2000 Ford Taurus Fuel system Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL ODOR HAD BEEN PRESENT SINCE 2012. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 05/09/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS SLUGGISH AT TIMES. ALSO THE TIRES SPIN WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/30/2017*JS

NHTSA ID

10949003

Incident

Feb 2, 2017

Mileage

198,023 mi

CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE AT TIMES. GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED BUT ENGINE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE GETTING FUEL. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS -- HITTING ACCELERATOR -- ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY "CATCH" AND LURCH FORWARD. SEEMS TO BE A THROTTLE PROBLEM, BUT FORD DEALER WILL NOT ADDRESS. EVEN THOUGH CAR FALLS IN RECALL RANGE FOR 2000-2003 TAURUSES WITH "STICKY" THROTTLES (RECALL WAS ISSUED IN 2013), DEALER SAYS IT IS "NOT ON RECALL LIST." OVER 450,000 VEHICLES ARE -- BUT APPARENTLY MINE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. SEEMS LIKE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO ME. YOU'RE DRIVING IN A 55 MPH ZONE AN SUDDENLY YOUR CAR SLOWS TO 20 MPH NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. THEN AFTER 20 SECONDS IT SUDDENLY TAKES OFF? NOT GOOD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10919874

Incident

Oct 28, 2016

Mileage

202,000 mi

BROKEN SPEED CONTROL CABLE. BROKEN IN THE SAME PLACE AS PICTURED IN MANY ONLINE PHOTOS AS BEING RECALLED YET THE FORD DEALER SAYS THIS CAR IS NOT COVERED. SAME THING HAPPENED WITH A 1997 FORD EXPLORER WITH BROKEN SWAY BAR LINK. DOES ANYONE RESEARCH THE RECALLS, THEY ARE NOT COMPLETE. THE NHTSA IS NO BETTER THAN THE BBB. JUST A COMPLAINT BLOG.

NHTSA ID

10870094

Incident

May 17, 2016

Mileage

76,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

NHTSA ID

10609270

Incident

Jul 8, 2014

Mileage

102,000 mi

CAR SPEED TOOK OFF BY ITSELF BURNED UP BRAKES TRYING TO GET HOME. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND MOTOR RACED, HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION. FOUND CRUISE CABLE OFF AT THROTTLE PUT CABLE BACK ON AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. NOW CAR WILL NOT IDLE RIGHT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10365653

Incident

Oct 20, 2010

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUELLINE WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 175,000.

NHTSA ID

10362839

Incident

Oct 6, 2010

Mileage

175,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY LOSE POWER. THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO THE FAILURE AND WAS DESTROYED. A FIRE AND POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. EACH TIME HE CALLED THE DEALER, THE VOICEMAIL WOULD ANSWER AND THEN THE CALL WOULD DISCONNECT. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 189,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A POLICE REPORT FROM THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 10/24/07 *TR

NHTSA ID

10199701

Incident

Jul 21, 2007

Mileage

189,000 mi

FRONT, AND REAR COIL SPRINGS, POSSIBLY- FUEL PUMP, ALL FAILED IN FORD TAURUS 2000 SEL 66K MILES. THIS COULD CAUSE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL, LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY. THESE PROBLEMS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY. THE COIL SPRINGS ARE WELL KNOW BUT FORD WILL NOT REPLACE REAR COIL SPRINGS... FUEL PUMPS SEEM TO GO OUT IN THIS CAR AROUND 60K MILES...*JB

NHTSA ID

10179029

Incident

Jan 6, 2007

Mileage

67,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10138851

Incident

Aug 27, 2004

DT: CONSUMER HAS 2000 FORD TAURUS. FUEL PUMP DIED IN MID MARCH. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD FOR TWO WEEKS. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER BEFORE BURNING ETHANOL, AND WAS TOLD THAT AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE WAS MARKED FUEL FLEXIBLE SHE COULD BURN ETHANOL. BURNING ETHANOL WAS THE REASON THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE EMISSION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE AND DIE. THE CONSUMER SAID THIS HAPPENED IN HER DRIVEWAY. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR EMISSION LIGHT ON MAY 20TH. *AK THE STICKER ON THE INNER DOOR OF THE GAS TANK READ USE ETHANOL OR UNLEADED FUEL ONLY. THE CONSUMER NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP BECAUSE IT WAS NOT HOLDING PRESSURE. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A FLEX FUEL VEHICLE AND THAT IT HAD BEEN MIS-LABELED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY TO HAVE UNLEADED FUEL NOT ETHANOL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10124848

