While traveling vehicle would only travel 15-25 MPH and engine would make loud noise. Also, transmission failure/ ignition key slips when attempting to start vehicle, and replaced front brake rotors.
1994 Ford Taurus engine complaints
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While driving at 55 MPH engine check light came on. As consumer was trying to get to the side of the road motor blew up.
There was a recall for the head gaskets. Dealer was contacted , and dealer's response was that vehicle did not have a warranty.
Body mount had corroded. This caused the engine/transmission to drop. Was traveling at a low speed. The rack & pinion on the steering was lost. Had no control. Vehicle towed to mechanic.
Ford motor company completely unconcerned about head gasket failure of car with 65k . I am original owner who has kept all service and preventative maintenance as per manufuacturer recommendations.
Power wire from cable to starter failed.
Transmission isn't shifting properly. It has been replaced twice due to failure. There is a leakage within the head gasket, which is leaking anti-freeze out the exhaust pipe. Consumer received a recall prior to faulty head gaskets. Took vehicle in for repair , but dealer only replaced one gasket, when both needed to be replaced.
The front engine pan gasket (half-moon shape rubber part) popped out, this has happened on a previous ford I owned with the same type engine.
Vehicle would not accelerate either to climb up a hill / in on coming traffic.
Engine failure - driving on 4 lane highway, car stalled - after several different attempts to find problem, problem was found. The problem was that the teeth on the gear on the bottom of the distributor had broken off. This type of stress failure should not have occurred. The ford company had been notified and would not consider any resolution to this problem being outside the manufacturer's warranty. The other problem that occurred was that the speedodometer had begun to fail.... Going from zero to 60 and back after about 5 minutes of driving. A speed sensor had failed. The car was also doing a hard jerking at about 35 miles per hour. Ford dealership had told me that the problem was that 2 of the automatic transmission gears were bad and we had them replaced. I contacted the dealership because I had found out ford had many (I mean many) problems with this same problem in all the ford taurus vehicles. Still the dealership ford company would do nothing including filing this complaint stating it was outside the warranty. I believe that ford should have backed some it not all of this up considering the mileage and problem history of this vehicle. Distributer gears should have never broken off unless the metal compound had been defective.
Consumer did not receive recall notice on the head gasket, head gasket failed resulting in damage to engine, denied repair per recall due to expiration date (98m01). Mjs
Motor mount broken causing air conditioner to fail. Repairs were done.
While traveling at 50mph white cloud began comming from exhaust pipe and water temperature began to rise, pulled over and had car towed to repair shop. Mechanic informed me that both head gaskets had failed and that repair estament was $1200.00, I called a ford dealership and recieved a slightly higher estament but ford failed to mention that the taurus and sable engines were having problems with faulity head gaskets.
Vehicle was inspected for recall 98v‑009, dealership said vehicle was fine, within 3 1/2 months vehicle experienced failure of the component and was denied services per recall. Mjs
Recall component head gasket failed, however denied due to expiration date of january 1999. Mjs
The head gasket blew and has been repaired. Since that time it has been reported to me that ford in the years of 94 & 94 had problems with the head gasket blowing out. Bena ford in duluth mn has sold up to 3 per week for the 3.8l engine for the year reported. I have a friend who repairs fords and he is the one who first reported this potential problem to me. It could be a safety factor if it happens on a highway at high speeds. This problem should be looked into and corrected. I can provided futher information if needed, I.e. Names. Thank you in advance. Ralph larsen.
Had parked vehicle & left. Returnedto vehicle & tried to start it & it failed to start. Finally got it started & drove to dealer. Was informed motor mounts needed replacing. The head gaskets had blown & the starter was erractic. Reca
The aluminum forward piston clutch transmission cracked and overheated. This could have resulted in a crash. There is tsb that the transmission needed to be replaced by a steel transmission. Dealer also replaced motor mounts.
Dealership advised me of pre-mature head gasket failure, detected antifreeze on my sparkplugs, advises head-gasket replacement at a cost of $1400
Head gasket failed, causing leakage, causing failure to the timing cover gasket / intake manifold gasket / thermostat / crankshaft & bearings which were replaced.
Engine made odd sounds when oil pressure light came on. Vehicle was towed to dealer. Oil pressure light was solid. Informed by mechanic engine needed replacing due to burned out cooling fan.
1) at highway speeds there is very rapid and sudden loss of coolant, the resulting engine stoppage and the thick clouds of steam would have been a serious hazard. 2)ford sent a letter dated "june, 1998" advising of a free repair for this defect if it occurred within the 60,000mi/5yr powertrain warranty period or of the defect happened regardless of mileage by december 31, 1998. This defect poses a real danger and ford should not have a cut-off date on the repair.
No summary mentioned for this vehicle.
Both front and rear engine mounts broke. Dealer/manufacturer notified and they informed consumer that repairs would be at consumer's expense. Seeking help in this matter.
While at acomplete stop vehicle would not accelerate and suddenly it accelerated. The pistons have been replaced.
Thermostat and t-stat gasket failed causing vehicle to overheat. Nlm
Poor design of engine head gasket caused gasket to fail at approximately 53,335 miles.
Bearings and connecting rods damaged. Dealer serviced engine one week prior. Replace gaskets and thermostat. Ford issued engine recall notice june 1998 for engine overheating that could cause head gasket failure. Non-defective engine should not have failed, thermostat installation by dealer was negligent, and quite likely gasket 'repairs', contributed to engine failure.
Head gasket failed causing overheating, overheating caused damage to water pump & radiator.
Timing cover gasket failed resulting in leakage.mjs
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