1994 Ford Taurus GL 3.0L
Summary:
A sluggish 8 seater that refuses to die. An American Eyesore with a purpose!
Faults:
We still have this wagon but it is old now. We have only ever done the routine maintenance on the car with only a couple of unusual events.
For some reason, this car eats alternators. We have gone through 3 or 4, but the part is cheap and the location is on top of engine so it is easy to get to.
Interior headlight switch has been replaced three times. When it acts up, the rear tail lights and instrument panel lights no longer work. Replaced with wrecking yard parts so this may explain the constant failure.
Interior plastic parts have fallen off the seat bolt areas. But hey - the cassette player still works.
The rear "FORD" oval has fallen off.
General Comments:
It has been a great 8 seater wagon. We no longer use this wagon as a daily driver due to its age, but it is still a big part of our family of cars. Our kids grew up and threw up in this thing, the seats are still comfortable and the ride is still wagonish 90's style. It is now the family "reserve" car and we still take it for drives when we need an 8 seater.
I made it a point to flush the coolant every 30,000 miles and transmission fluid every 60,000 miles. This has resulted in still having the original water pump and zero transmission issues. All four shocks probably need replacing now.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 28th September, 2021
3rd Oct 2021, 02:19
"flush the coolant every 30,000 miles and transmission fluid every 60,000 miles"
You won't regret that schedule :)
Hint: If you do the transmission fluid/filter service every 30,000 miles, it will not be wasted $$$.