2001 Ford Taurus electrical problems

Filed Jan 24, 2021 · Electrical, Suspension · 130,000 miles · CA

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

Filed Nov 7, 2019 · Acceleration, Electrical · IA

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.

Filed Jun 17, 2019 · Electrical · AL

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.

Filed Jan 16, 2019 · Body, Electrical · 144,500 miles · ME

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.

Filed Jun 27, 2016 · Electrical · 146,000 miles · GA

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.

Filed Aug 5, 2015 · Electrical · NC

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.

Filed Jul 20, 2010 · Acceleration, Electrical · 120,931 miles · CA

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.

Filed Mar 2, 2008 · Brakes, Electrical · 147,000 miles · KY

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.

Filed Feb 15, 2008 · Electrical, Lights · VA

When rotating the headlamp control switch clockwise the instrument cluster (dash) lights do not come on. However, the exterior lights do come on.

Filed Aug 26, 2007 · Electrical · 98,000 miles · TN

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.