My 2001 ford taurus engine stops working after driving for a while. On several occasions it stopped while driving on the highway. There are no warning signs. This can be a very dangerous situation esp on the highway. The engine starts on its own after a few hours.
2001 Ford Taurus engine complaints
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Rear coil springs and head gasket I didn't know how to describe the head gasket from the choices.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle began to overheat. There was no smoke coming from the engine compartment, but the temperature dial dropped quickly. Within minutes, the contact pulled the vehicle over and shut off the engine. She allowed the vehicle to cool off and it was towed to a repair shop. The mechanic checked the vehicle and stated that all of the fluids were fine; however, the catalytic converter failed. The vehicle heads were made of aluminum and when the engine overheated, they warped and cracked. The failure caused the entire motor to be replaced. During the entire ordeal, there were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure has not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 80,000. Updated 08/31/09 *bf updated 09/03/09.
Drove home from work. Was inside my home about 10 minutes. Heard a loud noise went out side and my car was on fire. Fire men put it out and said it probably started up in the dash area.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. While driving 30-40 MPH, the vehicle would suddenly shut off lose power steering ability. The vehicle would drift to a stop and the interior lights remained illuminated on the instrument panel. During the first few failures, the contact was able to pull the vehicle to the side of the road and walk home. She sent her husband to check the vehicle and it started up normally. On other occasions, it would take hours to days before the vehicle could be restarted. Two different mechanics have performed diagnostic tests on the vehicle and they both stated that the cause of the failure was the box installed on the vehicle by the loan company. The contact called the loan company and they informed her to call their technician. The technician stated that it was not the box, even though it had not yet been inspected. He also refused to replace the box unless the contact paid $80 for the inspection service. The failure mileage was 96,000 and current mileage was 96,500.
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. When the air conditioner was turned on, the engine would stall. The weather was 90 degrees. There were no warning indicators. The vehicle would restart after several hours. The dealer was unable to diagnose or repair the failure. The failure mileage was 98,000 miles. The current mileage was 105,000.
Water leak caused blower motor & resistor to short. $475 + tax to reprit. Internet search yields many other similar complaints and occurrences. Silent recall by ford that is repaired at no cost while car still under warranty. However, when car out of warranty, consumer responsible for cost of repairing this defect. Reference ford technical service bulletins tsb 04-15-3 and tsb 03-15-6.
Repeated expensive repairs required to replace blower motor control and blower fan due to leak in rh cowling. Had to install brain hat.
Check engine light turned on in october 2005 and was told it was a failure of egr sensor; light turned off when I added more coolant to the reservoir, which was empty but not generating a heating message. Light turned back on after next gas fill.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. The brake light stayed lit when the engine was off. The ford dealer replaced the stop lamp switch harness. The contact stated that recall#04v106000 was issued for the same failure. However, the manufacturer stated that it did not include this vehicle due to the VIN. The contact has the repair invoice. The current and failure mileage were 66,000. *ak update 4/23/07*tr the tensioner and belt was replaced
Tl* -the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus ses. The contact stated that the front end of the vehicle shook while driving at 45 MPH or faster and got worse the vehicle reached 60 MPH. Also, the contact stated that the engine light turned on approximately 2 months after purchasing the vehicle and has not turned off. The contact was told that the emissions caused the engine light to turn on, but that she should not worry about it. The contact had the vehicle for three years now. The contact stated that the engine lost power about 8 months ago, she got a jump start, and had no problem again. The vehicle was currently in a repair shop, and she was told that there was a coolant leak, and that the vehicle needed to have the radiator flushed. The failure and current mileage were both 94600.*ak updated 04/09/07.
Dt: contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. The contact stated while driving at any speed vehicle stalled. The contact stated that before the engine stalled he anti-theft light illuminated. Other than this light there were no other warnings indications that the engine was going to stall. The contact stated that this did not happen every time she drove the vehicle. After waiting five or ten minutes the vehicle started again. But after driving approximately 40 minutes the vehicle will stall again. The dealership states that they could not find out what was wrong with the vehicle. The contact has not contacted the manufacturer.
