1999 Ford Taurus: wrong fuel gauge reading

5 of the 874 complaints about the 1999 Ford Taurus describe wrong fuel gauge reading.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.

Wrong fuel gauge reading by model year

2015
4
2014
2
2013
1
2011
1
2005
5
2001
3
2000
10
1999
5
1998
2
1997
3
1995
2
1994
1

What owners say

Filed Nov 4, 2003 · Body, Electrical · 27,430 miles · PA

1999 ford taurus is suffering from electrical problems. *mr the vehicle would shut off with no warning, the locks on both doors were off and would have to be played with to get them to open at times, the headlights were inoperative, also the dash lights were inoperative behind the gas gauge/radio/heating/AC/clock/and speedometer, the RPM gauge was delayed at start, the passenger door made noises when opened and closed, the wipers were intermittent, the turn signals were intermittent, the brake light had come on, the vehicle would not start in the morning but would start at night, the vehicle was sluggish and had poor gas mileage. The vehicle was taken in due to defective relays which were replaced. The VIN# on the vehicle and the VIN# on the sticker were different. *scc

Filed Mar 27, 2002 · Fuel system · VA

While driving 25 MPH vehicle stalled but consumer stated had ran out of gas without knowing because the vehicle gas gauge was registering at a half of tank. Vehicle would not restart after putting fuel in vehicle. Took to dealer and dealer indicated the fuel pump had burned up. *nlm dealer states that with 2? Gallons of gas the fuel gauge was reading ? Tank, replaced fuel gauge assembly.

Filed Jul 5, 2000 · Fuel system · NY

Fuel level indicator does not properly indicate fuel level; level has been indicated as almost empty, but fill-up took only 5 gallons; other times, indicates almost full, but needs lots of fuel.

Filed Sep 13, 1999 · Fuel system · WV

Gas gauge indicator misreads the amount of fuel in the vehicle. Gauge varies by a half of a tank between uphill and downhill. With six gallons of fuel the vehicle can run out of fuel while going up hill or when parked on an incline. The dealer has been notified.

Filed Sep 2, 1999 · Fuel system · TX

Gas gauge wasn't working properly. It was showing that there wasn't any gas in the vehicle although tank was half full. Dealer replace gas gauge. Also consumer can can smell gas fumes.

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Questions about the 1999 Ford Taurus fuel gauge

Is wrong fuel gauge reading a common problem on the 1999 Ford Taurus?

5 of 874 owner complaints about the 1999 Ford Taurus (1%) mention wrong fuel gauge reading. The model year with the most reports is 2000.

Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Ford Taurus?

There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.

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