92' Taurus, any problem areas?
PWMAN
12-04-2007, 05:41 PM
My dad purchased a 92 taurus today, with the 3.0 V6 and auto trans. I think it's the LX model and it's fully loaded power everything. Basically he wanted something reliable and decent on fuel. EPA rates it at 20/29 city/highway, which crushed his 85' G20 chevy conversion van which gets like 10-12.
So my question is, is there any known common problems with these cars? Something to check and look out for?
It seems to be a really nice car, no rust and runs great. Not bad on power, nothing quick of course, but for him it's just fine. It looks like it could use a fresh tuneup which should help on the power. I looked up and it has 140 HP and 160 ft/lbs so it should have some getup and go. Fresh inspection, newer tires and nice alloy wheels. Just wanting to know any common problem area's so I can attack it before it happens for him. Thanks
So my question is, is there any known common problems with these cars? Something to check and look out for?
It seems to be a really nice car, no rust and runs great. Not bad on power, nothing quick of course, but for him it's just fine. It looks like it could use a fresh tuneup which should help on the power. I looked up and it has 140 HP and 160 ft/lbs so it should have some getup and go. Fresh inspection, newer tires and nice alloy wheels. Just wanting to know any common problem area's so I can attack it before it happens for him. Thanks
papasmith
12-06-2007, 06:25 PM
I have had four Tauri of this style. They are normally excellent cars. Much better than the post 95 Taurus.
A main problem with these cars is the failure of the ignition module. The symptoms are stalling or hesitation. However, it is easy check these at Autozone or Advance auto and they are easy to replace.
Another problem I had in one is the body control computer. I understand that this is not uncommon. What happened with my car is that it would not start shortly after running for awhile. After it cooled, it would start up fine. The body control computer is under the flap in back of the radiator. It cost about a $100.00 to replace and can be done in 30 minutes or so.
Other problems include the radiator developing leaks. Two of the four I've owned have had to have that done but, both cars were over 10 years old and had over 200,000 miles on them. In addition, you might see a failure of the motor mounts over time.
Of the four that I have had, all are still running. One has over 260,000 miles on it. And, I didn't especially take that good a care of it. Another has around 230,000 miles and the last just under 200,000 miles. I don't have any of these now but, I know the new owners. I just recently bought my fourth Taurus for my daughter.
One last thing you should do is flush the transmission fluid if it hasn't been done recently. This will greatly improve its longevity. If your car has been decently taken care and, the mileage is not astronomical, you should be okay.
A main problem with these cars is the failure of the ignition module. The symptoms are stalling or hesitation. However, it is easy check these at Autozone or Advance auto and they are easy to replace.
Another problem I had in one is the body control computer. I understand that this is not uncommon. What happened with my car is that it would not start shortly after running for awhile. After it cooled, it would start up fine. The body control computer is under the flap in back of the radiator. It cost about a $100.00 to replace and can be done in 30 minutes or so.
Other problems include the radiator developing leaks. Two of the four I've owned have had to have that done but, both cars were over 10 years old and had over 200,000 miles on them. In addition, you might see a failure of the motor mounts over time.
Of the four that I have had, all are still running. One has over 260,000 miles on it. And, I didn't especially take that good a care of it. Another has around 230,000 miles and the last just under 200,000 miles. I don't have any of these now but, I know the new owners. I just recently bought my fourth Taurus for my daughter.
One last thing you should do is flush the transmission fluid if it hasn't been done recently. This will greatly improve its longevity. If your car has been decently taken care and, the mileage is not astronomical, you should be okay.
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