2000 Ford Taurus electrical system problems
66 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2000 Ford Taurus, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 66 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 87,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 15
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 87,000 miles, and 35% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 15 fires, 10 injuries.
What owners wrote
Oil filter - first change. Contact with bare nut which is live wire to battery grounded out causing fire when oil wrench contacted oil filter and hot wire. Thanks greg damewood
Complaint received via e-mail. 2000 ,ford, taurus sel shut down while driving in high speed traffic. It has been to the local ford dealership twice regarding the issue. Today after the third occurrence the service technician suggested that I use a different ignition key while operating the vehicle - I do not accept this as a viable solution to the trouble. When the engine dies while in traffic power steering/power brakes, and directional signals are lost. The car is a menace to the driving public.
Other problems reported for the 2000 Ford Taurus
- Suspension 483 complaints
- Brakes 120 complaints
- Engine 109 complaints
- Lighting 98 complaints
- Air bags 90 complaints
- Cruise control 90 complaints
- Transmission 78 complaints
- Fuel system 70 complaints