NHTSA Complaint #718337 — 1993 FORD TAURUS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	718337
Vehicle	1993 FORD TAURUS
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	February 3, 2000
Date Filed	February 5, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	VA

Consumer Description

MY 1993 FORD TAURUS STARTED ROUGH. AFTER DRIVING 1/2 MILE, I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. A MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKETS WHICH NEEDED REPLACING. MY 1993 FORD TAURUS HAS A 3.8 LITER ENGINE. THIS BLOWN HEAD GASKET IS THE RESULT OF A DESIGN PROBLEM -- THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. AS I PREVIEWED THE COMPLAINTS DATABASE MAINTAINED BY THE NHTSA, I SAW MANY, MANY, MANY OTHER REPORTS FILED BY PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I AM -- ALL WITH THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE. MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS ARE WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE REPAIR OF A BLOW HEAD GASKET IS VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE AND THE WHITE CLOUD GENERATED BY THE CAR WAS SO BAD THAT THE CARS BEHIND ME ON THE ROAD COULD NOT SEE VERY WELL. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. *AK

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