588

Incident

Nov 15, 2003

Mileage

72,826 mi

NO FORWARD OR REVERSE ENGAGEMENT OR DELAYED FORWARD AND-OR REVERSE ENGAGEMENT. SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR WHEN YOU STOP.

NHTSA ID

10069113

Incident

Oct 15, 2002

Mileage

71,000 mi

TRANSMISSION SEALS FAILED CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF FLUID. ALL INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PARTS REPLACED ALONG WITH FAILED TRANSMISSION MOUNTS

NHTSA ID

10068877

Incident

Aug 15, 2003

Mileage

86,539 mi

MY CAR STALLS OR JUST STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, IT WILL GO FROM 60MPH TO 0MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 20 TIMES. I TOOK IT TO PEFFLEY FORD FOR REPAIRS, THEY CHARGED ME $669.36 AND 6 DAYS LATER MY CAR CUT OUT ON ME AGAIN AND THEY TOWED IT TO THEIR SHOP. THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT MY CAR WITHOUT ME PAYING MORE MONEY FOR REPAIRS AND THE TOW TRUCK. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON REPAIRS FOR MY CAR AND I FEAR FOR MY LIFE EVERY TIME I GET INTO THAT CAR. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL CUT OUT AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR. I FOUND OUT THAT 8 PEOPLE OWNED THAT CAR BEFORE ME, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE SALESPERSON SAID THAT IT WOULD BE SAFE FOR MY TWO YOUNG GIRLS TO RIDE IN HE WAS WRONG. I HAVE ALL OF MY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND WILL SEND COPIES TO YOU. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE ONE OR ALL OF MY FAMILY END UP INJURED OR DEAD. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE, KAREN JUDKINS.

NHTSA ID

10002723

Incident

Oct 16, 2001

SPEEDODMETER WILL JUMP UP/ DOWN AND AROUND ON DASHBOARD. ODMETER WILL GO UP TO 90MPH AND WILL BE STUCK. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THIS SPEEDODMETER THREE TIMES.*AK

NHTSA ID

895427

Incident

Jul 1, 1997

THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED PREMATURELY AND THE CONSUMER WANTS INVESTIGATION TO BE INITIATED AS THERE WERE SERVICE BULLETINS (99-7-9) ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM, CONSUMER IS ON HIS THIRD SPEEDOMETER UNIT. *YH *CB

NHTSA ID

561475

Incident

Feb 6, 1997

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN MY POSSESSION SINCE COMING INTO SERVICE IN JULY 1994. IT WAS A FLEET VEHICLE, OWNED BY GE FLEET AND LEASED TO HONEYWELL. IN 1998, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 76,000 MILES. IT WAS REPLACED AT MY COMPANYS EXPENSE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JULY 1999. IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR, WITH APPROXIMATELY 112,800 MILES (ONLY 36,800 MILES ON THE REPLACED SPEEDOMETER), IT FAILED AGAIN. FORD HAS ISSUED TWO TSBS. THE FIRST IN 1997, TSB 97-12-5 AND THE SECOND IN 1999, 99-7-9. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT SHEEHY FORD IN RICHMOND VA, (MR. RON CRENSHEW), ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE REPAIRS DICTATED UNDER FORDS TSBS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN FACT, FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT TWICE THE RATE. CLEARLY FORD IS SELLING DEFECTIVE PARTS, BOTH ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT. I HAVE TRIED TO WORK THIS OUT WITH THEM, ONLY TO HAVE POLICY WARRANTY SPOUTED AT ME. THEY NEED TO FIX THIS. ILL PAY THE LABOR. THE PART IS OVER $500. THIS IS ABSURD. WE NOW HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I NEED YOUR HELP. THANK YOU. MICHAEL E. CUMMINGS MIDLOTHIAN VA. *AK

NHTSA ID

734959

Incident

Sep 13, 2000

VEHICLE ALWAYS MAINTAINED. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE INCLUDING TORQUE CONVERTER AND PLANETARY GEAR. REBUILT AND DRIVEN 4 DAYS, PLANETARY GEAR PACKAGE FAILED AGAIN! NOTIFYING FORD. UNACCEPTABLE!!*AK

