Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Ford Taurus submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 108 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 108, in the owner's own words
IT PRESENTED A SERIES OF MISSED FIRED AND OVER HEATING ON THE ROAD , AFTER DRIVING AROUND 150 MILES , THE ENGINE LEAKING OIL AND IT LOSS POWER MAKE IT ON SAFE TO DRIVE . THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS ICED UP LIKE A FRIDGE AND LESS COOLING IN AN OVER WHOLE LOOK THE CAR NEED SAFETY CONTROL AND ALL OF THIS CAN CLEARLY SEEN ON THE CITY ROAD WAY .
PART OF THE ENGINE, TOP PORTION CLOSEST TO THE FIREWALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET NEAR MY RESIDENCE IN LANCASTER, CA. I NOTICED THE SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT THE STOP LIGHT.
TAKATA RECALL, I HAVE A BAD NOIZ IN THE MOTOR AND MY SUSPENSION IS BAD
RETURNING FROM LAKE GEORGE WE EXPERIENCED A LOUD RATTLING ,SHAKING NOISE. WITHIN SECONDS THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE PULLED OVER TO A SAFE SPOT AND WERE TOWED TO SUPERIOR AUTO ON 19TH ST. IN BROOKLYN. AWAITING PART SEARCH!?!
FRIDAY AFTERNOON I TOOK MY 90 YEAR OLD MOTHER AND DROVE TO CHICK FILET TO BUY A TAKEOUT LUNCH. I DROVE HOME TO MY MOTHER'S HOUSE AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BACKING UP THE CAR INTO HER DRIVEWAY. I STOPPED THE CAR AND LOOKED BEHIND ME TO CHECK FOR ANYONE WALKING AND THEN HEARD MY MOM SCREAM FIRE!, FIRE!. AS I QUICKLY TURNED MY HEAD BACK I SAW FLAMES JUMPING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY 2000 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON. I QUICKLY TURN OFF THE CAR, GRABBING THE KEYS AS I WENT, YELLED AT MY MOM TO GET OUT AND THEN JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND RACED BACK TO OPEN THE TRUNK SO THAT I COULD GET MY MOTHER'S WALKER. AS I ARRIVED AT MY MOTHER'S CAR DOOR I HELPED HER OUT AND PULLED OFF HER OXYGEN CANULA AND TOLD HER TO WALK AS FAST AS SHE COULD TOWARDS THE HOUSE. I THEN GRABBED THE OXYGEN TANK, PURSES, AND LUNCH AND RAN TOWARD THE HOUSE SCREAMING FOR SOMEONE TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A NEIGHBOR SAID THEY WOULD. I UNLOCKED MY MOTHER'S DOOR AND SHE PRESSED HER LIFE ALERT BUTTON AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I WALKED OUT SIDE TO WAIT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SAW A MAN NEAR THE CAR LOOKING AT IT. I YELLED AT HIM TO GET AWAY IN CASE IT BLEW UP. HE DID AND IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS IT BLEW GLASS, AND OTHER BITS ALL ABOUT AND WAS FULLY ENGULFED WITH FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOOK ABOUT 7 MINUTES TO GET THERE AND THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED AND BURNING UP FROM FRONT TO BACK. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE SCARY THING IS THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER TO LET US KNOW THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. NO SMOKE, NO SMELLS, NOTHING. MY MOTHER AND I COULD HAVE BEEN BURNED UP IF WE HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT IN TIME. MY CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND I HAD JUST PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES FOR IT. WE DROVE OUR CAR VERY CAREFULLY AND WE HAD OWNED IT FOR 13 YEARS AND HAD LOW MILEAGE ONLY 46,000 MILES ON IT. WHY DID THIS CAR CATCH FIRE AND EXPLODE WITHOUT WARNING. *TR
SINCE 2004, I HAD TO HAVE MY ENGINE REBUILT IN 2009 THE COST WAS 1,700, DUE TO FAILURE IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM"PROBABLE CAUSE WAS THE COOLANT SYSTEM ERODED', AND STILL HAVE COOLANT ISSUES, THE REPAIRS ON THE COOLANT WAS ALMOST 700. AFTER THOSE REPAIRS WERE CONDUCTED, I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO GRAND PRAIRIE FORD, BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. GRAND PRAIRIE FORD PRESENTED ME A REPAIR LIST STATING AT THAT POINT MY CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND WOULD COST ANOTHER 3,000 TO REPAIR. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO EAGLE TRANSMISSION IN IRVING, TEXAS. THE MANAGER TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IN FACT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ERROR AND THAT THE BRAIN WOULD HAVE TO BE RECALIBRATED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO GRAND PRAIRIE FORD TO HAVE THE BRAIN RECALIBRATED. THE CAR AT THAT POINT DROVE OFF THEIR LOT JUST FINE. GRAND PRAIRIE FORD WOULD NOT GIVE ME AN ANSWER ON WHY THEY TRIED TO TELL ME THAT I NEEDED PARTS WHEN IN FACT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THEM. THEY DID STATE THEY REPLACED THE SEAT BELTS DUE TO THE RECALL. MY DRIVER SEAT BELT DISENGAGES STILL WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRES SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR DUE TO SUSPENSION ISSUES'BALL JOINTS,TIRE RODS,STRUTS,SHOCKS', EVEN AFTER REPAIRS WERE CONDUCTED IT HAS BEEN A CONTINUING ISSUE NOW COSTING SEVERAL THOUSANDS. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THIS CAR INSPECTED IN 2 YEARS DUE TO EMISSION CONTROL. I HAVE REPLACED ALL OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND STILL THE CAR WILL NOT PASS. ALSO THIS CAR WAS A SPLIT YEAR MODEL AND HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE WHEN REPLACING ANY PARTS. I DO HAVE EVERY RECEIPT FOR ALL REPAIRS AND PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR THIS CAR AND THE FALSIFIED STATEMENT FROM GRAND PRAIRIE FORD AND A LETTER FROM EAGLE TRANSMISSION TO PROVE THIS STATEMENT THAT I HAVE MADE TODAY IS TRUE. HOWEVER, I STILL HAVE A CAR THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE BECAUSE IT WOULD BE ILLEGAL AND FORD MOTOR CO. DOES NOT HONOR THEIR VEHICLE. *TR
RAN TWO ERRANDS. GOT BACK IN CAR, STARTED UP, PUT IN GEAR AND NOTHING. MADE WHIRRING NOISE, BUT WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. COULD NOT BACK UP, GO FORWARD, NOTHING. *TR
THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES 30 MINUTES AFTER IT WAS PARKED. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. THE FIRE WAS UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE FIRE WAS SEEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. THEY ARRIVED SHORTLY AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD, AND UP INTO THE DASH WAS BURNED AND MELTED. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
AFTER GETTING THE CAR OUT OF THE BODY SHOP BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE TEMP GAUGE IMMEDIATELY WENT FROM NORMAL TO PAST HOT. ONCE COOLED, I ADDED COOLANT AND NOTICED THE COOLANT JUG HAD CRACKED. AS A RESULT, THE HEAD/HEAD GASKET HAD CRACKED DUE TO THE OVERHEATING FROM LOSS OF COOLANT. AS A RESULT OF THE CRACKED HEAD, EXHAUST IS NOW ENTERING INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM, AND CAUSING COOLANT TO BOIL OUT, AND PUMP EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE CABIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM, AND THAT THE BLOWN ENGINE WAS NOT A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. I HAVE MADE IT A POINT TO TALK TO EVERY TAURUS OWNER I CAN, AND MANY HAVE THE SAME EXHAUST ODOR IN THE CABIN. THE STRESS OF DRIVING, OR AN ACCIDENT, CAUSES THE COOLANT JUG TO CRACK AND LEAK OUT COOLANT. I PERSONALLY HAVE REPLACED 5 OF THESE JUGS SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR BECAUSE OF CRACKING ON THE BOTTOM AND COOLANT WOULD LEAK OUT. ONCE THIS STARTS, THE CAR OVERHEATS WITHOUT WARNING BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR DOES NOT HAVE COOLANT RUNNING ACROSS IT TO GET THE PROPER COOLANT TEMPERATURE. *TR
ON MAY 13, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:50 A.M. MY 2000 FORD TAURUS CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT OF MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD CATHOLIC CHURCH IN CORPUS CHRISTI. I WAS ATTENDING MORNING MASS AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. IF NOT FOR THE SWIFT ACTION OF THE SECRETARY WHO CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE WOULD HAVE SPREAD FROM THE HOOD TO THE GAS TANK AND IT WOULD HAVE EXPLODED. MY CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS AND I WAS GRATEFUL THAT I WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. I HAVE ELDERLY PARENTS WHO ARE WITH ME ALL THE TIME AND SOME TIMES THEY STAY IN THE CAR WHILE I RUN IN TO GET THEM SOMETHING FROM THE STORE. MY CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAD 90,000 MILES ON IT. MY ALLSTATE INSURANCE DID PAY ME FOR THE VALUE OF THE CAR, HOWEVER, I NOW HAD TO BUY A NEW CAR AND I HAVE ACQUIRED A MONTHLY PAYMENT OF $300 FOR FIVE YEARS, WHEN I HAD NO CAR PAYMENT ON MY FORD. I WANT TO FIND OUT WHY THIS FIRE STARTED. THE FIRE REPORT SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL OR WIRE. BUT, THEY USE THAT AS A DEFAULT REASON ON CAR FIRES. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS?? I NEVER HAVE EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS EVER BEFORE AND I AM WONDERING WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP. *TR
2000 FORD TAURUS SES V6 CAR STALLS WHEN TRYING TO LEAVE TRAFFIC LIGHTS. NEAR COLLISION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. REPAIR ESTIMATE IS $1500 AND THE DEALER SAID "THAT MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT'S A START". *TR
