Seven problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 1996 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The motor cradle in my mother-in-law's 1996 Taurus rusted through and broke as she was making a turn. This caused the motor to partially drop making steering almost impossible. I did some research and found that there was a recall for this problem for the 1995 Taurus in Dec. Of 1998. My question is if this problem was not discovered until 1998 then why would the 1996 Taurus not be included in this recall? I would like to see credible documentation that Ford substantially fixed a problem with the motor cradles in the 1996 Taurus two years before they knew there was a problem prompting the 1998 recall. Short of that, I would like NHTSA to explain why this problem should not be fixed by Ford.
We had problems with our heater core and ended up replacing it. We continually have problems with the rear calipars and hae replaced them twice and repaired them once (they seize). We currently have problems with peeling paint on the roof of the car, and window seals that we have not yet fixed; are there any recalls for these problems? a body shop technician told us that it looks as though the car has already been repainted once; we are not the original owner of the car.
In may 03 Ford said trans. Was just wore out. Had rebuilt by aamco and then at the end of July trans. Had no park, was just like in nutral. On the way to aamco trans. Fell apart. Aamco tryed to say we did something wrong, but decided that we couldn't have so are in the process of trying to find a new case for are ax4n trans. Now. It has been over two weeks now and still can not find a case. Hope they find soon so can get car back and get rid of it, never to own another Ford. This car has had continual small but still problems never the less sence we purchased it. Have been a Ford lover all my life and am kind of sad to say I will never own another Ford.
My 17-year-old son was driving to edinburg, texas on a pretty busy street, when out of the blue the engine started to fail. He nearly got killed. Thank god that didn't happen. The car cracked the head, and is in need of major repair. This has happened three times since the car was bought. About a month before the last incident, I noticed that the coolant water was a brown, almost muddy color and texture. I figured it was just left over damage from the engine repairs it had received. After doing a lot of research I found that Ford had a customer satisfaction notice program for a "brown coolant recall. " I never got the notice and my warranty expired a long time ago. This is clearly a full out ã‚recall. Â I would like for the NHTSA to get Ford to pay for the damages that they have caused. Many people all over the internet have had the same problem. I am currently still paying for the car and it is not fair for Ford to get away with this non-sense. My son could have died all because Ford didnã‚t properly notify me. I will call Ford tomorrow and explain what happened. If they donã‚t help, and the NHTSA doesnã‚t help either, I will have no choice but to sue Ford. This is total nonsense. I'm not trying to steal their money, I just want for them to pay for their own screw up.
A freeze plug became corroded, this caused the coolant to spray on the driver while driving the vehicle with no warning, abruptly. Now head gaskets could be corroded or cracked. Please describe details. Nlm.
Coolant kept turning brown- repeatedly flushed system. It ran hot on 12-06-1999 and temperature guage did not show it was runnig hot. It blew a head gasket. I had to overhaul motor out of own pocket for $1214. 00. I still have receipts.
Freeze plugs blew out without warning at 65 mph on interstate hwy; temp gauge within normal range and "check engine" light did not come on until engine died. Required head gasket job as well as repair of freeze plugs. Temporary loss of power steering when turning corners on wet streets. Windshield fogs over completely when defrost/defog is turned on before it clears. Temporary loss of vision through windshield resulting in extremely hazardous driving conditions. . .