1993 Ford Taurus complaints

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WHO, IN TURN, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF AT ALL. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, A RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS PREVIOUSLY SENT REGARDING POSSIBLE FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE PART, HOWEVER MANUFACTURER DID NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME, FOLLOW UP NOTIFICATION WAS NEVER RECEIVED PRIOR TO FAILURE NOTIFYING CONSUMER THAT PARTS WAS AVAILABLE ( 98V-094). YH

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO BAD HEAD GASKET CAUSED BY CYLINDER HEAD HEAT SCRUBBING BETWEEN ALUMINUM HEADS AND CAST IRON BLOCK. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING RADIATOR TO LEAK AND OVERHEAT. DEALER HAS REPLACED GASKET AND RADIATOR. *AK

CHANGE HEADGASKET, FORD SAID 3.8L HEADGASKET WERE BAD BUT THEY ARE ONLY GOING BACK TO 1994 MODELS.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE. IT WAS REAR COIL SPRING THAT BROKE AND PUNCTURED REAR TIRES, CAUSING TIRES TO POP OFF.*AK

CONSUMER INSTALLED TWO NEW RADIATORS AND WATER PUMPS DUE TO FAILURE OF ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS CONTINUED. YH

I THINK THAT FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND NOW FIX BELOW THE YEARS OF 1994 AND 1995. THERE DEFINATELY IS A PROBLEM AND THEY KNOW IT. LETS RIDE THEM AND REALLY PUT SOME HEAT ON THEM. MAKE STICK UP TO THERE SLOGAN THAT "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS NUMBER 1" IT SHOULD BE "SCREWING OUR CUSTOMERS IS OUR NUMBER 1 PRIORITY!!" THANK YOU.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. YH

BOTH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED. FORD HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 94 AND 95 MODEL YEAR CARS WITH SAME ENGINE. WON'T COVER 93. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE,IT SEEMS THAT ALL THE ANTI-FREEZE MIXED WITH THE OIL RUINING THE ENGINE. NLM

THIS IS A RECOGNIZED PROBLEM BUT FORD REFUSES TO COMPENSATE OWNER. NO AFETY DEFECT MENTIONED WITHIN SUMMARY.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT RETRACT AND TENDED TO STICK IN UPRIGHT POSITION. PROBLEM WOULD NOT CORRECT ITSELF EVEN WHEN SWITCHING FROM INTERMITENT TO OFF OR FROM OFF TO LOW OR HIGH SPEED SETTINGS. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKEST HAS PREMATURELY BLOWN OUT, CAUSING ENGINE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RECALL 98V009000/ HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER. A YEAR AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED THE REMEDY FAILED. VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR A SECOND TIME AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML

MY ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND I TOOK IT TO FORD TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT . THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE THEY COULD EVEN CHECK IT . I ASKED ABOUT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS ONLY ON THE 94 & 95 TAURUS ALTHOUGH I HAVE THE SAME EXACT ENGINE IN MY CAR, UNFAIR DON'T YOU THINK? I THEN TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY, IT SEEMS THAT MY CARS HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF AT LEAST $700.00. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD COVER THIS SINCE THEY HAVE RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE 94& 95 TAURUS'S. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I ONLY ONE OF A GREAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE RIGHT HERE IN QUINCY, I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AND THE MECHANIC I TALKED AT FORD AND THE MECHANIC WHO IS FIXING MY CAR SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES IN FACT THAT WAS THE MAIN REASON FORD COULD NOT GET MY CAR IN FOR A WEEK BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAD 7 CARS AHEAD OF ME WIYH THE SAME THING. THANKS PAT VEIHL. *AK

VEHCILE STALLS WHEN PUTTING IN GEAR . ALSO, IT RIDES ROUGH, HAS WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT, AND IS LOSING COOLANT. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDOW AND DO NOT RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION. PROBLEM 2 - HEADRESTS DO NOT LOCK IN DESIRED POSITION, CAUSES SEVERE NECK STRAIN. PROBLEM 3-SOMETHING CAUSED BOTH LEFT SIDE TIRES TO BLOW WHILE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/75/R1 )

HEAD GASKET BLOWN - WHITE BILLOWING SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE - LOSS OF ANTIFREEZE. *AK

HEAD GASKETS FAILED RESULTING IN SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS COVERED BY RECALL OF '94 AND '95 MODELS. FORD INSISTING THAT MY VEHICLE NOT COVERED. SEARCH OF YOUR DATABASE REVEALS THAT MANY OTHER '93 OWNERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. IS THIS BEING INVESTIGATED? . *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

CONSUMER WASD TRAVELING 50MPH & VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING. THERMOSTAT WAS ALL THE WAY UP. MECHANIC INSPECTED VECHICLE & FOUND HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. *AK

RECALL 98V009000/ HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CENTRAL FORD IN HOUSTON,TEXAS WHERE THEY INFORMED THE OWNER THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

ENGINE COOLANT LEAK FROM THE HEAD GASKET, COOLANT IN THE FUEL/OIL (?) SYSTEM (HESITATION-ROUGH IDLE, OVERHEATED)- REPEAIR ESTIMATION FROM $1500 TO $4000. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

CAR AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 TO MINUTES WOULD NOT RESTART. AS OF TODAY 4/19/2000 HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO DEALER 5 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEMS. *AK

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM RESULTING IN SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLES HOOD. YH

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT, CAUSING OIL TO SPILL ONTO THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

REAR STABLIZER BRACKET BROKE. CAUSE UNKNOWN . REPAIRS MADE. *AK *ML

NOBODY FROM FORD WILL HELP ME ON THIS PROBLEM THAT NOW I KNOW MOST 3.8 ENGINES HAVE!!!!!!!! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE 3.8 V6 ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

VEHICLE KEPT STALLING OUT BEFORE DYING OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. OUT. DRIVER HAD NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK

ENGINE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF COOLANT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER , AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK WINDSHEILD WIPER BLADES LOCKED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP AND BURNED UP BELT AND IDLES THE VEHICLE STILL LEAKING COOLANT AFTER REPAIR WAS DONE. *YH

THIS REPORT IS MADE BY THE ONONDAGA COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE, 100 ELIZABETH BLACKWELL ST., SYRACUSE, NY 13210, PHONE 315-435-3163, FAX 315-435-3319, REPORTED BY INV. MICHAEL S. BIRCHMEYER. THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FATALITY IN WHICH THE DRIVER WAS KILLED. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE VEHICLE CRASHED PROCEEDED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND STRUCK A TREE HEAD-ON IN FRONT OF A SCHOOL. THE ACCIDENT WAS ALSO INVESTIGATED BY THE CAMILLUS POLICE AND THE ONONDAGA COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT. WE ARE FORWARDING THIS INFO TO YOU BECAUSE WE ARE NOT SURE IF THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THANK YOU. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS WERE DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE RECALL NOTICE GIVEN WAS FOR FORDS AFTER 1994, MINE IS A (3.8L ENGINE)TAURUS. I BELIEVE IT TO BE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE 1994 MODELS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. ALSO, WATER COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND FROM THE MANFOLD PIPE. CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. PROBLEM FOUND TO BE CAUSED BY THE HEAD GASKET. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML

CAR WILL NOT START AGAIN AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, HAVE NOT EVEN MADE FIRST PAYMENT YET. HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES, BEEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP TWICE NOW SINCE MARCH 21, 2000. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED THEREBY LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSING MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR. FORD MOTORS NOW IS RECALLING 1994 & 1995'S (3.8 V6) FOR A "HEAD GASKET DEFECT" THAT ALLOWS ANTIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE ....BUT FORD HAS NOT AT THIS TIME EXPAND. *AK

HEAD GASKET ARE DEFECTIVE NEED TO REPLACE. *AK

ENGINE HEADGASKET WAS DIAGNOSED AS FAILED BY DEALER AT 52,207 MILEAGE AND 4 YEARS. ORIGINAL WARRANTY DID NOT COVER. OWNER REPLACE HEADGASKET AT OWN EXPENSE. FORD HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THIS ITEM BACK TO '94 MODELS BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN BY THE DEALER AND THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 50 MPH,VEHICLE COMMENCED TO RUN ROUGH AND OVERHEAT DUE TO COOLANT LEAKAGES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN OUT, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE. FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON LATER YEARS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *AK

FORD MOTOR CO WILL NOT COVER THIS REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE MASSIVE DOCUMENTATION THAT THE 3.8L ENGINES HAVE A DEFECT IN THE HEAD GASKET. THEY ARE ONLY AGREEING TO REPAIR 1994-95 MODELS AT THIS TIME. I CONTACTED THEM IN SEPTEMBER OF 99 WHEN THE CAR BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS OVERHEATING. THEY ASSURED ME THAT THERE WERE NO KNOWN INCIDENTS OF ANY SUCH PROBLEMS. WHEN WE FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKETS, AND THE RADIATOR, IN JANUARY IT WAS OVER $1,600.00. I CONTACTED FORD AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THEY HADN'T HEARD A THING ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THESE ENGINES, EVEN THOUGH MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS VERY WELL KNOWN AND HE HAD A STACK OF THEM THAT HE HAD REPAIRED. FINALLY IN MARCH, FORD ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE 1994 AND NEWER MODELS TO COVER THE HEAD GASKET UP TO 100K MILES. I CALLED AND ASKED TO BE INCLUDED, SINCE MY CAR CURRENTLY HAD LESS THAN 100K. THEY REFUSED TO OFFER ANY HELP. I HAVE NOW JUST HAD TO SPEND AN ADDITIONAL $275.00 TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP, WHICH IS ALSO PROBABLY A RESULT OF THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FORD TO EXTEND THEIR RECALL OF THE FAULTY HEAD GASKET TO THE 93 MODEL, HE IS DENIED RECALL SERVICE DUE TO MODEL YEAR OF VEHICLE. NLM

ENGINE "SPUN" ROD BEARING WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. ENGINE ALSO SHOWED SIGNS OF HEAD GASKETS LEAKING COOLANT. *AK