1993 FORD TAURUS Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD TAURUS. ON MAY 30, 2007, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE CONTACT NOTICED BLACK SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, WHICH LED TO THE VEHICLE BEING ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE LOT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SUSTAINED DAMAGE AS WELL AS THE ITEMS THAT WERE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AND CAN OBTAIN A COPY OF THE SHERIFF'S REPORT. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 170,000.

BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON 1993 FORD TAURUS WITH 3.8L ENGINE WITH 63,890 MILES. TOTAL REPAIR $2008.12. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING 1993 TAURUS ENGINE PROBLEMS. *TS *JB

FORD TAURUS HEATER STARTED BLOWING COLD AIR AND A CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE REAR EXHAUST PIPE WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. LIMP INTO DEALER WHO SAID THE HEAD GASKET IS SHOT WHICH IS COMMON ON THE 3.8L V6 ENGINES IN FORDS. MENTIONED TO THE DEALER THAT I ONLY HAD 63,890 MILES ON THE CAR AND HE SAID THAT'S WHEN THEY USUALLY START TO GO. PAID TOTAL OF $2008.12 FOR REPAIR INCLUDING NEW RADIATOR WHICH THEY SAID I NOW NEED AFTER PUTTING IT ALL BACK TOGETHER BECAUSE THE CAR WAS LEAKING COOLANT WHICH IT HAD NOT BEFORE I GOT CAR HOME AFTER BEING ALL FIXED AND IT WAS LEAKING COOLANT. RETURNED BACK TO FORD AND THEY FORGOT TO TIGHTEN A HOSE. I BELIEVE THE ORGINAL RADIATOR WAS FINE THE HOSE WAS NOT TIGHTENED ENOUGH IN THE FIRST PLACE. *JB

NAR 03/03/2003. THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHICH EVENTUALLY HAD TO BE REPLACED, ALSO THE BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY DUE TO LACK OF A SECOND GEAR. THE ENGINE WENT OUT IN NOV 1997 WHICH WAS LIKELY HEAD GASKET FAILURE. JAN 9, 2003 THE ENGINE OVERHEATED WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED AS A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET IN THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPLACED IT. THREE YEARS LATER WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A HEAD GASKET BLOW OUT. *AK

THE VEHICLE EMITTED WHITE SMOKE, STEAM AND LOTS OF COOLANT VIA TAIL PIPE. *NM

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *LA

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, AND THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. TSB 398-4-9 WAS FOUND IN REFERENCE TO 1998-1995 MODELS ARE PRONE TO FAILURE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. MR SCC *JB

HEATER BLEW OUT COLD AIR - HAD TO HAVE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED ON 1993 FORD TAURUS. DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 20 MILES AND ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISE - HAD TO HAVE ROD BEARINGS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY FORD SERVICE MECHANIC THAT THERE ARE VERY COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE 3.8 L ENGINES. *NLM

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE AFTER 2,000 MILES, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*JB

* OHIO TRAFFIC SAFETY REPORT* THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JG *JB

THE VEHICLE?S HEAD GASKET LEAKED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE DEALER EITHER REPLACE THE ENGINE OR REPLACE THE GASKET. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO PULL OVER TO LET THVEHICLE COOL DOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

I SUPPOSE I WAS MORE FORTUNATE THAN MANY IN THAT MY 1993 TAURUS WENT 92,550 MILES BEFORE THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW. THIS INCIDENT REQUIRED REPAIRS COSTING $1812.48. I AM OUTRAGED THAT FORD WILL NOT EXTEND ITS WARRANTY ON 1994 AND 1995 3.8L ENGINE HEAD GASKETS TO THE 1993 MODELS AS WELL, AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MY VOICE HEARD. THANK YOU.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED AT LOW MILEAGE, FORD CONDUCTED OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS WHICH REPAIRED HEAD GASKETS ON CERTAIN SPECIFIED VEHICLES AT NO COST, CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *SLC

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE HEAD GASKETS REPAIRED, NOT KNOWING OF THE KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE GASKETS, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP, THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED AND FORD WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO MODEL YEAR (MY) AND IT IS OVER THE RECALL WARRANTEE LIMIT, CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. *JG

OIL AND ANTIFREEZE WAS MIXING TOGETHER CAUSING VEHICLE TO SMOKE DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK *TT

AT FIRST START VEHICLE WOULD JERK, THEN ON 30 APRIL, 2002 SMOKE WAS COMING FROM TAILPIPE. MECHANIC DETERMINED HEADG ASKET WAS BLOWN.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE 3.8L V6 ENGINE (ON THE SECOND ENGINE REPLACEMENT) WOULD OVER HEAT WHILE DRIVING, TAKEN TO A REPAIRS SHOP AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE HEAD GASKETS REPAIRED, NOT KNOWING OF THE KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE GASKETS, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP, THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED AND FORD WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO MODEL YEAR (MY) AND IT IS OVER THE RECALL WARRANTEE LIMIT, CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. *JG

HEADGASKET BLEW IN JUNE OF 1999, 5000 MILES LATER HEADGASKET HAS BLOWN AGAIN. NLM *TT

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH DRIVER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM TAILPIPE. DRIVER PARKED VEHICLE, AND CONTACTED A MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATED THAT HEAD ENGINE WAS BAD.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD GASKETS ARE GOING BAD AGAIN, VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY AND COOLANT FLUID WAS IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS, HAD GASKETS REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK. CONSUMER STATED AFTER DEALER REPLACED GASKETS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, RADIATOR FAILED, IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR, PCV FAILED, FUEL INJECTOR SEAL, IGNITION MODULE, STARTER MOTOR, AND EXHAUST GAS RECALCULATION (EGR) FAILED. *YD

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING POSSIBLE ON THIS CAR. THE HEAD GASKET FAILED WITH NO WARNING, NO OVERHEATING - CAR WOULD NOT START, HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER WHO INFORMED THAT HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. HEAD GASKET FAILED AGAIN 7 MONTHS LATER. HAD TROUBLE WITH SURGING, RACING ENGINE FROM ABOUT 25000 MILES, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. FINALLY, REPLACED SPEED SENSOR WHEN OUT OF WARRANTY, AND IT FAILED AGAIN 4 MONTHS LATER. HAVE HAD TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS REPLACED, MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED TWICE, BRAKE PROBLEMS STARTING AT 24,000 MILES. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR CAME APART WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE COOLING FAN IS NOW STICKING, WHICH STARTED AT 65000 MILES.MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THIS PART IS NOTORIOUS FOR GOING BAD, AND THAT SO MANY HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACE, THE PRICE OF THE PART HAS GONE DOWN. I FEEL THE 1993 3.8L TAURUS MODELS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE...

MY 1993 TAURUS HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT 60000 MILES. FORD HAS RECALLED ALL 1994-1995 VEHICLES AND REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. WHY HAVEN'T THE 93 MODELS ALSO BEEN RECALLED & REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE? THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTERERS DEFECT AND ALL 3.8L ENGINES SHOULD BE FIXED. THEY ALSO GAVE THESE VEHICLES 7 YEAR, 100,000 MILE WARRANTY EXTENSIONS. ONCE AGAIN, WHY NOT THE 93 MODELS TOO?????? I'VE CHECKED ON VARIOUS MESSAGE BOARDS & THERE SEEMS TO BE SUBSTANIAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE 93'S. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU COULD GIVE ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANKS JOHN. *AK

CAN YOU GIVE ME THE UPDATED INFORMATION FOR HEADGASKET REPLACEMENT AS NOTED ON THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #9811329, BULLETIN SEQUENCE NUBMER#749? WE HAVE A 1993 FORD TAURAS THAT WAS SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 4/99. RECENTLY READ THAT FORD IS REIMBURSING CONSUMERS FOR THIS SERVICE. FORD MOTOR CO. IN MICHIGAN TELLS ME THAT WE ARE NOT ON THEIR "LIST" TO BE REIMBUSED??? DEALER TELLS ME ONLY '94 AND '95 MODELS APPLY BUT CAN NOT GIVE SPECIFICATIONS TO ME IN WRITING.....PLEASE HELP!*AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW. LOSS OF COMPRESSION. SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE IN EXHAUST- CREATED POLLUTION. MY MECHANIC SAYS THIS MODEL ENGINE HAS BEEN TARGET OF RECALLS FOR BAD HEAD GASKET, BUT DEALER SAYS THAT IS 94 AND 95, NOT 93 MODEL. DEALER CHARGED ME OVER $1100 TO FIX IT.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED AT LOW MILEAGE, FORD CONDUCTED OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS WHICH REPAIRED HEAD GASKETS ON CERTAIN SPECIFIED VEHICLES AT NO COST, CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *SLC

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED HEAD HASKET FAILURE ALONG WITH EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE COLLATERAL ENGINE DAMAGE, SINCE THE REBUILDING OF THE ENGINE, CONSUMER HAS REPEATEDLY EXPERIENCED ENGINE STALLING AND OVERHEATING, WHERE THE POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES WOULD JUST SHUT DOWN, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME SINCE THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, DEALER REFUSED TO ASSIST CONSUMER WITH COSTLY REPAIRS, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT FAILURE WAS DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN.*JB

THE RACK & PINION PULLS APART AND CAUSES THE FRONT END TO BECOME OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND ALSO CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STEER TERRIBLY. THE RIGHT FRONT MOTOR MOUNT BURST BECAUSE IT IS HYDRAULIC THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN THE RACK AND PINION GOES OUT. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO HAS A DEFECT IN THE FOURTH GEAR RATIO AND SHOWS ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER WHEN SERVICED.

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION ENGINE WAS BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH DUE TO WEARING OUT THE MOTOR MOUNTS , AND CAUSING THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER STATED VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK

I HAD THE GASKETS REPLACED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT 124239 MILES BECAUSE OF BURNING OIL. THE SECOND TIME WAS AT 163227 MILES BECAUSE COOLANT WAS MIXING WITH OIL. *AK

I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THE RECALL WAS ON THE 3.8L ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS, NOT 3.0L. THIS CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS IN POWER AND ACCELERATION DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. AN ADDITIONAL PROBLEM IS BEING EXPERIENCED WITH HEADLIGHTS NOT STAYING ON. AGAIN FORD SAYS MY CAR DOES NOT MEET THIS RECALL NOTIFICATION.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING ENGINE TO RISE AND TO BECOME EXTREMELY LOUD. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

I JUST REPORTED TO YOU ABOUT A REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF THE HEAD GASKETS ON OUR ENGINE BACK IN 1997 AT 95470 MILES AND NOW WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES 4 YEARS LATER AT 157963 MILES. WE FEEL AS THOUGH FORD SHOULD BE STANDING BY THIS ENGINE AND THE COST BECAUSE THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPAIR AND REPLACE HEAD GASKETS ON THEIR ENGINES EVERY FOUR YEARS. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT FORD BUT THEY ARE NOT ONLY NOT WILLING BUT ALSO DO NOT RETURN ANY CALLS TO US ON THIS MATTER. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE SOME HELP IN HAVING FORD STAND FOR THEIR PRODUCTS. I ALSO AM AWARE OF A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THEIR 1994-1995 ENGINES; WILL WHAT ABOUT US THAT HAVE THE 1993 DOING THE SAME! PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU! *AK

HEAD GASKET HAD A LEAK AND OVERHEATED BLOCK, AND CAUSED BLOCK TO WARP. CONSUMER STATED CAR WAS NOT DRIVEABLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 98 V 323 000/ SUBFRAME CORROSION ON 03-MAR-1999 AT VICTOR FORD IN WAUCONDA, IL 847-526-5541. CONSUMER STATED THAT REMEDY HAS FAILED. *AK MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE REPLACED, AS WELL AS EXHAUST SYSTEM BECAUSE ENGINE PIPE INTO MUFFLER WAS CRACKED DUE TO CONSTANT JERKING MOTION. *JB

HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 65K. AS I LATER FOUND OUT, THIS IS THE SECOND HEAD GASKET ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 39K. TIMING COVER NEEDED TO REPLACED AS WELL. *AK

THIS IS A 1993 FORD TAURUS WITH 59000 MILES THAT BLEW HEAD GASKET WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. CALLED FORD AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP COMPENSATE THIS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTOR. THERE ARE MANY MANY PEOPLE ON THE WEB POSTING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME RESULTS. NOTHING FROM FORD. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, THEN REPLACED UNDER RECALL, AND REPLACED 1 TIME OWNER PAY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. THEN VIBRATION WOULD STOP, AND LATER START OVER AGAIN. WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE GOING UP HILL.*AK RADIATOR LEAKED AND WAS REPLACED, DEALER ALSO REPLACED HEAD GASKETS. *SLC

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. ANTI FREEZE LEAKED OUT OF ENGINE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, INFORMED CONSUMER NO RECALLS ON VEHICLE.*AK *SLC

ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING ONE MORNING ON A COLD START AND CAUSED A BLACK SMOKE TO COME OUT OF TAILPIPE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, STATED THAT HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *CONSUMER SPENT APPROXIMATELY $2500.00 TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT.*AK

IVE PUT 36000 MILES ON THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 1995 I WAS GOING TO WORK ONE MORNING AND THIS CAR JUST BLEW A HEAD GASKET WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING OR ANYTHING. *AK

WAS DRIVING 30MPH AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM EXHAUST. HAD A 3.8LITER ENGINE. HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND SPOKE TO REPRESENTATIVE #2072. WAS INFORMED LOW FAILURE RATE ON THOSE VEHICLES, AND NO RECALLS EVER ISSUED.*AK CONSUMER STATES HE CONTACTED FORD HEADQUARTERS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY SPENT OVER THEIR BUDGET AND THAT THE VEHICLE THAT CONSUMER HAS THE YEAR IS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. MOTOR MOUNTS DISCONNECTED FROM BODY.*AK

CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR A RECALL ON MOTOR MOUNTS. ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF LATER MOTOR WAS LIFTING OUT OF CAR, AND CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ENGINE STOPPED, AND STEERING CONTROL/ BRAKING SYSTEM WERE LOST. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN, AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, POSSIBLY THE HEADS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK