1993 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION GEARS STARTED TO SLIP, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE ENGINE MOUNTS CRACKED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RISE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON FOR AWHILE, AND HEAT UP THEY START FLASHING. DEALER HAS FIXED HEADLIGHTS UNDER RECALL 98V009000, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

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

WHILE DRIVING TEMPERATURE GUAGE STARTED GOING UP. AFTER A WHILE VEHICLE LOST WATER, AND ENGINE OVERHEATED. DEALER REPLACED ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

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.

I HAVE HAD NUMORUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR

WHILE DRIVING ODOMETER DROPPED FROM 94,000 TO 15,000. DEALER SAYS SOMETHING WAS BURNED OUT ON THE ODOMETER.

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILI DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING DUE TO THE FAULTY ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED FAN/ RADIATOR, AND WATER PUMP. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTE, AND DEALER HAD SEEN VEHICLE 7 MORE TIMES. DEALER REPLACED THE GASKETS. BUT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STILL CAME ON. ALSO THE VEHICLE STILL OVERHEATED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. WOULD HAVE NO WARNING. VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, WOULD OCCUR MAINLY IN HOT WEATHER. WOULD HESITATE WHILE GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES & TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. FUEL PUMP AND SENSORS WERE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON LOW SPEED THEY RUN OKAY. WHEN ON HIGHT SPEED, WINDSHIELD WIPPERS WOULD RUN ON LOW SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER . *AK

RECALL (98V-323)REPAIR FOR THE ENGINE MOUNT WERE REPAIRED BUT ARE CURRENTLY FAILING AGAIN. *NLM

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED, CAUSING THE CAR TO OVERHEAT ALSO CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO FAIL CAUSING ALMOST $1300 IN REPAIRS FORD WOULD NOT HELP EVEN THOUGH IT HAS A SERVICE BULLITIN ON THIS PROBLEM. HEAD GASKETS SHOULD NOT FAIL EVER. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS CAR AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL. *AK

THE TURN SIGNAL/WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL STALK WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL OFTEN COME TO A STOP ON THEIR OWN. *AK

WHERE DO I START, THIS CAR HAS BEEN A MONEY PIT FROM DAY ONE! THE BRAKES HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED 3 DAYS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR--SIGNATURE FORD CLAIMED IT WAS ARE FAULT AFTER SOME ARGUMENT THEY FINALLY REIMBURSED US FOR THE BRAKES. WE DISCOVERED A SMALL LEAK, WE FOUND IT TO BE COMING FROM THE HEATER HOSE. WE DECIDED TO TRUST SIGNATURE FORD, THEY CLAIMED THAT WE NEEDED A NEW HEATER HOSE, WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR. WE TOOK ARE CAR BACK TO THE FIRST MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT IT AND HE SWORE THAT THOSE THINGS WERE NOT LEAKING WHEN THEY LEFT HIS SHOP, NO PROOF THOUGH SO WE HAVEN'T FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST SIGNATURE FORD. WE HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE HEATER HOSE AND WATER PUMP. WE ARE TAKING THE RADIATOR IN TO BE CHECKED OUT VERY SOON. WE HAD THE STARTER REPLACED AT SIGNATURE FORD, SINCE IT WAS FIXED THE KEYLESS ENTRY STOPPED WORKING. WE'VE HAD THE BRAKES COMPLELY FIXED, THREE TIMES. WE HAVE HAD THE OXYGEN SENSORS REPLACED. THE AIRCONDITIONER WILL NOT WORK, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE NEED A NEW COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH. THERE IS A SHORT THAT CAUSES A FUSE TO BLOW, RESULITING IN LOSS OF GAUGES. ONE OF THE BACK WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK. THE MOLDING AROUND SAID WINDOW DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY. THE POWER STEERING MAKES A STRANGE NOISE AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT SEEM TO BE WORKING; WE TOOK IT IN TO SIGNATURE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS FINE. WHEN WE FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR THE TIRES THAT WERE ON IT WERE TOO BIG RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE CURRENT TIRES SHOW SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE FRONT PASSANGER TIRE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN TOTALLY REBUILT, THE TECH. WHO FIXED IT SAID THAT THIS IS TYPICAL OF SHO'S. THE FOG LIGHTS SOMETIMES FAIL. THE LAMP OUT LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN NO LAMP IS OUT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES DURING ACCELERATION. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES. IF WE HAD KNOWN THEN WHAT WE KNOW NOW WE NEVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. WE CANNOT AFFORD ALL OF THESE COSTLY REPAIRS! *

HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. *SLC

STEERING RACK AND PINION IS PREMATURELY WEARING. HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I WENT TO TRADE IN THE CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP FOUND OUT THAT THE ODOMETER WAS ROOLED BACK BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO ME. PLEASE ADVISE. *AK

THE WINDSHILD WIPER MOTOR FAILED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. NLM

FORD SEEMS TO TREAT HEAD GASKETS AS A MAINTENANCE ITEM. THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THIS PREMATURE FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN FINE, BIT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS NOT BEEN. WHEN I ASKED WHY 1994 TAURUS AND SABLES WERE COVERED AND NOT MY 1993, THE ANSWER WAS PRETTY MUCH THAT IS THE WAY IT GOES. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT HEAD GASKETS SHOULD BLOW AS A MATTER ROUTINE. THIS IS REDICULOUS TO ME. I AM ALSO AN ENGINEER, SO THE PRODUCT FAILURE IS EVEN MORE DISTASTEFUL TO ME. *AK

RECALL # 98V323000 FORD/SUBFRAME CORROSION: AFTER HAVING RECALL CAMPAIGN COMPLETED, SUSPENSION BECAME UNSTABLE AND LOUD NOSIES CAME FROM VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS. ALSO, VEHICLE OVERHEATED BECAUSE OF A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF COOLANT LEAKAGE. OWNER EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE BEFORE HAVING RECALL CAMPAIGN COMPLETED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) YH

ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE . MADE AN APPOINT AT DEALER THE NEXT DAY FOR REPAIRS. THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF PURCHASE DATE AND MILEAGE. *AK

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

ENGINE COOLENT WAS REPLACED ONCE A DAY WHILE STARTING VEHICLE. CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE. DEALER STATED ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HEADLIGHTS FLASH INTERMITTENTLY AS A RESULT OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. *AK.ET.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FORD TO EXTEND THEIR RECALL OF THE FAULTY HEAD GASKET TO THE 93 MODEL, HE IS DENIED RECALL SERVICE DUE TO MODEL YEAR OF VEHICLE. NLM

HEAD GASKET ARE DEFECTIVE NEED TO REPLACE. *AK

THIS REPORT IS MADE BY THE ONONDAGA COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE, 100 ELIZABETH BLACKWELL ST., SYRACUSE, NY 13210, PHONE 315-435-3163, FAX 315-435-3319, REPORTED BY INV. MICHAEL S. BIRCHMEYER. THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FATALITY IN WHICH THE DRIVER WAS KILLED. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE VEHICLE CRASHED PROCEEDED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND STRUCK A TREE HEAD-ON IN FRONT OF A SCHOOL. THE ACCIDENT WAS ALSO INVESTIGATED BY THE CAMILLUS POLICE AND THE ONONDAGA COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT. WE ARE FORWARDING THIS INFO TO YOU BECAUSE WE ARE NOT SURE IF THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THANK YOU. *AK

REAR STABLIZER BRACKET BROKE. CAUSE UNKNOWN . REPAIRS MADE. *AK *ML

ENGINE HEAD GASKEST HAS PREMATURELY BLOWN OUT, CAUSING ENGINE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE,IT SEEMS THAT ALL THE ANTI-FREEZE MIXED WITH THE OIL RUINING THE ENGINE. NLM

CONSUMER INSTALLED TWO NEW RADIATORS AND WATER PUMPS DUE TO FAILURE OF ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS CONTINUED. YH

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING RADIATOR TO LEAK AND OVERHEAT. DEALER HAS REPLACED GASKET AND RADIATOR. *AK

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

THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, A RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS PREVIOUSLY SENT REGARDING POSSIBLE FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE PART, HOWEVER MANUFACTURER DID NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME, FOLLOW UP NOTIFICATION WAS NEVER RECEIVED PRIOR TO FAILURE NOTIFYING CONSUMER THAT PARTS WAS AVAILABLE ( 98V-094). YH

SPARE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE IN THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW TO EXPLODE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 33 MPH, HIT A POTHOLE AND FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE. CONSUMER WOULD FILL IN MORE INFORMATION AS NEEDED. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AT 61000 MILES DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS EXCESSIVE SHAKING. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR MOUNTS. BUT, PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKES REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. *MJS

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE, AND RESULTING IN OVERHEATING. ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING ENGINE TO LEAK. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BROKE, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON SOME MODELS; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN HOT WEATHER,IT WOULD START TO LOSE POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING. VEHICLE WOULD BE TURNED OFF FOR 1/2 HOUR & THEN RESTARTED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC PLACED ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE & FOUND NOTHING. GAVE INDICATION IT WAS FUEL PUMP & THAT THE AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDED REPLACING.*AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE & DRIVER NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ACTING UP. WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN VEHICLE. HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED.*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