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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004265640 | Incident Date: Jan, 31 2004 |
| Consumer's City: ROSEMOUNT | Consumer's State: MN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: TAURUS | Model Year: 1994 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP5243RG | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 16 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 09 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1994 ford taurus 3.8 l ...head gasket failure at 69,000 miles, warranty recall and engine replaced approx june 2000. now at 130,000 miles, 60,000 miles and 3-1/2 years on the new engine, i again have a cracked hg, this time with combustion gases in the coolant. ford tells me the new engine had a 12 month, 12,000 mile warranty just like all ford parts. but this is not a starter or alternator, this is the entire engine, the bulk of the value of the car. i can't be sure if the replacement engine had the new improved gasket and longer bolts, or if it was off the shelf 3.8 with admittedly faulty gasket. gases force coolant out the overflow. the car overheats very rapidly, the needle can move from "normal" to red line in 10 seconds and i have to pull over and shut it off. i spend more time looking at the temp gauge than the road in front of me, and often i have to pull over with very little notice, on the freeway in heavy traffic. i think you should be able to get more than 60,000 miles and 3-1/2 years on a ford motor company engine. i can't even sell or trade this car in, it's value has dropped to nothing. *nm |
