1992 Ford Taurus complaints

1ST TIME AN $8 FRONT SEAL, ON TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 58,511 MILES,AND COST A TOTAL OF $418.47 PLUS CHARGES FOR A RENTAL CAR FOR 3 DAYS. WE WERE 245 MILES FROM HOME. 2ND TIME TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 95,509 MILES. WE WERE ABLE TO GET BACK HOME. REPAIR WAS $1272.63. IT WAS REPAIRED WITH UPGRADED PARTS. FAILED AGAIN AT 108,400 MILES. REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. PRESENT MILEAGE 131,930. SO FAR OK.*AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND START. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SLC

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND VEHICLE JUST STOPS WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. BUT, VEHICLE WILL STARTS BACK UP. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

I DISCOVERED THAT BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS HAD BROKEN. THEY BOTH BROKE ON THE OUTSIDE LOWER COIL.*AK

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH HEATER, AND HEAT GAUGE WOULD GO UP AND DOWN. THOUGHT AUTOMOBILE WAS GOING TO EXPLODE. TOOK AUTOMOBILE TO SHOP, AND THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS HEAD GASKETS. *AK THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE WAS A COMMON PROBLELM WITH 3.8 ENGINE. *YH

TIE ROD ENDS CONTINOUSLY BREAK. CONSUMER HAS HAD TO CHANGE THEM 5 TIMES ALREADY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID IT WAS REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR.*AK

MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN OFF, JUST TOP TWO NOT BOTTOM TWO. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS REGULAR STRESS. *AK

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 1995 FROM THE DEALER. IT ONLY HAD 17K MILES ON IT AND A 1 YEAR UNLIMITED WARRANTY BUMPER TO BUMPER EXCEPT TIRES. (I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD HAD A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD AND HAD BEEN COMPLETELY RE-CHECKED BY THE FACTORY.) THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, ON MY LUNCH HOUR I DROVE ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES TO A DOCTOR APPT. 45 MINUTES LATER AS I HEADED BACK TO MY OFFICE, THE CAR STARTED ACTING FUNNY, BEING "JERKY." WITHIN ONE MILE IT GOT WORSE. NONE OF MY WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. AFTER WORK, I STARTED THE CAR AND WHITE/CLEAR SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE BACK. I DROVE 1/4 MI TO P/U MY DAUGHTER AND WE DROVE 1 1/4 MILES HOME. THE CAR DIED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE REST IS HISTORY. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY, THERE IS SERIOUS BUCK/JERK UPON ACCELERATION FROM STANDSTILL, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER. CLEARLY, THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION. SEVERAL TIMES, THE KAM (CONTINUOUS MEMORY) HAS BEEN CODE-SCANNED, WITH THE RESULT THAT NO FAILURE CODES WERE REVEALED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ONLY DURING ENGINE START; NOT AFTERWARDS.*AK

THE A/C - HEATER BLOWER STOPS RUNNING FOR AN INDEFINITE TIME PERIOD. DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, THE TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK. FOR NO ACTION ON MY PART, THE BLOWER RESTARTS. AT THE INSTANT THAT THE BLOWER RESTARTS, THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT LIGHTS MOMENTARILY, THE SAME AS IT DOES WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON. I STRONGLY SUSPECT THAT THE AIR BAG IS NOT "READY" DURING THE TIME THAT THE BLOWER IS OFF, CLEARLY A DANGEROUS CONDITION. DURING THE TIME THAT THE BLOWER IS OFF, I THINK THAT THE BACKUP POWER SUPPLY (A CAPACITOR) DISCHARGES, AND WHEN THE POWER IS RESTORED TO THE BLOWER, THE BACKUP POWER SUPPLY CAPACITOR RECHARGES, CAUSING THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT TO LIGHT MOMENTARILY. SEVERAL TIMES, THE KAM (CONTINUOUS MEMORY) HAS BEEN CODE-SCANNED, WITH THE RESULT THAT NO FAILURE CODES WERE REVEALED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ONLY DURING ENGINE START; NOT AFTERWARDS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WOULD BE DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHEN GOING OVER 65MPH. VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK AND STALL OUT. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND A BROKEN TIE ROD WAS FOUND.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS WHILE DRIVING FROM 30-65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGH WAY OVER 40 MPH TRANSMISSION WILL LOOSE SPEED DOWN TO 10 MPH. CONSUMER COULD BE REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 95974 MILES. *AK TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YH

ENGINE LOCKED BECAUSE HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THE STARTER DOES NOT RETURN TO POSITION CAUSING ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE VEHICLE (RADIO, LIGHTS AND FAN), THE STARTER WAS RECALLED ON OTHER MODELS BUT NOT THIS ONE. NLM

THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE FIRST FAILED IN OCTOBER, 1998. WAS REPLACED BY FRIENDLY FORD IN SPRINGFIELD, MO IN JANUARY, 1999. SINCE THEN, THE MODULE HAS FAILED ABOUT EVERY THREE MONTHS TO DATE. I HAVE HAD TO BUY A NEW MODULE EVERY 12 MONTHS DUE TO WARRANTY RUNNING OUT ON REPLACEMENT MONITORS. HAD THREE FORD DEALERS CHECK OUT AIR BAG SYSTEM, NONE COULD FIX IT, EXCEPT FOR REPLACING THE MODULE. THEY ALL CLAIMED THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT SHORT CIRCUIT "SOMEWHERE" THAT THEY COULD NEVER FIND. NOW DENNY FORD IN ROLLA, MO WANTS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS AT A COST OF $2,000+ JUST FOR THE PARTS!!!!! THIS IS GERTING RIDICULOUS. BUT I CAN'T JUST IGNORE THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE WHEN THE MODULE DIES THE AIR BAGS DON'T WORK.

REAR SUBFRAME HAS CORRODED. DEAELR CLAIMED RECALL 98V323000 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED IN MARCH 1999, BUT DEFECT STILL EXISTS. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AND WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE. TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT 3.8L V6 ENGINE HAD BLOWN ANOTHER HEAD GASKET, FIRST ONE OCCURRED AT 47,700 MILES. *AK CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A REFUND. *SLC

HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

ENGINE COOLING FAN CIRCUIT IS BAD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND HEAD GASKET TO BLOWOUT. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT, AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND IT WAS MOTOR MOUNTS. *AK

THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WENT IN 1999 AND WAS REPLACED FOR $2500. IN DEC 2000 THE HEAD GASKET WENT AND IT DESTROYED MY NEW TRANNY ALSO SO I NEEDED TO GET THEM BOTH FIXED. IT ALSO DESTROYED MY RADIATOR WHICH I ALSO JUST REPLACED. IN TWO YEARS TIME I HAVE PUT CLOSE TO $6000 INTO THIS CAR. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME TO WRITE TO YOU. I BELIEVE THE HEAD DESTROYED ALOT OF MY PARTS AND THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BLOWN AT 94000 MILES. I ALSO KNOW OTHER FORDS WERE KNOWN FOR THIS AND FORD COVERED IT. I FEEL FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR A LEAST HALF OF THE $6000 I SPENT IN THE PAST YEAR. THANK YOU. *AK

PREMATURELY CRACKED AND ROTTED COMPONENTS. ENGINE MOUNTS WERE ALREADY REPLACED VIA PREVIOUS RECALL.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, CONSUMER OWNS TWO OF THESE VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. NLM

RECALL 98V323000. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL ON MARCH 5, 1999. WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SEPARATED FROM MOTOR MOUNTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ABS BRAKES BECAME STUCK. BRAKE ASSIST FAILED. BRAKES WERE SMOKING. CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE WOULD REV VERY HIGH. DISCONNECTED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE TO THROTTLE. *AK

RECALL 98V323000; MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING ENGINE TO JUMP AROUND IN ENGINE COMPARMENT, AND HITTING HOOD WHEN DRIVING. FRONT AND REAR MOUNTS BROKE. THERE WERE NO PARTS HOLDING ENGINE IN PLACE. ALSO, RECALL DEALT WITH SAME PROBLEM; BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

FRONT AND REAR MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE TWICE, REPLACED 1999 & 2001. NO RECALL WAS RECEIVED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I NEED INFORMATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT.*AK

FROM ALL THE INFORMATION I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REVIEW, THERE SEEMS TO BE AN UNUSALLY HIGH INCIDENCE OF HEAD GASKET FAILURES IN THE 3.8L ENGINE. THIS WOULD SEEM TO INDICATE A FACTORY DEFECT PROBLEM. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED PREMATURELY AT 60,000 MILES, ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO ENGINE.*AK A FEW DAYS AFTER REPLACEMENT, VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED. *SLC

VERY DISSATISFIED WITH MY CAR, NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD, ALWAYS A PROBLEM, CAN'T DEPEND ON IT FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, NOW HAS 3 SPARKS PLUGS FROZEN IN IT BECAUSE OF IT BLOWING A HEAD GASKET AND I DIDN'T KNOW THIS UNTIL TUNE UP TIME, JUST DISGUSTED WITH THE WHOLE ORDEAL. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING DURING A RAIN STORM BOTH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED. INDEPENDENT AUTOMOBILE SHOP HAS REPLACED FUSE/ WIPER MOTOR, AND STILL NOT WORKING. SAME SYMPTOMS AS TSB 9582. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 7 TIMES IN 5 YEARS. NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL. NOT HAPPY AT ALL WITH PURCHASE OF CAR AND SELLER HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

HAVE PAID ALOT OF MONEY FOR THE HEATER TO GET FIXED BUT IT STILL WILL NOT WORK. SICK OF DEALING WITH CAR, DEALER, AND MANUFACTURER!!!!!!!!!!

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, FORD RECALLED 1994 AND 1995 MODEL AND CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

IN COLD WEATHER VEHICLE STALLS AND HESITATES. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MAIN CHIP OF THE COMPUTER. *AK THE MANUFACTURER HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM BUT DECLINES TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISES, LIKE METAL AGAINST METAL. ROTORS WERE VERY BAD. HAD DEEP GROOVES IN THEM. CORDS WERE COMING COMPLETELY THROUGH & OUT OF TIRES. ALSO, BALL BEARS ARE WEARING OUT.

TRANSAXLE WILL NOT ENGAGE AFTER COMING TO A STOP. L/F BRAKE PAD STAYS PARTIALLY ENGAGED RESULTING IN PREMATURE WEARING OF SAID PAD; LUCKILY, I WAS COMING TO A SLOW STOP WHEN IT GAVE OUT COMPLETELY. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT ANALYZED UNTIL MY SECOND FRONT BRAKE JOB WITHIN 25 0R SO MONTHS. WITH WIPERS IN USE, ACTIVATING THE TURN SIGNAL IN EITHER DIRECTION CAUSES THE WIPERS TO STOP.THIS TENDS TO BRING ON A SLIGHT SENSE OF PANIC DURING A HEAVY RAIN. LIGHTS GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AT MY EXPENSEAS HAVE ALL OTHER BEFORE MENTIONED PROBLEMS EXCEPT THE WIPER ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN UNEMPLOYED FOR 4 MONTHS AND CAN'T AFFORD FIXING THIS INCONVENIENCE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELLING 40 MPH HEADGASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING FLUID TO CONTAMINATE THE ALTERNATOR WHICH ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. *SLC

I AM UPSET, THAT I GOT MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES, THERE IS NO OTHER REASON WHY MY GASKET CAN FAIL SO EARLY (AT 84,000 MILES). THIS IS QUITE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, AND I BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MADE. THAT IS WHY IT BLEW ON ME, NOT BECUASE OF MY FAULT. IF SOMEONE CAN GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH ME, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. *AK

CONSUMER HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR 98V-323 OF THE REAR LOWER SUBFRAME MOUNT PLATE NUT BUT WHEN HE ARRIVED HE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO MORE PARTS AVAILABLE AND THAT PARTS ARE INSTALLED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. NLM

VEHICLE STALLS AT SLOW SPEED. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH SPINS FREELY AND THE KEY WILL NOT GO INTO IGNITION EASILY, WHEN THE KEY FINALLY FITS THE CAR WILL NOT START, VEHICLE STALLING HAS BEEN OCCURRING. *MJS

FIRESTONE FR680 TIRE (P205 70 R14) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THE SEPARATION ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC

I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE (800) 392 3673 SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS LISTED AS A RECALL ON YOUR WEBSITE, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I THINK THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING THE PROBLEM, IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DRIVING LONG DISTANCES IN HOT WEATHER AND IN TRAFFIC, VEHICLE ALSO SURGES WHEN IDLING OR AFTER DRIVING LONG DISTANCES AND PULLING TO A TOLL BOOTH OR RED LIGHT. *SLC

I'M OUT THE COST OF BUYING THIS CAR AND THE REPAIRS I'VE MADE--CANNOT INVEST ANY MORE $. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK