Do taurus'es really blow up at 90k miles?

[Melt]

I heard a bunch of horror stories in the early nineties about this, but is it still true today?

[dan_taurus]

I wouldn't say so. My 96 has 268000 and all I did so far,as far as repairs go,altanator and passenger,front wheel baring.Although,I do need front struts to.But with 268000 k I really don't mind.:smoker2:

[Blackhaven]

My 94' GL has 190,000 miles+ on it. Had a broken motor mount, cracked radiator, and I currently have a miss. But I'm a hard driver and always try to make that weak 3.0L go. Just take good care of the car by doing regular maintenance and you'll be aight. You may also want to upgrade your transmission. Go to a Ford dealership for more info...better to spend now than later.

[Jimster]

The automatic transimissions are notoriously unreliable, engine management often shuts down, clutches drop like flies and head gaskets crack- jut some common faults

[TeryS]

Most of the potential problems in the previous post sound like they are associated with hard driving. On the late ninetys through current, drive like a sane person, keep up on maintanance, keep your eye on the gauges, and you should be fine.

If you want to drive like a ricer, then expect problems - with any vehicle.

Tery

[dirk-diggler]

My grandaddy got one of those, before 50,000 miles he replaced:
transmission
head gasket
cv-joints
motor mounts
power steering pump
alternator
tie rods
around 100,000 he had to replace all those again
by this time all the paint came off, but that's cool cause it looked like a DeLorean, people on the streets would walk up to him and ask:"is that some kind of prototype?".

he did have some fun times with the car:
air bag blew on his face whyle driving on the freeway!(fun!!)
green mist started to come out of the heater vents!(yum!)
and to top it all off the car caught on fire in rush hour traffic!(cool)
But all and all, I think he was pretty satisfied with the car:frog:

[lux92886]

I have a 95 SHO w/146,500 on it. I just had to replace a motor mount and the radiator.

[Scott85]

I have a 90 SHO with 232K on the original motor & trans. The only things I've had to replace are the altenator & clutch. It needs rear struts & leaks/burns a quart of oil every 500 miles, but other then that, its a strong runner.

The V8 SHOs have some cam failure problems.

[tazz3]

my friend told me that head gaskets crack- only on the 3.8liter v 6.
and not the 3.0 liter engine.

[ugly kid jon]

Originally Posted by dirk-diggler

My grandaddy got one of those, before 50,000 miles he replaced:
transmission
head gasket
cv-joints
motor mounts
power steering pump
alternator
tie rods
around 100,000 he had to replace all those again
by this time all the paint came off, but that's cool cause it looked like a DeLorean, people on the streets would walk up to him and ask:"is that some kind of prototype?".

he did have some fun times with the car:
air bag blew on his face whyle driving on the freeway!(fun!!)
green mist started to come out of the heater vents!(yum!)
and to top it all off the car caught on fire in rush hour traffic!(cool)
But all and all, I think he was pretty satisfied with the car:frog:

I am sorry for you.

[Alex_Perry]

the 3.0 vulcan (sohc, not the dohc duratec) is indestructable. transmission aside, the engine just can't die. now, put the transmission into the equation, its another story.

[ugly kid jon]

Is the Duratec made by Yamamaha?

[Alex_Perry]

nope, thats ford.

[TorinoGT69]

My guess is all these people with extremely high mileage on their taurus have a lot of problems they are unaware of or they just like the car so they are down playing the problems they have had. I check out a ton of taurus's and most of the time they have a lot of problems. I guess maybe there are some lucky people out there who got good ones.

[Alex_Perry]

Originally Posted by TorinoGT69

My guess is all these people with extremely high mileage on their taurus have a lot of problems they are unaware of or they just like the car so they are down playing the problems they have had. I check out a ton of taurus's and most of the time they have a lot of problems. I guess maybe there are some lucky people out there who got good ones.

either that, or we keep up with regular maintenance.

the vulcan is an indestructable beast. as long as you do regular fluid/filter changes, it'll go forever.

I have 160,000 MILES on my SHO, and no problems with the engine, or the rest of the car for that matter. In some places it shows its age, but its BY FAR nowhere near its end.