Gasoline Engine Problems of Ford Taurus - part 1

Rough idle, taken to dealer under warranty and was told Ford was aware of problem and had issued a computer update for the issue. Car was serviced and idle was only improved for 1 week or less. Idle continues to be rough and shop has not been able to identify the problem. This has been problem since the day I purchased the car.

See all problems of the 2004 Ford Taurus 🔎.

Driving on highway, vehicle suddenly lost power. Pulled off roadway. Smoke coming from under hood. Raised hood and called 911. Fire department responded to put out fire. Car fully engulfed in flames. Car total loss, front end melted, passenger area fully involved in fire. Extra Ford manufacturer 75,000 warranty specifically states it will cover engine defects, etc however Ford says it can't determine the cause of fire due to excessive thermal damage.

See all problems of the 2003 Ford Taurus 🔎.

The cam shaft sprocket failed, resulting in a extensive damage to the engine. Dt.

See all problems of the 1996 Ford Taurus 🔎.

While driving at highway speed and shut down causing lost of power steering. Ts.

Consumer states that while driving the vehicle smoke started coming out of the vehicle and seconds later the vehicle got completely on fire. Fire was coming from the engine. Dealer was not notified. Nlm.

See all problems of the 1998 Ford Taurus 🔎.

Engine is ticking. Took vehicle to dealer ,and stated that motor needed replacing. Please provide any further information.

See all problems of the 1997 Ford Taurus 🔎.

Engine died at freeway speed. I was able to maneuver to the shoulder and re-start engine. This is the second occurrence. Both incidents happened during hot weather. I took the car to the dealership both times. Dealership couldn't find the cause.

See all problems of the 2000 Ford Taurus 🔎.

I was driving home from work on a busy highway (rt. 80) when th Ford Taurus that I was driving began to shut off. I was driving 50 miles per hour when the car began to slow down to a complete stop. I managed to get the car pulled over to the shoulder on the busy highway. It was rush hour and the highway was extremely busy. When I came to a complete stop I opened the hood on the busy highway. There was smoke coming up from the antifreeze overflow tank. I checked the oil and it was ok. I had the car towed to a garage. The garage informed me there was a crack in the head gasket or in the engine block. This garage did not want to touch the car because they said oil was mixing with the antifreeze. I then had the car towed to a Ford dealer in lehighton,PA they informed me that there is internal damage to my motor and the repairs could cost up to $4000. I have had this vehicle for 1 year and I still owe $11,000 on the vehicle. I was never offered an extended warrenty on the car. I do not feel like this is my fault and I do not feel like I should have to pay $4000 repair for this car. Thankyou, laura cox.

See all problems of the 1999 Ford Taurus 🔎.

Vehicle cut off while driving at highway speed of 70 mph and without warning. Vehicle towed to dealer. Feel free to provide any further information.

When starting vehicle it will kick over but fail to start. After numerous tries vehicle will start, this has happened several times. Vehicle has been inspected by dealer several times, mechanic found no problem.

This failure has happened to atleast 100 of the 20,000 Taurus sho vehicles manufactured it is only a matter of time before it happens to all of them. Ford has done nothing to resolve this defect or bad design problem becasue there has not been any loss of life. It is only going to be until there is some unsuspecting mother and child that dies from losing control of the vehicle on an expressway when this happens. Then maybe Ford will try to rectify the problem. Please do what you can to force Ford to rectify the problem before the loss of life has occured. Not only will Ford not fix there mistake but they have the only parts to repair these vehicle and have set the price to puchase these parts at an outragous amount. $1000 for a new cam. $500 for a gasket set $12000 for a new engine.

While driving 66mph vehicle lost all power without warning. Everything locked up. Took to dealer, and daler indicated engine needed to be replaced.

Car stalll without warning, dealer cannot find problem, may result in serious accident. Other Taurus owners have this problem. Ford is not interested.

While in motion the service light illuminated and then began to flash.

This is the second blower motor to need replacing.

While pumping fuel into vehicle with engine off a fire started in engine compartment. Local fire departmentarrived and extinguished the fire. While being towed fire restarted again within engine compartment, fire was extinguished again by local fire department. Feel free to provide any further information concerning this matter.

