1993 FORD TAURUS Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ENGINE STARTED SHAKING, WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM EXHAUST, HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON 1993 3.8 ENGINE; FORD COVERS 1994-1996 SAME ENGINE (NOT RECALL - SAFETY ISSUE); FORD PAYS TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET OR PROVIDE $4000 TO FUTURE PURCHASE OF FORD VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING AROUND FOR AN HOUR AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON CITY ROADS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED LEAKING HEAD GASKET AND VALVE COVER GASKET, AND O2 SENSOR DUE TO COOLANT CONTAMINATION. ALSO, THERMOSTAT AND SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN WHEN SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE CHECK UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

SMOKE WAS COMING OUT REAR EXHAUST, CAUSING HEAT TO FAIL AND OVERHEAT. A 1/2 GALLON TO A GALLON WAS BEING ADDED EVERY 100 MILES. DEALER GAVE CONSUMER COLD SHOULDER. CONSUMER WENT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS A BAD GASKET. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKETS; 1993 3.8 V6 ENGINE, 97,123 MILES, $1,200.00 FIX - ENGINE TEMPERATURE GUAGE OPERATED ERRATICALLY. DEALER (SOERENS FORD, BROOKFIELD, WI) ATTEMPTED DIAGNOSIS AND RETURNED CAR TO OWNER WITH WHITE SMOKE BILLOWING FROM TAIL PIPE; DEALER INFORMED CUSTOMER THAT HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN *AK

ENGINE OVERHEATED AND LOST COOLANT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

I BOUGHT MY 1993 FORD TAURUS LX USED. I HAVE NOW HAD TO HAVE THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED (3 TIMES) AND THE LOCAL FORD/MERCURY DEALER WILL ON WARRANT THE PARTS FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES WHATEVER COMES FIRST. HOW OR WHY SHOULD THE SAME PART KEEP FAILING AND THE CONSUMER HAVE TO KEEP PAYING THE PRICE TO REPLACE THEM. TO BUY NEW MOTOR MOUNTS AND LABOR TO INSTALL THEM IS ABOUT $425.00 EACH TIME. CAN YOU HELP ME???*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING AND THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD DROP BACK TO NORMAL, WHILE DRIVING THE HEAT COULD BE FELT BUT AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE STOPPED SO DID THE HEAT, THE PINHOLES IN THE RADIATOR WERE FIXED, THE THERMOSTAT AND WATER PUMP WERE REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THE MAMUFACTURER ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT THEY REFUSED REPAIR DUE TO MODEL YEAR. NLM

HEAD GASKET FAILURE!! FORD WILL NOT ADMIT DEFECT. NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO 94-95 RECALL

THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 104500 MILES. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM MY DAUGHTER AND WE DID NOT REALIZE THAT IT WAS USING WATER VERY SLOWLY. WE COULD HEAR GURGLING NOISES UNDER THE DASH BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. IT WAS AIR GETTING INTO THE SYSTEM FROM THE ENGINE. THE GASKETS WERE BAD LONG BEFORE THE 100000 MILE SILENT RECALL FORD PUT IN PLACE ON THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO SPEND AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON A PROBLEM FORD KNEW ABOUT.*AK

VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL FOR ENGINE MOUNTS. REPLACED MOUNTS HAVE FAILED AGAIN. *AK

VEHICLE WAS COLD AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS HIGH. COOLANT IN RESERVOIR WAS VERY LOW. IT WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND FOUND THAT TIMING COVER WAS DAMAGED. *AK

ON 1/22/2001 DURING A ROUTINE SERVICING I WAS TOLD THAT "THERE WAS COOLANT ON THE #4 CYLINDER. POSSIBLE HEAD GASKET." I WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED SO AS TO AVOID DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE HEAD GASKETS USED IN THIS AND OTHER MODELS OF CARS MANUFACTURED BY FORD, SUCH THAT THE HEAD GASKET OFTEN FAILS AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. *AK

HEADGASKET BLEWOUT, NO PRIOR NOTICE. *AK

REPLACED HEAD GASKET, BOLTS AND THE SIDE COVER PLATE ON TIMING CHAIN BECAUSE OF LEAKING WATER. CJ

CONSUMER SMELLED ANTIFREEZE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET, TIMING COVER GASKET, OXYGEN SENSOR AND AXLE SEALS. NLM

