2000 FORD TAURUS Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN TRAFFIC. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER FROM THE "HIGH SPEED LANE" AND ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SIT, IT STARTED AND HAS NOT STALLED SINCE. THIS WAS POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS.*AK

ENGINE HAS STALLED APPROX. 10 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE 2 YEARS AGO--1ST TIME AT 2281 MILES, TECHNICIANS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM

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.*AK

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.*JB

VEHICLE STALLED AT 65 MPH AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

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.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, FUEL PUMP AND STARTER SWITCH WERE REPLACED/COMPUTER WAS UPDATED, AND WIRING HARNESS WAS REPAIRED, HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE IDLE WILL GO TO 800 TO 100 RPMS AT TIMES WHILE IDLING IN GEAR, DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JB

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED CERTAIN PARTS BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. NLM

CONSUMER STATES WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SAW COUPLE OF SPARKS SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND OCCURRED A FIRE. NLM *JG

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY/AT ANY SPEED. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES TO GET THE IGNITION CHECKED, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NLM *TT

THERE WERE TWO INCIDENTS WHERE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED (10MPH) ABS LIGHT TURNED ON AND ENGINE MADE VERY STRONG NOISE. AFTER STOPPING AND MOVING TO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE MADE EVEN A LOUDER SQUEAKING NOISE. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING THE CAR ALL WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED TWICE OVER THE LAST MONTH AND CONCERNS ME ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I WERE DRIVING IN ON HIGHWAY AT A HIGHER SPEED. THE DEALER TRIED TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT IDENTIFY IT AND DOES NOT KNOW THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE IDLE WILL GO TO 800 TO 100 RPMS AT TIMES WHILE IDLING IN GEAR, DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JB

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED CERTAIN PARTS BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. NLM

HAD TROUBLE WITH CAR STALLING AT 1200 MILES. ALSO VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE CONSTANTLY WHEN HITTING THE GAS, WANTS TO CUT OFF. HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, AT ONE TIME VEHICLE JUST LURGE FORWARD. ON 7/21/00, WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC VEHICLE JUST STALLED.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER , AND AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. IT RETURNED TO NORMAL TRAVEL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60-65 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ON JULY 29,2001, WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD, THE CAR DIED. THE DASH LIGHT JUST CAME ON AND THE JUST QUIT RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. NO INDICATION CAME FROM THE CAR OTHER THAN JUST STOPPED RUNNING. IT DIDN'T HESITATE,BULK, OR ANYTHING, JUST DIED. IF THIS WAS ON AN INNERSTATE FREEWAY, IT COULD OF BEEN DISASTROUS.*AKY

WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER SITTING FOR ONE HOUR, VEHICLE RESTARTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON EXPRESSWAY. BUT VEHICLE WOULD RESTART EVERY TIME. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CONSUMER STATES IT JUST STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND LOST ALL POWER. WAITED ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES VEHICLE RESTARTED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. *AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 7 TIMES AT ANY SPEED/ ANY TIME, TAKEN TO DEALER 6 TIMES. DEALER UNABLE TO REMEDY SITUATION. *AK

LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON, BUT CAR DID NOT OVERHEAT, BUT ANTIFREEZE DID LEAK OUT OF HEATER BLOCK. TOOK CAR TO DEALER... HEATER BLOCK THREADED INCORRECTLY TO ENGINE. NOW TOLD I NEED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE! I HAVE ONLY HAD CAR FOR A MONTH!

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. NO INJURIES OR COLLISION OCCURRED. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING UNDER 40 MPH AND APPLYING OR TAPPING BRAKES, AND THEN REAPPLYING ACCELERATOR, ENGINE WILL BEGIN TO RUMBLE AND CAUSE VIBRATION IN VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE SECONDS, AND THEN SHUTDOWN. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON. THIS ALSO OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. CONSUMER SOMETIMES WASABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AFTER THIS EVENT OCCURRED, ,WHILE OTHER TIMES HE WAS FORCED TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND WORKED ON FUEL PUMP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND FUEL DELIVERY MODULE REPLACED BY A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20-30 MPH, VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALER COUILD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE WENT IN REVERSE FROM DRIVE WHILE STOPPED AT SIGNAL. *YH

WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY CUT OUT,THE BATTERY LIGHT FLASHED ON THEN OFF & THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED ON ALL THE WAY HOME.DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND NO PROBLEM.IT HAS OPERATED PERFECTLY EVER SINCE.DEALER PERFORMED TEST P1237 & SSM 14041 & COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG..

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STALLED, DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY, AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. *CJ

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STALLED, DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY, AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. *CJ

ENGINE MAKES RATTLING NOISES AND ENGINE LIGHT HAS CAME ON TWICE WITHIN TWO MONTHS, VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING STALLING WITH NO WARNING, DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A SIDE STREET WHILE IT WAS RAINING AT THAT EVENING. SHE WAS GOING DOWN A MOUNTAIN HILL AND VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE TO LEFT INTO THE CROSS LANE. SHE APPLIED BRAKES, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THEN, SHE SLAMMED INTO A MUD ENBANKMENT. STARTED VEHICLE UP, AND SHE DROVE AWAY TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. A WEEK BEFORE THAT INCIDENT, SERVICE DEPARTMENT KEPT VEHICLE FOR FIVE DAYS. MECHANIC GAVE HER SERVERAL PAGES OF INVESTIGATION OF VEHICLE, AND TOLD HER THAT SHE HAD TO USE SUMMER BLEND GASOLINE SO THAT HER VEHICLE WOULDN'T STALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CAR STARTS TO BUCK A LITTLE, AND THEN MOTOR SHUTS DOWN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, CONSUMER LOSES BRAKES/STEERING, AND EVERYTHING JUST SHUTS DOWN.*AK

BEING A BRAND NEW CAR AND TWO STALLING INCIDENTS ON THE ROAD, I FEEL I SHOULD GET A NEW CAR. *AK

2000 TAURUS WITH DURATEC ENGINE HAS A 'COMPLETE' ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT 35 MPH. WHEN THE 'COMPLETE' ENGINE SHUTDOWN OCCURRED, I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICAL IN THE ROAD. THIS WAS A 'LIFE THREATENING' EXPERIENCE AS I DIRECTED TRAFFIC AROUND MY 'DEAD' CAR. A WRECKER WAS CALLED AND THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THREE DAYS TO FIX THE CAR! IF THE "COMPLETE ENGINE SHUTDOWN" OCCURRED WHEN TRAVELLING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RESULT COULD BE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. FORD NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THE "QUALITY" DEFECT IN THIS CAR. I HAVE GREAT CONCERN WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICAL FOR FEAR OF AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

VEHICLE WILL SUDDENDLY STALL WHILE IN MOTION. CONSUMER MUST QUICKLY PULL OVER AND TRY TO RESTART VEHICLE. DEALER CLAIMED THAT HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE DEFECT, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. COULD NOT RESTART VEHICLE, AND THEN VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. OWNER HAD CONFLICT WITH DEALER OVER A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE AND PAYMENT OF REPAIRS. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED BURNED OUT STARTER. BUT CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE BRAND NEW. VEHICLE STALLED ANYWHERE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK