2001 Ford Taurus electrical system problems
38 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2001 Ford Taurus, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 52% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 fires, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
While traveling at highway speeds consumer began to smell an odor/ saw white sparks, then flames. Vehicle was totaled. Injuries were sustained. Dealer has yet to be contacted. Please provide further details.
Dt: 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.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Ford Taurus
- Suspension 567 complaints
- Cruise control 100 complaints
- Brakes 99 complaints
- Air bags 66 complaints
- Engine 62 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 41 complaints
- Body & structure 40 complaints
- Transmission 39 complaints