Engine and heater hose failed. Nlm
1995 Ford Taurus engine complaints
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The heater hose failed causing catastrophic engine failure. Nlm
I called to report this problem to the dealer I purchased this car from,told him about the problem, they said I was own my own, to bad. There was a recall on this problem I feel it was up to the dealer to notify me of this recall before they sold this car to me. Now my car has caught fire and sitting in my driveway. So what am I suppose to do?
Because I had been so frugal -- stupid? -- as to have my vehicle repaired at non-ford dealership shop and in spite of the language in 00m09 issued 3/2000 local dealer service manager refused to consider any refund of repair cost!no safety defect listed in summary.
Ford refuses to comp us for fixing this vehicle because of 100k mile cap on special warranty. No safety defect included in the summary.
While driving at 70 MPH on a busy interstate vehicle stalled and went out. Consumer had to drift to the side of the road because power steering also went out, unti l vehicle cooled off. Consumer then started vehicle, went a couple of miles, and the same thing happened again. Consumer feels this problem only happens when it is hot outside. This is a safety hazard because when this happens it could happen anywhere, and may cause an accident. *ak a mechanic adviced that a fuel pump be replaced because it could over heat and shut down in hot weather. The driver did not accept the advice and the fuel pump is doing fine.
I have had head gasket problems,brake problems(rear calipers),rotors,transmission fluid leakage,radiator leakage,engine cooling system,A/C pump failure
Engine mounts broke prematurally, causing the vehicle to jerk while driving. Dealer has inspected vehicle.
Ford has extended coverage for '95 taurus' with a v6,3.8. I have a '95 taurus with a v6 ,3.0 and they aren't including the 3.0's. No safety defect listed in the summary.
Cruise control failed. Nlm
While driving on the hwy heard a loud noise. Pulled over, turned vehicle off, let it cool down, went to start it back up, and it froze. Contacted the dealer.
Engine head gasket needed to be replaced at consumer's cost. Three weeks later, engine overheated due to blown head gasket. Dealer didn't pay for cost, but repaired.
Head gasket blew out and caused coolant to get into spark plugs,air filter,drive belt,thermostat and radiator. Yh
While starting engine stalled. When engine finally started, consumer noticed fumes. Dealer has been contacted, and stated engine head gasket blew out. Please provide further informaton.
Car died in parking lot. After about 7 attempts, car started on its own. Car idled rough and was emitting white exhaust and on way home. Put car into park at each stop light to keep it from dying. Noticed a smell when got home. Thought at first a battery or alternator problem. Drove to dealer next day and they said that it was a faulty headgasket which blew the entire engine. Doing research on your website noticed quite a few of same complaints. A car this young with under 80,000 miles should not need entire engine replacement. Would appreciate so much if an investigation was conducted. We bought car 1 1/2 year ago for 10,000 and can't afford this hefty of a repair, and it should not have had this problem. But others have had it too so I think it is investigation worthy. On a few of the complaints there was an invest #1e98080 and recall #98m01kaa listed....can you tell me what this means. There are only 4 recalls under the model and type and this # was not listed. If an invest. Was done in '98 I think they need to do another now because a lot of complaints came from this year or last year. Manufacturer or dealer has not been very helpful and this is a very expensive repair for our new car. Can you tell me where to find info on that recall # a few of the complaints said ford was aware of this, but no one has been helpful...thank you
1. Radiator - failed due to design defect in plastic to aluminum core joint, causing loss of coolant, replacement failed within one day. Replacement for that one lasted only about 20,000 additional miles, so a total of three identical radiator failures with loss of coolant in about 25,000 miles on the same car. Same problem on son's 1995 taurus sedan with same engine. Original radiator failed, replacement failed within 1,000 miles of installation. This experience seems to indicate a fundamental design defect in the taurus radiator. 2. Brake failure. Defect in design of rear calipers used with ABS system on the taurus results in rainwater intrusion causing rusting of caliper pins that then impedes proper retraction of the brake pads. Excessive pad wear results in metal to metal contact between the caliper piston and the pad backing plate with greatly reduced braking efficiency.
Engine head gaskets failed, ford sent letter stating repair covered to 60000 miles, with no explanation of warning signs of failure. Transmission shifts into neutral when coming to stop and jerks into gear, causing near accidents. Again ford knows about problem (per tsb) refuses to pay for fixing.
Vehicle is leaking because of timing cover gasket and water pump gasket failure. Yh
No summary listed for abov evehicle.
Defective timing chain cover gasket leaked oil which spilled onto the manifold, causing a fire and engine problems. Common problem. Please provide further information.
When my 3.8 litre engine blew its head gasket I could not get vehicle to start again, and had to elicit the help of others to push the vehicle further out of harms way; the car stopped on an extremely busy street and there were many honking horns and several people trying to haphazardly change out of my lane; many near accidents as this was at rush hour heading into work; very harrowing incident although no one was hurt.
Engine head gasket failed at 38000 miles, entire engine replaced by ford at no cost. The new engine head gasket failed 11 months and 11000 miles later and is currently in the shop for replacement. This problem was known the first time it went and ford replaced the engine, but it appears they did not actually solve the underlying headgasket problem.
Radiator continually leaking, causing vehicle to overheat and stall, not able to determine failure.
Head gaskets on 3.8l engine just over extended warranty, not covered by ford but should be.
Cooling fan shorted out because of the snow. Manufacturer was contacted. No recall for consumer vehicle by VIN#.
Vehicle experienced failure of the recall component after initial inspection, denied service for extended period of time (2-3 weeks), owner went to another location for work to be completed due to scheduling problems.
A rapid failure of the head gasket forced me to abandon my vehicle in an unsafe location. I then had to walk a significant distance in below freezing conditions to seek assistance. The failure came without warning. At my request, the head gasket had been checked by a ford mechanic 6 months prior to the failure.
Engine head gasket leak has caused the need to replace the radiator, timing chain cover, bearings, crank and cam shaft, motor needs to be rebuilt, but the warranty co. That the ford dealer sold us as they would not sell us the ford warranty as we bought a demo will only put in a junk yard motor from a car that was in an accident and has approx. 30,000 miles on it we are paying on a rental car and have found out that ford knows about this problem, but did not let the public know that their engine head gaskets leak, and that the whole motor would have to be replaced because of intermixing of fuel. We had no prior warning until we had a leak of anti-freeze now we will have some kind of junk yard motor from some car and bills beyond what the warranty will cover. We want to be part of a class action suit against ford who when we called them said "sorry."
Radiator failed causing leakage. Mjs
The front engine mounts failed and I have talked to at least 5 other taurus owners with similar problems in the 3.8 liter ford taurus. This really seems like a design flaw that could prove dangerous since steering problems can occur with engine mount failures.
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