Engine problems of the 1998 Ford Taurus

Six problems related to engine have been reported for the 1998 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Engine problem

Failure Date: 02/27/2005

The car has been looked at the gears slipped off the cam, car completely died.

2 Engine problem

Failure Date: 09/19/2002

The oil pan rusted.

3 Engine problem

Failure Date: 06/01/2002

Car was smoking from under and when taken to garage told it was an oil pan gasket that was a common Ford problem and could catch fire if driven too long cause it would get hot.

4 Engine problem

Failure Date: 01/28/2002

Head gasket-car died, warning lights did not light.

5 Engine problem

While the vehicle was being serviced, the technician heard a taping noise coming from engine. It was discovered the cam shaft sprocket failed.

6 Engine problem

Vehicle does not decelerate normally when the accelerator is released due to a computer controlled design feature of the engine. The design flaw results in deceleration, and excesive acceleration if going down hill. Also causes cruise control to overshoot the set speed by 20-40 mph.

Other Engine And Engine Cooling related problems of the 1998 Ford Taurus

Gasoline Engine problems	11
Engine Cooling System problems	7
Engine problems	6
Engine Exhaust System problems	6
Engine And Engine Cooling problems	5
Check Engine Light On problems	4
Car Stall problems	3
Engine Knocking Noise problems	2
Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problems	2
Engine Failure problems	2
Engine Belts And Pulleys problems	2
Engine Turbo-charger problems	1

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