While driving with children on freeway engine shut off, and consumer lost power steering, and couldn't steer car. Took to mechanic. Mechanic indicated that a bad head gasket allowed water to get into engine and into oil, causing engine to shutdown, and ruined the engine, ford was aware of the problem, but was not addressing the issue properly.
1993 Ford Taurus: loss of power steering
8 of the 1,557 complaints about the 1993 Ford Taurus describe loss of power steering.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 5 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Loss of power steering by model year
What owners say
While driving on highway engine died/ lost power steering and brakes. Puts car in neutral, it allowed it to restart. This has happened several times a day. Contacted dealer. Has been very cooperative, but not able to find the cause of the problem.
Driving on crowded highway in 3rd lane uphill with wife and 3 children in car when engine had sudden almost total loss of power and white smoke began pouring out exhaust. Had to go through 2 lanes of heavy traffic to make it to breakdown lane. Engine quit in 1st lane with almost total loss of steering and braking ability. Then had to wait on side of highway for towtruck. Extremely heavy white smoke also blinded cars behind us and made it tough for them to see. I feel head gasket should last at least 100k miles minimum and should not fail so catastrophically. Understand this is very common problem with this engine and ford has a secret owner repair reimbursement program for cars under 5 years/60k miles. Head gasket definitaly should last more than 60k miles. I also feel this hidden warranty should be extended and that this is a serious design defect in this engine.
Serpetine belt broke, causing loss of steering while driving at 55 MPH. The brakes were applied to stop the vehicle. The dealer has been contacted.
Rear motor mounts broke on two occasions, causing loss of steering control. Please give any further details.
Pe97035;the defective front suspension coil spring broke off, causing loss of steering control.
Steering is hard to turn when brakes are applied. Tt
Broken tie rod causing loss of steering control. Please describe details. Tt
Service bulletins that may apply
- Experiencing a squeaking and / or popping noise from the front outer tire rods
- Some vehicles may exhibit front outer tie rods squeak and / or pop noise over bumps and / or turning
- Some power steering hoses have been replaced with a revised design and should no longer be used for service
- Information for concerns of grunt or groan during wheel return from full right turn
- The power steering system may have a 'grunt' and/or 'groan' noise
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1993 Ford Taurus power steering loss
Is loss of power steering a common problem on the 1993 Ford Taurus?
8 of 1,557 owner complaints about the 1993 Ford Taurus (1%) mention loss of power steering. The model year with the most reports is 2013.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1993 Ford Taurus?
There are 0 recalls and 5 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1993 Ford Taurus
Wipers 122Headlights 119Stalling 87Overheating 81Coil spring 79Fire or smoke 45Transmission failure 45Engine failure 42Fuel pump 31Jerking 24No deployment 23ABS 20Loss of power 19Adaptive cruise 18Tire blowout 17Hesitation 16Check engine light 15Ball joint 13Knocking 11Won't start 11Brake failure 10Grinding brakes 9Harsh shifting 9Seat belt 9Slipping 9Steering noise 9Sudden acceleration 8Airbag light 7Premature wear 7Door locks 5Oil consumption 5
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