1993 MERCURY SABLE Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE BLEW OUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO FOUND THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH

THE HEAD GASKET CRACKED, AND COOLANT LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE. *JB

CAR HAS STALLED SINCE FIRST DAY WHEN STOPPING AND UPON ACCELERATION ENGINE STALLS AND WON'T CRANK,ALSO HAD BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS,POWER WINDOWS NOT WORKING,TACHOMETER NOT WORKING,WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS MISING WHEN BOUGHT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW. DEALER NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *TT *TT

NINE YEAR OLD CAR WITH ONLY ABOUT 36,000 MILES. CAR NEVER OVERHEATED YET HEAD GASKET BLEW. $1,600 REPAIR BILL FROM MY PRIVATE MECHANIC. I'VE HAD 4 OTHER CARS WITH MORE THAN TWICE THE MILEAGE, AND OLDER, AND NEVER ENCOUNTERED ANYTHING REMOTELY SIMILAR. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN MY MERCURY 3.8LITER V6 ENGINE AT ABOUT 84,600 MILES. MY 1993 MERCURY SABLE GS WAGON (VIN = [XXX]) HAD A SUDDEN HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON MAY 23, 2002 AT ABOUT 84,600 MILES. THE REPAIR COSTS CAME TO OVER $2200. THIS HEAD GASKET FAILURE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON 1988-1995 FORD TAURUS AND MERCURY SABLE VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINE (FORD TSB # 98-4-9 AND FORD SERVICE CAMPAIGN 98M01). I TALKED TO FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS (800-392-3673) TWICE ABOUT MY CASE  BOTH TIMES TO FORD ASSOCIATES IN THEIR SAN DIEGO CUSTOMER RELATIONS OFFICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON MAY 30, 2002 (SPOKE TO A LADY WHO GAVE HER NAME AS [XXX]) AND THE SECOND TIME WAS ON JUNE 6, 2002 (SPOKE TO A LADY WHO GAVE HER NAME AS [XXX]). THEY WERE ABLE TO PULL UP MY CASE ON THEIR COMPUTER VIA MY HOME PHONE NUMBER ([XXX]). I...

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE TEMPERATURE STARTED CLIMBING AND NO HEAT FROM VENTS. PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE DIAGNOSED AS BLOWN HEAD GASKET.*AK

ANTIFREEZE LEAK DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK THERE WAS A RECALL ON BLOWER HEAD GASKET AT ONE TIME, BUT THE DEALER POINTED OUT THAT THE RECALL TIME WAS OVER. THE CONSUMER REPLACED A MOTION SENSOR ON THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS ALSO WAS ON RECALL A LONG TIME AGO. *YH

CONSUMER STATED THERE IS CONSTANT COOLANT FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE DAMAGED.*AK *SLC

CONSUMER STATED ANTI-COOLANT IS LEAKING ON ENGINE AND ON EXHAUST SYSTEM, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE GASKET HAD BLOWN, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THER WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE.*AK *JG

IN 1998 FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE MOUNT BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE, ON 15-DEC-2001, REAR ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE WITH APPROXIMATELY 130,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF 50,000 MILE SERVICE PROGRAM, AND ANY SERVICE WORK WILL BE MADE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT AND WHITE SMOKE WOULD COME FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION TO HAVE VEHICLE EVALUATED. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE ENGINE OVERHEATED..HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER.THEY FINALLY FOUND A LEAK IN THE HEADGASKET.THEY DID NOT MENTION THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8 ENGINE. I LATER WROTE TO FORD MOTOR CO. DIRECTOR OF VEHICLE SERVICE,STATING THE PROBLEM I HAD WITH THE ENGINE REFERED TO A NEWS ITEM THAT SAID FORD WAS EXTENDING THE ENGINE WARRANTY ON THE 3.8 ENGINES TO INCLUDE THE 1994 AND 1995 MODELS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE 1993 MODELS WERE NOT INCLUDED. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE READ THE LONG LIST OF COMPLAINTS FROM 1993 MERCURY OWNERS ON YOUR WEBSITE....THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE 1993 3.8 ENGINE! A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE BELIEVED THAT FORD (MERCURY) WAS NOW TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM(REIMBURSING REAIR COSTS)......IS THIS TRUE? I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY UPDATED INFORMATION YOU COULD SEND ME ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.*AK

ENGINE BLEW HEAD GASKET.

DUE TO COOLING PROBLEMS THE HEAD WAS REMOVED FROM THIS VEHICLE IN 1998 BUT NO WARRANTY CLAIM, NOR DID WE EVER RECEIVE NOTICE OF EXTENDED 100,000/7-YEAR COVERAGE ON THE FORD 3.8 ENGINE PRIOR TO, DURING OR SINCE, DESPITE FORD APPARENTLY KNOWING THERE WAS HEAD GASKET FAILURE PROBLEMS IN THESE ENGINES, DATING BACK TO 1988. AS SUCH, WE NOW MUST PAY $1300 FOR THE HEAD GASKET REPAIRS OR ELSE DISPOSE OF THE DAMAGED VEHICLE AT AN EQUALLY UNATTRACTIVE LOSS. I'M ESPECIALLY UPSET BECAUSE WE NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM FORD OR ANYONE ELSE OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE STILL FELL WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. AND U.S. VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS WONDER WHY MORE OF US ARE PURCHASING FOREIGN-BUILT VEHICLES? *AK

WHENEVER VEHICLE WAS IN OVERDRIVE, IT WOULD JERK AND THEN STALL OUT WHEN TURNING CORNERS. THIS CAUSED POWER STEERING TO LOCK UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED.*AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLES VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, SO CONSUMER HAD THE HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT REPLACED AND PAID FOR REPAIRS. TRANSMISSION IS NOW GOING OUT. RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD END REPLACED, WAS CAUSING A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP FAILED AND CAUSED A LEAK. HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ENIGNE BLEWOUT. VEHICLE WAS NON DRIVEABLE. HEAD GASKET COULD BE ONE OF REASONS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN WHICH WATER ENTERED INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER, SINCE WATER IS NOT COMPRESSIBILE THE CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS WRIST PINS FAILED FROM EXCESSIVE FORCE DESTROYING THE ENGINE, PARTS ENDED UP IN THE OIL PAN AND PUNCHED HOLES IN THE PAN, CONSUMER STATES MANUFACTURER DENIED RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD A RECALL FOR FAULTY HEAD GASKETS FOR REPLACEMENTS AND HAD REPLACED NUMEROUS ENGINES THAT FAILED, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS IMPROPER MATERIAL SELECTION FOR THE HEAD GASKETS WHICH WAS A DESIGN ERROR, MANUFACTURER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT SINCE THE ENGINE WAS BEYOND THEIR 5 YEAR, 60,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY THEY HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT CLAIM BE RECONSIDERED BECAUSE VEHICLE IS WELL WITHIN THE 60,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. *JB

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED AT 49,000 AND AT 51,000 MOTOR MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED, OIL PAN IS RUSTING FROM THE OUTSIDE AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT, STARTER HAS A CLIP TO ATTACH CONNECTION, COMES LOOSE AND MUST GET UNDER CAR TO RE-ATTACH (SOME ENGINEERING WIZ HERE) FRONT BODY MOUNT IS UNDER OIL FILTER AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED SOON. HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY ARE HAPPY FOR MY BUSINESS, BUT ARE NOT GOING TO HELP

CONSUMER STATES HEAD GASKET FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT HEAD GASKET DISINTEGRATED. *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS JUMPING AND HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO HIGHER GEARS. CONSUMER WAS ORIGINALLY INFORMED THAT THIS DEFECT WAS DUE TO BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. CONSUMER HAD MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED. HOWEVER, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE REMAINED.*AK CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT PROBLEM WAS A SPEED SENSOR, IT WAS REPAIRED .*JB

THE TRANSMISSION IS JUST ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR.THE AIR CONDITIONING NEVER WORKED VERY WELL. DECEMBER 1998 THE AIR CONDITIONING QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING IN 1996. ONE OF THE POWER WINDOWS QUIT WORKING IN 1997. THE HEADLINER NEAR THE BACK WINDSHIELD STARTED HANGING DOWN IN 1998. OUR LATEST PROBLEM IS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED 11/1/98 AT A COST TO US OF $1,788.00. PLUS IT COST US OVER $100.00 TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. THE FORD COMPANY HASN'T DONE ANYTHING TO HELP US.

