Vehicle experiences stalling, fuel filter, spark plugs, and the multi function relay switch have been replaced. General tire (p205/65r15) experienced tread separation, causing vehicle into a side ditch and through a barbed wire fence, there were no injuries, but a lot of damage to vehicle, consumer indicates fire, however no reference in the comments.
1994 Ford Taurus engine complaints
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Engine head gasket failed. The engine lost all coolant. We were able to shut engine down without overheating the engine. Checked engine oil for possible coolant contamination.. Found no sign of oil/coolant mix. Dealer says that estimate of repairs to be around $1200.00 to $1600.00 if they find nothing else wrong. There has to be something wrong with the 3.8 head gasket design. I bought this car with only 20,000 miles and have serviced it perfectly. I have changed oil every 3000 miles, flushed coolant every 30,000 miles, etc. Etc. This car has 91,000 miles on it . It has never been driven hard or used for towing. I am a service manager for a company that uses ford trucks and vans for service work. We have the 351 ci and 460 ci push rod engines as well as the 5.4l and 6.8l overhead cam triton engines and have well over 140,000 miles on many of them and have never had a head gasket problem. What's the deal??
I had sent a complaint today 10-10-00 just after I got of line I recieved a phone call from bruce the service manager at ashley ford in new bedford stating that ford was now going to cover the cost of repairs 100%
My taurus had a head gasket fail and now I'm told that because it's 594 miles over the 100,000 limit I'll have to pay to have it repaired. The vehicle is in excellent condition and was previously dealer maintaned at another dealer ship about 50 miles from here by the previous owner.the service manager at ashley ford in new bedford has been helpful but says his hands are tied and that it was ford's decision to make not his he had contacted the local ford rep. But was so far only able to get me a 30% discount . I've felt all along that ford should repair this at no cost to me because this is obviouslly a problem exclusively to the 3.8 ford engine or ever car on the roads head gaskets would be failing . When I spoke to the ford rep at the 800 # (1‑800‑392‑3673) elaine she wasn't helpful at all and seemed mad at me for trying to get some help with this problem , like it was my fault .I've told the manager bruce that at this point I'ld be willing to pay 20% of the cost to repair just so we can get our car back we're paying a loan on this car and can't even use it . I've had many fords in the past and have never needed dealer assistants like this before and feel that 594 miles over the 100,000 mile limit shouln't justifie ford's refusal to stand behind thier product and not fix our car.any help you can give us would be appreciated , thank you , sincerely john & sharon dolman
Why only that left on brakes after only 38950 miles? This not normal
Motor mounts failed, one original and two replacements parts each year, garage has informed consumer that the motor mount needs replacement but they do not know the cause of the failures.
When applying her gas pedal vehicle jumped out of place. Motor mounts were replaced once, and now the problem reoccurred. Dealership was aware of the problem. When passing or speeding and when accelerating to pass driver had to pull the accelerator off the floor, and hold brakes.
On 7/24/00 I took my car to tulsa auto collection quality care facility at 11122 east 71st street tulsa, ok. (918‑250‑3555) to have my A/C system repaired, as it was working just fine the day before. Tom, the mechanic who inspected my car, stated that the motor mounts had failed, which resulted in engine vibration. The vibration was hard enough to cause a rupture in a A/C line, which in turn caused a complete A/C system failure. A major leak was found at the high pressure line to condensor. Will require manifold hose replacement. Will also need new filter dryer hose assembly, since system has been exposed to air. Replace estimated repairs $625. Also motor mounts are bad and must be replaced before any A/C work is performed. Estimated motor mount replace $450-$600. Now, since it is getting cold, I have found that my heater is not working. Possibly as a result of the rupture in the A/C lines. I am asking that ford kindly repair my car because I have seen at nthsa's web site many complaints that people have made about problem motor mounts over the span of several years. I have talked to ford and they refuse to repair the car without my paying for it. I believe that it is unfair for ford to force the consumer to pay for such repairs, when their motor mounts have a proven history of failure.
We bought this car feeling that a newer car would be good transportation to and from the store. We wanted some thing safe for the kids. Tracey took the kids to a movie and called me at work to come and get her. Ive pulled the engine apart and it is the number one cylinder that has gone head gasket and heads.
The motor mounts failed.
Head gaskets failure and timing case
All problems with our 1994 taurus have existed since the purchase date, ford has denied several of the recalls and service bulletins listed at the federal safety agency. The car continues to constantly overheat and run hot, we still can smell gas through vents, door handle problems, gas consumption problem, and several others still exist without acknowledgement from ford (even when confronted with exact numbers and dates of recalls and bulletins), all problems still exist without help from ford. Fords customer concern, customer service and quality in general is severely lacking. We are tired of runarounds, tired of denials related to these problems, tired of ford denying that we have made previous complaints, tired of ford refusing to provide paper work the few times they had the vehichle. Tired of this scary lemon we own, tired of ford in general.
