Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Sep 17, 1998

CAR EXHIBITS A SHUDDER IN THE DRIVE TRAIN - MORE NOTICABLE AT SPEEDS UNDER 55MPH. A PRONOUNCED SHUDDER OCCURS WHEN COASTING OR IN TRAILING THROTTLE BETWEEN 36-44 MPH. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS JUST A 'CHARACTERISTIC' OF THE MODEL. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE VIBRATION IS CAUSED BY MIS-ASSEMBLED OR IMBALANCED DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS AND WILL RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHEN BEING DRIVEN.

Incident date: Mar 2, 1999

CAR OVERHEATED ONCE AND HEAD GASKET BLOWN; ODOMETER RUNS SLOW

Incident date: Feb 18, 1999

SPEEDOMETER GIVES INACCURATE READINGS OVER 50 MPH, STICKS WHEN SPEED DECLINES. SERVICE TECH. TOLD ME"CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR THE OWNER OF A LATE MODLE FORD." MEANING: YOUR NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROB. EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE... RADIATOR SIDE TANKS PULLED APART IN COLD WEATHER, NORMAL ANTI FREEZE RATIO, ONCE AGAIN TOLD THIS HAPPENS TO LATE MODEL FORD'S... BLOWER MOTOR CHIRPS IF YOU KEEP IT AT LO... Read more

SPEEDOMETER FAILED.

Incident date: Jan 29, 1999

THE SPEEDOMETER BROKE. COULD NOT TELL HOW FAST VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED FROM MANUFACTURER FOR REPLACEMENT. AK

Incident date: Sep 14, 1998

BRAKES - I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 CALIPERS. EACH CALIPER FAILURE REQUIRED ME ALSO TO REPLACE THAT PAIR OF ROTORS. I AM CURREBTLY ON MY 3RD MASTER CYLINDER. EACH FAILURE HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY PEDAL FADING AT INTERSECTION AND CAR ROLLING INTO INTERESCTION. ACCIDENT AVOIDED BY PULLING UP THE HANDBRAKE OR PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE. FAILURE IN EQUALIZER RESULTS IN SEVERE PULLING TO ONE SIDE UNDER H... Read more

POSSIBLE ODOMETER FRAUD.

Incident date: Jan 2, 1999

THE ELECTRONIC SPEEDOMETER SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER THE 1994 RECALL. CONSUMER SAYS THAT THE EXACT SAME PART HAS GONE BAD AGAIN IN EARLY JAN. 1999. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. 94V-134. *AK

Incident date: Mar 5, 1999

SPEEDOMETER FAILED. YH

Incident date: Feb 27, 1999

I HAVE REQUESTED THE DEALER REPAIR THIS SPEEDOMETER ON THREE OCCASIONS TO NO AVAIL. PLEASE ADVISE.

Incident date: Feb 5, 1999

THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FAILED DURING THE TRIP ON HIGHWAY, I BROUGHT THE VAN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS AND DON'T KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. DRIVING WITHOUT SPEEDOMETER COULD BE DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IN WINTER CONDITIONS.

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED 4 TIMES(CAR STOPS IN TRAFFIC),POWER STEERING PULLEY DISENTIGRATED WHILE DRIVING(HAD NO STEERING), FRONT AND REAR AXLES HAVE BEEN REBUILT OR REPLACED 2TIMES,TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED,TRANSFER CASE HAS BEEN REPLACED,AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER AND HOSES REPLACED 3TIMES,AND NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS......

TIRE AND DRIVETRAIN VIBRATION ON MY MONTERO SPORT / NATIVA IN PUERTO RICO.( DOT NUMBER: )

Incident date: Dec 1, 1998

ODOMETER REPLACED: NEW MILAGE IS ZERO(0): USED-CAR BUYERS BEWARE OF THIS PROBLEM... INACCURATE MILAGE READINGS

Incident date: Sep 10, 1998

ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.ALSO FRONT ENGINE MAIN SEAL LEAKING/EGR VALVE FAILED/ RIGHT REAR DISC BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP, CAUSING BRAKE PADS TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON/OF.

