1995 Ford Taurus LX from North America - Comments

When new, noise in engine at 300 miles. Repeated trips to dealer. FINAL action - replaced rocker arms in engine.

Speedometer problems at about 19000 miles, replaced head. Same problem at 38000, replaced head, same problem at 54000, replaced head, having the same problem again at present milage?? Not sure what dealer will do about it.

AC went out at 59000. Bad hose, $400 charge.

1994 & 95 3.8L engine has a possible head gasket problem. Ford has extended ENGINE warranty to 100,000 miles or 7yrs.

If a problem is found Ford will fix or offer $4,000 off on the best deal for a new Ford.

I like the car but tried to get Ford to replace it when I was having engine problems when it was new. No luck. I had it in the shop 6 or 8 times at that time and most of the mileage I had on it was taking it to the shop for the first 5 or 6 weeks. I kept a detailed record of what was happening and submitted it to Ford. No answer.

I had the same problem with the speedometer in my 95 Taurus. The dealer wanted over $500 to replace the speedometer head. I called a local shop that specialized in speedometer repair and they were able to repair the original one for less than $250. The fix is to shorten the cable slightly (a problem that Ford knows about, but will not fix) and to replace the small gear that the cable drives.

We had the same problem with our 1995 Ford Taurus. We replaced the speedometer head at about 35,000 miles, then again at around 70,000. Each time, the bill was around $400. Ford would not even talk to us about it. The second time it was replaced, we went with an older model head and haven't had any problems since. It now has 135,000 miles on it and is leaking several types of fluids, and the transmission bucks at around 35 MPH. I contrast this to my 2001 Honda Odyssey, which has 100,000 miles and is running as smoothly as the day we bought it. It is newer, but I have no doubt that it will provide many more problem-free miles than the Ford.