72 of the
1,284 complaints about the 1994 Ford Taurus are about the
body and structure — 6% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
130,000 miles.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL POP NOISE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE CRADLE BOLT WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND ORDERED THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V323000 (STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS) AND ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 9/20/11 *CN UPDATED 10/11/11
NHTSA complaint #10417053 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Neenah, WI
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE FRONT LOWER SUBFRAME MOUNT PLATE NUT DROPPED. THERE WAS LOSS OF THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SUBFRAME MOUNT ATTACHMENT. DETACHMENT OF THE BODY MOUNTS AT THE FRONT CORNERS OF THE SUBFRAME, WHICH SUPPORTS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, ALLOWED THE FRONT CORNERS OF THE SUBFRAME TO DROP.
NHTSA complaint #10384587 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 190,000 milesStrongsville, OH
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOWER THAN USUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE FRAME THAT CAUSED THE REAR SUSPENSION TO LOWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO MADE A CLUNKING SOUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STRUTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000.
NHTSA complaint #10368232 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 75,000 milesDerry, NH
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF. UPON EXAMINATION HE NOTICED THAT THE SUB FRAME FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000.
NHTSA complaint #10367237 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ST. Paul, MNCrash
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FUEL PUMP, AND TRANSMISSION FOR THE 1994 FORD TAURUS GL 3.0 V6. BUCKS AND KICKS ALOT. EVEN AFTER FIXED. EVEN IF YOU AREN'T STEPPING ON THE GAS IT GETS A DELAYED REACTION SOMETIMES AND STILL KICKS OR BUCKS A LITTLE BUT WHILE COASTING. A RESULT COULD BE DAMAGING PROPERTY, AND POSSIBLE CRASHES THAT CANNOT BE AVOID IF A SUDDEN STOP WAS NEEDED AND THE CAR DOES BUCK AND KICK.
NHTSA complaint #10354595 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 140,000 milesWoodburn, OR
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND THE CONTACT OBSERVED WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED WATER LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A TRANMISSION DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
NHTSA complaint #10325096 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 109,000 milesQuakertown, PA
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH STATE INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR ENGINE MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V323000 (STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS); HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE RECALL IN THEIR SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000. UPDATED 10/07/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/10/08.
NHTSA complaint #10235322 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ST. Cloud, MN
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS FIRST DEPRESSED. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME OF THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS CORRODED. THE PURCHASE DATE, SPEED, AND MILEAGE INFORMATION WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/6/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH THEY HAVE AGREED TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL AND REPAIRS ARE NOW COMPLETE. UPDATED 05/06/08
NHTSA complaint #10224791 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 103,000 milesColumbia, SC
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SUBFRAME ON THE VEHICLE DROPPED. THE CONTACT LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT AN AUTO SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME DROPPED. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $1,000. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V323000 (STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS) WAS REFERENCED. THE ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED TWO MONTHS AGO, AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THE REPAIR COST WAS $400. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V019000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS REFERENCED. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE STRUTS ON HIS VEHICLE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 943036000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT: SHOCK ABSORBER) WAS REFERENCED. THE REPAIR COST WAS $300. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT, AND THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $1,500. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 103,000.
NHTSA complaint #10221438 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 140,000 milesWhippany, NJ1 injured
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE. RECALL # 98V323000. THE WASHER CORRODED. THE CONSUMER SAID THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THE CONSUMERS WIFE HIT HER HEAD BUT SHE WAS NOT HURT VERY BAD. DEALER STATED IT WAS THE RECALL PROBLEM BUT THE MANUFACTURER SAID IT WAS NOT THE RECALL. DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #10128553 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dayton, ME
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
RECALL FOR 1994 FORD TAURUS, RECALL WAS NEVER IMPLEMENTED. *BF RECALL#98V323000. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BUT IT WASN'T. *SC
NHTSA complaint #10105508 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Kalamazoo, MI
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED T6HA T FRAME BROKE CLOSE TO MOTOR MOUNT.
NHTSA complaint #10081887 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 77,500 milesTampa, FL
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT RECALL 98V32300 ISSUED ON DECEMBER 15, 1998 CONCERNING STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS DEFECT. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED IN THE STATE WHERE THE PROBLEM HAPPENED.*AK THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE, SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. ENGINE APPEARED LOWER THAN NORMAL AND THE BODY MOUNTS ON SUBFRAME SEPARATED DUE TO CORROSION.*TS
NHTSA complaint #10037954 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Carbondale, KS
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CONSUMER NOTICED A BOLT AND WASHER UNDER VEHICLE. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT SUBFRAME WAS BROKEN.
