1995 FORD TAURUS Power Train Problems

SPEEDOMETER FAILED. MJS

WHILE ACCELERATING ODOMETER WOULD GIVE WRONG READING . DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SPEEDOMETER GOES HAYWIRE AFTER IT GOES PAST 45MPH. THE 1ST TIME THE CABLE WAS GREASED, AND IT WORKED FINE. AFTERWARD , IT STARTED BACK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW, DEALER SAYS IT HAS TO BE REPLACED , AND THE PART ALONE, COST WITHOUT LABOR, $500. *AK

SPEEDOMETER JUMPS AROUND, CAN'T TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING!!!!!. *AK

SPEEDOMETER JUMPS AROUND, CAN'T TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. *AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILED FOR THE 2ND TIME AND WARRANTY WON'T COVER IT. NEEDLE VIBRATES AND BECOMES USELESS ABOVE 50 MPH. HOW MANY SPEEDOMETERS HAVE TO FAIL BEFORE THEY ARE AN ACKOWLEDGED DEFECT? *AK

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WOBBLES ALL OVER, MAKING SPEEDOMETER USELESS, YOU CAN NOT TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST $300.00. APPARENTLY THE MANUFACTURER HAS HAD PROBLEMS BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN PART NUMBER CHANGES. ALSO I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

SPEEDOMETER HEAD FAILURE PRODUCES ERRATIC DISPLAY FOR PROLONGED PERIODS. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THIS UNIT - FIRST AT APPROXIMATELY 30K AND WAS REPALCED BY THE DEALER , SECOND AT 41K. *AK

ORIGINIAL SPEEDOMETER FAILED IN APRIL 1998. WAS REPLACED ON 5/7/98. ON 12/31/99, REPLACEMENT SPEEDOMETER FAILED ALSO. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE IS NOW AN "UPDATED MODEL". I NEED TO HAVE THE CURRENT SPEEDOMETER REPLACED, AGAIN, AND SO THIS WILL BE THE THIRD. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 55 MPH SPEEDOMETER OPERATES ERRATICALLY. IT WILL NOT ACCURATELY REGISTER SPEED LEVELS. *AK *ML

ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER FAILED AT 24840 MILES-REPAIRED BY DEALER. ORIGINAL ODOMETER FAILED AGAIN AT 24840 MILES-SPEEDO ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY DEALER. REPLACEMENT SPEEDOMETER FAILED AGAIN AT 47840 MILES-SPEEDO ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY DEALER. SECOND REPLACEMENT SPEEDOMETER FAILED AGAIN AT 62895 MILES-DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE DUE TO WARRANTEE EXPIRATION. THREE FAILURES OF THE SAME COMPONENT AT APPROX 25000 MILE INTERVALS IS NOT NORMAL, AND PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN COMPLETELY CORRECTED, NOR HAS ROOT CAUSE EVER BEEN IDENTIFIED. FORD HAS SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM FROM 1991 TO 1995 ON MORE THAN JUST THE TAURUS MODEL. FORD SHOULD DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE AND REPAIR MY VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE - REGARDLESS OF ANY WARRANTEE VERBIAGE TO THE CONTRARY. CURRENT FORD DEALERSHIP (JOE MYERS' FORD OF HOUSTON) IS NOT COOPERATIVE IN RESOLVING PROBLEM - REGIONAL REP DENIED WARRANTEE ASSISTANCE BASED SOLELY ON PAPERWORK AND REFUSES TO MEET WITH CUSTOMERS TO RESOLVE UNUSUAL PROBLEMS OR...

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH, AND IS NOT CORRECTLY READING SPEED OF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, REPLACED THE ODOMETER 3 TIMES. THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED AGAIN. *AK *ML

THE SPEEDOMETER PERFORMS ERRATICALLY ABOVE 50 MPH AND FALLS OVER 85 MPH. SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. NLM

CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE SPEEDOMETER ONCE, AND HAS TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. WHEN DRIVING OVER 45 MPH IT JUST STARTS TO SPIN ,AND THE CONSUMER CAN'T TELL HOW FAST THEY'RE GOING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND CONSUMER HAS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIRS. *AK

SPEEDODOMETER REPLACED 02/03/1998 WITH ONLY 29776 MILES ON IT CO SAYS THEY WILL TALK TO ME ABOUT IT WHEN I GO IN NEXT WEEK. WAY ISNT THE FORD CO EREPLACING THESE ITS SEMMS TO BE A PROBLEM ON ALL 95 TAURUS?*AK

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BOUNES WIDELY BEYOND 40 MPH. *AK

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPED AROUND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE SPEED. FIRST OCCURRANCE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 19000 MILES, SPEEDOMETER REPLACED AT 21215 MILES; PROBLEM RECURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 33000 MILES, DEALER LUBED SPEEDOMETER CABLE; PROBLEM RECURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES, SPEEDOMETER REPLACED AT 51252 MILES; PROBLEM RECURRED AT AT 69,650 MILES, SCHEDULED TO HAVE SPEEDOMETER REPLACED AGAIN MAKING THIS THE FOURTH SPEEDOMETER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. *AK

