1994 FORD TAURUS Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System Problems

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING AND CONSTANTLY LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE AND OIL. CAUSE OF LEAK UNKNOWN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RADIATOR BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THEN THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET AND THE OVER HEATING STOPPED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

EXCESSIVE LOSS OF COOLANT, NO SIGN OF LEAKAGES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

I HAD SENT A COMPLAINT TODAY 10-10-00 JUST AFTER I GOT OF LINE I RECIEVED A PHONE CALL FROM BRUCE THE SERVICE MANAGER AT ASHLEY FORD IN NEW BEDFORD STATING THAT FORD WAS NOW GOING TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS 100%

ALL PROBLEMS WITH OUR 1994 TAURUS HAVE EXISTED SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE, FORD HAS DENIED SEVERAL OF THE RECALLS AND SERVICE BULLETINS LISTED AT NHTSA. THE CAR CONTINUES TO CONSTANTLY OVERHEAT AND RUN HOT, WE STILL CAN SMELL GAS THROUGH VENTS, DOOR HANDLE PROBLEMS, GAS CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, AND SEVERAL OTHERS STILL EXIST WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM FORD (EVEN WHEN CONFRONTED WITH EXACT NUMBERS AND DATES OF RECALLS AND BULLETINS), ALL PROBLEMS STILL EXIST WITHOUT HELP FROM FORD. FORDS CUSTOMER CONCERN, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND QUALITY IN GENERAL IS SEVERELY LACKING. WE ARE TIRED OF RUNAROUNDS, TIRED OF DENIALS RELATED TO THESE PROBLEMS, TIRED OF FORD DENYING THAT WE HAVE MADE PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS, TIRED OF FORD REFUSING TO PROVIDE PAPER WORK THE FEW TIMES THEY HAD THE VEHICHLE. TIRED OF THIS SCARY LEMON WE OWN, TIRED OF FORD IN GENERAL.

ALL PROBLEMS WITH OUR 1994 TAURUS HAVE EXISTED SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE, FORD HAS DENIED SEVERAL OF THE RECALLS AND SERVICE BULLETINS LISTED AT NHTSA. THE CAR CONTINUES TO CONSTANTLY OVERHEAT AND RUN HOT, WE STILL CAN SMELL GAS THROUGH VENTS, DOOR HANDLE PROBLEMS, GAS CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, AND SEVERAL OTHERS STILL EXIST WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM FORD (EVEN WHEN CONFRONTED WITH EXACT NUMBERS AND DATES OF RECALLS AND BULLETINS), ALL PROBLEMS STILL EXIST WITHOUT HELP FROM FORD. FORDS CUSTOMER CONCERN, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND QUALITY IN GENERAL IS SEVERELY LACKING. WE ARE TIRED OF RUNAROUNDS, TIRED OF DENIALS RELATED TO THESE PROBLEMS, TIRED OF FORD DENYING THAT WE HAVE MADE PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS, TIRED OF FORD REFUSING TO PROVIDE PAPER WORK THE FEW TIMES THEY HAD THE VEHICHLE. TIRED OF THIS SCARY LEMON WE OWN, TIRED OF FORD IN GENERAL.

ALTHOUGH CAR HAS NEVER ACTUALLY OVERHEATED, IT RUNS VERY HOT. IT LOSES ALOT OF WATER (OVERFLOW WILL BE EMPTY EVERY 3 DAYS OR LESS) BUT THERE IS NO LEAK. TOOK IT IN FOR A TUNEUP AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKETS WERE BLOWN. CALLED AROUND AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON ENGINE. CALLED DEALER. THEY KEPT IT FOR 3 DAYS AND TOLD US IT WAS NOT THE ENGINE, BUT THE WATER PUMP. THEY REFUSED TO FIX OR REPLACE ENGINE EVEN THOUGH UNDER RECALL. CALLED FORD MOTOR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. WAS TOLD "WE STAND BEHIND OUR CERTIFIED TECHS" AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING. ENGINE IS UNDER RECALL FOR ANOTHER 1,000 MILES, BUT FORD IS REFUSING TO FIX DUE TO RUSTY'S SAYING IT IS NOT THE HEAD GASKETS. HAD IT LOOKED AT AT A THIRD PLACE AND THEY SAY THE WATER PUMP IS FINE. THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM,...

