1993 MERCURY SABLE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

BLOWEN HEAD GASKET ON 1993 FORD SABLE WAGON WITN 87,000 MILES ON ENGINE ENGINE REPLACEMENT NEEDED

Mileage: 89,374

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE BLEW OUT. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET FAILED PREMATURELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED VEHICLE IS OVER HEATING, WHICH LED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE THERMOSTAT; HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL OCCUR. ALSO, MECHANIC NOTED THAT HEAD GASKETS WERE BLOWN. *LA

Mileage: 19,724

I DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION FOR ALL THE ABOVE BUT COULD FIND IT IF NECESSARY. I AM MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEAD GASKET WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM THAT COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO AND, LIVING ON A SMALL PENSION AND SOCIAL SECURITY, DO NOT HAVE THGE MONEY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE VEHICLE.

ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER MY HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED, MY SABLE STARTED TO HESITATE WHEN WARM. THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER. THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, AIR FILTER AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED WITH NO EFFECT. THE TIMING HAS ALSO BEEN FOUND TO BE RIGHT ON.

Mileage: 106,000

ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER MY HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED, MY SABLE STARTED TO HESITATE WHEN WARM. THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER. THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, AIR FILTER AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED WITH NO EFFECT. THE TIMING HAS ALSO BEEN FOUND TO BE RIGHT ON.

Mileage: 106,000

FORD 3.8L HEAD GASKET FAILURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE

Mileage: 135,000

I HAVE A 3.8L FORD ENGINE IN MY CAR. IT WAS REPLACED BEFORE I PURCHASED IT AT 126219 MILES WITH ANOTHER REBUILT 3.8L. NOW I HAVE A BLOWN HEAD OR HEAD GASKET. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAY MERCURY DIDNT HAVE THE PROBLEMS. MY VIN SHOWED NO PAST RECALLS. WHATS UP. ITS A REBUILT 3.8L. I CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT AND ITS ONLY GOT 15543 MILES ON IT. CANT FORD DO ANYTHING. THE MOTOR HAS BEEN IN A LITTLE OVER A YR. THE WARRANTY IS UP THE SALESPEOPLE FROM INSTANT AUTO QUOTE. HELP.

Mileage: 141,762

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO FOUND THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH

Mileage: 72,600

WITHIN THE FIRST 4000 MILES, THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF AN OIL FILTER NOT DOING IT'S JOB,ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICS AT NEGHERBON MERCURY IN OAKLAND. THE NEW ENGINE RAN HOT. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE. THE BRAND NEW ENGINE ACTUALLY HAD A CRACKED HEAD GASKET. ALL THE REPAIRS COST ME $1800.00 THAT TIME. THE DEALER WOULDN'T EVEN PERFORM A COMPRESSION CHECK. THEN THE CAR WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. MOST TIMES IT WOULD RESTART. BUT THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. I TOOK IT TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC WHO HOOKED UP SOME MACHINE TO THE COMPUTER. WE DROVE IT ON A NEARBY FREEWAY, WHERE OF COURSE IT STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY DETERMINE THE COMPUTER WAS FAULTY!!!! THE DEVICE THAT BASICALLY RUNS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS SHUTTING OFF GAS FLOW TO THE ENGINE. I HAD MY MECHANIC CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS ALSO OTHER DEFECTS, SUCH AS THE STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED TURN SIGNAL STALK WAS REPLACED BUT THE REPLACEMENT DID THE SAME THING. ONLY LOW WIPER SPEED NO HIGH SPEED, AND THE VARIABLE SPEED WENT OUT. THE LIGHTBAR IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ALL WENT OUT. I SPOKE WITH OTHER SABLE OWNERS WHO SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT THE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE SPENT ALMOST ONE YEAR AT MY MECHANICS. THEN WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF FINALLY GETTING IT BACK, THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT. MY MECHANIC SAID I SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN HE TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $2700.00 I THREW IN THE TOWEL ON THAT CAR. AT THAT POINT BLUE BOOK WORTH WAS $3000.00. WHY WOULD I WANT TO PUT IN ANY MORE MONEY? IT IS NOW UP ON BLOCKS AT MY FATHER-IN-LAWS. I CONSIDER THIS CAR A LEMON. THE DEALER WAS NOT VERY HELPFUL AT ALL. IN FACT THEY SEEMED VERY HOSTILE. *AK

Mileage: 4,000

SEVERAL REPAIRS AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE DONE TO A 1993 MERCURY SABLE.*MR REPAIRS RANGE FROM HEAD GASKET TO RADIATOR. *PH *JB

Mileage: 46,163

SEVERAL REPAIRS AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE DONE TO A 1993 MERCURY SABLE.*MR REPAIRS RANGE FROM HEAD GASKET TO RADIATOR. *PH *JB

Mileage: 46,163

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 97 V 019 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 74,047

THE HEAD GASKET CRACKED, AND COOLANT LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE. *JB

OWN A 1993 MERCURY SABLE LS WHICH HAS HAD THE HEAD GASKET GONE BAD 3 TIMES. FORD MOTOR CO. HAS FIXED 1991 & 1992 WITH SAME ENGINE BUT WILL NOT FIX 1993 WITH SAME ENGINE.

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME COMPLAINT BY NUMEROUS PEOPLE, NHTSA GRAPH OF GASKET FAILURES SHOWS THOUSANDS FOR 1993 3.8L SABLES/TAURUS. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE? HELP!! DT

CAR HAS STALLED SINCE FIRST DAY WHEN STOPPING AND UPON ACCELERATION ENGINE STALLS AND WON'T CRANK,ALSO HAD BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS,POWER WINDOWS NOT WORKING,TACHOMETER NOT WORKING,WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS MISING WHEN BOUGHT. *AK

CAR HAS STALLED SINCE FIRST DAY WHEN STOPPING AND UPON ACCELERATION ENGINE STALLS AND WON'T CRANK,ALSO HAD BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS,POWER WINDOWS NOT WORKING,TACHOMETER NOT WORKING,WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS MISING WHEN BOUGHT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NINE YEAR OLD CAR WITH ONLY ABOUT 36,000 MILES. CAR NEVER OVERHEATED YET HEAD GASKET BLEW. $1,600 REPAIR BILL FROM MY PRIVATE MECHANIC. I'VE HAD 4 OTHER CARS WITH MORE THAN TWICE THE MILEAGE, AND OLDER, AND NEVER ENCOUNTERED ANYTHING REMOTELY SIMILAR. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN MY MERCURY 3.8LITER V6 ENGINE AT ABOUT 84,600 MILES. MY 1993 MERCURY SABLE GS WAGON (VIN = [XXX]) HAD A SUDDEN HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON MAY 23, 2002 AT ABOUT 84,600 MILES. THE REPAIR COSTS CAME TO OVER $2200. THIS HEAD GASKET FAILURE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON 1988-1995 FORD TAURUS AND MERCURY SABLE VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINE (FORD TSB # 98-4-9 AND FORD SERVICE CAMPAIGN 98M01). I TALKED TO FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS (800-392-3673) TWICE ABOUT MY CASE  BOTH TIMES TO FORD ASSOCIATES IN THEIR SAN DIEGO CUSTOMER RELATIONS OFFICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON MAY 30, 2002 (SPOKE TO A LADY WHO GAVE HER NAME AS [XXX]) AND THE SECOND TIME WAS ON JUNE 6, 2002 (SPOKE TO A LADY WHO GAVE HER NAME AS [XXX]). THEY WERE ABLE TO PULL UP MY CASE ON THEIR COMPUTER VIA MY HOME PHONE NUMBER ([XXX]). I WAS TOLD THAT FORD HAD A 7YEAR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THIS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS UNDER THE 100,000 MILE REQUIREMENT (MY CAR HAS ONLY ABOUT 84,600 MILES), MY CAR DID NOT MEET THE 7 YEAR REQUIREMENT (MY CAR IS 9 YEARS OLD). DUE TO THESE REASONS I WAS TOLD THAT FORD WILL NOT COVER MY REPAIR EITHER FULLY OR PARTIALLY. THIS IS THE FIRST FORD-MANUFACTURED VEHICLE THAT I HAVE BOUGHT IN MY LIFE. I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 1993 AND MAINTAINED IT EXCEPTIONALLY WELL. I HAVE ALL THE MAINTENANCE RECEIPTS RIGHT FROM DAY ONE IN 1993. I EXPECTED IT TO LAST ME TILL AT LEAST 100,000 MILES WITHOUT MAJOR PROBLEMS. THE HEAD GASKET IS A NON-MAINTENANCE ITEM AND IT IS QUITE REASONABLE TO EXPECT IT TO LAST AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. THIS MAJOR PROBLEM AND FORDS UNCOOPERATIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS ME HAVE LEFT A VERY BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH. MY ONLY RECOURSE IS TO NEVER BUY A FORD-MANUFACTURED VEHICLE AGAIN AND TO TELL MY FRIENDS ABOUT MY BAD EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH FORD. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE TEMPERATURE STARTED CLIMBING AND NO HEAT FROM VENTS. PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE DIAGNOSED AS BLOWN HEAD GASKET.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT WERE REPLACED.*JB

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW. DEALER NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *TT *TT

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

EVERYTIME WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT WILL STALL OUT AT 35MPH. WOULD HAVE NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEM. HAD NOT BEEN TO DEALERSHIP.*AK *JG

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY OR THROUGH AN INTERSECTION.*AK. *JB

THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE ENGINE DUE TO THE ENGINE BEING INSTALLED WITH NO COMPRESSION, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SECOND ENGINE RUNS HOT AND NEEDS ANTIFREEZE ADDED PERIODICALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, FAN TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND RADIATOR, THE DEALER IS UNWILLING TO REPLACE THIS ENGINE.

ANTIFREEZE LEAK DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK THERE WAS A RECALL ON BLOWER HEAD GASKET AT ONE TIME, BUT THE DEALER POINTED OUT THAT THE RECALL TIME WAS OVER. THE CONSUMER REPLACED A MOTION SENSOR ON THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS ALSO WAS ON RECALL A LONG TIME AGO. *YH

ENGINE DIED DURING ICED OVER ROAD CONDITIONS. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THERE IS CONSTANT COOLANT FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE DAMAGED.*AK *SLC

CONSUMER STATED ANTI-COOLANT IS LEAKING ON ENGINE AND ON EXHAUST SYSTEM, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE GASKET HAD BLOWN, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THER WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE.*AK *JG

A FRIEND TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE FOR THEIR CAR AND RECEIVED A LETTER. WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFO ON THIS CAR, HOW DOES THAT GET DETERMINED? SEEMS THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD AS THIS ENGINE/S OBVIOUSLY IS DEFECTIVE! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP! NO MORE FORD PRODUCTS HERE!*AK

IN 1998 FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE MOUNT BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE, ON 15-DEC-2001, REAR ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE WITH APPROXIMATELY 130,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF 50,000 MILE SERVICE PROGRAM, AND ANY SERVICE WORK WILL BE MADE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT AND WHITE SMOKE WOULD COME FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION TO HAVE VEHICLE EVALUATED. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH, HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JB

