1997 Ford Taurus SHO Engine cooling Problems

“A ticking noise could be heard from the engine compartment especially when the car was in idle. I talked to a Ford dealer and was told that the camshaft problem was affecting my car. I was quoted around $6000.00 for the repairs. I did som research and found that the secondary drive gears for the camshafts were the source of the noise.”

“I own a 1997 Ford Taurus Sho. The first sign of problem began when I kept hearing a tickng sound in the engine. I took it in to a Ford dealer and it was diagnosed with a mis- firing cylinder. I could not afford to have the dealer fix it so I found a mechanic willing to work on this type of car. I had the two mis-firing cylinders replaced. The ticking in the engine still went on. Before anything could be done the car acted like the engine had blown. Finding a mechanic that has actually worked on these types of cars is hard to find, inlcuding a Ford dealer mechanic. …”

“1997 Ford sho tauras. This car quit on my wife in the middle of the interstate,no power no where.there was cars sliding,honking horn etc.to keep from hitting or causing serious damage to her.I wasn,t concern about the car,but she could have been hurt.this issue is very dangerous and costly.someone needs to step in and take these cars off the highway,before its to late.my car is sitting in the garage dripping oil every where.cost to much to fix to much to sell.just have little over 70000 miles.if anyone needs a car to look at I,ve got one.”

“Vehicle quit running in the middle of traffic. Engine light came on and vehicle shut down just avoiding an accident on a busy 55mph highway. Could have caused a major accident for my 17 year old inexperienced driver. Pushed vehicle out of traffic, and had vehicle towed to my repair shop. Vehicle had just over 100,000 miles. Was told vehicle was only running on 5 of 8 cylinders. After extensive diagnosis, it was determined to that the engine cam gear broke loose that opens up the valve to the number 1 cylinder. Major damage to the head and the exhaust valves. …”

“My husband and I purchased a 1997 Ford taurus v8 sho in 2000. We had maintenance and oil changes performed on a regular basis and never experienced any problems until the end of december, 2002. (the total mileage on the car is approximately 64,000 miles). In late december, 2002, the car started ticking very loudly so we took it to a local mechanic on january 3, 2003, who wasn't sure why the car was ticking but he performed an oil change and flushed the engine. On sunday evening, january 5, 2003, I was driving the car and the engine just died. …”