Noticed a foul odor coming through vents. Had oil change, asked dealer to check coolant. Dealer found that oil had leaked into the coolant. Dealer recommends replacing engine.
1999 Ford Taurus engine complaints
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Egr valve malfunctioned.
Excellent svc history, engine blew after warranty, ford motor company and dealer wouldn't cover and I defenitely could not afford a new engine/replacement , surrendered vehicle under bankruptsy, quite surprised vehicle engine expired at such low mileage. I will be happy to provide any prior service reports, from oil changes to anything. Thanks.
Rear engine gasket was defective, it blew off causing oil to drain which required engine replacement, ford stated to consumer that the first available engine will not be available until march of 2001, the defective engine almost caused a crash.
Passenger door window inoperable.
The vehicle experience cold start, dealer replaced the catalytic converter.
Vehicle had a ticking noise in engine since march of 2000. While driving about 55-60 MPH black smoke started coming from all areas of vehicle, and it caught on fire. Vehicle was towed to the dealership, and the engine was replaced. Please provide any further information.
Visual inspection of the engine showed that the vent tube was off the valve cover front nipple at air intake tube, which caused the vehicle to idle too fast and intermittently surge. Nlm
The car free wheels.
I was at a stop light when I first smelled the intoxicating fumes. Once the light turned I proceded to drive about 1/8th mile. While driving the car became difficult to accelerate. The oil light came on and the car instantly went dead making it nearly impossible to steer off to the side of the road. The dealership did say they have heard of this problem with the 1999 ford taurus, however there is not a recall on them. The dealership that repaired my car had another car come in with the same problem while my car was there.
While driving vehicle stallled unexpectedly which could result in a crash. Dealer replaced wiring and fuel pump, etc. Please provide further information.
Anti freeze blew out of vehicle unexpectedly while vehicle was in use, causing vehicle to stall .
Engine fire.
Engine failed, causing a growling noise while it is cold. Yh
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