NHTSA complaint #10032300 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Altoona, PA
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR STRUCTURE/FRAME OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT FRAME HAS A DESIGN DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #10017419 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 146,357 milesRomulus, MI
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE SUBFRAME WAS PERFORMED, THE SUBFRAME BROKE. RECALL # 98 V 323 000.
NHTSA complaint #10009491 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW Boston, NH
STRUCTURE
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE DROPPED DOWN ON TO THE STEERING MECHANISM MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #8018418 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW Boston, NH
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE DROPPED DOWN ON TO THE STEERING MECHANISM MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #8018418 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Livingston, NJ
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHEN OPENING DRIVER'S DOOR INSTEAD OF STAYING OPEN IT WILL COME BACK AND HIT DRIVER'S LEG. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #8013309 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lincoln, IL
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
NHTSA RECALL 98 V 323 000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98S36 CONCERNING SUBFRAME CORROSION: A DETACHMENT OF BODY MOUNTS HAD OCCURRED WHILE PARKING AND CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8011995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
RED Bank, NJ
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SUBFRAME BODY MOUNT BECAME DETACHED AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SWERVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE.
NHTSA complaint #889188 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sioux City, IA
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY, RIGHT SIDE, FRONT ROD MOUNTING HOLE CORRODED THROUGH.
NHTSA complaint #743258 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Iron River, WI
STRUCTURE
WHEN TURNING OFF HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES THEY WON'T GO OFF, AND SOMETIMES THEY'LL COME ON BY THEMSELVES, AND DRAIN BATTERY.*AK POSSIBLE BOLT FAILURE IN SUBFRAME CAUSED CLUNKING SOUND.
NHTSA complaint #884979 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ferndale, MI
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SUBFRAME FAILED WHILE MAKING A TURN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT STEERING JAMMED. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #883308 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Chicago, IL
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SUBFRAME IS CORRODED, LIKE IN RECALL 98V323000, YET THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #883141 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Brooklyn, MA
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
RECALL NHTSA: 94E036000/ FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS. SWAY BAR BRACKET BROKE ON CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM ANY SERVICE ON VEHICLE. *AK THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT BRACKETR BROKE AWAY FROM THE SUBFRAME. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL KEEPS GOING OUT.
NHTSA complaint #881870 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hartly, DE
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHEN DRIVING 20 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN BOLT WHICH HOLDS SUBFRAME IN PLACE BROKE,CAUSING SUBFRAME TO SEPARATE FROM BODY WHICH RESULTED IN OTHER PROBLEMS WITHIN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #878465 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Olympia, WA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
FUSE FAILURE FROM SEAT CAUSES LOSS OF FUNCTION TO POWER LOCKS ON THE SAME CIRCUIT.
NHTSA complaint #738441 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pecatonica, IL
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH A POPPING NOISE WAS COMING FROM BOTTOM OF VEHICLE A TECHNICIAN HAD FOUND OUT THAT FRAME WAS COMING APART AND HAD TO BE WELDED AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #874154 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mesa, AZ
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ALL PROBLEMS WITH OUR 1994 TAURUS HAVE EXISTED SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE, FORD HAS DENIED SEVERAL OF THE RECALLS AND SERVICE BULLETINS LISTED AT NHTSA. THE CAR CONTINUES TO CONSTANTLY OVERHEAT AND RUN HOT, WE STILL CAN SMELL GAS THROUGH VENTS, DOOR HANDLE PROBLEMS, GAS CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, AND SEVERAL OTHERS STILL EXIST WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM FORD (EVEN WHEN CONFRONTED WITH EXACT NUMBERS AND DATES OF RECALLS AND BULLETINS), ALL PROBLEMS STILL EXIST WITHOUT HELP FROM FORD. FORDS CUSTOMER CONCERN, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND QUALITY IN GENERAL IS SEVERELY LACKING. WE ARE TIRED OF RUNAROUNDS, TIRED OF DENIALS RELATED TO THESE PROBLEMS, TIRED OF FORD DENYING THAT WE HAVE MADE PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS, TIRED OF FORD REFUSING TO PROVIDE PAPER WORK THE FEW TIMES THEY HAD THE VEHICHLE. TIRED OF THIS SCARY LEMON WE OWN, TIRED OF FORD IN GENERAL.
NHTSA complaint #730889 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.