THE 2000 FORD TAURUS JUST STOPS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. SOME TIMES THE VEHICLE DOESN'T START AT ALL AND LEAVES US STRANDED WHERE WE ARE SITTING, FOR EXAMPLE: AT THE GROCERY STORE, THE CHURCH AND SOMETIMES AT HOME. THIS INCIDENT OCCURS VERY OFTEN AND WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE PLACE WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND TO OTHER GARAGES BECAUSE OF THE UNCONCERNED PEOPLE FROM WHERE THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE PLACE WE BOUGHT IT FROM SAID THEY WOULDN'T HELP US BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. APPARENTLY THERE IS OR WE WOULDN'T HAVE TOWING BILLS AND HAVE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT ALL THE TIME. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR US. THE OWNER OF THE PLACE WHERE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE DID MAKE THE COMMENT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT AND WE WHERE JUST COMPLAINING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WASN'T THERE. AGAIN, WE HAVE BILLS FROM THE GARAGE, AS WELL AS BILLS FROM WHERE IS WAS PURCHASED SHOWING THE PROBLEM THAT APPARENTLY CANNOT BE FOUND EVEN FROM THE PEOPLE THAT SOLD US THE VEHICLE. THIS 2000 FORD TAURUS APPARENTLY HAS A PROBLEM AND SOLD ANYWAY. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AS IT DOES STOP RUNNING WHILE DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD AND AGAIN LEAVES US STRANDED AND WE ARE ELDERLY PEOPLE AND JUST WANTED TO PURCHASE AN AFFORDABLE CAR THAT WE COULD TRUST WITH SAFETY AND AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION THAT HAS GIVING US NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. ALSO, THE PLACE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM HAS NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL WITH US AT ALL ABOUT THE PROBLEM VEHICLE WE BOUGHT FROM THEM. THANK YOU. *TR
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE. THE MAIN ISSUE IS THAT IT HAS HAD THE POTENTIAL TO KILL ME,MY FAMILY AND PASSERS BY ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS . TO START WITH WE REPLACED ALL OF THE PULLEYS ON THE VEHICLE LAST WINTER, DUE TO A CONSTANT SQUEALING NOISE THAT REPLACING THE BELT DID NOT FIX. THIS COST A SMALL FORTUNE AS WE BROKE SEVERAL TOOLS (AND 4 TENSIONER PULLEY'S) AS DID 3 MECHANICS TRYING TO GET THE PULLEYS BACK ON. FORD WAS ABSOLUTELY NO HELP, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE 300 OR MORE DOLLARS TO ATTEMPT THE JOB, THEIR QUOTE WAS SOMETHING LIKE "THOSE THINGS ARE A PAIN IN THE A@# AND WE NEVER KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WITH LABOR WHEN WE GET ONE IN!" AFTER NEARLY 2 WEEKS WE COMPLETED THE WORK AND MANY DOLLARS LATER ONLY TO LATER DISCOVER THAT WHEN WE DRIVE IT IN THE RAIN THE BELT COMES OFF! AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THIS IS NOT EXACTLY FUN WHEN ON A COUNTRY ROAD IN THE RAIN WITH YOUR CHILD AT 55 MPH AND YOU SUDDENLY HAVE NO CONTROL OF YOUR CAR. AS WAS THE CASE WITH ME THE FIRST TIME BY THE TIME I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY 2 MILES LATER I HAD SOMETHING PLASTIC SMOKING ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE AND SEVERE OVERHEATING ISSUES!!! THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE, ONCE LEAVING ME STRANDED AT WAL-MART,ONCE IN A FRIENDS DRIVEWAY AND MOST RECENTLY AFTER 2 DAYS OF RAIN I DECIDED TO TAKE MY KIDS TO THE END OF THE RAOD TO THE BUS STOP(THIS IS ONLY RE: 80 FEET OR SO AWAY) AND I HADN'T BEEN ANYWHERE AND HIT NO PUDDLES OUT OF FEAR, AND YET STILL LOST THE BELT COMING BACK TO MY DRIVEWAY. MY CHILD HAD A SEIZURE AT SCHOOL A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, 20 MILES FROM ME AND I HAD TO DRIVE IN THE RAINS FROM TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV TO A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE AND GET A RIDE TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE WITH MY CHILD. I AM HAVING TO SAY NO TO WORK(SUBSTITUTE TEACHING) WHEN IT'S RAINING AGAIN IN FEAR OF WRECKING AND OR BEING STUCK SOMEWHERE AND CAN'T SELL IT BECAUSE IT HAS THESE PROBLEMS. WE ALSO HAVE HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE FAN'S BURNING OUT AND THE FRONT TIRES WEARING DOWN. *TR
2000 FORD TAURUS SERPENTINE BELT BROKE AND LOST CONTROL THEN WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RAMP AND INTO A DITCH. *NJ THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD OVERHEATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BELT WAS REPLACED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. THE OFFICER NOTICED A PUDDLE OF ANTI-FREEZE ON THE GROUND UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE REAR BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0231-89)*JB UPDATED02/24/10 *BF
2000 FORD TAURUS WITH SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE HEADS ON THE MOTOR REPLACED TWICE, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS REPLACED. TRANSMISSION HAD WORK DONE TO IT, AND THE BACK LOCK DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. *KB THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO THE WALL OF HIS GARAGE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX MONTHS AGO AND DAMAGED HIS GARAGE WALL. ON JULY 8, 2007, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE REVVED UP TO 4,000 RPMS, WHICH HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE WHILE DRIVING. IT GENERALLY OCCURS RIGHT BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO PARK. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000.
