NHTSA Complaint #702695 — 1995 FORD TAURUS

I HAVE HAD SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS TWICE SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER HITS 50MPH, THE NEEDLE STARTS TO BOUNCE ALL AROUND THE SCALE, AND THE SPEEDOMETER MAKES A BUZZING NOISE. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND HAD THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD REPLACED. SIX MONTHS LATER, SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THIS TIME THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR SINCE THEY CLAIM I EXCEEDED THE $12000 WARRANTY ON THAT PART. THERE IS A TSB OUT FOR THIS REPAIR AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER TAURUS OWNERS (AS DOCUMENTED ON THE WEB). FORD NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS DEFECT AND RECALL. *AK