THE ENGINE OVERHEATED..HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER.THEY FINALLY FOUND A LEAK IN THE HEADGASKET.THEY DID NOT MENTION THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8 ENGINE. I LATER WROTE TO FORD MOTOR CO. DIRECTOR OF VEHICLE SERVICE,STATING THE PROBLEM I HAD WITH THE ENGINE REFERED TO A NEWS ITEM THAT SAID FORD WAS EXTENDING THE ENGINE WARRANTY ON THE 3.8 ENGINES TO INCLUDE THE 1994 AND 1995 MODELS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE 1993 MODELS WERE NOT INCLUDED. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE READ THE LONG LIST OF COMPLAINTS FROM 1993 MERCURY OWNERS ON YOUR WEBSITE....THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE 1993 3.8 ENGINE! A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE BELIEVED THAT FORD (MERCURY) WAS NOW TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM(REIMBURSING REAIR COSTS)......IS THIS TRUE? I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY UPDATED INFORMATION YOU COULD SEND ME ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.*AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM A MERCURY DEALERSHIP AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS OVER 30 TIMES. THE ENGINE HAS ALWAYS RAN HOT WITH THE TEMPERATURE NEAR OR AT THE RED LINE. DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL AND NOT A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE EXCESSIVE HEAT CONSTANTLY BOILS OUT THE ENGINE COOLANT AND HAS CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR INSIDE THE COOLANT LINES WITH FAILIURES ABOVE THE THERMOSTAT, AND ABOVE THE ENGINE AT THE FIREWALL, AND OF THE UPPER AND LOWER HOSES, AS WELL AS TWO THERMOSTATS. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS ALSO PREVENTED PROPER COOLING OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH HAS RESULTED IN SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE MOTOR MOUNTS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 8 TIMES (WE HAVE AN INTERNAL LETTER FROM FORD THAT INDICATES THEY KNOW THE MOUNTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND WILL REPLACE THEM FOR FREE IF THE OWNER HAS THIS LETTER). THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT IS NOW BEGINNING TO FLICKER AND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, AGAIN. THE VALVE COVER AND TIMING COVER GASKETS WERE REPLACED 5,000 MILES AGO BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING OIL ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND EXHAUST SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSED CONSTANT BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE, AND ALL MODELS OF IT WITH THE SAME ENGINE, POSES A SERIOUS FIRE AND ACCIDENT HAZARD DUE TO THE CONSTANT HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE NOT NORMAL, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE MANUFACTURER SAYS. THE HIGH TEMPS ARE CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURES, GASKET FAILURES, COOLANT LINE FAILURES, AND SENSOR FAILURES (SEVERAL HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED ON OUR CAR). YOUR DATABASE SHOWS HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THE SABLE/TAURUS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR ALL VERSIONS WITH THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE, NOT JUST A FEW SELECT YEARS, AND FORD NEEDS TO REIMBURSE ALL EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE OWNERS FOR ENGINE AND ENGINE COMPONENT REPAIRS. WE HAVE ALSO HAD WATER PUMP FAILURES, COMPUTER FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, STRUT FAILURE, REAR SUSPENSION FAILURE, CRUISE CONTROL LOCKUP WHICH PLACED THE ENGINE IN HIGH SPEED.

WHENEVER VEHICLE WAS IN OVERDRIVE, IT WOULD JERK AND THEN STALL OUT WHEN TURNING CORNERS. THIS CAUSED POWER STEERING TO LOCK UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED.*AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLES VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, SO CONSUMER HAD THE HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT REPLACED AND PAID FOR REPAIRS. TRANSMISSION IS NOW GOING OUT. RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD END REPLACED, WAS CAUSING A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP FAILED AND CAUSED A LEAK. HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED. *SLC

ENGINE BLEW HEAD GASKET.

WHILE DRIVING ENIGNE BLEWOUT. VEHICLE WAS NON DRIVEABLE. HEAD GASKET COULD BE ONE OF REASONS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENIGNE BLEWOUT. VEHICLE WAS NON DRIVEABLE. HEAD GASKET COULD BE ONE OF REASONS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE AND RADIATOR REPLACED, VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED OIL LEAK. *SLC

ENGINE AND RADIATOR REPLACED, VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED OIL LEAK. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS JUMPING AND HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO HIGHER GEARS. CONSUMER WAS ORIGINALLY INFORMED THAT THIS DEFECT WAS DUE TO BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. CONSUMER HAD MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED. HOWEVER, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE REMAINED.*AK CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT PROBLEM WAS A SPEED SENSOR, IT WAS REPAIRED .*JB

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED AT 49,000 AND AT 51,000 MOTOR MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED, OIL PAN IS RUSTING FROM THE OUTSIDE AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT, STARTER HAS A CLIP TO ATTACH CONNECTION, COMES LOOSE AND MUST GET UNDER CAR TO RE-ATTACH (SOME ENGINEERING WIZ HERE) FRONT BODY MOUNT IS UNDER OIL FILTER AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED SOON. HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY ARE HAPPY FOR MY BUSINESS, BUT ARE NOT GOING TO HELP

THE TRANSMISSION IS JUST ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR.THE AIR CONDITIONING NEVER WORKED VERY WELL. DECEMBER 1998 THE AIR CONDITIONING QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING IN 1996. ONE OF THE POWER WINDOWS QUIT WORKING IN 1997. THE HEADLINER NEAR THE BACK WINDSHIELD STARTED HANGING DOWN IN 1998. OUR LATEST PROBLEM IS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED 11/1/98 AT A COST TO US OF $1,788.00. PLUS IT COST US OVER $100.00 TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. THE FORD COMPANY HASN'T DONE ANYTHING TO HELP US.

CONSUMER STATES HEAD GASKET FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT HEAD GASKET DISINTEGRATED. *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN WHICH WATER ENTERED INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER, SINCE WATER IS NOT COMPRESSIBILE THE CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS WRIST PINS FAILED FROM EXCESSIVE FORCE DESTROYING THE ENGINE, PARTS ENDED UP IN THE OIL PAN AND PUNCHED HOLES IN THE PAN, CONSUMER STATES MANUFACTURER DENIED RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD A RECALL FOR FAULTY HEAD GASKETS FOR REPLACEMENTS AND HAD REPLACED NUMEROUS ENGINES THAT FAILED, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS IMPROPER MATERIAL SELECTION FOR THE HEAD GASKETS WHICH WAS A DESIGN ERROR, MANUFACTURER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT SINCE THE ENGINE WAS BEYOND THEIR 5 YEAR, 60,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY THEY HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT CLAIM BE RECONSIDERED BECAUSE VEHICLE IS WELL WITHIN THE 60,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. *JB

MOTOR OVERHEATED AND CAR QUIT.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE! ENGINE OVERHEATED. BIG BUCKS TO FIX. SMALL CLAIMS COURT HERE I COME! *AK

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF CAR AND ENGINE HEAT INDICATOR NOTED TO BE RED LINED. CAR TAKEN TO NEARBY DEALER WHO HAD SOLD ME THE VEHICLE 10 MONTHS AGO. DEALER/REPAIR AGENT FOUND ENGINE HEAD GASKET TO BE BLOWN.*AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. ANTI-FREEZE HAD BACKED UP AND LEAKED OUT. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAVE HAD SOME COMPLAINTS, BUT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. SENSOR ASSEMBLY, TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET, CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS RESPONDSIBLE FOR $1700. *AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. ANTI-FREEZE HAD BACKED UP AND LEAKED OUT. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAVE HAD SOME COMPLAINTS, BUT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. SENSOR ASSEMBLY, TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET, CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS RESPONDSIBLE FOR $1700. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE. HEADS WERE DAMAGED AND COOLANT HAD DAMAGED CRANK SHAFT AND BEARINGS. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH A REBUILT ENGINE. TOTAL COST IS OVER $4800 (CDN). CONTACTED FORD CANADA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER REPAIR OF THIS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. ENGINE ONLY HAD 81017 KM ON IT AT TIME OF FAILURE (50,000 MILES). THIS APPARENTLY IS A WELL KNOWN DEFECT FOR THIS ENGINE AND SOME MODELS AND YEARS HAVE BEEN COVERED. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR AN ENGINE TO FAIL THIS WAY AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE - THIS IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

CONSUMER PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN THICK WHITE STEAM STARTED COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. ENGINE STARTED TO OVERHEAT AFTER DRIVING 3 MILES AND RUNNING ROUGHLY. MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED HIM THAT IS WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ENGINE IS A 3.8L FUEL INJECTED V6.*AK

ENGINE HAS FAILED, AND BEFORE THIS HAPPENED ENGINE WAS MAKING NOISES. ALSO, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS READING ON HIGH. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *JB

ENGINE HAS FAILED, AND BEFORE THIS HAPPENED ENGINE WAS MAKING NOISES. ALSO, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS READING ON HIGH. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *JB

ENGINE HAS FAILED, AND BEFORE THIS HAPPENED ENGINE WAS MAKING NOISES. ALSO, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS READING ON HIGH. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *JB

3.8L LOSS OF COOLANT, ENGINE TEMP FLUCTUATING, OIL IN COOLANT. 72K MILES! DEALER REPAIRED. FORD WILL NOT ADMIT RESPONSIBILITY. CAR IMMACULATE INSIDE/OUT - ALL FORD MAINTENANCE PERFORMED/HIGHEST QUALITY MATERIALS. FORD TOLD ME-HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS- "FORWARDING MY CONCERNS TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT". IF THEY DECIDE TO DO ANYTHING, - "WILL NOTIFY ME". HAD I PURCHASED ESSENTIALLY SAME VEHICLE 3 WEEKS LATER (1994 MODEL), COVERED. THIS IS NOT A PART EXPECTED TO FAIL IN ANY VEHICLE UNLESS ABUSE. FORD REDESIGNED GASKETS- FURTHER EVIDENCE OF DEFECT. RELIABILITY/RESALE VALUE AFFECTED -WIDESPREAD INFORMATION OF THESE FAILURES. *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD ENGINE GASKET PROBLEM BEFORE IN OCTOBER 1998. THERE WAS $4000 WORTH DAMAGE. ANTI-FREEZE RAN OUT FIRST AND IT STARTED TO OVERHEAT WITHIN 5 TO 10 MINUTES. DEALERS HAVE NEVER GIVEN AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT CAUSED PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

THIS IS MY MOTHER'S CAR. I PURCHASED IT IN SPRUCE PINE, NC FOR HER. SHE HAS GIVEN ME POWER OF ATT. FOR THIS DIFFICULTY. HER CAR LOST COOLANT, SHE TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER IN NJ. HE CHECKED AND TOLD HER TO DRIVE IT AND COME BACK IN A WEEK. THE CAR OVERHEATED DUE TO HEAD GASKETS. IT ENGINE WAS RUINED- HEADGASKETS, HOUSINGS, RINGS, BEARINGS, WATER PUMP. PAID $3000.00 IN REPAIRS, BUT RINGS AND BEARINGS WERE NOT REPLACED. NO OIL PRESSURE, USES OIL, AND RACK & PINION THEN WENT OUT. HAS 80000 ON IT NOW. DEALER KNEW 3.8 ENGINES HAD PROBLEMS BACK TO '89. NO SATISFACTION- NO WORKABLE CAR. FORD WILL PAY FOR NEW ENGINE UP TO 1994 EVEN THOUGH THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE SINCE 1989. PLEASE HELP. *AK

THIS IS MY MOTHER'S CAR. I PURCHASED IT IN SPRUCE PINE, NC FOR HER. SHE HAS GIVEN ME POWER OF ATT. FOR THIS DIFFICULTY. HER CAR LOST COOLANT, SHE TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER IN NJ. HE CHECKED AND TOLD HER TO DRIVE IT AND COME BACK IN A WEEK. THE CAR OVERHEATED DUE TO HEAD GASKETS. IT ENGINE WAS RUINED- HEADGASKETS, HOUSINGS, RINGS, BEARINGS, WATER PUMP. PAID $3000.00 IN REPAIRS, BUT RINGS AND BEARINGS WERE NOT REPLACED. NO OIL PRESSURE, USES OIL, AND RACK & PINION THEN WENT OUT. HAS 80000 ON IT NOW. DEALER KNEW 3.8 ENGINES HAD PROBLEMS BACK TO '89. NO SATISFACTION- NO WORKABLE CAR. FORD WILL PAY FOR NEW ENGINE UP TO 1994 EVEN THOUGH THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE SINCE 1989. PLEASE HELP. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. NLM