HEAD GASKET FAILURE! ENGINE OVERHEATED. BIG BUCKS TO FIX. SMALL CLAIMS COURT HERE I COME! *AK

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF CAR AND ENGINE HEAT INDICATOR NOTED TO BE RED LINED. CAR TAKEN TO NEARBY DEALER WHO HAD SOLD ME THE VEHICLE 10 MONTHS AGO. DEALER/REPAIR AGENT FOUND ENGINE HEAD GASKET TO BE BLOWN.*AK

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE. HEADS WERE DAMAGED AND COOLANT HAD DAMAGED CRANK SHAFT AND BEARINGS. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH A REBUILT ENGINE. TOTAL COST IS OVER $4800 (CDN). CONTACTED FORD CANADA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER REPAIR OF THIS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. ENGINE ONLY HAD 81017 KM ON IT AT TIME OF FAILURE (50,000 MILES). THIS APPARENTLY IS A WELL KNOWN DEFECT FOR THIS ENGINE AND SOME MODELS AND YEARS HAVE BEEN COVERED. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR AN ENGINE TO FAIL THIS WAY AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE - THIS IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. ANTI-FREEZE HAD BACKED UP AND LEAKED OUT. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAVE HAD SOME COMPLAINTS, BUT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. SENSOR ASSEMBLY, TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET, CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS RESPONDSIBLE FOR $1700. *AK

CONSUMER PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN THICK WHITE STEAM STARTED COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. ENGINE STARTED TO OVERHEAT AFTER DRIVING 3 MILES AND RUNNING ROUGHLY. MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED HIM THAT IS WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ENGINE IS A 3.8L FUEL INJECTED V6.*AK

THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. NLM

ENGINE HAS FAILED, AND BEFORE THIS HAPPENED ENGINE WAS MAKING NOISES. ALSO, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS READING ON HIGH. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *JB

THIS IS MY MOTHER'S CAR. I PURCHASED IT IN SPRUCE PINE, NC FOR HER. SHE HAS GIVEN ME POWER OF ATT. FOR THIS DIFFICULTY. HER CAR LOST COOLANT, SHE TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER IN NJ. HE CHECKED AND TOLD HER TO DRIVE IT AND COME BACK IN A WEEK. THE CAR OVERHEATED DUE TO HEAD GASKETS. IT ENGINE WAS RUINED- HEADGASKETS, HOUSINGS, RINGS, BEARINGS, WATER PUMP. PAID $3000.00 IN REPAIRS, BUT RINGS AND BEARINGS WERE NOT REPLACED. NO OIL PRESSURE, USES OIL, AND RACK & PINION THEN WENT OUT. HAS 80000 ON IT NOW. DEALER KNEW 3.8 ENGINES HAD PROBLEMS BACK TO '89. NO SATISFACTION- NO WORKABLE CAR. FORD WILL PAY FOR NEW ENGINE UP TO 1994 EVEN THOUGH THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE SINCE 1989. PLEASE HELP. *AK

THE STARTERS MADE FOR THIS CAR ARE NOT THE RIGHT KIND I AM ALWYS REPLACING IT, HEADGASKETS BLEW OUT AT 80000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 103265 THIS CAR IS POORLY BUILT.*AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD ENGINE GASKET PROBLEM BEFORE IN OCTOBER 1998. THERE WAS $4000 WORTH DAMAGE. ANTI-FREEZE RAN OUT FIRST AND IT STARTED TO OVERHEAT WITHIN 5 TO 10 MINUTES. DEALERS HAVE NEVER GIVEN AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT CAUSED PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

HEAD GASKET FAILURE, DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AFTER INTERMITTENT ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM. 1994 AND 1995 HAVE RECALL FOR HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT, FOR SAME ENGINE, BUT NOT FOR 1993. SAME PROBLEM REPORTED BY MANY OTHERS APPARENTLY WITHOUT REPONSE FROM MANUFACTURER. I WILL FOLLOW WITH COMPLAINT DIRECTLY TO FORD WITH HOPES THAT RECALL WILL BE EXPANDED. *AK

DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED CAR DIES IN BUSY INTERSECTION BLOWING ANTI FREEZE OUT TAIL PIPE. DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING ENGINE. WAS TOLD IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. OTHER MECHANIC SAYS COMMON PROBLEM IN 1993 MERCURY 3.8 L ENGINES. HELP PLEASE. *AK

THIS 3.8 L V-6 BLEW FRONT AND READ HEAD GASKETS AT APPROX. 76,300 MILES; I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACURER/ENGINEERING DEFECT. WOULD LIKE MERCURY TO PICK-UP THE TAB OF OVER $1,000.00 FOR REPAIRS.

