Ford Taurus Forum : “Is anyone else getting as horrible of gas mileage as mine is? 17/city and at mo...”

Don't know what engine is in yours, or how you drive, but perhaps a tune-up is in order, it's entirely possible that at 41k you are seeing the effects of bad plugs or wires.  Have you changed air filter and are you using the prescribed weight of oil, i.e. 5W20 or whatever is factory recommended?

had a 96 f 150 with bad timeing practically from the factory less than 10000 klm was only getting 10 miles to the gallon highway dealer fixed it though and it was ok there after

I have a 2002 Taurus LX V-6 and I get the exact same gas mileage - I don't know who you are talking to with a V-6 (guessing) in a Taurus that get more than that.  I am 2nd owner (unfortunately) and have 116,000 on this car.  I previously had a 1991 Thunderbird that got about 15 if I was lucky.  I did expect better gas mileage for a car that was only 6 years old, but I guess not.

well i have a 99 se and i get 43 highway and average 32 around where i live, if you have the overhead cam, something is seriously wrong, if you have the double overhead, its prob. just out of tune, need to maintain your vehicle.

i have a 2002 taurus sel dohc. i'm getting around 14-15 mpg. been a lot of places and they've told me maf sensors, fuel system cleaning, spark plugs, fuel filter so on and so on. but recently ford dealer told me my exhaust valve stems were bad and i had misfires on 3 cylinders and 3 fuel injectors were bad. i just recently fixd all that so we'll see if it works. some people even said tire pressure and change your oil. it's not that kind of problem.

This has the 6 cylinder engine...don't remember exactly which one, but the car has done this gas mileage since driving it off of the when it was brand new.  This car has NEVER done more than 20mpg highway and a lot lower in city driving.  Doesn't matter how you drive it either.

I understand what you are saying about a tune up, but shouldn't it be "tuned up" enough coming off of the dealer delivery truck from the factory?  I don't believe you can get anymore "tuned up" than that--don't you agree?

Again, I believe this is a problem from FORD.  I know other people that have the exact same car, same engine/tranny set up and they 30+ mpg on the highway and 25+ in town.  I know one other person that has the same car and set up, and they have the same problem I do, so it's not just my car.

The car was like this from the factory, so I don't believe it is a "tune up" problem.  I believe I was lucky enough to get a lemon from the factory.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.  And, forgive me, but a car that has 41k on it should not need a tune up yet.

Have any of you checked the odometer for accuracy?  All four of mine (88, 95, 02 and 07) have been in the same ballpark.  Wife got 16-17  in town and I get 18-19 (driving styles).  Hwy is 23-27 depending on weather.  I wanna know where that 43 mpg highway is coming from for sure!

I was poking on these sites because my gas gauge is broken. I recently aquired the car and I have to say that there are two other people i know that have the same make and model with broken guages.  Is this a Taurus problem?  I have been told that it is expensive to fix, so I came here looking for mileage info.  The conflicting info is very discouraging to say the least