2004 Ford Taurus: fire, smoke or burning smell

10 of the 375 complaints about the 2004 Ford Taurus describe fire, smoke or burning smell.

owner complaints: 10
of this car's complaints: 3%
typical mileage: 79,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 11 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year

2018
1
2017
1
2016
1
2015
1
2014
6
2013
7
2012
1
2011
5
2010
5
2008
3
2006
4
2005
9
2004
10
2003
16
2002
15
2001
19
2000
21
1999
18
1998
11
1997
11
1996
11
1995
33
1994
24
1993
45
1992
19
1991
10
1990
14

What owners say

Filed Sep 19, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 100,000 miles · TX · fire

The whole entire wires under the dashboard caught on fire and almost blew me my kids up in dallas texas, had it total and the mechanic stated that the whole computer system blew the wires out and that it was a manufacturing problem.

Filed Jun 26, 2015 · Body, Electrical · LA · fire

Drove car about 4 miles. No problems. When parked it was smoking real bad under hood then caught on fire. Fireman said it was electrical. It gave no warning. As I looked on this website I have seen that I am not the only person that has had this happen. My car is totaled and I am without a vehicle. Now what will ford do about that? I could have been killed. Thank god I wasn't.

Filed Aug 27, 2010 · Fuel system · 130,000 miles · NC · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving, she turned on the cruise control and the vehicle began slipping out of gear. When she pulled over, the vehicle began sputtering. She turned the vehicle off and restarted and the vehicle stalled. She turned it off and on again but it stalled again. The contact opened the hood of the vehicle and flames began "shooting out". The vehicle completely burned. There was a fire report filed with the fire department; a firefighter stated that a fuel leak could have caused the failure but was unsure. The contact had not spoken with the manufacturer at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 130,000-

Filed Jun 22, 2010 · Visibility · 64,782 miles · FL · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus se. While driving at 45 MPH with the rear window defroster activated, the contact smelled electrical smoke and found that the rear window defroster was on fire. The defroster was shut off and the rear window shattered. The contact proceeded to drive the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer advised the failure was one of a kind and advised him to replace the rear window before any repairs could be made to the defroster unit. The rear defrost connector was replaced on july 16, 2010. Updated 09/27/10

Filed Jun 1, 2010 · Electrical · 87,000 miles · MO · fire

I was driving my 2004 ford taurus, car suddenly began smoking, pulled over and hood of car completely in flames. Fire dept came and put fire out. Car is totaled, insurance advised was electrical fire.

Filed May 12, 2009 · Engine · 79,000 miles · NJ · fire

Car had no pickup, then the manifold caught fire. Found out it was a bad cat which caused it. Had to replace the manifold asy, sensor asy, egr valve gasket, egr solenoid.

Filed Mar 12, 2009 · Steering · 68,000 miles · MI · fire

As I was pulling into my driveway I noticed smoke rolling out from under the car hood. When we got the hood up we discovered the hood insulation on fire. We used a fire extinguisher to put it out. Besides the insulation, the windshield washer fluid hose was burnt through and loose from the hood and part of hood was burnt. The body shop said the cause was the result of fluid leaking from the power steering hose onto the hot manifold and starting the fire. This was the first time this has happened in my car. The hood was fixed and windshield washer hose and nozzle were replaced. A new power steering fluid hose has been ordered to replace the other one but is on back order so my car sits at the body shop.

Filed Jan 5, 2009 · Electrical · MN · fire

Wiring in dashboard caught on fire while parked.

Filed Sep 2, 2005 · Seats · 44,103 miles · TX · fire

Dt: driver's seat caught on fire on august 3, 2005. There was a police officer that put the fire out. The consumer contacted the dealer and wanted the consumer to pay for repairing the seat. *ak *sc

Filed Jul 12, 2005 · Engine · 3,261 miles · IN · fire

Dt: the consumer had a 2004 ford taurus that was purchased on 4/1/05. On 6/25/05, 10 minutes after the oil was changed the vehicle caught on fire down the road from the dealer. The insurance investigator said the fire started because the dealer didn't put the oil cap back on properly.