Six problems related to radiator have been reported for the 1997 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Bought 97 Taurus with 53,000 miles in 03-2001 at a Dodge dealership, with extended warranty [Chrysler 24/24]. Took in for oil leak 3,000 miles after purchase. Oil pan gasket repair work was said to be done. Approx. 8,000 miles after that, I took car in again for oil leak and possible coolant leak. Again gasket repairs were suppossedly done; no report or repair on suspected coolant leak. Approximately 9,000 miles after that, car breaks down on fwy; will not crank/turn over. Had car towed to same dealership; reported findings were: no coolant in radiator, coolant in oil basket, no compression. Extended warranty expired 2 months prior to break down. They say the previous complaints aren't related to present problem. I feel the repair work each time I took the car in for service was incomplete, overlooked, or mis diagnosed.
Radiator leaks water and cannot be driven. Dealer has yet to be contatced. Please provide further details.
Bought 97 Ford Taurus used. Noticed brown coolant after purchase (Mar 00). Car began overheating in summer, resulting in blown head gasket requiring extensive engine work. Radiator was determined to be bad, required replacement to tune of $2300 for total repair. Have since learned that recall of product has been out (98b23) due to faulty cooling system and a cooling system bypass kit should have been installed (was not). After work was done, engine overheated again two weeks later (1 Aug 2000). I have seen many complaints about this, and Ford has not been any help at all; the dealership just wants my money and more costly repairs.
The engine failed with no warning. At 55 mph, engine lost power, overheated with no indication from temperature gauge and quit. Brown crap spewed from the radiator. Lost all fluids. Diagnostics revealed engine heads were cracked and the compression test was low on two cylinders. A new engine was required.
Reimbursement request for repairs performed on defective radiator. There was one front tire separation with a knot, and the radiator was inoperative. (bridgestone weatherizer).
1997 Taurus heating system failed. This was caused by a failure in the radiator. ** answer required*** the radiator failed.