1993 FORD TAURUS Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

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FORD KNOW OF PERVASIVE FAILURES IN THEIR 3.8L ENGINES FROM LATE 80S TO MID 90S HOWEVER THEY HAVE FAILED TO RECALL VEHICLES OR MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS EXCEPT FOR 94/95 TAURUS AND WINDSTAR. THIS IS AN ENGINE PROBLEM (HEAD GASKET FAILURE) THAT ISN'T MODEL/YE

VEHICLE STALLED IN HOT WEATHER. 2 FUEL PUMPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED & TFI MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED 1 TIME. *AK

THE ENGINE IS DISPLAYING THE SAME SYMPYOMS AS THE FIRST HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. BRAKE ROTORS ARE BEGINNING TO 'PLUSE' INDICATING THE NEED FOR REPLACEMENT. TRANSMISSION INDICATOR BROKEN. FORD HAD A PROGRAM TO REPAIR THE 3.8 ENGINE BUT THE 93 MODELS WERE NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINES ARE IDENTICAL. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A REAL 'DOG'. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE- MY FAMILY AND I WERE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX. 35MPH WHEN VERY SUDDENLY THE TEMP GUAGE WENT INTO THE RED, WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE. AT THAT POINT THE CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC THIS WAS VERY FRUSTRATING NOT TO MENTION SCARY MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. WHEN THE CAR WAS LOOKED AT WE WERE TOLD THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BAD HEAD GASKETS THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD AND THE 93-94-95 TAURUS FORD HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE 94-95 BUT CONTINUES TO DISREGARD THE 1993 HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. I HAVE LOST A LOT OF FAITH IN FORD PRODUCTS BECAUSE OF THIS.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICE A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACING. PLACE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

HEAD GASKET IS NOT WORKING. WITHOUT WARNING THE TEMPERATURES STARTED JUMPING FROM HOT TO COLD. THERMOSTATE WAS REPAIRED WHICH CONTROLED THEMPERATURE BUT THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT. CAR HAS NOW COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE KEEPS STALLING WHEN TRYING TO START UP. CAR RUMBLES WHEN IT FINALLY DOES START. MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. AFTER I START UP AFTER A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT, I BARELY TOUCH THE GAS AND ITS OFF IN A FLASH. WHEN I AM ON THE FREEWAY AND TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELARATOR, IT CONTINUES AT THE SAME SPEED FOR 5 MINUTES. I CHECKED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WAS OFF. THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE STARTED SMOKING, AND THEN CAR STALLED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO BAD HEAD GASKET CAUSED BY CYLINDER HEAD HEAT SCRUBBING BETWEEN ALUMINUM HEADS AND CAST IRON BLOCK. NLM

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM RESULTING IN SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLES HOOD. YH

I THINK THAT FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND NOW FIX BELOW THE YEARS OF 1994 AND 1995. THERE DEFINATELY IS A PROBLEM AND THEY KNOW IT. LETS RIDE THEM AND REALLY PUT SOME HEAT ON THEM. MAKE STICK UP TO THERE SLOGAN THAT "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS NUMBER 1" IT SHOULD BE "SCREWING OUR CUSTOMERS IS OUR NUMBER 1 PRIORITY!!" THANK YOU.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM RESULTING IN SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLES HOOD. YH

NOBODY FROM FORD WILL HELP ME ON THIS PROBLEM THAT NOW I KNOW MOST 3.8 ENGINES HAVE!!!!!!!! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR RECALL WORK MORE THAN HALF A DOZEN TIMES. THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN TWICE, THE AIR-CONDITIONING HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, THE HEAD GASKET AND SERPENTINE BELT HAVE BLOWN, AND THE COOLING FAN IS STILL NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT OPERATING PROPER.LY, AND THE CAR DOES NOT STEER PROPERLY. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP - THEY SAID FORD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS AFTER THE WARRENTY PERIOD. THE DEALER TOLD ME I HAVE THE SAME ENGINE DESIGN AS THE 94 AND 95 TAURUS. WHY WILL FORD NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS OBVIOUSLY INADEQUATE DESIGN? THE REPAIR BILLS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN PROHIBITIVE, AND THIS IS NOT A CHEAP CAR! *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

OTHER 3.8 L ENGINES OF THIS EXACT TYPE HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED, THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE HESITATION AND STALLING CONTINUALLY, REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY AIR SENSOR DID NOT RECTIFY ENGINE PROBLEMS. MJS

HEAD GASKETS BLOWED OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3,000. MILES, WATER KEPT A CHECK ON WAS DRIVING HOME ON INTERSTATE WITH 2 YEAR OLD CHILD WHEN MOTOR STARTED RUNNING HOT, PULLED OVER COOLED OFF, CHECKED WATER IT EAS FINE, DROVE ON, WHEN GOT HOME WAS HOT AGAIN. THEY HAVE RECALLED 94 AND UP MOTORS SAME AS MINE, MAKES IT VERY QUESTIONABLE AS TO WHY 93 WAS NOT RECALLED. SPENT $2,000. DOLLARS TO FIX EVERYTHING. (LOTS OF MONEY TO SOME PEOPLE). OTHER PROBLEM IS SWITCH THAT TURNS WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AND OFF, WORKS SOME TIMES, SOMETIMES DOESN'T. WILL COST OVER 200. DOLLARS TO FIX (KIND OF HIGH) , BUT HAS TO BE FIXED TO KEEP FROM WRECKING.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE DIED/ LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. PUTS CAR IN NEUTRAL, IT ALLOWED IT TO RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. CONTACTED DEALER. HAS BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE, BUT NOT ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE ENGINE PROBLEM IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THERE ARE MANY, MANY MORE 3.8LITER ENGINES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A DESIGN PROBLEM. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING INTERMITTENTLY EVERY 3-4,000 MILES, ESPECIALLY IN HOT WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK

NO SUMMARY INCLUDED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DEALER AND FACTORY REFUSED TO REPAIR AT NO COST ALTHOUGH PROBLEM IS COMMON TO THIS VEHICLE. DEFECT IS MENTIONED IN 70+ PREVIOUS ODI COMPLAINTS AND HAS REPORTEDLY BEEN SUBJECT OF RECALLS IN '94 & '95

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE FROM HEADGASKET FAILURE AT 116500 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 97000 MILES BROKEN CLUTCH PISTON.

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VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY EITHER WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR TRYING TO ACCEL AFTER STOPPING, AT A LIGHT FOR EXAMPLE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT STALLS AT INTERSECTIONS. HAVE TAKEN IT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP (NOT WHERE I BOUGHT IT) TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, PAID TO HAVE MANY NEW PARTS INSTALLED, TO NO AVAIL.

THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FORD WILL NOT ADDRESS.

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE AREA. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND A SMALL BURST OF FLAMES WERE NOTICED THAT DIED OUT ON THEIR OWN. CAUSE UNDETERMINED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

MY ENGINE MOUNTS WENT ON OR AROUND APRIL 1998 AND THEN AGAIN THIS OCTOBER. MY STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE APRIL.

THE ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED, ENGINE CLUNKED EACH TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS ENGAGED AND WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE. FORD WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS WHEN REQUESTED DESPITE FACT THAT THEY HAD OFFERED A NO-CHARGE SERVICE PROGRAM BACK IN 1995 REGARDING THIS SAME PART.

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATOR, AND THINKS PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. *AK *MJS

DRIVING ON CROWDED HIGHWAY IN 3RD LANE UPHILL WITH WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN IN CAR WHEN ENGINE HAD SUDDEN ALMOST TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND WHITE SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT EXHAUST. HAD TO GO THROUGH 2 LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TO MAKE IT TO BREAKDOWN LANE. ENGINE QUIT IN 1ST LANE WITH ALMOST TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. THEN HAD TO WAIT ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY FOR TOWTRUCK. EXTREMELY HEAVY WHITE SMOKE ALSO BLINDED CARS BEHIND US AND MADE IT TOUGH FOR THEM TO SEE. I FEEL HEAD GASKET SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 100K MILES MINIMUM AND SHOULD NOT FAIL SO CATASTROPHICALLY. UNDERSTAND THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND FORD HAS A SECRET OWNER REPAIR REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR CARS UNDER 5 YEARS/60K MILES. HEAD GASKET DEFINITALY SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 60K MILES. I ALSO FEEL THIS HIDDEN WARRANTY SHOULD BE EXTENDED AND THAT THIS IS...

ENGINE HESITATION AND STALLING CONTINUALLY, REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY AIR SENSOR DID NOT RECTIFY ENGINE PROBLEMS. MJS

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WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE DIES OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO VEHICLE JERKS. *AK *YC

ENGINE LIGHT ON CONSUMER HAD EGR SENSOR AND MAP SENSOR REPLACED TO TRY TO FIX PROBLEM, HOWEVER LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATES. NLM

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY

VEHICLE STALLED AT TRAFFIC SPEED OF 65 MPH. HAVE HAD 3 OTHER INCIDENTS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THREE DEALERS THUS FAR AND NO ONE WILL FIX THE CAR. I TOLD THE DEALERS THAT THE CAR ONLY STALLS AFTER TRAVELING APPROX 75 TO 100 MILES. NO DEALER HAS BEEN WILLING TO DRIVE THE CAR LONG ENOUGH TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. TWICE TO COMPLAIN AND GOT NO HELP SO FAR. DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE DONE DIAGNOSTICS ON THE CAR, BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT CHARGED ME ANYTHING. DEALERS HAVE KEPT MY CAR ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 4 DAYS AND DONE NO REPAIRS WHATSOEVER. EVERY TIME A DEALER HAS HAD MY CAR, I HAVE HAD TO INITIATE ALL CALLS TO INQUIRE ON THE STATUS OF THE CAR. I GOT ONE CALL IN 4 DAYS...

A NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED DUE TO FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN NOISE. HOWEVER ON THREE OCCASIONS THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED AT 85,000 / THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED TWICE AT 77,000 MILES, ENGINE FAILURE STILL EXITS. *YC

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT OFF, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. ACCORDING TO CONSUMER, FIRE STARTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BURNED THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW. *AK