NHTSA Complaint #711940 — 1995 FORD TAURUS

SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AT 35000 MILES FAILED AGAIN AT 56000 MILES. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 94 OTHER RECORDS OF SPEEDOMETER FAILURES ON LINE. THIS REPRESENTS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER DUE TO LACK OF KNOWLEDGE BY THE OPERATOR OF HIS SPEED WHICH MAY RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO ANY FURTHER ACTION WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN TO HAVE FORD MOTOR COMPANY RECALL THIS SPEEDOMETER AND REPLACE IT WITH ONE WHICH WILL WORK PROPERLY. THIS SHOULD BE DONE AT NO EXPENSE TO THE CUSTOMER. I HAVE ALREADY ASKED FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO REPLACE THIS SPEEDOMETER DUE TO MULTIPLE FAILURES, BUT THEY REFUSED IN A LETTER DATED 07/09/1999. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN CORRECTING THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY MATTER.