Went out of town for the day, car starting making noises. Noises seem to be intermediate, we cut our trip short and drove home. It is in the area of 100 miles home. When we got home I parked it till next day and had someone look at it. They said a bolt either fell out or broke and my hub assemply was falling apart. At that point they also tell me I was lucky that the pulley didn't freeze up on me because I would have lost all power. At 65 MPH coming home we could have been killed. I called my ford dealer and they suggested that I get it to a ford dealer here and let them look at it. I had it towed the next day and they veriified the same information. They said I needed to replace the A/C compressor, clutch, pulley and a coil. I did speak to ford and they didn't seem to think that they should assit in any repairs because my warranty expired. My biggest thing is that the car was falling apart while driving down the road. It was not due from neglect or an accident. Their lack of concern was disturbing. I have not repaired it as of yet but when I do I will keep the old parts.
While operating my 2001 ford taurus ses, the vehicle overheated with no warning (low coolant light did not illuminate). I was able to pull the vehicle off the interstate with much difficulty under no power. Upon inspecting the engine, found several cracks in the radiator overflow (plastic) reservoir. Was able to get the vehicle running again after adding coolant. I was able to get the car home, but overheated on the way 3 times. I ordered a new reservoir from ford for $103.00 and will install it myself once it arrives.
Constant water leak on drivers side floor, anytime it rains or is washed. Brought back to dealer several times without results. Coolant leak, air bag sensor comes on occasionaly.
On june 4th, I was travelling on I-95 south bound (new jersey turnpike) when all of a sudden my 2001 ford taurus lost power, and stalled out. I immediately pulled over to the shoulder. I took it to an independent mechanic who advised that the engine head gasket may be the cause. After taking it to the dealer they advised that this is not covered, since the warranty has expired. I only have 33,000 miles on the vehicle, and this should nevere happen to any ford product, especially with 33,000 miles. Obviously, their is an engine problem that ford may not want to address, and as always the consumer gets the short end of the stick. I strongly belive there is a considerable defect with this model engine and should be investigated.
Dt: without warning the head gasket blew out. While driving caller lost power and had to pull off the side of road. Vehicle was towed. Dealer will not cover the damages because warranty expired. Manufacturer said the same thing.
Complaint regarding the 2001 ford taurus front coil spring recall repairs. *mr recall campaign#04v332000. The consumer was driving home when the tire blewout because it was ripped completely around due to a rear cracked coil spring. *sc the consumer had to replace 3 serpentine belts.
2001 ford taurus experiencing problems with stalling.***no answer required***. *mr consumer stated that this vehicle has had major problems since the date of purchase. *bf
Excessive acceleration. I was going up a hill in dc traffic and could not stop accelerating. I had to put the emergency brakes on and turn the car off. Hrottle positoin sensor went out. I sent the car to the ford dealership. My extented warranty did not cover that b/c they said it was a fuel system problem not a emission problem.
While driving engine stalled. Took vehicle to dealer for inspection twice, but the cause of the problem could not be determined.
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.
The vehicle stalled intermittently. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealership changed the egr sensor. However, the problem still continued. The cause of the failure was undetermined. Provide further details. *jb....dealership also replaced front brake pads.
I started hearing a noise in the engine, particularly when accelerating or idling. This started on wed., 11/10 and I took it to the dealer 11/17. I was told that the air conditioner compressor had fallen apart, that the belts were barely holding it on, and since I am 10 months out of warranty, it will be $1200 to repair. After checking with a mechanic that we use to maintain other vehicles, we found that this was a reasonable price so we authorized the repair by the dealer. However, they were unable to tell me how this could happen to a 3+ year old car with 32000 miles on it. I was told that if I continued to drive the car, the compressor could fall out at any time and I would be unable to drive the vehicle.
While driving,the vehicle stalled. The consumer tried to restart the vehicle but was unsuccessful. The consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic was unable to duplicated the problem. Please fill in additional information.
While having the oil changed consumer was told that the head gasket was blown. There was no defects noticeable by the consumer. It was the second incident concerning head gasket.
While driving consumer smelled something burning and smoke. This happened on three different occasions. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer. However, the problem recurred.
The consumer stated the emission sensor light continued to stay on. The part has been replaced, however the light is now back on. Please provide additional information.
I own a 2001 ford taurus the car won't shift into gear is this problem going to be recalled? 23,000 miles same vehicle has 23,000 miles the egr valve has been replaced twice is this going to be recalled?
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