2001 Ford Taurus Electrical Problems

SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION ON THE DASH HAS BEEN OFF MEANING ... TO PUT IT IN DRIVE IT HAS TO SAY 1 ST. ON THE DASH REVERSE IS WHERE DRIVE IS OR D. ... YESTERDAY I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THERE WAS A HUGE THUNK AND I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR HAD FROZE THEN AFTER MESSING WITH THE SHIFT ARM IT WENT THUNK AGAIN AND I GOT IT HOME BUT CANT DRIVE ANY FARTHER ..I ALSO HAVE HAD ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS SINCE I GOT IT ONE DASH LIGHTS INSIDE WONT WORK NEXT DAY BLINKER NEXT DAY RADIO NEXT DAY HEAD LIGHTS .... AND THE FRONT END THUNKS WHEN DRIVING AND IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE ROAD ...IT FEELS *TR

NHTSA ID

11389681

Incident

Jan 23, 2021

Mileage

130,000 mi

MY HIGH BEAM LIGHT INDICATOR IS ON BUT THE LOW BEAMS ARE ON. WHEN I PUSH THE SWITCH TO TURN MY HIGH BEAMS ON THEY TURN ON BUT THE LIGHT INDICATOR TURNS OFF AND WHEN SWITCH MY HIGH BEAMS ON MY SPEEDOMETER STARTS KINDA WORKING, OTHERWISE IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL.

NHTSA ID

11278592

Incident

Nov 7, 2019

THE BREAK LIGHT ARE STAYING ON DRAINING THE BATTERY, IVE REPLACED THE PAART WITH A PART FROM ADVANCE AUTO , BUT LIGHTS STAY ON , FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT FOR MY VIN NUMBER.

NHTSA ID

11220745

Incident

Feb 10, 2019

DRIVERS DOOR NOT LATCHING. HAVE HAD TO DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY TO PURCHASE WD40 TO TRY AND GET MY DOOR SHUT. I HAVE ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY LIGHTS FLASHING. AND WHO PLUGS A PHONE INTO A CAR CHARGER FOR 2 HOURS AND IT DOESN'T CHARGE. IT NEVER USED TO DO THAT. DOOR WOULDN'T SHUT WHILE SITTING IN DRIVING AND WHEN DRIVING IN CITY AND HIGHWAY. LIGHTS FLICKERED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. PHONE WOULDN'T CHARGE WHILE ON HIGHWAY. I HAVE TO DIG THE TWO RECEIPTS OUT FROM THE WD40 PURCHASE. IT IS GOING IN TODAY FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY WANT TO LOOK AT MY DOOR WHICH WILL COST AN ADDITIONAL $85 ON TOP OF THE OIL CHANGE.

NHTSA ID

11170301

Incident

Jan 4, 2019

Mileage

144,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTI THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

NHTSA ID

10876762

Incident

Jun 26, 2015

Mileage

146,000 mi

2001 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR DOORS ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINED ON, AFTER THE DOORS WERE CLOSED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10746337

Incident

Aug 3, 2015

CAR WANTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. HAD TO PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLY BRAKES TO STOP, ENGINE RPM RACE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAD THIS SAME CAR PROBLEM REPAIRED. DATED JUNE 18, 2010, LITHIA FORD DEALER # 23. HAD TO REPLACE MAF SENOR, AFLS 154 REMAN SENSOR ASY, REPROGAM PCM 5926 CF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10344150

