1993 FORD TAURUS Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

PER DEALER, IF THE LOWER MOTOR MOUNTS ARE NOT REPLACED, WILL RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF TAURUS OWNERS HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS REPAIR, OFTENTIMES MORE THAN ONCE.

SMOKE STARTED BOLWING OUT OF THE ENIGINE, AND ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE ENGINE DUE TO THE LOSS OF ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS PARTS FAILING TO WORK PROPERLY. THEY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLOWN/ONE DEAD ENGINE CYLINDER NEEDS REPLACEMENT/ONE ENGINE MOUNT BROKE AND OTHER IS CRACKING/POWER STEERING MAKES GRINDING NOISES WHENEVER WHEEL IS TURNED, AND SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO RETRACT. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL. DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED. *AK

ENGINE MOUNT FAILED, RECALL ON OTHER MODELS WITH LARGER SIZE MOTORS, VEHICLE DENIED.

HEAD GASKETS FAILED REQUIRING ENGINE REPAIR TO INCLUDE HEAD GASKETS AND VALVE COVER GASKETS AS WELL AS COOLING SYSTEM FLUSH AND TUNE-UP. FORD STATES NO PROGRAM FOR ASSISTANCE THOUGH ON 94-95 MODELS A RECALL PROGRAM IS OFFERED.

THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS DETERIORATED, WATER GOT INTO THE ENGINE & IT STARTED TO SPLATTER & STALL OUT. *AK

THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE FOR NO REASON. THE REAR MOTOR MOUNTS HAD ALSO FAILED. ALSO, THE RADIATOR HOSE WAS RIPPED AWAY. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION.

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO ROCK VIOLENTLY.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT FORD HAS BEEN RECALLING THEIR TAURUSES DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THEIR MOTOR HEADS CRACKING. OUR HEADS CRACKED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND TO CRACK THE MOTOR BLOCK. WE NOW HAVE TO BUY A NEW MOTOR. EVEN THOUGH FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY ARE ONLY RECALLING THE 1994S AND 1995. IF FORD KNOWS THAT THE 1993S HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, WHY WON'T THEY HELP US. WE CONTACTED THEM AND THEY SAID FLAT OUT "NO."

CYLINDER HEADS, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT.

HEAD GASKET FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, HOWEVER DENIED.

BLOWN HEAD GASKET CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE HEAD, ROD, AND BEARINGS RESULTING IN ENGINE DAMAGE.

VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING. MECHANIC STATES THE HEAD GASKETS ARE DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK

TRANSMISSION- SHIFTS ERRATICALLY, VIOLENTLY SHIFTS INTO LOW GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS(THIS IS NOT PASSING GEAR). SEEMS TO OCCUR ONLY WHEN WEATHER IS VERY HOT AND HAVE BEEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. FORD WILL NOT REPLACE THE MOUNTS EVEN THOUGH A SAFETY RECALL WAS ISSUED. REASON - OVER 60,000 MILES, ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL DEALER.

THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET BURNT OUT, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN IT WOULD VIBRATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON & STAY. TOOK TO MECHANIC & TOLD MOTOR MOUNTS HAD SNAPPED & THE TIE RODS WERE DAMAGED AND THEY NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE MOUNTS TWISTED AND BROKE OFF WHICH ALMOST CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

HEAD GASKET, RADIATOR AND WATER PUMP FAILED.

TRANSMISSION / HEAD GASKET FAILURE.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKED PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO AGE OF VEHICLE. *AK

SERPENTINE BELT BROKE SEVERAL TIMES, PULLEY FAILED TWO TIMES.

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE AT 30,000 MILES, AND WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND BROKE AGAIN AT 82,000, DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM, AND THAT THE SECOND REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, AND DEALER CHARGED TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY EXPIRED. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING WAY BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT, AND THE DEALER WAS GIVING HIM THE RUN AROUND. *AK WIPER MOTOR STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDOW, DEALER REPLACED MULTI SWITCH. 2 OUTER TIE RODS REPLACED AND SET TOE DUE TO LOOSE STEERING. *SLC

ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LEAK ENGINE COOLANT AND ENGINE OIL FROM EXHAUST/TAIL PIPE. ALSO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. *AK

DRIVING AT 5 MPH, CONSUMER HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIRBRATE. ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN, MOVING ANOTHER PART OF THE ENGINE PARTS FROM THE TRANSMISSION. CONTACTED THE DEALER . *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILURE. UPON IGNITION VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND THEN CLUNKED WHEN PUT INTO GEAR. EXISTING TBS ON BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS.

FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LIFT OUT OF THE ENGINE'S BAY.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE DOESN'T GIVE ANY PRIOR WARNING BEFORE CUTTING OFF. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE JUST SLOWS DOWN , NOT GIVING THE VEHICLE ANY TYPE OF POWER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES, DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, GIVING NO PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE JUST SHAKES ALOT. WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR AND TOUCHING THE ACCLERATOR, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER TOO. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOUR TO FIVE TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE.

HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO FOUL SPARK PLUG, AND HEAD GASKET MUST BE REPLACED. FORD ISSUED A TSB IN MARCH 1998, ARTICLE 98-4-9, (ISSUED OVER 5 YEARS AFTER MODEL YEAR) IDENTIFING THIS AS A PROBLEM. THEIR WORDS COOLANT MAY LEAK FROM THE HEAD GASKET. CAUSED BY INSUFFICENT SEALING OF THE HEAD GASKET. THE IMPROPER SEALING IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SOULD BE REMEDIED BY FORD. FORD HAS DECLINED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

HEAD GASKET FAILURE, CONSUMER LEARNED OF SERVICE PROGRAM 98M01 AND FEELS FORD SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM IN THE 1993 MODELS AS WELL AS THE OTHER MODELS DUE TO THE COSTLY REPAIR. *SLC

CONSUMER'S COMPLAINT CONCERNED THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE FOR VEHICLE 2.8L. CURRENT ENGINE GASKET PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE RECALL FOR THE 1994 & 1995 ENGINE GASKET DEFECTS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING HOT. THE DEALER INFORMED OWNER THAT ONE OF THE HEAD GASKETS CRACKED. *AK

FAULTY ENGINE GASKETS NEED REPLACING.

ENGINE MOUNT FAILED.

DUE TO RUST ON THE OIL PAN TWO BIG HOLES DEVELOPED UNDERNEATH THE OIL PAN WHICH CAUSED AN OIL LEAK WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. *AK *JB

OIL PAN RUSTED THROUGH.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW.

THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE LOOSENED, CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK EVERYTIME IT WAS PUT INTO GEAR. *AK

ENGINE GASKET AND OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURES.

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

THE HEAD GASKET LEAKS. ALSO, THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED WHEN ANTI-FREEZE WAS FOUND ON THE OLD OXYGEN SENSOR. MECHANIC STATES THAT THIS IS A SIGN OF A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET, IT JUST STARTED TO LEAK. BUT DRIVING WILL MAKE IT WORSE, AND COULD RESULT IN MORE DAMAGE TO HEAD GASKET AND THEN AN ENGINE BLOCK. *AK