1993 Ford Taurus complaints

3.8 LT. ENGINES W/ AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ARE VERY FAILURE PRONE, FORD HAS A REAL PROBLEM AND SHOULD MAKE IT RIGHT WITH ALL THE PEOPLE THAT GOT SCREWED BY THESE CARS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CAR OVERHEATS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, CONSUMER HAS TO PULL OVER SO ENGINE WON'T LOCK UP,. THERE IS RECALL 97V019000 ON ENGINE FAN OVERHEATING, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. COOLANT TEMPERATURE FULL HOT, THEN COOLS, THEN FULL HOT, ETC. *AK

A FEW DAYS AGO I DISCOVERED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE APPEARED TO BE LOW ON AIR. I HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED ON 8/25/2000 WITH GOODYEAR AMERICAN EAGLE P205/65R15 AT WAL-MART IN BAYTOWN, TEXAS. THE TIRES WERE DUE FOR ROTATION AND BALANCE, SO I HAD WAL-MART IN BAYTOWN, TEXAS PERFORM THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND CHECK THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE FOR A LEAK. AFTER THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE FROM THE RIM HE DISCOVERED A CRACK ON THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE TIRE. THE CRACK RAN PERPENDICULAR TO THE DIRECTION OF TREAD. THE CRACK RAN ACROSS THE TREAD AREA AND UP INTO BOTH SIDEWALLS. THE CRACK WAS NOT VISIBLE ON THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF THE TIRE. I LOOKED AT THE TIRE AND THERE APPEARED TO BE A SLIGHT MOLD INDENTATION IN THE CRACK AREA. I CONTACTED GOODYEAR'S CONSUMER INFORMATION SERVICE AND PROVIDED THEM WITH THE SAME INFORMATION. THEY ACCEPTED THE INFORMATION BUT ADVISED ME THAT THIS WAS A WAL-MART PROBLEM. WAL-MART REPLACED THE TIRE IN QUESTION AT NO EXPENSE. I VISITED WAL-MART YESTERDAY 12/23/2000, AND SPOKE TO THE STORE MANAGER AND MECHANIC. THEY AGREED TO CHECK THE REMAINING THREE TIRES FOR PROBLEMS NEXT WEEK. THE MECHANIC WAS GOING TO TRY TO LOCATE THE TIRE THAT WAS REMOVED AND STORE IT FOR EXAMINATION. THE INTERIOR TIRE DAMAGE WAS VERY UNUSUAL. I'M NOT ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY TIRES, BUT ALSO THE SAFETY OF OTHER PEOPLES TIRES. IT MAY BE A GOOD IDEA TO TRY TO GET HOLD OF THIS TIRE FOR EXAMINATION. PLEASE CONTACT ME, IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. *AK

1ST REPAIR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, NEW PART LASTED UNDER 2 YEARS, NEXT REPLACEMENT WAS JUST UNDER $ 400 AND IT WAS WOBBLY, BUT COULDN'T BE ADJUSTED ANY BETTER. NEW CABLES WERE PUT IN, THE 2ND TIME, THE THIRD TIME, A USED CABLE WORKED BETTER THAN A NEW ONE. ALSO WE HAD OUR MECH. INSTALL A USED SPEEDOMETER, AS THE COST WAS PROHIBITIVE, AND THE DEALER WASN'T ABLE TO FULLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM ANYWAY. HOW CAN A CAR EAT SPEEDOMETERS ANYWAY? THE TICKING SOUND WAS SO IRRITATING, AND THE NEEDLE WAVERD SO MUCH YOU COULDN'T TELL YOUR SPEED. THAT IS UNSAFE, AND UNREASONABLE.

TWO MOTOR OR ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. DEALER CONFIRMED THIS WHEN VEH. IN THEIR SHOP. RECALLS WERE MADE ON FORDS MOTOR MOUNTS OR OTHER YEARS, AND SO ARE THESE MOTOR / ENGINE MOUNTS DIFFERENT THAT THE RECALLED PARTS?*AK

FORD WILL NOT FIX THE 93 TAURUS. ONLY 94 AND UP TAURUS EVEN THOUGHT THE DEFECT IS THE SAME.

I TALKED TO FORD OF CANADA OVER 2 YEARS AGO ABOUT THE OIL PAN RUSTING BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HEARD OF AN OIL PAN RUSTING. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DID NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOW THE OIL PAN HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND IT IS COSTING ME ABOUT $ 500.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TWO YEARS AGO IS WHEN MY 3.8L HEAD GASKET STORY BEGAN. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DID NOT HELP ME AT THE TIME WHEN I TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEN IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR I FOUND OUT THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS EXTENDED BENFITS TO 1994 AND NEWER FORD TAURUS OWNERS. WHILE I AM HAPPY THAT THOSE OWNERS ARE GETTING HELP THAT STILL LEAVES ME OUT IN THE COLD. I TALKED TO FORD IN JUNE ABOUT THE EXTENDED BENFITS AND WAS TOLD TO FAX IN MY RECEIPTS FOR THE HEAD GASKET REPAIRS FOR THEM TO JUDGE IF I WOULD GET REIMBURSED. I DID NOT GET REIMBURSED AND FROM WHAT I CAN FIND OUT NO 1993 OWNERS OF FORD TAURUS 3.8L DID GET ANY HELP FROM FORD. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY COMPLAINTS FORD HAS HAD ABOUT OIL PANS RUSTING AND LEAKING BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THEY DROPPED THE PRICE ON REPLACEMENT OIL PANS BACAUSE OF THE VOLUME OF SALES.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED OR MOVED FROM DRIVE OR REVERSE IT MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE ALSO, STEERING ALIGNMENT GOES OUT ALOT. NO OTHER SIGNS OF PROBLEM. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, VEHICLE ENDED UP GOING OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE BUSHES WHERE THERE WERE LOGS ON THE GROUND, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *SLC

CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. WILL RESTART IN 10 MIN. FUEL PUMP REPLACED X2, PUMP RELAY X1. DEALER NO HELP. *AK

THE HEAD GASKETS AND MOTOR MOUNTS REQUIRED REPAIR, DUE TO THESE FAILURES THE ANTI FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE DUE TO LEAKING. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENGINE BEING DEFECTIVE TO EXPERIENCE THESE FAILURES PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE REACHING 20,000. *MJS

HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK

BY FORD'S SERVICE BULLETIN 98-4-9 ISSUED IN MARCH OF 1998, THEY ADMIT TO AN INSUFFICIENT ENGINE HEAD GASKET SEAL ON 3.8L V-6S WHICH CAUSES COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEMS AS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. THEY SHOULD COVER THE REPAIRS. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILURES I HAVE EXPERIENCED IS SIMILAR TO THAT CITED IN THE RECALL OF 1994 AND 1995 FORD TAURUS VEHICLES WHICH OCCURRED JUST OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY MILEAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ME WITH THE EXACT SAME FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO THE OWNERS OF THE 1994-5 TAURUS OWNERS BY RECALLING THE 1993 FORD TAURUS VEHICLES FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE HEAD GASKETS AND/OR THE ENGINE AT FORD'S EXPENSE. *AK

HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN OUT AT 53,000 MILES, CAUSING DAMAGE TO 3.8 LITER ENGINE. VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED SAME AS ON MY 1995 TAURUS. HOWEVER, FORD SAYS THE 1993 TAURUS IS NOT COVERED ON THE WARRANTY. *AK

HAD BOTH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED ON 10/6/1999 AT 90,197 MILES. RECALL IS IN EFFECT FOR 1994 AND 1995 MODELS BUT NOT 1993 ALTHOUGH SAME ENGINE (3.8L). ENGINE ENDED UP HAVING A BAD MAIN BEARING BECAUSE WATER HAD GOTTEN INTO THE OIL.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH NOTICED VIBRATION COMING FROM ENGINE AND VEHICLE LOST POWER. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BLOWN OUT HEAD GASKET. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY STOP DURING OPERATION, AND MAY OR MAY NOT RESTART AFTER THAT. THIS PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED WITH THE ORIGINAL PART IN MID-1998. AFTER A FEW UNSUCCESSFUL DIAGNOSES (I.E., THE WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED 2 TIMES IN 1998/99 WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM), THE WIPER "MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH" CONTROL WAS REPLACED BY MORANDE FORD AT MY EXPENSE ON 3/17/99 AND THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS NOW OCCURRING AGAIN. WIPERS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE FORD WIPER CONTROL UNITS, SINCE THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH BOTH THE ORIGINAL PART (1998/1999) AND THE REPLACEMENT PART (2000). I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR (EVEN ONCE THE PART IS REPLACED AGAIN) BECAUSE THE PROBLEM RECURS EVEN WITH THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. *AKY

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DEALER IGNORED TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM /PERSUED QUESTIONABLE WORK. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS REGISTERED IN ARKANSAS THAT IT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR SAFETY RECALL 98V-323, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE PROBLEM ONLY CONCERNS VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THE SALT BELT. NLM

VEHICLE MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN STEERING MAINLY TO RIGHT. DEALER CHECKED AND FOUND IT WAS FRONT INNER TIE ROD. NO CAUSE DETERMINED, BUT COST IS ON CONSUMER.*AK

RECALL NEEDS TO INCLUDE 93 TAURUS. NO SAFETY DEFECT INCLUDED IN SUMMARY. *AK

THE DEALER WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED HAS DECLINED FIXING. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

RECALL 98V323000, APPOINTMENT ON 30 NOV 2000 FOR RECALL REPAIRS. AS OF DECEMBER 5, 000 DEALER STILL HAD CAR , REPAIRS NOT COMPLETED. *AK

3.8 ENGINE, BLOWN HEAD GASKET, UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND FORD HAS OFFERED TO FIX 95S AND 94S BUT NOT 93S. WHY?*AK

VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING STALL, WILL NOT RESTART. *AK

BOTH HEAD GASKETS FAILED CAUSING $1074.35 IN DAMAGE WHICH FORD WILL NOT PAY FOR. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY FORD IN 1994 AND FORD COVERS THE COST OF IDENTICAL 1994 AND 1995 HEADGASKETS. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM OF THE 3.8 AND I FEEL FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF THIS WORK. *AK

WHENEVER WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNED OFF THEY WOULD REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THEY DO NOT LAY DOWN IN A NORMAL POSITION. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. HAS BEEN TO DEALER & HAD MECHANIC REPLACE THE MOTOR. WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL HESITATE LIKE IT WANTS TO SWITCH GEARS. ALSO, SURGES FORWARD. TOOK TO VEHICLE PERSONAL MECHANIC. HE CLEANED CONNECTIONS, AND VEHICLE RAN FINE FOR YEAR. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM IS HAPPENING AGAIN. *AK

WHILE STATIONED IN GERMANY, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON, TO SEE, IS TO PULL THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH TOWARD THE DRIVER. JENKIN & WYNNE FORD DEALER SAYS THIS IS NOT COVERED BY RECALL # 98S01! YOUR CAMPAIGN # 98V009000 SAYS IT IS! THE DEALER SAID IT WASN'T, AND OFFERED TO SELL ME THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

POWER STEERING ON EXTREME LEFT GETS STUCKUP MOMENTERIARILY MANY TIMES. *AK

HEAD GASKETS FAILED DUE TO WARPED HEADS. *AK

TAURUS HAS A MELTED CONNECTOR AT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! NHTSA CAMPAIN # 98V009000 RECALLS TAURUS'S DEC. 1992 TO SEPT. 1993. MY TAURUS WAS MANUFACTURED IN SEPT. 1992 AND IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. IT'S OBVIOUS A 1993 TAURUS MANUFACTURED IN SEPT. 1992 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS A TAURUS MANUFACTURED IN DEC. 1992. DID THE NHTSA MAKE A MISTAKE AND NOT ENCOMPASS ENOUGH CARS. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THE NHTSA WOULD BE CONCERNED AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE 1993 TAURUS NOT COVERED DUE TO THE DATES, DEC. 1992 TO SEPT. 1992. I CALLED FORD AND THE WON'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE SEPT. 1992 CARS ARE NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. WILL THE NHTSA CORRECT THE DEFECTIVE RECALL?*AK

THERE WAS ALSO PROBLEM WITH NOTORIOUS "HEAD GASKET FAILURE" I HAD TO HAVE REPAIRED. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW . DEALER HAS REPLACED GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAIL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR A LONG TIME VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED AND DIED. CONSUMER HAS TO LET CAR SIT FOR ABOUT 15MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL START AGAIN.*AK

ENGINE FAILURE; WELL MAINTAINED CAR; HEAD GASKET BLOWN, NOW ENGINE MUST BE REBUILT. THIS OCCURRED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ME TO THE HOSPITAL. I AM 78 YEARS OLD. FORD IS NOT EVEN ASSISTING WITH REPAIRS. THIS CAR IS A SAFETY MENACE AND THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS NEGLIGENT!.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN CIRCUIT BREAKER. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V009000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AFTER HAVING SERVICED VEHICLE TECHNICIAN FOUND OUT THAT VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. TECHNIAN WAS REPAIRING ENGINE.*AK

VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS. *SLC

WHEN CONSUMER PUT TURN SIGNALS ON THEY DO NOT SHOW IN THE BACK OF VEHICLE. SIGNAL LIGHT WILL SHOW UP ON PANEL.*AK

CAR HAS BEEN INTO HOLMS-TUTTLE FORD ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM. THE CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD WAITING TO HAVE A ACCIDENT. THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM SURFACED IN DEC. 1997. FORD MTR. REFUSES TO HELP. I CAN SUPPLY FULL DOCUMENTATION. THANK YOU. RONALD B. BORGQUIST. *AK

HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED AT 72,000 MILES, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE . *AK THE CUSTOMER OBJECTS THAT THE MANUFACTURER RECALLED 1994 AND 1995 MODELS BUT NOT 1993 MODELS EVENTHOUGH THE PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME. *YH

MOTOR MOUNTS THAT HOLD THE ENGINE HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 35000 MILES . FORD DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH WHITE SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE AND ENGINE COOLANT LEAKAGES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDS WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

SPEEDOMETER ON TAURUS AND WINDSTAR MODELS OF FORD ARE BAD. WHY AREN'T THEY BEING RECALLED? ISN'T KNOWING YOUR CORRECT SPEED A SAFETY CONCERN.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK