1993 Ford Taurus complaints

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON LOW SPEED THEY RUN OKAY. WHEN ON HIGHT SPEED, WINDSHIELD WIPPERS WOULD RUN ON LOW SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER . *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. WOULD HAVE NO WARNING. VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, WOULD OCCUR MAINLY IN HOT WEATHER. WOULD HESITATE WHILE GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES & TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. FUEL PUMP AND SENSORS WERE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPER PARTS. WIPER WAS REPAIRS ON TWO OCCASIONS BY DEALER AT APPROX. 60,000 MILE OF WEAR. CURRENTLY, AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MORE MILES, WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE REOCCURRED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING INTERMITTENTLY EVERY 3-4,000 MILES, ESPECIALLY IN HOT WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK

HEAD LIGHT TURN OFF DURING STOP OR DRIVING CONDITION. THE HIGH BEAMS WOULD HAVE TO BE ENGAGED MOMENTARILY TO MAKE THE HEAD LIGHTS STAY ON OR THE STEERING WHEEL HAS TO BE TILTED UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE HEAD LIGHTS STAY ON. AS OF THIS WRITING, THE ONLY WAY THE CAR HEAD LIGHTS STAY ON IS BY DRIVING WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TILTED ALL THE WAY UP, WHICH MAKES FOR FUNNY DRIVING.

THIS 3.8L ENGINE RUNS VERY HOT AND WILL CAUSE THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS TO CRACK. THE RESULT IS THAT ENGINE COOLANT ENTERS THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOULING THE SPARK PLUGS AND USING UP THE COOLANT. THE END RESULT IS THAT THERE IS VIOLENT VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE AND IF YOU CONTINUE DRIVING, YOU WILL DESTROY THE ENGINE. IF THIS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC, IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.

THE ABS BRAKES WOULD KICK IN & KICK OUT & THEN WOULD LOCK UP THE FRONT WHEELS. THERE WOULD ALSO BE SOME SKIDDING. CAN FEEL THE PULSATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK

NO SUMMARY INCLUDED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE COOLANT FAN, STOPPED RUNNING, CAUSING THE CAR TO OVERHEAT. ALSO, FLUID WOULD LEAK OUT, CAUSING THE THERMOSTAT TO FAIL. TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHO CLAIMED THAT VEHICLE NEEDED AN ENGINE OVERHALL, AND NEW ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. CONSUMER NEED TURNING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID STRUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE NOISE TO STOP. *AK

DEALER AND FACTORY REFUSED TO REPAIR AT NO COST ALTHOUGH PROBLEM IS COMMON TO THIS VEHICLE. DEFECT IS MENTIONED IN 70+ PREVIOUS ODI COMPLAINTS AND HAS REPORTEDLY BEEN SUBJECT OF RECALLS IN '94 & '95

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE HEAD RESTRAINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT SEATS ARE VERY LOOSE. THE POSTS SEEM TO BE PULLING OUT FROM INSIDE THE SEAT. WHEN DRIVING, THE HEAD RESTRAINTS VIBRATE BECAUSE OF THE LOOSENESS. I HAVE TIGHTENED THE CAPS AT THE BASE OF THE RESTRAINT POSTS, BUT THIS HAS NOT HELPED.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING DUE TO THE FAULTY ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED FAN/ RADIATOR, AND WATER PUMP. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTE, AND DEALER HAD SEEN VEHICLE 7 MORE TIMES. DEALER REPLACED THE GASKETS. BUT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STILL CAME ON. ALSO THE VEHICLE STILL OVERHEATED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILI DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ON REGULARLY, THEY ARE FINE. BUT, WHEN ON INTERMITTENT,THEY DO NOT WORK . *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY FAILED DURING HEAVY RAIN STORMS, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR WITH NEW UPDATED REVISED PART AND WIRING HARNESS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ODOMETER DROPPED FROM 94,000 TO 15,000. DEALER SAYS SOMETHING WAS BURNED OUT ON THE ODOMETER.

I HAVE HAD NUMORUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR

HEAD GASKETS FAILED. *ET

ENGINE FAILURE FROM HEADGASKET FAILURE AT 116500 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 97000 MILES BROKEN CLUTCH PISTON.

NO SUMMARY

MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING BRAKE FADING. YH

CAR SHUTTERS AND JERKS WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL START SMOKING. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

VEHICLE HAD THREE SETS OF MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED IN THE THE LAST THREE MONTHS. CAR WAS RIDING VERY ROUGH, AND CONSUMER HEARD NOISES AND SQUEAKING IN FRONT OF CAR. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT 23,000 MILES ON 7/23/1996. THIS SWITCH OPERATES THE HIGH BEAMS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND TURN SIGNALS. WINSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FRONT SWAYBAR LINKS ALSO REPLACED AT 71,000 WHEN NOTICED A BUCKLING SOUND WHEN DRIVING OVER ROAD IRREGULARITIES. I UNDERSTAND FROM OTHER TAURUS OWNERS THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS A WEAKNESS.

