1993 Ford Taurus complaints

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, IGNITION MODULE REPLACED IN 1998 AND AGAIN IN FEBRUARY 1999. CURRENTLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME. *AK REPLACING THE IGNITION MODULE DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE FROM STALLING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO HELP. *YH

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE CUTS OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 104500 MILES. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM MY DAUGHTER AND WE DID NOT REALIZE THAT IT WAS USING WATER VERY SLOWLY. WE COULD HEAR GURGLING NOISES UNDER THE DASH BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. IT WAS AIR GETTING INTO THE SYSTEM FROM THE ENGINE. THE GASKETS WERE BAD LONG BEFORE THE 100000 MILE SILENT RECALL FORD PUT IN PLACE ON THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO SPEND AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON A PROBLEM FORD KNEW ABOUT.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE!! FORD WILL NOT ADMIT DEFECT. NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO 94-95 RECALL

WHILE DRIVING COULD TRY TO MAKE A TURN AND STEERING WHEEL WILL MAKE NOISE. WILL BE HARD TO STEER LIKE IT DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING AND THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD DROP BACK TO NORMAL, WHILE DRIVING THE HEAT COULD BE FELT BUT AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE STOPPED SO DID THE HEAT, THE PINHOLES IN THE RADIATOR WERE FIXED, THE THERMOSTAT AND WATER PUMP WERE REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THE MAMUFACTURER ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT THEY REFUSED REPAIR DUE TO MODEL YEAR. NLM

I PURCHASED A 1993 FORD TAURUS WITH 37,746 MILES ON IT ON JULY 8, 2000 FOR $6957. ON AUG. 18, 2000 AS I WAS DRIVING ON I-75 THE ENGINE MADE A NOISE AND STARTED SMOKING. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY TO A FORD DEALER THAT WAS RIGHT OFF THE EXIT. IT TOOK OVER 5 WEEKS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE COST WAS $5532.27. THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT SAID IF IT HAD HAPPENED NEAR THEM THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOWER THE COST A LITTLE BIT BUT OTHERWISE TOO BAD. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO HELP WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR AS $12,489 FOR A 7 YEAR OLD CAR IS RIDICULOUS AND I ONLY HAD IT FOR 40 DAYS. FOR THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY I COULD HAVE PURCHASED A MUCH NEWER VEHICLE. I AM A SENIOR WIDOW ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND CAN NOT AFFORD THIS. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, BRIARWOOD FORD, BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, CONSUMER AFFAIRS. I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS. I SAW ALL THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN DRIVER'S SIDE "FRONT COIL SPRING" FRACTURED AND BROKE. BROKEN SPRING THEN MADE CONTACT WITH TIRE CAUSING A BLOWOUT. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER/DEALER/MECHANIC, WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY RECALL. *AK *SLC

ON 1/22/2001 DURING A ROUTINE SERVICING I WAS TOLD THAT "THERE WAS COOLANT ON THE #4 CYLINDER. POSSIBLE HEAD GASKET." I WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED SO AS TO AVOID DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE HEAD GASKETS USED IN THIS AND OTHER MODELS OF CARS MANUFACTURED BY FORD, SUCH THAT THE HEAD GASKET OFTEN FAILS AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 25 MPH FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE ON DRIVERSIDE CAUSED TIRE TO BLOWOUT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

REAR BRAKES ARE FAULTY. *SLC

HEAD GASKET BLOWN AT 95,000 MILES. FORD REFUSED TO FIX, ALTHOUGH IT'S A KNOWN DEFECT.*AK

REPLACED HEAD GASKET, BOLTS AND THE SIDE COVER PLATE ON TIMING CHAIN BECAUSE OF LEAKING WATER. CJ

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK SEVERELY AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. *SLC

HEAD GASKETS BLEW WHEN I STARTED CAR IN GARAGE. I HAD CAR TOWED TO MY REGULAR REPAIRMAN. HE ADVISED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT UNCOMMON WITH TAURUSES. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. FIVE TIMES BY PHONE AND SENT TWO LETTERS WITH NO POSITIVE RESPONSE ALTHOUGH MY RESEARCH INDICATED THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

FRONT SEAT BELT LATCH BROKE ON BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSANGER SIDE. THE SPRING THAT THAT OPERATES THE BUTTON TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE BELTS BROKE AND YOU CANNOT USE SEAT BELTS BECAUSE THE LATCH WILL NOT HOLD THE BUCKLE AS YOU FTRY TO LOCK IT ON. WHEN I WENT TO FORD ABOUT THIS, THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM AND THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THEM. I HAD TO PURCHASE A COMPLETE SET OF SIX NEW LATCHES FOR THE CAR AS THEY DID NOT SELL INDIVIDUAL LATCHES. THIS IS CRAZY AS A SEAT BELT IS A MANDATORY SAFETY ITEM AND IN NY YOU WILL RECEIVE A POLICE SUMMONS FOR NOT WEARING THEM. THIS ITEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY FORD AT NO CHARGE. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURRANCE AS MY EX-WIFE HAS A 1989 TAURUS AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND SHE HAD THE SAME RESULTS WITH FORD. WE BOTH HAD TO PURCHASE FULL SETS OF SEAT BELT LATCHES TO REPLACE INOPERATIVE FRONT ONES. THIS CERTAINLY SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FORD TO PROVIDE SAFETY EQUIPMENT THAT IS MANDATORY TO USE. HOW COULD I OPERATE MY CAR IN NY OR ANYWHERE ELSE WITHOUT A SET OF OPERATING SEAT BELTS? I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD HAS REFUSED TO RESPOND TO. THANK YOU

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THERE WAS NOTHING DRAMATIC ABOUT IT. I SIMPLY NOTICED THE HEATER IN THE CAR WAS NO LONGER WORKING. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO BE REPAIRED, APPROXIMATELY A WEEK OR TWO LATER, THE DEALER TOLD ME I HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THEY ESTIMATED IT WOULD COST "APPROX. $1400" TO REPAIR IT/THEM. THE WORK REQUEST DOESN'T SPECIFY WHETHER ONE OR BOTH WERE BLOWN, BUT IT DOES SPECIFY THAT BOTH WOULD BE REPLACED. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THAT IT HAS EXISTED SINCE 1988. HOWEVER, FORD HAS ONLY EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR THIS DEFECT TO CARS FROM 1994 ON. IT WAS ALMOST 1994 WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR, BUT IT IS A 1993 MODEL, AND NOT COVERED, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL.*AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO LET THE VEHICLE COOL OFF AND TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE A/C ON, CONSUMER DID THIS IN 103 DEGREE WEATHER, MECHANIC IS UNSURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. NLM

I SUBMITTED INFORMATION TWO DAYS AGO. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WENT THROUGH OR NOT. IN CASE NOT, I STARTED HAVING HEATING PROBLEMS LAST YEAR AND AFTER REPLACING HEATING COMPONENTS,IE, RADIATOR, TWO THERMOSTATS, TWO HEATING SENSING UNITS, WATER PUMPAND HEAT GUAGE. IT KEPT RUNNING HOT TO THE POINT I WAS SCARED IT WOULD RUIN MY MOTOR. I NEVER RAN IT TO THE BOILING POINT. I FINALLY LEFT IT WITH MY MECHANIC AND AFTER MANY CHECK, HE FINALL FOUND FAULTY HEAD GASKETS WITH A GAS ANALIZER. I HAD THE GASKETS AND NECESSARY COMPONENTS REPLACED. IT IS NOW BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY MORE PROBLEMS. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHY MR. [XXX], MANAGER,VEHICLE SERVICE AND PROGRAMS, FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DIVISION DETERMINED BY LETTER THAT ALL 94 AND 95 TAURUS'S WITH 3.8L ENGINES WOULD BE REPAIRED FREE BY THE FORD MOTOR CO.. IF HE WOULD CHECK THE INTERNET FOR 93 TAURUS ,WITH 3.8L ENGINES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HE SAID HE HOPED THIS PROGRAM WOULD CONFIRM YOUR CONTINUED SATISFACTION IN YOUR FORD-BUILT VEHICLE. THE LETTER ALSO STATED IF YOU REPAIRED YOUR VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS LETTER, YOU WOULD RECEIVE A REFUND. I HAVE BEEN A FORD PERSON ALL MY LIFE. I HAVE TWO NOW. I WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED FAIR. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND PATIENCE FOR LETTING ME SUBMIT THIS COMPLAING. SINCERELY, [XXX] (PLEASE EXCUSE THE ERRORS).*AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HEATING PROBLEMS, HEAT WOULD FLUCTUATE BETWEEN HIGH NORMAL AND HOT, CONSUMER REPLACED RADIATOR AND THERMOSTAT, SOMETIME LATER PROBLEMS BEGAN AGAIN, THIS TIME REPLACING WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT FOR THE SECOND TIME, HEAT SENSING UNIT, HEAT GAUGE, AND FAN BELT, AGAIN PROBLEMS CAME BACK AND THIS TIME MECHANIC FOUND BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING SOME REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO SPENDING MONEY FIXING PARTS THAT WERE NOT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS. *SLC

VEHICLE HAD HEATING PROBLEM. CONSUMER REPLCAED NUMEROUS PARTS, BUT STILLTHE PROBLEM EXIST. HEAT ANALYZER MACHINE INDICATED FAULTY HEAD GASKET CAUSED THE HEATING PROBLEMS. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 40-50 MPH AND HITTING ANY KIND OF BUMPS SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL JUMP TO A HIGHER SPEED, AND THEN DRIVER WON'T KNOW AT WHAT SPEED HE WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER SAID THEY ARE WILLING TO FIX IT BUT AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED TWICE AND IS DEFECTIVE EVEN THOUGH THE MANUFACTRURER OF THE VEHICLE HAS NOT ISSUED RECALL NOTICE YET. *YH

VEHICLE HAS BLOWN HEADGASKET.*AK

I WILL BE MAILING YOU A LETTER SENT TO MFR. ON THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD SINCE 2/8/99 THROUGH 12/18/00 ON THE RACK AND PINION, AND HEAD AND TIMING COVER GASKETS. *AK

CAR WAS IN PARK, BUT STILL RUNNING. THEN, IT ALL OF A SUDDEN TOOK OFF . *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND TEMPURATURE GAUGE GO UP AND DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

FAILURE OF HEAD GASKETS AT 43,900. FORD HAS RECALLED 4.3 ENGINES IN 1994 AND NEWER VEHICLES UP TO 100,000 MILES ON SEERVICE PROGRAM #98MO1, BUT THEY WILL ONLY OFFER ME A $1,000 CERTIFICATE TOWARDS A NEW CAR FOR THIS FAILURE. THEY HAVE ADMITTED THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WWITH THIS ENGINE BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE. WOLTZ AND WIND HAS OFFERED TO REPAIR MY CAR FOR $1700! I HAVE EXPERIENCED ENGINE STALLING IN HOT WEATHER WHILE ON VACATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA THE LAST TWO YEARS. I JUST READ IN THE PAPER ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA LAWSUIT CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I WOULD APRECIATE ANY RESPONSE REGARDING MY PROBLEM. THANK YOU.*AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO TWO VALVES WITHIN ENGINE. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REIMBURSE THE REPAIR COSTS. *YH

CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT RECALL 98V323000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98S36 CONCERNING SUBFRAME CORROSSION. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR DUE TO IT HAVING A SALVAGED/REBUILT TITLE.*AK THE DEALER'S REFUSED TO DO RECALL JOB MADE THE VEHICLE UNSAFE FOR THE CONSUMER. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND TRIED TO START VEHICLE, BUT IT DID NOT START. THEN, TRIED AGAIN AND VEHICLE STARTED. ONCE AGAIN ON ROAD AT A RED LIGHT ENGINE DIED. CONSUMER LET VEHICLE COOL DOWN AND STARTED IT AGAIN. IT LOOKED LIKE WHEN VEHICLE HEATED UP ENGINE WILL DIE. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE. *AK

HEAD GASKETS ON THE 3.8L ENGINE BLEWOUT, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK. FORD HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON HEAD GASKETS ON 1994-1995 VEHICLES. *AK

CAR RESPONDED LIKE A BUCKING BRONCO AND SPEWED WHITE STEAM/SMOKE. *AK

FORD DEALER WANTS $3800 TO REPLACE ENGINE, HEAD GASKETS AND VARIOUS OTHER PARTS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. ALSO, HEADLIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 98V009000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98S01 DUE TO VIN. IN ADDITION, PLUG HAS MELTED.*AK

PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 55000 MI., EST. REPAIR $1500, DEFECTIVE ENGINE. *AK

EXHAUST BETWEEN MUFFLER AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS COME APART BECAUSE THERE WERE NO CLAMPS, AND FUMES COULD ENTER INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT.THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS TO OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS PULLING, SMELLED RUBBER BURNING FROM COIL SITTING ON TIRE, CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND PARKED VEHICLE. MECHANIC SAID CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE HIT A BIG HOLE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM OCCUR. CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE NO HOLES HIT AT ALL. *AK BOTH FRONT STRUTS, COIL SPRINGS AND STRUT BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. *YH

THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURED DURING A BUSINESS TRIP IN AUGUST 1999. COOLING SYSTEM FAILED. AUTO WAS TOWED TO CAPITAL FORD IN RALEIGH NC. THEY INDICATED THE AUTOMOBILE HAD A LEAKING HEAD GASKET SAID THAT I SHOULD FIX IT WHEN I RETURNED TO MY HOMETOWN. THE PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY $200 IN REPAIR, I RETURNED TO CHARLOTTE. I TOOK THE CAR TO LAKE NORMAN FORD. MECHANICS SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. IN JANUARY 1999, THE CAR STARTED TO LOOSE COOLANT AND I COULD HEAR A GURGLING NOISE DURING ACCELERATION. I RETURNED THE CAR TO LAKE NORMAN FORD, THEY SAID THERE WAS AN AIR POCKET IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. I REMINDED THEM THAT CAPITAL FORD INDICATED THERE WAS A POSSIBLE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE KEPT THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS HOWEVER. THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE CAR SUFFERED A COMPLETE FAILURE AND COULD NO LONGER BE DRIVEN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AN INDEPENDANT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. SPENT $2037 IN REPAIRS TO FIX. I CONTACTED FORD CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THEY REFUSED TO ADMIT A PROBLEM OR TO COMPENSATE ME FOR THE FAILURE SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRENTY. IN DECEMBER 2000, THE CAR FAILED AGAIN. AFTER SPENDING $900 TO TOW AND REPAIR THE COOLING SYSTEM THE MECHANIC INDICTED THERE WAS ANOTHER GASKET LEAK. ESTIMATED COST IS UP TO $2000. IF NOT CORRECTED, THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS.*AK

I WROTE FORD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY BASICALLY SAID TOUGH,EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME CUSTOMER. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THIS IS FREQUENT PROBLEM ON THE FORD TAURUS AND FEEL FORD SHOULD HAVE TO REFUND ME THE MONEY I SPENT ON THIS REPAIR! NOSAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON THE 3.8L V6 ENGINE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A EXTENDED WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

3.8 LITER ENGINE, HEAD GASKET FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 92000 MILES, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDED 1993 MODELS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK *ALSO HEATER CORE WAS BLOWN OUT. *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE/COOLANT LEAKAGES, AND ENGINE OVERHEATING. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A HEAD GASKET FAILED, AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS PREMATURELY FAILED. VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED BY FORD MANUFACTURER. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD WHITE SMOKE AND FAILED THE EMISSION TEST TWICE. *YH

RECALL DATE IS NOT INCLUDING 09/92 MFG DATE OF MY VEHICLE. ID#98V009000. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM CO TO IL, HOT LITE CAME ON. ENGINE TURNED OFF AND PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD (INT76).2YR OLD, 10YR OLD, 2 ADULTS ON SIDE OF HIWAY - CARS PASSING @70MPH & ABOVE. FORTUNATELY HAD A CELL PHONE - STILL SAT ON SIDE FOR 2+HOURS. NEW ENGINE, TRANS, WATER PUMP INSTALLED 9/99. HEAD GASKET LEAK DETECTED 12/2000 AFTER BLOWING RADIATOR. RADIATOR REPLACED BY A NON-FORD GARAGE. DEALER SAID IT WAS A BAD RADIATOR (NEW RADIATOR HAD BEEN INSTALLED 2 WEEKS PRIOR-SEAMS BURST NOT RUSTED). PACKEY WEBB NOW REPAIRING HEAD GASKET & WATER PUMP (FAILURE PROBABLY CAUSED BY GASKET LEAK SAME AS THE RADIATOR). FORD WILL COVER THE PARTS BUT NOT THE LABOR AND WILL NOT COVER THE RADIATOR. VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER (JOE MADDEN - DOWNERS GROVE, IL) SEVERAL TIMES FOR "ROUGH RUNNING" PROBLEMS DURING THE FULL WARRANTY PERIOD (OF THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE) AND CHARGED $115 EACH TIME FOR "DIAGNOSIS". "COULDN'T DUPLICATE CUSTOMER'S CONCERN" FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE IN '94 AND '95 TAURUS' BUT REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE '93. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO NOT BE ON THE HIGHWAY IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WEATHER WITH THE CURRENT HEAD GASKET PROBLEM

THE ENGINE BLEW A HEAD GASKET WHICH ALLOWED ENGINE COOLANT TO ENTER THE CYLINDERS. THIS RESULTS IN BILLOWING WHITE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST. IT ALSO CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE BEARING SURFACES THAT MAY RESULT IN HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. FORD HAS AN EXTENDED WARANTY ON THE SAME ENGINE FOR 1994 & 1995 MODELS BUT THEY DO NOT INCLUDE 1993 ENGINES. IF ITS THE SAME ENGINE I THINK IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED. *AK

ENGINEL OVERHEATED OFTEN. ATEMPTS TO REPAIR PROBLEMS FAILED. CAR OVERHEATED AND PRODUCED LARGE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE, STALLED, KNOCKED.WHEN TAKEN TO MECHANIC MECHANIC REPORTED THAT ENGINE GASKET HAD BLOWN. *AK