The vehicle emitted white smoke, steam and lots of coolant via tail pipe.
1993 Ford Taurus engine complaints
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I have a 1993 ford taurus 3.0 v6. I have read about the 3.8 v6's with head gasket problems. At just 71000 miles I have the same problem. I purchased this vehicle from my parents, who bought it new. My father is a retired nyc transit authority mechanic, and he was meticulous about the upkeep of his vehicles. Now I am face with an automobile that is nothing more than a huge paperweight.over the last few years it seems that I was just throwing good money after bad. A couple of hundred here, $700 for a complete overhaul of the A/C system, etc. I do not have the cash to spend approximately $1300 on repairs. I was shocked when I went to your website and brought up the information on my '93 taurus. The amount of tsb's that affect my car asounded me. I have paid for repairs to some, and thought others were just age issues. These tsb's that directly affect my automobile included; 93-23-6,94-19-4,94-16-3,96-7-5,96-15-3,95-3-4,96-22-1,93-3-9,&95-19-1. As I stated, this car has always been in my family. Why hasn't ford tried to contact us on any of these issues? On one of these tsb's, we developed a leak in a cooling line. The dealership chaged us $360 for repairs, when we found out that it was supposed to be covered by ford, we were only reimbused $60. Ford said the dealer should reimburse us the balance, and the dealer said that ford should reimburse us. Guess what, except for the $60, we never got reimbused the additional $300. I am at wits end. My wife and I bought this car from my mother a 5 years ago, when our family started to grow. Obviously with just 71,000 miles she does not do a lot of driving. Shopping and work for her are all within a 15 mile radius. But with the loss of a vehicle she has had to reduce the amont of work she would normally put in by 50%. Is there any help out there?
Car will drive when transmission fluid gets hot & jump out of drive into neutral.
Motor mounts replaced. Steering pins replaced 4 days after motor mounts replaced, the car catches on file from an electrical short. I drove the car 1 time after it was out of the shop. 11 hours after I drove it, the whole engine was on fire from an electrical short
Head gasket failure front right spring fracture
Our 1993 taurus with a 3.8l head gaskets blew. Fixed twice and wasn't covered by recalls. (1994-95 taurus) A/C went out for unknown reason. Too expensive to fix. Still not working. Window died in winter. Too expensive and power cut from switch
Head gasket failure right after I bought the vehicle
Suspension feels shaky as well as transmission. Key lock is faulty. I have had engine problems as you can see with head gasket and timing cover gasket. Also I had to replace cir conditioner condenser but air conditioner never worked.
The gaskets blew one year after I bought it and the ford dealer refuses to fix it even though they recognize the problem with ford head gaskets. I paid $4000 and have no money to pay for repairs.
Head gasket has blown. 2 local dealers refuse to cover the repair.
Consumer stated that the 1993, ford, taurus was blowing smoke from the exhaust. Consumer insisted that this vehicle was doing the same thing that the mercury sable was doing.
Blown head gasket.
The check engine light was intermittent, and the head gasket failed. Tsb 398-4-9 was found in reference to 1998-1995 models are prone to failure. The consumer requested reimbursement. Mr scc
Heater blew out cold air - had to have head gaskets replaced on 1993 ford taurus. Drove the car about 20 miles and engine started making noise - had to have rod bearings replaced. I was told by ford service mechanic that there are very common problems with the 3.8 l engines.
Anti-freeze leaked onto the engine.
The head gasket failed twice after 2,000 miles, the dealer was unable to correct the problem.
Nar 03/03/2003. The consumer had problems with the automatic transmission which eventually had to be replaced, also the brakes wore out prematurely due to lack of a second gear. The engine went out in nov 1997 which was likely head gasket failure. Jan 9, 2003 the engine overheated which was diagnosed as a defective head gasket in the replacement engine.
* ohio traffic safety report* the vehicle caught on fire.*jg
The head gasket was replaced, due to a coolant leak.*scc
Engine stopped working due to the head gasket failure. Dealer notified.
Consumer stated while driving, the head gasket blew out, which caused the coolant to leak.
The transmission failed while driving and without warning. *nlm *dt the transmission failed while at an intersection. The first occurrence happened while going down a hill. The check engine light had come on, and the transmission jerked when shifted. The air mass flow sensor and idle air control was replaced, along with the mlp transmission sensor, and found the lever bolt broken where it passed through the sensor.
Please be advised that I am extremely dissatisfied with my 1993 ford taurus. It was purchased on july 8, 2000 from briarwood ford in ann arbor, michigan. It had 37,000 miles on it. After owning it for only 40 days, the engine blew on my way to tennessee. The repair shop checked it in with only 39,488 miles on it. They had to replace the engine longblock for a total of $5532.27. Let me give you a brief picture of my situation. I am a widow living on social security and a small pension from my former husband??s employer. I live in an apartment that is based on income. I was able to purchase the car for $6957.00 with the money I received when my mother-in-law passed away. After paying for the repairs, the cost of the car became $12,492.27. This amount would have paid for a much newer car, but I was trying to save some money for living expenses. I have glaucoma, diabetes and other medical problems. Due to my glaucoma, I will not be driving much longer and as it stands I don??t feel safe driving the car for any distance. I would love to visit friends while I can, but I also cannot afford to repair anything else that might go wrong. All I am asking for is to be reimbursed what it costs me to repair the engine. When I contacted the dealership from which I purchased the car, they said if it had happened in the area, they might have been able to help. I feel this is outrageous. Why should I buy a car only to travel in the area of the dealership. Ford has repaired over 100 cars due to engine problems and in march of 2000 they promised to compensate engine claims on a case by case basis. Ford assured that claims would be more thoughtfully handled. Since 1986, ford taurus??s have had several service bulletins in regards to engine problems, multiple safety-related recalls, secret warranties and service adjustments. I hope this letter gets to the correct person. If you can not help me, please tell me who can. Ts
Tranny and engine needed to be replace at 96,000 miles
The vehicle?s head gasket leaked. The consumer believed the head gasket was defective and the dealer either replace the engine or replace the gasket.
I have had nothing but problems with this car. I have only owned it for a year and 1/2, and have already put more money in to it than I will ever get out of it. I do not recommend this car to anyone! I went through in a four week span having the brakes go out, the muffler fell off. The head gaskets blew, the water pump broke and the power steering pump went out. I hate this car!! Dt
I have had an invisible coolant leak for the past 4 years. I have replaced all the hoses and the thermostat three times. This week the car overheated again and the problem was diagnosed as a blown head gasket. I did some research on the internet adn discovered ford has known about this problem since 1998. Ford has taken steps to repair vehicles from the 1994 and 1995 model years, but nothing has been done for the 1993 model year. I contacted ford customer service, received courteous service and was told there was nothing they would do for me. Dt
While driving at any speed and with no warning head gasket blewout, causing vehicle to overheat. Consumer will have to pull over to let thvehicle cool down. Dealer notified.
Vehicle would stall at highway speed or when slowing down. Dealer and manufacturer were not notified at this time. Feel free to provide any further information.
Engine leaking coolant and white smoke coming from tail pipe while driving. Dealer contacted. *ak the check engine light came on, the temperature rised to hot and vehicle stalled after making noise. There was water leaking out of the exhaust system.
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