Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1986 Ford Taurus.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1986 AND 2005 FORD TAURUS RECALL FOR SPEED CONTROL. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE ANY AND ALL INFORMATION POSSIBLE ON THE RECALL … |
| 2003-07-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 25MPH FRONT LEFT MECHANISM WHICH HOLDS BRAKE SYSTEM FELL INSIDE THE WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2002-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE ALTERNATOR FAILED CAUSING THE BATTERY TO BE DRAINED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE R… |
| 2002-05-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. NAR 07/02/2003. *MR THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY INTENTIONALLY SOLD DEFECT… |
| 2001-02-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE WAS A RECALL I WAS TOLD ON THE 1984 & 1985 THE BOLTS BROKE, BUT NO RECALL ON 1986. *AK |
| 2000-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE GETS WARM IT WILL SHUT OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A LIGHT OR WHEN STOPPING. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD STALL SE… |
| 2000-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING STOPPED AND TURNED CAR OFF. ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER, CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE WAS UNDER THE DASH, AND I… |
| 1999-10-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE LOOSE AT EACH 4 CORNERS. WOULD MAKE CLUNKING NOISES. WOULD STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE… |
| 1999-07-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | 4TH FAILURE/BURN OF IGNITION BOX IN STEERING COLUMN. NHTSA RECALLED 1988 AND NEWER VEHICLES, BUT THIS IS MY 4TH BURN. F… |
| 1999-07-12 | SEATS | No | 0 | BUCKET SEAT KEPT FALLING OFF. *AK |
| 1999-03-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE STEERING GOT HARD AND THE CONSUMER COULDN'T STEER THE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-03-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER KEPT ON HEARING SOME KNOCKING NOISE FOR TWO DAYS. WHEN THE CONSUMER FINALLY … |
| 1999-03-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | REAR PASSENGER DOOR MAKES POPPING NOISES WHEN OPENING. *ET |
| 1999-02-11 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | SUBFRAME REAR PLATE NUT FAILED PRIOR TO RECAL NOTICE (98S36). NLM |
| 1999-01-31 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING, ENCOUNTERED A DITCH IN ROAD, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WOULD NOT RESPOND AND MO… |
| 1999-01-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | BODY MOUNTS FAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION / EXHAUST SYSTEM / POWER STEERING UNIT, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (… |
| 1999-01-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | VEHICLE DENIED RECALL REPAIR DUE TO LACK OF PARTS (98V-323). MJS |
| 1998-12-29 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE MALE PART OF SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE SNAPPED OFF THE STRAP. ALSO ONE OF THE BRACKETS ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THAT HO… |
| 1998-12-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE MOUNTS NEEDED REPLACED IN DECEMBER OF 1998. WE KNOW OF OTHER TAURUS OWNERS IN OUR AREA THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME P… |
| 1998-11-12 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND PARKING STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, CAUSING POOR STEERING FOR THE CONSUMER. *AK |
| 1998-11-12 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (98V-323). MJS |
| 1998-11-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | RECALL 98V323; THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE DEFECTIVE JUST LIKE IN THE RECALL, BUT VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. PLEAS… |
| 1998-10-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | REAR CRADLE BOLTS BROKE, AND LET THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION COME DOWN. LOCKED THE STEERING LINKAGE. STEERING CABABIL… |
| 1998-07-16 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE SIDE WALL RUPTURED CAUSING FLAT TIRE, TIRE FAILED TWO TIME PRIOR TO RECALL REPLACEMENT. THE REPLACEMENT TIRE SIDE … |
| 1998-07-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION GEARS WOULD STICK. THE MOTOR WOULD LIFT IN THE AIR. WOULD HEAR LOUD NOISES WHENEVER TURNING STEERING WHEE… |
| 1998-06-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE VIBRATES AND DIES OUT. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE BACK U… |
| 1998-04-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANG, SMOKE ROLLING OUT OF HOOD CAUGHT FIRE, EVERYTHING MELTED. |
| 1998-03-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE IS CUTTING OFF/STALLING AND VIBRATING. VEHICLE WON'T… |
| 1997-05-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK |
| 1997-05-26 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON ANY EXISTING BULLETIN REGARDING FORD TRANSMISSION. |
| 1997-02-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE FIRE WENT… |
| 1997-02-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ODOMETER FRAUD. |
| 1996-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1996-11-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | A/C PRESSURE SWITCH FOR THE COOLANT FAN IN ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. |
| 1996-11-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | MALE END OF SEAT BELT CAME APART, RENDERING SEAT BELT USELESS. |
| 1996-10-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. |
| 1996-10-21 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | STEERING AXLE CRACKED. |
| 1996-09-04 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | STOPPED AT LIGHT, THE REAR SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY BUSHINGS CORRODED, CAUSING TRANSAXLE AND ENGINE TO DROP DOWN ON ENGINE. … |
| 1996-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WLL STALL/HESITATE AND CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC, EA88-032. |
| 1996-07-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN INOPERATIVE.(1ST VEHICLE ON 601640) |
| 1996-05-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | SHOCKS FAILED. |
| 1996-05-04 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, HOOD LATCH RELEASED AND SHATTERED WINDOW. *AK |
| 1996-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE TWICE. *SD |
| 1996-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | HANDLE BROKE WHEN PULLED TO OPEN. |
| 1996-02-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE PLASTIC COVER HAS CORRODED, ALLOWING THE BUCKLE TO RELEASE. TT |
| 1996-01-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MOTOR MOUNT FAILED. *DSH |
| 1996-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH INTERNAL CONTACTS FAILED, CAUSING OVERHEATING OF SWITCH AND BURNED INSULATION ON WIRING. |
| 1995-12-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, UNLATCHED SEAT BELT BUCKLES. TT |
| 1995-11-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN CONSUMER HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD, HIT THE DAS… |
| 1995-10-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE IS LEAKING. TT |