39 of the
2,206 complaints about the 1993 Ford Taurus are about the
other systems — 2% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
144,500 miles.
I PULL IN THE DRIVEWAY IN MY 1993 FORD TAURUS. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I PULLED THE CAR IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE TO SEE HOW I COULD SHUT IT OFF. THE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. AS IT WAS BUILDING RPM'S SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER NEATH THE CAR AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR TO LIFT THE HOOD TO PULL SOME WIRE TO DISCONNECT THE ENGINE. AS I STARED TO LIFT THE HOOD THE CAR TOOK OFF IN REVERSE AT A HIGH SPEED. IT WENT FIFTY FEET AND TURNED RIGHT HIT A ELECTRIC POLE AND SLAMMED INTO A HOUSE.
NHTSA complaint #10250042 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 159,000 milesYazoo City, MS
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WILL DRIVE WHEN TRANSMISSION FLUID GETS HOT & JUMP OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL.
NHTSA complaint #10070761 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Brooklyn, NY
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS SOME CORROSION UNDER THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10024565 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 170,000 milesSpanish Fork, UTCrash1 injured
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1993 FORD TAURUS. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768132
NHTSA complaint #10007460 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 130,000 milesKirkland, WACrash
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1997, I PURCHASED A USED 1993 FORD TAURUS. IT HAD 91,000 MILES. *AK ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****734288
NHTSA complaint #10006997 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Belmont, WI
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE ONLY OWNED IT FOR A YEAR AND 1/2, AND HAVE ALREADY PUT MORE MONEY IN TO IT THAN I WILL EVER GET OUT OF IT. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE! I WENT THROUGH IN A FOUR WEEK SPAN HAVING THE BRAKES GO OUT, THE MUFFLER FELL OFF. THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW, THE WATER PUMP BROKE AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. I HATE THIS CAR!! DT
NHTSA complaint #769468 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pittsburgh, PA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE STALLING INTERMITTENTLY, AT ANY SPEED/ANY TIME. DEALER STATED THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION DEVICE. *AK VEHICLE WILL NOT START WHETHER IT IS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. STARTER, SPARKPLUGS, AND BATTERY HAVE BEEN REPLACED, DOOR CHIME WOULD SOUND WHEN KEYS WERE NOT IN IGNITION. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND EXPERIENCES ERRATIC SHIFTING. FAULTY FRONT STRUTS CAUSE VEHICLE TO OVERSTEER, TIRES WERE ROTATED AND FRONT WAS ALIGNED TO HELP PROBLEM, HOWEVER DID NOT REMEDY. DASHBOARD RATTLES, HOWEVER DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND THERE IS WIND NOISE WHEN DRIVEN OVER 20 MPH, LEFT DOOR WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. KEYLESS ENTRY FAILED, PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK INOPERABLE. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NEVER INSTALLED. THERE IS A CONSISENT WIND SOUND IN VEHICLE. FRONT END EXPERIENCED SHAKING. EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION. DIFFICULT AND NOISY STEERING OCCURRED, DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING LINE. FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED. EXHAUST REPLACED. FUEL PUMP REPLACED. WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 47114 MILES ON. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #882786 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Middletown, NY
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND TEMPURATURE GAUGE GO UP AND DOWN INTERMITTENTLY.
