1993 Ford Taurus complaints

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. PLEASEA PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO PULL OVER TO LET THVEHICLE COOL DOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

REAR SEAT BROKE FROM BRACKET, CAUSING SEAT TO BE REMOVABLE FROM VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN BRAKING FROM ACCELERATION THE FRONT SEAT MOVES FORWARD W/O WARNING.*AK THE DRIVER SEAT MOVES FORWARD WHEN MAKING A TURN ALSO. *YH

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. BRAKE PEDAL DESCENDED TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED AT THE BEND CROSSING RIGHT REAR SUBFRAME DUE TO CORROSION. THE OTHER DIAGONAL BRAKING SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. ALL BRAKE FLUID DRAINED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. *SCC

ENGINE LEAKING COOLANT AND WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE TEMPERATURE RISED TO HOT AND VEHICLE STALLED AFTER MAKING NOISE. THERE WAS WATER LEAKING OUT OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *YH

THE CAMPAIGN STATES THAT REGISTERED OWNERS IN CERTAIN STATES WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS DEFECT. MY FATHER, THE ORIGINAL OWNER, WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. OF COURSE, FORD SAYS HE WAS AND SAYS THE US POSTAL SERVICE FAILED. SINCE MY FATHER LIVES IN FLORIDA, I DOUBT THAT HE WAS EVER NOTIFIED. HOW CAN THIS DEFECT BE TRANSFERRED TO ME, THE NEXT OWNER, IF THE ORIGINAL OWNER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED? I THINK FORD SHOULD REPLACE THE BROKEN COIL SPRING, FREE OF CHARGE. THEY ARE REFUSING BECAUSE IT IS PASSED THE DATE (I HAVE BEEN TOLD 2 CONFLICTING END DATES - 12/31/01 AND 7/4/02.) EITHER WAY THEY WILL NOT PAY AND I WOULD LIKE TO DISPUTE.*AK

CONSUMER LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SUBFRAME BODY MOUNT HAD DISCONNECTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER, IT SWAYED TO THE RIGHT. RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. BEFORE BEING TOWED TO DEALER, WHILE PARKED, LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE. THERE IS A RECALL BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY CONSUMER NOTICED THAT CRUISE CONTROL/ HORN AND AIRBAG WERE NOT OPERABLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THEN CAME BACK ON. RECALL WAS DONE 2 YEARS AGO, DEALER REPLACED THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH.*JB CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL, THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL BOX WAS REPLACED, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS NOT WORKED FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS.*JB

SPEED CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP HIGH INTO THE RED ZONE, AND VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. ALSO, THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.*AK *YH

MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION., VEHICLE WON'T DOWNSHIFT OR ACCELERATE PAST 2ND GEAR.*AK

BRAKE PRESSURE IS VERY LOW. BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY SOFT GOING ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDING STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER NOT AWARE WHETHER FRONT OR REAR BRAKES.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT ENGINE IS ERRATIC AND FREQUENTLY STALLS SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, FORD CAN NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *SLC

DEALER DID NOT REPLACE REINFORCEMENT PLATE AS STATED IN RECALL 98V323000 NOTICE. RON BORTNICK FORD IN UPPER MARLBORO, MD; PHONE# 301/627-9600. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV UP TO FULL RPMS. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE OVER.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THE PAN PLUG LEFT UNDONE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE OIL, THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OVER TORQUE BOLTS WHICH BURSTED AROUND THE CORE, THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING AND THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO LACK OF OIL. CONSUMER HAS LOST TRUST IN THE DEALERSHIP. HEAD LIGHTS FAILED, LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE WIPERS WERE NOISY, DEALER REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND WIPER MOTOR. THERE IS A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING, THERE IS A RUBBING NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT ON TURNS AND WHEN BACKING UP. THE AIR CONDITIONER IS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR, SHRATER VALVE AND A/C REFRIGERANT WAS REPLACED. THE KEY SWITCH FAILED. THE FAULTY ANTENNA MOTOR FAILED. THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. *TT

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, MOSTLY BELOW 50 MPH. DEALER CANNOT FIND A CAUSE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER 12 MILES DRIVE, THE ENGINE BLEW AND A WHITE WHIPPED CRAM LIKE SUBSTANCE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS ALSO AT IDLE AND IT WAS HARD TO START DUE TO INTEGRATED CONTROL MODULE RELAY FAILURE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BECAUSE O2 SENSOR WAS DAMAGED FROM COOLANT CONTAMINATION. THE VEHICLE SMELLS OF COOLANT DUE TO RADIATOR LEAK. *YH

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHENEVER I LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR, THEN SHIFTS BACK INTO GEAR HARD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED AGAIN. THE ONLY THING THAT SLOWS THE CAR IS TO USE THE BRAKES, IT DOES'NT DECCELERATE AT ALL JUST BY LETTING OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL (UNLESS GOING UPHILL). THIS IS ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC WHEN DRIVING DOWN STEEP HILLS, BECAUSE THE ENGINE WILL NOT HOLD THE CAR NO MATTER WHAT POSITION THE GEAR SELECTOR IS IN, IN FACT IT WILL ACTUALLY INCREASE IN SPEED. THE OPERATORS MANUAL RECOMENDS SHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR WHEN TRAVELING DOWN A PARTICULARLY LONG OR STEEP INCLINE, BUT IN THIS CAR THAT PARTICULAR STRATEGY IS TOTALLY USELESS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL IF THE ENGINE IS NOT PULLING. EVEN WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, IF THE CAR GOES DOWNHILL, THE CAR WILL JUST PICK UP SPEED BY GRAVITY AND THE TRANSMISSION THEN SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH VEHICLE STOPPPED, BUT MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN.*AK

OIL AND ANTIFREEZE WAS MIXING TOGETHER CAUSING VEHICLE TO SMOKE DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK *TT

AT FIRST START VEHICLE WOULD JERK, THEN ON 30 APRIL, 2002 SMOKE WAS COMING FROM TAILPIPE. MECHANIC DETERMINED HEADG ASKET WAS BLOWN.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE 3.8L V6 ENGINE (ON THE SECOND ENGINE REPLACEMENT) WOULD OVER HEAT WHILE DRIVING, TAKEN TO A REPAIRS SHOP AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

VEHICLE STALLED AT 30 MPH, AND WOULD NOT RESTART FOR A FEW HOURS. DEALER REPLACED CONTROL MODULE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE RIDES VERY ROUGH. FRONT LEFT SPRING BROKE OFF. THERE ARE TWO RECALLS, 8709 98 I 002 000 AND 8626 98 V 094 000. *AK JLG.

VEHICLE STALLS IN HOT WEATHER AT ANY SPEED, ANY TIME. HAS STALLED AT LEAST 20 TIMES, DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP.*AK

THERE IS A HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE ONLY REASON I BOUGHT THIS 3.8LTR.93' TAURUS USED WAS THE PREVIOUS OWNERS HAD KEPT SUCH METICULOUS RECORDS AND CARE OF THIS VEHICLE. !! I NOW SEE BY LOOKING THROUGH NHTSA'S RECORDS THAT FORD MTR.CO HAS A TREMENDOUS PROBLEM ON THEIR HANDS (NOT OURS,THE OWNERS OF THESE LEMONS) AND APPARENTLY IS UNWILLING/REFUSING TO CORRECT THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS THAT CONSTITUTE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD...IF THIS [XXX] GASKET HAD LET LOOSE AT RUSH HOUR TIME HERE IN ATLANTA ON 285,EVERY BODY WOULDHAVE BEEN KILLED!!! ..I GOT THE COLD SHOULDER FROM THE FORD DEALER HERE IN MARIETTA AS WELL AS THE FORD REP. ON THEIR CONSUMER HOT LINE..(WOULDN'T EVEN GIVE ME THA' ZONE REPS.# !) IS THERE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST FORD MOTOR CO. THAT I CAN BECOME A PART OF? I UNDERSTAND THERE'S SOME SORT OF HIDDEN WARRANTY (P05,P07 ?) THAT ALLOWS YOU TO ATLEAST GET A BREAK ON THE COST OF FIXING FORDS SCREW-UP ! ANY INFO ON THIS SORRY DEBACLE YOU CAN SEND WOULD BE APPRECIATED !*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT FUEL PUMP ALSO FAILED. *TT