I WAS TOLD THAT THE WATER PUMP BUSTED, I NEED A THERMOSTAT, AND THAT MY GEARS (LINKAGE) WANT SHIFT.*AK

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE MAY 13, 1999 FROM SANGER FORD IN SANGER CALIFORNIA, 93657. ON OCTOBER 29,1999 THE CARS ENGINE BLEW UP DUE TO A PATCHED UP WATER PUMP THAT CAME FROM SANGER FORD LIKE THIS WHEN I PURCHASED IT. THE WATER PUMP WAS FULL OF STOP LEAK, WHICH WOULD EXPLAIN WHY THE CAR SEEMED TO RUN A LITTLE WARM. WHEN THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT ON THE CAR, IT BROKE OFF INSIDE FOR WHATEVER REASON AND WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT TORE HELL OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE DID NOT BLOW DUE TO IT OVER HEATING, THE ENGINE BLEW DUE TO THE DAMAGE DONE BY THE WATER PUMP. I COULD NOT GET ANY HELP FROM THE DEALER OR THE FINANCE COMPANY. BUT I SURE HAD TO MAIL IN THAT PAYMENT EVERY MONTH. IT TOOK ALL THE MONEY I HAD AND COULD BORROW AND 5 AND 1/2 MONTHS LATER TO...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

KNOCKING NOISE HEARD AT 1500 RPM. DEALER SAID THAT THE CRANKSHAFT WAS BENT/CRACKED AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OWNER HAD TO DRIVE UNSAFE VEHICLE AROUND FOR ANOTHER WEEK WHILE DEALER WAITED FOR APPROVAL FROM FORD. *AK *ML

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

COST TO REPAIR $1800. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TEMPERATURE WENT UP AND VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING DUE TO A LEAKING ENGINE HEAD GASKET. ALSO, VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY WATER PUMP AND DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK *ML

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

SUDDEN FAILURE OF HEAD GASKET WHICH ALSO CAUSED FAILURES OF BOTH O2 SENSORS, TIMING COVER GASKET, RADIATOR, AND WATER PUMP. THE HEAD GASKET CAUSED A SUDDEN FAILURE WHICH LEFT MY FAMILY AND I STRANDED FOR A SHORT TIME ON THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE 75 SOUTH OF CORBIN, KY (VERY DANGEROUS PLACE FOR A BREAKDOWN). THE INITIAL HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED A MASSIVE LEAKAGE OF COOLANT THROUGH THE CYLINDERS AND OUT THE EXHAUST WHICH CAUSED BOTH OXYGEN SENSORS TO FAIL (ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON). IN ADDITION, HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND ALSO OPENED UP THE COOLING SYSTEM TO BEING POUNDED BY THE PRESSURE OF THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER (FAILED GASKET OPENED UP AN ABNORMAL PATH BETWEEN COMBUSTION CYLINDERS AND COOLING SYSTEM) - THIS RESULTED IN COOLING LEAKAGE FAILURE IN THE RADIATOR, WATER PUMP, AND TIMING COVER GASKET. THESE ARE EXPENSIVE FAILURES THAT APPEAR TO BE VERY COMMON TO FORD'S...

THE MAIN FAILURE THAT I'M INTERESTED IN REPORTING IS THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM (FAILURE OF HEAD GASKET). I HAVE ADDED THE 3 FAILURES OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM SINCE I FEEL ONE OF THESE FAILURES MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ALREADY DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET TO BECOME EVEN MORE PRONE TO FAILURE. 1ST A/C FAILURE IN MARCH 98 WAS FOR ACCUMULATOR HOSE HAD A HOLE IN IT. 2ND A/C FAILURE IN MAY99 COIL-PULLEY-CLUTCH ASSY HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN JULY 99 ALL THE HOSES INCLUDING HEATER HOSE AND THE MANIFOLD-INTAKE LOWER WERE REPLACED. WHEN I DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM THIS REPAIR A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE CAME THRU THE VENTS INTO THE CAR AND THERE WAS A STRANGE ODOR. I CALLED THE GARAGE AND REPORTED THIS THEY SAID, " SOME OF THE ANTIFREEZE MUST HAVE GOT ONTO THE ENGINE AND NOT TO WORRY". FIFTEEN DAYS LATER ON 16JULY19 THE SMOKE STARTED...

CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 09/09/1999 WHEN PROBLEM DETECTED IN STARTING THE CAR. UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, ENGINE WILL CRANK AND START BUT IT STALLED WHEN KEY SPRING WAS LET GO AT RANDOM BASIS. DEALER CLAIMED TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED MULTIFUCTION SW AND IGNITION SWITCH, AND REPLACED BATTERY AND CLEANED THE TERMINALS. THIS COST ME $474 AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON 09/13/1999. ON 09/20/1999 DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS JUST THE ADJUSTMENT IN SAFETY SWITCH. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. AFTER THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY AND CONTINUE TO HAPPEN ON RANDOM BASIS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY WILL CALL ME BACK WHEN THEY ARE READY TO FIX THIS. AS OF 11/22/1999 I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM FULLERTON FORD DEALER. THE...

ANTI-FREEZE. LEAK GOT INTO THE ENGINE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING WHILE ENGINE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. BUT, AT THE TIME DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED THAT THEY FOUND IT WAS AN ENGINE PROBLEM. LEAK COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. *AK

HEAD GASKET,TIMING CHAIN COVER AND WATER PUMP FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE OF COOLANT. YH

NO SUMMARY

WAS OUT OF EXTENTED MANUFACTURES WARRANTY ON 3/31/99 IS A KNOWN RECALL PROBLEM FORD OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE FOR THIS REPAIR 9/21/99

1) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE IS VERY RAPID AND SUDDEN LOSS OF COOLANT, THE RESULTING ENGINE STOPPAGE AND THE THICK CLOUDS OF STEAM WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS HAZARD. 2)FORD SENT A LETTER DATED "JUNE, 1998" ADVISING OF A FREE REPAIR FOR THIS DEFECT IF IT OCCURRED WITHIN THE 60,000MI/5YR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY PERIOD OR OF THE DEFECT HAPPENED REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE BY DECEMBER 31, 1998. THIS DEFECT POSES A REAL DANGER AND FORD SHOULD NOT HAVE A CUT-OFF DATE ON THE REPAIR. *AK

WATER PUMP FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE, REPLACEMENT DEFECTIVE. MJS

VEHICLE OVERHEATS WITHIN 5-30 MINUTES OF OPERATION. I HAD THE WATERPUMP REPLACED AT 87,000 MILES THEN HAD THE THERMOSTAT RELACED 2 WEEKS LATER. I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING THEN COOLING DOWN EVER TIME I OPERATE THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE RADIATOR TEST AND FOUND ON PROBLEMS WITH THIS UNITS OPERATION.

NO SUMMARY

CYLINDER HEAD AND WATER PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING.

1988-1993 FORD HAS RECALLED MOTOR/ENGINE MOUNTS ON ALL 3.8 L ENGINES INSTALLED IN TAURUS, SABLE, & CONTINENTAL, PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS IN 94 MODEL BUT FORD WILL NOT COVER REPAIR. 3.8L ENGINE NOT OFFERED IN THESE AUTOS AFTER 95. WHEN TIMING CHAIN COVER GASKET FAILED COVER COULD NOT BE REMOVED, WAS BROKEN OFF, LOSING WATER PUMP IN PROCESS, NO COVERAGE FROM FORD. AT SAME TIME HEAD GASKETS REPLACED AT FORD EXPENSE. ENGINE FAILED TWO WEEKS LATER, FORD INSTALLED SHORT BLOC REPLACEMENT.

SAME PROBLEM EXISTS WITH MY 1995 WINDSTAR, VIN# [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE WOULD MAKE NOISES WHILE DRIVING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. TRANSMISSION WAS DEAD & NEEDED WATER. ALSO, WATER PUMP & ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACING. SERVICE BULLETIN #98MO1 FOR HEAD GASKET. *AK

AUXILIARY ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM OCCASIONALLY CAUSES ENGINE TO STALL, CAUSING FAILURE OF ALL POWER ASSISTED FUNCTIONS. *DH