Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-05-06 | 98V094000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 281,000 | — | Details |
| 1994-11-25 | 94E036000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | 98,000 | — | Details |
| 1993-01-04 | 93V023000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 212 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-01 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S HANDS BECAME STUCK TO THE STE… |
| 2013-07-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF SPORADICALL… |
| 2012-09-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. FIDDLED DESPERATELY WITH THE ON/OFF SWITCH & GOT THEM TO COME BACK ON. WENT OUT SEVERAL TIMES OV… |
| 2010-12-05 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE FRAME ON THE VEH… |
| 2010-02-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT A WARNING. HE WAS ABLE TO COAS… |
| 2008-11-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | I PULL IN THE DRIVEWAY IN MY 1993 FORD TAURUS. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I PULLED THE CAR IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE… |
| 2008-09-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THROUGH THE TOLL PLAZA, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN W… |
| 2008-07-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INF… |
| 2008-06-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE ARE ALOT OF RECALLS ON MY CAR AND NO ONE WILL HELP ME. *TR |
| 2008-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEAT FROM THE ENGINE COMES INSIDE MY CAR...MAKING IT HOTTER ON THE INSIDE THAN OUTSIDE..DRIVING IT YESTERDAY THE A/… |
| 2008-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY 1993 FORD TAURUS 3 MONTHS AGO..IT HAS 59K ON IT...ONE WEEK AFTER BUYING IT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON..WHEN… |
| 2008-01-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD TAURUS. THE FRONT SUSPENSION FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO … |
| 2008-01-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE RIGHT SIDE SPRING BROKE. I PARKED THE CAR AND IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS I REPLACED THE WHOLE ST… |
| 2008-01-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SUBFRAME OF THE REAR CORNERS FAILED. … |
| 2007-11-19 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT … |
| 2007-09-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED RAPIDLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED … |
| 2007-05-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD TAURUS. ON MAY 30, 2007, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE CONTACT NOTICED BL… |
| 2007-05-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1993 HEAD GASKET WENT BAD WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES |
| 2006-07-04 | TIRES | No | 0 | 2003 FORD TAURUS BLEW A TIRE AND BOUNCED ACROSS THE MEDIAN INTO WESTBOUND TRAFFIC. *KB *JB |
| 2006-07-04 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | 1993 FORD TAURUS LEFT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. *TS *JB |
| 2006-02-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MULTI CAR CRASH AT 30 MPH IN ICY CONDITIONS; HOWEVER THE FRONT A… |
| 2006-01-25 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | SUBFRAME WHICH SUPPORTS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT WHILE DIVING. STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. … |
| 2005-10-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED ON 1993 FORD TAURUS GL, 3.8L. THIS DEFECT IS PREVALENT IN THE MAJORITY OF AUTOMOBILES MANUFACTURED … |
| 2005-05-31 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO BE TOWED TO LOCAL SERVICE STATION. BROKEN SPRING C… |
| 2005-04-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 1 | HIT DIP (ROAD DEFECT) 04/26/05; DRIVER'S-SIDE AIRBAG (FROM STEERING WHEEL) DEPLOYED. THOUGHT CAR ABOUT TO CATCH ON FIR… |
| 2005-01-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE CAR STARTED STALLING. THE CAR JUST STOPPED WORKING. IT HAS ALSO ALMOST CAUSED US TO GET HIT WHEN IT STALLS OUT AN… |
| 2004-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING LEAKING HEAD GASKETS. *BF THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE WHICH … |
| 2004-08-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRAN… |
| 2004-07-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | IN JULY OF 2000 I HAD RECALL WORK DONE ON MY CAR, A 1993 FORD TAURUS. THE RECALL WAS TO PREVENT A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE… |
| 2004-06-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD IS LEAKING AN UNKNOWN RESIDUE, LIKE CHEWING GUM, OVER THE BRAKE PEDALAND GOT STUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SHO… |
| 2004-05-20 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE, L… |
| 2004-05-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE ACCELERATES. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS THE CONSUMER HAS HAD 2 NEA… |
| 2004-05-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE FRONT COIL SPRING WAS CUT INTO THE TIRE AND CAUSED A TIRE BLOWOUT. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PUL… |
| 2004-04-12 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING FRAMES SEPARATED ON DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK |
| 2004-03-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EMITTED WHITE SMOKE, STEAM AND LOTS OF COOLANT VIA TAIL PIPE. *NM |
| 2004-02-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 98V009000 CONCERNING HEADLIGHT FAILURE. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE HEADLIGHTS CAN FLA… |
| 2004-01-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT THE 1993, FORD, TAURUS WAS BLOWING SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST. CONSUMER INSISTED THAT THIS VEHICLE W… |
| 2003-12-17 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR WHEEL ALIGNMENT, AND TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT LEFT SIDE FRAME WHERE THE COIL S… |
| 2003-11-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 1 | CHUCK'S CLEAN & USED CARS OF PEMBROKE SOLD ME A 1993 FORD TAURUS VIN [XXX] WITH A KNOWN RECALL ON IT. THERE WAS A FIRE … |
| 2003-11-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURE 1993 FORD TAURUS. *AK |
| 2003-11-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | IMPROPER SEAL ON HEADLIGHTS LEADS TO A PREMATURE AND SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF NIGHTTIME VISIBILITY. I HAVE REPLACED BULBS B… |
| 2003-10-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO THE CARPORT FROM CONSUMER'S HOME. THE GEAR WAS PUT IN PARK AND VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THIS P… |
| 2003-10-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *LA |
| 2003-09-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE TWO FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE, CAUSING FRONT END TO COLLAPSE. *AK |
| 2003-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE GASKETS BLEW ONE YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND THE FORD DEALER REFUSES TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THEY RECOGNIZE THE PROBLE… |
| 2003-08-04 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES AT 70MPH AND WITH NO WARNING RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE ,CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT. … |
| 2003-06-15 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | OUR 1993 TAURUS WITH A 3.8L HEAD GASKETS BLEW. FIXED TWICE AND WASN'T COVERED BY RECALLS. (1994-95 TAURUS) A/C WENT OUT… |
| 2003-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN. 2 LOCAL DEALERS REFUSE TO COVER THE REPAIR. |
| 2003-06-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROAD. HAD IT REPAIRED AT LOCAL NEARBY SERVICE STATION. RIGHT TIE… |
| 2003-05-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT A PISTON… |