1993 Ford Taurus complaints

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 65000 MILES JUST LIKE IT'S DOING ON THE 1994 AND 1995 MODELS BEING COVERED. THIS CAR HAS THE SAME 3.8L ENGINE. SO, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD WON'T COVER IT LIKE THEY ARE THE 1994 AND 1995 MODEL YEARS. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND WE WANT SOME SATISFACTION FROM FORD. I'VE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A HEAD GASKET ON ANY CAR I'VE EVER OWNED. PLEASE HELP US. THANKS. *AK

VEHICLE DIAGNOSED WITH BLOWN HEADGASKETS, POSSIBLE CRACKED HEAD, BLOWN RADIATOR...REPAIR ESTIMATE, $4200. 1993 TAURUS, ORIGINAL OWNERS, UNDER 7 YEARS AND UNDER 100,00 MILES. AT THE TIME FORD STATED THERE WOULD BE NO FINANCIAL HELP FROM FORD...SO WE OPTED TO TRADE IT IN AND BUY A NEW CAR. HAD WE KNOWN THAT THE FOLLOWING MONTH FORD WOULD BE CONSIDERING CHANGING THEIR POLICY PERHAPS WE WOULD HAVE MADE A DIFFERENT DECISION AND HAD THE CAR REPAIRED! *AK

HEADLIGHTS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. CHANGED FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM THEN LIGHTS FAILED FOR APPRX. 5 SECS THEN CAME BACK ON. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH NOTICED CAR WAS SLUGGISH AND WOULD DIE AT STOP SIGNS/ NO HEAT. ALSO, NOTICED GAS MILEAGE HAD DROPPED FROM 22 TO 14 MPH. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT IT WAS THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. MECHANIC SAID THERE HAVE BEEN MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THES HEAD GASKET. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH COOLANT LEAKAGES, VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, FRONT & REAR, TOTAL REPAIR COST $1.058

3.8 LITER V6 CAR HEAD GASKET FAILED. COOLANT RUINED ENGINE. I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8 LITER FORD TAURUS BUT THEY ARE FAILING TO ADDRESS IT WITH THE 1993 FORD TAURUS. WE SUFFERED A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL LOSS DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY MAKING LOUD NOISES, THERMOSTAT WENT FROM NORMAL TO HOT. TURNED THE HEATER ON AND NOTHING HAPPENED. PULLED UP INTO THE DRIVEWAY SMOKING VERY BADLY, NOTICED WATER HAD BEEN LEAKING. POPPED THE HOOD AND THE RADIATOR WAS COLD. HAD THE WATER PUMP AND HEATER REPLACED. *AK

I SAW THAT FORD ISSUED A RECALL ON 94-95 TAURUS WITH THE 3.8L ENGINES THAT HAD A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO PUT PRESSURE ON FORD TO OPEN IT UP TO OTHER YEARS AND MODELS OF FORDS. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE JUST EXPERIENCED WITH MY HEAD GASKET FAILING. IN ADDITION, I WORK AT A SMALL COMPANY WITH ONLY 25 EMPLOYEES AND JUST FOUND OUT THAT ANOTHER PERSON IN OUR COMPANY HAS A 1993 FORD TAURUS. HE JUSTED HAD TO REPLACE HIS HEAD GASKET ON HIS FORD, AND IT ONLY HAD 60K MILES ON IT. TO ME THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT FORD CAN GET AWAY WITH SO MANY OTHER FORDS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE 94-95 THAT THEY JUST RECALLED LAST MONTH. PLEASE PUT PRESSURE ON FORD TO WIDEN THE RECALL TO OTHER YEARS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THANK YOU. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE INTO THE ENGINE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS VEHICLE NOT BEING INCLUDED IN RECALL FOR FORD TAURUS 1993. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE AS BEING REIMBURSED BY FORD, COST OF REPAIRS ESTIMATED AT 3,500.00 BY LACEY FORD CATSKILL NEW YORK WHERE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO. THE COST OF REPAIRS FAR EXCEEDED THE VALUE OF VEHICLE. SINCE WE WERE OVER 300 MILES FROM HOME, WE FELT IT NECESSARY TO LEASE A NEW VEHICLE FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS. IF THE HEAD GASKET HAD NOT FAILED WE WOULD NOT HAVE INVESTED IN A NEW VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED ENGINE STALLING AND RUNNING ROUGH. COULD NOT KEEP NORMAL SPEED. DEALER INDICATED BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH THE 94 MODEL WITH THE SAME ENGINE HAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. OWNER WANTS FORD TO REIMBURSE FOR REPAIRS. *ML

THERMOSTAT STUCK, BLEW OUT THE HEAD GASKET, AND WARPED THE ENGINE HEAD. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE BACK. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS HEAD GASKET. ON JUNE 23, 19 99 , POWER RELAY WAS REPLACED, AND CURRENTLY WENT OUT AGAIN, CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO START. ALSO BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET AFTER 72000 MILES. I SEE WHERE FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE 3.8 V6 ON VEHICLES NEWER THAN 93. I HAVE THE SAME ENGINE AND WHY CAN'T THAT BE COVERED ALSO? *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HEADLIGHTS FLASH INTERMITTENTLY AS A RESULT OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. *AK.ET.