THE STARTERS MADE FOR THIS CAR ARE NOT THE RIGHT KIND I AM ALWYS REPLACING IT, HEADGASKETS BLEW OUT AT 80000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 103265 THIS CAR IS POORLY BUILT.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE, DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AFTER INTERMITTENT ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM. 1994 AND 1995 HAVE RECALL FOR HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT, FOR SAME ENGINE, BUT NOT FOR 1993. SAME PROBLEM REPORTED BY MANY OTHERS APPARENTLY WITHOUT REPONSE FROM MANUFACTURER. I WILL FOLLOW WITH COMPLAINT DIRECTLY TO FORD WITH HOPES THAT RECALL WILL BE EXPANDED. *AK

DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED CAR DIES IN BUSY INTERSECTION BLOWING ANTI FREEZE OUT TAIL PIPE. DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING ENGINE. WAS TOLD IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. OTHER MECHANIC SAYS COMMON PROBLEM IN 1993 MERCURY 3.8 L ENGINES. HELP PLEASE. *AK

DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED CAR DIES IN BUSY INTERSECTION BLOWING ANTI FREEZE OUT TAIL PIPE. DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING ENGINE. WAS TOLD IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. OTHER MECHANIC SAYS COMMON PROBLEM IN 1993 MERCURY 3.8 L ENGINES. HELP PLEASE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS 3.8 L V-6 BLEW FRONT AND READ HEAD GASKETS AT APPROX. 76,300 MILES; I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACURER/ENGINEERING DEFECT. WOULD LIKE MERCURY TO PICK-UP THE TAB OF OVER $1,000.00 FOR REPAIRS.

HEADS WENT BAD AT 56,000 NEW RADITOR AIR CONDITIONER IN SHOP 4 TIMES MELTED PIEACES IN MY HOSES, SWITCH WHOLE SYSTEM OVER AND STILL DOES NOT WORK. THE STEERING WHEEL IS WELTED TOGETHER THE HOOD WAS PAINTED AND ALSO HAS A DIFFERENT COLOR DOOR BUT THEY SAY THE CAR HAS A CLEAN TITLE BUT WHY WOULD THE STEERING WHEEL BE WELDED TOGETHER AND NO BOLTS MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END DRIVES VERY UNSAFE. HANDLES ALL OVER THE ROAD. ENGINE WENT BAD BECAUSE OF THE HEADS AND I'M STEAL PAYING FOR THE LEMON.*AK

CAR FIRST EXHIBITED LACK OF HEAT, THEN ERRATIC ENGINE TEMPS, UP TO THE HOTTEST ON THE GAUGE, LOSS OF COOLANT, AND WHITE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST. INDEPENDANT GARAGE STATED HEAD GASKET FAILED. TWO DEALERS AND FORD CO. CALLED ADMITTED TO RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM WITH 94-95 3.8 BUT TOO BAD MINE WAS BUILT 07/93. INDIE GARAGE STATED DOING 1 OF SAME REPAIR EACH WEEK IN TOWN OF 90,000.*AK

SHAME, ONLY 47,500 MI. & CRACKED RADIATOR, LEAKING COOLANT. IRREPARABLE, MUST BE REPLACED. 1ST, HEAD GASKETS & STARTER AT 42,000 MI.AND NOW THIS. FORD CHEAP RADIATOR - PLASTIC ON METAL SEAMS GETS BRITTLE AND CRACKS. STAY AWAY FROM FORD!*AK

ENGINE MOUNTS ON PASSENGER'S SIDE ARE CRACKED WHICH CAUSES ENGINE TO RISE WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS ON ENGINE WERE REPLACED 08NOV95 PER RECALL - ENG MOUNT PROGRAM 92M77 - BY DEALER. RECENTLY HAD CAR SERVICED AND WAS SHOWN THAT 2 MOUNTS WERE BROKEN ALONG WITH MOUNT ON TRANSMISSION. CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. AND WAS TOLD THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE A 12 MONTH WARRANTY ONLY.

WE HAVE SPENT OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NOW WE FIND A BLOWN GASKET! RECALL!. *AK

ENGINE MOUNT FAILURE AT 20,000 MILES. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

APPROACHING PARKING LOT VEHICLE BEGAN TO RATTLE AND SMOKE, VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC, VEHICLE FOUND TO HAVE BLOWN HEAD GASKET(S). CJ

BLOWN HEAD GASKET PER DEALER LADIN LINCOLN MERCURY. *AK

I PURCAHSED A 1993 MECURY SABLE WITH 60,000 MILES IN OCT 99 IN ORANGEBURG SOUTH CAROLINA. ABOUT 6 MONTHS THE TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO FLUXUATE AND THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED. IT SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT THREE MONTH AND THEN THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. IN OCT 200 THE VEHILCE WAS USING WATER AND THEN RADIATOR WAS REPPLACED AT A COST OF $475.00. AND AFTER THE REPAIR THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME THAT THE HEADGSKETS WERE BLOWN. I PARKED THE CAR BECAUSE I NO MONEY TO REPAIR IT. I HEARD FROM A FREIND THAT THE 3.8 ENGINE IS NOTORIOUS FOR HEADGASKETS IN THE 3.8L ENGINE IN THE 1993 SABLE. AFTER GOING TO POMOCO MECURY AND CONTACTING FORD THEY STATE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ENGINE. HOW CAN THEY SEEL A DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND NOT OWN UP TO IT. THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS ON THIS PIECE OR CRAP ENGINE. I STILL OWE $4,000.00 ON THIS CAR AND REPAIRS WILL RUN FROM $1,000 TO $2,000 DEPENDING ON THE DAMAGE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FROM A AUTO COMPNAY THAT MAKES BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND DIDN'T SPEND DIME ON RESEARCH. I AM STEAMED, JUST LIKE THE STEAM COMING OUT OF MY HEADGASKETS!!!! AND I AM READY TO BLOW!!!!!FURIUOS .*AK

I PURCAHSED A 1993 MECURY SABLE WITH 60,000 MILES IN OCT 99 IN ORANGEBURG SOUTH CAROLINA. ABOUT 6 MONTHS THE TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO FLUXUATE AND THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED. IT SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT THREE MONTH AND THEN THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. IN OCT 200 THE VEHILCE WAS USING WATER AND THEN RADIATOR WAS REPPLACED AT A COST OF $475.00. AND AFTER THE REPAIR THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME THAT THE HEADGSKETS WERE BLOWN. I PARKED THE CAR BECAUSE I NO MONEY TO REPAIR IT. I HEARD FROM A FREIND THAT THE 3.8 ENGINE IS NOTORIOUS FOR HEADGASKETS IN THE 3.8L ENGINE IN THE 1993 SABLE. AFTER GOING TO POMOCO MECURY AND CONTACTING FORD THEY STATE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ENGINE. HOW CAN THEY SEEL A DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND NOT OWN UP TO IT. THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS ON THIS PIECE OR CRAP ENGINE. I STILL OWE $4,000.00 ON THIS CAR AND REPAIRS WILL RUN FROM $1,000 TO $2,000 DEPENDING ON THE DAMAGE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FROM A AUTO COMPNAY THAT MAKES BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND DIDN'T SPEND DIME ON RESEARCH. I AM STEAMED, JUST LIKE THE STEAM COMING OUT OF MY HEADGASKETS!!!! AND I AM READY TO BLOW!!!!!FURIUOS .*AK

CONSUMER HAD FOUND OUT A STRONG SMELL OF OIL JUST LIKE A FRYING PAN. HADN'T TAKEN VEHICLE TO A DEALER, BUT BELIEVED THAT VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET.*AK

A LACK OF HEAT IN VEHICLE WHEN NEEDED. TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT 3.8L ENGINE EXPERIENCED A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK *SLC

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WENT OUT AFTER CONSUMER HAD STARTED VEHICLE. TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED TO GO UP ,AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, BUT ENGINE WAS NOT TOTALLY WARMED UP.CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. *AK SHORTLY AFTER REPLACING OF HEAD GASKET, THE OXYGEN SENSORS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD ADMITTED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE CONSUMER WAS ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *YH

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WENT OUT AFTER CONSUMER HAD STARTED VEHICLE. TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED TO GO UP ,AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, BUT ENGINE WAS NOT TOTALLY WARMED UP.CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. *AK SHORTLY AFTER REPLACING OF HEAD GASKET, THE OXYGEN SENSORS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD ADMITTED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE CONSUMER WAS ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *YH

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WENT OUT AFTER CONSUMER HAD STARTED VEHICLE. TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED TO GO UP ,AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, BUT ENGINE WAS NOT TOTALLY WARMED UP.CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. *AK SHORTLY AFTER REPLACING OF HEAD GASKET, THE OXYGEN SENSORS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD ADMITTED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE CONSUMER WAS ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *YH

I TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE CHECKED FOR A COOLANT LEAK AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD US THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR '94-'95 3.8L ENGINES. SINCE IT IS THE SAME ENGINE AND THE SAME PROBLEM SEEMS TO PLAGUE ALMOST ALL 3.8L ENGINES, WHY DIDN'T FORD FIX THE PROBLEM WITH ALL THE 3.8 L ENGINES? AS FOR THE MOTOR MOUNTS I WAS TOLD BY THE SAME FORD DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF M PAPER SENT OUT BUT SINCE I DIDN'T OWN THE CAR AT THAT TIME, AGAIN IT WAS TOO LATE FOR THE CORRECTIONS TO BE MADE BY FORD. SO IN THE END IT HAS COST ME AND MY HUSBAND OVER $2,000 TO REPAIR THESE THINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY FORD. ONE MORE THING ABOUT THE MOTOR MOUNTS, THERE IS NO MECHANICAL SFETY DEVICE TO KEEP THINGS 'TOGETHER' WHEN THE RUBBER BLADDER SLPITS OR COMES APART. THIS COULD ALLOW THE NEGINE TO RAISE UP OUT OF THE WELL AND INTO THE FIRE WALL OR OUT OF THE WELL ALL TOGETHER, NOT TO MENTION PUTTING ALMOST EVERYTHING ELSE ATTACHED TO IT, IN A POWERFUL BIND.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKET LEAK CAUSED THE CAR TO SHUTTER WHEN COLD AND CONSUME ANTIFREEZE.*AK

DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW IN MARCH OF 2000, NO ASSISTANCE FROM FORD, DESPITE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS COMPONENT. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED VEHICLE SMOKING. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION OF OTHER DAMAGES. WATER PUMP FAILED AND THE RADIATOR DEVELOPED HOLE DUE TO PRESSURE BUILD UP. THE TIMING CASE CAVER WAS LEAKING. HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMISSION FAILURES ARE THE TWO COMMON PROBLEMS WITH LINCOLN MERCURY VEHICLE. *YH

ENGINE WAS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK DEALER STATED ENGINE FAILED BECAUSE OF HEAD GASKET FAILURE, ANTI-FREEZE IS COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THERE WAS NO HEAT AND ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS GOING UP AND DOWN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID CONSUMER HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, AND NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. *AK

THERE WAS NO HEAT AND ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS GOING UP AND DOWN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID CONSUMER HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, AND NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. *AK

