1996 FORD TAURUS Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

MY 1996 FORD TAURUS GL STALLED DUE TO A FAILED CAMSHAFT SYNCHRONIZER THAT BROKE. IT ONLY HAS 106,500 MILES ON IT. I UNDERSTAND THE 1997'S HAVE A RECALL - WHY AREN'T THE 1996 TAURUS INCLUDED ?? THESE SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 1996 TAURUS GL. THE CAR LEAKS OIL, AND THEN IT LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE PAN. THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR IS THE OIL LEAK. I SPENT 500 TO GET IT FIXED AND THE DARN THING STOPPED LEAKING AND NOW IT LEAKS AGAIN. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAS A 1997 AND HER CAR LEAKS ALSO. WHY DID FORD MAKE A PRODUCT THAT LEAKS LIKE A SIV. *NM

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING. *JB

DEFECTIVE FREEZE PLUGS IN 1996 FORD 3.0 VULCAN ENGINE IN TAURUS SEDAN. ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FREEZE PLUGS CORRODED THROUGH LETTING HOT ENGINE COOLANT SPILL ON TO MY HANDS CAUSING BURNS. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED AS THE CAR OWNER. COST OF REPAIR VEHICLE WAS OVER $500 THE ENGINE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REMOVED AND ALL FREEZE PLUGS WERE REPLACED. THIS COST SHOULD HAVE BEEN BORN BY FORD MOTOR CO. BUT WAS AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE FOR ME. *JB

HEAD GASKET WAS NEVER ANY GOOD. I HAVE SPENT APPROXIMATELY $2500.00 ON REPAIR COST AND SURVIVED TWO WINTERS WITHOUT HEAT IN THE VEHICLE. FORD COMPANY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND DID NOTHING. *NLM *SCC **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734332

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. I BOUGHT A FORD TAURUS 1996 FROM VENUNS FORD IN MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR SEVEN MONTHS AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING AND TAKING OFF VERY FAST AND SHIFTING ITS GEARS. THE MOTOR WAS RUMBLING AND SHAKING. I HAD TO REPAIR THE AXLES OF THE CAR. I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK EVERY MONTH BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE. THE WATER PUMP OVER HEATED AND THE GAS PEDAL IS STILL STICKING AND TAKING OFF VERY FAST TODAY. ALSO THE DEALER IS TRYING TO TAKE AWAY THE WARRANTY SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I ASKED THE DEALER TO TAKE A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION BUT THEY REFUSED. I ASKED FOR AN EVEN EXCHANGE FOR A DIFFERENT CAR BUT THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR THIS CAR AND THE OTHER IF I GOT ONE. URGENTLY RESPOND TO MY COMPLAINT. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE STALLING PROBLEMS. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT NO MORE THAN 10 TO 15 MPH. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTURER,L AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED SO FAR. TS...*AK

THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS EMAILS FROM SEVERAL TAURUS SHO OWNERS REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CAMSHAFT SPROCKET. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE GASKETS BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER HAS HAD NUMBER SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE. HAS HAD TO REPLACE HEATER CORE/ RADIATOR AND THERMOSTAT.*AK

THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED AND EVENTUALLY FAILED, THERE WAS RUST IN THE VALVES CAUSING ME TO PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THE FORD TAURUS IS KNOWN FOR SUCH PROBLEMS AND IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND IF THE MANUFACTURE COVERS THIS.*AK

NOTICED A KNOCK IN THE ENGINE AND WAS GOING TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT WHEN GOING DOWN INTERSTATE 75 AT 65 MILES AND HOUR THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION IN HEAVY FRIDAY AFTERNOON TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND CALL FOR HELP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY HAVE NOW HAD MY CAR FOR 48 DAYS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAMSHAFT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THE REPAIRS WOULD BE BETWEEN $2,800-$3,300. I AUTHORIZED THE REPAIRS. AFTER FINALLY GETTING THE PARTS, REPAIRING AND PUTTING THE ENGINE BACK TOGETHER IT STILL DID NOT RUN PROPERLY. THEY HAD TO PULL THE ENGINE APART AGAIN AND NOW SAID THEY WOULD NEED APPROXIMATELY $2,000 MORE TO REPAIR THE VALVES AND HEAD. THEY REPLACED THE VALVES AND WERE ABLE TO MACHINE THE HEAD....

