1993 Ford Taurus complaints

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL STICK IS TOUCHED THEY START WORKING AGAIN. THIS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE AND HAS TO TURN HIS ATTENTION TO PLAYING WITH THE TURN SIGNAL STICK. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I KNOW THAT A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 98V009000) HAS BEEN DONE ON 1993 FORD TAURUS.... I LOOKED THIS UP AFTER I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF AND ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT MY TAURUS WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY REGUARDING THIS MATTER AND AM VERY DISSATISFIED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW APPROX. 506000 VEHICLES WERE FOUND TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM BUT YET WHEN MY TAURUS ALSO IS AFFECTED (SAME YEAR OF THE RECALL/SAME MODEL) IT IS NOT COVERED. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *AK

REPLACED ENGINE HEAD GASKETS AND O2 SENSORS. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE WAITING FOR OTHER VEHICLES TO PASS, IT JUST DIED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *ET

THE HEADGASKET BLEW WHILE I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE HEADGASKET BLOWS BECAUSE THE BOLTS STRETCH. THE DEALER ALSO SAID THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, BUT FORD WILL NOT COVER ANY OF THE INCURRED DAMAGE. *AK

AT 55 MPH, HEATER STARTED TO BLOW ONLY COLD AIR, TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOT UP TO RED (OVERHEAT) ZONE. CAR WAS STOPPED AND ALLOWED TO COOL DOWN, THEN PROCEEDED TO LIMP 10 MILES HOME AT SLOW SPEED. VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO FORD DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED THE HEADGASKET(S) HAS FAILED CAUSING PROBLEM. NOT SURE IF BEARING DAMAGED OCCURRED. NO VISIBLE WATER / MILKY OIL PRESENT. LOTS OF STEAM FROM EXHAUST. DEALER ALSO NOTED TIMING COVER LEAKING. I ASKED DEALER TO CONTACT FORD ABOUT COST ASSISTANCE SINCE THIS FAILURE NEARLY UNEXPECTEDLY LEFT MY WIFE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A VERY RURAL AREA AND THE FACT THAT THIS TYPE OF ENGINE FAILURE IS NOT NORMAL AT ONLY 60,000 MILES. PER DEALER, FORD REFUSED TO ASSIST ME DUE TO MILEAGE / AGE. I WAS CHARGED $1343.48 FOR THIS REPAIR. I HAVE SINCE LEANED THAT THIS FAILURE MODE IS COMMON FOR THIS ENGINE AT AROUND 65,000 MILES. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO WARRANTY THIS DEFECT. FORD PREVIOUS TSB'S COVERING THIS PROBLEM WERE NOT BROAD ENOUGH TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS ALL THE MODEL YEARS / MILEAGES INVOLVED. I DO NOT FEEL MY VEHICLE BEING DISABLED DUE TO A HEADGASKET FAILURE AT 60,000 MILES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

AT 55K MILES TRANSMISSION REPLACED AS WELL AS HEADGASKETS. COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 103K MILES HEADGASKETS AGAIN AN ISSUE WITH RECOMMENDED ENGINE REPLACEMENT BY FORD DEALER. THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE WORK. REPEAT PROBLEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TO DATE THERE HAVE BEEN 7 OR MORE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE; THIS CAR CAUGHT FIRE TWICE ( FUEL PUMP PROBLEM, CAUSED FIRE AND SUBSEQUENT MELTING OF THE WIRING HARNESS...!!) THIS TIME THERE SEEMS TO BE A COOLING FLIUD CONTAMINATION; CAR IS AT MECHANIC'S, I'M WAITING FOR THE OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS.

THE WINDSHILD WIPER MOTOR FAILED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. NLM

I WENT TO TRADE IN THE CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP FOUND OUT THAT THE ODOMETER WAS ROOLED BACK BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO ME. PLEASE ADVISE. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN REFILLING THE ENGINE WITH COOLANT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. FINALLY, TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THERE THAT FORD WOULD REPLACE ENGINE. CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS TOLD THAT VIN# DIDN'T MATCH THE RECALL 97V019000 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN. *AK

SWAY BAR UNDERNEATH VEHICLE WAS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. RIGHT SWAY BAR WAS WELDED BACK ON. THE LEFT ONE WAS RUSTED. *AK

STARTER FAILED. NLM

MY 1993 FORD TAURUS STARTED ROUGH. AFTER DRIVING 1/2 MILE, I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. A MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKETS WHICH NEEDED REPLACING. MY 1993 FORD TAURUS HAS A 3.8 LITER ENGINE. THIS BLOWN HEAD GASKET IS THE RESULT OF A DESIGN PROBLEM -- THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. AS I PREVIEWED THE COMPLAINTS DATABASE MAINTAINED BY THE NHTSA, I SAW MANY, MANY, MANY OTHER REPORTS FILED BY PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I AM -- ALL WITH THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE. MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS ARE WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE REPAIR OF A BLOW HEAD GASKET IS VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE AND THE WHITE CLOUD GENERATED BY THE CAR WAS SO BAD THAT THE CARS BEHIND ME ON THE ROAD COULD NOT SEE VERY WELL. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET, WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, RESULTING IN CRACK IN BLOCK AND NOW NEED A NEW MOTOR FOR CAR WHICH. THE ESTIMATE TO GET IT FIXED IS $6800. NEEDLESS TO SAY, AS OF THIS DATE THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. AND CAN'T UNDERSTANS WHY FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE THE 93 3.8 TAURUS IN THE SECRET WARRANTY. *AK

SMELLED ANTI-FREEZE BURNING. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ENGINE OVERHEATED AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS HOT. PULLED OVER. CONTACTED DEALER, NO WARRANTY. BUT, THEY WERE AWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

STEERING RACK AND PINION IS PREMATURELY WEARING. HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD THREE SETS OF MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED. *AK

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT BLINKS WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. STOPS AND RESTARTS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO RECOGNIZABLE PATTERN.

WIPER MOTOR SLOWS DOWN AND STOPS WHEN WIPERS ARE ON HIGH SPEED. NEW WIPER MOTOR INSTALLED, SAME PROBLEM RESULTED WITH NEW MOTOR. REAR PASSENGER WINDOW DOES NOT GO DOWN WITH EITHER DRIVER POWER BUTTON OR REAR PASSENGER POWER BUTTON. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AND CEASED WORKING ENTIRELY.

VEHICLE STARTED ROUGH. NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM EXHAUST. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS THE HEAD GASKETS. THEY NEEDED REPLACING. RESTARTED VEHICLE AGAIN & IT WARMED UP. WHITE SMOKE ONCE AGAIN REAPPEARED. THIS TIME MECHANIC INDICATED IT WAS A CRACK ENGINE BLOCK. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. CAR STARTED SMOKING AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. *AK

EA99023, WINDSHIELD WIPERS; WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUE TO WORK. *AK *ML

ORIGINAL PROBLEM FOUND WAS DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS, CONTINUOUS OVERHEATING AFTER WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, HOSES, FAN AND HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED. CAR CONTINUOUSLY OVERHEATS WHEN DRIVING EVEN AT 15 MPH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT WHO SUSTAINED INJURIES BECAUSE OF THE CRASH. MANUFACTURER NOR INSURANCE COMPANY HAVE INSPECTED VEHICLE. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS, THE TIMING COVER GASKET WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED THERE WERE STILL CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE, THE HEATER HOSE WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL, AND THE TENSIONER PULLEY AND BELT WERE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE TURBINE SHAFT SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *SLC

ALUMINUM DRUM PISTON CRACKED AND CAUSED FORWARD GEAR CLUTCHES TO BURN RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NLM

1993 FORD TAURUS/ 3.8 LITRE / ANOTHER CASE OF HEAD GASKET FAILURE.FORD STATES THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND THEY DID NOT REPAIR THE DAMAGE! HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 3.8 LITRE ENGINE AND DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS. WE WILL CINTINUE TO FIGHT FORD ON THIS ISSUE. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. *SLC

ANTI- FREEZE WAS BLOWING OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. DEALER REPLACED 2 HEAD GASKETS. *AK

WHERE DO I START, THIS CAR HAS BEEN A MONEY PIT FROM DAY ONE! THE BRAKES HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED 3 DAYS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR--SIGNATURE FORD CLAIMED IT WAS ARE FAULT AFTER SOME ARGUMENT THEY FINALLY REIMBURSED US FOR THE BRAKES. WE DISCOVERED A SMALL LEAK, WE FOUND IT TO BE COMING FROM THE HEATER HOSE. WE DECIDED TO TRUST SIGNATURE FORD, THEY CLAIMED THAT WE NEEDED A NEW HEATER HOSE, WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR. WE TOOK ARE CAR BACK TO THE FIRST MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT IT AND HE SWORE THAT THOSE THINGS WERE NOT LEAKING WHEN THEY LEFT HIS SHOP, NO PROOF THOUGH SO WE HAVEN'T FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST SIGNATURE FORD. WE HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE HEATER HOSE AND WATER PUMP. WE ARE TAKING THE RADIATOR IN TO BE CHECKED OUT VERY SOON. WE HAD THE STARTER REPLACED AT SIGNATURE FORD, SINCE IT WAS FIXED THE KEYLESS ENTRY STOPPED WORKING. WE'VE HAD THE BRAKES COMPLELY FIXED, THREE TIMES. WE HAVE HAD THE OXYGEN SENSORS REPLACED. THE AIRCONDITIONER WILL NOT WORK, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE NEED A NEW COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH. THERE IS A SHORT THAT CAUSES A FUSE TO BLOW, RESULITING IN LOSS OF GAUGES. ONE OF THE BACK WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK. THE MOLDING AROUND SAID WINDOW DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY. THE POWER STEERING MAKES A STRANGE NOISE AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT SEEM TO BE WORKING; WE TOOK IT IN TO SIGNATURE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS FINE. WHEN WE FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR THE TIRES THAT WERE ON IT WERE TOO BIG RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE CURRENT TIRES SHOW SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR

THE TURN SIGNAL/WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL STALK WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL OFTEN COME TO A STOP ON THEIR OWN. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET HAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL, THE DESIGN WAS FLAWED BECAUSE THE HEAD GASKET IS BETWEEN ALUMINUM AND CAST IRON WITH BOLTS CONNECTING BOTH METAL PARTS. *SLC

CONSUMER DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF ON THREE OCCASIONS TO HAVE SAFETY RECALL 98V-323 REPAIRED, BUT AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS THE VEHICLE WAS STILL WAS READY, THE LAST TIME THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE 48 HOURS FOR A 15 MINUTE REPAIR. NLM

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT START UNTIL 10 MINUTES LATER BECAUSE OF IRC MODULE FAILURE. YH

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED, CAUSING THE CAR TO OVERHEAT ALSO CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO FAIL CAUSING ALMOST $1300 IN REPAIRS FORD WOULD NOT HELP EVEN THOUGH IT HAS A SERVICE BULLITIN ON THIS PROBLEM. HEAD GASKETS SHOULD NOT FAIL EVER. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS CAR AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL. *AK

COOLANT IS LEAKING THROUGH THE GASKET. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK *YC

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 78,000. OUR MECHANIC TOLD US THIS SEEMS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM ON 1993 AND 1994 3.8 L FORD TAURUS ENGINES. SEVERAL PEOPLE WE KNOW HAVE STATED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE. THIS LEADS US TO BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. WHEN WE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, WE WERE INFORMED NO RECALL OR EXTENDED SERVICE IS AVAIALABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM EVENTHOUGH THEY SAID IT IS NOT UNCOMMON. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE STAFF DID TELL US IT IS UNUSUAL FOR A HEAD GASKET TO GO AT 78,000. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE STAFF ALSO TOLD US THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM OF 5 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES ONLY APPLIES TO 1995 VERSIONS OF THE 3.8 L ENGINE. OUR SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT OF THE RACK AND PINION. THE FRONT OF END OF THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE AND WERE EVENTUALLY COVERED UNDER A RECALL. HOWEVER, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT STRUTS, BALL JOINTS, TIE ROD ENDS, AND RACK AND PINION ON SEPERATE OCCASSIONS THROUGH 1998 (THE VEHICLE HAD ROUGHLY 65,000 MILES AT THIS TIME). WHILE WE WERE IN FOR THE LAST RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT ALSO TOLD US OUR ENGINE MOUNTS WERE RUSTING OUT AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT APPEARS THAT THE 1993 FORD TAURUS HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DURABILITY OF THE FRONT END COMPONTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE DIED/ LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. PUTS CAR IN NEUTRAL, IT ALLOWED IT TO RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. CONTACTED DEALER. HAS BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE, BUT NOT ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

FLYWHEEL ASSEMBLY AND FRONT COVER GASKETS FAILED. *SLC

EA99023; WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS. DEALER CORRECTED PROBLEM. *YC

RECALL (98V-323)REPAIR FOR THE ENGINE MOUNT WERE REPAIRED BUT ARE CURRENTLY FAILING AGAIN. *NLM

AFTER 30-45 MINUTES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE BRAKE BOOSTER "STICKS" CAUSING THE BRAKE ROTORS TO WARP AND THE CAR TO VIBRATE SEVERELY, RESULTING IN A REDUCTION OF STEERING AND BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. *AK

LEFT FRONT SPRINGS FAILURE CAUSED THE WHEEL TO LOCK, RECALL ON THE SPRING (98V-094) HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #. YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO RETURN TO THEIR NORMAL RESTING PLACE, CAUSING OBSTRUCTION OF VIEW AND INAPPROPRIATE DRIVING CONDITION. THE VARIABLE SWITCH MECHANISM SEEMS TO BE INACCURATE AS WELL. THE INABILITY TO HAVE THE WIPERS RETURN TO THEIR RESTING POSITION WHICH IS BELOW SIGHT LEVEL ON THE WINDSHIELD POSES A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO DRIVING AND POTENTIAL ACCIDENT SITUATION. *AK

I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT A BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON A TAURUS IS A COMMON OCCURENCE. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU HAVE ON THIS MATTER. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OR A WARRANTY, BUT THE DEALERS ARE TELLING ME I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 27000 MI. ON IT. THANK YOU FOR ANY INFO YOU CAN PROVIDE.

THE ENGINE PROBLEM IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THERE ARE MANY, MANY MORE 3.8LITER ENGINES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A DESIGN PROBLEM. *AK