new 2/8/2004
Purchase this 1997 Taurus SHO used May 1999 at 26000 at 30000 the CD player
quits, fixed under warranty. 2001 the a\c stops working. Fixed it under warranty then in Feb. 2002 the car
won't start.
Took it to metro ford $1145 coil&boot assembly-ignition and tune up to a car
that is supposed to go 100k before tune up. It had 65000k on it then. Last June a\c went
again; then Aug. 2003
was driving down the street at about 35mph and the car quit. Restarted and made
it home.Went to start it next morning had to hold the gas to the floor to start
it. Put her in the garage let her set until Jan 16 04. Hoping I had enough money to fix
it took it to one garage, they told me take it to ford that the cam was locked.
I took it to my closest ford dealer METRO FORD, they charged me $95.00 to diagnosis
and advised me of a possible broken cam and timing chain and on left side of the engine;
also have low compression. wonder about ford tech.
I am going to repair the car. I have too much now into it not to.
thank you Larry for listening to my nightmare
Walter Harris
More detail to follow.
U.L.