Head gasket failed same as on my 1995 taurus. However, ford says the 1993 taurus is not covered on the warranty.
1993 Ford Taurus engine complaints
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While driving about 20 MPH noticed vibration coming from engine and vehicle lost power. Then, took vehicle to a repair shop, and they said it was a blown out head gasket.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Dealer ignored to identify problem /persued questionable work. No safety defect mentione din summary.
The dealer where car was purchased has declined fixing. No safety defect listed in summary.
Recall needs to include 93 taurus. No safety defect included in summary.
3.8 engine, blown head gasket, understand this is a common problem and ford has offered to fix 95s and 94s but not 93s. Why?
Both head gaskets failed causing $1074.35 in damage which ford will not pay for. The engine was replaced by ford in 1994 and ford covers the cost of identical 1994 and 1995 headgaskets. This is a very common problem of the 3.8 and I feel ford should reimburse me for the cost of this work.
Head gaskets failed due to warped heads.
There was also problem with notorious "head gasket failure" I had to have repaired.
Engine head gasket blew . Dealer has replaced gasket. Please provide further detail.
Engine failure; well maintained car; head gasket blown, now engine must be rebuilt. This occurred while my daughter was driving me to the hospital. I am 78 years old. Ford is not even assisting with repairs. This car is a safety menace and the ford motor company is negligent!.
After having serviced vehicle technician found out that vehicle had a blown head gasket. Technian was repairing engine.
Vehicle constantly stalls.
Head gasket has failed at 72,000 miles, causing damage to engine . *ak the customer objects that the manufacturer recalled 1994 and 1995 models but not 1993 models eventhough the problems are the same.
Vehicle experiencing problem with white smoke from tail pipe and engine coolant leakages. Dealer notified, and informed of a head gasket failure. Vehicle was not covered under extends warranty. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Motor mounts that hold the engine have to be replaced every 35000 miles . Ford dealership is aware of the problem.
The vehicle constantly stalls, no mechanic can seem to locate the problem.
Head gasket blew at 60,000 miles, car stalling since purchase at high speeds, caught on fire twice.
The head gasket failed, which caused other engine problems. The engine now needs to be replaced. We contacted ford about the problem, knowing that the 3.8 liter engines are know for this problem, they would not help because only 94's and 95's were on the recall. They also need to recall the 93's.
Ford admits bad gaskets & bolts in their 1988-1995 3.8 liter engines and has had various repair programs, but my VIN is presently excluded. A local service manager says ford has repaired "millions" of these engines
Car has been consuming coolant at a rate of 1/2 gal per day. No leakage under car. Mechanic doing tuneup found gray color on two spark plugs. He said that this is proof of leaking head gasket. Immediate repairs are needed ($1600 to $3500).
Engine head gasket failed.
Engine mounts are corroded. Also, headlights go off without prior warning.
Car was bought from original owner. The condition was excellent, only 69,000 miles on engine. It started to fall apart within 3 weeks, first steering, then transmission, now the engine. According to lemonaidcars.com the 1993 taurus is full of problems. Ford said its not there problem and ref'd to green valley ford this dealership we do not trust. They always add on things to a cars 'problem'. We are not buyin a ford ever again!
Head gasket blew after about 1 month of car starting to run hot, but not over redline
During hot days this summer and when the vehicle has warmed up, the engine shuts off, it has happened several times at stoplights or stop signs, three times while driving at 50 60 MPH. Also the car will not start for several minutes after the event. On occasions it will not immediately start after long drives within an 1/2 hour of parking it. These events just started after the car reached 100,000 miles. I had a tuneup and informed dealer of the issues -no problems found.
On two separate occasion vehicle stalls out while traveling at hwy speed of 55 MPH, vehicle was towed to dealer shop, because it would not restart, 1st. Repairs was replacing the module, consumer was informed that the cam shaft and the distributor needs to be replaced.*ak
Problem was that the car lost all power while driving. We were very lucky not to have caused a serious accident
Head gaskets have blown twice. Vehicle is at the dealership for repair.
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