Incident

Jun 18, 2010

Mileage

120,931 mi

I AM A OWNER OF A 2001 FORD TAURUS WHICH I BOUGHT USED AND HAVE OWNED IT NOW FOR 2 YEARS. IT IS THE FIRST FORD I HAVE OWNED IN OVER 20 YEARS. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT, IT HAS NOT GIVEN ME TOO MANY PROBLEMS, JUST THE BASIC BREAK DOWNS LIKE, BATTERIES, BRAKES ,SEIZED A/C COMPRESSOR,COOLANT EXPANSION TANK CRACKED, ECT. THOSE THINGS ARE GOING TO BREAK. BUT WHAT HAS REALLY UPSET ME IS HOW I HAVE READ ABOUT THE COIL SPRINGS BREAKING ON THE TAURUS AND CAUSING POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN TO ME BUT AFTER ARRIVING HOME TODAY I NOTICED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL UNDER MY 01 TAURUS AND AFTER FURTHER OBSERVATION I FOUND IT TO BE A PIECE OF MY REAR COIL SPRING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE. I AM A 40+ YEAR OLD MALE WHO HAS HAD MANY MAKES AND MODELS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD OR HEARD OF COIL SPRINGS BREAKING AS THEY DO ON THE FORD TAURUS. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BY FORD AND NOT THE CONSUMER. SO I CAN ONLY EXPECT THAT THE REST OF THE SPRINGS ARE FAULTY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE I HAVE ANY FURTHER DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE FORD COMPANY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT CRAFTMANSHIP OR THE CONSUMERS SAFETY. SO CHANGE YOUR SLOGAN " HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY" TO " YOUR RIDING ON FAULTY COIL SPRINGS". THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL FORD TAURUS OWNERS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10219849

Incident

Mar 2, 2008

Mileage

147,000 mi

WHEN ROTATING THE HEADLAMP CONTROL SWITCH CLOCKWISE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (DASH) LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. HOWEVER, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS DO COME ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10218132

Incident

Dec 21, 2007

I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75 IN TN. THE SPEED ZONE IS 70MPH. THE CAR SHUT OFF AND I WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE REAR BY A SEMI TRUCK. I HAD MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME. THIS IS NOT AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A FORD DEALER AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE IGNITION. IT WAS REPLACED AND TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING STARTED. NOW I AM TOLD IT IS A GEM MODULE, OR, PCM MODULE, SEVERAL OTHER THINGS. THIS TO ME IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE. WHEN THE CAR QUITS RUNNING, AND YOU LOSE ALL POWER,AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, FROM BRAKES TO STEERING. EVEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED DOWN. IT TOOK 2 HOURS BEFORE THE CAR WOULD RESTART. THIS HAS OCCURRED OVER 20 TIMES. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVER, BUT OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IT WILL ONE DAY KILL PEOPLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10200784

Incident

Jul 7, 2007

Mileage

98,000 mi

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON IN OCTOBER 2005 AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAILURE OF EGR SENSOR; LIGHT TURNED OFF WHEN I ADDED MORE COOLANT TO THE RESERVOIR, WHICH WAS EMPTY BUT NOT GENERATING A HEATING MESSAGE. LIGHT TURNED BACK ON AFTER NEXT GAS FILL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10188462

Incident

Apr 20, 2007

Mileage

65,000 mi

MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE HEATER BLOWER ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. PER THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 04-15-3, THISWAS A MANUFACTURING ERROR WHICH EVENTUALLY WILL RUIN THE CARPET, THE AIR CONDITIONER, AND COST ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND MAY NEVER BE FIXED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10186082

Incident

Jan 14, 2007

Mileage

43,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW SPEED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A KIT AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT FORD CUSTOMERS WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE REPAIR KIT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 92000. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT RAIN AND TO LEAK IN AND DESTROY THE BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR WITH THE BLOWER DESTROYED FRONT WINDSHIELD WILL NOT DEFROST. UPDATE 4/9 *TR

NHTSA ID

10185552

Incident

Mar 16, 2007

Mileage

92,000 mi

MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND BOTH REAR STRUTS FAILED. ALSO THE RIGHT REAR SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. WHY ARE THE FRONT SPRINGS BE ON RECALL AND THE REAR SPRINGS ARE NOT? HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR SPRING & STRUTS. $521.00, AND TIRE $124.) I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MANY IF THIS HAPPEN ON THE HWY, I COULD HAVE FLIP MY CAR CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT! NOW CAR DOES NOT WANT TO START. I TOOK IT TO FOUR FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY ALL SAID THE SAME THING. FIRST THEY WOULD HAVE TO RUN DIAGNOSTIC TEST,THEN DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS OF THE TEST AND A TECH TO DRIVE THE CAR. MAYBE THEY CAN FIX IT. AND TO TOP EVERYTHING ALL THE FORD DEALERSHIPS SENT EVERYBODY IN THE SHOP HOME,BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING TOO DO ? *NM

NHTSA ID

10164561

Incident

Jul 30, 2006

Mileage

26,900 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC.

