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8.0

pretty bad

Typical Repair Cost:

$600.00

Average Mileage:

123,667 miles

Total Complaints:

3 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (3 reports)
Ford Taurus cooling system problems

cooling system problem

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problem #3

2009Oct 07

Taurus V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 134,000 miles

not sure how to fix this. overheats once it's warmed up and I stop at a light or in traffic. I have to carry water and coolant with me. No leaking on the driveway, but when I'm waiting or idling for any length.

jkeith

Middletown, OH, USA

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problem #2

2008Nov 10

Taurus LX V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 148,000 miles

The cooling system in my car has some issues, and apparently because I'm a female the mechanic decided to charge me six hundred dollars to fix something and the not the problem! So..I have my antifreeze leaking out of my car everytime that it stops-like all of it, then my car says that its over heating immediately following the smoking, this is the second winter that I've had this problem. My car isn't worth putting much more money into maybe its just time for a new one or is this a simple job?

mmmkimtt

Atl, GA, USA

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problem #1

2007Sep 21

Taurus GL 3.0L Ohv V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 89,000 miles

I have an overheating problem that's unusual. After car reaches operating temperature, and you have to stop and wait for a long traffic light. The temp gauge goes up to the overheating point and builds up pressure and pumps the antifreeze out of the cap on the expansion tank. Once you start moving again the gauge goes down, but at that point you've lost up to a quart of coolant. The cooling fans work. There are no signs of other leaks. I've watched the coolant pumped back out of the tightly closed expansion tank cap. I've even changed thermostats twice and made sure they are installed in the correct direction. Has anyone heard of a problem like like this?

Richard D.

Lawrence, MA, USA

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