1991 Ford Taurus: fuel pump failure

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Brakes, Electrical · ME

I can't possibly remember the dates these things happened. I put a new (used) transmission and this one is slipping. I put more brake pads and calipers than you would use in a life time. The springs are weak in the back, but to exspensive to change. I put a new fuel pump and gas tank. I've put a new egr valve, oxygen sensor, throttle sensor, air temp sensor. I put a blinker switch and new struts because mine broke. 3 out of 4 of my doors will not open because of the handles. These are just a few of the things I wrote down or can remember. Now it will not start unless I pump the gas(it's fuel injected) and keep turning it over and over. Then I'm not sure if it will start again when I shut it off. The fuel pump is working I think, I can hear it. I bought the car used and the person put a 1989 motor into a 1991 body. These things still went wrong with the car either way. I did not check any below because I'm not sure what to check.

Filed Sep 26, 2001 · Engine, Fuel system · MA

Vehicle stalled and would not start . Consumer had a friend put a fuel pump in, and vehicle still would not start. Consumer had vehicle towed to dealer, and they put a multi function relay switch in, and vehicle started. Consumer noticed that upon receiving vehicle inertia switch popped out. This button stopped fuel supply from going throught car. Please provide any further information.

Filed Jun 12, 2001 · Body · AL

Rear subframe bolts had corroded. This caused the frame to drop. Problem happened while pulling away from fuel pump. No recalls.

Filed Mar 21, 2001 · Electrical, Engine · AK

Car stalls intermittently. Dealer replaced plug wires, cap & rotor, fuel & air filters, and fuel pump. Typically doesn't present computer failure codes. Quits at highway speed, in city traffic, when cold or warm. Sometimes restarts immediately, often won't start for hours, or until next day. Dealer is out of suggestions, and I'm at wit's end. Vehicle unsafe/unusable in this condition.

Filed Aug 30, 2000 · Tires · CA

Our firestone tires failed in exactly the same way as the currently recalled tires. My husband and I were driving on the 210 fwy in pasadena after an hour-long drive on a hot day in sept. Our tire "exploded" in an unusual way: the tread simply came detached from the tire. It was not a "blow-out" in the usual sense--the tire beneath the tread was undamaged. The tire was relatively new with much tread-depth left on it. When the tread detached, it struck the rear end of the car and activated the fuel pump relay switch, causing the engine to immediately shut down. Thankfully, we were able to coast to the side of the fwy, but were in extreme danger of being rear-ended, possibly leading to injuries or death. This was not the first time this had happened to our firestone tires. All four of the original firstone tires we had purchased in 1993 had lost tread in the same way, and had been replaced by the firestone dealer at a reduced cost (the rear 2 tires in 1995 and the front 2 in 1997, all of them fr680 205/65r15). The dealer assured us that the replacment tires would perform well. But all failed in the same way--the tread came detached, suddenly and violently. My trust in firestone lead me to replace all these defective tires with identical models, believing that the first 4 must have been "flukes" and that the others would be fine. But they were not; the 5th replacement was the last straw, we sold the car in december 1997 and never again purchased firestones. Please place these tires under scrutiny as well, there may be several people in 4-door sedans driving with these unsafe tires.( dot number: fr680 tire size: 205/65r15 )

Filed Jan 19, 2000 · Brakes · KS

While driving in warm weather with temparatures above 75 degrees, consumer would remove foot from the brake pedal and apply to the gas pedal, however vehicle would not move unless the gas pedal was pushed hard, dealer thought the problem to be a faulty sensor assembly and defective fuel pump, after replacing these the problem did not go away, a dealer drove vehicle and noticed the brake pedal would not come up completely back to where it should be, consumer has to keep her left toe under the brake pedal to make sure it stays up.