APPROACHING PARKING LOT VEHICLE BEGAN TO RATTLE AND SMOKE, VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC, VEHICLE FOUND TO HAVE BLOWN HEAD GASKET(S). CJ

HEADS WENT BAD AT 56,000 NEW RADITOR AIR CONDITIONER IN SHOP 4 TIMES MELTED PIEACES IN MY HOSES, SWITCH WHOLE SYSTEM OVER AND STILL DOES NOT WORK. THE STEERING WHEEL IS WELTED TOGETHER THE HOOD WAS PAINTED AND ALSO HAS A DIFFERENT COLOR DOOR BUT THEY SAY THE CAR HAS A CLEAN TITLE BUT WHY WOULD THE STEERING WHEEL BE WELDED TOGETHER AND NO BOLTS MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END DRIVES VERY UNSAFE. HANDLES ALL OVER THE ROAD. ENGINE WENT BAD BECAUSE OF THE HEADS AND I'M STEAL PAYING FOR THE LEMON.*AK

CAR FIRST EXHIBITED LACK OF HEAT, THEN ERRATIC ENGINE TEMPS, UP TO THE HOTTEST ON THE GAUGE, LOSS OF COOLANT, AND WHITE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST. INDEPENDANT GARAGE STATED HEAD GASKET FAILED. TWO DEALERS AND FORD CO. CALLED ADMITTED TO RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM WITH 94-95 3.8 BUT TOO BAD MINE WAS BUILT 07/93. INDIE GARAGE STATED DOING 1 OF SAME REPAIR EACH WEEK IN TOWN OF 90,000.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING COOLANT LEAKS, REPLACED HOSE AND ADDED ANTI-FREEZE, RADIATOR REPLACED 2/29/00, WATER PUMP, TIMING COVER GASKET, BOTH CYLINDER HEAD GAKSETS AND HEAD CHAMBERS REPLACED 10/31/00. CJ

WE HAVE SPENT OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NOW WE FIND A BLOWN GASKET! RECALL!. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS ON ENGINE WERE REPLACED 08NOV95 PER RECALL - ENG MOUNT PROGRAM 92M77 - BY DEALER. RECENTLY HAD CAR SERVICED AND WAS SHOWN THAT 2 MOUNTS WERE BROKEN ALONG WITH MOUNT ON TRANSMISSION. CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. AND WAS TOLD THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE A 12 MONTH WARRANTY ONLY.

ENGINE MOUNTS ON PASSENGER'S SIDE ARE CRACKED WHICH CAUSES ENGINE TO RISE WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE MOUNT FAILURE AT 20,000 MILES. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET PER DEALER LADIN LINCOLN MERCURY. *AK

I PURCAHSED A 1993 MECURY SABLE WITH 60,000 MILES IN OCT 99 IN ORANGEBURG SOUTH CAROLINA. ABOUT 6 MONTHS THE TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO FLUXUATE AND THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED. IT SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT THREE MONTH AND THEN THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. IN OCT 200 THE VEHILCE WAS USING WATER AND THEN RADIATOR WAS REPPLACED AT A COST OF $475.00. AND AFTER THE REPAIR THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME THAT THE HEADGSKETS WERE BLOWN. I PARKED THE CAR BECAUSE I NO MONEY TO REPAIR IT. I HEARD FROM A FREIND THAT THE 3.8 ENGINE IS NOTORIOUS FOR HEADGASKETS IN THE 3.8L ENGINE IN THE 1993 SABLE. AFTER GOING TO POMOCO MECURY AND CONTACTING FORD THEY STATE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ENGINE. HOW CAN THEY SEEL A DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND NOT OWN UP TO IT. THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS ON THIS PIECE...

I TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE CHECKED FOR A COOLANT LEAK AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD US THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR '94-'95 3.8L ENGINES. SINCE IT IS THE SAME ENGINE AND THE SAME PROBLEM SEEMS TO PLAGUE ALMOST ALL 3.8L ENGINES, WHY DIDN'T FORD FIX THE PROBLEM WITH ALL THE 3.8 L ENGINES? AS FOR THE MOTOR MOUNTS I WAS TOLD BY THE SAME FORD DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF M PAPER SENT OUT BUT SINCE I DIDN'T OWN THE CAR AT THAT TIME, AGAIN IT WAS TOO LATE FOR THE CORRECTIONS TO BE MADE BY FORD. SO IN THE END IT HAS COST ME AND MY HUSBAND OVER $2,000 TO REPAIR THESE THINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY FORD. ONE MORE THING ABOUT THE MOTOR MOUNTS, THERE IS NO MECHANICAL SFETY DEVICE TO KEEP THINGS...

CONSUMER HAD FOUND OUT A STRONG SMELL OF OIL JUST LIKE A FRYING PAN. HADN'T TAKEN VEHICLE TO A DEALER, BUT BELIEVED THAT VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET.*AK

HEAD GASKET LEAK CAUSED THE CAR TO SHUTTER WHEN COLD AND CONSUME ANTIFREEZE.*AK