CAMSHAFT SNAPPED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SPROCKET ON THE CAMSHAFT CAME LOOSE, CAUSING THE CAM TO QUIT TURNING, THIS CAUSED THE VALVES AND PISTONS TO HIT EACH OTHER, THE ENGINE DIED AND VEHICLE LOST POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. *SLC

HEAD GASKET WAS NEVER ANY GOOD. I HAVE SPENT APPROXIAMATELY $2500.00 ON REPAIR COSTS AND SURVIVED TWO WINTERS WITHOUT HEAT IN THE VEHICLE. FORD COMPANY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND DID NOTHING.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AND JUST STOPPING, ANDWITH NO WARNING SPINDLE ON CAMSHAFT CAME LOOSE FROM ENGINE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE STALLED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MECHANIC STATED FROZEN PLUG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

BASED ON INFO READ FROM OTHER FORD TAURUS SHO OWNERS, CAMSHAFT PROBLEM IS OCCURRING IN A HIGH NUMBER OF THESE VEHICLES. THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT DID MY CAM REPLACEMENT SHOWED ME THE DEFECTIVE CAM AND THE SPROCKET THAT WAS ATTACHED TO IT, THAT MOVED FREELY. IT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE A MOVEABLE PART. MOST COMPLAINT APPEAR TO BE FOR THE SAME TYPE OF CAMSHAFT ENGINE FAILURE. PROBLEM IS, I HAVE BEGUN HEARING THE SAME CLICKING NOISE AGAIN. THERE ARE 4 CAMSHAFTS IN THIS ENGINE AND ONLY ONE WAS REPLACED FOR THE $2200.00 FEE. IF ANOTHER ONE GOES, I WILL HAVE A VEHICLE WITH PAYMENTS, THAT WILL BE OF LITTLE VALUE WITHOUT THE SHO ENGINE, IT WAS PURCHASE FOR. YOUR HELP PLEASE.*AK

NORMAL CAMSHAFT FAILURE ACCURRING IN THESE MODEL CARS. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME A CAMSHAFT SPROCKET HAS FAILED.THE FIRST TIME WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME.NOW MY WARRANTY IS OUT AND THE ESTIMATED BILL IS OVER $3,000.THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER ALL AT ONCE.THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN TRAFFIC.I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM(AT LEAST 20 OTHER INCIDENTS).WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE BEING KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.*AK

CAMSHAFT GEAR SEPARATED FROM CAMSHAFT. *AK

MOTOR MOUNT HAS BROKEN, SAFETY ISSUE?*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, VEHICLE STALLED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER, TIMING CHAIN BROKE DESTROYING THE CAMSHAFT, 8 VALVES, UPPER GASKET, HEAD BOLTS AND CAUSING THE CAM SPROKET TO FAIL. *TT

THE CAR BEGAN MAKING A TICKING SOUND FROM THE VALVE TRAIN AREA. THIS NOISE BECAME MUCH LOUDER OVER A PERIOD OF WEEKS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS A LOOSE SPROCKET ON THE REAR BANK INTAKE CAMSHAFT. AS A MEMBER OF THE V8SHO ORGANIZATION (WWW.V8SHO.COM), I AM AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT'S MANY OCCURRENCES. THERE ARE NOW OVER 30 REPORTS OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM (WITH OCCURRENCES ON ANY ONE OF THE 4 CAMS), AND 14 REPORTED FAILURES IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2001 ALONE! THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AS THE SPROCKET IS MERELY "PRESSED" ONTO THE CAMSHAFT WITH NO OTHER MEANS OF ATTACHMENT. OVER TIME, THE CONNECTION WORKS LOOSE CAUSING THE OFFENDING CAMSHAFT TO SPIN FREELY, THUS ALLOWING THE VALVES TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE PISTONS, CAUSING COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO CATCH THIS ON MY ENGINE PRIOR TO COMPLETE...

MY 96 TAURUS SHO HAD SEVERE ENGINE FAILURE AT 66,682 MILES. THE ENGINE (CAMSHAFT) SHOULD NOT FAIL ON WELL CARED FOR VEHICLE WITH ONLY 66,682 MILES ON IT. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE SHO ENGINE THAT IS CASUING HUNDERDS OF CONSUMERS TO PAY HUNDERDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. WHY ISN'T ANYONE CAUSING FORD TO ADDRESS THIS. THERE OUGHT TO BE GREATER CONSUMER PROTECTION AGAINST A MANUFACTURER OF A DEFECTIVE AUTO. PLEASE ASSIST. THANKS!*AK

A TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. WHILE AT DEALER, CAM GEAR SPROCEKT HAD COMPLETE FAILURE, CAUSING THE VALVES TO IMAPCT HEAD, RESULTING IN COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

ON DECEMBER 16, 2000 WE WERE TRAVELING TO PHILA. VIA I95 FROM WILMINGTON FOR A XMAS PARTY. AS WE APPROACHED THE RESTAURANT MY ENGINED CEASED AS WE TURNED ON TO THE STREET NEAR THE RESTAURANT. FORTUNATELY WE WERE ABLE TO DRIFT INTO A PARKING SPACE. CAR WAS TOWED TO HOME THAT EVENING AND THEN TO DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY. DEALER DID DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND REPORTED NO COMPRESSION TO TWO VALVES. NEVER OFFERED TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER, BUT RECOMMENDED NEW ENGINE, APPROXIMATE COST $10,814, DEALER WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED FORD, WHOSE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP DID NOT KNOW OF THIS MODEL TAURUS. AS CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, FORD OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND SAID THAT CAR SHOULD BE TRADED AS 85K WAS HIGH MILEAGE. TRANSFERRED CAR TO WINNER, NEWARK DE, WHERE ENGINE WAS TAKEN APART. MECHANIC FOUND 4 BENT CYLINDERS BUT COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY IT HAPPENED...

CAMSHAFT FAILURE. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN ON THESE CARS. I HAVE SPOKE TO MANY THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. FORD IS DOING NOTHING FOR THE VICTIMS OF THIS PROBLEM. WHAT MORE CAN WE DO TO GET A RECALL OR REIMBURSMENT?

THE 1996 FORD TAURUS SHOS ARE A 3.4L 4 CAM V8. ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE V8, THE EXHAST CAMSHAFT BROKE. THE DEALER REPORTING THE DAMAGE TO ME SAID THAT THIS CAMSHFT IS DRIVEN AS A SLAVE CAMSHFT TO THE INTAKE CAMSHAFT WHICH IS DRIVEN OFF THE TIMING CHAIN. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IN OTHER CASES THAT THE DAMAGE COULD BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER BANK. THEY ARE IDENTICAL IN DESIGN, MEANING ONE CAMSHAFT IS DRIVEN OFF OF A SLAVE CHAIN FROM THE OTHER CAMSHAFT, WHICH IS IN TURN DRIVEN OFF THE TIMING CHAIN. IT APPEARS THAT THE CAMSHAFTS IN THESE V8 SHOS ARE AN ACHILLES HEEL. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTED FAILURES. PLEASE SEE INFORMATION IN WWW.V8SHO.COM OR WWW.V8SHO.COM/SHO/CAMSHAFTSPROCKETFAILURE.HTM, AND WWW.V8SHO.COM/SHO/CAMSPROCKETAUTOPSY.HTM, AND WWW.V8SHO.COM/SHO/CAMSPROCKET2.HTM AS WELL AS YOUR OWN DATABASE. I CALLED FORD'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS LINE AT 1-800-392-3673 TO REPORT THIS DAMAGE. FORD IS NOT WILLING TO COVER...

CAMSHAFT FAILURE ON INTERFERENCE ENGINE IN '1996 TAURUS LOSS OF POWER STEERING/ POWER BRAKES. WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN THIS AUTO WITH SUCH A FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED?*AK

TICKING NOISE FROM TOP OF MOTOR DIAGNOSED AS CAMSHAFT SPROCKET FAILURE BY FORD TECHNICIAN ON MY 1996 FORD TAURUS SHO, 3.4L, 207 CI V8. DEALERSHIP RECCOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE MOTOR AS PARTS MAY TAKE UP TO 5 MONTHS TO ARRIVE. I'VE HEARD THAT THIS IS NOW BECOMMING A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE CARS WITH MORE REPORTS OF THEM BEING MADE KNOWN ON THE INTERNET.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE STALLS AT ANYTIME ON HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN CITY TRAFFIC VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHEN ENGINE STALLED. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE OF $1400.00. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICE ENGINE CHECK INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT CAMSHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE AND COOLANT SYSTEM FAILED. HEAD GASKET BLEW. KOONS FORD OF ANNAPPLIS, MD SAID I NEED A REPLACEMENT ENGINE FOR $4,500. CALLED FORD SERVICE REP. HE SAID THE PROBLEM IS NOT A PRODUCT DEFECT AND FORD WILL NOT HELP WITH REPAIRS. *AK

HEAT GAUGE WENT UP AND DOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO FLUSHED COOLANT AND FOUND COOLANT HAD BROKEN DOWN AND DAMAGED ENGINE. VEHICLE STILL AT DEALER AT THIS TIME. BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHEN I NOTICED ANTIFREEZE LEAKING FROM THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY. DUE TO COMPLETE CORROSION OF COOLANT SYSTEM, THIS RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF FREEZE PLUGS, WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, HEAD GASKETS, THERMOSTAT AND HEATER CORE. I WILL HAVE TO BRING IT BACK IN APRIL FOR ANOTHER RADIATOR FLUSHING. I LATER LEARNED FROM A RADIO TALK SHOW THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE COOLANT SYSTEM FOR THIS AUTO. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SENT, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED IT AND IT EXPIRED AUGUST 1999. FORD OR THE DEALER REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING SO I DON'T KNOW IF THE RECALL HAS BEEN FIXED BY MY REPAIRS OR NOT AND WILL THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. FORD HAS ALSO REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR ANY OF THE COSTS. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE

VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT WHILE TRAVELING. NOTICE COOLANT COMING FROM LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE ENGINE. NOTIFIED DEALER / MANUFACTURER, AND BOTH INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WE CONTACTED MR. SAMSON (ID #3104) AND TOLD HIM THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS PREFORMING THE SAME PROMBLEMS AS THE 3.6L 95 TAURUS. WE ALSO TOLD HIM WE HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED ABOUT 4 MONTHS BEFORE THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED AT A FORD DEALER AND THEY TOLD USE THAT WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION COIL. WE REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HE TOLD US ABOUT A RADIATOR FLUSH RECALL THAT WOULD HAVE SAVED OUR ENGINE BUT THE FORD DEALER KNEW NOTHING OF THIS RECALL. WE ASKED IF FORD COULD DO ANYTHING EVEN PAY HALF HE (MR. SAMSON) SAID FORD WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. WE THEN ASLED WHO WAS ABOVE HIM SO WE COULD TALK TO THEM HE ADVISED US THAT THERE WAS NO ONE ABOVE HIM.*AK

MY CAR WAS RUNNING HOT. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE SERVICE. WHEN THEY DIAGNOISED THE CAR , I WAS TOLD IT WAS FREEZE PLUGS AND THAT THE CHARGE WAS 1,575.00. I TOLD THEM TO FIX MY CAR. WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR IT WAS SHAKING. I TOLD THEM THAT THE CAR WAS SHAKING. THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE THE CAR. IT TOOK MY HUSBAND 2 MONTHS TO GET THE MONEY IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR. IWAS TOLD TWICE TO DRIVE THE CAR. WHEN I FINALLY BROUGHT THE BACK IN THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE THE SERVICE SOON LIGHT WAS BACK ON, I WAS TOLD THE I HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, AND THEY WANTED ANOTHER 495.00 FROM MY HUSBAND AND ME TO FIX MY CAR.

HEAD GASKET WAS NEVER ANY GOOD. I HAVE SPENT APPROXIAMATELY $2500.00 ON REPAIR COSTS AND SURVIVED TWO WINTERS WITHOUT HEAT IN THE VEHICLE. FORD COMPANY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND DID NOTHING.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE

CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE OVERHEATING OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS. *AK

ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WE WERE DRIVING AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 45, CAM SENSOR, CAMSHAFT, DIED ROUGH IDLE, EGR SENSOR BAD, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT, DIES AT STOPS AND SLOW DOWNS, FUEL PUMP DOESNT HOLD PRESSURE, LONG CRANK TIME NO TURN OVER TILL ABOUT A MINUTE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON.

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

COOLANT KEPT TURNING BROWN- REPEATEDLY FLUSHED SYSTEM. IT RAN HOT ON 12-06-1999 AND TEMPERATURE GUAGE DID NOT SHOW IT WAS RUNNIG HOT.IT BLEW A HEAD GASKET.I HAD TO OVERHAUL MOTOR OUT OF OWN POCKET FOR $1214.00. I STILL HAVE RECEIPTS. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND OVERHEATED THE CAR, THE ENGINE STOPPED, I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED I NEED A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF $4,800. *AK

1996 FORD TAURUS WITH BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT APPROXIMATELY 69,500 MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH NOTICED VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER & THEN DIED OUT. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT. CHECKED UNDERHOOD & NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. INFORMED BY MECHANIC ANTI-FREEZE GOING INSIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HEAD GASKETS FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE TO BLOW UP. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED PREMATURELY CASUING THE VEHICLE TO BURST INTO SMOKE AND STEAM WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. NLM

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING . MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS HISTORY OF TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS. THE DEALER HAS FLUSHED THE COOLING SYSTEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND A RECALL FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. STEAM THEN BEGAN TO BILLOW FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER AND I WAS INFORMED THE HEADS WERE CRACKED AND THE ENGINE WAS FULL OF WATER. THE FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE BY PHONE ONLY TO BE TOLD THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRENTY AND FORD HAS NO OBLIGATION TO TO PAY FOR ANY OF THE DAMAGES. LETTERS WRITTEN TO FORD HAVE GONE UNANSWERED. *AK