The heater coil broke.
I have had constant brake problems, especially with the ABS.
I have changed the EGR VALVE.
I had to change the transmission & motor mounts.
As an American, I decided to buy American. What a mistake that was. This car has had nothing but problems since the first day I had it.
I owned a Ford Taurus Wagon in the 80's and that car caused me a living hell as well. I thought FORD would have improved over the years. I had a Nissan before this and it never caused me these kind of headaches.
People warned me. I was told FORD stands for Fix Or Repair Daily!!! They could not have been more right!!
If you had to change your transmission and motor mounts, this car was seriously abused. How many other worldwide forums do you bash your country on?
I owned a 98 Taurus for years. I just had to get rid of it and wanted to locate another. This was the best car I have ever owned (an I have owned a lot) I had to replace only a cracked radiator reservoir and general maintenance. The only bad thing about this ride is the horrible gas mileage with a 3.0 DOHC. It seemed that I got better mileage out of my 79 T-Bird with a 351 V8.
This car was picked up as a used car. Based on the problems it appears the prior owner was quite hard on it. I personally would give more credence to a person who owned the car new or acquired it with low mileage. I have no doubt that these problems exist but the car has high mileage combined with age that would inevitably relate to mechanical breakdown.
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