See all problems of the 2002 Ford Taurus 🔎.

I have found numerous examples of this type of failure on various websites (. . Read more...

Consumer stated there was an excessive crank in the mornings, dealer stated that vehicle needs to be started every 2 days, if not vehicle will experience a slow start.

No summary listed for above vehicle.

Was driving approximately 40mph when it suddenly stopped. Was no warning. Vehicle towed to mechanic. Found engine damage due to lack of fluid. Freeze plugs ahd fallen out, and leaked fluid. Vehicle fuel had registered overheating.

Excellent svc history, engine blew after warranty, Ford motor company and dealer wouldn't cover and I defenitely could not afford a new engine/replacement , surrendered vehicle under bankruptsy, quite surprised vehicle engine expired at such low mileage. I will be happy to provide any prior service reports, from oil changes to anything. Thanks.

No summary listed for above vehicle.

Consumer states engine idle will go to 800 to 100 rpms at times while idling in gear, dealer unable to duplicate the problem.

No summary listed for abov evehicle.

While driving was hit in front. First, vehicle spun; then, caught on fire without a prior warning.

Was driving to work ar 5am on 6-21 and it was raining while sitting at a stop sign an 18 wheeler passed and caused water to splash up and my car died. I started the car and went on to work and worked 7. 5 hours on my way home I was motioned off the road by another driver and told to get out of the car that there was flames shooting out from the car this driver took me to get a tow truck and while we were gone the fire dept had to be called to put a fire out on the car. The car has been at putnam Lincoln for over 2 months because it has to have a new motor and Ford will not replacre the motor because they said I drove through water this has caused me much stress and mental trauma and because of this I might have to file bankruptcy if I can not get help getting my car back on the road. I was told by putnam that the same thing happened to another Ford car the same day and have been told about several 1997 Ford vechicles that the same thing has happened to and that the consumer has to pay to fix the vechicle I can not afford to fix the vechicle and it is not safe for a vechicle that will catch on fire to be on the road and if the problem was due to me driving in the rain that am why and how could it catch on fire that afternoon. I need help desperately please I have also been told that Ford can not determing the amount of damage caused by the fire until they get the 3500. Need for the new motor and get the car started again all Ford has offered me is to extend two months payments I am scared of this vehicle and do not really want it back but I need to get the whole situation resolved somehow I had this vechicle back to the dealer several times for fuel pump problems whie it was still under warranty I thank god that I was not injured but I need something done about the car.

I was at a stop light when I first smelled the intoxicating fumes. Once the light turned I proceded to drive about 1/8th mile. While driving the car became difficult to accelerate. The oil light came on and the car instantly went dead making it nearly impossible to steer off to the side of the road. The dealership did say they have heard of this problem with the 1999 Ford Taurus, however there is not a recall on them. The dealership that repaired my car had another car come in with the same problem while my car was there.

Our Taurus has had overheating problems since we bought it, Ford didn't fix the problem until there was over 66,000 miles on the car. Today while driving on the expressway the engine threw a rod or piston.

Intermittent problem with engine hesitating while driving. Dealer was not notified at this time. Informed consumer to report condition to dealer.

Idle speed will increase while driving resulting in sudden unexplained high idle/acceleration rate (idle speed increases from 600-800 rpm to 1500-2000 rpm) that makes stopping difficult. In addition, with this high idle the car will make a sudden surge when brake is released. Car has been to dealer over 18 times, dealer and Ford are aware of problem, have changed numerous parts but were never able to find actual cause. Ford refuses to make replacement and/or repurchase offer other than what dealer will offer as minimal "trade-in" value if I purchase a new Ford. Dt.

No summary listed for above vehicle.

This problem really hampers my need for speed. No safety defect listed in summary.

Many problems since purchase, very disatisfied, car was not checked out prior to sale, car was missing basic fluids, car had lights out which I was ticketed for, car was running horrible needed brakes, also needed what was thought to be a tuneup but car continued to run horrible which looks to have turned out to be engine problems which led to replacement of engine.

When vehicle was turned off it caught a fire in the engine towards the passenger's side. Please provide further information.

Intermittent operation on low and high speed settings- dealer did not repair after complaint. Problem occurs with relative frequency.