1997 Ford Taurus cooling system problems
46 complaints about cooling system have been filed for the 1997 Ford Taurus, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 46 5% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
None of the cooling system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
The engine cooling system heater coil broke, causing a chemical odor inside of vehicle & a mist. Had been to dealer at least 8 times for the problem & each time the heater coil was replaced along with the engine to correct the heater coil from blowing.
1997 ford taurus - 3.0l v6 ohv type u tensioner puller seized up while driving on highway - result: serpentine belt sheared off the tension pulley assembly. Pulley and belt needed to be replaced, engine overheated due to water pump not running because no belt was operating the pump due to the tensioner pulley seizing. Mechanics stated that they have to replace this item on the 3.0 l v6 engine and subsequent damage to other items within the engine compartment on 4 to 5 cars per week.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Ford Taurus
- Transmission 194 complaints
- Engine 127 complaints
- Brakes 78 complaints
- Electrical system 67 complaints
- Steering 61 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 60 complaints
- Cruise control 58 complaints
- Air bags 42 complaints