1989 Ford Taurus SHO review from North America
"Would not buy another if my life depended on it"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Clutch went out at a stop light.
At the same stop light the shifter cables broke, so it's stuck in neutral.
Main valve cover gaskets blew at 107000 miles.
Replaced the starter.
When replacing the radio, the dash lights went out.
Seats wear after time.
General comments?
This car is an utter piece of crap. Yamaha did a good job on the engine. But Ford as they always do, put in a transmission that couldn't handle the torque. The tranny job to fix would have cost 1200 dollars, not including labor, you have to drop the whole front end in order to get the tranny out.
Valve gaskets would have cost around 200 dollars.
Every 60,000 miles you have to do a tune-up that costs around 800 dollars not including labor.
Has a very bad oversteer problem.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 1989 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.0 DOHC Manual |
| Performance marks | 9 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 1 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 6 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 2 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 106000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 110000 miles |
| Previous car | Ford Cougar |
| Date of Entry | 12th January, 2002 |