Plastic piston caused brakes to overheat, resulting in brake failure.
1990 Ford Taurus: engine overheating
5 of the 381 complaints about the 1990 Ford Taurus describe engine overheating.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 12 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Engine overheating by model year
What owners say
This car has had a lot of work done to it.it never works right. It has had overheating problems,there has been over 5000.00 put towards it to fix &it is still doing the same thing.I have taken it to over 5 mechanics in the past 7 months also the heater has never worked the dashboard has been taken out several times to fix. I think this car is a lemon!!!!!!!!!I will never purchase a ford again. The money I have spent on this car should have been used as a down payment on another one.definately a lemon.
Head gasket failed and allowed coolant into cylinder #4 which resulted in overheating, timing cover erroded causing the crankcase coolant to become comtaminated.
Consumer states vehicle has a thick film ignition module installed on the distributor, where it would overheat and cause vehicle to stall which resulted in vehicle catching on fire and was totaled by the insurance company, consumer contacted manufacturer several times to complain about the incident and was told by manufacturer they had no information about the cause of fire
When vehicle has been started ignition switch becomes hot. Would take sometime before it becomes very hot. Problem is intermittent. Taken vehicle to dealership at least 3 times for this problem & each time the mechanic could not locate cause of overheating of the ignition switch.
Service bulletins that may apply
- On some vehicles, engine oil may continue to leak from the engine oil pan gasket area after an engine oil...
- Service tip information on revised oil pan gasket replacement procedure. tt
- Ford motor company now recommends sae 5W-30 viscosity grade for servicing any ford gasoline-powered...
- Mass air flow (maf)- sensor contamination- service tip. ak
- A new silicone gasket and sealant. yc
- Information on a buzzing or rattle noise from the exhaust system. tt
- Concerns with coolant may leak from the head gaskets and / or the vehicle may overheat. yc
- Information regarding the the availability of the revised headgasket for coolant loss conditions on some...
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1990 Ford Taurus overheating
Is engine overheating a common problem on the 1990 Ford Taurus?
5 of 381 owner complaints about the 1990 Ford Taurus (1%) mention engine overheating. The model year with the most reports is 1993.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1990 Ford Taurus?
There are 0 recalls and 12 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1990 Ford Taurus
Stalling 23Ball joint 18Fire or smoke 14Seat belt 13Transmission failure 13Wipers 12Power steering loss 11No deployment 10Airbag light 9Sudden acceleration 8Harsh shifting 6Check engine light 5
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