2001 Ford Taurus Engine Problems

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WHILE DRIVING AT A 50MILES PER HOUR SPEED ON BRONX RIVER PARKWAY NEW YORK THE THEFT LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD CUTTING OFF ALL THE ELECTRICITY AND SHUTTING OFF THE CAR FORCING ME TO GO ON THE ROAD SHOULDER. FORTUNATELY WAS NO ACCIDENT BUT IT WAS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. SINCE THEN THIS SITUATION HAPPEN 4 TO 5 TIMES MORE. *TR

LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE FIREWALL. *TR

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR STALL AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WHILE DRIVING. THIS INCIDENT HAPPEN TWICE TODAY AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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.

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.*JB

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. *TR

REPEATED EXPENSIVE REPAIRS REQUIRED TO REPLACE BLOWER MOTOR CONTROL AND BLOWER FAN DUE TO LEAK IN RH COWLING. HAD TO INSTALL BRAIN HAT. *TR

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. *JB

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. *JB

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.*AK

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. *NM

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.