1993 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

THE DRIVER SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH UPON ACCELERATION AND STOPPING DUE TO IN PROPER INSTALLATION OF LOOSE MOUNTS AND BRACKETS. YH

I HAD TO REPLACE 2 TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS VEHICLE AND ONE HEAD GASKET. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS REIMBURSEMENT AVAILABLE FOR 94 AND LATER TAURUS'S FOR THE HEADGASKET. HOWEVER, 93'S SHOULD ALSO BE COVERED.

WHILE DRIVING DURING A RAIN STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT , AND DID NOT COME BACK ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE OVERHEATED,CAUSING IT TO STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BLOWN GASKET. FORD MOTOR CO. UNRESPONISVE.

CONSUMER HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL FOR THE HEAD GASKET WHICH HAD ALREADY FAILED. NLM

NO SUMMARY

FRONT COIL SPRING CAN FRACTURE AS A RESULT OF CORROSION. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 981002000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MY VEHICLE FREQUENTLY STALLS IN TRAFFIC. I BELIEVED THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS THE CULPRIT AND REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR (3 TIMES) AND CLEANED THE INJECTORS TWICE. ALL AT MY COST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL WHILE IN MOTION. I READ ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA COURT CASE WHICH IDENTIFIED THE THICK FILM MODULE AS AN IGNITION SYSTEM PART THAT TENDS TO OVERHEAT AND CAUSE THE FORD AUTOMOBILE TO STALL. THIS COULD BE MY PROBLEM BUT FORD HAS NEVER EVEN SUGGESTED SUCH TO ME. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE BEFORE IT STALLS AGAIN AND CAUSES A CRASH.

I THINK MY CAR MAY HAVE BEEN A FLOODED VEHICLE. HOW DO I FIND OUT?

A SENSOR KEEPS FAILING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DIE. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL RESTART WITHIN 20 MINUTES OR IT WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED INTO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY

VEHICLE WILL KEEP STALLING WHEN STOPPING, TURNING LEFT OR IN REVERSE AND BUCKS WHEN DRIVING . VEHICLE STALLS DUE TFI MODULE THAT IS PLACED TOO CLOSE ENGINE WHICH IS CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE STALL, POWER BRAKES FAIL TOO. THE CUSTOMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIP BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO FAILED PREMATURELY. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHIICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHENEVER COMING TO A STOP OR STARTING TO SLOWDOWN, VEHICLE STALLS. OWNER WAS TOLD TO CALL NHTSA BY FORD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS, NO MECHANIC CAN SEEM TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *CJ

VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN CIRCUIT BREAKER. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V009000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW . DEALER HAS REPLACED GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAIL.*AK

THERE WAS ALSO PROBLEM WITH NOTORIOUS "HEAD GASKET FAILURE" I HAD TO HAVE REPAIRED. *AK

WHENEVER WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNED OFF THEY WOULD REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THEY DO NOT LAY DOWN IN A NORMAL POSITION. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. HAS BEEN TO DEALER & HAD MECHANIC REPLACE THE MOTOR. WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS REGISTERED IN ARKANSAS THAT IT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR SAFETY RECALL 98V-323, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE PROBLEM ONLY CONCERNS VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THE SALT BELT. NLM

HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN OUT AT 53,000 MILES, CAUSING DAMAGE TO 3.8 LITER ENGINE. VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

THE HEAD GASKETS AND MOTOR MOUNTS REQUIRED REPAIR, DUE TO THESE FAILURES THE ANTI FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE DUE TO LEAKING. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENGINE BEING DEFECTIVE TO EXPERIENCE THESE FAILURES PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE REACHING 20,000. *MJS

CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. WILL RESTART IN 10 MIN. FUEL PUMP REPLACED X2, PUMP RELAY X1. DEALER NO HELP. *AK

1ST REPAIR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, NEW PART LASTED UNDER 2 YEARS, NEXT REPLACEMENT WAS JUST UNDER $ 400 AND IT WAS WOBBLY, BUT COULDN'T BE ADJUSTED ANY BETTER. NEW CABLES WERE PUT IN, THE 2ND TIME, THE THIRD TIME, A USED CABLE WORKED BETTER THAN A NEW ONE. ALSO WE HAD OUR MECH. INSTALL A USED SPEEDOMETER, AS THE COST WAS PROHIBITIVE, AND THE DEALER WASN'T ABLE TO FULLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM ANYWAY. HOW CAN A CAR EAT SPEEDOMETERS ANYWAY? THE TICKING SOUND WAS SO IRRITATING, AND THE NEEDLE WAVERD SO MUCH YOU COULDN'T TELL YOUR SPEED. THAT IS UNSAFE, AND UNREASONABLE.

