1995 Ford Taurus review from North America
"A poor choice if your looking for reliability"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
After approximately 100 miles of use ABS light kept staying on. We brought it to the dealership after leaving it there for a couple of days they repaired it.
After approximately 40,000 miles had problems with transmission shifting. We brought it to dealership, after about a week we got it back with a rebuilt transmission, luckily we brought an extended warranty which fully covered the car..
Not long after the transmission replacement the driver side seatbelt had problems retracting, brought it to the dealership they ordered the parts and replaced it.
There were numerous other problems most others minor.
This year after 59,000 miles our car developed a transmission leak, After bringing it to 3 service stations they all said "you need to replace the transmission". I called Ford to see if they could help me which, they said they would call me the next day. I called them when they didn't respond and we were told they could not do anything it is out of warranty.
At that point with 59,000 miles we got rid of the car for $500.00.
General comments?
The car rides fine and handles well assuming there are no mechanical problems.
The car is roomy.
This car was the most expensive to have in consideration of time spent in service and total cost of car for 59,000 miles.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| First year of ownership | 1996 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
| Performance marks | 3/10 |
| Reliability marks | 1/10 |
| Comfort marks | 8/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 5/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 1/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 25 miles |
| Most recent distance | 59000 miles |
| Previous car | Mitsubishi Galant |
| Date of Entry | 6th April, 2004 |