1993 FORD TAURUS Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE ONLY OWNED IT FOR A YEAR AND 1/2, AND HAVE ALREADY PUT MORE MONEY IN TO IT THAN I WILL EVER GET OUT OF IT. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE! I WENT THROUGH IN A FOUR WEEK SPAN HAVING THE BRAKES GO OUT, THE MUFFLER FELL OFF. THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW, THE WATER PUMP BROKE AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. I HATE THIS CAR!! DT

I HAVE HAD AN INVISIBLE COOLANT LEAK FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS. I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE HOSES AND THE THERMOSTAT THREE TIMES. THIS WEEK THE CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ADN DISCOVERED FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1998. FORD HAS TAKEN STEPS TO REPAIR VEHICLES FROM THE 1994 AND 1995 MODEL YEARS, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE FOR THE 1993 MODEL YEAR. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, RECEIVED COURTEOUS SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO FOR ME. DT

VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THEN CAME BACK ON. RECALL WAS DONE 2 YEARS AGO, DEALER REPLACED THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH.*JB CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL, THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL BOX WAS REPLACED, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS NOT WORKED FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT ENGINE IS ERRATIC AND FREQUENTLY STALLS SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, FORD CAN NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH VEHICLE STOPPPED, BUT MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN.*AK

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT IN STOP AND GO DRIVING, DEALER PERFORMED FUEL AND IGNITION TESTS, FOUND COOLANT WAS LOW AND RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET, CONSUMER DECLINED REPAIRS, CONSUMER THINKS TFI MODULE IS CAUSE OF PROBLEM, MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

VEHICLE STALLS IN HOT WEATHER AT ANY SPEED, ANY TIME. HAS STALLED AT LEAST 20 TIMES, DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT FUEL PUMP ALSO FAILED. *TT

PREVIOUSLY OWNED ANOTHER 1993 TAURUS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT IN STOP AND GO DRIVING, DEALER PERFORMED FUEL AND IGNITION TESTS, FOUND COOLANT WAS LOW AND RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET, CONSUMER DECLINED REPAIRS, CONSUMER THINKS TFI MODULE IS CAUSE OF PROBLEM, MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 4 TIMES AT ANY SPEED. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK

IT SEEMS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 93 FORD TARUS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS...COMPANY IS ONLY COMPENSATING OWNERS OF 94 AND 95 MODELS...CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO HELP THOSE OF US WHO HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM BUT NOT THE "RIGHT" YEAR?NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

I AM WRITING ABOUT THE PROBLEM THAT OCCURS WHILE WE ARE DRIVING OUR FORD TAURUS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR TURNS OFF WITH NO WARNING, AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING AT 65-70 MPH IN HIGHWAY/EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC AS WELL AS ON LOCAL STREETS AT 30 - 45 MPH. WE HAVE REPORTED THIS TO FORD AND TO FORD DEALERSHIP MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE SAID THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS SUCH AS THIS. WE HAVE TO OPEN THE HOOD AND LET THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COOL DOWN. WHEN THE COMPARTMENT COOLS DOWN THEN THE CAR STARTS RIGHT UP AND RUNS UNTIL IT STOPS AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE CAR JUST STOPS IN FRONT OF OTHER CARS AND WE HAVE TO TRY TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER OR GRASS OR WHATEVER IS THERE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ASAP. I NOTICE THAT OTHER...

WOULD BE DRIVING 65MPH WHEN VEHICLE STALLED OUT IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT PROBLEM WAS TRANSMISSION. SECOND TIME INFORMED IT WAS MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND MECHANIC REPLACED IT. STALLING PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *SLC

WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING VEHICLE WILL START TO STUMBLE AND HESITATE FOR A FEW MINTUES. THEN, VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. THIS PROBLEM WILL ONLY HAPPEN IN THE SUMMER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH, THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS, AND ENGINE STALLED/ CUT OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO COAST VEHICLE TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. CONSUMER FEELS VEHICLE WILL NOT RUN IN HOT WEATHER. CONSUM PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT. THE ENGINE STOPPED AND SMKE BILLOWED FROM THE HOOD. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL SAFELY OFF THE ROAD.*AK

ENGINE IS RUNNING VERY ROUGH, SOUNDS LIKE CONSUMER IS DRIVING A TRUCK.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BOUGHT VEHICLE USED. WHILE DRIVING 35MPH VEHICLE IT STARTED TO VIBRATE. VIBRATION WOULD STOP, THEN START OVER AGAIN. HAD LOST POWER GOING UPHILL.*AK *SLC

FORD HAS COVERED THIS FAILURE FOR 1994/1995 TAURUS, BUT HAS ADMITTED THE PROBLEM EXISTS IN 1988-1995 FORD VEHICLES. 40% OF THESE FAILURES OCCUR BETWEEN 60,000 AND 75,000 MILES. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHEN DRIVING OR OPERATING VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR AT A TIME, REGARDLESS OF SPEED, VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE AND STALL. CONSUMER SAID THAT ENGINE COULD BE RESTARTED, BUT IT WILL NOT REMAIN RUNNING. IT IS AN ESTIMATED TIME OF AN HOUR TO PASS BEFORE ENGINE WILL RESTART AND REMAIN RUNNING. DEALERSHIP WILL REPLACE VARIOUS PARTS ON VEHICLE, BUT THEIR ACTIONS WILL NOT CORRECT DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED, HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES. *AK

BOUGHT THE CAR FROM ESTATE OF DECEASED UNCLE WHO BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM TRAGRESSER, CAR HAD 30,000 MILES. IN JANUARY, 2001 GAVE THE CAR TO MY DAUGHTER JESSICA HOPKINS, TRANS WENT OUT IN FEBRUARY. CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVE.NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

VEHICLE STALLING INTERMITTENTLY, AT ANY SPEED/ANY TIME. DEALER STATED THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION DEVICE. *AK VEHICLE WILL NOT START WHETHER IT IS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. STARTER, SPARKPLUGS, AND BATTERY HAVE BEEN REPLACED, DOOR CHIME WOULD SOUND WHEN KEYS WERE NOT IN IGNITION. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND EXPERIENCES ERRATIC SHIFTING. FAULTY FRONT STRUTS CAUSE VEHICLE TO OVERSTEER, TIRES WERE ROTATED AND FRONT WAS ALIGNED TO HELP PROBLEM, HOWEVER DID NOT REMEDY. DASHBOARD RATTLES, HOWEVER DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND THERE IS WIND NOISE WHEN DRIVEN OVER 20 MPH, LEFT DOOR WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. KEYLESS ENTRY FAILED, PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK INOPERABLE. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NEVER INSTALLED. THERE IS A CONSISENT WIND SOUND IN VEHICLE. FRONT END EXPERIENCED SHAKING. EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION. DIFFICULT AND NOISY STEERING OCCURRED, DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING LINE. FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED. EXHAUST REPLACED....

I PURCHASED A 1993 FORD TAURUS WITH 37,746 MILES ON IT ON JULY 8, 2000 FOR $6957. ON AUG. 18, 2000 AS I WAS DRIVING ON I-75 THE ENGINE MADE A NOISE AND STARTED SMOKING. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY TO A FORD DEALER THAT WAS RIGHT OFF THE EXIT. IT TOOK OVER 5 WEEKS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE COST WAS $5532.27. THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT SAID IF IT HAD HAPPENED NEAR THEM THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOWER THE COST A LITTLE BIT BUT OTHERWISE TOO BAD. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO HELP WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR AS $12,489 FOR A 7 YEAR OLD CAR IS RIDICULOUS AND I ONLY HAD IT FOR 40 DAYS. FOR THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY I COULD HAVE PURCHASED A MUCH NEWER VEHICLE. I AM A SENIOR WIDOW ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND CAN NOT AFFORD THIS. I HAVE...

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE CUTS OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO LET THE VEHICLE COOL OFF AND TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE A/C ON, CONSUMER DID THIS IN 103 DEGREE WEATHER, MECHANIC IS UNSURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. NLM

THE HEAD GASKETS AND MOTOR MOUNTS REQUIRED REPAIR, DUE TO THESE FAILURES THE ANTI FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE DUE TO LEAKING. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENGINE BEING DEFECTIVE TO EXPERIENCE THESE FAILURES PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE REACHING 20,000. *MJS

FORD WILL NOT FIX THE 93 TAURUS. ONLY 94 AND UP TAURUS EVEN THOUGHT THE DEFECT IS THE SAME.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM CO TO IL, HOT LITE CAME ON. ENGINE TURNED OFF AND PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD (INT76).2YR OLD, 10YR OLD, 2 ADULTS ON SIDE OF HIWAY - CARS PASSING @70MPH & ABOVE. FORTUNATELY HAD A CELL PHONE - STILL SAT ON SIDE FOR 2+HOURS. NEW ENGINE, TRANS, WATER PUMP INSTALLED 9/99. HEAD GASKET LEAK DETECTED 12/2000 AFTER BLOWING RADIATOR. RADIATOR REPLACED BY A NON-FORD GARAGE. DEALER SAID IT WAS A BAD RADIATOR (NEW RADIATOR HAD BEEN INSTALLED 2 WEEKS PRIOR-SEAMS BURST NOT RUSTED). PACKEY WEBB NOW REPAIRING HEAD GASKET & WATER PUMP (FAILURE PROBABLY CAUSED BY GASKET LEAK SAME AS THE RADIATOR). FORD WILL COVER THE PARTS BUT NOT THE LABOR AND WILL NOT COVER THE RADIATOR. VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER (JOE MADDEN - DOWNERS GROVE, IL) SEVERAL TIMES FOR "ROUGH RUNNING" PROBLEMS DURING THE FULL WARRANTY PERIOD (OF THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE)...

3.8 LT. ENGINES W/ AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ARE VERY FAILURE PRONE, FORD HAS A REAL PROBLEM AND SHOULD MAKE IT RIGHT WITH ALL THE PEOPLE THAT GOT SCREWED BY THESE CARS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND TRIED TO START VEHICLE, BUT IT DID NOT START. THEN, TRIED AGAIN AND VEHICLE STARTED. ONCE AGAIN ON ROAD AT A RED LIGHT ENGINE DIED. CONSUMER LET VEHICLE COOL DOWN AND STARTED IT AGAIN. IT LOOKED LIKE WHEN VEHICLE HEATED UP ENGINE WILL DIE. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE. *AK

THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS, NO MECHANIC CAN SEEM TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *CJ

RECALL NEEDS TO INCLUDE 93 TAURUS. NO SAFETY DEFECT INCLUDED IN SUMMARY. *AK

THE DEALER WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED HAS DECLINED FIXING. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS, NO MECHANIC CAN SEEM TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *CJ

VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS. *SLC

CAR WAS BOUGHT FROM ORIGINAL OWNER. THE CONDITION WAS EXCELLENT, ONLY 69,000 MILES ON ENGINE. IT STARTED TO FALL APART WITHIN 3 WEEKS, FIRST STEERING, THEN TRANSMISSION, NOW THE ENGINE. ACCORDING TO LEMONAIDCARS.COM THE 1993 TAURUS IS FULL OF PROBLEMS. FORD SAID ITS NOT THERE PROBLEM AND REF'D TO GREEN VALLEY FORD THIS DEALERSHIP WE DO NOT TRUST. THEY ALWAYS ADD ON THINGS TO A CARS 'PROBLEM'. WE ARE NOT BUYIN A FORD EVER AGAIN! *AK

CAR WAS BOUGHT FROM ORIGINAL OWNER. THE CONDITION WAS EXCELLENT, ONLY 69,000 MILES ON ENGINE. IT STARTED TO FALL APART WITHIN 3 WEEKS, FIRST STEERING, THEN TRANSMISSION, NOW THE ENGINE. ACCORDING TO LEMONAIDCARS.COM THE 1993 TAURUS IS FULL OF PROBLEMS. FORD SAID ITS NOT THERE PROBLEM AND REF'D TO GREEN VALLEY FORD THIS DEALERSHIP WE DO NOT TRUST. THEY ALWAYS ADD ON THINGS TO A CARS 'PROBLEM'. WE ARE NOT BUYIN A FORD EVER AGAIN!

DURING HOT DAYS THIS SUMMER AND WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AT STOPLIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS, THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT 50 60 MPH. ALSO THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THE EVENT. ON OCCASIONS IT WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY START AFTER LONG DRIVES WITHIN AN 1/2 HOUR OF PARKING IT. THESE EVENTS JUST STARTED AFTER THE CAR REACHED 100,000 MILES. I HAD A TUNEUP AND INFORMED DEALER OF THE ISSUES -NO PROBLEMS FOUND.

PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CAR LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. WE WERE VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASION VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE TRAVELING AT HWY SPEED OF 55 MPH, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER SHOP, BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT RESTART, 1ST. REPAIRS WAS REPLACING THE MODULE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAM SHAFT AND THE DISTRIBUTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC

BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON 3.8L ENGINE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAD TO REPLACE 2 TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS VEHICLE AND ONE HEAD GASKET. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS REIMBURSEMENT AVAILABLE FOR 94 AND LATER TAURUS'S FOR THE HEADGASKET. HOWEVER, 93'S SHOULD ALSO BE COVERED.

FREQUENTLY STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM HIGHWAY TO CITY; NOTHING SHOWS ON COMPUTER AT INDEPENDENT GARAGE; HAVE REPLACED EGR SYSTEM WITH NO CHANGE; COULD THIS BE TFI RELATED?

WE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR SAFETY ISSUES, ALL OF WHICH WE HAD CHECKED AT LAIRD NOLLER. THE CAR EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OTHER REPAIRS (AIRCONDITIONER) EARLY IN ITS MILEAGE. AT 78,000 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY, LEAVING OUR DAUGHTER (AGE 20) STRANDED 110 MILES FROM HOME ON I-70. WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT GREEN FORD IN ABILENE, KS. COSTING US ABOUT $1900.TEN MONTHS LATER THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, LEAVING MY HUSBAND STRANDED ON I-70. WE HAD THAT REPLACED FOR $900.