1993 Ford Taurus GL from North America - Comments

I have a '93 Taurus 3.0L V6 with 160,000 miles. For a 12 year old car, this has been a good one. The only maintenance I've really had to do is the oil/filter change every 3000 miles. This car just refuses to die. I've heard from several people I know that the Taurus will run until it's wheels fall off. I believe it. This car has been a gem. I also must have gotten a good one or maybe it's the owners.

I have a 93 GL. I bought it in 94 with 19K on it right away I had problems with the windshield wipers, coming on when I used the turn signal after that it ran fine until about 67k where the head gasket blew. After that it was never really the same it began to leak oil and burn it off the exhaust manifolds which real looked bad because of the all of the smoke. When it’s hot outside it runs really bad. Now it has 112k on and the water pump is bad and there is a bad thumping sound coming from the right side of the engine near the tire. No I don’t think that I would buy a Ford again.

My mother has a '92 Taurus and since she bought it around 40k miles to now about 80k it has had a chronic problem with stalling at an idle and while coasting. I came here searching for an answer. Idle air control motor maybe? I think it's not the computer for it has been replaced. If the clutch on a compressor begins to seize there will most likely be a lot of bearing noise and the a/c compressor will run constantly usually resulting in a slipping belt. The best way to avoid that is to not remove any plastic shields surrounding the engine compartment, they are there to keep water out. Also don't over tighten belts this will destroy all bearings in the belt driven components and possibly even the front main bearing in the engine. All cars break, but I drove a Nissan Altima from 0 - 163K miles abusing it severely. Including reverse donuts, red-line of the engine, 180 parking break slides, idling for hours with the a/c running, a 50 mile an hour impact with a concrete wall, and more. 1996 Altima GXE automatics are troopers, but it is really hard to replace the knock sensor. You need to remove the intake which is no easy task and a 400 dollar job at the dealer plus a 180 dollar part, so I parted with mine several months ago for 1,200 dollars I hope they enjoy it as much as I did.

I own a 93 Ford Taurus 3.0 engine; I had it for almost four years now. The Taurus has had its share of problem. It stalled out on numerous occasions. I have also had a quite a few repairs done. Here are just some of the problems that I had: power steering, leaking radiator, motor mounts, windshield motors, engine (leaking oil), drained alternator, drained starter, brakes, brake fluid hose, brake drum, and transmission (leaking). The car has terrible electrical problems. Every winter the car drains the battery (I have been through more than 4 brand new batteries already). Currently, I am saving to purchase another vehicle and it will not be another FORD (Fix Or Repair Daily).

My 93 Taurus GL has been nothing short of a nightmare. It's only got 118k on it. When I first bought it, I realized that it needed all 3 motor mounts. Well I fixed two of them because that's all I could afford. Now, 5 months later, I'm leaking oil onto the exhaust right where the pipes start to go straight back under the car. It smokes when it's warm, but doesn't seem to affect the engine or the way it runs. It's just annoying to be stuck in traffic with smoke coming out from under the hood. After I get rid of the piece of crap, I will NEVER buy another Ford product. These cars are nothing but junk, and I'm not willing to continue to dump money into them.

FORD, you and your cars are nothing but trash.

I have had my car for five months now, and I already need a motor mount and my air doesn't even work. It's making this weird sound. These cars are a mess. It drinks a lot of gas - I really don't know what to do. I'm out of more than I have ever been on a car.