Service bulletins for the 2000 Ford Taurus
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
184 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 8194 | 2000-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L 4-VALVE DURATEC ENGINES BUILT PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 8TH, 2000 MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT EXHAUST RINGING NOISE. *TT |
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| 7906 | 2000-06-08. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES. FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR CONTAMINATION, CAUSING CRANKS NO-START,ROUGH IDLE, MALFUNCTION INDICATIOR LAMP AND/OR ANY DRIVEABILITY SYMPTOM ASSOCIATED WITH A RICH OR LEAN FUEL MIXTURE. |
| 0025 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE A BUSSING OR GROANING AND OR RATTLING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 12-11-99. *MJS |
| 8087 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A BINDING, RATTLING OR AN INOPERABLE MOONROOF THAT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE. *TT |
| 8053 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE OF P0720, P0722; OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR (OSS). *TT |
| 7866 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. THE VEHICLE MAY EXHIBIT A DTC P0720 AND P0722; OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED (OSS) SENSOR CONCERNS. |
| 7857 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.0L 2-VALVE ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0401 AND / OR P1408 STORED IN MEMORY. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION FLOW. *TT |
| 7857 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0401 AND/OR P1408 STORED IN MEMORY. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A LOSS OF VACUUM TO THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM BECAUSE THE RUBBER VACUUM ELBOW (LOCATED ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD) HAS BEEN SEATED AGAINST THE VACUUM PORT. |
| 7820 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SERVICE TIP, HOW TO REMOVE ICP RETAINING SPRING CLIP. |
| 7819 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. THE ROTER COVERS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED TO REDUCE CORROSION WHILE IN DEALER STORAGE AND REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR BRAKE SHUDDER/VIBRATION CONCERNS. THEREFORE; DO NOT REMOVE ROTOR COVER UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO VEHICLE DELIVERY TO THE CUSTOMER. |
| 0015 | 2000-06-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER- SERVICE TIP. *MJS |
| 13568 | 2000-05-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. SERVICE TIP INFORMATION REGARDING THE PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT (PATS) SYSTEM. *TT |
| 13472 | 2000-05-16. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. FOR VEHICLES THAT REQUIRE CONFIGURATION OF THE ELECTRONIC CRASH SENSOR MOUDLE TO SETTINGS OTHER THAN THE PRESET SETTINGS, THE CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS WERE OMITTED FROM THE SHOP MANUAL. *TT |
| 7538 | 2000-05-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN OCTOBER 4, 1999 AND NOVEMBER 30, 1999 MAY HAVE AN INCORRECT R134A REFRIGERANT CHARGE CAPACITY LABEL. THE CHARGE CAPACITY SHOULD BE .96 KG (34 OZ.), NOT .79 KG AS THE LABEL MIGHT READ. *TT |
| 7161 | 2000-05-12. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING DOUBLE EDSR AWARD POINTS. *TT |
| 00B34 | 2000-04-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES WITH 3.0L 2V VULCAN ENGINES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH A CAMSHAFT THAT WAS INCORRECTLY HEAT TREATED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. |
| 7319 | 2000-04-04. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ERROR MESSAGE ON THE NEW GENERATION STAR TESTER (NGS) WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENABLE / DISABLE THE BELTMINDER, AUTOLOCK, AND (DOOR LOCKED) HORN CHIRP FEATURES. *TT |
| 7315 | 2000-04-04. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM. VEHICLES WITH 3.0L 4-VALVE ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A SLIGHT HISS OR VACCUM LEAK TYPE SOUND FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD / THROTTLE BODY AREA. *TT |
| 7249 | 2000-03-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION ON USING PEANUT STYLE A/C FITTINGS. *TT |
| 13180 | 2000-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION REGARDING CAMSHAFT POSITION (CMP) SENSOR ALIGNMENT TOOL CHART. *MJS |
| 6997 | 2000-03-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME SERVICE MANUALS MAY LIST THE INCORRECT CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ALIGNMENT TOOL FOR VEHICLES WITH VARIOUS ENGINE SIZES. *TT |
| 6918 | 2000-03-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. INFORMATION ON THE REDESIGNED PARK SYSTEM IN VEHICLES WITH AX4S TRANSAXLES. *TT |
| 99242 | 2000-03-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. INFORMATION ON REPLACING AND / OR REPAIRING MALFUNCTIONING (DOOR, IGNITION AND DECKLID) LOCKS. *TT |
| 99234 | 2000-03-09. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSING A VEHICLE WITH MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442 AND P0455 STORED IN CONTINUOUS MEMORY. *TT |
| 99196 | 2000-03-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION ON IDENTIFYING NON-APPROVED / ALTERNATE REFRIGERANTS WHICH COULD CAUSE SAFETY, AND PERFORMANCE CONCERNS IF INSTALLED IN FORD A/C SYSTEMS. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.