1993 Ford Taurus LX 3.8 V6
Summary:
Money Pit!!! JUNK!!
Faults:
1) Engine mounts
2) Transmission mount
3) Water pump
4) Radiator
5) Blown Head-Gaskets
6) A/C Leak
7) Alternator
8) Tie-Rods
9) CV-joints
10) Check engine light
11) Driver Side Door doesn't close right
12) Anti-loc light flickers
13) Automatic-Transmission Failure
14) Head-lights filled with water
15) Cruise Control failed
16) Power locks lock and unlock by themselves.
General Comments:
As you can see from the list above this has not been a good car for me it has been one thing after another since I got the car, the last thing for me was the transmission I can't deal with a $3000 repair on a 1993 car, I expected to get close to 200,000 miles from the car and all I've gotten is 122,000 miles and the car is wore out, it needs to be crushed.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 4th October, 2004
3rd Nov 2005, 20:50
I believe the longevity and service satisfaction of any car is part design and part care. I received a 1993 Ford Taurus Wagon for a company car in 1993 and it is in my driveway right now. 390,000 miles (yes, 390 thousand) and two weeks ago I jumped in it to drive 1000 miles to Quebec City. It ran fine the whole trip, averaging 30 mpg.
I have driven this car since new, and keep clean oil, coolant, and ATF in it. Sure, it has had three radiators (but I bought the first one, kept the receipt for the lifetime warranty, and have gotten the next two radiators free-keep the receipt! It pays! A couple alternaters, but they can be changed out in about 30 minutes. A couple power steering lines, but I made those up out of flexible ATF compatible hose.
This has been and continues to be an excellent, unparalleled value of a car.
I do not know your level of automotive expertise, but I personally take an extremely high level of care for all our vehicles. I am fortunate in that my company pays me 50 cents per mile to drive this car, so this Taurus has built my three car garage for me, put a three year old Viper in there next to the Taurus and my old 1982 Olds Cutlass (currently undergoing a body off resto-), paid for college for two of my kids, and keeps me in airplanes and beer.
I cannot say enough good things about this car! In my humble opinion, those who complain the loudest about a car do not know how to care for, nor repair them. I have seen some true junk wearing a Taurus badge, but these were cars that were neglected or owned by people who could only pay to repair them.