Six problems related to starter have been reported for the 2001 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Ford Taurus based on all problems reported for the 2001 Taurus.
The contact states there is recall NHTSA campaign 04v332000 concerning the front coil springs; the vehicle was repaired by the previous owner according to the recall. Now, the contact has the same problem, which was affecting the rear coils springs. It was repaired at the contact's expense. The consumer had to purchase a new starter updated 01/11/06.
When placing key in the ignition, the vehicle will not start. This happened intermittently. Sometimes it would not start whatsoever. Vehicle had to be towed to dealer once. On 3 separate occasions the vehicle would not start at the dealership. Dealer said the first incident was a faulty starter, but after a couple of weeks this problem happened again even after starter was replaced. In this process of back and forth to dealer on 4 different times there was several repairs of starter, sensor, computer board, and some other electronic component and these all stemmed from placing key in the ignition and the vehicle would not start. Dealer said this was ignition and starter related. This is still a problem. Dealer business manager has extended the warranty.
Premature failure of the starter.
2001 Ford Taurus is having problems starting, also having problems with stalling . The vehicle will start back up, but the consumer has to shake and turn the steering wheel. This has been a problem for over a year. Consumer has taken the car to the dealership, but the dealership can not find cause of the problem. The problem is intermittent. That is why the dealership can not seem to find the problem. The car has been in the shop 3 times. First time the starter was changed. The problem still exists. The consumer has not contacted Ford motors. The dealership has told the consumer to bring back the car so they can examine the vehicle again. Slow speeds and turning are when the vehicle is stalling out. The consumer does not think that the motor is the problem, that is an electrical problem.
When key is turned to start engine ignition switch will not return to the number 4 position. Vehicle checked by dealer, who advised consumer that it is suppose to work that way. Consumer stated the starter blew up, the brakes were inoperative, the transmission does not shift properly, the windows were inoperative.
The consumer states that the engine had a lack of breaking, a malfunction in the transmission shifting, the left front window had locked, the switch caused the starter to become inop/remain in power, and the ignition switch locked in the start position. The dealer refused to remedy the problem.