HEAD GASKET BLOWN AT 95,000 MILES. FORD REFUSED TO FIX, ALTHOUGH IT'S A KNOWN DEFECT.*AK

HEAD GASKETS BLEW WHEN I STARTED CAR IN GARAGE. I HAD CAR TOWED TO MY REGULAR REPAIRMAN. HE ADVISED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT UNCOMMON WITH TAURUSES. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. FIVE TIMES BY PHONE AND SENT TWO LETTERS WITH NO POSITIVE RESPONSE ALTHOUGH MY RESEARCH INDICATED THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THERE WAS NOTHING DRAMATIC ABOUT IT. I SIMPLY NOTICED THE HEATER IN THE CAR WAS NO LONGER WORKING. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO BE REPAIRED, APPROXIMATELY A WEEK OR TWO LATER, THE DEALER TOLD ME I HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THEY ESTIMATED IT WOULD COST "APPROX. $1400" TO REPAIR IT/THEM. THE WORK REQUEST DOESN'T SPECIFY WHETHER ONE OR BOTH WERE BLOWN, BUT IT DOES SPECIFY THAT BOTH WOULD BE REPLACED. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THAT IT HAS EXISTED SINCE 1988. HOWEVER, FORD HAS ONLY EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR THIS DEFECT TO CARS FROM 1994 ON. IT WAS ALMOST 1994 WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR, BUT IT IS A 1993 MODEL, AND NOT COVERED, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL.*AK

I WILL BE MAILING YOU A LETTER SENT TO MFR. ON THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD SINCE 2/8/99 THROUGH 12/18/00 ON THE RACK AND PINION, AND HEAD AND TIMING COVER GASKETS. *AK

FAILURE OF HEAD GASKETS AT 43,900. FORD HAS RECALLED 4.3 ENGINES IN 1994 AND NEWER VEHICLES UP TO 100,000 MILES ON SEERVICE PROGRAM #98MO1, BUT THEY WILL ONLY OFFER ME A $1,000 CERTIFICATE TOWARDS A NEW CAR FOR THIS FAILURE. THEY HAVE ADMITTED THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WWITH THIS ENGINE BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE. WOLTZ AND WIND HAS OFFERED TO REPAIR MY CAR FOR $1700! I HAVE EXPERIENCED ENGINE STALLING IN HOT WEATHER WHILE ON VACATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA THE LAST TWO YEARS. I JUST READ IN THE PAPER ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA LAWSUIT CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I WOULD APRECIATE ANY RESPONSE REGARDING MY PROBLEM. THANK YOU.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HEATING PROBLEMS, HEAT WOULD FLUCTUATE BETWEEN HIGH NORMAL AND HOT, CONSUMER REPLACED RADIATOR AND THERMOSTAT, SOMETIME LATER PROBLEMS BEGAN AGAIN, THIS TIME REPLACING WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT FOR THE SECOND TIME, HEAT SENSING UNIT, HEAT GAUGE, AND FAN BELT, AGAIN PROBLEMS CAME BACK AND THIS TIME MECHANIC FOUND BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING SOME REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO SPENDING MONEY FIXING PARTS THAT WERE NOT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS. *SLC

VEHICLE HAD HEATING PROBLEM. CONSUMER REPLCAED NUMEROUS PARTS, BUT STILLTHE PROBLEM EXIST. HEAT ANALYZER MACHINE INDICATED FAULTY HEAD GASKET CAUSED THE HEATING PROBLEMS. *YH

VEHICLE HAS BLOWN HEADGASKET.*AK

THE HEAD GASKET HAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL, THE DESIGN WAS FLAWED BECAUSE THE HEAD GASKET IS BETWEEN ALUMINUM AND CAST IRON WITH BOLTS CONNECTING BOTH METAL PARTS. *SLC

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO TWO VALVES WITHIN ENGINE. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REIMBURSE THE REPAIR COSTS. *YH

I TALKED TO FORD OF CANADA OVER 2 YEARS AGO ABOUT THE OIL PAN RUSTING BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HEARD OF AN OIL PAN RUSTING. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DID NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOW THE OIL PAN HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND IT IS COSTING ME ABOUT $ 500.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TWO YEARS AGO IS WHEN MY 3.8L HEAD GASKET STORY BEGAN. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DID NOT HELP ME AT THE TIME WHEN I TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEN IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR I FOUND OUT THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS EXTENDED BENFITS TO 1994 AND NEWER FORD TAURUS OWNERS. WHILE I AM HAPPY THAT THOSE OWNERS ARE GETTING HELP THAT STILL LEAVES ME OUT IN THE COLD. I TALKED TO FORD IN JUNE ABOUT THE EXTENDED BENFITS AND WAS TOLD TO FAX IN MY RECEIPTS FOR THE HEAD...

TWO MOTOR OR ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. DEALER CONFIRMED THIS WHEN VEH. IN THEIR SHOP. RECALLS WERE MADE ON FORDS MOTOR MOUNTS OR OTHER YEARS, AND SO ARE THESE MOTOR / ENGINE MOUNTS DIFFERENT THAT THE RECALLED PARTS?*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. COOLANT TEMPERATURE FULL HOT, THEN COOLS, THEN FULL HOT, ETC. *AK

THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURED DURING A BUSINESS TRIP IN AUGUST 1999. COOLING SYSTEM FAILED. AUTO WAS TOWED TO CAPITAL FORD IN RALEIGH NC. THEY INDICATED THE AUTOMOBILE HAD A LEAKING HEAD GASKET SAID THAT I SHOULD FIX IT WHEN I RETURNED TO MY HOMETOWN. THE PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY $200 IN REPAIR, I RETURNED TO CHARLOTTE. I TOOK THE CAR TO LAKE NORMAN FORD. MECHANICS SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. IN JANUARY 1999, THE CAR STARTED TO LOOSE COOLANT AND I COULD HEAR A GURGLING NOISE DURING ACCELERATION. I RETURNED THE CAR TO LAKE NORMAN FORD, THEY SAID THERE WAS AN AIR POCKET IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. I REMINDED THEM THAT CAPITAL FORD INDICATED THERE WAS A POSSIBLE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE KEPT THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS HOWEVER. THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE CAR SUFFERED A COMPLETE FAILURE AND COULD NO LONGER BE DRIVEN. I HAD...

PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 55000 MI., EST. REPAIR $1500, DEFECTIVE ENGINE. *AK

FORD DEALER WANTS $3800 TO REPLACE ENGINE, HEAD GASKETS AND VARIOUS OTHER PARTS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

HEAD GASKETS ON THE 3.8L ENGINE BLEWOUT, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK. FORD HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON HEAD GASKETS ON 1994-1995 VEHICLES. *AK

THE ENGINE BLEW A HEAD GASKET WHICH ALLOWED ENGINE COOLANT TO ENTER THE CYLINDERS. THIS RESULTS IN BILLOWING WHITE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST. IT ALSO CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE BEARING SURFACES THAT MAY RESULT IN HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. FORD HAS AN EXTENDED WARANTY ON THE SAME ENGINE FOR 1994 & 1995 MODELS BUT THEY DO NOT INCLUDE 1993 ENGINES. IF ITS THE SAME ENGINE I THINK IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED. *AK

ENGINEL OVERHEATED OFTEN. ATEMPTS TO REPAIR PROBLEMS FAILED. CAR OVERHEATED AND PRODUCED LARGE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE, STALLED, KNOCKED.WHEN TAKEN TO MECHANIC MECHANIC REPORTED THAT ENGINE GASKET HAD BLOWN. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON THE 3.8L V6 ENGINE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A EXTENDED WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

3.8 LITER ENGINE, HEAD GASKET FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 92000 MILES, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDED 1993 MODELS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK *ALSO HEATER CORE WAS BLOWN OUT. *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE/COOLANT LEAKAGES, AND ENGINE OVERHEATING. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A HEAD GASKET FAILED, AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS PREMATURELY FAILED. VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED BY FORD MANUFACTURER. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD WHITE SMOKE AND FAILED THE EMISSION TEST TWICE. *YH

FLYWHEEL ASSEMBLY AND FRONT COVER GASKETS FAILED. *SLC

BOTH HEAD GASKETS FAILED CAUSING $1074.35 IN DAMAGE WHICH FORD WILL NOT PAY FOR. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY FORD IN 1994 AND FORD COVERS THE COST OF IDENTICAL 1994 AND 1995 HEADGASKETS. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM OF THE 3.8 AND I FEEL FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF THIS WORK. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILURES I HAVE EXPERIENCED IS SIMILAR TO THAT CITED IN THE RECALL OF 1994 AND 1995 FORD TAURUS VEHICLES WHICH OCCURRED JUST OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY MILEAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ME WITH THE EXACT SAME FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO THE OWNERS OF THE 1994-5 TAURUS OWNERS BY RECALLING THE 1993 FORD TAURUS VEHICLES FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE HEAD GASKETS AND/OR THE ENGINE AT FORD'S EXPENSE. *AK

BY FORD'S SERVICE BULLETIN 98-4-9 ISSUED IN MARCH OF 1998, THEY ADMIT TO AN INSUFFICIENT ENGINE HEAD GASKET SEAL ON 3.8L V-6S WHICH CAUSES COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEMS AS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. THEY SHOULD COVER THE REPAIRS. *AK

3.8 ENGINE, BLOWN HEAD GASKET, UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND FORD HAS OFFERED TO FIX 95S AND 94S BUT NOT 93S. WHY?*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED SAME AS ON MY 1995 TAURUS. HOWEVER, FORD SAYS THE 1993 TAURUS IS NOT COVERED ON THE WARRANTY. *AK

HAD BOTH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED ON 10/6/1999 AT 90,197 MILES. RECALL IS IN EFFECT FOR 1994 AND 1995 MODELS BUT NOT 1993 ALTHOUGH SAME ENGINE (3.8L). ENGINE ENDED UP HAVING A BAD MAIN BEARING BECAUSE WATER HAD GOTTEN INTO THE OIL.

HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN OUT AT 53,000 MILES, CAUSING DAMAGE TO 3.8 LITER ENGINE. VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH NOTICED VIBRATION COMING FROM ENGINE AND VEHICLE LOST POWER. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BLOWN OUT HEAD GASKET. *AK

THERE WAS ALSO PROBLEM WITH NOTORIOUS "HEAD GASKET FAILURE" I HAD TO HAVE REPAIRED. *AK