NHTSA Complaint #735466 — 1994 FORD TAURUS

I INITIALLY HAD PROBLEMS W/ THE HEAD GASKETS ON THIS VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED AND IT TOOK TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. FINALLY AFTER 2 MONTHS OF WAITING WITHOUT A VEHICLE THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED, AT NO COST TO ME. HOWEVER, UPON GETTING THE CAR BACK I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE DYING WHILE IN FULL MOTION, IRREGARDLESS OF SPEED TRAVELING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 7 SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS TO GET THIS RESOLVED AND HAVE YET TO ONLY GET THE RUN AROUND. LAST NIGHT, ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK MY CAR STALLED ONCE AGAIN. I DO NOT WORK IN A PLEASANT AREA OF CHATTANOOGA AND AS I WAS WALKING TO FIND A PAY PHONE, I WAS ACCOSTED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A GUN WHO WAS THREATENING TO ROB ME AND BEAT ME DOWN. I FLED FROM THE SITUATION PRAYING FOR MY LIFE AND SOMEHOW MADE IT AWAY SAFELY. I AM NOW HOWEVER AT THE BREAKING POINT WITH THIS FUEL PROBLEM WITH THIS TAURUS. I HAVE FOUND INFORMATION CONCERNING A RULING BY CALIFORNIA STATE SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE MICHAEL BALLACHEY, ORDERING A RECALL ON CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM. BALLACHEY STATES THAT FORD HAS SOLD AS MANY AS 23 MILLION VEHICLES WITH THIS FLAW. THE COURT ALSO RULED THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1982-THESE VEHICLES STALL, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT. THIS MEANS INTENSIFIED DANGER WITH MY PERSONAL VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS PRONE THE OVERHEAT FREQUENTLY, BECAUSE THE HEAD GASKETS ARE ALUMINUM (ANOTHER MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL). I CONTACTED FORD HEADQUARTERS (1-800-392-3673) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE JUDGE HAS NO AUTHORITY TO RECALL THE VEHICLES AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO HELP ME. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, MTN. VIEW FORD, THAT HAS MADE THE NUMEROUS REPAIRS UPON MY VEHICLE CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM EITHER. OWNER DAVID WATSON DIDN'T ADMIT KNOWLEDGE OF THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. HELP PLEASE.*AK