2006 Ford Taurus fuel system problems
18 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2006 Ford Taurus, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 92,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 92,000 miles, and 18% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Traveling at about 30 MPH on a drizzly road my 06 ford taurus se brakes were applied and the taurus slowed down a little but then hydroplaned/slid into the rear of a grand prix. Airbags deployed as the taurus hit the grand prix. Taurus engine was still on and the driver moved it to the side of road and shut off. After leaving taurus for a minute to check for condition of other grand prix driver, taurus driver returned to taurus to see right rear seat on fire.
The throttle opened so that the car would pick up speed without my foot being on the accelerator. Then when I stopped the engine kept accelerating, so I put it into neutral and it was at about 4,000 RPM. I took my car to a garage and they cleaned the throttle and it was idling normally. Since then it has continued to happen intermittently.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Ford Taurus
- Cruise control 181 complaints
- Engine 43 complaints
- Brakes 27 complaints
- Electrical system 26 complaints
- Air bags 21 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 21 complaints
- Body & structure 15 complaints