EXHAUST BETWEEN MUFFLER AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS COME APART BECAUSE THERE WERE NO CLAMPS, AND FUMES COULD ENTER INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT.THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS TO OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKETS ON THE 3.8L ENGINE BLEWOUT, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK. FORD HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON HEAD GASKETS ON 1994-1995 VEHICLES. *AK

CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT RECALL 98V323000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98S36 CONCERNING SUBFRAME CORROSSION. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR DUE TO IT HAVING A SALVAGED/REBUILT TITLE.*AK THE DEALER'S REFUSED TO DO RECALL JOB MADE THE VEHICLE UNSAFE FOR THE CONSUMER. *YH

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO LET THE VEHICLE COOL OFF AND TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE A/C ON, CONSUMER DID THIS IN 103 DEGREE WEATHER, MECHANIC IS UNSURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. NLM

FRONT SEAT BELT LATCH BROKE ON BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSANGER SIDE. THE SPRING THAT THAT OPERATES THE BUTTON TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE BELTS BROKE AND YOU CANNOT USE SEAT BELTS BECAUSE THE LATCH WILL NOT HOLD THE BUCKLE AS YOU FTRY TO LOCK IT ON. WHEN I WENT TO FORD ABOUT THIS, THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM AND THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THEM. I HAD TO PURCHASE A COMPLETE SET OF SIX NEW LATCHES FOR THE CAR AS THEY DID NOT SELL INDIVIDUAL LATCHES. THIS IS CRAZY AS A SEAT BELT IS A MANDATORY SAFETY ITEM AND IN NY YOU WILL RECEIVE A POLICE SUMMONS FOR NOT WEARING THEM. THIS ITEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY FORD AT NO CHARGE. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURRANCE AS MY EX-WIFE HAS A 1989 TAURUS AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND SHE HAD THE SAME RESULTS WITH FORD. WE BOTH HAD TO PURCHASE FULL SETS OF SEAT BELT LATCHES TO REPLACE INOPERATIVE FRONT ONES. THIS CERTAINLY SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FORD TO PROVIDE SAFETY EQUIPMENT THAT IS MANDATORY TO USE. HOW COULD I OPERATE MY CAR IN NY OR ANYWHERE ELSE WITHOUT A SET OF OPERATING SEAT BELTS? I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD HAS REFUSED TO RESPOND TO. THANK YOU

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE CUTS OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL FOR ENGINE MOUNTS. REPLACED MOUNTS HAVE FAILED AGAIN. *AK

REAR SWAY BAR BROKEN.

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. ANTI FREEZE LEAKED OUT OF ENGINE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, INFORMED CONSUMER NO RECALLS ON VEHICLE.*AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. THEN VIBRATION WOULD STOP, AND LATER START OVER AGAIN. WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE GOING UP HILL.*AK RADIATOR LEAKED AND WAS REPLACED, DEALER ALSO REPLACED HEAD GASKETS. *SLC

BOUGHT VEHICLE USED. WHILE DRIVING 35MPH VEHICLE IT STARTED TO VIBRATE. VIBRATION WOULD STOP, THEN START OVER AGAIN. HAD LOST POWER GOING UPHILL.*AK *SLC

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING ENGINE TO RISE AND TO BECOME EXTREMELY LOUD. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY FOR 2 HOURS A FIRE IGNITED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED AT LOW MILEAGE, FORD CONDUCTED OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS WHICH REPAIRED HEAD GASKETS ON CERTAIN SPECIFIED VEHICLES AT NO COST, CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURING FRONT PASSENGER ,CAUSING A COLLISION. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

