1993 Ford Taurus SHO from North America - Comments

Well to begin, the power steering pump squeals whenever you step on the gas pedal. It's not so noticeable after the car has warmed up, but on cold starts the car sounds bad!!

The alternator went out 3 days after I bought it. The going price for an alternator is about $200!!! So I ended up buying one the following week. But after installing it, I found out that the wiring from the alternator, battery and starter was worn out. So I paid to have the wiring re-done to insure complete recharge.

Unfortunately the car wouldn't start after a 30 minute drive in any direction. I thought I had caught the problem at the oxygen sensor. I replaced that 2 weeks after having the car.

I fooled myself by thinking the sensor would solve the problem with the car not wanting to start after being driven over a long distance. Well, I was told to check the starter. The starter holds a lot of heat and can seize up if too hot; which would cause it not to turn over after being shut off.

My calipers froze up resulting in a complete brake overhaul!!!

The radiator had a crack in it the length of the radiator so I replaced that.

Yes the car is quick and comfortable, when it was brand new it probably was great.

In the month that I've had the car, it has sat in a garaged being fixed for one reason or another. I really enjoy the car to death, but I don't think I can afford anymore repair bills.

I own a 1993 Ford Taurus and I have not had one problem. It has 3.8 V6 and the car sounds like it is brand new. Besides the front leather seat is tore. The car runs on how you drive. You drive it hard of course you have problems.

I also own a 93' SHO... it is a great car! It currently has 93,000 miles and feels like it only has half-of-that!Most SHO's develope suspension 'problems'...due to the the weight power differential. Clunking struts are notorius with SHO's. I hate to break it to some people... but most car's, over the course of their lifetime will develope some problems!

I have a 93' SHO with 164,500 miles and its still runnin like a Ford with high miles. Valve cover gasket is bad, but other than that were runnin strong.

I had a sho and it was the best car I ever had a couple of problems with the fuel and alternator, but besides that it will out run any stock mustang I've raced.

ANY car more than 5 years old that has been neglected is most likely well on its way to being a hunk of junk. Enter the Ford SHOs. What they are NOT! They are not Honda Civics. No, you CANNOT neglect them by missing service intervals and expect them to work correctly for an extended period of time. In fact, if it breaks you are better off fixing it right away before the problem causes more problems. The complexity of the engine only complicates matters. It takes about 20 minutes to replace the plug wire set on a typical Honda/Acura. It takes 2 hours to replace the plug wire set on an SHO! You don't EVEN WANT TO KNOW what it costs to do the same procedure on a V8 Taurus SHO. Let's just say you will start off by paying $850.00 to replace every coil. I hate to be too harsh, but you need to learn more about buying cars. The main problem is that you paid too much for this car. Since you are having so many problems with the car usually there are telltale signs of neglect. That having been said I am sure I could make a hunk of junk look like it is worth $1000.00 more than it actually is with an engine steam clean and a weekend of polishing and buffing. I'm sorry to hear that your car is so beat up and neglected. Since it isn't a Honda which would enable to find many parts cheaply/quickly it probably is not worth keeping. If I had to get rid of it, I would put it on e-bay as many SHO fans frequent such sites and are now looking for donor cars. All the best.

I must agree with the fellow before this listing. We bought our 1993 SHO new and we kept it up. I will never sell this car and YES, we toss money at it like we are millionaires. Somebody asked me why do you throw money in this old car? I tell them, step on the pedal and you'll know. This is the fastest production car Ford ever made and bar none, there isn't a mustang out there that can catch the nose of this car in a quarter mile or 30 miles!

Hello. I'm from Puerto Rico. I'm the proud owner of a ATX 1993 Ford Taurus SHO. Here in Puerto Rico is hard to find parts for my Baby and that is why I pass greate time loking for parts at the internet. just take some time to look here and look for some info about your car. This model is a greate one if you take care of him in a good way. There is some good sites with good people with the same interest like us in this model. just ask for some help like I do.