Consumer states that the vehicle has been in the shop 7 times to get the ignition checked, the vehicle intermittently shuts down while driving at any speed. The dealer has been contacted but is unable to identify and correct the problem. Nlm
2000 Ford Taurus engine complaints
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Car blew up when cranked. Hood had to be replaced and all exhaust system.
When starting, vehicle exploded resulting in a small fire due to malfunctioning of exhaust system sensor module. Dealer contacted. *ak
At startup the intake manifold expolded resulting in total distruction. Shrapnel was imbeded in insulation cover on the hood and found throughout the engine compartment, the windshield washer module on the right side was blown off and found aprox 5' from the car. This vehicle has been in for service for hard starting and fuel system check engine light for the past year. Had the hood been open the blast would have sent shrapnel out of the area and into whoever was standing nearby.
There were two incidents where while driving at low speed (10mph) ABS light turned on and engine made very strong noise. After stopping and moving to neutral in order to turn off the engine, the engine made even a louder squeaking noise. After turning off the engine and restarting the car all went back to normal. This happened twice over the last month and concerns me about what would happen if I were driving in on highway at a higher speed. The dealer tried to look at the problem, but did not identify it and does not know the source of the problem.
While driving 25-30 MPH vehicle stalled. Vehicle not taken to dealer yet.
The vehicle suddenly stalls while driving and without warning, this problem has occured on four different occasions, the dealer has replaced certain parts but the problem reoccurs. Nlm
While traveling at 65 MPH and without any indication vehicle stalled. Consumer pulled over , and and restarted vehicle. It returned to normal travel. Dealer was contacted, could not find problem. Please provide further information.
Consumer states when making a panic stop, the front brakes vibrate 50-60 MPH, the vehicle glides when making a stop, this occurs when a consumer hits a bump in the road or applying the brakes on a curve, also when coming to s stop brakes make a grinding noise, the dealer has turned rotors and drums and replaced rear brake shoes, however the problem still remains.
The car will not decelerate when the drivers foot is taken off the gas, the vehicle will travel 30-40 MPH without the pedal being pressed, the dealer has made attempts to fix the problem to no avail. Nlm
Vehicle was going in for a routine check and mechanic spotted an oil leak. Dealership replaced the oil pan . But vehicle smells like oil when stopping, and oil smell came from inside of vehicle.
When driving on highway at 60-65 MPH and without any warning vehicle suddenly stalled, causing loss of all power. Consumer pulled off to the side of road. Please provide any further details.
Had trouble with car stalling at 1200 miles. Also vehicle would hesitate constantly when hitting the gas, wants to cut off. Has stalled several times, at one time vehicle just lurge forward. On 7/21/00, while driving 60-65 MPH, in heavy traffic vehicle just stalled.
While starting vehicle engine would turn twice. Consumer let off key, and engine exploded flowing by smoke coming from under the hood. When hood was opened, consumer noticed that engine manifold was blown to pieces.
Vehicle would stall while consumer was traveling on expressway. But vehicle would restart every time. Problem was intermittent.
While traveling at normal speed and without any indication vehicle stalled. After sitting for one hour, vehicle restarted. Please provide further information.
On july 29,2001, while driving at 50 MPH on a country road, the car died. The dash light just came on and the just quit running in the middle of the road. No indication came from the car other than just stopped running. It didn't hesitate,bulk, or anything, just died. If this was on an innerstate freeway, it could of been disastrous.
While driving vehicle consumer states it just stalled without warning and lost all power. Waited about 15 to 20 minutes vehicle restarted. Contacted dealer, and dealer could not find cause.
Vehicle has stalled 7 times at any speed/ any time, taken to dealer 6 times. Dealer unable to remedy situation.
Low coolant light came on, but car did not overheat, but antifreeze did leak out of heater block. Took car to dealer... Heater block threaded incorrectly to engine. Now told I need a whole new engine! I have only had car for a month!
While driving at 50 MPH vehicle completely shutdown without warning, cause unknown. No injuries or collision occurred. Dealer cannot identify cause. Please give any further details.
While traveling under 40 MPH and applying or tapping brakes, and then reapplying accelerator, engine will begin to rumble and cause vibration in vehicle for a couple seconds, and then shutdown. Engine check light will come on. This also occurred while vehicle was idling. Consumer sometimes wasable to restart vehicle after this event occurred, ,while other times he was forced to have vehicle towed. Dealership has examined vehicle, and worked on fuel pump on two occasions, and fuel delivery module replaced by a manufacturer's recall. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Fuel vent hose came off while fueling vehicle, fuel ran on the ground under the vehicle.
While driving 20-30 MPH, vehicle stalled without prior notice. Dealer couild not find a problem. *ak the vehicle went in reverse from drive while stopped at signal.
Initially noticed a fuel odor at the beginning of nov. 2000. I didn't know what it was. In february, I mentioned my sleepiness and headaches when driving the car for long lengths of time to my employer and they thought there might be a co problem. We placed a co tube in car and it was dirty within 72 hours. Went to local ford dealership (hiller) and they had 2 other 2000 ford taurus in shop with same problem. Dealer wasn't exactly sure what problem was with car. Ford replaced the intake manifold gaskets and said that would take care of problem. Still was sleepy and nauseous/headachy. Ford dealer said that ford will not do any more for me. Put new co tube on center vent and that too became dirty. Dealership still wouldn't do anything and took tube as evidence. I went out and bought co meter from hardware store and the reading went over 300 and alarm sounded. Called dealer on mon 03/26/01 and they would not talk to me and refuse to give me name/number of district manager. I am worried that if nothing is done, that myself or the next owner could cause and accident or worse, be killedfrom falling asleep at the wheel.
Consumer was traveling on highway and vehicle stalled without prior warning. Had to avoid a truck and went into a ditch. Dealership replaced iac valve) twice. On february 17 a mass air flow sensor was replaced. Also, processor computer chip replaced, and steering wheel locked up. Vehicle had earlier problems tha were still existing.
When accelerating onto interstate highway the engine momentarily cut out,the battery light flashed on then off & the check engine light came on & stayed on all the way home.dealer checked it out and found no problem.it has operated perfectly ever since.dealer performed test p1237 & ssm 14041 & could find nothing wrong..
Engine had a backfire explosion while trying to start vehicle in driveway. This caused vehicle to be inoperable. Notified dealer & had vehicle towed. Mechanic checked engine & indicated a backfire had occurred in the intake manifold which was split/cracked from the explosion. Was in the shop 4 days before parts arrived for repairs. After repairs, placed on diagnostic machine & engine still not working. Manufacturer issued a recall #00b38 the first of april. Vehicle was manufactered in may 26, 2000.
Engine makes rattling noises and engine light has came on twice within two months, vehicle is experiencing stalling with no warning, dealer can not remedy the problem.
While driving 70 MPH in heavy traffic the vehicle stalled, driver was able to pull over to the shoulder safely, after a few minutes the vehicle started again.
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