FOR THE PAST YEAR MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING. AT FIRST IT STARTED IN THE WINTER OF 2000 OCCASIONALLY, BUT WHEN THE SPRING HIT. IT WAS STALLING ALL THE TIME. I HAVE TAKEN TO MY MECHANIC WHO HAS REPLACED THE IGNITION MODULE, FUEL PUMP ( TWICE ). CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER AND MY VEHICLE IS STILL STALLING. I HAVE NOTICED AN ARTICLE UNDER USATODAY.COM WHEREBY JUDGE BALLACHEY HAS ORDERED FORD TO REPLACE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES IN CALIFORNIA. COULD THIS BE MY PROLEM? IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY..PLEASE RESPOND TO ADVISE.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION ENGINE WAS BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH DUE TO WEARING OUT THE MOTOR MOUNTS , AND CAUSING THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER STATED VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK

I AM WRITING ABOUT THE PROBLEM THAT OCCURS WHILE WE ARE DRIVING OUR FORD TAURUS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR TURNS OFF WITH NO WARNING, AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING AT 65-70 MPH IN HIGHWAY/EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC AS WELL AS ON LOCAL STREETS AT 30 - 45 MPH. WE HAVE REPORTED THIS TO FORD AND TO FORD DEALERSHIP MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE SAID THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS SUCH AS THIS. WE HAVE TO OPEN THE HOOD AND LET THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COOL DOWN. WHEN THE COMPARTMENT COOLS DOWN THEN THE CAR STARTS RIGHT UP AND RUNS UNTIL IT STOPS AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE CAR JUST STOPS IN FRONT OF OTHER CARS AND WE HAVE TO TRY TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER OR GRASS OR WHATEVER IS THERE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ASAP. I NOTICE THAT OTHER TAURUS CARS HAVE THEIR HOODS OPEN WHEN THEY ARE DRIVING. I AM SURE THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY. OUR CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE ABOUT 50,000 TO 55,000 MILES(1999) AND MAYBE BEFORE THAT BECAUSE WE BOUGHT IT USED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT WITH ANY NEWS OF REMEDYING THIS SITUATION.*AK

CAN YOU GIVE ME THE UPDATED INFORMATION FOR HEADGASKET REPLACEMENT AS NOTED ON THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #9811329, BULLETIN SEQUENCE NUBMER#749? WE HAVE A 1993 FORD TAURAS THAT WAS SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 4/99. RECENTLY READ THAT FORD IS REIMBURSING CONSUMERS FOR THIS SERVICE. FORD MOTOR CO. IN MICHIGAN TELLS ME THAT WE ARE NOT ON THEIR "LIST" TO BE REIMBUSED??? DEALER TELLS ME ONLY '94 AND '95 MODELS APPLY BUT CAN NOT GIVE SPECIFICATIONS TO ME IN WRITING.....PLEASE HELP!*AK

MY 1993 TAURUS HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT 60000 MILES. FORD HAS RECALLED ALL 1994-1995 VEHICLES AND REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. WHY HAVEN'T THE 93 MODELS ALSO BEEN RECALLED & REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE? THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTERERS DEFECT AND ALL 3.8L ENGINES SHOULD BE FIXED. THEY ALSO GAVE THESE VEHICLES 7 YEAR, 100,000 MILE WARRANTY EXTENSIONS. ONCE AGAIN, WHY NOT THE 93 MODELS TOO?????? I'VE CHECKED ON VARIOUS MESSAGE BOARDS & THERE SEEMS TO BE SUBSTANIAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE 93'S. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU COULD GIVE ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANKS JOHN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GAS FROM GAS LINE UNDER VEHICLE. MECHANIC STATED THAT GAS LINE WAS PUNCTURED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE HEAD GASKETS REPAIRED, NOT KNOWING OF THE KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE GASKETS, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP, THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED AND FORD WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO MODEL YEAR (MY) AND IT IS OVER THE RECALL WARRANTEE LIMIT, CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. *JG

WHILE DRIVING WITH SEATBELT ON SEAT BELT CAME UNLATCHED BY ITSELF. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK