7.5
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$525.00
Average Mileage:
106,067 miles
Total Complaints:
13 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (13 reports)
AC / heater problem
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2009Sep 09
Taurus SE 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 115,000 miles
I have a 2000 ford taurus. my heater stopped working, ac works great unless i give it gas to pull a hill and then it blows thru the defrost what is up with this car? I have never seen a car with so many probs. It anyone can tell me how to fix this please do. you can email me at jcjtcr@hotmail.com thanks so much
2006Dec 22
(reported on)Taurus
- Automatic transmission
- 100,000 miles
I have had the car for about a year and a half now and I'm not really sure when the heat stopped working. I replaced the thermostat and that didn't help at all. I also seem to be losing antifreeze at a very slow rate and I can't determine where it is leaking from. The leak seems to be irregular as well, as in it doesn't seem to be always leaking. I'm not sure where to go from here.
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2008Dec 22
Taurus SE 3.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 141,800 miles
My heat just wouldn't get hot. It would only blow warm for a few minutes. It was really cold out and me and my son were freezing. After a coolant flush, replacing the heater core, and some other tests we located the problem my blend door was broken.
2008Feb 06
Taurus SE 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 87,000 miles
My wife's car had complaint about cold weather does not working heater . So i replace thermostat and flush getting a little warm then 2 week don't work at at all. I notice after I flushed and new anti freeze . its starting rust in coolant so i went ahead to redo with super flush clean out rust .put new coolant in still a little warm . I still don"t understand what the heck is not working so i keep working on and when i turn on heater and vent/floor its run a/c cold air same time heater its don't make sense to me. So i use vise grip to clamp hose where the heater core area between 3 way line i clamp it on hose . It give a better warm for use floor , not use vent/floor but not enough warm or hot at all
2005Mar 09
Taurus SES V6
- Automatic transmission
- 50,000 miles
Always liked Ford but this car has definitely earned the old
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Flushed system, repeatedly. So far, little heat ... unless it's summer.
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2007Nov 30
Taurus
- Automatic transmission
- 50,000 miles
Ford Dealership will charge $400 to flush heater coil. BUT, if the coil breaks, they charge $800 to replace heater coil.
2007Oct 01
Taurus V6
- Automatic transmission
- 70,000 miles
The heater stopped working and I live in Michigan where it's pretty cold. I have had
it flushed several times and some part replaced that look awful and rusty but that
did not fix the problem. I do get intermittent light and I mean light heat from time to
time. I've heard that this problem is pretty common and want to know why it has
not been recalled. Freezin in Michigan.
2007Oct 01
Taurus SE
- Automatic transmission
- 101,000 miles
have a 6 month old baby, hard to keep warm around town with stop and go traffic when heater blows cold air at an idle!
2007Nov 05
Taurus SE
- Automatic transmission
- 157,000 miles
The heater blows out warm air at first and before you know it cold is present. Turning the heater off for a minute helps, but is annoying because you have to continue to turn on and off the heat. the thermostat has been replaced, and the radiator flushed, but the heater is still not working properly. the heater core has been inspected and does not need replaced, no leaks are prevalent. could this be a sensor problem??? I am running out possibilities, and the ZERO degree weather is right around the corner. please email me some suggestions. thank you in advance.
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2007Sep 29
(reported on)Taurus SE 3.0V6 Ffv
- Automatic transmission
- 120,000 miles
The car heater will blow warm (not hot) for a few seconds, then will blow outside temperature air into the car. This isn't a huge problem unless you want to be remotely comfortable. Outside air is not comfortable at 0° F. I have had the heater core flushed, replaced the thermostat and was told that the heater core was fine and that the thermostat was not the problem. What the heck is it.
2006Nov 25
(reported on)Taurus SE 3.0 FFV
- Automatic transmission
- 109,000 miles
The heater would blow out slightly warm air for about 20 seconds. then it would be cold again until i turned it off for a few minutes and then i could turn it on for another 20 seconds of heat. but some days it will never warm up. I put in a new thermostat but it is still not working. i dont know what my next step is. i was given a few suggestions of having the radiator flushed, or maybe it's the heating coil. i dont know. that's why i came to this website to see if someone else had this problem and what they did.
2006Nov 13
(reported on)Taurus SE 3.0 flex fuel
- Automatic transmission
- 100,000 miles
Changed the thermostat (cheap fix but not the problem). Then proceeded to climb in the engine compartment and bust 4 knuckles to check the water hoses going into the firewall for clogs... nothing. Next step is the heater core! Which I was quoted 800.00 to fix. I would just do it myself but... Tearing the dashboard apart is a little beyond my expertise.
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2009Oct 14
Taurus SES
I have a Taurus and my only beef is the heater. If there are more than one hundred complaints about the heaters in the Ford Taurus, those that own a Ford should come together and start a class action suit against ford for not fixing the problem...Nationally.
jwisestevenson@yahoo.com If your interested please notify me.
julieta
Elmira, NY, USA
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