Safety Score
54
Average
Recalls
4
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (4)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-08-17 | 92V113000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 565,000 | — | Details |
| 1990-10-30 | 90E043001 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 172,000 | — | Details |
| 1990-08-28 | 90V159000 |
WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER | 1,212 | — | Details |
| 1989-10-13 | 89V171000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | 2,900 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-12 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | HOW DO I GET FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO HONOR GENUINE NHTSA RECALLS ON A 1990 FORD TAURUS WAGON??? IT CURRENTLY HAS COMPLAIN… |
| 2009-07-21 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH … |
| 2009-03-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHO… |
| 2008-06-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD A LOOSE IGNITION ON MY 1990 FORD TAURUS IN WHICH I COULD REMOVE MY KEY WHILE IT WAS STILL RUNNING I HAD THIS CHAN… |
| 2006-07-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON STAYED ON. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON FLASHES 9 TIMES PAUSES AND THEN FLASHES 9 TIMES REPEATS. C… |
| 2005-04-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE BELTS WERE REPLACED DUE TO RECALL CAMPAIGN# 92V113000 AT 88K MILES. AT 120K MILES, THE DRIVER SIDE LATCH MECHANISM… |
| 2005-02-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | OWNER WAS DRIVING AND PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED… |
| 2004-11-02 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHOLE BACK END OF CAR FAILED AND HAD TO HAVE IT ALL REPLACED. THE BOLTS BROKE CAUSING THE REST OF THE BACK END TO TOTA… |
| 2004-09-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT WOULD NOT SECURE FOUND 8 OTHER RECALL ITEMS FROM A CANADIAN RECALL WEB SITE THAT WERE NOT ON ANY U.S. RECAL… |
| 2004-08-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID FROM THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE VALVE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTA… |
| 2004-05-28 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH SUB FRAME BOLTS SNAPPED. AS A RESULT, STEERING FAILED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE… |
| 2004-01-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND HIT CONSUMER IN THE CHEST, PUSHI… |
| 2003-10-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ABS LIGHT STAYED ON AT ALL TIMES. HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS NOT EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2003-06-06 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE LEAKS. THIS PART HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN 5 YEARS OF TIME. IT IS A CHEAPLY MADE PART AND PROBABLY THE MOS… |
| 2003-05-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *JB |
| 2002-10-20 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE MERGED ONTO THE STREET, IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT BRAKES BEING APPLYED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. MECH… |
| 2002-10-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE CHECK. MECHANIC STATES THAT THE SUBFRAME IS CORRODED FOR ENGINE, AND THEY ANYTI… |
| 2002-08-19 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | MASTERCRAFT, COOPER, P794 P20565R15, U9 UR P294P20, REPLACEMENT TIRES. DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM … |
| 2002-07-31 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | CONSUMER STATES THAT IN A FRONTAL COLLISON NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. *MR *YH |
| 2002-07-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS SAME PROBLEM WITH AIR BAGS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 90 E 043 001. BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL… |
| 2002-06-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HGHWAY TRANSMISSION EXPLODED CAUSING A FIRE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO SOLUTI… |
| 2002-05-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | PLASTIC PISTON CAUSED BRAKES TO OVERHEAT, RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE.*AK |
| 2002-02-26 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I HAD TO HAVE THE SUBFRAME MOUNTS REPAIRD SEVERAL TIMES UNDER THE RECALL IN THE FIRST 18 MONTHS I OWNED THIS CAR.THE BO… |
| 2002-01-09 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | No | 0 | VEHICLE PARKED ON HILL ENGINE RUNNING PARKING BRAKE APPLIED. DRIVER EXITED VEHICLE, CLOSED DOOR AND TOOK ONE STEP FORWA… |
| 2002-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1990 TAURUS LX WAGON THAT HAS ONE OF THE FAULTY AXOD TRANSMISSIONS. LAST YEAR THIS TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND I … |
| 2001-12-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT A HIGH SPEED ON THE PASSENGER REAR SIDE DOOR. THEN, VEHICLE IMPACTED OTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE… |
| 2001-08-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR "STICKS" WHEN FLOORED, MAKING THE CAR SPEED UP UNCONTROLABLY. VERY DANGEROUS, AS CAR SPEEDS UP UNCONTROLAB… |
| 2001-06-16 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELT BUCKLE AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 92 V 113 000. BUT, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT … |
| 2001-05-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN AUGUST OF 2000 AND NOW WE ARE HAVING TO REPLACE IT AGAIN FORD TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY … |
| 2001-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS ON HIGHWAY AND WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP. ENGINE CHECK AND BATTERY LIGHTS COME ON AS A WARNING SIG… |
| 2001-03-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE CAR SOMETIMES MOVES BACKWARDS AND VICE VERSA. NEAR ACCIDENT IN A PARKING LOT WHILE COMING OUT OF A … |
| 2001-03-18 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | No | 0 | RIGHT HAND CAME UNDONE FROM STEERING RACK, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. *AK |
| 2001-03-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK |
| 2001-02-13 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SUBFRAME AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98 V 323 000. BUTTHIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCL… |
| 2001-01-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A HOT DAY ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO STOP VEHICLE, AND LET ENG… |
| 2000-12-24 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WAS MAKING A TURN WHEN SUBFRAME BOLTS CAME OUT DUE TO BEING RUSTY. THIS CAUSED FRAME TO FALL DOWN, AND LOST CONTROL. … |
| 2000-11-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FORD HAS FAILED TO FIX HEAD GASKET PROPERLY AFTER FAILURE OF ORIGINAL COMPONENT. THIS COMPONENT SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO T… |
| 2000-11-20 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65MPH HEARD A THUMP AND NOTICED A LARGE CHUNK OF TREAD WAS MISSING FROM RIGHT FRONT TIRE. STEEL BELT WA… |
| 2000-10-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN THE PAINT BEGAN TO PEEL, I CHOSE NOT TO REPAINT THE VEHICLE DUE TO COST. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, I CHOSE NO… |
| 2000-09-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS IS THE 3RD HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN 2 1/2 YEARS OF THIS TYPE ENGINE! |
| 2000-08-17 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | MICHELIN XW4 TIRES P205 65 R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND STEEL BELTING OFF THE REAR TIRE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE … |
| 2000-07-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | RIGHT SIDE STRUT SPRING BROKE FOR NO APPEARENT REASON. *AK |
| 2000-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH CONSUMER LOOKED INTO REARVIEW MIRROR, AND NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR. PUL… |
| 2000-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DIDN'T PASS EMISSION TEST. CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES ENTERED VEHICLE AND CONSUMER GOT SICK. *AK |
| 2000-05-04 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP ON THE LEFT POSITION WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK |
| 2000-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, IT STALLED, AND EVERYTHING CUT OFF. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES SO FAR.*AK *YH |
| 2000-04-21 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN I ASKED THE SERVICE REP. IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN IT BEFORE AN… |
| 2000-04-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65MPH UP ON A VERY STEEP HILL VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN,AND THE GAS PEDAL STUCK WHEN GOING AROUN… |
| 2000-03-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION CAN'T TAKE HILLS, TRANSMISSION HAS TO BARE DOWN GOING UP HILL, AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS AROUND MAIN … |