Ive had the ignition module changed 4x... The car continues to stall in the worse circumstances.....I have escaped rear end collisions so far.....the engine cuts out with no warning.....even at speeds 65 MPH on a highway...ive had 18 wheelers come right up on me when the car would stall...this is a serious safety issue....since the report last week I realize what the problem is and why so many ignition modules have changed......the modular it self has been placed in the wrong place in the car.........I hope these cars will be recalled and fixed......
1994 Ford Taurus electrical complaints
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The stalling of my ford had endangered my family on a june vacation trip to san diego. The engine stalled entirely without warning. I was successful in driving the car onto the shoulder of the road, where we were to become the victims of the summer heat. Repeated efforts to get the car going were unsuccessful. We were towed to gila bend, az where a mechanic looked at the car the next morning. The problem could not be duplicated at that time. At that time I was not even aware of a design problem with this vehicle. Until this defect is addressed, this vehicle is a danger to my family and the vehicle behind me.
Dealer is saying that recall was fixed (3 times) so no "recall" exists but I believe this is an ongoing and very dangerous problem. I gave this car to my daughter in january, 2000 and she has experienced a total electrical outage twice and has been stopped by the police on both ocassions. There are 4 other recalls on this vehicle that have never been fixed and I would like to have them fixed immediately without any hassle from a ford dealership.
Vehicle was placed in park for over 15-20 MPH in the off position when it caught on fire around dash, and black smoke filled the passenger's compartment. Vehicle was a total loss. Please provide any further details.
The drivers door and front passenger door were misaligned. Nlm
While driving smoke filled passenger's compartment when vehicle caught on fire . Consumer has contacted the dealer. Please provide any further details.
Prior to recall the ignition switch malfunctioned,the ignition jams and would not release the key causing short in electrical system (96v‑071). Yh
Under the hood fire while traveling along the street at approximately 20-25 MPH. Fire damaged everything under the hood. Can the federal safety agency provide additional information or help in this matter.
While traveling vehicle would only travel 15-25 MPH and engine would make loud noise. Also, transmission failure/ ignition key slips when attempting to start vehicle, and replaced front brake rotors.
Power wire from cable to starter failed.
Wiring worn thru at steering column. Ford does not consider this abnormal.,only quick thinking prevented a major fire with possible injuries.. Minor fire occurred.
Engine failure - driving on 4 lane highway, car stalled - after several different attempts to find problem, problem was found. The problem was that the teeth on the gear on the bottom of the distributor had broken off. This type of stress failure should not have occurred. The ford company had been notified and would not consider any resolution to this problem being outside the manufacturer's warranty. The other problem that occurred was that the speedodometer had begun to fail.... Going from zero to 60 and back after about 5 minutes of driving. A speed sensor had failed. The car was also doing a hard jerking at about 35 miles per hour. Ford dealership had told me that the problem was that 2 of the automatic transmission gears were bad and we had them replaced. I contacted the dealership because I had found out ford had many (I mean many) problems with this same problem in all the ford taurus vehicles. Still the dealership ford company would do nothing including filing this complaint stating it was outside the warranty. I believe that ford should have backed some it not all of this up considering the mileage and problem history of this vehicle. Distributer gears should have never broken off unless the metal compound had been defective.
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When temperature approaches 100 degrees and vehicle has been driven at road speeds approximately 1 hour to 1.5 hours vehicle ignition stalls and engine dies. The engine will not restart until the vehicle cools for approximately 15-20 minutes. If vehicle is driven at moderate speeds, 50-55 MPH it does not stall again. First two incidents occurred when vehicle was at idle and beginning accelerating. Last incident occurred at road speed in interstate traffic. Mechanics at local service station and ford dealer unable to determine cause. It is very unsafe to operate this vehicle when climate conditions exceed 95 degrees until this problem corrected.
Had parked vehicle & left. Returnedto vehicle & tried to start it & it failed to start. Finally got it started & drove to dealer. Was informed motor mounts needed replacing. The head gaskets had blown & the starter was erractic. Reca
Ignition keys replaced on two occasions prior to identifying starter failure.mjs
Starter solenoid has been moved from haynes manual description; it is now on the starter motor, in a gm-type arrangement. However, the starter motor is mounted on the front of the engine, low, essentially under the radiator. This exposes the starter lead (not the battery or motor lead) to corrosion. This failed today. It should not be in this position or should be protected from corrosion.
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Ignition switch broke, and steering went out on the left hand side when the consumer got vehicle out of repair shop for a recall repairs. All problems started again when consumer got vehicle back from the dealer.
Blown engine head gasket/4 motor mounts broke, and alternator malfunctioned.
Clutch piston/clutch pack/drive chain, and epc solenoid failed.
The key will get stuck in the ignition switch. Dealer cannot duplicate the problem.
Ignition switch shorted out burning up wiring harness. (qcaw)
Transmission failure.
Panel lights surge and come on after the key has been removed and no one is in car, causing the battery to go dead.
Windshield wiper and wiring harness failed. Nlm
Short in ignition system.
Steering wheel catches on turns.
The vehicle's horn design is poor in the location, and the amount of pressure needed to operate is above normal due to the airbag placement and design.
Transmission failed.
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