NHTSA ID

733367

Incident

Sep 11, 2000

TRANS AXLE FAILURE; FIRST COMMENCED AT 19,000 MILE OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED IT WITH THE SAME MODEL( # F4DZ7000BRM) UNDER WARRANTY WITHIN ONE WEEK OF REPAIR, TRANS AXLE SEAL FAILED. FOUR YEARS LATER WITHIN 68,000 MILES, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR / REPLACE TRANS AXLE BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE SAME FAULTY PARTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

862398

Incident

Jun 20, 1996

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH SPEEDOMETER OPERATING ERRATICALLY. REPLACEMENT HAVE BEEN MADE ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN 30,000 MILES. BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED PRESENTLY AT 68,000 MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED,AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

NHTSA ID

858872

Incident

Jul 15, 1996

ON OR ABOUT 2/26/2000 WHILE DRIVING IN AIKEN, SC I ATTEMPETED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND MY CAR DISENGAGED WHILE IN GEAR AND MY CAR WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI-TRACTOR TRUCK. MY FATHER AND MY HUSBAND HAVE HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY QUALIFIED MECHANICS, AND THEY TELL US IT IS THE FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON IN THE TRANSAXLE. THERE HAVE BEEN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLITENS (TSB) PUT OUT BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY SINCE 1991 ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THEY MADE MY CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE PART AND BOTH MYSELF AND ME TWO CHIRLREN COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THE ALERT TRUCK DRIVER. FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THROUGH TSB'S 91-5-7,92-1-4,92-26A-6, 93-9-11 AND 94-24-7 WHICH EVEN TELLS THE DEALERS NOT TO USE THE ALUMINUM PISTON AND IF THEY HAVE ANY IN STOCK TO RETURN THEM TO THE PARTS DEPOT FOR CREDIT. MY FATHER MR. BOB PATTERSON HAS CONTACTED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT LAWYER WHO HAS REVIEWED THE TSB 94-24-7 AND HE FEELS THAT FORD IS TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. MR. PATTERSON HAS CALLED THE DEALER WHO REFERED HIM TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE 1-800-392-3673(JOY) WHO STATED IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. HE FURTHER CONTACTED MR. RON SUMNER FORD MOTER COMPANY PRIORITY SECTION 313-322-3000 WHO SAID IT WAS UP TO THE DEALER TO INITIATE ANY ACTION TO GET ASSISTANCE AND THEN STATED THAT HE DIDN'T THINK FORD WOULD OFFER ANY. WHEN YOUR OFFICE WAS MENTIONED HE SAID THAT FORD WASN'T SCARED OF YOU. ALSO HE WOULD NOT PUT ME IN CONTACT WITH MR. JAQUES NASSER (CEO FORD) WHEN ASKED TO FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. IN CALLING BACK THE DEALER AND TALKING TO MR. SATCHER HE STATED THAT IT WAS NOT HIS RESPONSIBLITY TO CONTACT FORD FOR A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT, BUT FORD'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ACT TO IT. AS A CERTIFIED ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTIONIST FOR THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA I ASK HOW MANY FATAL ACCIDENTS INVOLVING FORD VEHICLE HAVE BEEN LISTED AS DRIVER ERROR JUST BECAUSE THE INVESTIGATOR DIDN'T KNOW OF THIS SITUATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

719566

Incident

Feb 26, 2000

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLUCTUATES BACK AND FORTH. ALSO, THE NEEDLE DOES NOT MOVE UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THS PROBLEM # 97-12-5 . REPAIRS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND CONSUMER WANTS FORD TO COVER COST OF REPAIRS. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

856492

Incident

Dec 12, 1999

EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPING WHENEVER VEHICLE REACHES 50 OR MORE MPH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

855498

Incident

Jan 24, 2000

SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND REPLACED ON 5/98, REPLACEMENT FAILED. MJS

NHTSA ID

549870

Incident

Jun 3, 1998

SPEEDOMETER CABLE HAS FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME.

NHTSA ID

714974

Incident

Nov 15, 1999

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 55 MPH CONSUMER COULD LOSE TRACK OF SPEED BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. *AK

NHTSA ID

852518

Incident

Nov 2, 1999

HEAD GASKET,TIMING CHAIN COVER AND WATER PUMP FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE OF COOLANT. YH

NHTSA ID

549289

Incident

Sep 16, 1999

WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH THE ODOMETER WOULD READ 75 MPH. DEALER HAS BEENT CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

848056