10.0
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$1,500.00
Average Mileage:
121,500 miles
Total Complaints:
4 complaints
Most common solutions:
- new engine (2 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
- replace heads (1 reports)
engine problem
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2007Jul 21
Taurus Wagon 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 155,000 miles
I have 2 Ford Taurus's with a cracked head!!!! Both 1997....can you believe it? Well if you think that is crazy my friend and her father also have THIS 1997 Ford Taurus,....and yes, you guessed it CRACKED HEADS! I swear I will NEVER buy American again, and if I do it will NOT be a FORD!!!!
2006May 03
(reported on)Taurus GL
- 150,000 miles
The service light kept coming on so we hooked it up to a computer and it indicated a tranny problem. I didn't think anything was wrong with the tranny and neither did other people who checked it out. About a month after the light being on constantly, i blew a head gasket and ended up having to get a whole new engine. I hear this is a very common thing on this year and make.
2005Nov 03
(reported on)Taurus GL
- 119,000 miles
it would not be so dam bad if it had only happened once, but as my luck would have it I have had to repalce the heads three different times because we could not figure out why the heads kept cracking
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2009Oct 31
Taurus V6
The car has 62,000 Miles on it and should not have any major problems. From what the mechanic said there is a small leak in the block which in order to get to this you need to remove the transmission. Because of this small leak there are leaks in the head gasket as well. Estimate cost to fix is over $1800. Ridiculous! I owned a Windstar and swore I would never own another Ford. This one was given to us by an elderly relative who took meticulous care of the vehicle. Oil changed every 3K. I will never own another Ford as long as I live. I only got 80,000 miles out of my Windstar and it had so many electrical problems it was in the shop over 15 times. I own 3 Toyota's and just love them all. I hate not buying American but what choice do we have.
nmbrook
Chandler, AZ, USA
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