Ten problems related to tank assembly have been reported for the 1999 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Gas tank rusted through, and leaking.
The consumer took the vehicle to the repair shop for routine maintenance. The mechanic informed the consumer that a hole was inside of the gas tank which was leaking gas and it needed to be replaced. Please fill in additional information.
Fuel guage on instrument panel failed which in turn caused me to drive vehicle until gas was empty which in turn caused the fuel pump to fail. Dealer will not work with me on the cost to repair this. I feel it is unfair that I have to pay $700 to get all these repairs done when it was Ford's fault in the first place. If the fuel guage on the dash would have been working properly then I would have known I was running out of gas and the fuel pump would have never been damaged. Nlm.
I am unable to fill the car with gas. I took the car to the dealer lafres Ford first appointment on 6/21/01. The dealer asked me to take the car at the end of the day. They order a part which is not on stock. I was told to slowly fill with gas. Will contact me when they receive the part. When I took the car to fill it, it took me over half an hour for half tank 'extremely slow'. After contacting them the following week, I got an appointment to replace the part for 7/2/01. I left them the car for this part and also for 15,000 miles service. I picked the car at 2:30 p. M. And the invoice showed replacement part 'xf1z-9034-aa' pipe assy-fuel. When I went to fill the car with gas I experienced the same thing. I took tha car back to the dealer after 5 minutes. I was told that they have to consult engineering an Ford for authorization to replace the gas tank. Today on July 6, 01 I got a message on my answering machine that the car is ready for pickup. When I went to pick the car, I was told that Ford did not authorize the tank replacement. They can not help me. They gave me a print of case # 12455 which explain a problem with 1999 Taurus/sable slow fuel fill. I don't know what to do as I can't live with this extremely slow filling the car with gas. P. S. : the car is still under the factory warranty and I also have extended warranty.
I have had my Taurus at the shop now 4 times. There is gas leaking out of my car everytime I fill up. I was told that I was "over filling" the tank, but that's crap. I am a working mother of 3 and I have to depend on my car. It is a real inconvience that I have to keep taking this car back and forth to the shop when it is only 9 months old. Ford should be willing to replace this car out of good buisness. I'm sure the president of the company would not like for his wife to have to drive a car with this problem or his children. This is only my second Ford car, and with this experience under my belt, you can best believe that I will "never" purchase another one. It is my hope that the president of the company sees and reads this complaint.
Vehicle stalls when gas tank is less than 1/4 filled and only when driving up a steep hill. Dealer has looked at this 4 times. They can't find the cause. Ford regional office in san francisco says this is normal.
Gas gauge wasn't working properly. It was showing that there wasn't any gas in the vehicle although tank was half full. Dealer replace gas gauge. Also consumer can can smell gas fumes.
Driver reported fuel guage stuck on full. When taken to dealer, repair order shows instrument panel fuel guage replaced, but when tested fuel guage still inop. Repair order shows finally testing found "missing ffv sensor module". Installed module. Repair order also shows "wiring diagram was incorrect".
Design flaw of the gas tank assembly causing consumer to overfill tank also tank registers improper gas tank indication, repaired on one occasion however continues to experience problems.
Possible fire hazard. No safety defect listed.