THERE WAS NO HEAT AND ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS GOING UP AND DOWN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID CONSUMER HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, AND NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, CONSUNER BELIEVES THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT OR DESIGN FLAW. NLM

3.8L V6 ENGINE OVERHEATED. TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND INFORMED OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED! I AM OUT OVER $2000.00. I CAN'T BELIEVE FORD HAS THE NERVE TO INSIST THESE ENGINES NOT BE APART OF THE RECALL.*AK

A HEAD GASKET FAILURE WITH A V6 3.8 ENGINE; MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET AS REPORTED FOR LATER MODELS. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED. NLM

HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

A RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED HOWEVER SAME PROBLEM EXISTS. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED COOLANT LEAKAGES/OVERHEATING, AND WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER'S SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. VEHICLE'S COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET - VEHICLES 1994 AND ABOVE ARE COVERED, MY 1993 VEHICLE IS NOT. THIS IS A BASIC DESIGN FLAW FOR WHICH THE COMPANY HAS ONLY PARTIALLY ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY. REPLACEMENT MOTORS SHOULD BE REQUIRED ON DESIGN FAILURE AT FORD'S EXPENSE. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET - VEHICLES 1994 AND ABOVE ARE COVERED, MY 1993 VEHICLE IS NOT. THIS IS A BASIC DESIGN FLAW FOR WHICH THE COMPANY HAS ONLY PARTIALLY ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY. REPLACEMENT MOTORS SHOULD BE REQUIRED ON DESIGN FAILURE AT FORD'S EXPENSE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DUE TO COOLING PROBLEMS THE HEAD WAS REMOVED FROM THIS VEHICLE IN 1998 BUT NO WARRANTY CLAIM, NOR DID WE EVER RECEIVE NOTICE OF EXTENDED 100,000/7-YEAR COVERAGE ON THE FORD 3.8 ENGINE PRIOR TO, DURING OR SINCE, DESPITE FORD APPARENTLY KNOWING THERE WAS HEAD GASKET FAILURE PROBLEMS IN THESE ENGINES, DATING BACK TO 1988. AS SUCH, WE NOW MUST PAY $1300 FOR THE HEAD GASKET REPAIRS OR ELSE DISPOSE OF THE DAMAGED VEHICLE AT AN EQUALLY UNATTRACTIVE LOSS. I'M ESPECIALLY UPSET BECAUSE WE NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM FORD OR ANYONE ELSE OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE STILL FELL WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. AND U.S. VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS WONDER WHY MORE OF US ARE PURCHASING FOREIGN-BUILT VEHICLES? *AK

THE MOTOR FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS TAKING LIMITED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURES. INFORMATION OBTAINED OFF OF THE INTERNET SUGGEST FORD NEEDS TO TAKE TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILED COMPONENT. *AK

HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE 3.8L, V-6 ENGINE EXPERIENCED PRESSURE LOSS/ WHITE SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE/ LOSS OF COOLANT, AND ENGINE OVERHEATING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP AND WAS INFORMED OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK THE RECALL COVERED 1994 AND 1995 MODELS, NOT 1993. *SLC

FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS AFTER EACH OIL CHANGE, A STRONG "BURNING OIL" SMELL IS EMITTED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT (THE SMELL IS STRONGEST AT SLOW SPEEDS AND DURING IDLING). ALSO, A GREASY FILM BUILDS UP ON THE INTERIOR OF THE WINDSHIELD DURING THIS TIME. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL DEALERS (INCLUDING MORANDE FORD AND TOWN & COUNTRY AUTO GROUP) AND NON-DEALER MECHANICS TRY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM (NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS DURING 1997 - 2000). NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. *AK

THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING COOLANT. *AK

THERE IS A RECALL ON 1994 AND 1995 SABLES AND TAURES EQUIPPED WITH THE 3.8L ENGINE THE 1993 IS EQUIPPED WITH IDENTICAL ENGINE,YET THERE IS NO RECALL CAN THIS BE AN OVERSITE. SAME ENGINE, SAME PROBLEM, DIFFERET YEAR, YET NO RECALL ? I AM ANGRY AND OUT $1500. *AK

3.8L V6 ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

PCV VALVE REPLACED. *CJ

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING COOLANT LEAKS, REPLACED HOSE AND ADDED ANTI-FREEZE, RADIATOR REPLACED 2/29/00, WATER PUMP, TIMING COVER GASKET, BOTH CYLINDER HEAD GAKSETS AND HEAD CHAMBERS REPLACED 10/31/00. CJ

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING COOLANT LEAKS, REPLACED HOSE AND ADDED ANTI-FREEZE, RADIATOR REPLACED 2/29/00, WATER PUMP, TIMING COVER GASKET, BOTH CYLINDER HEAD GAKSETS AND HEAD CHAMBERS REPLACED 10/31/00. CJ

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING COOLANT LEAKS, REPLACED HOSE AND ADDED ANTI-FREEZE, RADIATOR REPLACED 2/29/00, WATER PUMP, TIMING COVER GASKET, BOTH CYLINDER HEAD GAKSETS AND HEAD CHAMBERS REPLACED 10/31/00. CJ

I HAVE REPLACED MOTOR MOUNTS TWICE AT A COST OF $500.00 EACH TIME. I COMPLAINED TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER OF FORD MOTOR AND NEVER RECEIVED A REPLY. I NOW RECEIVED A RECALL FOR ANOTHER SUBFRAME MOUNT AND WAS TOLD IT IS NOT RELATED BY A LOCAL DEALER IN WI. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET BLEW ON MY 3.8L MERC SABLE WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH. CALLED MY MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THAT ENGINE. THE FORD DEALER WANTS $1500 TO REPAIR IT. I CALLED FORD AND THEY ARE IN DENIAL OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THAT ENGINE FOR 1993, BUT FOR 94 AND 95 THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY DUE TO PROBLEMS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED, FAILURE CAUSES THE ENGINE TO MOVE EXCESSIVELY, RECALL ISSUED, HOWEVER VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE FAILURE. *MJS

THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKETS AT 60,000 MILES IS TYPICAL OF THE FAILURES ON OUTHER RECALLED MODEL YEARS AND IS A RESULT OF DEFECTIVE PARTS AND SHOULD BE THE RESPONSABILITY OF FORD. MY COST WAS $1,600 FOR THE REPAIRS. ALSO NEEDED REPLACEMENT OF ALL FREEZE PLUGS. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPAIR THE AC. ALMOST EVERY YEAR SINCE OWNING THIS CAR BECAUSE OF FAILURES IN THE LINES, MANIFOLDS, AND SEALS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE OIL RESULTING IN LOUD TAPPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. NLM

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. THEN IT STARTED TO OVERHEAT, DID NOT STALL. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. ALSO INDICATED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LACK OF LUBRICATION & COOLING LEAKING OUT.*AK THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE BUT UNWILLING NEITHER TO RECALL NOR TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *YH

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. THEN IT STARTED TO OVERHEAT, DID NOT STALL. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. ALSO INDICATED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LACK OF LUBRICATION & COOLING LEAKING OUT.*AK THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE BUT UNWILLING NEITHER TO RECALL NOR TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *YH

HEAD GASKET BLOWN 3 TIMES. NO HIGH TEMPERATURE WARNING. *AK

WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF TAILPIPE, ENGINE OVERHEATED. HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND OVERHEATING/ WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND INFORMED OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, DAMAGING CRANK AND BEARING. FORD WILL NOT FIX!. *AK

HEAD GASKET PROBLEM IS COMMON. EVEN THE FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP STAFF AND THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER AGREE. YET FORD REFUSES TO RECALL OR TO COMPENSATE FOR THE REPAIR. MY REPAIR COSTING $5,000+ REQUIRES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE DUE TO SEVERE HEAT DAMAGE.*AK

NO SUMMARY

VEHICLE WAS PROCEEDING TO NORTH CAROLINA FROM SOUTH CAROLINA WHEN THE HEAD GASKET ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER THE OIL SYSTEM. THIS SEIZED THE ENGINE AND MY SON WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT UNTIL IN CAME TO A STOP OFF A FREEWAY. WE HAD IT TOWED AND IS NOW IN A DEALERSHIP LOT AWAITING REPAIR. LANCE TENNEY

OIL PAN KEEPS RUSTING OUT AND LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST, AND OUT BOTTOM OF VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN FIRE. *AK

HEAD GASKETS BLOWN @79,500. COST 2,200 TO REPAIR.FORD CLAIMS THE CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR "EXTENDED" 7-YEAR WARRANTY FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURES IN THE 3.8L ENGINES. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WAS DRIVING 35-40MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE OVERHEATED. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT OFF THE CHART & THE VEHICLE STALLED. TOWED TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN & WERE LEAKING.*AK

WAS DRIVING 35-40MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE OVERHEATED. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT OFF THE CHART & THE VEHICLE STALLED. TOWED TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN & WERE LEAKING.*AK

FORD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON 1994-1995 TAURUS AND SABLE ON HEAD GASKETSFOR FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AUTOS WITH FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE 3.8 LITER ENGINES. I HAVE THE IDENTICAL SPECIFICATIONS ON MY 1993 SABLE. I HAD APPROXAMATELY 4 EMAIL CONTACTS WITH FORD'S CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER WITH NO SUCCESS. ALL THEY WOULD SAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN IS THAT 1993 WAS NOT INCLUDED AND THAT I SHOULD KEEP REPAIR RECEIPTS IN THE EVENT COVERAGE WOULD BE PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE. FORD KEPT REPEATING THAT THEY CONSIDER THE SATISFACTION OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AS ONE OF THEIR MOST IMPORTANT OBJECTIVES. IT SEEMS UNREASONABLE THAT THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURE SAYS ENOUGH 1993 MODEL OWNERS DIDN'T COMPLAIN AND 1994-1995 OWNERS DID. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A 1993 THE MILEAGE LOW ENOUGH TO QUALIFY. PLAIN. *AK

HEAD GASKET AND BEARING FAILED

FORD HAS COVERED VEHICLES TO 1994, OURS IS A 1993, PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED SINCE 1988. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.*AK FUEL FILTER FAILED. *YH

HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 65,000 MILES ON '93 SABLE. NOT COVERED UNDER FORD'S WARRANTY. *AK

ENGINE OVERHEATED AND FAILED DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE CONDITION OF THE ENGINE, THEY INFORMED US THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS NEW HEADS AND THAT BECAUSE OF DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER WALLS, A REPLACEMENT ENGINE IS NEEDED. THEY QUOTED US THE PRICE OF $4,000 FOR A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. WE DECIDED NOT TO HAVE THE WORK DONE. *AK

THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY AND THE ENGINE HEAT STARTED TO RISE. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THE ENGINE COOLANT TO BE VERY LOW. I ADDED COOLANT AND THEN STARTED THE MOTORE AGAIN. THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE HAD DROPPED AND I STARTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY HOME, BUT IT STARTED TO RUN ROUGHLY AGAIN. I STOPPED AND NOTICED WATER COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. I EMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND ARRANGED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER. THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME: "INTERNAL HYDROLOCKED ENGINE, AND HAS BENT PISTON ROD IN ENGINE, DUE TO HEAD GASKETS, RECOMMEND REPLACED WITH LONG BLOCK ASSEMBLY EST $3370." I LATER CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEEK FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, NOTING THAT THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS LOW FOR ITS AGE (70,000 MILES FOR A 1993) AND ADVISING THEM THE CAR HAD ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED BY A FORD LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER (THE LAST VEHICLE SERVICE BY THE LOCAL DEALER HAD BEEN ON 6 MARCH 2000 (MILEAGE 69,662). FORD REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE.

THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY AND THE ENGINE HEAT STARTED TO RISE. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THE ENGINE COOLANT TO BE VERY LOW. I ADDED COOLANT AND THEN STARTED THE MOTORE AGAIN. THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE HAD DROPPED AND I STARTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY HOME, BUT IT STARTED TO RUN ROUGHLY AGAIN. I STOPPED AND NOTICED WATER COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. I EMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND ARRANGED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER. THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME: "INTERNAL HYDROLOCKED ENGINE, AND HAS BENT PISTON ROD IN ENGINE, DUE TO HEAD GASKETS, RECOMMEND REPLACED WITH LONG BLOCK ASSEMBLY EST $3370." I LATER CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEEK FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, NOTING THAT THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS LOW FOR ITS AGE (70,000 MILES FOR A 1993) AND ADVISING THEM THE CAR HAD ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED BY A FORD LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER (THE LAST VEHICLE SERVICE BY THE LOCAL DEALER HAD BEEN ON 6 MARCH 2000 (MILEAGE 69,662). FORD REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE.

THIS 3.8 L V6 BLEW A HEAD GASKET AT 69000 MILES AND MANY OTHERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'D LIKE FROD TO PICK UP THE $1023 BILL.

THIS 3.8 L V6 BLEW A HEAD GASKET AT 69000 MILES AND MANY OTHERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'D LIKE FROD TO PICK UP THE $1023 BILL.

WHILE DRIVING IN VILLAGE VEHICLE WILL STALL ON THE HIGHWAY IT RUNS ROUGH BECAUSE OF THE HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR THAT WAS PUT IN. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLS AT ABOUT 35 MPH DURING SUMMER SEASON. IT STALL OVER 20 TIMES BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *YH

WHILE DRIVING IN VILLAGE VEHICLE WILL STALL ON THE HIGHWAY IT RUNS ROUGH BECAUSE OF THE HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR THAT WAS PUT IN. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLS AT ABOUT 35 MPH DURING SUMMER SEASON. IT STALL OVER 20 TIMES BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *YH

LIQUID MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE RAPTURED AND LEAKED LIQUID OUT. VEHICLE DRIPS OIL EVERYWHERE, AND MOTOR MOVES ALL AROUND. THERE WAS RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE

THIS CAR STALLS OUT WHEN HIGHWAY DRIVING. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED WHITE SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE AND ENGINE LEAKING. DEALER STATED IT WAS CAUSED BY A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK THE HEADGASKET CAUSED CRANK CASE DAMAGE, FORD REFUSS TO PAY FOR DAMAGES. *SLC

HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. COMPLAINDED TO DEALER SAID THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER ANY WARRENTY. *AK

SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR I HAVE HAD OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ALSO HAS COME ON MANY TIMES. TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM I BOUGHT A NEW RADIATOR, TUNE-UP,AND TWO CASES OF ANTI-FREEZE . FINALLY I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS MY HEAD GASKET THAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE DAMAGE IT CAUSED. *AK

ENGINE HAS BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. THIS HAPPENED TWO HUNDRED MILES AFTER TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. THIS WAS NOTICED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHEN VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK *ML

BLOWN HEAD GASKET CAUSED CONSUMER TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL OIL CHANGES AND REPAIRS TO EXHAUST SYSTEM, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE FOR THIS SIZE ENGINE FOR CARS BUILT IN ATLANTA, MY CAR WAS BUILT IN CHICAGO. WHY WOULD IT ONLY APPLY TO THAT PLANT?*AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. REPAIRED HEAD GASKET, COSTING CONSUMER $1,300. *AK

WAS CHARGED $1155.18 FOR REPAIR TO GASKETS. HAD ORIGINALLY PURCHASED 100,000 MILE/6 YEAR WARRANTY ON VEHICLE IN MAY 1993 (NEW VEHICLE). BECAUSE CAR HAD BEEN OUT OF WARRANTY FOR SIX MONTHS DEALER DID NOT LOOK INTO PARTIAL REDUCTION OF COST EVEN THOUGH SERVICE MANAGER ADMITTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE.*AK

FORD MOTOR CO. IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE WHEN HUNDREDS OF CARS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED FROM THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK

THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAS RUSTED AND CORRODED FROM COOLANT LEAKING. YH

HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. YH

WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS OVERHEATING ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS FOUND TO BE BLOWN. DEALER REFUSES TO COVER ANY COST OF REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH THEY COVER REPAIRS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN 94 MODELS. *AK *ML

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE ONTO THE MOTOR. *MJS

COST OF REPAIR WAS $1,309.94. HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN 3.8L ENGINE. THIS HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL ON 1994 MODEL AND SHOULD INCLUDE THE 1993. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLOWN. CAR OVERHEATED. HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR CAR TO COOL DOWN IN TRAFFIC. HAD TO DRIVE CAR CAREFULLY TO NEAREST REPAIR FACILITY. *AK

LOWER SHORT BLOCK IN ENGINE HAS FAILED DUE TO HEAD GASKET LEAKING. *AK

ENGINE HAS BEEN OPERATING POORLY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP.CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK WHILE HAVING RECALL (98V-323) PERFORMED ADDITIONAL REPAIR CHARGES FOR THE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. *Y HAD TO REPLACE WATERPUMP AND RADIATOR IN OCTOBER OF 2000, $ 925.00

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ANTI-FREEZE LEVEL WAS VERY LOW, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS EXTREMELY HIGH. IT WAS CAUSED BY BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. BLOWN HEAD GASKET CAUSED SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO TIMING COVER GASKET/WATER PUMP GASKET, WATER PUMP, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, O2 SENSORS, AND CREATED NEED FOR OIL CHANGE. FORD REFUSES TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS EVEN THOUGH MILEAGE IS LOW . *AK *ML

THE OIL PAN ROTTED B/C THE ENGINE RUNS TOO HOT, AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER.*AK

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED. *MJS

HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, COULD HAVE FIRE,BYPASSER BEHIND ME FORCED US TO STOP DRIVING. *AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATING DUE TO FAILURE OF HEAD GASKET AND UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE GASKET. YH

THE ENGINE HEATED DUE TO LEAKING WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR FAILURE. YH

THE ENGINE HEATED DUE TO LEAKING WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR FAILURE. YH

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED MAKING FUNNY NOISES, FELT AS IF IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL OUT. CHECKED IT OUT & NOTICED ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A BROKEN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS.*AK

HEAD GASKET LEAKING. NLM

THIS IS THE SECOND MERCURY SABLE EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L V6 THAT HAS SUFFERED THIS FAILURE.THE PREVIOUS CAR WAS A 1986 THAT FAILED AT 68,000 MILES AND INCURED ABOUT $1200 IN REPAIRS. THIS CAR WAS TRADED IN ON THE 1993 MODEL WITH ALL PAPERWORK IN THE GLOVE BOX CONCERNING ALL MAINTANACE AND REPAIRS. AFTER THE FAILURE ON THE '93 I CHECKED WITH VARIOUS GARAGES IN MY AREA AND FOUND OUT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IN THE 3.8L V6 IS SO COMMON THAT MOST SHOPS KEPT THE MATERIALS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM IN STOCK. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE CHANGING GEARS, AND THEN STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, OTHER MODEL YEARS ARE OFFERED EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE COMPONENT DUE TO FAILURE, HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *MJS

CAR OVERHEATED/RED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER TO COOL OFF. STARTED BACK UP, AND WATER/ANTI FREEZE LEAKED. OUT. CURRENTLY, CAR WON'T START. OWNER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS CURRENTLY A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST FORD FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE 3.8 L ENGINE. *AK *ML

PRESENTLY IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WITH COMPLAINTS ON HEAD GASKETS AND ALSO COMPLAINTS ON MISREPRESENTATION BY DEALERSHIP ON SALE OF WARRANTY.....LOOKING FOR A GOOD E-MAIL ADDRESS TO COMPLAIN TO FORD....ALREADY SENT HARD COPIES OUT (6/12/00). *AK

I'VE JUST RECENTLY BECOME AWARE OF THE WIDE-SPREAD FAILURES OF FORD HEAD GASKETS. I WANTED MY COMPLAINT TO BE REGISTERED BECAUSE THE PERFORMANCE OF MY CAR IS DETERIORATING AND I'M AFAID OF ENGINE FAILURE AT THE WRONG TIME. I'M TRANSPORTING CHILDREN OFTEN AND I DON'T REALLY TRUST THE PERFORMANCE OF MY CAR ANY LONGER. A CAR THAT IS ONLY SEVEN YEARS OLD SHOULDN'T BE SO UNRELIABLE. FORD HAS AGREED TO REMEDY THIS DEFECT IN 1994 AND 1995 MODELS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT REMEDY DOES NOT ALSO APPLY TO THE SAME ENGINE MADE IN 1993. *AK

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS

FORD IS AWARE OF THESE DEFECTS IN 3.8L ENGINE IN THIS MODEL YEAR AND SUBSEQUENTLY, AND HAS AGREED TO REPAIR '94+ MODELS, OR REIMBURSE REPAIRS FOR SAME. COVERAGE SHOULD EXTEND TO '93 AND EARLIER MODEL YEARS. *AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON HIGHWAY DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE. YH

HEAD GASKET FAILED. NLM

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO CEASE. *AK

THE AUTO DEALER NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF THE HEADGASKET WARRANTY EXTENSION, NOR DID I RECEIVE ONE IN THE MAIL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CAR OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE ENGINE FAN MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO OVERHEAT.

PREMATURE CORROSION OF THE ENGINE OIL PAN CAUSED OIL LEAKAGE WHICH RESULTED IN HEAD GASKET FAILURE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, REIMBURSMENT

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE HEAT. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP . MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT IT COULD BE THE THERMOSTAT. WHILE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, FROM THE MANIFOLD PIPE. THERE WAS A TINY PINHOLE INSIDE OF THE GASKET. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. EMPLOYEE FROM PEP BOYS TOLD HER THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE HEAT. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP . MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT IT COULD BE THE THERMOSTAT. WHILE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, FROM THE MANIFOLD PIPE. THERE WAS A TINY PINHOLE INSIDE OF THE GASKET. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. EMPLOYEE FROM PEP BOYS TOLD HER THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN.*AK

HEADGASKET FAILURE ON FORD 3.8L ENGINE, REPLACED. *AK

BLOWN HEADGASKET

THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. YH

BLOWN OR CRACKED HEAD GASKET RESULTED IN WATER POURING OUT THE MUFFLER, OTHER PARTS REPLACED WIPER, RADIATOR, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET

BLOWN OR CRACKED HEAD GASKET RESULTED IN WATER POURING OUT THE MUFFLER, OTHER PARTS REPLACED WIPER, RADIATOR, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET

BLOWN OR CRACKED HEAD GASKET RESULTED IN WATER POURING OUT THE MUFFLER, OTHER PARTS REPLACED WIPER, RADIATOR, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET, OTHER MODEL YEAR SABLE VEHICLE'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE HEAD GASKET, HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED RECALL REPAIR DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *MJS

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH WHEN IT OVERHEATED AND LOST POWER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S EXTENEDED WARRANTY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED PREMATURELY, THE 1994 AND 1995 SABLE VEHICLE'S WERE RECALLED FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURE, HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *MJS

3.8 LITER V-6 ENGINE HAS BLOWN HEAD GASKETS WITH LESS THAN 69,000 MILES. *AK

3.8 LITER V-6 ENGINE HAS BLOWN HEAD GASKETS WITH UNDER 69,000 MILES, CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE HONORING WARRANTIES ON THIS ENGINE FOR THEIR 1994 & 1995 CARS,THEY ARE NOT DOING THIS FOR THE 1993 CARS WITH THE SAME ENGINE.I THINK THIS IS COMPLETELY UNFAIR,SINCE I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS ENGINE HAS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH BLOWN HEAD GASKETS .I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT FORD PAYING FOR ITS REPAIR OR REPLACMENT. *AK

METAL WIRE ATTACHMENT TO REAR WINDOW DEFOGER FELL OFF DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE $ 800.00 TO REPLACE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW I HAD IT REPAIRED FOR $25.00 AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP . WHEN I NOTIFED DEALER ABOUT THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE HEADGASKET AND THE RECALLS ON THE 1994 AND 1995 MODELS AND ASKED IF THE SAME PARTS WERE USED I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. I HOPE YOU CAN THANK YOU.

