general problems of the 2001 Ford Taurus

The car will sometimes stay at high rpms even when pressure is released on the accelerator pedal. This happened to me in 2018 when I first got the car and has happened recently in December 2020. In the first episode, I depressed the brake and the car did not slow down until I shifted to neutral. In the second, my wife had to throw it into park. The car was in motion on a city street in both instances going straight.

My high beam light indicator is on but the low beams are on. When I push the switch to turn my high beams on they turn on but the light indicator turns off and when switch my high beams on my speedometer starts kinda working, otherwise it doesn't work at all.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. While driving at low speeds, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. The failure occurred intermittently. In addition, when the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact was able to avoid a crash by shifting the gear into neutral. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the vehicle was operating as designed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 132,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle accelerated without warning while depressing the brake pedal. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 226,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. While driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. The contact then depressed the brake pedal and shifted into neutral in order to decelerate the vehicle. The contact then managed to merge to the emergency lane. The contact noticed that the vehicle would rev without being actually driven and shifted into park. The vehicle was to be towed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

While applying the brake to come to a stop at a red light, the vehicle began to surge at full throttle. In the eleven years I have owned this vehicle this is the fourth instance of the vehicle surging. To recover from this condition it was necessary to turn the ignition off, place the vehicle in park, and attempt to restart. It took three attempts at restarting to resolve the problem. The vehicle is in for repair. This is a dangerous condition which must be addressed by NHTSA.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that she was attempting to park when the vehicle accelerated and crashed into a building. The contact stated that the vehicle was not destroyed. The contact sustained a broken finger and a bruised knee. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 90,000.

I pulled out of a gas station. Came up to a stop light. After the light turned green I pushed the accelerator then noticed the car was increasing in speed without my foot on the accelerator. Came up to another stop light and could barely get the vehicle to stop.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving 1 mph and entering a parking space, the vehicle independently accelerated and crashed into a pole. The contact sustained injuries to the chest and the front passenger sustained injuries to the wrist and knee. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was not filed of the incident. The failure and current mileage was 37,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while reversing from a driveway, she applied the brakes and the brakes failed to respond. The vehicle instead accelerated while the contact had the brake pedal depressed. The speed increased to about 50 mph. The contact applied the emergency brake lever and the vehicle did not stop. The contact turned off vehicle in order to stop. The vehicle was no taken to dealer or repair shop for inspection. The manufacturer was notified, however no further assistance was provided. The failure and current mileages were 107,000.

The contact owns 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving at any speed the vehicle surged and continued to surge while the brake was depressed. The contact had to place the vehicle in neutral in order to stop the surging and caused the contact to crash into a vehicle. The contact stated the failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 99,000 and the current mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that she made a right turn at 15 mph with her foot on the brake pedal when the vehicle suddenly began to accelerate. She had to shift into neutral and turn the vehicle off to stop the acceleration. The contact planned to have the vehicle inspected at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 121,000.

The gas peddle on my 2001 Taurus has been sticking for about the past three years. I have taken it to auto repair shops and always ask for it to be looked at when other repairs are needed. However, no one seems to know what to do about the sticking. I am afraid that it will stay in a stuck position while driving so I am extremely cautious. Lately it seems to have gotten worse especially in the colder weather. I realize the car is over 10 years old, but this is a real hazard.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. After being parked for approximately ten or fifteen minutes, the contact heard a loud bang. The vehicle caught fire and it was extinguished by the fire department. A report was filed. The vehicle and a grill were destroyed. The contact has pictures. The current and failure mileages were 165,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while attempting to park, the vehicle lunged forward and crashed into a coffee shop. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure, but was unable to determine the cause. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 62,476. . . Updated 04/16/12 the consumer stated on December 24, 2011, while driving 35-40 mph, the vehicle began to accelerate on its own and the engine began racing. When the consumer arrived to his destination, the engine was still revving loudly. The consumer placed the vehicle in park. However, the engine continued to rev. He pressed hard on the accelerator and the engine stopped revving. Updated 05/30/12.

My parents were getting off of the highway and the vehicle would not stop. My dad was standing on the brake pedal with all of his strength but the car kept moving through a red light and into oncoming traffic where they were hit by several vehicles. My father had multiple serious injuries and died on August 10th of 2007 as a result of those injuries.

While depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated with high engine rev. It was necessary to turn off the ignition to eliminate the hazardous condition. Ford needs to address this recurring issue as reported by other owners. Previously, on 9/10/03, this vehicle was brought to the dealership for the same problem and supposedly repaired. This issue is not the result of depressing the brake and accelerator pedal simultaneously. The vehicle has been the subject of a recall concerning the lateral distance between the brake and accelerator pedals. This latter issue was addressed and resolved by the dealership. The accelerating issue is definitely an equipment failure. Nhtsa needs to address this safety hazard now!.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. She states that when getting ready to put the vehicle into park and to hit the brakes vehicle accelerated. This happened twice, and she was afraid that this was going to cause a crash because the first time vehicle hit some barriers but there was no crash. Was reported the insurance company. Consumer added that the vehicle s vehicle surged, accelerated, stalled and hesitated.

When at a stop vehicle hesitated before accelerating. Dealership mechanic was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

Consumer states when starting the vehicle, the rpms rise and then fall. Also, when putting vehicle in reverse it surges backward. This vehicle is a 2000 version of the Ford Taurus. Then, the dealer put him into a 2001 Ford Taurus, and that vehicle did the same thing. When he complained, the dealer said that this was a characteristic of this vehicle. Consumer states this vehicle is dangerous- because one never know when it is going to surge forward or backward.

When the vehicle was put in drive the vehicle accelerated in reverse which caused minor damage to the vehicle.

Vehicle accelerated when at a full stop at red light. It was necessary to turn off the ignition to disengage. Vehicle was immediately brought to and left at Ford dealership as unsafe to drive.

While driving and when vehicle accelerates to 25/35mph if foot is removed from gas pedal, vehicle will not decrease in speed until brakes are applied. Contacted dealer. *akconsumer took vehicle for inspection to two dealers who both informed consumer that the vehicle was operating fine. They further explained that the speed problem is characteristic fo the 2000 thru 2002 Taurus.

While applying the brakes when coming to a stop engine began accelerating without any control or direction from the driver. Engine stopped revving when the driver placed the transmission in the park position.

Vehicle lurches and revs at high speed when brakes are depressed at low speed or when brakes are applied when attempting to shift from drive to reverse or reverse to drive, consumer is able to stop vehicle when shifting to park and turning off the ignition.

When backing up at almost 0 mph, the car accelerated and drove backwards up a hill in a parking lot. Down the same way, at a high rate of speed. Damage was $1500. Dealer found no problem, but I know there was something very wrong.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while trying to park his vehicle, the vehicle would accelerate independently. The contact had to press the brake pedal hard in order to get the vehicle to stop. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 300. Updated 12/21/lj.

When starting and shifting into gear vehicle would surge forward or backward intermittently. Vehicle been into dealer shop on five occasions, and unable to duplicate the problem. Feel free to provide any further information.

Vehicle will surge forward about 3-4 inches when starting vehicle or shifting vehicle into park. Cause is unknown. Consumer states that vehicle also surges backwards in park.

On three occasions, although I didn't realize it at the time, while braking to stop, I was also accelerating causing the car to lurch forward. The harder a pressed on the brake the greater the accelleration. As I said, I had no idea my right foot was on both pedals at the same time. I had the car towed back to clarke Ford for their inspection. They performed that inspection on 8/21 and reported no apparent problems. I returned to the dealership that evening to pick up the vehicle. The salesman and I took a test drive to see if I could replicate what I had experieced on the 19th. Couldn't do it so I drove my other vehicle home and the salesman followed me home in the new vehicle. The salesman drove me back to the dealership and as he proceded into a parking space he braked to stop the car but at the same time the car wanted to accelerate just as had happened to me on three occassions. The startled salesman exclaimed "is that what happened to you" and he looked down at his which was on both the brake and the accelerator. Mystery solved. This had never happened with any other vehicle I have owned or leased in 43 years of driving. I inspected the position of the brake and accelerator pedals in my other two cars and a couple of CO-workers cars and discovered that the distances, both depth and width, on the new Taurus were much closer than the other vehicles. On the new Taurus, I can depress the brake with my hand and it will desend to a level lower than the accelerator. I could not do this in the other vehicles, even by using my foot to brake. The brake pedal never got to the level of the accelerator. I believe the Ford new design, which is a power adjustable brake and accelerator pedal bar to accomodate short statured people, could be a defect which could cause serious accidents, similar to those that occured in the Jeep a number of years ago.

Fast idle speed immediately goes to race track mode when vehicle is started from a cold start. When backing, one must take foot off of the gas pedal to prevent a fast idle or lose control. Mr scc.

When driving at any speed and releasing the accelerator pedal the car continues at the same speed. It slows down very gradually and requires half a mile for each 5 mph decreasing in speed, the dealer said this was a characteristic of the vehicle.

Vehicle experiences sudden accelerartion when attempting to slow or stop the vehicle.