Incident

Mar 22, 2005

Mileage

60,884 mi

2000 TAURUS SE GAS GAGE STOPPED WORKING IN 2003. [XXX]. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS TO HAPPEN IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE. IT SEEMED SO UNUSUAL THAT I HOPED IT WAS UNDER A RECALL. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ACCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE.*AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

10111933

Incident

Jan 3, 2003

Mileage

40,000 mi

THE VEHICLE'S GAS GAUGE FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE NEEDLE ALWAYS INDICATED THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FAST. *JB

NHTSA ID

10109439

Incident

Jan 3, 2005

INTAKE MANIFOLD IN MY FORD TAURUS 2000 SEL EXPLODED.VEHICLE: FAFP56S2YG125733. I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME YESTERDAY WITH MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SE. IT HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SOME SERVICE LAST WEEK (30TH DEC) AND THEN HAD THIS HAPPEN YESTERDAY WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR IN THE MEANWHILE. I DON?T THINK IT IS RELATED TO THE SERVICE (THEY DID AN OIL CHANGE AND REPLACED THE AIR FILTER IN ADDITION TO OTHER THINGS UNRELATED TO THE ENGINE). THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IMMEDIATELY AFTER I STARTED THE CAR. IT WAS SCARY ENOUGH THAT I WAS DUCKING BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY HANDS COVERING MY HEAD. I THOUGHT SOMETHING HAD FALLEN ON THE CAR FROM THE GARAGE SHELVES. THEN I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I POPPED UP THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD BLOWN OPEN COMPLETELY. I CALLED UP FORD TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY REPORTED CASES OF THIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NONE. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE LOOKING INTO IT AS I WRITE THIS. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE MANIFOLD AND I HAVE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP NOT TO START ANY WORK BEFORE THEY INFORM ME IN A WRITTEN REPORT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE ALREADY FOUND 3 OTHER CASES OF THIS ON THE INTERNET, 2 OF WHICH ARE 2000 TAURUS AND SABLE AND OTHER ONE A MAZDA WITH THE SAME ENGINE AS MINE. I THINK TWO OF THEM HAVE ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH YOUR OFFICE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS PROBLEM WILL BE ADDRESSED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10105732

Incident

Jan 3, 2005

Mileage

25,000 mi

THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT ALWAYS READ PROPERLY. ERRATIC READINGS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10093362

Incident

Sep 30, 2004

Mileage

67,812 mi

CONSUMER NOTICED ANTI FREEZE IN DRIVEWAY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION NOTICED A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. WHEN THE PART WAS ORDERED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE PART.*AK