NHTSA complaint #878747 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lisle, IL
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM CO TO IL, HOT LITE CAME ON. ENGINE TURNED OFF AND PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD (INT76).2YR OLD, 10YR OLD, 2 ADULTS ON SIDE OF HIWAY - CARS PASSING @70MPH & ABOVE. FORTUNATELY HAD A CELL PHONE - STILL SAT ON SIDE FOR 2+HOURS. NEW ENGINE, TRANS, WATER PUMP INSTALLED 9/99. HEAD GASKET LEAK DETECTED 12/2000 AFTER BLOWING RADIATOR. RADIATOR REPLACED BY A NON-FORD GARAGE. DEALER SAID IT WAS A BAD RADIATOR (NEW RADIATOR HAD BEEN INSTALLED 2 WEEKS PRIOR-SEAMS BURST NOT RUSTED). PACKEY WEBB NOW REPAIRING HEAD GASKET & WATER PUMP (FAILURE PROBABLY CAUSED BY GASKET LEAK SAME AS THE RADIATOR). FORD WILL COVER THE PARTS BUT NOT THE LABOR AND WILL NOT COVER THE RADIATOR. VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER (JOE MADDEN - DOWNERS GROVE, IL) SEVERAL TIMES FOR "ROUGH RUNNING" PROBLEMS DURING THE FULL WARRANTY PERIOD (OF THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE) AND CHARGED $115 EACH TIME FOR "DIAGNOSIS". "COULDN'T DUPLICATE CUSTOMER'S CONCERN" FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE IN '94 AND '95 TAURUS' BUT REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE '93. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO NOT BE ON THE HIGHWAY IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WEATHER WITH THE CURRENT HEAD GASKET PROBLEM
NHTSA complaint #738713 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hartselle, AL
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WROTE FORD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY BASICALLY SAID TOUGH,EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME CUSTOMER. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THIS IS FREQUENT PROBLEM ON THE FORD TAURUS AND FEEL FORD SHOULD HAVE TO REFUND ME THE MONEY I SPENT ON THIS REPAIR! NOSAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY.
NHTSA complaint #738901 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Kirkland, WACrash
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON SEPT 13, OF 1997, I PURCHASED A USED 1993 FORD TAURUS. IT HAD 91,000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #734288 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cutchogue, NY
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FORD OFFERS WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR SAME PROBLEM IN 94 & 95 TAURUS. NEED A CLASS ACTION TO GET SAME FOR 93?NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED.
NHTSA complaint #732751 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Leesburg, GA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I THINK MY CAR MAY HAVE BEEN A FLOODED VEHICLE. HOW DO I FIND OUT?
NHTSA complaint #732222 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hartford, IA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT HE NEEDED A NEW HEAD GASKET. ALSO, OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. VEHICLE STARTED TO KNOCK. KNOCKING CONTINUED AFTER PRESSURE SWITCH REPLACED. A USED ENGINE WAS PURCHASED BY OWNER AND DEALER REPLACED ORIGINAL MOTOR WITH IT. *AK
NHTSA complaint #864334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Trenton, MI
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE STARTED SMOKING, AND THEN CAR STALLED.
NHTSA complaint #863840 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Berkeley Heights, NJ
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #721666 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Conesus, NY
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #720199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Richfield, MN
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WENT ON. TEMPERATURE GUAGE WENT TO HOT, BUT NOT IN THE RED ZONE. CHECKED OIL, ADDED HALF A QUART. CHECKED ANTI-FREEZE,ADDED A QUART. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. SERVICE STATION TESTED ANTI-FREEZE FOR EXHAUST GAS. BLUE DYE TURNED YELLOW (POSITIVE).
NHTSA complaint #719558 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Michigan, MI
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FORD SEEMS TO TREAT HEAD GASKETS AS A MAINTENANCE ITEM. THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THIS PREMATURE FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN FINE, BIT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS NOT BEEN. WHEN I ASKED WHY 1994 TAURUS AND SABLES WERE COVERED AND NOT MY 1993, THE ANSWER WAS PRETTY MUCH THAT IS THE WAY IT GOES. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT HEAD GASKETS SHOULD BLOW AS A MATTER ROUTINE. THIS IS REDICULOUS TO ME. I AM ALSO AN ENGINEER, SO THE PRODUCT FAILURE IS EVEN MORE DISTASTEFUL TO ME.
NHTSA complaint #719385 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lancaster, NY
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #719348 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Perry, MI
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHERE DO I START, THIS CAR HAS BEEN A MONEY PIT FROM DAY ONE! THE BRAKES HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED 3 DAYS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR--SIGNATURE FORD CLAIMED IT WAS ARE FAULT AFTER SOME ARGUMENT THEY FINALLY REIMBURSED US FOR THE BRAKES. WE DISCOVERED A SMALL LEAK, WE FOUND IT TO BE COMING FROM THE HEATER HOSE. WE DECIDED TO TRUST SIGNATURE FORD, THEY CLAIMED THAT WE NEEDED A NEW HEATER HOSE, WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR. WE TOOK ARE CAR BACK TO THE FIRST MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT IT AND HE SWORE THAT THOSE THINGS WERE NOT LEAKING WHEN THEY LEFT HIS SHOP, NO PROOF THOUGH SO WE HAVEN'T FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST SIGNATURE FORD. WE HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE HEATER HOSE AND WATER PUMP. WE ARE TAKING THE RADIATOR IN TO BE CHECKED OUT VERY SOON. WE HAD THE STARTER REPLACED AT SIGNATURE FORD, SINCE IT WAS FIXED THE KEYLESS ENTRY STOPPED WORKING. WE'VE HAD THE BRAKES COMPLELY FIXED, THREE TIMES. WE HAVE HAD THE OXYGEN SENSORS REPLACED. THE AIRCONDITIONER WILL NOT WORK, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE NEED A NEW COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH. THERE IS A SHORT THAT CAUSES A FUSE TO BLOW, RESULITING IN LOSS OF GAUGES. ONE OF THE BACK WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK. THE MOLDING AROUND SAID WINDOW DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY. THE POWER STEERING MAKES A STRANGE NOISE AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT SEEM TO BE WORKING; WE TOOK IT IN TO SIGNATURE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS FINE. WHEN WE FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR THE TIRES THAT WERE ON IT WERE TOO BIG RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE CURRENT TIRES SHOW SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE FRONT PASSANGER TIRE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN TOTALLY REBUILT, THE TECH. WHO FIXED IT SAID THAT THIS IS TYPICAL OF SHO'S. THE FOG LIGHTS SOMETIMES FAIL. THE LAMP OUT LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN NO LAMP IS OUT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES DURING ACCELERATION. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES. IF WE HAD KNOWN THEN WHAT WE KNOW NOW WE NEVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. WE CANNOT AFFORD ALL OF THESE COSTLY REPAIRS! *
NHTSA complaint #716880 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Stony PT., NV
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
NHTSA complaint #711915 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Yadkinville, NC
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
NHTSA complaint #711831 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Westwood, NJ
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GUAGES DO NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY; INTERIOR LIGHT STAYED ON; REAR DOOR SLIPPED OF THE HINGES, ALLOWING WATER INTO THE CAR
NHTSA complaint #708939 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Narragansett, RI
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REPLACED HEAD GASKET AND MOTOR MOUNTS, DEALER DENIED RESPONSIBILITY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS STUCK IN RAISED POSITION FOR THE LAST 40000 MILES. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED TWICE, DRAGGING REAR BRAKES, REPLACED ONCE, ACTIVE AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #708543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fayette, MO
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #707853 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Union Beach, NJ
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
KEY GETS STUCK IN SWITCH AND SWITCH MOVES WITHOUT KEY. OIL LEAK COMING FROM HEAD AREA . ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AT 65 MPH THEN GOES OUT WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN TO 55 MPH. FRONT END SEEMS LOOSE WHEN YOU HIT SMALL HOLES IN ROADWAY.
NHTSA complaint #706815 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Port Chester, NY
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH OR HIGHER ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, AND VEHICLE WILL DIE OUT.
NHTSA complaint #838152 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Huron, OH1 injured
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN AN ELDERLY WOMAN SAT ON THE SEAT, HER UPPER LEG HIT THE HARD PLASTIC COVER OF THE CORNER BRACE, WHICH BROKE HER UPPER LEG BONE JUST BELOW THE BALL.
NHTSA complaint #704284 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Tulsa, OK
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OWNER WANTS TO KNOW IF THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #540482 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.