CONSUMERS TRANSMISSION MOUNT WAS REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE, FORD HAS ONLY REPAIRED MOUNTS IN CERTAIN GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS (RECALL), FORD REFUSES TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER FOR THE REPLACEMENT. NLM

RADIATOR FAILED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE INDICATED HIGH AND EXHAUST WAS FUMING DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE. YH

WHILE COMING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMOBILE OVERHEATED AND WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE, SMELLING LIKE ANTIFREEZE. CONSUMER LET AUTOMOBILE TO COOL OFF FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. THEN TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHO TOLD HIM HE HAD A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. FORD HAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR 95 MERCURY AND TAURUS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT THE 93 MODELS. *AK *ML

OUR MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THIS ENGINE TYPE HAS THIS FAILURE AT 60,000 MILES. OTHER FRIENDS FORD/MERCURY'S HEAD GASKETS WERE RECALLED AND COVERED. FOR SOME REASON 1993 HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE PROBLEM. IT COST US NEARLY $1000 TO HAVE REPAIRED (THE DEALER WANTED $1800). WE WOULD LIKE MERCURY TO REIMBURSE US FOR THIS DEFECT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WOULDN'T TURN OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER SHE HAD A CRACKED ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

AFTER DRIVING TURNED OFF ENGINE, AND A CLOUD OF SMOKE CAME FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. DEALER INSTALLED FORD AUTHORIZED REBUILT ENGINE AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH COOLANT LEAKAGES. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK *ML

FORD REFUSES TO FIX PRE-1994 3.8L ENGINES (EVEN W/LOW MILAGE). *AK

STARTED "MISSING" AS I BACKED OUT OF DRIVE. QUIT RUNNING WITH IN A FEW MILES. GOT HOT. *AK

MOTORS MOUNTS MUST BE REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 4 1/2 YEARS. *AK

REPAIRS DONE AT A COST OF $1251.08. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

THE PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKETS AND TRANSMISSIONS IN THE SABLE/TAURUS IS LEGENDARY IN THE INDUSTRY. WHY CAN'T SOMETHING BE DONE?>AK

FIRST TIME ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WAS AT 43100 MILES, AND THE SECOND TIME HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WAS AT 74100. CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RELIEF FROM MANUFACTURER. ENGINE WAS LEAKING OUT WHITE SMOKE. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

I'M AN OLDER WOMAN AND DO NOT DRIVE MY CAR FAST AND KEEP IN IN GOOD CONDITION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 45 MPH WHITE PLUMES OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE CAR AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE MOVED ALL THE WAY TO HOT. I THEN STARTED TO SMELL A FOUL SMELL. . IT COST OVER $1000.00 TO REPLACE THE GASKETS. *AK

I'M AN OLDER WOMAN AND DO NOT DRIVE MY CAR FAST AND KEEP IN IN GOOD CONDITION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 45 MPH WHITE PLUMES OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE CAR AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE MOVED ALL THE WAY TO HOT. I THEN STARTED TO SMELL A FOUL SMELL. . IT COST OVER $1000.00 TO REPLACE THE GASKETS. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING ANTI- FREEZE TO LEAK INTO V6 3.8 LITER ENGINE. PROBLEM CAUSED BY FAULTY SEALS BETWEEN THE CYLINDERS AND ENGINE BLOCKS OF THESE ENGINES. OXYGEN SENSORS WERE ALSO DAMAGED BY THE COOLANT LEAK AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORD HELPING TO FIX THE 94 AND 95 SABLE, BUT NOT THIS 93 SABLE, WHICH HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK.

HEAD GASKET FAILER&SUBFARME BUSHING FAILED. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 58,000 MILES. A PROBLEM FORD ACKNOWLEDGES FOR THE 3.8L ENGINE BUT WILL ONLY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR 1994 AND NEWER CARS. *AK

HEAD GASKET BROKE, FORD WILL NOT COVER UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO MODEL YEAR. NLM

HEAD GASKET CRACKED AND SHORTLY AFTER (1000 MILES) THE ENTIRE ENGINE BLEW AS A RESULT OF THE INITIAL HEAD GASKET FAILURE.

WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM, WE SPOKE TO FORD AND THEY DENIED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH OUR PARTICULAR ENGINE TYPE. WE HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8 LITERS SINCE 1988. FORD RECENTLY DID A RECALL AND REIMBURSED PEOPLE WITH 94 AND 94 SABLES WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING, MY ENGINE HAS NO PROBLEM, I HAVE BILLS THAT SAY OTHERWISE. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLOWN

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO OIL, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AT IDLE AT STOP LIGHT. DEALER SAID ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT, POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO MAIN AND ROD BEARINGS. *AK

GAUGE GOES TO HOT AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. WHITE SMOKE POURS FROM TAIL PIPE. LOW ON WATER. DIFFICULTY STARTING. ROUGH IDLE WHEN STOPPING. REPLACED BATTERY AND STARTER. STILL HAVE OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS STARTING. ( ASO, BRAKES HAVE SQUEALED WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. )

GAUGE GOES TO HOT AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. WHITE SMOKE POURS FROM TAIL PIPE. LOW ON WATER. DIFFICULTY STARTING. ROUGH IDLE WHEN STOPPING. REPLACED BATTERY AND STARTER. STILL HAVE OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS STARTING. ( ASO, BRAKES HAVE SQUEALED WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. )

GAUGE GOES TO HOT AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. WHITE SMOKE POURS FROM TAIL PIPE. LOW ON WATER. DIFFICULTY STARTING. ROUGH IDLE WHEN STOPPING. REPLACED BATTERY AND STARTER. STILL HAVE OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS STARTING. ( ASO, BRAKES HAVE SQUEALED WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. )

FAULTY HEAD GASKET CAUSED ERRATIC ENGINE PERFORMANCE. NLM

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS. FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 40,000 MILE UNDER WARRANTY, AND SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED AT CURRENT 80,000 MILES. REPAIRS DONE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. 94 AND 95 MODELS WERE GIVEN EXTENDED WARRANTY, 93 WASN'T, BUT HAS THE SAME HEAD GASKET. OWNER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED THE HEATING SYSTEM TO BECOME ERRATIC. YH

HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED THE HEATING SYSTEM TO BECOME ERRATIC. YH

HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED THE HEATING SYSTEM TO BECOME ERRATIC. YH

FORD REFUSES TO EXTEND WARRANTY TO BLOWN HEADGASKET REPAIR; HAVING IT REPAIRED ELSEWHERE -VIN IS NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO IT. I WILL BE SUING FORD TO RECOVER REPAIR COST FOR DEFECTIVE ENGINE. DOT MUST REQUIRE FORD TO COVER ALL 3.8L FAULTY HEADGASKETS PRODUCED. PLEASE HELP CONSUMERS. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. YH

NOTICED COOLANT LEAKAGES . VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET(3.8L ENGINE). *AK

TWO 3.8L MERCURY SABLE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURES: THE FIRST 22JAN98, 70418 MILES, REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BY CHERNER LINCOLN MERCURY, VIRGINIA. THE SECOND 27 JAN 2000, 77,266 MILES, REPAIRED BY FORD DEALER SOO MOTORS, COST ME US $1571.19. SOO MOTORS SVC SAID IN ESSENCE I'D HAVE TO LOOK TO FORD FOR RELIEF. FORD CUSTOMER SVC, TOLD ME "SO SORRY" VIA PHONE. THANKS, DICK COUCH. *AK

1993 MERCURY SABLE (58,500 MILEAGE) HEAD GASKET FAILURE: A FEW DAYS AGO, THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE BEGAN FLUCTUATING FROM COLD TO HOT; AND WOULD THEN RETURN TO MID-RANGE ONLY TO GO BACK TO "HOT" -- THIS CYCLE CONTINUALLY REPATED ITSELF. WHILE IT WAS IN THE "HOT" RANGE, A WHIRRING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COULD BARELY BE DETECTED. HEATER WOULD NOT HEAT UP WHILE ENGINE WAS IN IDLE AND WOULD BEGIN HEAT OUTPUT ONLY AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON TUESDAY, 03/21/00, ONLY A FEW DAYS AFTER NOTICING THIS SUDDEN CHANGE IN THE VEHICLE PERFORMANCE. ESTIMATED COST AS OF 03/21/00 IS: $1,000 - $1,500 (FINAL ESTIMATE FROM DEALERSHIP DUE ON 03/22/00). WILL ALSO BE CONTACTING FORD MOTOR CO. ON 03/22/00. *AK

1993 MERCURY SABLE (58,500 MILEAGE) HEAD GASKET FAILURE: A FEW DAYS AGO, THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE BEGAN FLUCTUATING FROM COLD TO HOT; AND WOULD THEN RETURN TO MID-RANGE ONLY TO GO BACK TO "HOT" -- THIS CYCLE CONTINUALLY REPATED ITSELF. WHILE IT WAS IN THE "HOT" RANGE, A WHIRRING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COULD BARELY BE DETECTED. HEATER WOULD NOT HEAT UP WHILE ENGINE WAS IN IDLE AND WOULD BEGIN HEAT OUTPUT ONLY AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON TUESDAY, 03/21/00, ONLY A FEW DAYS AFTER NOTICING THIS SUDDEN CHANGE IN THE VEHICLE PERFORMANCE. ESTIMATED COST AS OF 03/21/00 IS: $1,000 - $1,500 (FINAL ESTIMATE FROM DEALERSHIP DUE ON 03/22/00). WILL ALSO BE CONTACTING FORD MOTOR CO. ON 03/22/00. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE AS REPORTED ON OTHER 3.8L MODELS. ENGINE WAS REBUILT. *AK

NO HEAT; DEFROST. HAD 2 THERMOSTATS INSTALLED; STILL NO HEAT. TOOK BACK TO MERCHANIC; DISCOVERED BLOWN HEAD GASKET-ONLY 40,000 MILES ON CAR. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT HE HAD SEEN MANY OF SAME YEAR AND MODEL WITH SAME PROBLEM. PAID $1200 FOR HEAD GASKET AND THE TWO THERMOSTATS. WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT.

