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2000 Ford Taurus electrical system problems

62 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2000 Ford Taurus5% of all complaints for this model year.

62
Electrical System complaints
5%
share of all complaints
87,270 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 15
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford taurus. The contact stated that the headlights failed to shut off, which required the battery cable to be disconnected. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact felt that the vehicle was unsafe to drive in the event that the day time running lamps…

    filed Jul 22, 2019

  • Part of the engine, top portion closest to the firewall on the passenger side of the vehicle, caught on fire while I was driving on a city street near my residence in lancaster, ca. I noticed the smoke emitting from under the hood when I came to a stop at the stop light.

    filed Feb 5, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.