2001 Ford Taurus transmission problems
39 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2001 Ford Taurus, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 39 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 73,000 miles, and 40% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes.
What owners wrote
The dealer ship will not help me and blames me for the problems with the car and ford agrees with them I am getting no help and the car drive horrible for being a 2001. I have had nothing but problems since I purchased this vehicle and I beleive I have been mislead in purchasing this vehicle. No safety defect listed in summary.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. The contact stated there was an unknown fluid leaking excessively from the vehicle while parked. The dealer advised the transmission casing fractured, causing the spillage. The dealer advised the failure caused all of the transmission fluid to leak and believed the failure to be a manufacturing defect. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 50,000. Updated 11/19/10. The consumer stated there was a problem with the fuel lines. Updated 12/01/10
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
- Electrical system 38 complaints