Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: May 22, 1999

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER AT ALL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SPEEDOMETER HAS BROKEN. IN APRIL OF 92, SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE CURRENT PROBLEM. *AK

SPEEDOMETER MAKES WHISTLE/RATTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. NLM

Incident date: May 10, 1997

SPEEDOMETER CABLE FAILED. MJS

SPEEDOMETER HEAD FAILED. MJS

Incident date: Jun 21, 1999

A LOCAL FORD DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THIS VEHICLE NEEDS A HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT A HEAD GASKET FAILURE SHOULD BE EXPECTED AT ANY TIME, ESPECIALLY IN A VEHICLE THAT HAS NOT SEEN SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN THE TWO YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, VARIOUS DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT SOME ISSUES THAT WERE MERELY ANNOYING (SPEEDOMETER WAVERING AND JUM... Read more

SPEEDOMETER IS 3 MPH OFF ON ADJUSTMENT. MJS

I WOULD LIKE HELP REGARDING NHSTA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 95V138000 REFERENCING THE PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER READING. THIS IDENTIFIED FORD MUSTANGS (1995) MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 94 - JAN. 95. THE SUMMARY STATED "THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH SPEEDOMETERS REGISTERING SPPED IN MPH BUT THE ODOMETERS INDICATING DISTANCE IN KILOMETERS. THE ODOMETERS WERE INTENDED TO INDICATE DISTANCE IN ... Read more

Incident date: May 15, 1999

WHILE IN USE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION, AFFECTING VISIBILITY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN #. ALSO, WHEN LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS OPERATING, SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO 20 RPMS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK

ODOMETER RECORDS 2 MILES TO EVERY ONE MILE. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE . *AK

Incident date: Feb 1, 1999

SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT 35,000 MILES. NEEDLE FLUCTUATES WILDLY AT ALL SPEEDS, RENDERING COMPLETELY INACCURATE/UNRELIABLE READINGS. BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO FIX DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER UNDER WARRANTY, SINCE CAR WAS FOUR MONTHS OUTSIDE THREE-YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD (AGAIN, IT HAD ONLY 35,000 MILES WHEN PART FAILED). FORD ISSUED AN ADVISORY (ARTICLE NO. 97-12-5) TO ITS DEALERS ON 6/9/97 CO... Read more

Incident date: Jun 7, 1999

ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED AT 23000 MILES. THE REPLACEMENT HAS DEVELOPED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT JUMPS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50, AND DOES NOT SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED WHEN GOING SLOWER. IT IS DIFFICULT TO TELL WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A VEHICLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM TWICE. THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO SAID THEY CANNOT GIVE ME T... Read more

INTERMITTENT WIPER SWITCH WON'T SPRAY WASHER FLUID. HAVE TO GIGGLE SWITCH. ALSO, THE WIPER DELAY WON'T WORK ON THE SLOWER SETTINGS. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER CABLE MAKES NOISE GOING OVER 40 M.P.H. *AK

SPEEDOMETER ACTING ERRATICALLY WHEN REACHING 45 MPH BY GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUES TO FLUCTUATE BACK AND FOURTH. NLM

Incident date: May 12, 1999

SPEEDOMETER ACTS ERRATICALLY WHEN GOING OVER 50 MPH, AND THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE BEHIND THE DASH WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD WAS REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

Incident date: Aug 19, 1997

SPEEDOMETER: WOULD MAKE NOISE; NOT WORKING PROPERLY; CAN NOT TELL WHAT THE SPEED IS; HAD IT REPLACED DUE TO BOUNCING AROUND. ABS SYSTEM HAD ERRACTIC PATTERN.

UNABLE TO READ SPEEDOMETER AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-120 MPH DUE TO DESIGN . MJS

SPEEDOMETER FAILED. MJS

Incident date: May 1, 1999

DIGITAL MILEAGE & GEAR SHIFT SCREEN + RPM GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF; BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND AT START UP.

Incident date: May 1, 1999

DIGITAL MILEAGE & GEAR SHIFT SCREEN + RPM GAUGE INTERMITTANTLY GOES OFF; BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND AT START UP. *AK

Incident date: Jul 23, 1996

1ST FAILURE WAS AROUND 11,300 MILES. DEALER FIXED AND REPLACED. FAILED AGAIN IN 4-20-97 AT 22,100 MILES, DEALER REPLACED AGAIN. CAR NOW HAS 30,PLUS SHOWING ON 3RD ODOMETER AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX. IT WENT OUT AGAIN 8-10 1998. *AK

Incident date: Aug 15, 1998

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BEGINS TO BOUNCE TO 85 WHEN WHEELS HIT ANY BUMP AT SPEEDS OVER 55 MILES PER HOUR. NEEDLE HANGS AT THAT POINT FOR UP TO 25 SECONDS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE ACTUAL SPEED, OR WHETHER OR NOT THE CRUISE CONTROL IS PROPERLY SET. ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT 15,000, REPLACED AT ABOUT 19,000; FIRST REPLACEMENT AT 30,000, REPLACED AT 36,000; AND SECOND REPLACEMENT AT 49,000.... Read more