HEADGASKET BLEW IN JUNE OF 1999, 5000 MILES LATER HEADGASKET HAS BLOWN AGAIN. NLM *TT

HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF FIRST TIME, AND SECOND TIME HEADLIGHTS DID NOT WORK AT ALL. WHEN CONTACTING DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V025000. *AK

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD DIE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY DEALER, AND REPLACE WIPER MOTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SEE ATTACHED FILE. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND SLIPPAGE MAKE DRIVING THE CAR ON A HIGHWAY UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS, WHILE SPEEDING UP ON AN ON-RAMP TO A HIGHWAY, I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILOR BECAUSE MY CAR COULD NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER (RON BORTNICK FORD; UPPER MARLBORO, MD; PHONE# 301/627-5600) DID NOT REPLACE THE REINFORCEMENT PLATE AS STATES IN THE MANUFACTURER RECALL NOTICE. *NLM *MJ

WHILE DRIVING WITH SEATBELT ON SEAT BELT CAME UNLATCHED BY ITSELF. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

PREVIOUSLY OWNED ANOTHER 1993 TAURUS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

THE RACK AND PINION HAS FAILED OR BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES ON MY VEHICLE. FORD ADVISED US TO HAVE THE STRUT PLATES CUT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN ALIGNMENT AND THIS DID NOT HELP EITHER BECAUSE THE RACK KEPT GOING OUT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED BUT THEY NEVER RESPONDED TO OUR COMPLAINTS IT IS LIKE THE FORD EXPLORER MAJOR FRONT END PROBLEMS PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS!!! I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET BUT FORD STILL HAS NOT RECALLED THIS YEAR MODEL. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE HEAD GASKETS REPAIRED, NOT KNOWING OF THE KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE GASKETS, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP, THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED AND FORD WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO MODEL YEAR (MY) AND IT IS OVER THE RECALL WARRANTEE LIMIT, CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. *JG

ALSO WE HAVE HAD THE TERMOSTATE REPLACED 5 TIMES THE CAR KEEPS OVERHEATING AND THE CAR SHOP CANNOT FIND OUT WHY. *AK

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT ONE HOUR WITH THE HEAD LIGHTS ON, THEY STARTED TO GO OFF AND COME BACK ON. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND CALLED THE DEALER WHO SAID BASED ON VIN # VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL. *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN RAINSTORM. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.*AK

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT FOR BRIEF INTERVALS,ORGINAL PART OK; REVISED DESIGN PART FAILED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH DRIVER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM TAILPIPE. DRIVER PARKED VEHICLE, AND CONTACTED A MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATED THAT HEAD ENGINE WAS BAD.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STALLS, VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN VEHICLE STALLED THE STEERING WENT DEAD. *YD

TIRE FAILED AFTER 30185 MILES. TIRE STORE WHERE PURCHASED CLAIMS SEPARATION IS TYPICAL AS HE HAS A BIN OF SEPARATED TIRES FOR ALL MANUFACTURES AT HIS BUILDING HE COULD SHOW ME. TIRE CENTER I DEALT WITH:BOB'S TIRE & AUTO SERVICE, 7991 W GRAND RIVER, PO BOX 1765, BRIGHTON MI 48116, (810)229-7005. ONE OF THE OTHER 3 TIRES IS CUPPING IN THE CENTER WHERE THE OTHER 2 ARE NOT (THE SERVICE CENTER CLAIMS THIS IS FROM IMPROPER ROTATION), DOT ON OTHER CUPPING TIRE IS U8UR C17397.I REFUSED TO HAVE A SINGLE TIRE REPLACED, AS I WANT ALL TIRES REPLACED AND WILL GO TO ANOTHER TIRE SERVICE CENTER FOR THE WORK. *AK (DOT NUMBER: U8URC17407 TIRESIZE: P205/65R15)