Incident date: Jun 14, 1997

ODOMETER FRAUD.

Incident date: Nov 1, 1998

SPEEDOMETER FAILED.

Incident date: Nov 1, 1996

SPEEDOMETER ASSEMBLY FAILED.

Incident date: Jan 1, 1999

WHEN AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES THE SPEEDOMETER FAILS ALSO, REPAIRS ON THREE OCCASIONS.

Incident date: Aug 15, 1996

THE ODOMETER DOES NOT READ CORRECT SPEED, FLOPS UP AND DOWN AND IS NOT ACCURATE. ALSO MAKES LOUD NOISE THAT IS DISTRACTING WHILE YOU DRIVE. FEEL THAT THE FORD CO. SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPLACMENT. WHY HAVE THEY NOT RECALLED THIS ITEM. I NOTICED LOTS OF COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS WITH THIS SAME THING. FEEL LIKE PAINTING A BIG YELLOW LEMON ON IT.... DEALER HAS BEEN NICE...PLEASE GIVE ME AN ANSWER AS... Read more

Incident date: Aug 25, 1998

VEHICLE SPEED INDICATOR SURGES ERRATICALLY AT AND ABOVE 40MPH - CONSTANT SOUND FROM SPEEDOMETER HEAD VARIES FROM LOW RATTLE TO PIERCING SQUEAL. *AK

Incident date: Dec 19, 1998

SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH WHEN SPEED REACHES 60 MPH. SECOND INCIDENT, DEALER CONTACTED AND REPLACED THE FIRST ONE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK.ET.

ODOMETER FAILED.

Incident date: Mar 1, 1998

I AM AWARE THAT THERE ARE MANY 1995 TAURUS OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR SPEEDOMETERS. WHEN I GO OVER 45MPH, THE NEEDLE BOUNCES BETWEEN 45 AND 85. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL SPEED I'M GOING. I WAS FOLLOWING MY PARENTS ON A TRIP, AND MY SPEEDOMETER READ 85 AND FASTER THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. BUT THEY WERE GOING ONLY 70. IF I WEREN'T FOLLOWING THEM,... Read more

AT APPROX 45 MPH, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE ACTS ERRATICALLY, GOING UP TO 85 MPH AND BACK. FIRST REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY, FORD CONTACTED, BUT FAILED TO FOLLOWUP IN THE PROMISED 3 DAYS. LOTS OF OTHER OWNERS CONFIRM SAME PROBLEM ON INTERNET. SO FAR, NO RESPONE FROM YOU EITHER. THIS IS DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP.

WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER READS IMPROPERLY,PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, ALSO BRAKE ROTORS ARE FAULTY, POSSIBLE MANUFACTURING FLAW. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

STATES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, COMES ON WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, SHIFTER SEEMS TO GET STUCK, REPLACE MODULE AND POWERTRAIN CONTROL.

Incident date: Feb 25, 1998

WHENEVER DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED LESS SPEED THAN VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY DOING. IT WAS GOING GO 70MPH, BUT SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 50MPH. TOOK TO DEALER AT LEAST TWICE. MECHANIC SAID SPEEDOMETER MEETS ALL FACTORY SPECS. MANUFACTURER AGREED W/DEALERSHIP. HAD VEHICLE TESTED BY OUTSIDE MECHANIC. *AK

Incident date: Aug 3, 1998

SEAT BELTS MOVE BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING AND THEY WON'T OPEN WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED. ALSO, SUN ROOF AND SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED/ NOISY ENGINE DUE TO TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. IN ADDITION, REPLACED EGR VALVE AND CANISTER. *AK

Incident date: Nov 1, 1995

ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THEM TO BE INOPERATIVE INTERMITTENTLY. BEEN TO DLR 6 TIMES. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED.

SPEEDOMETER FAILED.

Incident date: Jan 12, 1999

THE CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 12/14/98 ON THE REAR PASSAGER DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. WITHIN A WEEK TO 10 DAYS THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND DELIVERED TO ME ON 12/24/98. I DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT A THOUSAND MILES. ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE CAR STARTED MAKING SOME FUNNY SOUND. I PULLEDOVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED THE DIP STICK . THE DIP STICK SHOWED LOW OIL . I EXITED THE PARKWA,Y HEADI... Read more

Incident date: Aug 13, 1998

DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION.

Incident date: Jul 21, 1997

WITHOUT WARNING, TRANMISSION QUIT.

Incident date: Jul 1, 1997

ABS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. SERVICE TECHNICIAN ADVISED OWNER IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE COMPUTER WAS MESSED UP AND COULD CAUSE THE BRAKES NOT TO WORK.

Incident date: Jan 1, 1995

IN WET AND MISTY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AT 50MPH AND DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Incident date: Apr 1, 1995

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS.

Incident date: Aug 25, 1998

CAR WAS TOWED TO TRANSMISSION BUSINESS, AND THE SERVICE PERSONEL COMMENTED THAT THIS WAS TYPICAL FOR A FORD TAURUS THAT JUST TURNED OVER 100,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE MADE IT TO 115,000. WHEN I ASKED HOW MUCH THIS WOULD COST, THE GAVE ME THE PRICE AND TOLD ME THAT FORD JUST GAVE THEM A BULLETIN WHICH WOULD INSTALL A TRANSMISSION IN A TAURUS AND SABLE (BOTH HAVE THE SAME ORIGINAL ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 25, 1998

CAR WAS TOWED TO TRANSMISSION BUSINESS, AND THE SERVICE PERSONEL COMMENTED THAT THIS WAS TYPICAL FOR A FORD TAURUS THAT JUST TURNED OVER 100,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE MADE IT TO 115,000. WHEN I ASKED HOW MUCH THIS WOULD COST, THE GAVE ME THE PRICE AND TOLD ME THAT FORD JUST GAVE THEM A BULLETIN WHICH WOULD INSTALL A TRANSMISSION IN A TAURUS AND SABLE (BOTH HAVE THE SAME ORIGINAL ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 17, 1997

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE.

SPEEDOMETER FAILS BETWEEN 25,000 AND 40,000 MILES. OWNER HAS NOTICED THIS ON FOUR DIFFERENT TAURUS'. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN REPLACE ON THE CURRENT VEHICLE AND THE REPLACEMENT HAS ALSO FAILED.

Incident date: Feb 2, 1998

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 45 MPH THE NEEDLE FLUCTUATES. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL WHAT SPEED CONSUMER IS DRIVING. THE ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO WITH ABOUT 30,000 MILES, AND WITHIN A YEAR THE CONDITION REAPPEARED. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE CURRENT PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. *AK *ML

Incident date: Feb 4, 1999

ODOMETER READING IS NOT REGISTERING MILES, AND SPEEDOMETER IS NOT READING MPH. VEHICLE RUNS HOT, ELECTRONIC FAN IN COOLING SYSTEM DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. ALSO, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND AUTOMATIC LOCK ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. DEALER CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEMS INCURRED. PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER IN... Read more

Incident date: Aug 1, 1998

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING AT THAT TIME, AND HAD NOT WORKED SINCE. *AK

POSSIBLE ODOMETER FRAUD.

Incident date: Jun 1, 2004

THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT BMW WAS FRADULENTLY SELLING VEHICLE'S WITH SERIOUS DEFECTS IN THE TRANSMISSIONS. COINCIDENTLY BMW HAVE BEEN REPLACING THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSIONS WITH "NEW REBUILT" TRANSMISSIONS. *SC *JB

Incident date: Feb 7, 1998

I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED MY CAR REGULARLY, BUT I'VE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. FIRST OF ALL, I'VE ALWAYS HAD BRAKE TROUBLE, SECOND: MY TURN SIGNALS WILL SOMETIMES COME ON WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES (OR SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL), MY DEFROST KEEPS BREAKING (ONLY VENT AND BI-LEVEL WILL WORK); MY HORN DIED FOR NO REASON A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND TODAY MY CAR WON'T START (I DROVE TO CHURCH, AND IT WORKED FINE, ... Read more