NHTSA ID

10159718

Incident

Jun 13, 2006

Mileage

59,737 mi

PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE STARTER. *NM

NHTSA ID

10153115

Incident

Nov 19, 2004

Mileage

17,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V332000 CONCERNING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS; THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. NOW, THE CONTACT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH WAS AFFECTING THE REAR COILS SPRINGS. IT WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW STARTER UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB

NHTSA ID

10145793

Incident

Dec 7, 2005

Mileage

34,000 mi

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED HE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OTHER THAN THIS LIGHT THERE WERE NO OTHER WARNINGS INDICATIONS THAT THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE. AFTER WAITING FIVE OR TEN MINUTES THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. BUT AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

NHTSA ID

10138088

Incident

Sep 29, 2005

Mileage

5,600 mi

DT: WHEN PLACING KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT START WHATSOEVER. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER ONCE. ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER SAID THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS A FAULTY STARTER, BUT AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN EVEN AFTER STARTER WAS REPLACED. IN THIS PROCESS OF BACK AND FORTH TO DEALER ON 4 DIFFERENT TIMES THERE WAS SEVERAL REPAIRS OF STARTER, SENSOR, COMPUTER BOARD, AND SOME OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND THESE ALL STEMMED FROM PLACING KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. DEALER SAID THIS WAS IGNITION AND STARTER RELATED. THIS IS STILL A PROBLEM. DEALER BUSINESS MANAGER HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10131528

Incident

May 2, 2005

Mileage

31,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD TAURUS AND ALL AT ONCE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I LOST ALL POWER OF THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATLEY I WAS NOT DRIVING FAST ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AND I SAFETLY STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. TURNED OFF AND ON THE IGNITION AND THE CAR STARTED AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. DRIVING HOME THE SAME FAILURE HAPPENED.SINCE THEN I DROVE THE CAR TWO MORE MILES BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, SPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM PLANNING ON TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER BUT I FEAR THEY WONT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR SINCE THE FAILURE SEEMS OCCUR RANDOMLY.

NHTSA ID

10128952

Incident

Jul 15, 2005

Mileage

58,219 mi

DT: 2001 FORD TAURUS IS HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING, ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STALLING . THE VEHICLE WILL START BACK UP, BUT THE CONSUMER HAS TO SHAKE AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIND CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THAT IS WHY THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES. FIRST TIME THE STARTER WAS CHANGED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED FORD MOTORS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD THE CONSUMER TO BRING BACK THE CAR SO THEY CAN EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. SLOW SPEEDS AND TURNING ARE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STALLING OUT. THE CONSUMER DOES NOT THINK THAT THE MOTOR IS THE PROBLEM, THAT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10127142

Incident

Aug 20, 2002

Mileage

18,000 mi

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN IT WAS PARKED DUE TO A SHORT WITH THE BRAKE WIRING HARNESS. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER. *AK

NHTSA ID

10106914

Incident

Jan 3, 2005

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 HOURS WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK THE FIRE INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE FIRE INVOLVED WIRING AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WITHIN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD HOUSING. *NM

NHTSA ID

10087350

Incident

Jul 25, 2004

Mileage

65,000 mi

I PUSHED THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER IN TO GET HOT AND IT SHOT OUT. IT FELL ON THE FLOOR MAT AND I BURNED MY HAND PICKING IT UP BEFORE IF CAUGHT THE CAR ON FIRE. I NO LONGER USE MY LIGHTER FOR FEAR IT WILL START A FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10088651

Incident

Dec 9, 2003

Mileage

93,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE FOOT PEDAL/STOP LAMP OCCURRED AND DRAINED THE BATTERY.*AK

NHTSA ID

10039937

Mileage

48,000 mi