Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Mar 1, 1999

SPEEDODOMETER IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING HE CAN'T DETERMINE THE SPEED HE IS TRAVELING. *AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS.

Incident date: Apr 1, 1999

SPEEDOMETER FAILED.

SPEEDOMETER CABLE FAILED.

Incident date: Nov 25, 1998

SPEEDOMETER JUMPS FROM 65 TO 85 DEPENDING ON HOW LARGE A BUMP YOU HIT. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT REPLACEMENT PART WAS ALSO FAULTY AND COULD NOT REPLACE AT THE TIME.

Incident date: Aug 1, 1998

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. *YC

Incident date: Feb 19, 1999

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING PIN OR ROD TO BREAK OFF RESULTING IN HOLE IN TRANSMISSION CASING.

THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL #95V138000 IN THE NHTSA DATA BASE, THE ODOMETER READS MILES, BUT IT IS REGEISTERED IN KILOMETERS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Incident date: Apr 20, 1999

WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES AND MAKES A STRANGE NOISES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEEDOMETER AT 30K MILES. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK

EXPERIENCING SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. *YC

Incident date: Jan 1, 1996

GAS GAUGE IS BROKEN, OIL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

SPEEDOMETER PERFORMS ERRACTICALLY, REPLACED ONCE, IS NOW IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AGAIN.

Incident date: Oct 12, 1998

SPEEDOMETER FAILED THREE TIMES. THIS LAST FAILURE, HAVE NOT REPLACED YET. SPEEDOMETER OPERATES ERRATICALLY, CAUSING INACCURATE SPEED READINGS. FIRST FAILURE REPLACED, NO CHARGE, BY JACK TREBOUR FORD DEALER, DOVER NJ. SECOND FAILURE FIXED BY PRIVATE GARAGE BECAUSE TREBOUR FORD SAID NOT UNDER WARRANTY. JUST LEARNED OF NHTSA WEBSITE AND VOQ. WILL WANT TO PURSUE FORD DEALER OR MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 1, 1999

SPEEDOMETER OCCASIONALLY FAILS TO REGISTER SPEED WHEN STARTING FROM STANDING STOP.WHEN THIS OCCURS IT USUALLY RETURNS THE SPEED READ-OUT WHEN APPROX. 35 MPH IS REACHED.FORD TESTED CAR BY DRIVING ON ROAD FOR 3 MILES. *AK

Incident date: Mar 18, 1998

VEHICLE'S SOLENOID ASSEMBLY/TRANSAXLE FAILED. *YC

Incident date: Mar 31, 1999

ODOMETER FAILED WHILE ON HIGHWAY. SPEEDOMETER CONTINUES TO WORK CORRECTLY.

THE TRANSMISSION SNATCH OR JERK.

Incident date: Mar 28, 1998

SPEEDOMETER FAILED WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCE. INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT SPEEDOMETER FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 1995 FORD TAURUS. *AK

Incident date: Mar 29, 1998

ODOMETER DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY. SHOWS LESS MILEAGE THAN ACTUAL. *AK

SPEEDOMETER HAS BECOME ERRATIC, CAUSING INACCURATE SPEED READINGS. *AK

Incident date: Feb 3, 1997

SPEEDOMETER FAILED. SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED 1 ADDITIONAL MILE FOR EVERY 10 MILES OF TRAVEL.

Incident date: Feb 27, 1999

SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER WILL NOSE DIVE TO 0 FOR 20 TO THIRTY SECONDS WILL SHUT CRUISE CONTROL IF ON. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF. TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON TURN SWITCH ON OFF THEN BACK ON. *AK

Incident date: Nov 25, 1997

SPEEDOMETER REPLACED TWICE DUE TO ERRACTIC PERFORMANCE.

Incident date: Apr 3, 1999

CONSUMER STATED THAT, THIS WILL BE THE FITH TIME SHE IS GOING TO TAKE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR ON THE TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE SHIFT BY ITSELF.

SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE.

