1993 Ford Taurus visibility problems

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Engine, Fuel system · 63,000 miles · NC

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?

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Engine, Visibility · 75,000 miles · OH

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

Filed Jun 3, 2002 · Brakes, Electrical · CA

Vehicle stalls out while driving. Contacted dealer, had head gasket replaced. However, problem reoccurred. Had head gasket replaced again. *ak consumer has been advised that the entire engine needs to be replaced, the pan plug left undone causing vehicle to lose oil, the radiator had to be replaced due to over torque bolts which bursted around the core, the engine is knocking and the oil light illuminated due to lack of oil. Consumer has lost trust in the dealership. Head lights failed, light switch was replaced. The wipers were noisy, dealer replaced the multifunction switch and wiper motor. There is a popping noise when turning, there is a rubbing noise in the right front on turns and when backing up. The air conditioner is not blowing cold air, shrater valve and A/C refrigerant was replaced. The key switch failed. The faulty antenna motor failed. The master cylinder had to be replaced. Tie rod was replaced.

Filed Apr 11, 2002 · Visibility · NY

While using windshield wipers and without any indication windshield wipers would die. Vehicle was serviced by dealer, and replace wiper motor. Please provide further information.

Filed Feb 22, 2002 · Visibility · FL

Windshield wipers failed while driving in rainstorm. Appears to be a common problem with this vehicle.

Filed Jan 7, 2002 · Visibility · CA

Rearview mirror keeps falling off inside windshield, had mirror repaired three times. Adhesive fails to bind mirror to vehicles windshield indefinitely.

Filed Aug 17, 2001 · Visibility · NJ

Rearview mirror fell off because glue dried up. Consumer has not contacted dealer. Please provide any further information.

Filed Jun 11, 2001 · Visibility · NJ

Consumer complaint is that windshield wiper motor failed, and was replaced by private garage at the consumer's cost. Consumer would like his case to be added to current investigation for this problem. *ak

Filed May 21, 2001 · Visibility · PA

No summary listed for abov evehicle.

Filed Mar 12, 2001 · Body, Brakes · PA

Vehicle stalling intermittently, at any speed/any time. Dealer stated this was due to a faulty ignition device. *ak vehicle will not start whether it is in park or neutral. Starter, sparkplugs, and battery have been replaced, door chime would sound when keys were not in ignition. Transmission slipping and experiences erratic shifting. Faulty front struts cause vehicle to oversteer, tires were rotated and front was aligned to help problem, however did not remedy. Dashboard rattles, however dealer can not remedy this problem. Driver side door does not close properly and there is wind noise when driven over 20 MPH, left door was not aligned properly. Keyless entry failed, passenger side rear door lock inoperable. Emergency brake was never installed. There is a consisent wind sound in vehicle. Front end experienced shaking. Excessive fuel consumption. Difficult and noisy steering occurred, dealer replaced power steering line. Front brake pads replaced. Exhaust replaced. Fuel pump replaced. Windshield wiper switch was replaced. Vehicle currently has only 47114 miles on.