# Taurus not firing **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ford, taurus\ **Created:** [April 5, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-not-firing/183421 "2022-04-05T15:14:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Terry-P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Terry-P](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Terry-P)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-not-firing/183421/1 "2022-04-05T15:14:31Z")
2001 Taurus cranks but won’t fire. What should I be checking? Thx for your input. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-not-firing/183421/2 "2022-04-05T15:21:19Z")
A bad crankshaft position senor is one common cause for a crank/no-start condition. > **[Bad Crankshaft Position Sensor Symptoms & Problems](https://www.1aauto.com/content/articles/bad-or-failing-crankshaft-position-sensor-symptoms)** > > Problems with the crankshaft sensor will often present as problems with engine timing. If you think your sensor has failed, here are some common symptoms of a bad crankshaft sensor that can help you in determining whether or not it has failed. Tester ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-not-firing/183421/3 "2022-04-05T15:22:52Z")
Fuel, spark, compression… the basics! ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-not-firing/183421/4 "2022-04-05T15:31:02Z")
One fairly easy test is to spray some starting fluid into the intake, then try to start it. If it hadn’t been firing at all and now does a little bit, briefly, that’s a sign the engine lacks fuel but has spark. ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-not-firing/183421/5 "2022-04-05T17:54:46Z")
similar to a thread here yesterday, if your Taurus has a fuel inertia switch, check that. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/8/8/88684f0c9c0c0c908368788a693f9dfdf4d289ec.jpeg "2000-2007 Ford Taurus Inertia Switch Fuel Pump Shut Off Switch Location & Reset") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZmTdkjVEuM) ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-not-firing/183421/6 "2022-04-07T01:33:56Z")
> [@eddo](#): > > fuel inertia switch You’d think Ford engineers would design that part so if it tripped, a light on the dashboard would alert the driver. Without that light it could ruin somebody’s vacation, or even put them in a dangerous situation. No warning for this on the dashboard? ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-not-firing/183421/7 "2022-04-11T17:41:07Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > > [@eddo](#): > > > > fuel inertia switch > > You’d think Ford engineers would design that part so if it tripped, a light on the dashboard would alert the driver. Without that light it could ruin somebody’s vacation, or even put them in a dangerous situation. No warning for this on the dashboard? agreed. My little sister was out late one night, hit a pot hole in her '94 Escort, and tripped this silly little switch. She ended up hitch hiking to my parents house to borrow their extra car to get home. (this h itch hiking got her a very nice lecture from her father and her big brother, lol.) Next day I drove her out to her car, popped the truck, and hit the switch. She was good to go. Except she forgot her ignition key… 🤣 🤣 🤣