I have had trouble with almost everything possible on this car. The head gasket failed with no warning, no overheating - car would not start, had it towed to dealer who informed that head gasket had blown. Head gasket failed again 7 months later. Had trouble with surging, racing engine from about 25000 miles, dealer could not find problem. Finally, replaced speed sensor when out of warranty, and it failed again 4 months later. Have had tie rods and ball joints replaced, motor mounts replaced twice, brake problems starting at 24,000 miles. The air conditioner compressor came apart while under warranty. The cooling fan is now sticking, which started at 65000 miles.mechanic advised that this part is notorious for going bad, and that so many have had to be replace, the price of the part has gone down. I feel the 1993 3.8l taurus models should be covered under the recall, as well as the cooling fans, and I should be reimbursed for the cost of repairs. This car has very low mileage, has not been abused, and should not be costing me so much to drive. I will never buy another ford product, due to these problems, as well as problems I have had with the dealership. Thank you for any assistance in this matter.
1993 Ford Taurus acceleration complaints
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Car was in park, but still running. Then, it all of a sudden took off .
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, causing consumer to lose control, vehicle ended up going off the road and into the bushes where there were logs on the ground, the vehicle was totalled.
While traveling at any speed vehicle will hesitate like it wants to switch gears. Also, surges forward. Took to vehicle personal mechanic. He cleaned connections, and vehicle ran fine for year. Currently, problem is happening again.
During idle situations (in any gear), engine will idle very high and sometime accelerate uncontrollably. Gunning engine does not effect it. Turning car off and restarting usually resets idle to normal level.
Ignition is inoperative. Key gets stuck in the ignition & doesn't line up correctly. This makes it very easy to stealthe vehicle. Vehicle's air bag & horn are not working relating to this. Dealer has never tried to find a remedy for the problem.*ak cruise control failed as well. Steering system malfunctions.
When throttle locked open I jumped a curb with my foot applied to brake and cutting off ignition I got stopped about 3 feet from a building
This has been a very trouble-prone car. Cruise control would stick on accelerate and could not be disabled without turning of the ignition. There have been many other coslty repairs about which we complained to ford with no remedies offered. This complaint regards the head gaskets on our 1993 ford taurus which failed at 93600 miles. It cost $1319 to repair (date: 3-16-98). The dealership told us that this is common in the 3.8l eingine. We know that ford has partially acknowledged the problem and has extended warranties back to the 1994 models, but the problem extends to earlier model years.
Vehicle keeps stalling when trying to start up. Car rumbles when it finally does start. Makes a loud clunking noise when shifting gears. After I start up after a stop sign or stop light, I barely touch the gas and its off in a flash. When I am on the freeway and take my foot off the accelarator, it continues at the same speed for 5 minutes. I checked the cruise control and it was off. The engine sounds like a diesel engine every once in a while.
In january 1998 I noticed while driving home from work that the temperature gauge was staying in the red zone near the h. I took it into an independent mechanic the next morning and was informed that the head gasket had blown. The cost of this repair was around $1100. On saturday 05/27/2000 when driving away from a parking lot I noticed the car was idling very rough, the temperature gauge was pegged at the h, and smoke was coming out the tailpipe. I parked the car and had it towed to another independent repair shop near my home. They informed me that the head gasket had blown again. The repair bill is possibly going to be between $1100 - $1500. Both independent repair shops informed me that this is a common problem with the 1993 taurus 3.8 v6 engine. I have also browsed your complaints section of your website and found many other complaints like mine. I will be contacting the national ford office in the morning to see if there is any recourse they can offer. If this is a known problem I feel like ford should recall these vehicles and/or reimburse people who have already spent money on repairing this problem.
The vehicle lost power while driving and would not start until 10 minutes later because of irc module failure. Yh
Speed control will disengage on it's own or will not engage at all, at any normal highway speed. Windshield wiper, intermittent control fails to work at most settings and will usually only work at highest intermittent setting. Sometimes it will not work on any setting, including low speed or high speed. If you cycle it off and on, or wiggle the level, it may resume working, but only at highest intermittent setting, or the low and high settings. Failures occurs must often when the steering wheel is turned, or the turn signal lever/dimmer switch is operated. This is especially dangerous in moderate to heavy rain or snow, and when in heavy traffic. To say the least, my wife has screamed more than one time.
Starter failed. Mjs
Accelerator cable failed. Yh
Going downhill vehicle increased speed even with cruise control set on a specific speed. Dealer says vehicle is not included in the recall recall, and it is not a problem. Recall 97v-025000.
Speed control repaired. Mjs
Vehicle experiences rough idle continually, replacement of fuel pump and air bypass did not rectify problems. Mjs
Windshield wipers don't work regularly. They work in some setting intermittently. When you turn them on you sometimes have to play with the switch to find a decent setting. We have been having trouble with the car running roughly, dying at stops, worse in wet weather, lurching at stops if not dying and it sometimes dies when slowing down from highway speeds to below 30 MPH. Have had this "fixed" several times by mechanics. They say it is the throttle switch or mechanism and they get it running fine for a couple of months and then the problem reappears.
Was waiting at a stop when the engine started to surge forward. Had foot on brakes. Hit a garage door. Happened twice before. Has not been to dealer.
The consumer has been experiencing problems with accelerator. While sitting idle at a stop sign, the vehicle took off. The manufacturer has yet to be contacted.
While driving at any speed, the vehicle shuts off, giving no prior warning. The vehicle just shakes alot. When applying the accelerator and touching the acclerator, the vehicle loses power too. Vehicle has been in the shop four to five times. Dealer cannot determine the problem.
While driving at any speed the vehicle doesn't give any prior warning before cutting off. Also, when applying the accelerator the vehicle just slows down , not giving the vehicle any type of power. Vehicle has been in the shop four times, dealer cannot determine the problem.
While driving the vehicle, using the cruise control, turned off the cruise control and applied foot to brakes, and vehicle would not stop, but slowed down. Vehiclecontinued to accellerate up to 50-55 MPH., incident occurred two times. Consumer could not stop the car, vehicle needs to be towed to dealer.
Consumer complaining of manufacturer's known defect in the clock spring which controls the speed/ air bags and horn. The defective clock spring would cause the brake pedal not to respond to deactivate the speed control. Dealer and manufacturer were notified, and will not repair without cost to the consumer .
Going 45-50 MPH on the expressway when the vehicle immediately halted. The halting lasted for a couple of seconds, and caused the driver to lurch forward. The vehicle continued to drive as normal again.
On 3 occasions vehicle experienced sticking gas pedal.
Received recall notice (#97v02500). Called dealer & made appointment. Took vehicle in for appointment. After arriving, was informed there are no parts available. Also that they do not know when the parts will be in.
Accelerator cable broke, while accelerating in traffic, next to the molded plug that connect to the arm of the accelerator pedal.
Recieved recall notice 97 v 025 000 fuel throttle in april, and contacted dealer. They said that the parts for the recall will be in in two weeks, but dealer has not contacted owner and it has been two months since owner has contacted dealer. Dealer will not return calls, and the parts are still not available.
Recall repairs refused due to unavailability of parts.
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