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED DURING RAINSTORM CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. MJS

WHENEVER WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN USE, THEY WOULD STOP IN MID CYCLE. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY. HAS TAKEN VEHICLETO DEALER & MECHANIC REPAIRED THE WIPERS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING RIGHT REAR END LINK STABILIZER BAR BROKE. TAKEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPAIRED IT. TWO WEEKS LATER (28 SEP 99) HEARD THE SAME KIND OF LOUD NOISE (THUMPING). THE NOISE WAS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. THIS TIME IT WAS THE LEFT STABILIZER END LINK BAR THAT HAD BROKEN. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER & IT WAS REPAIRED. *AK

I'VE READ OF SIMILAR CASES ON THE INTERNET. WIPER MOTOR FAILURES

BLOWN HEAD GASKET

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIME DURING RAIN STORMS, A LOCAL DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND SAID HE CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE, THEREFORE CANNOT FIX IT. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER AND INFORMED THAT ENGINE HEAD IS LEAKING DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ALSO 3.8L ENGINE. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO GET NHTSA ON THIS PROBLEM; WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION - SHORTLY AFTER WE GOT THE VEHICLE, AT LOW SPEEDS 10-15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED LURCHING WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT. THIS PROGRESSED TO WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 55-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP ABRUPTLY ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A REAR END MULTIPLE CAR COLLISSION. TOOK THE CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION PEOPLE, AND THEY SAID THE TAURUS' TRANSMISSION IN ALL VEHICLES IS DEFECTIVE IN THAT IT IS MADE SO THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL CANNOT GET TO ALL THE PARTS CAUSING BREAKDOWN. THEY BOTH SAID I SHOULD GET RID OF THE VEHICLE AS EVEN IF I PUT A NEW TRANMISSION IN THE VEHICLE, THE NEW ONES ARE MADE EXACTLY THE SAME AND THE SAME PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN. ON NHTSA COMPLAINT DIVISION, I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION, YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. BECAUSE I GOT THE VEHICLE WITH 70000 MILES ON IT, FOR ALL I KNOW THE VEHICLE COULD BE ON ITS 3RD OR 4TH TRANSMISSION. I INQUIRED ABOUT GETTING A USED TRANSMSSION, AND BOTH REPAIR MEN LAUGHED AND SAID GOOD LUCK, EVERY TAURUS STILL OPERATING HAS HAD OR NEEDED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND THUS THERE ARE NO USED TRANSMISSIONS AVAILABLE. THE CAR BUCKS AND JERKS CONSTANTLY AND VIOLENTLY EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS AND BECAUSE OF THE ABRUPT DOWNSHIFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WE NO LONGER FEEL SAFE, AND SO DO NOT DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE WINDOW SHIELD WIPERS FAIL AT THE WORST TIMES - SUCH AS DURING A DOWNPOUR WHEN YOUR'RE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT,

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 98V323000/MFR RCALL NUMBER 98S36. DEALER STATES PARTS NOT AVAILABLE, DEALER HAS YET TO CORRECT THE RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HEAD LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT TO TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN VISUAL DIFIFCULTY AND MAY CAUSE A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL 98V009000 FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY EITHER WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR TRYING TO ACCEL AFTER STOPPING, AT A LIGHT FOR EXAMPLE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT STALLS AT INTERSECTIONS. HAVE TAKEN IT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP (NOT WHERE I BOUGHT IT) TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, PAID TO HAVE MANY NEW PARTS INSTALLED, TO NO AVAIL.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS AND MAY RESULT A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TEMPERATURE GUAGE STARTED GOING UP. AFTER A WHILE VEHICLE LOST WATER, AND ENGINE OVERHEATED. DEALER REPLACED ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, REPAIRED DEFECT AND RECEIVED REFUND, HOWEVER VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SECOND FAILURE AFTER REPAIR AND WAS DENIED REFUND. MJS

ELECTRICAL WIRES MADE CONTACT, BLEW FUSE AND FUEL PUMP. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. FRACTURE FUEL TANK SUPPORT COULD RESULT IN DROPPED TANK WHILE IN MOTION. EXPLOSION HAZARD

THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FORD WILL NOT ADDRESS.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS REMAIN IN UPRIGHT POSITION. MJS

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE CUTTING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY.THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS IN A RAIN STORM WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON HIGH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE AREA. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND A SMALL BURST OF FLAMES WERE NOTICED THAT DIED OUT ON THEIR OWN. CAUSE UNDETERMINED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON FOR AWHILE, AND HEAT UP THEY START FLASHING. DEALER HAS FIXED HEADLIGHTS UNDER RECALL 98V009000, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

MY ENGINE MOUNTS WENT ON OR AROUND APRIL 1998 AND THEN AGAIN THIS OCTOBER. MY STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE APRIL.

THE ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED, ENGINE CLUNKED EACH TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS ENGAGED AND WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE. FORD WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS WHEN REQUESTED DESPITE FACT THAT THEY HAD OFFERED A NO-CHARGE SERVICE PROGRAM BACK IN 1995 REGARDING THIS SAME PART.

AT ABOUT 75 MPH, ON 3 OCCASIONS, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED 2 GEARS. THE FIRST TIME, THE CAR WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL. THE LAST 2 TIMES, IT HAD BEEN ON CC. TO FIX, HAD TO DRIVE ON ROAD SHOULDER FOR A MILE OR SO, AT VERY LOW SPEED, THEN TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT TO "D" AGAIN.