NHTSA ID

10091717

Incident

Jul 28, 2004

FIRST OUR CAR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED BLINKING. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. WHILE THEY WERE CHECKING OUT THE CAR, THEY FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE RANGE AND PERFORMANCE AND THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CKT FAULT. THE CAR ALSO SHOWED THAT IT NEEDED A MAJOR SERVICING. TWO MONTHS AFTER THE CAR WAS SERVICED, I WAS HEADING HOME. ON A BUSY HWY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTS ACTING LIKE IT IS OUT OF GAS. MY GAS HAND SAID THE CAR STILL HAD A 1/4 TANK OF GAS. SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. WELL I MANAGED TO GET TO A GAS STATION AND FOUND OUT THAT I WAS INDEED OUT OF GAS. THE GAS HAND DIDN'T SHOW THAT OF NEITHER DID THE GAS LIGHT COME ON TO TELL ME I WAS RUNNING LOW. AFTER I FILLED UP THE CAR, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. SO I CALLED THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP I TOOK THE CAR TO. I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS SOMETHING THEY DID. COME TO FIND OUT WHEN THEY RAN THE CHECK ON THE CAR IT WAS A RECALL THEY HAD FOUND WRONG WITH MY CAR. I MENTIONED EARLIER WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS CALLED IT IS IN THE THIRD SENTENCE. THE REPAIR MAN RAN A CHECK TO SEE IF IT WAS A RECALL WITH MY VEHICLE AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS. IN AUG. 2000 FORD MOTOR CO. SENT OUT A SERVICE RECALL BULLETIN TO ALL FORD DEALERS, THAT THERE WAS A EMISSIONS RECALL 00E10 - CERTAIN 2000 MODEL YEAR TAURUS FLEX FUEL VEHICLES- FUEL DELIVERY MODULE REPLACEMENT. I CONTACTED FORD ABOUT FIXING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSED TO DO SO. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS ALREADY DONE BUT I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEMS AND THEY CAN'T GIVE ME THE PROOF THAT IT WAS FIXED. SO IN MY EYES UNTIL I SEE PROOF AND UNTIL MY CAR IS FIXED I DON'T BELIEVE THEM. I DON'T LIKE HAVING TO DRIVE MY CAR AROUND WHEN AT ANY MOMENT I MAY RUN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE I FORGOT TO KEEP A CHECK ON MY MILEAGE. SOMETHING I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO IN THE FIRST PLACE SINCE THAT IS WHAT GAS HANDS ARE FOR. I ALSO HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND I BABY SIT ANOTHER WHOM I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO DRIVE AROUND WITH. PLEASE HELP ME! *JB

NHTSA ID

10087046

Incident

Jul 22, 2004

Mileage

94,165 mi

WHEN DRIVING, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED SOMEONE MISTAKENLY PUT OIL INTO THE POWER STEERING FLUID. THE OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE FUEL PUMP THAT DESCRIBE THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB *MR

NHTSA ID

10055863

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP FAILED. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST HIT BY PASSING 18 WHEELER. *NM THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER A 32000 MILE WARRANTY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10055826

Incident

Sep 12, 2003

Mileage

44,420 mi

FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC. SAYS THE TANK IS EMPTY AT TIMES, WHEN IN FACT IT IS FULL. IS THERE A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM? *LA

NHTSA ID

10046793

Incident

Oct 30, 2003

Mileage

30,500 mi

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND MISFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF BUT IT COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE PUMP SHOULD NOT HAD FAILED WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. *AK *NLM *JB

NHTSA ID

10038394

Incident

Aug 25, 2003

Mileage

67,000 mi

THE VEHICLE STALLED AS IF IT DID NOT HAVE GAS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. *AK THERE WAS A FUEL RECALL AND A FUEL MODULE WAS INSTALLED. THERE WERE MANY ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AND IF IT DID START, IT RAN ROUGH. THE VEHICLE DIED ON MANY OCCASIONS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT NEEDED GAS. THE GAS GAUGE FAILED N TWO OCCASIONS. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10029593

CONSUMSER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO FUEL MODULE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10031565

Incident

Jul 25, 2003

2000 FORD TAURUS DIES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN IT DID START, IT DIED ON MANY OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN ROUGH, AND THE GAS GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE FUEL MODULE WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FUEL PUMP SENDER, UNDER DASH GAUGE MODULE, AND THE #2 SENSOR. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10031838

Incident

Jun 22, 2001

Mileage

32,995 mi

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WENT OUT ON 2000 FORD TAURUS. *MR THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD GONE OUT WHICH WAS A RECALL ITEM. THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH HAD GONE OUT AGAIN AND THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE BUT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO DRIVE (G2). THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT, WHICH WAS THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND. THERE WAS NOISE WHICH HAD COME FROM THE BLOWER MOTOR, AND THE FUEL GAUGE ACTED ERRATIC AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10026407

Incident

Jun 9, 2003

GAS GAUGE READS IMPROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10022933

Incident

Jun 12, 2003

Mileage

21,000 mi