Incident date: Mar 1, 1999

I AM UNABLE TO ATTAIN A REPLACEMENT PART FROM THE DEALERSHIPS IN THE AREA. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PARTS ARE ON EMERGENCY BACK ORDER AND THAT IT WILL TAKE 4-6 WEEKS TO GET THE PART. CURRENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE EXCEEDS 30MPH THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS ALL OVER THE PLACE, AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE A RATE OF SPPED. I AM WONDERING ABOUT A EQUIPMENT RECALL, ETC. SINCE IT APPEARS THAT A GREAT DEM... Read more

THIS TAURUS'S ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED @ 35,029 MILES DUE TO THE NEEDLE BOUNCING UNCONTROLLABLY. THERE WAS NO WAY TO TELL HOW FAST YOU WERE GOING. NOW THE SECOND SPEEDOMETER IS DOING THE SAME THING, AND IT BEGAN TO DO IT AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES. MY LOCAL DEALER HAS DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM. GRAHAM, AT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN DETROIT, DENIED ANY MANUFACTURER PROBLEM.... Read more

Incident date: Dec 20, 1998

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS SPEEDOMETER STARTS ACTING ERRATICALLY. THE NEEDLE WAVE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 0 AND THE PRESENT SPEED. AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS THE NEEDLE GOES TO ZERO AND REMAINS THERE. IN ADDITION TO HAVING NO IDEA WHAT YOUR SPEED IS THE ODOMETER IS DISABLED . ON THE MOST RECENT FAILURE TURNING THE CAR OFF ,WHILE IN A RESTURANT FOR 45 MINUTES SEEMED TO CLEAR UP THE PROB... Read more

Incident date: Mar 21, 1999

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED WITH INCORRECT SPEEDOMETER GEAR. STOPPED BY STATE POLICE AND ISSUED A CITATION FOR SPEEDING AT 74MPH IN A 65MPH ZONE. MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 65MPH! I BELIEVE A INCORRECT SPEEDOMETER GEAR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILING SINCE IT SEEMS THE SP... Read more

Incident date: Apr 30, 1998

ROUGH IDLE AND ACCELERATION PROBLEM DUE TO FAULTY SPEEDOMETER CABLE ASSEMBLY.

Incident date: Mar 15, 1999

THE ODOMETER SHOWS "DOOR" LIKE A DOOR IS OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR EVEN THOUGH NO DOOR IS OPEN. HAVE NO IDEAL WHAT ODOMETER READS UNLESS YOU LOOK BEFORE YOU PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR.

Incident date: Jan 15, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE, THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS, I.E., TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER SHOT UP TO 90 MPH. *AK

Incident date: Apr 5, 1998

SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER FAILED.

Incident date: Sep 18, 1998

AFTER REACHING 50MPH SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTS JUMPING, NOT READING THE RIGHT SPEEDS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

Incident date: Oct 24, 1998

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER HAD FAILED FOR SECOND TIME. DRIVER COULDN'T SEE HOW FAST HE WAS GOING. CONSUMER WILL CONCTACT DEALER. *AK

Incident date: Mar 1, 1998

AT ABOUT 50 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTS BOUNCING AROUND BETWEEN 50 AND 85+ MPH (LIMIT OF SPEEDOMETER). AT FIRST, BOUNING WAS INTERMITTANT, BUT AS THE WEEKS & MONTHS WENT BY, IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT GOT TO THE POINT THAT AT ABOUT 45-50 MPH, THE SPEEDMETER WOULD IMMEDIATELY PEG TO PAST 85 MPH AND JUST STAY THERE. ONLY WAY TO GAUGE SPEED WAS BY OTHER CARS. REPLACED SPEEDOMETER OUT OF... Read more

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER BETWEEN 25000-40000 MILES.

Incident date: Feb 19, 1999

NOT SURE I ANSWERED ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS PROPERLY. SO TO SUMMARIZE, I JUST HAD MY 5TH SPEEDOMETER CABLE INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE. THEY LAST 2 YEARS (HAVE A 1 YEAR WARRANTY). THIS TIME I ALSO REPLACED THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD. DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT TO ME AND TOYOTA WAS OF NO HELP. *AK

Incident date: Feb 1, 1998

PONTIAC PRIDES ITSELF ON DRIVING EXCITEMENT, IT SHOULD ACTUALLY BE THAT IT IS A DRIVING NIGHTMARE. THIS CAR HAS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE LIST OF CURRENT AND PAST PROBLEMS WHICH INCLUDES: THE TRUNK LEAKS/ INCORRECT SPEEDOMETER THAT CAUSED TWO SPEEDING TICKETS/DRIVER'S FLOOR AND UNDER THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT ARE ALWAYS WET. ALSO,REPLACED BATTERY TWICE/ALTERNATOR/STARTER/ RADIATOR AND ALL HOS... Read more

Incident date: Feb 1, 1998

PONTIAC PRIDES ITSELF ON DRIVING EXCITEMENT, IT SHOULD ACTUALLY BE THAT IT IS A DRIVING NIGHTMARE. THIS CAR HAS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE LIST OF CURRENT AND PAST PROBLEMS WHICH INCLUDES: THE TRUNK LEAKS/ INCORRECT SPEEDOMETER THAT CAUSED TWO SPEEDING TICKETS/DRIVER'S FLOOR AND UNDER THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT ARE ALWAYS WET. ALSO,REPLACED BATTERY TWICE/ALTERNATOR/STARTER/ RADIATOR AND ALL HOS... Read more

Incident date: Oct 20, 1997

SPEEDOMETER VERY ERRATIC. FROM 40 MPH AND HIGHER, WOULD BOUNCE BETWEEN 40 AND 85. DID NOT KNOW WHAT SPEED I WAS DRIVING. WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS ALRIGHT FOR 15 MONTHS. ACTED UP AGAIN IN DEC. 1997, SAMETHING. FORD REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY WIFE IS DRIVING ON BELTWAYS AND OPEN ROAD. *AK

SPEEDOMETER REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY ODOMETER FUNCTION, REPLACEMENT WAS NOT CALIBRATED PROPERLY READING FIVE MPH OVER.

THE ODOMETER DOES NOT SHOW THE MILEAGE OF VEHICLE, AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DOES NOT MOVE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

THE FIRST SPEEDOMETER/ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SECOND ONE HAS NOW BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH A THIRD ONE. THE CAR IS NOT THAT OLD. *AK

Incident date: Mar 16, 1999

THE TRANSMISSION JUST STARTED SLIPPING UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLIPPED OVER TO ZERO AND STUCK. TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT USED (WELIEVER) WHO TOOK IT TO WILCHER FORD AS AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER. THEY INITIALLY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION/VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR AND REPLACED THAT. THAT DID NOT CURE THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. SO THEY ARE ORDERING A NEW SP... Read more

Incident date: Mar 1, 1998

SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

Incident date: Mar 1, 1999

PROBLEM IS AN ALMOST CONSTANT GRINDING NOISE THAT DEALER SAYS CANNOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO PERMENANT FIX. REFER TO FORD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 12328.12329. DEALER REFUSED TO DOCUMENT THAT PROBLEM WAS NOT A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE A FAILURE OF THE DRIVE TRAIN SYSTEM, OR THAT THE WHEELS WOULD NOT FALL OFF. DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT MGR. ... Read more

TACKOMETER FAILED.

Incident date: Jan 10, 1999

SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO INDICATE MUCH HIGHER SPEED THAN ACTUAL ABOVE 50 MPH. NEEDLE WAS ERRATIC AND MADE A "CHIRPING" NOISE. COMPLAINED TO FORD. HAD DEALER REPLACE (SAYBROOK FORD, CT). MADE VIDEO SHOWING FAILURE MECHANISM (ROTATING ELEMENT RUBBING SPEED 'CUP') AND WROTE LETTER TO FORD. FORD SENT BACK VIDEO UNWATCHED AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I BELIEVE THA... Read more

Incident date: Feb 24, 1999

VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING. *YC