1993 Ford Taurus complaints

THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS, NO MECHANIC CAN SEEM TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *CJ

WE HAVE HAD THIS SAME TROUBLE SINCE 1998, SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLORS, STILL DOING IT, STOPS ON THE FREEWAY, ALMOST HIT SEVERAL TIMES, STOPS WHILE DRIVING AND WON;T START FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, SOMETHING BETTER BE DONE, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, WHAT DOES IT TAKE, FOR ME TO GET KILLED, AND THEN YOU DO SOMETHING? I HAVE TALKED TO LOTS OF TAURUS OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AGAIN, IF A JUDGE THINKS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!!!! WE HAVE BEEN TO TWO DEALERS, SEVERAL GARAGES, NO ONE COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, AFTER CHARGING US FOR REPAIRS THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM, FIRST TIME WE IT STOPPED ON US WE WERE IN THE DESERT, IN JULY, WE BOTH HAVE HEALTH PROBLEMS, WE DON;T NEED THIS STRESS!!! I AM NOT SURE WHEN WE BOUGHT THIS CAR, EITHER IN 1995 OR 1996, BUT 3M KEPT GOOD RECORDS ON IT, WE NEVER GOT A RECALL ON THE FUEL TANK, #94B48, SO THAT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED THAT I KNOW OF, AND THE FORD DEALER SAID IT WAS EXPIRED!!! PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, CALL THE JUDGE AND SEE WHAT EVIDENCE HE HAS IF YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH, WE HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THE TFI-IV MODULE, THAT FORD SHOULD MOVE, AS IT GETS HOT AND SHUTS DOWN THE CAR, EXACTLY WHAT OURS HAS BEEN DOING SINCE 1998. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP OR INFORMATION YOU CAN GIVE US ON THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM WE HAVE BEEN HAVING.*AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 60,000 MILES, CAR STALLING SINCE PURCHASE AT HIGH SPEEDS, CAUGHT ON FIRE TWICE. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHICH CAUSED OTHER ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM, KNOWING THAT THE 3.8 LITER ENGINES ARE KNOW FOR THIS PROBLEM, THEY WOULD NOT HELP BECAUSE ONLY 94'S AND 95'S WERE ON THE RECALL. THEY ALSO NEED TO RECALL THE 93'S.*AK

ON A HOT (95 DEGREE +) DAY THE IGNITION SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVE HOME IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. AFTER GETTING MY CAR HOME THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS CHECKED OK. WHEN THE DAYS HEAT SUBSIDED THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN AND HAS BEEN FINE IN THE COOLER DAYS SINCE THE INCIDENT.*AK

DURING IDLE SITUATIONS (IN ANY GEAR), ENGINE WILL IDLE VERY HIGH AND SOMETIME ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. GUNNING ENGINE DOES NOT EFFECT IT. TURNING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING USUALLY RESETS IDLE TO NORMAL LEVEL.*AK

FORD ADMITS BAD GASKETS & BOLTS IN THEIR 1988-1995 3.8 LITER ENGINES AND HAS HAD VARIOUS REPAIR PROGRAMS, BUT MY VIN IS PRESENTLY EXCLUDED. A LOCAL SERVICE MANAGER SAYS FORD HAS REPAIRED "MILLIONS" OF THESE ENGINES

CAR HAS BEEN CONSUMING COOLANT AT A RATE OF 1/2 GAL PER DAY. NO LEAKAGE UNDER CAR. MECHANIC DOING TUNEUP FOUND GRAY COLOR ON TWO SPARK PLUGS. HE SAID THAT THIS IS PROOF OF LEAKING HEAD GASKET. IMMEDIATE REPAIRS ARE NEEDED ($1600 TO $3500).

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED.*ET

ON SEPT 13, OF 1997, I PURCHASED A USED 1993 FORD TAURUS. IT HAD 91,000 MILES.

ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1997, I PURCHASED A USED 1993 FORD TAURUS. IT HAD 91,000 MILES. *AK ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****734288

ENGINE MOUNTS ARE CORRODED. ALSO, HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.*AK

WHENEVER COMING TO A STOP OR STARTING TO SLOWDOWN, VEHICLE STALLS. OWNER WAS TOLD TO CALL NHTSA BY FORD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ON 2 SEPARATE TRIPS, TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, DOWNSHIFTED 2 GEARS. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT UP AGAIN, UNTIL CAR WAS STOPPED, ENGINE SHUT DOWN, AND THEN RESTARTED.. *AK

CAR WAS BOUGHT FROM ORIGINAL OWNER. THE CONDITION WAS EXCELLENT, ONLY 69,000 MILES ON ENGINE. IT STARTED TO FALL APART WITHIN 3 WEEKS, FIRST STEERING, THEN TRANSMISSION, NOW THE ENGINE. ACCORDING TO LEMONAIDCARS.COM THE 1993 TAURUS IS FULL OF PROBLEMS. FORD SAID ITS NOT THERE PROBLEM AND REF'D TO GREEN VALLEY FORD THIS DEALERSHIP WE DO NOT TRUST. THEY ALWAYS ADD ON THINGS TO A CARS 'PROBLEM'. WE ARE NOT BUYIN A FORD EVER AGAIN! *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHIICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WILL KEEP STALLING WHEN STOPPING, TURNING LEFT OR IN REVERSE AND BUCKS WHEN DRIVING . VEHICLE STALLS DUE TFI MODULE THAT IS PLACED TOO CLOSE ENGINE WHICH IS CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE STALL, POWER BRAKES FAIL TOO. THE CUSTOMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIP BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO FAILED PREMATURELY. *YH

IGNITION IS INOPERATIVE. KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION & DOESN'T LINE UP CORRECTLY. THIS MAKES IT VERY EASY TO STEALTHE VEHICLE. VEHICLE'S AIR BAG & HORN ARE NOT WORKING RELATING TO THIS. DEALER HAS NEVER TRIED TO FIND A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM.*AK CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AS WELL. STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. *YH

DURING HOT DAYS THIS SUMMER AND WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AT STOPLIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS, THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT 50 60 MPH. ALSO THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THE EVENT. ON OCCASIONS IT WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY START AFTER LONG DRIVES WITHIN AN 1/2 HOUR OF PARKING IT. THESE EVENTS JUST STARTED AFTER THE CAR REACHED 100,000 MILES. I HAD A TUNEUP AND INFORMED DEALER OF THE ISSUES -NO PROBLEMS FOUND.

WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE STALLING AND FAILING TO START. CAMPUS FORD IN OKEMOS HAS FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND WE HAVE HAD APPROXIMATELY $1,000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS DONE BY CAMPUS FORD AND OTHER SERVICE SHOPS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WE FEEL UNSAFE IN THE VEHICLE. IT ONCE STALLED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE STALL IN CITY TRAFFIC MORE TIMES THAN I CAN REMEMBER.

HEAD GASKET BLEW AFTER ABOUT 1 MONTH OF CAR STARTING TO RUN HOT, BUT NOT OVER REDLINE

NO SUMMARY

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASION VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE TRAVELING AT HWY SPEED OF 55 MPH, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER SHOP, BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT RESTART, 1ST. REPAIRS WAS REPLACING THE MODULE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAM SHAFT AND THE DISTRIBUTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC

PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CAR LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. WE WERE VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT

A SENSOR KEEPS FAILING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DIE. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL RESTART WITHIN 20 MINUTES OR IT WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED INTO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN TWICE. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR.*AK

THE HEAD GASKET REPAIR WAS STARTED ON 9/19/2000 AND FINISHED ON 9/26/2000 AT BRIEN MOTORS IN EVERETT. MILEAGE AT REPAIR WAS 95,458. TOTAL BILL WAS FOR $1,538.58 WHICH INCLUDED A FEW MISC. ITEMS SUCH AS A WATER PUMP, ETC. BUT NOT INCLUDING TAX.

I HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $3,000.00 FOR A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I AM A 66 YEAR OLD WIDOW AND CANNOT AFFORD THIS KIND OF REPAIR. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF A RECALL. *AK

FORD OFFERS WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR SAME PROBLEM IN 94 & 95 TAURUS. NEED A CLASS ACTION TO GET SAME FOR 93?NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

I THINK MY CAR MAY HAVE BEEN A FLOODED VEHICLE. HOW DO I FIND OUT?

MY VEHICLE FREQUENTLY STALLS IN TRAFFIC. I BELIEVED THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS THE CULPRIT AND REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR (3 TIMES) AND CLEANED THE INJECTORS TWICE. ALL AT MY COST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL WHILE IN MOTION. I READ ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA COURT CASE WHICH IDENTIFIED THE THICK FILM MODULE AS AN IGNITION SYSTEM PART THAT TENDS TO OVERHEAT AND CAUSE THE FORD AUTOMOBILE TO STALL. THIS COULD BE MY PROBLEM BUT FORD HAS NEVER EVEN SUGGESTED SUCH TO ME. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE BEFORE IT STALLS AGAIN AND CAUSES A CRASH.

NO SUMMARY

FRONT COIL SPRING CAN FRACTURE AS A RESULT OF CORROSION. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 981002000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND THEN DOES NOT START. DEALER IN CALIFORNIA CLAIM THEY CAN NOT OBTAIN THE REPLACEMENT PART, THAT THE SUPPLIER FORD USED DOES NOT MAKE THAT SPECIFIC PART ANY MORE.*AK

FAILED HEAD GASKET. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. AFTER VEHICLE WAS CHECKED FOR TROUBLE, ENGINE HAD BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON 3.8L ENGINE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO SARASOTA FORD ON FRI. SEPT. 8, 2000 TO DIAGNOSE A FUEL ODOR, CLICKING IN THE FRONT END, AND AN A/C PROBLEM. FORD REPLACED THE A/C BY REMOVING THE DASH. AFTER WORKING ON IT FRIDAY, ALL DAY SATURDAY (EVEN AFTER CLOSING), AND MONDAY, IT WAS READY EARLY AFTERNOON, SEPT. 11. I DID NOT HEAR FROM FORD, SO CALLED I MYSELF TO PICK AROUND 12::40 PM TO PICK UP THE CAR. I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AND GOT INTO MY CAR, ONLY TO NOTICE THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT NOT WORKING RIGHT. I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING THEN BECAUSE I ALSO NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF. A MECHANIC STANDING NEARBY HELPED ME BY LOCATING DAN WHITE, THE SERVICE WRITER FOR MY CAR (AND ASST. SERVICE MANAGER). DAN WALKED TO MY CAR TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LIGHT BEING ON. HE EXPLAINED THAT 'HE' (I ASSUMED, THE MECHANIC) DIDN'T NOTICE THE LIGHT AT FIRST, BUT NOTICED IT LATER. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE AIRBAG MODULE HAD BEEN ALL TAPED UP AND THAT'S WHY THE LIGHT WAS ON. I INFORMED HIM THAT MADE NO SENSE TO ME AND ASKED WHY HE HAD NOT INFORMED ME. HE TOLD ME HE DIDN'T TELL ME BECAUSE HE ASSUMED I HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, OR TAPED IT UP MYSELF. I EMPHATICALLY INFORMED DAN THAT WAS NOT THE CASE!! I CONFIRMED WITH DAN AT THAT TIME HIS STATEMENT TO ME THAT 'HE' (THE MECHANIC) DIDN'T NOTICE THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT AT FIRST, ONLY LATER. HE TOLD ME THAT THE MECHANIC THOUGHT MAYBE HE SHORT CIRCUTED SOMETHING AND WENT TO CHECK AND FOUND THE MODULE HAD BEEN TAPED. I FIND IT PECULIAR THAT DAN WHITE DID NOT INFORM ME A

BLOWOUT OF LEFT REAR TIRE ON 93 FORD TAURUS IN SEPTEMBER 1998. WE STILL HAVE THE TIRE, BUT NOT THE TREAD. THE TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM THE TIRE AND FLEW UP ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR CAUSING DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE BLOWOUT. FORTUNATELY, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED, ALTHOUGH THE EXPERIENCE WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE IN COLORADO DURING A TRIP. THE CAR WAS LICENSED AND REGISTERED IN TEXAS. THIS WAS THE LAST OF SEVERAL PROBLEMS WE HAD WITH FIRSTONE TIRES WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IN 1998. WE PUT FOUR NEW FIRESTONE TIRES ON ANOTHER CAR (A 1984 VOLVO) AND HAD SEVERAL FLAT TIRES AND A BLOWOUT. UNFORTUNATELY WE NO LONGER HAVE THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE UNDER WARRANTEE AND REPLACED. WE SAVED THE TIRE FROM THE TAURUS' BLOW-OUT. THANK YOU FOR COLLECTING THIS INFORMATION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: DOTHYUR16A TIRE SIZE: P205/65R15 )

HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 73,902 MILES. CALLED FORD INFORMED THEM OF PROBLEM THEY SAID MY CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN RECALL. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE INFORMATION I FOUND PUT 1993 3.8L SECOND IN COMPLIANTS ONLY BEHIND THE 1995 3.8L ENGINE IN HEAD GASKET FAILURES..

CAR IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

HEAD GASKETS BLOWN; ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS RECOMMENDED BY FORD DEALER.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, FORD RECOGNIZED PROBLEM AND OMITTED THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH 3.8L ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ON TAURUS'S, BUT WOULD NOT FIX THIS VEHICLE. APPEARS TO BE A COVER UP ON FORDS PART. THEY WILL ONLY FIX CARS WHICH ARE OWN BE THE ORGINAL OWNER.

TRANS. SHIFTS DOWN HARD WHEN SLOWING AND NOW WONT UP SHIFT

CONSUMER HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL FOR THE HEAD GASKET WHICH HAD ALREADY FAILED. NLM

DEALER MADE ME PAY 1000 DOLLARS TO MAKE REPAIRS,TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK

WITH NO WARNING THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED INCLUDING A CRACKED HEAD AND RADIATOR. FORD OF COURSE NOT COMPENSATING FOR THIS LOSS, WE OPTED TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS AT LEAST $4200.

THE ORIGINAL BRIDGESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, OWNER REPLACED ALL TIRES, TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *MJS