Head gasket blew in april of this year. The car was fixed by a local mechanic and ford did pay for the repairs. In august of this year the same gasket blew again, ford refuses to repair the car because they said that ford parts weren't used in the car. Also in 1997 the piston in the transmission tore up the car had 52,000 miles on it. It cost me $950 to have it fixed, ford refused to pay for that.
Car was sideswiped when new and declared totaled, had side panels replaced as new and car retitled. Have been informed that since the car was retitled that the head gasket recall is void. Please advise.
Although car has never actually overheated, it runs very hot. It loses alot of water (overflow will be empty every 3 days or less) but there is no leak. Took it in for a tuneup and was told the head gaskets were blown. Called around and was told there was a recall on engine. Called dealer. They kept it for 3 days and told us it was not the engine, but the water pump. They refused to fix or replace engine even though under recall. Called ford motor customer service department. Was told "we stand behind our certified techs" and they will do nothing. Engine is under recall for another 1,000 miles, but ford is refusing to fix due to rusty's saying it is not the head gaskets. Had it looked at at a third place and they say the water pump is fine. They could not locate the problem, but car is still losing fluid and you can watch the temp guage rise very quickly as you are driving. Does a recall mean that they have to replace the engine, or is it only if I have problems? I was told by rusty's that if someone else says the head gaskets are blown, they will have to prove it. I have been told this is impossible without tearing the engine apart. Help!!!
Vechicle was parked outside of a residential area. When consumer went to turn vehicle on it shook and idled highly. She turned vehicle off. Vehicle was towed to a dealership, and mechanic told her that the engine hydrolocked. Water and anti-freeze got into the cylinders due to a defective head gasket.
The vehicle developed overheating symptoms. I took it to the ford dealer for inspection and found out that the timing case gasket was leaking and it might damage the engine, which already had devloped knocking noises. I contacted the ford customer service and asked them for warranty coverage, since it was out of my reach to repair/install a new engine. Ford company which then was sending letters for free change of head gaskets which could produce the same problems as mine. But my request went in a vain. Now the vehicle has completely stopped operation since the water has mixed with the engine oil. This seems to be a manufacturing defect and hence I appeal that the federal safety agency should respond to this in a better manner. Thanking you.
Actual head gasket failure occured over 2 years prior to reported date was able to get by, but the oil light has been coming on when the engine gets to normal temperature and the car is idling. Ford put out cars with defective head gaskets and should not be allowed to limit the warranty. If it fails, they should pay to repair or replace the parts- I understand that about 750,000 of these failures have occured- ford should pay for selling defective products.
Engine ruined because of antifreeze in oil.
I was told that the water pump busted, I need a thermostat, and that my gears (linkage) want shift.
When driving in heavy traffic vehicle stalled without warning, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Consumer breaths exhaust fumes. Also, defective head gasket causes cylinder head to warp.
Head gasket blew at 127,000 miles manufacturer refuses to honor warranty and reimburse consumer because the vehicle is over 100,000 miles. Nlm
I purchased the vehicle may 13, 1999 from sanger ford in sanger california, 93657. On october 29,1999 the cars engine blew up due to a patched up water pump that came from sanger ford like this when I purchased it. The water pump was full of stop leak, which would explain why the car seemed to run a little warm. When the water pump went out on the car, it broke off inside for whatever reason and when this happened, it tore hell out of the engine. The engine did not blow due to it over heating, the engine blew due to the damage done by the water pump. I could not get any help from the dealer or the finance company. But I sure had to mail in that payment every month. It took all the money I had and could borrow and 5 and 1/2 months later to have my car repaired. I am a single mother of 4 children and a car is very much needed. I thought I had bought a car I could depend on and trust to transport my daughters in, but was wrong. I also during this down time received 2 or more recall notices for the vehicle that had been issued prior to the sell of the car to myself. So, the dealer sold me a car without doing the proper repairs brought on by the recalls. So, what else did they get away with???? I will continue to search for help in recovering my loses due to the of professionalism by this company. Any help you can give me on this matter I could really use. Thank you, brandee bridges 06-17-00.
While driving saw a lot of smoke coming out of tail pipe. Mechanic said it was engine head gasket.
Dealer failed to repair due to mileage over service limits as per 00m09/ vehicle was over limits before notification of default. No safety defect listed in the summary.
Each summer, purge cylinder leakes gas vapors into engine compartment which get discharged into A/C. Went todealership 3 times before warranty ran out only to be told no problem can be found. Went to ford dealership the following summer and was told nothing can be done about vapors except move purge cannister to rear of vehicle which would not decrease vapor emmission by any extent. Problom is noticeable during summer monthswhen vapors fill the cabin.
The drivers door and front passenger door were misaligned. Nlm
While vehicle was sitting in the driveway with engine not running, front right side dropped about two inches because spring broke. Owner concerned because he could have been driving when this happened. Dealer contacted. *ak
Vehicle experienced multiple failures of the head gasket prior to recall notification which damaged the air conditioning lines,water pump and other components, when the gasket blew. Consumer is not able to obtain reimbursement from the manufacturer for recall repairs that were previously completed.
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