COOLANT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVER 3-5 DAYS, REBUILT TRANSMISSION, ENGINE SURGING BADLY, DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKET, SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS VEHICLE, REPLACE HEAD GASKET AND HEAD BOLTS, REVISED HEAD GASKETS AND BOLTS PROVIDE IMPROVED SEALING AND HIGHER CLAMPING FORCE.

ENGINE COOLENT WAS REPLACED ONCE A DAY WHILE STARTING VEHICLE. CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE. DEALER STATED ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR RECALL WORK MORE THAN HALF A DOZEN TIMES. THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN TWICE, THE AIR-CONDITIONING HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, THE HEAD GASKET AND SERPENTINE BELT HAVE BLOWN, AND THE COOLING FAN IS STILL NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT OPERATING PROPER.LY, AND THE CAR DOES NOT STEER PROPERLY. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP - THEY SAID FORD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS AFTER THE WARRENTY PERIOD. THE DEALER TOLD ME I HAVE THE SAME ENGINE DESIGN AS THE 94 AND 95 TAURUS. WHY WILL FORD NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS OBVIOUSLY INADEQUATE DESIGN? THE REPAIR BILLS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN PROHIBITIVE, AND THIS IS NOT A CHEAP CAR! *AK

MY FORD TAURUS SUFFERED AN ENGINE PROBLEM INVOLVING THE HEAD GASKETS. I WENT TO THREE DIFFERENT FORD AUTHORIZED REPAIR CENTERS AND THEY EACH TOLD ME THAT THE FORD'S 3.8 ENGINES ALWAYS SUFFER THIS PROBLEM AT 90,000 MILES LIKE CLOCKWORK. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS ENGINE'S POTENTIAL FOR PROBLEMS, FORD NEVER PUBLISHED THE ROUTINE PROBLEMS IT WAS HAVING WITH THIS TYPE OF ENGINE, AND I SPECIFICALLY BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE 3.8 ENGINE. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF WORK AND EXPENSES I HAD WITH THE ENGINE PROBLEM EXCEEDED $2,500. WITHIN TWO WEEKS, MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, AND THE DEALERS INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE CAUSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS FORCED TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $2,000.*AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW, CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THEREFOR FEELS THAT SHE IS ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, AND WATER IS RUNNING INTO THE CYLINDER. *AK

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEM WITH STARTING VEHICLE AND OVERHEATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW HEAD GASKET. FORD HAS RECALLS ON 94 AND 95 MODLES FOR THIS PROBLEM, OWNER THINKS 93 MODELS SHOULD BE INCLUDED. ALSO, OWNER NOTES THAT THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK SEAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SAFEST PLACE FOR A CSS, YET THEY CANNOT BE PROPERLY SECURED IN THIS PLACE IN MOST SMALL CARS. *AK *ML

WHILE PROCEEDING AT 55 MPH, MY CAR SUDDENLY VIBRATED SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND KEEP WITHIN THE LANE. I IMMEDIATELY REDUCED SPEED AND PROCEEDED TO MY MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CHANGED COOLANT, MECHANIC SAID VERY LITTLE COOLANT OR OIL. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN, ENGINE COULD HAVE FROZEN OR CAUGHT ON FIRE.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED MISSING WITH ALOT OF SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT AS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE FORD IS REIMBURSING FOR THESE REPAIRS ON THE '94 AND '95 TAURUSES, THIS OWNER BELIEVES THAT THE SAME REPAIRS FOR THE '93 SHOULD BE REIMBURSED ALSO. *AK *ML

ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE . MADE AN APPOINT AT DEALER THE NEXT DAY FOR REPAIRS. THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF PURCHASE DATE AND MILEAGE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH NOTICED SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE AND ENGINE OVERHEATING. DROVE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP THAT INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THIS WAS THE SECOND BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FIRST HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT 75,000 MILES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. *AK *ML

TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING

VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE. THIS FAILURE WAS DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECTIVE PARTS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WARPED ROTORS:AFTER AWHILE THE ROTORS BECAME SO WARPED WE HAD TO PUT NEW ONES ON. WATER PUMP:THE CAR KEPT OVERHEATING AND THE WATER PUMP HAD FAILED. RADIATOR: THE ORIGINAL RADIATOR STARTED LEAKING OUT ALL OF THE FLUID. HEAD GASKETS: THE HEATER IN THE CAR WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY AND CAR WOULD NOT HOLD COOLANT FOR VERY LONG. FUEL PUMP:THE CAR WOULD NOT RUN AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 45 MINUTES. TRANSMISSION: IT WENT OUT ON US AT THE SIDE OF ROAD WHEN WE WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL PUMP. ALL OF A SUDDEN WE SMELLED SOMETHING VERY HOT, AND IT WENT OUT ON US WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING. *AK

OTHER 3.8 L ENGINES OF THIS EXACT TYPE HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED, THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

FORD HAS ISSUED RECALL ON DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS FOR THE 3.8L V-6 ENGINE, BUT HAS NOT INCLUDED THE MODEL YEAR 1993. THE RECALL REPORTEDLY INVOLVED OVER 800,000 VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINE. THE RECALL WAS ONLY MADE AFTER A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED. I AM INTERESTED IN THE NUMBER OF HEAD GASKET FAILURES ON NON-RECALLED MODEL YEARS!!*AK

VEHICLE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED, HOWEVER ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL (99V-323) WHICH ONLY COVERS SUB-FRAME MOUNTS, CONSUMER WAS DENIED. *MJS

DURING A REGULAR CHECK UP A TECHNICIAN FOUND ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKAGE. MANUFACTURER SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 1994 FORD TAURUS. *AK

1. BLOWN CYLINDER HEAD GASKET...TOLD BY TECHNICIAN AT BANNER FORD THAT THIS IS INDEED COMMON, AND I SHOULD SEEK REPARATIONS FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I WILL CALL THEM ABOUT IT TOMORROW! 2. ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED A SECOND TIME...FIRST TIME WAS REPLACED THROUGH RECALL PROGRAM. I WILL CALL FMC ABOUT THIS, TOO. 3. LOUD SQUEAK NOISE FROM ENGINE AREA TURNED OUT TO BE A FAILED PULLEY TENSIONER, REPLACED IT...THIS COMMON AND NEEDLESSLY EXPENSIVE COMPONENT FAILURE IS DOCUMENTED BY FMC IN THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 94-1-4. *AK

THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) YH

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE, AND RESULTING IN ENGINE OVERHEATING. ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK *ML

MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE CAUSED A CRACKED RADIATOR. REPLACED RADIATOR, MOTOR MOUNTS. ENGINE RAN HOT: 2 FAN SWITCH REPLACED TWICE; A MONTH LATER, THEN HEAD GASKET BLEW. SINGLE MOM, 2 JOBS, NEED CAR! WANT FORD TO RECALL. *AK

RECALL # 98V323000 FORD/SUBFRAME CORROSION: AFTER HAVING RECALL CAMPAIGN COMPLETED, SUSPENSION BECAME UNSTABLE AND LOUD NOSIES CAME FROM VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS. ALSO, VEHICLE OVERHEATED BECAUSE OF A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF COOLANT LEAKAGE. OWNER EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE BEFORE HAVING RECALL CAMPAIGN COMPLETED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FRONT SWAY BAR IS SWINGING BACK AND FORTH UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WENT ON. TEMPERATURE GUAGE WENT TO HOT, BUT NOT IN THE RED ZONE. CHECKED OIL, ADDED HALF A QUART. CHECKED ANTI-FREEZE,ADDED A QUART. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. SERVICE STATION TESTED ANTI-FREEZE FOR EXHAUST GAS. BLUE DYE TURNED YELLOW (POSITIVE).*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS BLOWING OUT WHITE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND STATED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

FORD SEEMS TO TREAT HEAD GASKETS AS A MAINTENANCE ITEM. THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THIS PREMATURE FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN FINE, BIT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS NOT BEEN. WHEN I ASKED WHY 1994 TAURUS AND SABLES WERE COVERED AND NOT MY 1993, THE ANSWER WAS PRETTY MUCH THAT IS THE WAY IT GOES. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT HEAD GASKETS SHOULD BLOW AS A MATTER ROUTINE. THIS IS REDICULOUS TO ME. I AM ALSO AN ENGINEER, SO THE PRODUCT FAILURE IS EVEN MORE DISTASTEFUL TO ME. *AK

FORD HAS JUST ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PROBLEN FOR 94 & 95 TAURUSES, BUT WILL NOT ENCLUDE EARLIER MODLES. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK