1995 FORD TAURUS Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

DEALER HAD TO REPLACE TWICE THE HEAD GASKET. BUT PROBLEM RECURRING. WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET AGAIN. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINING ABOUT POWER STEERING LEAKING. PH

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE WILL OVER HEAT CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CONSUMER WAS FORCE TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR

THE CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS STARTING FROM THE DAY IT WAS DELIVERED. THE PROBLEMS BEGAN WITH FLAKING PAINT, MISALIGNED HOOD, DOOR AND BUMPER DUE TO POOR QUALITY CONTROL. THESE PROBLEMS WERE FIXED BY DEALER W/O CHARGE, AS WAS THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. REPAIRS FOR MUFFLER FAILURE, SWAY BAR LINKAGE FAILURE, AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE AND STARTER MOTOR FAILURE WERE NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER UNDER ANY SORT OF RECALL. THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER AND STARTER MOTOR COST OVER $1200 TO FIX. THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS INTERMITTENT. SOME TIMES THE CAR WOULD START AND OTHER TIMES THE STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. ONE TIME THE ENGINE SIMPLY DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. STARTER MOTOR WOULD NOT ENGAGE UNTIL ENGINE COOLED DOWN AND HAD BEEN SITTING FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. THEN STARTER MOTOR WOULD WORK. MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP SAID THE STARTER MOTOR PROBABLY...

THE CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS STARTING FROM THE DAY IT WAS DELIVERED. THE PROBLEMS BEGAN WITH FLAKING PAINT, MISALIGNED HOOD, DOOR AND BUMPER DUE TO POOR QUALITY CONTROL. THESE PROBLEMS WERE FIXED BY DEALER W/O CHARGE, AS WAS THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. REPAIRS FOR MUFFLER FAILURE, SWAY BAR LINKAGE FAILURE, AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE AND STARTER MOTOR FAILURE WERE NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER UNDER ANY SORT OF RECALL. THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER AND STARTER MOTOR COST OVER $1200 TO FIX. THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS INTERMITTENT. SOME TIMES THE CAR WOULD START AND OTHER TIMES THE STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. ONE TIME THE ENGINE SIMPLY DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. STARTER MOTOR WOULD NOT ENGAGE UNTIL ENGINE COOLED DOWN AND HAD BEEN SITTING FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. THEN STARTER MOTOR WOULD WORK. MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP SAID THE STARTER MOTOR PROBABLY...

WHILE DRIVING AT 25MPH ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE SHUT OFF.CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 10-15 MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. AFTER ABOUT HALF AN HOUR VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START UP AGAIN. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

AT 55MPH MOTOR STARTED TO SMOKE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT SINCE GETTING THE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE DONE (RECALL WAS REGARDING THE ENGINE COOLING FAN) THE VEHICLE HAS OVER HEATED. CONTACTED DEALER

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 75 MPH INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTRER WERE NOTIFIED. *JB THE VEHICLE STILL STALLED. THE CONSUMER HAD TWO ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE STALLING ON HIGHWAY. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD MANY RECALLS AND NO ONE CAN FIX IT, THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *YH

WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE TO WARM THE ENGINE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE FIRE, ALSO THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO THE FIRE.(LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CLIENT). *YH

WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE TO WARM THE ENGINE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE FIRE, ALSO THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO THE FIRE.(LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CLIENT). *YH

VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL OUT, IT WILL USUALLY HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEEDS. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. NLM

WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THIS NEEDS ENGINE REPLACEMENT AS WELL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING NOISE WAS COMING FROM ENGINE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT DEALER COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND HE SMELLED SMOKE COMING IN THROUGH THE VENTS FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. NLM THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. ALSO, STEERING SHOOK. IT STARTED AT 35 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION COMING FROM ENGINE. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE VIBRATION FROM THE ENGINE IS COMING FROM THE SUPPORTS OF THE MOTOR.*YH

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER VEHICLE HEATED UP, CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE, BUT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. HAD NOT CONTACTED DEALER. *AK*SLC

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES CHANGE GEARS CORRECTELY. ALSO, WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING FROM AN IDLING POSITION TO A FORWARD POSITION IT HESITATES ALTHOUGH GAS PEDAL IS BEING DEPRESSED. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, AS WELL AS ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ENGINE OVER HEATED AND BURN OUT. THERE IS RECALL 97-V-019-000 THAT ALSO CAN CAUSE THE PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL.*AK

WOULD BE DRIVING VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN IT WOULD STALL OUT. WOULD HAVE NO WARNING OF PROBLEMS. PROBLEM HAPPENS IF DRIVING FOR EXTENED LENGTH OF TIME. BEFORE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTART WOULD HAVE TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP.*AK

IN HOT WEATHER VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND VEHICLE WILLNOT RESTART. IT TAKES A COOLING OFF PERIOD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING,CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN IN HOT WEATHER OR WHEN COMING TO A STOP. WILL START AGAIN AFTER ENGINE COOLS DOWN.TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN IT IS HOT AND HUMID, THE CAR WILL JUST DIE AFTER RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES. THE CAR WILL USUALLY RESTART AFTER SETTING 5-15 MINUTES, BUT CONTINUES TO DIE. THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND ALL POWER IS LOST. HAVE HAD TO MANY DIFFERENT MECHANICS, HAVE DIAGNOSTICS DONE ON ENGINE WITH NO RESULTS. AM TOLD THAT MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS REPORTED WITH FORD/MERCURY VEHICLES.THIS HAPPENS MORE QUICKLY WHEN RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONING. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET PROBLEM DIAGNOSED OR FIXED. I AM AFRAID OF MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE STOPPING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MINUTES-1 HOUR IN HOT WEATHER WHEN VEHICLE STALLED OUT. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF STALLING.*AK ENGINE HAS STALLED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES IN HOT OR COLD WEATHER, DEALER STILL CAN NOT DUPLICATE OR REMEDY THE PROBLEM. AIR CONDITIONER NOT COOLING PROPERLY. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, AT ANY SPEED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS PUZZLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM THAT COULD NOT BE CORRECTED. *YH

VEHICLE STALLED ON MANY OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING BUT IF ALLOWED TO COOL OFF THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART, CONSUMER BELIEVES HIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCE TFI MODULE FAILURE SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS IN CALIFORNIA. NLM

WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, IT STARTS TO RATTLE RIGHT BEFORE STOPPING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER SAID THEY NEED TO DO A COMPLETE CHECK ON VEHICLE. * AK *SLC

THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL INSTEAD OF "IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. " NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

MOTOR HAS TURNED OFF/ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING..IN CITY AND ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY. RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A PERIOD OF TIME.*AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL, ENGINE WILL QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMESS STEERING WILL LOCK UP. EVENTUALLY VEHICLE WILL RESTART. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER , AND ENGINE WILL RESTART. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK

FRONT ENGINE MAIN SEAL LEAKING. *ET

THE DEALER HAS PUT IN TWO ENGINE AND I NOW HAVE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THIS ENGINE IS NOT FIT FOR ANY CAR I PUT HARD EARN MONEY INTO THIS CAR WHICH IS JUNK .

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AND ENGINE LOCK UP. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TO DATE, FORD MAINTAINS THIS ENGINE IS NOT COVERED BY "SECRET WARRANTY" ALTHOUGH IT IS THE SAME DEFECT AS THE 3.8L. PERSISTENT PROBLEM OF LEAKING COOLANT. TRANSMISSION IS UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE. A/C CLUTCH, COMPRESSOR AND WATER PUMP FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. REPLACED HEATER HOSE FOLLOWING A/C REPAIR DUE TO CONTINUED LEAK.

WHEN DRIVING IN HOT EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALR UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

STALLING IN HOT WEATHER

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE A/C WAS ON. THEN, TURNED OFF THE A/C, AND COULD SMELL LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. FINALLY, LIGHT WENT OFF, AND RESTARTED VEHICLE WHICH HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE THEN. *AK OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. *YH

I HAD THE HEAD GASKETS TO BLOW ON THIS VEHICLE 2 WEEKS PRIOR AND THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS UNDER A FORD RECALL FOR WHICH THEY GAVE ME 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. BUT THEN I BEGAN TO HAVE SMALL PROBLEMS WHERE THE CAR DID NOT RUN RIGHT, TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. TAKE IT BACK THE VERY NEXT DAY AND THEY TELL ME I HAVE A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT. BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX THIS UNDER THE SAME WARRANTY THE HEAD GASKETS BUT I THINK IT IS ALL RELATED TO THE SAME PROBLEM, 'BLOWN HEAD GASKETS' I HAVE LOOKED ON THE NET AND I AM NOT THE NOLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO . ALL KINDS OF REPORTS OF MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL CONSIDERATION BY FORD.

SPEEDOMETER READING ERRATICALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS IS THE SECOND SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON THIS 95 TAURUS. REGARDING ENGINE SHUT OFF, IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES DURING OUR TRIP TO AZ. ALL THREE TIMES, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN FREE

VEHICLE STALLED WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. ENGINE WILL SHUTDOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLS SEVERAL TIMES DUE TI SENSOR AND SPARK PLUGS FAILURE. *YH

ENGINE AND HEATER HOSE FAILED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING 55MPH ALL OF SUDDEN HEARD A SOUND AND NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS GOING DOWN. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK ENGINE FAILED AND REPLACED. *YH