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPED AROUND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE SPEED. FIRST OCCURRANCE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 19000 MILES, SPEEDOMETER REPLACED AT 21215 MILES; PROBLEM RECURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 33000 MILES, DEALER LUBED SPEEDOMETER CABLE; PROBLEM RECURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES, SPEEDOMETER REPLACED AT 51252 MILES; PROBLEM RECURRED AT AT 69,650 MILES, SCHEDULED TO HAVE SPEEDOMETER REPLACED AGAIN MAKING THIS THE FOURTH SPEEDOMETER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. *AK

I HAVE HAD 3 SPEEDOMETERS FAIL WITHIN 60,000 MILES OVER A 2 YEAR TIME PERIOD. THE NEEDLE ON THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS OR BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH, THE FIRST TIME WAS AT 32,000 MILES AND I BELIEVE IT WAS FEBRUARY OF 1998. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY AT THAT TIME. THE SECOND TIME IT FAILED WAS AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES IN SEPT. OF 1998. BECAUSE MY DAILY COMMUTE IS SO LONG, I WAS WELL OVER THE 12,000 MILE WARRENTY ON THE REPLACEMENT PART, EVEN THOUGH IT HAD ONLY BEEN 6 MONTHS. I DID NOT HAVE THE PART REPLACED UNTIL JANUARY OR FEBRUARY BECAUSE OF THE COST. AT THE TIME I HAD THE SPEEDOMETER REPLACED I WAS AT 60,000 MILES. AT THAT TIME I PLEADED WITH FORD TO EXTEND THE MILAGE LIMIT ON THE PART BECAUSE I JUST KNEW THE THING WOULDN'T LAST A YEAR. THEY REFUSED, OF COURSE, AND INSIST...

SPEEDOMETER FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS. 1ST FAILURE COMMENCED AT 59,000 MILES OF WEAR; AND 2ND FAILURE OCCURRED AT 77,000 MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST IS PICKED UP BY CONSUMER. *AK

SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES BETWEEN 50 AND 85 MILES PER HR.SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED AT 16000 MI. ON WARRANTY ,AND WENT BAD AGAIN AT 38000 MI. FORD REFUSES TO REPLACE AGAIN. *AK

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLIES UP TO 70-75, THEN DOWN BELOW CURRENT SPEED. WAS REPLACED IN MARCH OF 1998, HAS NOW FAILED AGAIN. BOTH TIMES, THE DEALER HAS REFUSED TO PAY FOR ANY OF THE REPAIR. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 36,700 (BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY); THE DEALER WOULD NOT EVEN PAY FOR HALF THE REPAIR. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A SPEEDOMETER FAILING EVEN ONCE; THIS ONE HAS NOW FAILED TWICE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK

SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER IS INOPERABLE, IT DOES NOT REGISTER ACCURATE SPEED RATES. ALSO, IT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BOUNCES FROM 50 TO 85 MPH WHEN TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF 60 MPH.

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPS AND MAKES A GRINIDNG NOISE AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. WE HAVE REPLACED THIS PART TWICE IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETERS ON 1995 FORD TAURUS CARS ARE FAILING REGULARLY, AND FORD KNOWS THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY ARE REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE UNITS WITH OTHER DEFECTIVE UNITS, UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRES AND THE OWNER IS LEFT WITH A BILL IN EXCESS OF $600.00 TO REPLACE THE UNIT. DUE TO THE EXTREMELY HIGH COST OF REPLACEMENT, MOST OWNERS WILL OPT TO DRIVE IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION, I.E. WITHOUT A WORKING SPEEDOMETER. FORD SHOULD REDESIGN THIS SPEEDOMETER AND REPLACE ALL EXISTING UNITS IN A GENERAL RECALL AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETERS ON 1995 FORD TAURUS CARS ARE FAILING REGULARLY, AND FORD KNOWS THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY ARE REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE UNITS WITH OTHER DEFECTIVE UNITS, UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRES AND THE OWNER IS LEFT WITH A BILL IN EXCESS OF $600.00 TO REPLACE THE UNIT. DUE TO THE EXTREMELY HIGH COST OF REPLACEMENT, MOST OWNERS WILL OPT TO DRIVE IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION, I.E. WITHOUT A WORKING SPEEDOMETER. FORD SHOULD REDESIGN THIS SPEEDOMETER AND REPLACE ALL EXISTING UNITS IN A GENERAL RECALL AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION.

SPEEDOMETER IS JUMPY AT GREATER THAN 50 MPH RESULTING IN AN UNACCURATE SPEED READING.

