Approximately 1 year ago, I was having mechanic problems with my 2001 ford taurus. The engine light came on. I had it inspected by a mechanic. The egr valve and egr sensor was replaced. About two weeks ago, the engine light came back on. I was not able to have it checked by a mechanic again. About a week ago, I noticed that when I started the engine, there was an instantaneous smell of exhaust in the passenger compartment. The windows were all in the closed position. I was required to drive with my windows down for a few days until I could have it looked at by a mechanic. The mechanic found that the egr sensor had melted due to the egr valve not functioning properly. The vacuum line from the egr valve to the egr sensor had also melted. During the few days that I had to drive it, I suffered from extreme headaches, nausea, and lightheadedness from the exhaust coming into the car. Although there was no fire, there was a great potential for a fire due to the extreme heat causing the sensor to melt.
2001 Ford Taurus: gas smell in the cabin
5 of the 1,036 complaints about the 2001 Ford Taurus describe gas smell in the cabin.
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- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 0%
- recalls
- 0
Gas smell in the cabin by model year
What owners say
Fuel odor coming in thru vents inside vehicle.odor noticed on start up ,,and after hot soak.cant find any fuel leaks.v-6 24 valve engine.
While driving a strong fuel odor consumes inside of vehicle. Odor becomes more pronounced when vehicle is parked in garage. Please give any further details.
My taurus has a strong smell of fuel vapors coming from under the hood after the engine is at operating temp!! I had a 2000 taurus that did exactly the same thing! After the dealer could not fix car ford sent out a factoy tech.he could not fix my 2000 taurus.I went to arbitration and the arbitrators could smell the fuel.I was awarded a new 2001 taurus.I received my 2001 with the same type engine.this is the 24 valve 3.0 litre v-6.now as I get more miles on my 2001 it has the same symptoms exactly as my 2000 did.I have noticed other people on ypur own web page complaining about a fuel odor on their 2000-2001 taurus.if you drive the car somewhere and shut it off the smell builds up under the hood.when you restart the car the smell comes inside the car thru the vents or heat ducts!!!!! I have walked up to other taurus in parking lots and they also smell of fuel.this is of courses that they have the 24v emblems on their fenders.
Strong fuel odor coming from under hood also comes inside car thru vents and heater. I had 2000 taurus same trouble same engine!!! Filed complaint with ford and received 2001 taurus after arbitration board hearing... Check the federal safety agency od id 871591,735485,872412. Obviously ford has a big problem with the 3.0 v6 24 valve engine. Please help me I am on my second taurus. Phoneman01.
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Questions about the 2001 Ford Taurus fuel smell
Is gas smell in the cabin a common problem on the 2001 Ford Taurus?
5 of 1,036 owner complaints about the 2001 Ford Taurus (0%) mention gas smell in the cabin. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Ford Taurus?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2001 Ford Taurus
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