1995 Ford Taurus acceleration problems

Filed Sep 13, 2013 · Acceleration · 111,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 1995 ford taurus. The contact stated that while reversing from a parking space, the power steering failed and the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was stated that the under carriage needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 111,000.

Filed May 15, 2013 · Acceleration, Electrical · 123,000 miles · SC

Arriving home, I parked the car in our attached garage. I went into the garage and I noticed the smell of something hot or shorted coming from the engine compartment. I backed the car out of the garage and disconnected the battery. The next day, I reconnected the battery and no longer noticed the smell. I drove it and there was no more odor. The speed control failed to operate, and the speed control deactivation switch was leaking brake fluid on the wiring harness and the 3 amp fuse in the wirng harness was blown, but only after coming close to starting a fire. Ford has a history of safety problems with the speed control deactivation switch leaking brake fluid on the wiring harness and causing fires. This car was recalled in 2007 to install a fused wiring harness with a 3 amp fuse between the switch and the speed control servo where it offered no protection. The car was recalled again in 2008 to replace the first wiring harness with one having the fuse ahead of the deactivation switch. The 3 amp fuse in series with the 15 amp fuse is far less likely to cause a fire than having only the 15 amp fuse. Nevertheless, I came close to having a major fire in our home while we were inside had I not noticed the problem. The 3 amp fuse did its job, but there was enough brake fluid and heat to possibly cause a fire. I took the car to the dealer and they replaced the leaking switch and the fused wiring harness. They charged me $177.03 for the repair. Ford has recalled about 10 million vehicles to add the fuse, but I am convinced that the design is still unsafe because 3 amps could still ignite brake fluid, I hope this note may save others from serious problems, as more of these pressure switches will fail with age and leak brake fluid on the continuously energized wiring harness. The 3 amp fuses may not always blow soon enough.

Filed Jul 17, 2009 · Acceleration, Steering · 60,000 miles · 00

Outer tie rods gone bad at 80,000km speedometer jumps at 60,000km front power windows gone bad at 90,000km I only have 96,000km on my 1995 ford taurus se its now 2009.

Filed Aug 3, 2006 · Acceleration · 56,000 miles · IN

Speedometer works up to speeds of 45. Anything above that the speedometer needle jumps around and makes a constant clicking noise. I received a speeding ticket for this. Looked online for diagnosis and found that everyone has this problem.

Filed Feb 17, 2006 · Acceleration · 100,000 miles · FL

Dt*: the contact stated the speedometer gauge malfunctioned. The speedometer does not read the correct speed. It failed previously on two other occasions and was repaired. As a result of the failure, the contact covered the speedometer with paper. This made the speedometer gauge not viewable and the speedometer needle does not distract the contact. The vehicle was not taken for inspection and there are no plans to make repairs.

Filed Feb 8, 2005 · Acceleration · 82,000 miles · NY

While driving at any speed speedometer flucuated back and forth.

Filed May 17, 2004 · Acceleration · WA

While driving the vehicle the speedometer wavered. So the consumer did not know how fast he was going . Took the vehicle to ford . He was told to have it replaced. However, this was the second time it had been replaced.

Filed May 5, 2004 · Acceleration · 32,000 miles · IN

While driving speedometer operates erratically. Consumer has no way of knowing how fast the vehicle is going. Dealer was contacted.

Filed Dec 2, 2003 · Acceleration · 23,500 miles · MI

Speedometer no longer shows the actual speed driven, needle jumps around. Component was replaced at dealership.*ak

Filed Nov 20, 2003 · Acceleration · NC

Speedometer does not operate properly. At speeds over 35 MPH the needle starts jumping around and makes a buzzing sound.