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. YH

SPEEDOMETER FAILED TWICE. MJS

AFTER 35 MPH SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BOUNCES TO 100. CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW HOW FAST HE IS TRAVELING. FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB BULLETIN ON THIS REOCCURRING PROBLEM. *AK

A FAULTY SPEEDOMETER; AT 36,000 MILE DEALER REPLACED SPEEDOMETER BECAUSE INTERMITTENTLY THE DIAL WOULD JUMP BACK AND FORTH OR NOT REGISTER AT ALL. NOW AT 45,000 THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER BECAME ERRATIC AFTER 21,745 & WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. REPLACEMENT SPEEDOMETER IS NOW ERRATIC (WILL GO TO THE MAX. SPEED INDICATION OF 85) WHEN ACTUAL SPEED IS MUCH SLOWER. SINCE REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN OVER 12 MONTHS FORD WILL NOT REPLACE IT AGAIN. *AK

SPEEDOMETER WILL BOUNCE AROUND FROM 0 TO 80MPH, NO MATTER WHAT THE SPEED, UNTIL IT HITS A BUMP. DEALER HAS TO REPLACED SPEEDOMETER HEAD. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE TRACK OF SPEED. *YC

SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER ISN'T WORKING, AND THE NEEDLE IS SWINGING BACK AND FORWARD. CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS GOING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED THE SPEEDOMOTER TRAVELS ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP AT THE FULLEST SPEED. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES AROUND,NOT SETTLING ON A SET SPEED. SOMETIMES THE GUAGE READS HIGHER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. DEALER SAID IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES UP AND DOWN, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE HOW FAST ONE IS GOING. TOOK TO DAELER WHO FIXED PROBLEM TWICE BEFORE, BUT IT REOCCURRED. *AK

SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER IS NOT WORKING, AND THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER SQUEALS AND THE NEEDLE BEGINS BOUNCING AND REGISTERING THE INCORRECT SPEED WHEN TRAVELING AT 50 MPH OR MORE. THIS IS THE SECOND SPEEDOMETER HEAD ON THIS CAR AS THE ORIGINAL ALSO FAILED WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE ORIGINAL WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT FORD DEALER SAYS THAT THE REPLACEMENT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE SEEN DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE IDENTICAL PART FAILURE AND AT LEAST SERVICE BULLETINS LISTED IN YOUR DATABASES. I FEEL THAT THIS ITEM PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT OTHER COMPONENTS ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THE BEHAVIOR OF THE SPEEDO. CAN YOU PROVIDE ANY GUIDANCE IN GETTING RELIEF FROM THE MANUFACTURER? I DO NOT SEE WHY I AND OTHERS AFFECTED SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT AND STILL INSTALLS AS A REPLACEMENT PART.

ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT 21745 MILES BY BECOMING ERRATIC AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 55 MPH. THE METER WOULD SOMETIMES READ AS HIGH AS 90 MPH. THIS METER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW THE REPLACEMENT UNIT IS FAULTY AT 23300 MILES. A BRIEF SCAN OF YOUR ODI IDS INDICATES THE PROBLEM IS GENERIC WITH THESE DEVICES AS SOME UNITS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 AND 4 TIMES. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD HAVING THOUSANDS OF FORDS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH FAULTY SPEEDOMETERS AND THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED.

THE ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED AT 38,000 MILES. THE NEW SPEEDOMETER BECAME DEFECTIVE (BOUNCING UP AND DOWN, INACCURATE, FINALLY, INSERVICEABLE) WHEN IT HAD ABOUT 35,000 ON IT. I HAVE REPORTED THE DEFECT TO THE DEALER, FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND HAVE WRITTEN TO THE PRESIDENT OF FORD. ALL REPLIES WERE NEGATIVE. SINCE MY COMPLAINT TO THE PRESIDENT OF FORD, THE PART HAS GONE UP FROM $250 TO $500 (IN A MATTER OF 3-4 MONTHS).

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH SPEEDOMETER GOES UP TO ABOUT 80 TO 85MPH. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ONE DOESN'T KNOW HOW FAST VEHICLE IS GOING. SPEEDOMETER ARM BOUNCES BETWEEN 65 AND 85 MPH. *AK

SPEEDOMETER IS INACCURATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. YH

SPEEDOMETER JUMPS ERRATICALLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SPEEDOMETER 3 TIMES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BOUNCES AROUND WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. *AK

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE IS JUMPING BACK AND FORTH , WILL NOT REGISTER SPEED, CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILED DECEMBER OF 1997 AND WAS REPLACED JAN. 3,1998. HOWEVER, POSSIBLE DEFECT OF THE REPLACED SPEEDOMETER FAILED ON JUNE 1999 AND WAS REPLACED AGAIN JULY 6, 1999. *YC

WHILE DRVING THE CAR, THE SPEEDOMOTOR DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE NEEDLE JUMPS AROUND AND THE UNIT MAKES A LOUD BUZZING NOISE. ON A LONG TRIP, THIS NOISE MAKE DRIVING VERY DISTRACTING AND I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I AM DRIVING. BOTH FORD AND THE DEALER HAVE ADVISED ME THAT THE REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM IS MY RESPONSIBILTY EVEN THOUGH I HAVE ARGUED THAT I DID NOTHING TO INCUR THE DAMAGE. IS THIS TYPE OF COMPLAINT REVIEWED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION? I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.