WHEN STARTING CAR, INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED. SMOKE POURED FROM UNDER HOOD AND GAS FUMES FILLED THE AREA. *JB
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE CAR HAS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OF 20 TO 55 MPH. THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES SHAKE BOTH BEFORE THE INCIDENTS OR DURING IT. AT TIMES THE CAR WILL RESTART WITH VIOLENT SHAKING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A PRIVATE CAR REPAIR SHOP. COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC DONE. THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AS WHEN THEY EXAMINE THE CAR IT STARTS UP FOR THEM AND THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE. *JB
CAR STALLED ON HIGHWAY. LOST ALL POWER. *JB
2000 FORD TAURUS CAUGHT FIRE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED AS SOON AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB
GRADUAL LOSS OF HEATER, DEFROST CAPABILITY. THEN TOTAL NON FUNCTION OF EITHER. BAD VISIBILITY FROM FOGGY WINDOWS, NO DEFROST AT ALL. REPEATED FLUSHING OF COOLING SYSTEMS WILL HELP FOR A WHILE. THE HEATER CORE WILL EVENTUAL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE REAR SPRING COIL WENT INTO THE LEFT REAR TIRE AND CAUSED IT TO BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY A FLAT BED TRUCK TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS WITHOUT A CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS NO CRASH AND NO INJURIES. *AK (11/29/05) THE CONSUMER WAS IN THE PASSING LANE OF A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT FORTUNATELY THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. THE SERPENTINE BELT CRACKED. *SC
VEHICLE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED RESULTING IN NEAR FIRE WHICH ALSO DAMAGED THE EMISSION VALVE. *TS THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE AND ON THE SECOND TRY IS WHEN THE EXPLOSION WAS HEARD. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD WHEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED IT SHATTERED INTO LARGE FRAGMENTS AND SCATTERED THROUGH OUT THE ENGINE, 2 WEEKS LATER THE EMISSIONS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOL THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE EMISSIONS VALVE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE EXPLOSION OR WAS THE ORIGIN OF THE PROBLEM WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO FAIL. *JB
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CAR WILL STALL, IT WILL CHOKE, AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DID A DIAGNOSTIC ON VEHICLE, AND SHE WAS UNSURE OF WHAT THE PART WAS CALLED, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING ELECTRICAL UNDER THE ENGINE (SENSOR SWITCH). SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC FOR REPAIR OF THE PART THAT THE DEALER DIAGNOSED AS THE PROBLEM. THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND STILL HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN IN MARCH 2004. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROBLEM HER CAR CUT OFF AT LEAST 12 TIMES. FOUR OF THOSE 12 TIMES WAS WHILE SHE WAS ON THE FREEWAY. *AK
THE "LOW COOLANT" SENSOR ON MY 2000 TAURUS HAS FAILED A SECOND TIME. THE "LOW COOLANT" INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING EVEN THOUGH THE COOLANT LEVEL IS CORRECT (WITHIN THE SPECIFIED RANGE). PREVIOUSLY, THE FIRST FAILURE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND FAILURE AT 68,000 MILES COST $120 TO REPLACE AT THE DEALER. REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH FORD DEALERS AS NO AFTER-MARKET PARTS STORES COULD GET THESE PARTS. THE SENSOR ITSELF IS INTEGRATED INTO THE COOLANT OVERFLOW TANK, COST APPROXIMATELY $60.
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