1991 FORD TAURUS Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP A JERKING MOTION WAS PRODUCED. AS A RESULT, STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. DEALER STATED MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED. A RECALL 98V323000 WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

OEM 3.8 LITER V6 ENGINE FAILED, REQUIRING INSTALLTION OF RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINE AT COST OF $3608.47. *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HOME, HE TURNED A CORNER AND HEARD A SNAP. THEN, HOOD STARTED TO MOVE UP AND DOWN VIOLENTLY. CONSUMER MANAGED TO BRING VEHICLE HOME AND PARKED IT. THIS HAPPENED TODAY, AND HAS NOT YET HAD TIME TO GET A MECHANIC TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

FRONT MOTOR MOUNT HAS BROKEN TWICE HAVEN'T SEEN A RECALL ABOUT THIS YET IS THERE ONE THAT I HAVE OVER LOOKED PLZ CONTACT ME TO LET ME KNOW OF THE RECALL THAT MY CARS HAS I CALLED ONCE BEFORE N I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD NO RECALLS ON MY CAR YET I HAVE RECENTLY PRINTED OUT 6-7 THAT EFECT MY CAR. *AK

3.8L ENGINE IS NOTORIOUS FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURE/FORD DENIES ANY PROBLEMS WITH 3.8L ENGINES.*AK

AFTER SHIFTING GEARS COULD FEEL A CLUMP ON VEHICLE. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP WHERE THEY FOUND THAT FRONT AND REAR MOTOR MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE RUBBER HAD GONE BAD IN ENGINE MOUNTS. *SLC

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD SERIOUS DEFECTS WITH THE 3.8 LITER HEAD GASKETS AND THE AXODE TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER HAS FILED A CLAIM IN THE SMALL CLAIMS COURT. *MJS

FRONT BRAKES AND BACK BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE FAILED, VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. ROTORS/CALIPERS/ DRUMS SHOE PADS WERE DEFECTIVE. ALSO, RADIATOR/ OIL PAN, AND STEERING POWER ASSIST: HOSE: FLUID WERE LEAKING. AND DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. THIS CAUSED THERMOSTAT TO BURN OUT. ALSO, HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. SMOKE WOULD BE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED THAT ENGINE & HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

BLOWN HEAD ENGINE GASKET. ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 150,000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT AND REAR MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED. NLM

FORD CLAIMS NOTHING WRONG WITH 3.8 L HEAD GASKETS AND IT IS OK TO SELL JUNK! *AK

THE 3.8 LITER FORD ENGINE IS FOR PREMATURE HEADGASKET FAILURE. I CONTACTED FORD IN WRITING ASKING TO BE REIMBURSED BUT THAT WAS REJECTED. *AK

FORD KNOWS THIS TO BE A PRODUCT FAILURE ON THEIR 3.8L ENGINES....THEY ARE REFUNDING 93/94/95 MODELS FOR GASKET REPLACEMENT AND OR TOTAL ENGINE REPAIRS. BECAUSE THIS IS A RETIRED PERSON THAT PUT FEW MILES ON THE CAR ANNUALLY THE EST. GASKET FAILURE FORD SAYS AT 65,000 MILES WAS NOT REACHED UNTIL NOW. BUT THE CAR HAD KNOWN PRODUCT FAILURE ! *AK

ON MY 3.8L ENGINE, WHICH FORD HAS HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, WHICH I BELIEVE LED TO BOTH MY ENGINE FREEZING UP AND A RAPID BREAKDOWN OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENDING IN A REPAIR BILL CLOSE TO $1,800.

OIL PAN GASKET FAILED. NLM

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 60 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT 1994 AND 1995 VEHICLES WERE UNDER RECALL. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NO RECALL WAS DONE ON THOSE VEHICLES. *AK

IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REV UP TO A HIGH SPEED, BREAKING FRONT MOTOR MOUNT, HITTING INSIDE OF HOOD AND DENTING IT. *AK

ENGINE HESITATED DUE TO THE MOTOR MOUNTS BEING LOOSE. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR MOUNTS, AND MOUNTS HAVE COME LOOSE AGAIN. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND THE ENGINE WILL LIFT UP AND RUB AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE BODY. *AK

THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE. ALSO, REAR SUB-FRAME MOUNTS ARE SHEARING OFF. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS SEPARATED FROM BODY, AUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK

FRONT BOLTS AND MOUNTS HAVE RUSTED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE REAR BOLTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS ON FRONT SIDE OF ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND WILL REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE, NO RECALL ON THAT PART. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE SERVERAL TIMES WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DROP OR MOVE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

UPPER BOLT ON THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT FELL OUT. MOTOR MOUNT WAS REPLACED. ALSO, OWNS A 1992 FORD TAURUS THAT EXHIBITS A SIMILAR PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, CAME ACROSS THE SAME COMPLAINT ON NUMEROUS WEB SITES. *AK THANK YOU

MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED, REPLACEMENT MOUNTS BECAME LOOSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE POWER STEERING AND EXCESSIVE WEAR TO STRUTS.

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WORN OUT FRONT AXLE, AND A/C O-RINGS LEAK. *AK

WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH, WHEN CAR CLUNKED TO A STOP. THE CAR THEN IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND THROW CAR INTO PARK TO STOP CAR. ACCORDING TO FORD DEALERSHIP, THE FRONT RIGHT MOTOR MOUNT SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED THE MOTOR TO LIFT UP INTO THE HOOD, SEVERING THE THROTTLE CABLE AND RADIATOR HOSES. ACCORDING TO DEALER, MOTOR MOUNTS COMMONLY GO BAD AND ARE PART OF NORMAL YEARLY MAINTENANCE CHECKS. FUNNY THAT THE PAMPHLET THAT FORD PUTS OUT ON RECCOMMENDED YEARLY MAINTENANCE DOESN'T MENTION THIS ANYWHERE. THE DEALER ALSO SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECENT RECALL ON ENGINE MOUNTS AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED. REPAIRS WERE DONE INCLUDING THE RECALL, INSURANCE COVERED PART. DEALER REFUSED TO GIVE ITEMIZED REPAIR TICKET TO CUSTOMER AND GAVE NO PROOF THAT RECALL WORK WAS DONE. NOW THE POWER STEERING PUMP...

ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS. FIRST TIME WAS WITHIN 18,000, AND SECOND TIME AT APPROXIMATELY 48,000 . CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, AND NEEDED TO BE LOOKED INTO. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

MY MOTOR MOUNTS, TIE RODS, AND CV BOOTS WENT BAD. THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND TIE RODS I FEEL WENT OUT WAY TO SOON FOR ANY CAR. THIS CAR WAS GIVEN TLC BEFORE I HAD IT B/C IT WAS MY GRANDMA'S. MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKS ARE WORKING IMPROPERLY. THEY ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO OPEN WITH FINGERS. YOU HAVE TO PULL THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE USUALLY TO GET IT.

98S36. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED AND DEALER STATES THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE NOT RELATED TO RECALL. ENGINE IS TILTED. REPAIRWORK IS NOT COVERED IN RECALL. REPAIRS AT OWNERS EXPENSE. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION...

DRIVING AT 40 MPH. LOUD CLUNKING NOISE FROM FRONT OF CAR. CAR IMMEDIATELY INCREASED SPEED TO 80 MPH. BRAKES FAILED. CAR STOPPED ONLY BY THROWING INTO PARK. ACCORDING TO DEALER, RIGHT REAR MOTOR MOUNT SNAPPED, TILTING ENGINE FORWARD, SEVERING THROTTLE CABLE. MOTOR ALSO LIFTED UP HOOD RESULTING IN SEVERELY DENTED HOOD. IN PROCESS OF LIFTING INTO HOOD, ALSO SEVERED RADIATOR HOSES. TOLD BY DEALER THAT MOTOR MOUNTS COMMONLY FAIL WITH NO WARNING TO DRIVER. I WAS LUCKY THAT I COULD STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY INJURIES TO MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE. HAD THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY AT A HIGHER SPEED, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP.

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED AS WELL AS THE AXLES AS A DIRECT RESULT OF RECALL ON SUBFRAMES, CAUSING DIFFICULT STEERING.

ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS FIXED 3 TIMES AND THEN FINALLY REPLACED, ALL UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION LASTED ABOUT 70000 MILES, AND THEN HAS HAD THE SAME TYPES OF PROBLEMS, AND HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE FRONT RIGHT MOTOR MOUNT BROKE SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUALLY THE TOP BOLT VIBRATES LOOSE. THE MOUNT HAS JUST BEEN REPLACED AGAIN. THE FRONT WHEEL ROTORS CONTINUALLY GO BAD, AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED, ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT ONE. *AK

VEHICLE RECALL FOR REAR SUBFRAME MOUNT, REPAIR WORK COMPLETED BUT FAILED AGAIN AND CONSUMER PAID FOR SECOND REPAIR.

WHEN STEPPING DOWN ON GAS PEDAL THE MOTOR RAISES UP IN FRONT AND ROLLS BACKWARDS. MOTOR MOUNTS ARE LIQUID FILLED AND HAVE A DEFECT. DEALER CONTACTED, REPLACED NEW BOLT. REPAIRS WOULD BE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE DUE TO NO WARRANTY. *AK.ET.

MOTOR MOUNTS AND BODY MOUNTS CONTINUALLY COMING OUT.

ENGINE BRACE IS BOLTED AND NOT WELDED. THE BOLTS RUSTED OUT, AND THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FELL TO THE GROUND. FORD MOTOR CO. IS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM, TRANSMISSION SHOP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE DROPPED FROM VEHICLE DUE TO RUSTED ENGINE MOUNTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED DUE TO RUST.

HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT MOTOR MOUNTS WERE CRACKED & BROKEN & NEEDED REPLACING. MOTOR MOUNTS NEED REPLACING AGAIN FOR SAME PROBLEM. HAD TO REPLACE AXLES, FRONT DISC BRAKES ROTORS & CV BOOTS. REPLACED ALSO, ACCORDING TO MECHANIC.

ALUMINUM ENGINE PISTON RING CRACKED/REPLACED. REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS FAILED DUE TO CORROSION , CAUSING ENGINE/TRANSMISSION TO FALL DOWN PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, RADIATOR HAD HOLES IN THE PLASTIC/TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED/FRONT END HAS BEEN WELDED SO FA ROUT OF LINE THAT WELDS HAD TO BE BROKEN TO CORRECT MISALIGNMENT/WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO CLEAN WINDOWS/RONT HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND REA RLIGHTS FAILED. (93V-106.002). *AK

BODY MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION TO FALL ON STEERING MECHANISM. RECALL ON OTHER TAURUS MODELS HOWEVER CONSUMER'S VEHICLE NOT APPLICABLE.

REAR VALVE COVER BOLTS LOOSE, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED.

ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED TWICE.

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

ENGINE GASKET FAILURE.