NO HEAT; DEFROST. HAD 2 THERMOSTATS INSTALLED; STILL NO HEAT. TOOK BACK TO MERCHANIC; DISCOVERED BLOWN HEAD GASKET-ONLY 40,000 MILES ON CAR. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT HE HAD SEEN MANY OF SAME YEAR AND MODEL WITH SAME PROBLEM. PAID $1200 FOR HEAD GASKET AND THE TWO THERMOSTATS. WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKETS FAILED PREMATURELY. FORD CURRENTLY RECALLING 1994-1995 TAURUS/SABLE VEHICLES WITH IDENTICAL ENGINES/IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OWNERS OF 1993 VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS UNJUST EXCLUSION FOR WHICH I HAVE RECEIVE NO LOGICAL REASON FROM FORD. *AK

HEAD GASKETS FAILED PREMATURELY. FORD CURRENTLY RECALLING 1994-1995 TAURUS/SABLE VEHICLES WITH IDENTICAL ENGINES/IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OWNERS OF 1993 VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS UNJUST EXCLUSION FOR WHICH I HAVE RECEIVED NO LOGICAL REASON FROM FORD. *AK

HEAD GASKETS FAILED PREMATURELY. FORD CURRENTLY RECALLING 1994-1995 TAURUS/SABLE VEHICLES WITH IDENTICAL ENGINES/IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OWNERS OF 1993 VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS UNJUST EXCLUSION FOR WHICH I HAVE RECEIVED NO LOGICAL REASON FROM FORD. *AK

CHRONIC COOLANT LEAK APPROX. HALF PT. MONTH-CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE-WATER LEAKS REAR WINDOW- RATTLES DURING BITTER WINTER WEATHER. *AK

CHRONIC COOLANT LEAK APPROX. HALF PT. MONTH-CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE-WATER LEAKS REAR WINDOW- RATTLES DURING BITTER WINTER WEATHER. *AK

CHRONIC COOLANT LEAK APPROX. HALF PT. MONTH-CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE-WATER LEAKS REAR WINDOW- RATTLES DURING BITTER WINTER WEATHER. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FORD COVERS COST OF REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM IN THE 1994-95 ENGINES, BUT NOT IN THE 1993. *AK *ML

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FORD COVERS COST OF REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM IN THE 1994-95 ENGINES, BUT NOT IN THE 1993. *AK *ML

ENGINE HEAD GASKET PREMATURE FAILURE. *AK

CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE HEAD GASKETS AND MOTOR MOUNTS REPAIRED AT HER OWN COST. THERE WAS 60,426 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL 97V01900/ ENGINE COOLING FAN. *AK *ML

CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE HEAD GASKETS AND MOTOR MOUNTS REPAIRED AT HER OWN COST. THERE WAS 60,426 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL 97V01900/ ENGINE COOLING FAN. *AK *ML

RECALL EXISTS FOR 1994-1995 VEHICLES WITH SAME 3.8L ENGINE. 1993 NOT INCLUDED (PER FORD). WHY? IT'S THE SAME ENGINE WITH THE SAME INHERENT PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND STALLS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACING. *AK *ML

ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED, AND WATER WAS LEAKING INTO ENGINE. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S TEMPRATURE GUAGE INDICATED HIGH DUE TO THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. YH

WHILE DRIVING LOST COOLANT WATER AND ENGINE BLEW. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO MERCURY DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML

ADDTIONAL EXPENSE INCLUDED $40 FOR TOWING. NO SAFETY DEFECT INCLUDED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. WHILE ON HIGHWAY, TEMPERATURE GAUGE MOVED BETWEEN COLD AND HOT. I EXITED HIGHWAY AND RETURNED HOME. TEMPERATURE IN NORMAL RANGE. AFTER 1 HOUR STARTED CAR TO TAKE FOR REPAIRS. AFTER QUARTER MILE ON RESIDENTIAL STREET, HEAD GASKET FAILED. WHITE ANTI-FREEZE EXHUAST. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER.

WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. WHILE ON HIGHWAY, TEMPERATURE GAUGE MOVED BETWEEN COLD AND HOT. I EXITED HIGHWAY AND RETURNED HOME. TEMPERATURE IN NORMAL RANGE. AFTER 1 HOUR STARTED CAR TO TAKE FOR REPAIRS. AFTER QUARTER MILE ON RESIDENTIAL STREET, HEAD GASKET FAILED. WHITE ANTI-FREEZE EXHUAST. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER.

HEAD GASKETS WERE DEFECTIVE, BUT FORD REFUSED TO REIMBURSE, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE PAYING FOR THE SAME THING ON 94-95 SABLES. VERY DISSAPPOINTED WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE. *AK

OIL AND WATER MIXED IN THE ENGINE RESULTING IN FAILURE. NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AT 25 MPH VEHICLE WAS ONERHEATING AND HESTITATING. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND CONSUME RWAS INFORMED THAT THE 3.8L ENGINE BLEW A HEAD GASKET. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW WHILE OWNER WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE SOURCE OF COOLANT LEAK. AFTER CONTACTING LOCAL MECHANICS, THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE 3.8L ENGINE. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SOME SORT OF HIDDEN WARRANTY UP TO 5 YEARS/50,000 MILES FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. THIS MEANS THAT FORD ADMITS THAT THERE IS A DEFECT. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET LET GO WITH ONLY 52,000 MIL. I BOUGHT THE THE CAR WITH 24,000 MIL. IN DEC OF 1993 I HAVE ONLY PUT ON 24.000 MIL. THERE IS NO RESON FOR THE HEAD GASKET TO FAIL

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED ON HIGHWAY - STEAM AND SMOKE CLOUDS DANGEROUS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY AND BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. OWNER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE HOME AT A SLOW SPEED. AFTERWARDS THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHERE THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS FOUND BLOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED. YH

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. 25 MINUTES LATER DRIVER HEARD AN EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD CAUSED BY THE HEAD GASKET, AND RESULTED IN CAR FAILURE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. *AK *ML

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THERMOSTAT AND STARTER AS WELL. MJS

HEAD GASKETS LEAKING. NLM

STARTER AND THERMOSTAT FAILED. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH VEHICLE OVERHEATED, AND WATER LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET ( 3.8 L ENGINE). DEALER NOTIFIED ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ON ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

THE CAR HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL LOCAL MECHANICS THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THIS CAR MAKE AND YEAR AND ENGINE SIZE REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE, AND CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY AS IT APPEARS TO BE A MECHANICAL DEFECT. I CERTAINLY ALSO FEEL THIS IS A MECHANICAL DEFECT AS THE CAR HAS RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. THE CAR FAINTLY SMELLED OF ANTI-FREEZE FOR A WEEK BUT DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY LEAKS OR OVERHEATING UNTIL 1/01/00 WHEN IT OVERHEATED WHILE EXITING A LOCAL HIGHWAY. IT WAS LEFT TO COOL FOR A FEW HOURS ,ASSUMING IT WAS A THERMOSTAT. IT WAS APPARENT IT WAS MORE THAN A THERMOSTAT WHEN BLUE-WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE TAILPIPE. I WOULD HOPE THAT IF THIS HAS BEEN A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR THAT SOMETHING COULD BE DONE BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO COMPENSATE FOR THE EXPENSE TO REPAIR AS IT IS A COSTLY JOB TO HAVE DONE, COULD NOT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED WITH A CAR THAT IS DRIVEN JUST UNDER 6,000 MILES PER YEAR. YOUR RESPONSE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. I DO PLAN TO CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN THE MEANTIME. SINCERELY, TINA M. FASANO. *AK

NO REASON FOR HEAD GASKET TO BLOW AT 42,000 MILES. I'M FILING A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO FORD AND HOPE OTHERS DO THE SAME. THERE ARE TOO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I WAS EXITING A LOCAL HIGHWAY AND MY CAR RAN HOT. BLUE-WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM MY EXHAUST AND A THE SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE WAS APPARENT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND OTHER COMPLAINTS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL ESPECIALLY FOR A CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I AM AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE. I WILL CONTACT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THANK YOU, TINA M. FASANO. *AK

NO REASON FOR HEAD GASKET TO BLOW AT 42,000 MILES. I'M FILING A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO FORD AND HOPE OTHERS DO THE SAME. THERE ARE TOO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I WAS EXITING A LOCAL HIGHWAY AND MY CAR RAN HOT. BLUE-WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM MY EXHAUST AND A THE SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE WAS APPARENT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND OTHER COMPLAINTS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL ESPECIALLY FOR A CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I AM AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE. I WILL CONTACT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THANK YOU, TINA M. FASANO. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING OVERHEATING AND DAMAGE TO ENGINE COMPONENTS. *MJS

ENGINE GASKET AND POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKING.

CYLINDER HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND DAMAGE OTHER COMPONENTS. YH

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING, REQUIRING THE CAR TO BE TOWED. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP (NOT A DEALERSHIP).

LEFT AND RIGHT MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNT BROKE. THIS REPRESENTS THE THIRD TIME THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE FAILED. ALL THREE REPAIRS USED ORIGINAL FORD REPLACEMENT PARTS. ALL REPAIRS WERE DONE BY INDEPENDENT SHOPS.

COOLANT DETECTED IN EXHAUST AT 70000 MILES FAILURE AT 115000. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 65000 MILES BROKEN CLUTCH CYLINDER

HEADBOLT SNAPPED, CAUSING ENGINE TO FREEZE AND STOP, RESULTING IN A BIG CLOUD OF SMOKE, MAKING IT DIFFCULT FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO SEE. *AK

1. HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, ENGINE COOLANT FOUND IN EXHAUST SYSTEM, DAMAGE IS BEING EVALUATED. 2. AIR COMPRESSOR APPEARS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM IN FORD LINE. HAVE REPLACED ONE IN 89 TAURUS AT SAME MILEAGE WHICH HAS FAILED AGAIN. HAVE ALSO REPLACED AIR COMPRESSOR IN 96 ASPIRE AT 35000

DEALER REPAIRED BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS TWO YEARS AGO, NOW BROKEN AGAIN SECOND TIME. FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR A SECOND TIME. "OUT OF WARRENTY."

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. MECHANIC REPLACED MOTOR MOUNTS, BUT PROBLEM GOT WORSE. SAME DAY TOOK VEHICLE TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. LATER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE SUB-FRAME REAR PLATE NUT, WHICH CAN RUIN THE TRANSMISSION OR MOTOR IF LOOSE OR DEFECTIVE. RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED, BUT OWNER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR PREVIOUS REPAIRS.

I AM TERRIBLY ANGRY THAT A CAR WITH 59,500 MILES SHOULD HAVE A HEAD GASKET FAILURE RESULTING IN $1131 IN DAMAGES TO REPAIR AND THEN 5 MONTHS LATER THROW A ROD RESULTING IN $3500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THANK GOD MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING AND STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND CALLED FOR A RIDE. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE WO MANY HEAD GASKET FAILURES REPORTED AND WOULD ASK THAT YOU INCLUDE A MILEAGE COMPONENT IN YOUR COMPLAINT SUMMARIES. FORD OF COURSE TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS, THEY JUST WANT MORE MONEY. I CURRENTLY OWN 3 FORDS AND YOU CN BET THAT THE NEXT CAR I BUY WILL NOT BE A FORD.

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM "FAN" EXPERIENCED FAILURE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (97V019000). *YC

THE GASKET CYLINDER HEAD BLEW AND REPLACED. YH

RECALL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS COMPLETED, HOWEVER WERE NOT SHOWING SIGNS OF DEFECT, AND NOT REPAIRED (92M77), HOWEVER FAILED AFTER RECALL INSPECTION REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. YH

BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS

VEHICLE TAKEN TO BE SERVICED, DUE TO AIR CONDITIONER NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. MECHANIC AT THE DEALER CHECKED THE ENGINE AND SAID THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

OIL PAN LEAK DUE TO CORROSION AT 47K

AT APPROXIMATELY 51,000 MILES, THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. THE ACTUATOR RODS BROKE, AND THE OTHER ONE CRACKED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STAY ON, IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. *YC

ENGINE MANIFOLD ANTI-FREEZE FLUID LEAK. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT LEAK IN ENGINE MANIFOLD COULD BE LINKED TO A DEFECTIVE ENGINE GASKET. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. REPAIRWORK WAS DONE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

2 ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN.CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

LOWER ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT CRACKED CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO SURGE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *YC

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *YC

HEAD GASKET FAILED. MJS

HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS APPEARED TO BE COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMATION AND HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

HEAD GASKET OVERHEATED DUE TO THE BLOCK BEING CAST IRON CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CRANKSHAFT. NLM

ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING INTO CYLINDERS 3 AND 4. THIS HAS APPARENTLY BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE 1993 SABLE ENGINE. I CONTACTED MERCURY AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER ISSUED A RECALL ALTHOUGH THE DEALER HERE (PB LINCOLN MERCURY) TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD. MY CAR HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PLUS THE ADDITIONAL CLEANING OF THE THROTTLE BODY AND WHEN I DROVE TO A LOCAL GROVERY STORE, IT SPEWED WHITE SMOKE OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. I CALLED THE GARGAGE WHERE THE MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED AND I HAD IT TOWED THERE AS THEY SAID THAT THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I GOT IT TOWED HOME AFTER THEIR DIAGNOSIS OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS, IT WAS LEAKING COOLANT OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. IT HAS NOT DONE THAT BEFORE. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS ON THE 1993 MERCURY AND I FEEL THAT THE FORD MOTOR CO. SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *AK

AFTER READING THE INTERNET, I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. I ASKED FORD FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR EXPENSES, BUT THEY REFUSED. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM, OR AN ITEM FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE TEMPERTURE WENT UP HIGH AND VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. ENGINE WAS JERKING AND THE HEAT DIDN'T WORK DUE TO BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

DEFECTIVE OIL PAN RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

EXHAUST SMELL COMING INTO CAR. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE BROKEN BOLTS ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THEY NEEDED TO BE DRILLED OUT AT COST OF $1,500+. THEY COULD FIX IT OR IT COULD WAIT. LOCKS ON DOOR WILL ENGAGE WITHOUT TOUCHING. TOUCHED PAD ON EXTERIOR DOOR, HAS NEVER WORKED. *AK

NO SUMMARY. *MJS

VEHICLE BLOWS WHITE SMOKE. ANTI-FREEZE IS BEING LOST. VEHICLE RUNS HOT. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO, REAR LAP SEAT BELT DOES NOT TIGHTEN/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT FORD HAS HAD BLOWN HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS FOR SOME TIME OVER THE YEARS, AND THAT FORD HAS PAID FOR REPAIRS FOR 1994 AND 1995 VEHICLES WITH THE 3.8 ENGINE. THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME OUT AT ALL. I ALSO CONTACTED DETROIT MICHIGAN AND THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED. EVEN THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A BAD ENGINE. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, LEAD IN THE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED ALSO CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK RESULTING IN OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE.

DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. DEALER IS REPLACING THE GASKET, BUT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

2 OUT OF 4 ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN, POSING A POTENTIAL HAZARD AS NOW THE MOTOR WILL LIFT OFF OF THE MOUNTS DURING ACCELLERATIONA ,POTENTIALLY POSING STEERING / HANDLING PROBLEMS. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS, WE WERE FIRST TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THAT IT EXPIRED IN 1996. THEN WE ATTEMPT TO GAIN SATISFACTION FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS STILL ACTIVE BUT THAT OUR VIN WAS NOT LISTED IN THEIR DATABASE AS QUALIFYING. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT VIN NUMBERS ASIDE, IF THE CAR SUFFERS FROM THE SAME AFFLICTION IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORDS RECALL. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED IN OUR EFFORTS TO GAIN SATISFACTION FROM FORD AND FEEL STRONGLY THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY TO CORRECT. ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU COULD PROVIDE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

THE DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED THAT THE VEHICAL NEEDED A HEAD GASKET A FRONT COVER GASKEST AND A NEW RADIATOR. THE CAR LOSES HEAT AND THERE WAS OIL LEAKING AROUND THE FRONT COVER AND WITH THE COMPRESSION TEST SHOWED THE HEAD GASKET AND SOME OF THE COOLANT WAS SEAPING FROM THE RADIATOR. THESE TEST WERE ALL COMPLETED AT OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER. WE WERE TOLD THE COST TO FIX WOULD BE ABOUT $1700.00

THE DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED THAT THE VEHICAL NEEDED A HEAD GASKET A FRONT COVER GASKEST AND A NEW RADIATOR. THE CAR LOSES HEAT AND THERE WAS OIL LEAKING AROUND THE FRONT COVER AND WITH THE COMPRESSION TEST SHOWED THE HEAD GASKET AND SOME OF THE COOLANT WAS SEAPING FROM THE RADIATOR. THESE TEST WERE ALL COMPLETED AT OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER. WE WERE TOLD THE COST TO FIX WOULD BE ABOUT $1700.00

THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED AT JUST OVER 50,000 MILES ON A VEHICLE THAT HAD BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. THE DEALER AND MECHANIC WHO FIXED THE VEHICLE SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURE, WHEN I CALLED THE CONSUMER OFFICE, SAID THE

TIMING COVER GASKET FAILED.

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ENGINE.

OIL PAN RUSTED, OIL PAN GASKET FAILED. MJS

HEAD GASKET BLOWN AND TIMING COVER GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN DAMAGING FUEL INJECTOR. MJS

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE AT 60MPH WHEN ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF EXHAUST. SMELL OF COOLANT IN EXHAUST ALSO. THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN A HEAD GASKET WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF, ENGINE WOULD NOT START AGAIN SINCE FLUID HAD FILLED UP THE CYLINDERS. TRYING TO START THE CAR CAUSED A SECONDARY PROBLEM, I.E.,THE STARTER BROKE.

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING INTO THE COOLANT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

VEHICLE HAD NO PRIOR WARNING THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE. DEALER NOTIFICATION WAS GIVEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR OIL CHANGE. NO WARRANTY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

SEE TSB 98030298-4-9/ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO CYLINDERS DESTROYED RINGS/ENGINE REPLACED AS A RESULT

HEAD GASKET FAILED (KNOWN DEFECT ACCOR. TO MECH.) RESULTING IN $1337 REPAIR

HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN IN ENGINE, CAUSING STEAM TO COME OUT OF EXHAUST.FORD IS AWARE OF DEFECT. *AK

WATER PUMP FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKING.

TWO ENGINE MOUNTS BROKEN AND SERPENTINE BELT FAILED.

TWO ENGINE MOUNTS BROKEN AND SERPENTINE BELT FAILED.

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE GONE BAD BECAUSE OF A LEAK THAT CAUSED THE ANTI-FREEZE TO RUN DOWN ON AND BURN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THIS IS A RECALL ON NEWER MODELS. *AK

VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS CONCERNING OVERHEATING; ON THE THIRD TIME, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH EGR VALVE.. EGR VALVE BURNED OUT FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. DEALER INSPECTED AND INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN WITH 43000 LOW MILEAGE.*AK

REAR MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO FALL ON STEERING COLUMN RENDERING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT. RECALL FOR 92 VEHICLES, BUT NOT FOR 93. REPAIRS DOEN AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML

MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE.

ENGINE OIL PAN LEAKING DUE TO EXTREME CORROSION. DEALER SAYS THIS WILL ONLY BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS VEHICLES OVER THE PAST 40 YEARS, AND WORKED AS A MECHANIC FOR SEVERAL YEARS,. I HAVE NEVER SEEN AN OIL PAN CORRODE LIKE THIS, BUT I'M TOLD IT'S FAIRLY COMMON WITH RECENT FORD ENGINES. I'VE OBTAINED ENGINES FOR ANTIQUE CARS THAT HAD BEEN SITTING DIRECTLY ON THE GROUND FOR YEARS, AND THE OIL PANS WERE NOT CORRODED THIS BADLY. I FEEL IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING.

FRONT MOTOR MOUNT FAILED.

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.*ET

SERPENTINE BELT FAILED.

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.

MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, RECALL WORK FAILED.

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED, RECALL COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO MILEAGE LIMITATIONS.

SENSOR FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

ENGINE OIL PAN RUSTED AND CORRODED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT REPAIRS WOULD ONLY BE MADE AT THE COST TO CONSUMER. *AK

HEAD GASKET BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.

MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MOVE AND RIPPED THE VACUUM LINE, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED REPAIR WILL BE DONE IF THE CHARGES ARE PICKED UP BY CONSUMER. *AK

THE ORIGINAL ENGINE GASKETS FAILED AT 56,000 MILES AND THE REPLACEMENTS FAILED AFTER ONLY 21,000 MILES.

ENGINE MOUNT RECALL WORK PERFORMED HOWEVER FAILED AFTER REPAIR.

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF.

WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE.

RIGHT REAR MOUNT ON THE ENGINE SUBFRAME CORRODED AND FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL. (QCAW)

CRACKED HEAD GASKET, RECALLED COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN.

ENGINE PISTON FAILED.

ENGINE CYLINDER GASKET FAILED AT 56756 MILES DUE TO INFERIOR GASKET MATERIAL.

ENGINE FAILURE.

CRACKED HEAD GASKET DESTROYING ENTIRE ENGINE, RECALL ON COMPONENT,HOWEVER DENIED DUE TO VIN #.

ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE HEAD GASKET AT 55,000 MILES. BELIEVED THIS WAS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A NORMAL CONDITION AT THE TIME. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER FOR GASKET. *AK

CRACKED ENGINE GASKET LEADING TO COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF POWER.

WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40-45MPH, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 56,000 MILES. IT STARTED TO VIBRATE & RUNNING ROUGH. SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THAT HE HAS A LOT OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS & WILL TRY TO REPAIR IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO VEHICLE WILL COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALERS RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND NO FAULT CODE WAS FOUND. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED BUT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM UNDER TSB#92M77, STATING THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY MILES.

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.

WHEN WE TOOK OUR CAR INTO THE SHOP THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. WE WERE TOLD THIS BY THE MECHANIC AT MERCHANT'S TIRE, WHO ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM, BY THE MECHANIC WHO TOWED OUR CAR TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, AND BY THE DEALERSHIP WHO REPAIRED THE CAR.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED.

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

INTERMITTENT STALLING; ALSO ROUGH STARTING WHEN HOT. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, COOLANT GETS ALL OVER THE CAR AND LEAKS WHILE THE CAR OVERHEATS. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK

TWO ENGINE MOUNTS SNAPPED, ONE SNAPPED PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED. (RECALL# 93V-023)

ENGINE STALLS OCCASIONALLY.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND DIED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

WATER PUMP FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

OIL SENSOR FAILED.

GASKET FAILURE CAUSED GAS MILEAGE TO DROP FROM 18 TO 16 MILES/GALLON.

ENGINE FAILED.

THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED UNDER RECALL. THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH CAUSING POWER BRAKE AND STEERING FAILURE.

EEC VALVE AND SENSOR REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR.

EEC VALVE AND SENSOR REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR.

REPLACED O RINGS AND FREON SEAL.

ENGINE OVERHEATS. *SD

HEAD GASKET FAILED. *DSH

ENGINE DESIGN OF ALUMINUM HEAD/CAST IRON BLOCK RESULTS IN DIFFERENT HEATING/COOLING RATES, CAUSING THE GASKET TO TEAR. *DSH

THREE OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS SHEARRED OFF.

BELT TENSIONER BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOST STEERING, REPLACED TWICE. TT

THERMOSTAT FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT.

ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED PRIOR TO SERVICE RECALL (92M77). *AK

ENGINE IDLES ROUGH, REPLACED EGR SENSOR ASY.

VEHICLE RUNS HOTTER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, TEMP GUAGE CLIMBS GOING UPHILL.