Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-02-26 | 97V025000 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 212,700 | — | Details |
| 1991-09-04 | 91V145000 |
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | 1,300 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | A CAR RAN A STOP SIGN, T-BONED ME ON FRONT PASS-SIDE PUSHING ME OFF THE ROAD TO THE LEFT. SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN ME,… |
| 2012-09-30 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 FORD TAURUS WITH GILLETTE SILVER BEAR (205/65R/15) TIRES (DOT E2URMYC2003). THE CONTACT ST… |
| 2010-04-24 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND TH… |
| 2008-04-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE REAR MOUNTING ATTACHMENT FOR THE ENGINE CRADLE DETER… |
| 2007-03-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 1 | I BOUGHT 3 FORD TAURUS WAGONS IN 6 MONTHS AND THE SPRINGS BROKE IN ALL OF THE 3 LATEST CARS. BOTH SPRINGS BROKE WIL… |
| 2006-09-21 | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS TOO VERTICAL WHEN INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE BY A CHILD PASSENGER SAFET… |
| 2006-05-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | K-FRAME(SUB FRAME)FELL. BOTH TIMES WHILE DRIVING, BUT BOTH TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS. FRAME FELL AND I COULD NOT STEER CAR. B… |
| 2006-04-07 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT R… |
| 2006-04-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | 1992 TAURUS STEERING PROBLEM. *TS |
| 2005-10-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING A SNAPPING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE FRONT LEFT SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME WH… |
| 2005-06-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DT: 1992 FORD TAURUS. THE U SHAPED HOUSING THAT HOLDS UP THE ENGINE RUSTED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, … |
| 2005-04-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | FORD TAURUS, 1992, FRONT K-FRAME BROKE LOOSE FROM CHASSIS RESULTING IN A LOCK-UP OF THE STEERING, FORTUNATELY AT A LOW… |
| 2005-02-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE IS A 1992 FORD TAURUS WAGON. ON JULY 26, 1996 THE COIL SPRINGS BROKE PUNCTURING THE FRONT TIRE WHILE BACKI… |
| 2004-08-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I WAS PROCEEDING AFTER WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. I HESITATED FOR A MOMENT, THEN PROCEEDED … |
| 2004-05-02 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH TRAILING ARM BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED ONTO TH… |
| 2004-03-20 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED THIS TAURUS SINCE, 1993-1994, IT HAD 43,000 MILES ON IT, FROM A DEALER (FLANNERY FORD). I HAVE HAD MOTOR … |
| 2004-03-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HIS HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM SCARED HIM, ESPECIALLY … |
| 2004-01-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR RECALL 94E036000 FOR FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM . C… |
| 2003-12-23 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD CLUNKY NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DE… |
| 2003-12-22 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | MOTOR MOUNT FAILED. VIN: [XXX]. 1998 FORD TAURUS GL. CORROSION PROBLEM. SEE NHTSA RECALL NO. 98V323. ALTHOUGH TH… |
| 2003-11-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE IDLES A THUMPING NOISE IS PRODUCED. *AK |
| 2003-10-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I OWN A 92 FORD TAURUS WAGON LEFT TO ME BY MY NOW-DECEASED FATHER. HE HAD A RECALL DONE 3-99 FOR THE MOTOR MOUNT RECAL… |
| 2003-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET/ TRANSMISSION FAILURE |
| 2003-09-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE. INDEPENDENT SHOP WILL REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK |
| 2003-09-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY APPLYING THE BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED … |
| 2003-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STALLED ALL AROUND TOWN BUT NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. *PH THE STALLING OCCURRED DAILY. NUMBER OF FAILURES WE… |
| 2003-07-30 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE | No | 0 | WHILE A MECHANIC WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE BOTH REAR MOUNT ARE WARP AND CORRODE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. PLEASE FILL IN AD… |
| 2003-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 2 | MY 1992 FORD TAURUS JUST CUTS OFF; THE 1ST TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT QUIT. I HAD THE CAR SERVED AND CH… |
| 2003-05-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FORD TAURUS AXOD-E TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH WHOLE FAMILY IN THE CAR. IT TOOK ALMOST 2… |
| 2003-05-19 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE REAR LOWER SUB FRAME MOUNT PLATE NUT EXPERIENCED STRESS CORROSION CRACKING. *NLM |
| 2003-03-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | I OWN A 92 FORD TAURUS, AND RECENTLY IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH BOARD...I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ON DEFECTS FOR… |
| 2003-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HAD HEAD GASKET/HEAD CRACKING PROBLEMS. AIR CONDITIONING REPLACED TWICE. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM REPAIRED TWICE AS … |
| 2003-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THE CONSUMER STATED FORD MAKES FAULTY CARS AND HIS CAR IS ONE OF THEM. THE CON… |
| 2002-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | COOLANT LEAKING INTO HEAD GASKET AND PISTON/CYLINDERS CAUSING ENGINE TO VAPOR LOCK AND FREEZE. WE BOUGHT A $900 EXTENDE… |
| 2002-11-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT | No | 0 | FOR REASONS THAT HAVE PROVEN TO BE A TOTAL MYSTERY TO THE GARAGE I HAD THE PROBLEM EXAMINED AT, THE DIRECTIONALS HAVE S… |
| 2002-10-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 2 | THE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER AND OCCUPANT. MR *JB |
| 2002-08-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED; I NOW FIND OUT THIS WAS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH TAURUS CARS FROM THIS YEAR. MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE… |
| 2002-08-16 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | WHEN HITTING BRAKES AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2002-06-26 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | Yes | 2 | PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK DURING AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. PASSENGER WAS INJURED, SUSTAINING A CERVICAL FRACTURE. … |
| 2002-06-13 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF. TOXIC GAS STARTED ESCAPING FROM DRIV… |
| 2002-06-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF REVERSE AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND RAN INTO A BRICK WALL, VEHICLE STILL ACCELERATED WHEN START… |
| 2002-06-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO A BRICKS WALL. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER W… |
| 2002-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 3.8 V6 ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFROMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO… |
| 2002-05-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THERE WAS A NOISE, IN WHICH THE SUBFRAME HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, … |
| 2002-05-04 | TIRES | No | 0 | DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND R/REAR TIRE SEPARATED AND 13" OF OUTER TREAD WAS EJECTED INTO REAR BUMPER AREA. THE FORCE OF THE … |
| 2002-04-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING AND STARTING. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY … |
| 2002-03-12 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE, HOWEVER ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER COULD HEAR A CRUNCHING NOISE A… |
| 2002-03-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPT INDICATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. CONTACT DEALER. *AK |
| 2002-02-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE HAZARD LIGHTS BLOW A FUSE, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.*AK. … |
| 2002-02-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | CAR BURNED UP. *AK |