There are 574 stored owner reports matching the engine leading-label group for the 1993 Ford Taurus in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)THERE ARE ALOT OF RECALLS ON MY CAR AND NO ONE WILL HELP ME. *TR
THE HEAT FROM THE ENGINE COMES INSIDE MY CAR...MAKING IT HOTTER ON THE INSIDE THAN OUTSIDE..DRIVING IT YESTERDAY THE A/C FAN FROZE UP CAUSING IT TO SMOKE AND WAS UNDRIVABLE. JUST HAD IT IN FOR A MAJOR TUNE UP A WEEK AGO YET STILL THIS PROBLEMS OCCURS.. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD TAURUS. ON MAY 30, 2007, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE CONTACT NOTICED BLACK SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, WHICH LED TO THE VEHICLE BEING ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE LOT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SUSTAINED DAMAGE AS WELL AS THE ITEMS THAT WERE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AND CAN OBTAIN A COPY OF THE SHERIFF'S REPORT. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 170,000.
1993 HEAD GASKET WENT BAD WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES
HEAD GASKET FAILED ON 1993 FORD TAURUS GL, 3.8L. THIS DEFECT IS PREVALENT IN THE MAJORITY OF AUTOMOBILES MANUFACTURED WITH THIS ENGINE. *JB
THE VEHICLE EMITTED WHITE SMOKE, STEAM AND LOTS OF COOLANT VIA TAIL PIPE. *NM
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE 1993, FORD, TAURUS WAS BLOWING SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST. CONSUMER INSISTED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS DOING THE SAME THING THAT THE MERCURY SABLE WAS DOING.*AK
BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *LA
THE GASKETS BLEW ONE YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND THE FORD DEALER REFUSES TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THEY RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM WITH FORD HEAD GASKETS. I PAID $4000 AND HAVE NO MONEY TO PAY FOR REPAIRS.
HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN. 2 LOCAL DEALERS REFUSE TO COVER THE REPAIR.
OUR 1993 TAURUS WITH A 3.8L HEAD GASKETS BLEW. FIXED TWICE AND WASN'T COVERED BY RECALLS. (1994-95 TAURUS) A/C WENT OUT FOR UNKNOWN REASON. TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. STILL NOT WORKING. WINDOW DIED IN WINTER. TOO EXPENSIVE AND POWER CUT FROM SWITCH
HEAD GASKET FAILURE RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE
CAR WILL DRIVE WHEN TRANSMISSION FLUID GETS HOT & JUMP OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL.
ANTI-FREEZE LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE.*JB
HEATER BLEW OUT COLD AIR - HAD TO HAVE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED ON 1993 FORD TAURUS. DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 20 MILES AND ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISE - HAD TO HAVE ROD BEARINGS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY FORD SERVICE MECHANIC THAT THERE ARE VERY COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE 3.8 L ENGINES. *NLM
THE HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE AFTER 2,000 MILES, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*JB
BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON 1993 FORD TAURUS WITH 3.8L ENGINE WITH 63,890 MILES. TOTAL REPAIR $2008.12. *JB
FORD TAURUS HEATER STARTED BLOWING COLD AIR AND A CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE REAR EXHAUST PIPE WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. LIMP INTO DEALER WHO SAID THE HEAD GASKET IS SHOT WHICH IS COMMON ON THE 3.8L V6 ENGINES IN FORDS. MENTIONED TO THE DEALER THAT I ONLY HAD 63,890 MILES ON THE CAR AND HE SAID THAT'S WHEN THEY USUALLY START TO GO. PAID TOTAL OF $2008.12 FOR REPAIR INCLUDING NEW RADIATOR WHICH THEY SAID I NOW NEED AFTER PUTTING IT ALL BACK TOGETHER BECAUSE THE CAR WAS LEAKING COOLANT WHICH IT HAD NOT BEFORE I GOT CAR HOME AFTER BEING ALL FIXED AND IT WAS LEAKING COOLANT. RETURNED BACK TO FORD AND THEY FORGOT TO TIGHTEN A HOSE. I BELIEVE THE ORGINAL RADIATOR WAS FINE THE HOSE WAS NOT TIGHTENED ENOUGH IN THE FIRST PLACE. *JB
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, WHICH CAUSED THE COOLANT TO LEAK.*JB
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM *DT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKED WHEN SHIFTED. THE AIR MASS FLOW SENSOR AND IDLE AIR CONTROL WAS REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE MLP TRANSMISSION SENSOR, AND FOUND THE LEVER BOLT BROKEN WHERE IT PASSED THROUGH THE SENSOR. *SCC
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