2001 Ford Taurus: engine failure

Filed Apr 15, 2025 · Transmission · 55,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that there was a slight hesitation upon shifting the transmission into drive. The contact stated that the gear selector seized, and the vehicle was no longer able to shift out of park. Additionally, the brake lights were no longer operable. No warning lights were illuminated on the instrument panel. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.

Filed May 23, 2013 · Brakes · 47,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. The contact stated that while completing a turn at 15 MPH and applying the brakes, the front wheels seized and the brakes failed. The condition of the road was wet. The contact stated there was a rattling noise that came from under the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic, who discovered a corroded brake proportioning valve. The failure was reported to the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 47,000. The current mileage was 51,000.

Filed Feb 11, 2013 · Acceleration · 130,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. The contact stated that while traveling 30 MPH, the accelerator pedal seized and the vehicle erroneously accelerated. The contact was able to stop the vehicle by shifting into neutral. The contact took the vehicle to a mechanic and was told that a mounting piece on the throttle cable fractured and caused the failure. The cruise control was disconnected to correct the failure. The failure and current mileages were 130,000...updated 03/18/13 *bf updated 03/27/13

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 3, 2005 · Engine · 56,860 miles · KS

I have a 2001 ford taurus station wagon with a little over 56,000 miles on it. I turned off the engine at a long stop light & when I turned it back on, I had no power steering. I was able to drive the car the remaining mile to work with great difficulty. When I got to work I noticed the serpentine belt had broke. After work, I was able to drive the car 2 miles to a garage for repairs, once again without power steering. The garage stated that the reason the serpentine belt broke was that the bearings in the air conditioning clutch were seized which caused the clutch to lock up. This caused tremendous friction on the serpentine belt causing it to break. The mechanic showed me the air conditioning clutch with the seized bearings & also stated that the bolt that holds the clutch to the engine was about to come off & that would have caused the clutch to come off the engine. The shop manager stated that this problem should never happen to a vehicle with this amount of miles on it, but he had noticed this problem lately with newer model fords. This problem did not cause an accident as I lost power steering when the vehicle was not moving. I am also a muscular man, so I was able to steer the vehicle at low speeds worth great difficulty. However, if this had happened at a highway speed with my wife or my teenage daughter driving, they would not have been able to control the vehicle & would probably have crashed potentially causing serious injury or death. I would like this problem investigated to see if there is a design problem with the air conditioning clutch on late model fords.

Filed Oct 12, 2003 · Engine, Wheels · MA

Problem with engine failure. *mr the consumer's service dealer had been unable to determine the cause of the engine failure. There was a noise coming from the driver's side wheel (front wheel was chopped), and the vehicle stalled. *scc various componets were replaced, however the vehicle continued to stall. *scc

Filed Jun 21, 2001 · Visibility · MN

Heater block incorrectly threaded to engine... Now need new engine... Have only had car for one month!! Accidently reported this complaint yesterday as a 2000 taurus... So you can delete that one!