1989 FORD TAURUS Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *NLM WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *MR

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING.*JB

CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR MOUNTS ON HIS VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE MOTOR MOUNTS BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED DUE TO VIN. *JG

VEHICLE HAS HAD 2 BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. *JG

THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKEN, THIS CAUSED THE EXHAUST CONVERTER ASS'Y TO FAIL AN CAUSE A EXHAUST LEAK BY THE ENGINE MAKING THE ENGINE RUN HOT. HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ENGINE STALLING OUT IN HOT WEATHER, REPLACED FUEL PUMP, FUEL ENJECTORS, AND IGNITION MODULE CAR IS STILL STALLING OUT WHEN THE WEATHER GETS WARM 700F AND ABOVE. TOOK IT TO SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG (NO CODES). LET THE CAR SIT AND WILL START AFTER A WHILE, SOME TIME 1 MINUTE SOMETIMES 1 HOUR.

HEAD GASKET IS LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO RADIATOR CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE.*AK

3 SETS OF MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED, THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. NLM

2 HEAD GASKETS BLEW. NLM

GRADUAL LEAK IN HEAD GASKET PRODUCING ENGINE MISFIRES ,WARRANTING REPLACEMENT BOTH AT 53,000 AND 63,000 MILES.*AK

EVER SINCE I'VE HAD THIS CAR IT HAS BEEB A MONEY PIT. I BOUGHT IT AN WAS NOT AWRE OF ALL OF THE PROPLEMS THIS MODEL WAS HAVING. THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE ELCERTICAL WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I AM DISABLED AND IT COULD HAVE GIVEN ME A HEART ATTACK. I COULD NOT HAVE PUSHED THIS CAR OFF THE ROAD. NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE FUEL INJECTORS OR THEIR SENSORS NO ONE HAS BEEN ABVLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS CURRENTLY AT MY MECHANICS GARAGE FOR TWO MONTHS HE HAS CALLLED FORD WITH OUTTOO MUCH HELP. I UNDERSTAND HE HAS REPLCED THE FUEL PUMP AND SENSORS AND IT IS STILL HESITATING WHEN ONE TRIES TO STEP ON THE GAS.*AK

EVER SINCE I'VE HAD THIS CAR IT HAS BEEB A MONEY PIT. I BOUGHT IT AN WAS NOT AWRE OF ALL OF THE PROPLEMS THIS MODEL WAS HAVING. THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE ELCERTICAL WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I AM DISABLED AND IT COULD HAVE GIVEN ME A HEART ATTACK. I COULD NOT HAVE PUSHED THIS CAR OFF THE ROAD. NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE FUEL INJECTORS OR THEIR SENSORS NO ONE HAS BEEN ABVLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS CURRENTLY AT MY MECHANICS GARAGE FOR TWO MONTHS HE HAS CALLLED FORD WITH OUTTOO MUCH HELP. I UNDERSTAND HE HAS REPLCED THE FUEL PUMP AND SENSORS AND IT IS STILL HESITATING WHEN ONE TRIES TO STEP ON THE GAS.*AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL SUDDENLY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, USUALLY STALLS ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO DEALER 6 TIMES . DEALER CANNOT NOT DETERMINE DEFECT BECAUSE BY TIME VEHICLE ARRIVES AT DEALERS VEHICLE WILL RESTART.*AK THE INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS REPLACED. ALL HEATER AND COOLANT HOSES WERE REPLACED. SERPNTINE BELT WAS CRACKED. FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. *YH

WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR REPAIRED REPEATEDLY FOR A LURCHING/JERKING PROBLEM. MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED, NEW CLUTCH, NEW TRANSMISSION, NEW BRAKES, NEW TIRES, IT IS STILL DOING THIS. IF THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF, SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET THE CAR TO TEMPORARILY STOP THE JERKING. WE ARE AGAIN, TAKING IT IN FOR REPAIRS. HAVE YOU ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM? IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU.

ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE ON BOTH SIDES OF CAR, CAUSING ENGINE TO DROP AND NO STEERING

FRONT LOWER MOTOR MOUNT FAILED.*AK

HOSE THAT IS HOOKED TO OIL FILTER IS NOT THE CORRECT ONE. ALSO, THE TWO BARS THAT HOLD THE MOTOR IN PLACE BROKE, AND WERE BARELY HOLDING THE MOTOR, BROKEN BARS WERE GRINDING AGAINST THE FAN BELT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER THE CAR WAS OKAY. WHEN THE WEATHER GOT WARM, THE CAR WENT BUMP BUMP BUMP. CONSUMER SAID IT WAS COMPUTER OR A IGNITION CONTROL PROBLEM. DEALER WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER KNEW THE PROBLEM BUT WON'T TELL CONSUMER UNLESS HE PAID FOR THAT INFORMATION. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR JUST DIED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IF FAN KICKS IN, THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS. *AK

ENGINE IS MAKING A NOICE WHEN BRAKING AND ACCERATING.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET AND RADIATOR. MJS

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ENGINE SEPARATED FROM TRANMISSION, AND THEN VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

ENGINE OIL PAN IS LEAKING OIL DIRECTLY ON OR NEAR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THUS FAR, ALOT OF SMOKE IS GIVEN OFF WHEN THIS OCCURS. REPAIR WORK DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH, WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD BUMP NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE. PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP TO GET A OIL CHANCE, AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT UP IN THE AIR ON A MACHINE, THEY NOTICED A BIG HOLE IN THE PART THAT HOLDS THE BOLT. THE PART WAS RUSTY. *AK

ENGINE MOUNT HEAD BOLT FELL OFF DUE TO RUST.

WHILE DRIVING THREE MOTOR MOUNTS FELL OFF. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET DIES OUT, IT BLOWS OUT AT 90,000 MILES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THE 1995 WINDSTAR HAS THE SAME 3.8 6 CYCLINDER ENGINE. BUT THEY WILL NOT WRITE UP THE REPAIR FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

CRANKSHAFT FAILED.

MOTOR MOUNTS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL, HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES.

HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT LESS THAN A YEAR.

THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS RUSTED AND FAILED ON THE TIE RODS, MAKING IT HARDER TO DRIVE. *AK

ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED ALLOWING ENGINE TO FALL OUT.

MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED DUE TO BEING TOO THIN. IN ADDITION, MOTOR MOUNTS/AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE/ENGINE HEAD GASKET/ALTERNATOR/POWER STEERING HOSE/REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

REAR MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.

WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD OR TAKING OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT THEREIS A HEAVY METAL CLUNKING SOUND. MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED (2) OR (3) YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF DEFECT. CONSUMER IS HEARING SAME NOISE AGAIN. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER AT THIS TIME. *AK

REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS; ALSO REPLACED FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS/HEAD GASKETS/POWER STEERING HOSE/AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE/ALTERNATOR. *AK

OIL PAN LEAK.

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED 4 TIMES, TWICE PRIOR TO RECALL.

ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED, RESULTING IN ENGINE PROBLEM. TT APRIL 1994 ARTICLE IN GOOD HOUSEKEEPING CLAIMED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *YH

THE BOLT BROKE OFF OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. ALMOST RUINED THE ENGINE. TT THE BROKEN BOLT CAUSED THE LOSS OF ALL ENGINE COOLANT, CONSUMER STATES ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM, MECHANIC ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THE BOLT HAD BROKEN OFF DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE BOLT.*JB

CRACKED ENGINE CYLINDER HEADS, ALSO BENT RODS. *AW

THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS REPLACED BY A RECALL 7/92 HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM NOW . TT

HEARD LOUD NOISE, THEN STEERING WENT OUT, MOUNTS HAD BROKEN. TT

ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS ARE SLACK, ALLOWS ENGINE/TRANSMISSION TO SLIP SLIGHTLY; BOTH REAR MOUNTS HAVE SEPARATED; STILL DRIVEABLE; NO ACCIDENTS. TT

VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKS. *AW

HEAD GASKET REPLACED. *AW