While driving vehicle started missing with alot of smoke coming out of the tail pipe. Mechanic diagnosed it as a blown head gasket and it needed to be replaced. Since ford is reimbursing for these repairs on the '94 and '95 tauruses, this owner believes that the same repairs for the '93 should be reimbursed also. *ak
1993 Ford Taurus engine complaints
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While driving vehicle stalls without any prior warning. This problem occurs mostly in stop and go traffic, cause unknown.
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.
While traveling at highway speed of 55 MPH noticed smoke from tail pipe and engine overheating. Drove vehicle to an independent repair shop that informed consumer of a blown head gasket. This was the second blown head gasket. First head gasket was replaced at 75,000 miles. Dealer/manufacturer were not contacted. *ak
Warped rotors:after awhile the rotors became so warped we had to put new ones on. Water pump:the car kept overheating and the water pump had failed. Radiator: the original radiator started leaking out all of the fluid. Head gaskets: the heater in the car would not work properly and car would not hold coolant for very long. Fuel pump:the car would not run after driving about 45 minutes. Transmission: it went out on us at the side of road when we were having problems with fuel pump. All of a sudden we smelled something very hot, and it went out on us when the car was running.
Very expensive repair for car with low mileage. This failure was due to manufacturer defective parts. No safety defect listed.
Ford has issued recall on defective head gaskets for the 3.8l v-6 engine, but has not included the model year 1993. The recall reportedly involved over 800,000 vehicles with this engine. The recall was only made after a class action suit was filed. I am interested in the number of head gasket failures on non-recalled model years!!
Other 3.8 l engines of this exact type have already been recalled, this should never have happened. No safety defect mentioned in the summary.
During a regular check up a technician found engine head gasket leakage. Manufacturer said there was a recall on the 1994 ford taurus.
1. Blown cylinder head gasket...told by technician at banner ford that this is indeed common, and I should seek reparations from ford motor company. I will call them about it tomorrow! 2. Engine mounts failed a second time...first time was replaced through recall program. I will call fmc about this, too. 3. Loud squeak noise from engine area turned out to be a failed pulley tensioner, replaced it...this common and needlessly expensive component failure is documented by fmc in their service bulletin number 94-1-4.
The engine head gasket failed.(attorney for client) yh
Engine head gasket failed, causing coolant to leak into engine, and resulting in engine overheating. Engine head gasket has been replaced. *ak
Motor mount failure caused a cracked radiator. Replaced radiator, motor mounts. Engine ran hot: 2 fan switch replaced twice; a month later, then head gasket blew. Single mom, 2 jobs, need car! Want ford to recall.
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.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Engine check light went on. Temperature guage went to hot, but not in the red zone. Checked oil, added half a quart. Checked anti-freeze,added a quart. Problem still persisted. Service station tested anti-freeze for exhaust gas. Blue dye turned yellow (positive).
Vehicle was blowing out white smoke from exhaust system. Dealership was aware of the problem, and stated that engine head gasket needed to be replaced.
Ford has just issued an extended warranty on this problen for 94 & 95 tauruses, but will not enclude earlier modles. No safety defect listed in the summary.
Replaced engine head gaskets and o2 sensors.
The headgasket blew while I was pulling into my driveway. The dealership said that the headgasket blows because the bolts stretch. The dealer also said that this is a manufacturers defect, but ford will not cover any of the incurred damage.
To date there have been 7 or more recalls on this vehicle; this car caught fire twice ( fuel pump problem, caused fire and subsequent melting of the wiring harness...!!) this time there seems to be a cooling fliud contamination; car is at mechanic's, I'm waiting for the official diagnosis.
At 55k miles transmission replaced as well as headgaskets. Covered under warranty. At 103k miles headgaskets again an issue with recommended engine replacement by ford dealer. They would not cover any of the work. Repeat problem.
At 55 MPH, heater started to blow only cold air, temperature gauge shot up to red (overheat) zone. Car was stopped and allowed to cool down, then proceeded to limp 10 miles home at slow speed. Vehicle was then towed to ford dealer. Dealer determined the headgasket(s) has failed causing problem. Not sure if bearing damaged occurred. No visible water / milky oil present. Lots of steam from exhaust. Dealer also noted timing cover leaking. I asked dealer to contact ford about cost assistance since this failure nearly unexpectedly left my wife on the side of the road in a very rural area and the fact that this type of engine failure is not normal at only 60,000 miles. Per dealer, ford refused to assist me due to mileage / age. I was charged $1343.48 for this repair. I have since leaned that this failure mode is common for this engine at around 65,000 miles. I believe ford should be required to warranty this defect. Ford previous tsb's covering this problem were not broad enough to effectively address all the model years / mileages involved. I do not feel my vehicle being disabled due to a headgasket failure at 60,000 miles should be considered normal by the manufacturer.
Consumer has been refilling the engine with coolant for a couple of months. Finally, took vehicle to a repair shop, and was told there that ford would replace engine. Consumer called manufacturer, but was told that VIN# didn't match the recall 97v019000 concerning engine cooling fan.
Starter failed. Nlm
My 1993 ford taurus started rough. After driving 1/2 mile, I noticed white smoke coming out of the exhaust system. A mechanic informed me that the problem was a blown head gaskets which needed replacing. My 1993 ford taurus has a 3.8 liter engine. This blown head gasket is the result of a design problem -- the manufacturer should have a recall. As I previewed the complaints database maintained by the federal safety agency, I saw many, many, many other reports filed by people that are experiencing the same problem that I am -- all with the 3.8 liter engine. Many of the complaints are within the last 6 months. The repair of a blow head gasket is very, very expensive and the white cloud generated by the car was so bad that the cars behind me on the road could not see very well. This is a safety problem. Your assistance in this matter is very much appreciated.
Blown head gasket, with no prior warning, resulting in crack in block and now need a new motor for car which. The estimate to get it fixed is $6800. Needless to say, as of this date the car has not been fixed. And can't understans why ford does not include the 93 3.8 taurus in the secret warranty.
Smelled anti-freeze burning. While driving down the road engine overheated and temperature gauge was hot. Pulled over. Contacted dealer, no warranty. But, they were aware that there was a problem with the engine head gasket.
Consumer has had three sets of motor mounts replaced.
Vehicle started rough. Noticed white smoke coming from exhaust. Took vehicle to mechanic & was informed the problem was the head gaskets. They needed replacing. Restarted vehicle again & it warmed up. White smoke once again reappeared. This time mechanic indicated it was a crack engine block.
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