Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1991 Ford Taurus.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | MY 1991 NON SHO FORD TAURUS WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR 1 DAY. I WALKED OUT TO MY CAR IN THE EARLY MORNING TO TAKE I… |
| 2010-05-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK NEAR THE RACK RESULTED IN A FIRE, WHICH DESTROYED THE VEHICLE, AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF HI… |
| 2010-02-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BUMPER WAS PARTIALLY OUT O… |
| 2009-12-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVI… |
| 2007-11-07 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | No | 0 | THE BLOWER MOTOR IN MY 1991 FORD TAURUS IS STARTING TO GO OUT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST WEEK AND A… |
| 2005-08-05 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I WAS ADVISED BY A MECHANIC RECENTLY THAT MY VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE. HE SHOWED ME THE REAR SUBFRAME BOLT THAT WAS DETERIOR… |
| 2004-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE TRANS-AXLE RECALL WAS NEVER REPAIRED EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED 3 TIMES FOR OTHER RECALLS, THE VEHICLE HAS… |
| 2004-06-22 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I WAS NOTIFIED BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY 1991 TAURUS-STATION WAGON HAD A RECALL REGARDING THE SUB-FRAME. HE SUGGESTED I CA… |
| 2004-05-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP A JERKING MOTION WAS PRODUCED. AS A RESULT, STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. DEALER… |
| 2003-12-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | Yes | 0 | MY FORD TAURUS 1991 STATION WAGON LUNGED FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER BACKING UP, BRAKING, THEN STARTING TO GO FORWARD.… |
| 2003-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | I CAN'T POSSIBLY REMEMBER THE DATES THESE THINGS HAPPENED. I PUT A NEW (USED) TRANSMISSION AND THIS ONE IS SLIPPING. … |
| 2003-10-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 1991 FORD TAURUS WAGON HAS ALWAYS HAD MAJOR TRANSAXLE PROBLEMS! ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION PAN BOLTS… |
| 2003-08-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HOME, HE TURNED A CORNER AND HEARD A SNAP. THEN, HOOD STARTED TO MOVE UP AND DOWN V… |
| 2003-06-07 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO … |
| 2003-05-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND THEN SHUT OFF. *JB THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. *CB *JB |
| 2003-05-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING GEARS JUMP. THERE IS RECALL 96V166000. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. *AK… |
| 2003-05-06 | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CHILD IS ABLE TO FREE HERSELF FROM THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. ALSO, THE LATCH ON THE HARNESS IS… |
| 2003-03-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT EVEN AFTER DRIVING MY CAR WITH THE UP MOST CARE...AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS COMPLAINED… |
| 2002-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION JUMPED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE GOING UP HILLS. ONCE WHILE GOING UP A HILL, TRANSMISSION WENT INTO REVERSE, AND … |
| 2002-10-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER.… |
| 2002-10-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTS WHILE DRIVING.*MR THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ERRATICALLY. ON OCCASIONS IT WOULD SLAM INTO SEC… |
| 2002-10-09 | STRUCTURE | Yes | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CARRIAGE BOLT HAD BROKEN, CAUSING THE FRAME TO DROP DOWN ON THE STEERING, CAUSING A LOSS … |
| 2002-08-28 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRE HAS A CRACK ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE EDGE WHERE THE FLAT MEETS THE SIDE. NOW THE TIRE WON'T HOLD AIR. THE… |
| 2002-08-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ROTORS ARE WEARING OUT, AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AKI |
| 2002-05-24 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | RECALL ON SUBFRAME WAS DONE IN FEBRUARY 1999, AT THIS TIME SUBFRAME IS DETACHING FROM THE BODY ON DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHIC… |
| 2002-05-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS SITTING A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE CATCHING FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO A FIRE STARTING FROM ENGINE CO… |
| 2002-05-14 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER STEERING IS HARD TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES FASTER STEERING LOOSENS. FORD WAS NOT NOTIFIE… |
| 2002-04-30 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 50MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *SCC |
| 2002-04-30 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 50MPH THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT CAUSING A NEAR ACCIDENT. |
| 2002-02-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSON FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. VEHICLE WOULD RESTART, BUT WOULDN'T MOVE. DEALER AND MANUFA… |
| 2001-11-20 | TIRES | No | 0 | PURCHASED 4 NEW COOPER TRENDSETTERS SE ON MARCH 30, 2000 (MILEAGE AT 99,350). FIRST TIRE PROBLEM IN AUGUST 2001(MILEAGE… |
| 2001-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-09-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START . CONSUMER HAD A FRIEND PUT A FUEL PUMP IN, AND VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START… |
| 2001-08-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED IS A REPALCEMENT TRANSMISSION, INSTALLED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP, 3 YEARS AND LESS THAN 12,00… |
| 2001-07-19 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | LATCH FOR HATCHBACK POPS OPEN. LIFTGATE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON WHEN HATCH IS CLOSED, AND IF IT'S OPENED LIGHT STAYS… |
| 2001-06-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | TOTAL REPAIRS 3400.00 AT A TIME WHEN MONEY IS VERY SCARCE AS I AM RETIRED AND ON A VERY LIMITED INCOME. I EXPECTED TO … |
| 2001-06-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BODY HAS SEPARATED FROM FRAME, THERE IS A RECALL 98V323000, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED. *AK |
| 2001-06-02 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | REAR SUBFRAME BOLTS HAD CORRODED. THIS CAUSED THE FRAME TO DROP. PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM FUEL PUMP. N… |
| 2001-05-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAK ANTI-FREEZE INTO MANIFOLD CAUSING VEHICLE TO SMOKE VEHICLE HAS A 3.8 LITER ENGINE.*AK |
| 2001-05-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 3.8L ENGINE IS NOTORIOUS FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURE/FORD DENIES ANY PROBLEMS WITH 3.8L ENGINES.*AK |
| 2001-04-16 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRE WAS WARPED WITH PARTS OF THE STEEL BELT COMING OUT OF IT. THE TIRE WAS ALSO DRY AND CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES… |
| 2001-03-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH FUEL AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF VALVE DID NOT ENGAGE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FUR… |
| 2001-03-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL… |
| 2001-03-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH AND WAS PUSHED OFF ROAD BY AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEH… |
| 2001-03-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | I JUST CRANKED IT UP AND SOMETHING POPPED UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN SMOKE CAME GUSHING OUT FROM THE TAIL PIPE. I WAS TOL… |
| 2001-03-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 3 | WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH DRIVER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURY TO DRIVER. FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. ALSO R… |
| 2001-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER SHIFTING GEARS COULD FEEL A CLUMP ON VEHICLE. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP WHERE THEY FOUND THAT FRONT AND REAR MO… |
| 2001-01-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER REPLACED PLUG WIRES, CAP & ROTOR, FUEL & AIR FILTERS, AND FUEL PUMP. TYPICALLY DOESN'… |
| 2001-01-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKES AND BACK BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE FAILED, VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. ROTORS/CALIPERS/ DRUMS SHOE PA… |
| 2000-12-28 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE TIE ROD SNAPPED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, THE CAR TURNED INTO A CURB AND STOPPED.… |