Vehicle was parked and it just set on fire on the driver side, the speakers on the door up to the dashboard where headlight switch is located.fire dept. Said it was a short circuit.
1994 Ford Taurus electrical complaints
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When attempting to start vehicle ignition switch turned 360 degrees when turning the key. Dealership examined vehicle, and replaced ignition switch at consumer's expense. Please provide any additional information / documentation.
While traveling and without any indication vehicle would stall. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further information.
This has happened about 5 times over the last month. Mechanic cannot find the problem. Scanner shows no codes. Today it happened in middle lane of highway with a tractor trailer on my bumper. The car just cuts out with no warning, and will usuall restart before I coast to a stop.
Engine died in traffic lane on a winding mountain road, luckily, we were not struck by another vehicle.
After replacing the transmission because the cylinder broke in half my electrical system isn't working. Nobody can find the problem.
Consumer's vehicle experience the same problem as indicated in recall in california where vehicle will stall due to tfi ignition module. However, this recall was not included in other states. *ak
Ignition just cut right off with no prior warning.
My family and I were on our way to colorado last memorial day weekend and we live in nebraska. As we got closer to the denver region we started having problems with the car stalling. It was a very hot day and I was running the A/C also. So eventually it would cool after about an hour but would only run for a 10-15 miles further down the road. It did get worse the closed we got to the higher altitude parts of denver. The trip would have been great if this problem would not have occured. I have no problems with the car here where I live but I am affraid to drive it out of state again and I bought the car because of the high quality of standards it has set. Please help me in any way to fix the issue. Thank you.
Consumer identified problem as being with ignition module and vehicle stalled and lost power. *ak
Consumer could take the key out of the ignition switch, but all electrical power stay on, including lights just like key will be in place.
Certain lights and fuses would go out on vehicle, because of tailgate door opening/closing, and wires making contact with metal, and when they are all fused together it can cause a fire.*ak wiring harness was not insulated and makes contact with metal and burns.
While driving on highway at about 70 MPH vehicle started to lose speed. Consumer pulled over, had to turn off vehicle to get back to regular speed. This could happen at any time, and happens worse in summer . Contacted dealer, and dealer could not find what was wrong with vehicle.
Consumer went out to start vehicle. Put key into ignition and started vehicle to charge. He took key out of vehicle, and vehicle was running without key inside of ignition.
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Vehicle cuts off mainly in summer when air conditioning is on. Intermittently with cooler weather vehicle also cuts off. Very hazardous in fast traffic. Mechanics tried to replace various parts, but couldn't find a remedy.
Ignition failure is still causing vehicle to stall, the module has been replaced 2 times, new plugs and wires have been replaced, and the injectors have been cleaned.
Ongoing / intermittent problem with engine stalling while pulling into street. Vehicle been in dealer's shop on four occasions, and problem still occurring. Please feel free to provide any further details.
My daughter 8 yrs. And myself were hurt in this accident, my medical bills are over $6,000 to date and ongoing medical serious problems including rsd disease spreading thru back leg's, big lump in back causing non stop pain..looking for attorney now..injury is permanant, will need pain medication the rest of my life..I am very angry and I am thinking about calling local news channel to inform other people with a ford tauras to be careful with this model.. I am now disabled and very angry, this was a very safe car I thought.. I will talk to someone from ford before I hire an attorney..I want my medical paid for plus the cost of this car that ruined my life, I would rather not have to go thru court.
When vehicle is driven for long periods of time and coming to a stop vehicle will stall out and die. The dealer has been notified.
Consumer was traveling about 45mph on highway vehicle would stop without prior notice, especially going up the hills. Dealership was aware of problem. *ak while going up hill, the vehicle over heats and it spits and sputters and then dies. Dealer unable to find the cause.
In regard to the california judges recall order regarding the engine stall of these vehicle I'm a walking testament that there is a problem with these modules, I was on the freeway in stop and go rush hour traffic when without any warning the car just stopped. My family could of been killed. I believe ford is aware of the problem , I also believe it is probably a simple fix to the solution, but that ford will not own up to it and so that means l will end up paying top dollar to have the module replaced,to insure my family's safety, but ireplacing the module is not the answer. The module should be moved and remounted to a safer and cooler place in the engine. A quick $4.00 fix . Ford should offer to do this , but instead they will wait till there have been many accidents and fatalities. Before admitting fault.
My taurus stops running within ten minutes of being put into overdrive or on cruise control. It also stops running in hot climates. I have no warning to when the vehicle will stop and I must navigate to the side of the highway. Dealor mechanic suggested it was my transmission. I beleive it to be the same problem the cars in ca are being recalled for. Thank you.
Vehicle stalls without prior warning. Dealership is aware of the problem.
Intermittently vehicle stalls and dies without warning. Dealer has inspected vehicle, and was not able to duplicate or correct the problem.*ak the dealer could not duplicate the problem but the customer believes the problem is caused by ignition system module.
Please ask ford motor co. To recall their vehicles with the distributor mounted ignition module. My wife and I purchased a 1994 taurus from my mother three years ago. At that time the car had 14,000 miles on the odometer. In the past three years we have had trouble with our taurus stalling while we were driving for no apparent reason. We took our car to several mechanics in the past three years trying to find a solution to our problem. Nothing that we had done ever seemed to fix the problem. Finally, this past summer in the hot texas heat the problem became too much to bear. We took our taurus to our local dealership--brinson ford in corsicana, texas. We thought that surely the dealorship mechanics would be able to diagnose our problem. The dealorship told us that they felt our fuel pump was not working correctly. They told us that our pump would probably not last much longer. I questioned their diagnosis since we have had the problem for 80,000 miles. We paid $556 and the problem persisted. For the past three years we have noticed that the problem lessens as the temperatures drop. I am convinced that california supreme court judge michael ballachey has hit the nail on the head. This is a situation involving "concealment of dangerous conditions."
Why only that left on brakes after only 38950 miles? This not normal
Engine check light comes on, and all components go dead. Took to dealer, and they said the next time engine check light comes on, don't turn off the key. This happened on the 13th of july. Dealer said part was not available, consumer has been out of a vehicle since.
Since ive owned this vehicle it has stalled constantly,,great safety issue..ignition module has been replaced 5 times....contiues to stall at any speed....the vehicle has been checked by reliable service mechanics...to date this vehicle continues to stall....I want to be inclided with the other 2 million people who have the same problems......this car must be recalled......and corrected..before any lives are lost or maimed.
Ford motor company, was contacted and has chose do give me the run around. No one seems to want to help me out of my dilemma at this time. No safety defect mentioned in summary.
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