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Used 1998 Ford Taurus Consumer Reviews

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4.38 out of 5 stars

good for me good for you

fred lober, 04/17/2002
1998 Ford Taurus LX 4dr Sedan
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

no problems everything still working good ,never had to pay for any repairs other than maintenance

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2.5 out of 5 stars

She's comin' undone!

Ontario Canada, 01/13/2009
1998 Ford Taurus SE 4dr Wagon
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Bought this car used with 67000km on it. Heater has never worked properly core is perpetually plugged up. Discovered that if you pull the heater tubes off at the fire wall and flush it at that point- it works like a charm! Problem with overheating in summer, dashboard and indicator lights burnt out quickly, the console is just weird! But lots of room and plenty of get up and go. Door sensors are always broken. Headlights are very dim

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2.38 out of 5 stars

Hunk O' Junk

b8k3p, 04/04/2008
1998 Ford Taurus SE 4dr Sedan
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Since buying the Taurus, we've had tires blow out, the alternator died while we were on vacation, the alternator pulley was locked up, we had to replace the power steering pump, and now the transmission is a load of crap. This car has been more trouble than it's worth. It's been well used, and if I didn't still owe 1400 on it, I'd just junk it and get it over with.

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4 out of 5 stars

A Beamer for Beer Money

Tekkie79, 06/04/2002
1998 Ford Taurus SE 4dr Wagon
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Good for those of us who want a good performing sedan but don't want to put out all the money for a real one. Had very few problems but it would've been expensive to repair had it not been for the warranty. The leather is horrible.

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2 out of 5 stars

Never Again

L, 07/31/2008
1998 Ford Taurus SE 4dr Sedan
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I have always had faith in Taurus' until this one. I have put less than 10K on this car and more than $2K into in in less than one year. Now, service engine light on and probably another $1K bill. Already had transmission rebuilt at 80,000 miles, had freeze out plugs replaced (low cost part) high labor job $1200 for that job. After 4 months had to replace all sway link bars (twenty years of driving never heard of them), I do oil changes regularly. Brake design and trans stinks as we all know. Owned the car less than 1.5 years and I can say this is the worst car I ever owned. I got more use/mileage out of a $200 1994 Ford Taurus. A lot of people have had heat issues, my turn I'm sure.

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