This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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Dealer "replaced" speedometer after it was showing same problems as we've read on other 95 tauruses. However, the odometer still read the same -- did they really replace it? within one week it was having the same "jumpy" problem. They had previously "lubricated" the speedometer cable, which fixed the situation for a couple of weeks. We are taking the car back tomorrow to see what they say, now that we've seen how many Taurus owners have had problems with speedometers.
Sending unit malfunctions causing speedometer to fluctuate when vehicle exceeds 50mph. Delaer has been notified. Please provide addoitional information.
Speedometer jumps to 85 mph when driving at a speed of 45 mph or higher. Dealership has examined vehicle for this problem, but was unable to order a replacement part. Please provide any additional information / documentation.
Speedometer will bounce between 50 and 80 mph while the vehicle is maintaining a constant speed. Dealership has not been able to determine cause of this problem. Please provide any additional information / documentation.
Speedometer has failed during normal operation of vehicle. Dealership has replaced T "speedometer head" twice under warranty, and the problem has reoccurred. Dealership cannot determine cause for this problem. Please provide any additional information / documentation.
Speedometer is not working, consumer does not know how fast vehicle is going, consumer feels this is unsafe. Consumer stated speedometer became inoperative after one year of purchasing vehicle.
Speedometer had to be replaced at thirty four thousand miles. Consumer speedometer needed to be replaced once again at fifty four thousand. Dealer has been contacted for this problem, but Ford has discontinued that component. As a result, speed cannot be read once vehicle exceeds 45mph.
Speedometer is not working properly. Speedometer will not work at times, and then at times it will start to spin around. Contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything.
While driving, the speedometer needle begins jumping sporadically and causes a whirling noise, the speedometer was first replaced at 26000 miles, consumer has had to replace speedometer twice and currently needs a new one, and is requesting that manufacturer pay for the replacement, however consumer was informed that the warranty has expired.
I purchased said 1995 Ford Taurus used in July 1997, shortly thereafter, I noticed the speedometer needle bouncing at speeds above 50 mph. The dealer fixed the problem (date and mileage listed herein is the first repair) the dealer (listed herein is now out of business) repaired the vehicle 2 more times under extended warranty within a year. The speedometer block was replaced again a 4th time by hixson autoplex, the Ford dealer in alexandria, la on 6 -14-99. No directive for this repair was given other than to replace the same part. In September 2000, the speedometer broke again. I returned to hixson autoplex, explained the situation, and they gave me Ford's Consumer Affairs 800 number. Although, I explained the car had been repaired four times by authorized Ford dealers for the same problem, the representative stood firm that the repair had lasted 3 whole months past Ford's policy of a 1 year warranty, therefore they would not help. Needing a speedometer, I contacted the Ford dealership in jena, Louisiana. I was told that the speedometer part was $500. My attorney sent Ford consumer repairs a letter asking them to repair the vehicle. Using legal gobbldygoop that did not even apply to Louisiana law, and basing their arguement on the amount of time between the purchase when the car was new ( they were told I had bought it over 2 years later) and my original problem date. Again, they declined to help in any way. Recently, I have had chance meetings with 2 owners of 95 tauruses, both descibed similar speedometer problems.
Initial failure of speedometer was at 34,000 miles. Replaced under warranty at bob gillingham Ford. The replacement speedometer failed at 90,000. Failure being the unable to show speed above 40 mph due to erratic needle behavior. Same failure mode both times. Have heard it was due to defective design of speedometer, insufficient lubrication for bearings. Ford is well aware of problem, since they have received countless complaints and even issued a techical service bulletin on this particular speedometer. I believe they are repsonsible for replacing the second failed speedometer since they replaced the original with the same defective part. They refuse to take responsibility. Costs to consumer to replace the speedometer is $600 to $700. A speedometer is not a normal wear and tear part. A car should not be going through two speedometers in only 90,000 miles.
Speedometer has been replaced three times.speedometer jumps to various speeds and does not record the correct speed. Dealer and manufacturer have failed to correct the problem. It appears that this is a problem that is being experienced by other Ford owners as reflected in the database of complaints. This is a dangerous situation as drivers of Ford with this problem have no idea on how fast they are driving. Please advise how you will require Ford to correct the problem. Based on the number of complaints in your database reflects that this is an on going problem. Due to the costly nature of repairing this problem and not having any assurance that it will finally be corrected properly, I am asking for your agencys intervention to rectify this problem. Previous attempts to correct the problem have not been positive.
While traveling at 60mph, consumer noticed speedometer would jump to 90 mph. Dealer has been notified, and repaired four times and the problem returns. Vehicle is at dealer's.
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- Mcgregor, TX, USA