Incident date: Dec 18, 1998

AXLE DAMPNER / BOOT ARE LOOSE, CAUSING ROARING NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION. *YC

Incident date: Aug 1, 1998

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING. *YC

Incident date: Jun 4, 1999

SPEEDOMETER FAILED.JUMPS FROM 40 TO 85+ BACK & FORTH. NOISE IN DASH. THIS OCCURED IN THE BEGINNING OF A 1000 MILE TRIP ON UNFAMILIAR ROADS AT NIGHT. THIS WAS HIGHLY DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAD NO CLUE HOW FAST I WAS ACTUALLY GOING ON HIGH SPEED HIGHWAYS. IT APPEARS THAT FORD DOCUMENTED IT KNOWS OF THIS COMMON FAILURE AND WHY IT OCCURES BUT DOES NOT RECALL CARS AND EXPECTS OWNER... Read more

Incident date: Mar 24, 1998

MANUAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED CAUSING GRINDING AND DIFFICULTY IN GOING INTO REVERSE. MJS

Incident date: Jan 1, 1999

WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER MOVES AROUND AND AROUND, AND CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE WHAT'S THE SPEED. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING AT 10 MPH SPEEDOMETER WILL STATE THAT CONSUMER IS DRIVING AT 75 MPH. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Feb 12, 1997

SPEEDOMETER IS JUMPING UP AND DOWN. CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CORRECT SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Apr 14, 1999

THE CARRIER BEARING SUPPORTING THE (2) PIECE DRIVESHAFT, CUT LOOSE CAUSING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO STRIKE RIGHT SIDE FUEL TANK AND CROSSOVER LINE RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) MJS.

SPEEDOMETER READINGS ARE INCORRECT IN WET ROAD CONDTIONS. DEALER HAS REPLACED SPEEDOMETER PRIOR TO THIS . MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Incident date: Mar 26, 1999

ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HIGH ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE/ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINED ON/VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHENEVER TRANSMISSION CHANGED GEARS, AND BOTH ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO OPERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD WHILE PARKED HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. MJS

Incident date: May 26, 1999

WHEN VEHICLE EXCEEDS 40 MPH ODOMETER WILL BOUNCE. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, DRIVER CANNOT TELL HOW FAST VEHICLE IS MOVING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Incident date: Jun 27, 1997

CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION FAILED. MJS

Incident date: Mar 23, 1999

VEHICLE BOUGHT W/BAD WATER PUMP WHICH WAS LEAKING BADLY. BRAKES IN REAR WERE MAKING METAL TO METAL NOISE & WERE SLUSHY. WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ANY GREAT DISTANCE & THEN STOPPPED, IT WOULD OVERHEAT & THEN STALL OUT. HARD TO RESTART. ODOMETER NUMBERS NOT EVEN & OUT OF SYNC. WATER HOSE IS LEAKING. *AK

Incident date: Jan 29, 1990

SPEEDOMETER BROKEN.

ODOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. NLM

Incident date: Aug 1, 1998

TRANSMISSION GEARS GRIND AND STICK, REPLACEMENT OF THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION DID NOT RECTIFY STICKING PROBLEMS. MJS

WHEN SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE REGISTERS 55 MPH, THE NEEDLE WILL ALL OF SUDDEN GO UP TO 80 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED AROUND A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

Incident date: Apr 1, 1999

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY SPEEDOMETER WENT HAYWIRE UNABLE TO TELL SPEED ENTIRE TRIP. *AK

Incident date: Apr 1, 1998

TAURUS OR FORD WILL NEVER BE NO.1 WITH ME AGAIN. MASSIVE FAILURES KNOWN WITH TAURUS SPEEDOMETER HEADS. SAY SOMETHING IN DODGE VOYAGER AND DOORS FLYING OPEN. WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE? RIGHT NOW IF YOU GOT $250 AND THE TIME AND WILL ACCEPT A 90 DAY OR LOW MILEAGE GUARANTEE. *AK

POWER TRAIN MODULE FAILED.

Incident date: Nov 1, 1997

SPEEDOMETER SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A CLICKING NOISE AND WHEN VEHICLE IS OPERATED ABOVE 50 MPH. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL MOVE UP AND DOWN, AND OCCUPANT CANNOT TELL HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS GOING. DEALER REPLACED SPEEDOMETER ONCE. NEEDS TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET WHICH WAS PART OF IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN OF 1994 & 1995'S. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

Incident date: Dec 23, 1998

TRANSMISSION WOULD START TO SLIP WHEN TRAVELING JUST 10MPH. THE RPMS WOULD BE OVER 3 THOUSAND. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED AT DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK & THAT IT'S A FACTORY DEFECT, ALMOST BLEW UP. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT KEEP ACCURATE SPEEDS. IF SPEED IS INCREASED,IT WOULD FAIL TO WORK. THIS WAS REFERRED TO MECHANIC BY MANUFACTURER. *AK

Incident date: Mar 16, 1999

SPEEDOMETER HEAD ASSEMBLY FAILED. MJS

Incident date: Jun 20, 1997

I HAVE ALSO EXPIRIENCED EMISSION PROBLEMS, ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER, BRAKES VIBRATING, CAR RATTLING, SLIDING RECALL.

THE FUEL GUAGE ALWAYS INDICATES THAT VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK WHEN IT DOESN'T. ALSO, ONCE BEFORE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INCORRECT. CURRENTLY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Incident date: Mar 1, 1999

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED, THE VEHICLE WONT GO INTO GEAR/ REV UP, AND WONT GO WHEN SLOWING DOWN, IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER IS WORKING, THERE IS NO PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DESIGN OF THE ODOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE CREATES DIFFICULTY IN VISIBILITY IN SUNLIGHT AND IMPOSSIBLE TO READ IN SOME LIGHTING CONDITIONS. *YC

SPEEDOMETER CABLE FAILED.