Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-08-12 | 96V151000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 4,700 | — | Details |
| 1996-01-25 | 96V016000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP | 76,500 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I RECENTLY BROUGHT THE CAR FOR 4,00 AND SOME CHANGE A BOUT A YEAR AGO TWO DAYS AFTER I BROUGHT IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGH… |
| 2015-02-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING … |
| 2013-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED … |
| 2012-11-23 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CR… |
| 2012-06-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE MOTOR CRADLE IN MY MOTHER-IN-LAW'S 1996 TAURUS RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE AS SHE WAS MAKING A TURN. THIS CAUSED THE … |
| 2011-07-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | MY SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. BRAKE LINES TO THE REAR OF THE CAR RUPTURED AND DRAI… |
| 2011-04-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD … |
| 2011-03-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN … |
| 2010-12-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING NOISE. HE T… |
| 2010-11-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 1996 FORD TAURUS GL STALLED DUE TO A FAILED CAMSHAFT SYNCHRONIZER THAT BROKE. IT ONLY HAS 106,500 MILES ON IT. I U… |
| 2010-07-02 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | 1996 FORD TAURUS, DRIVER FELT VEHICLE SHAKE, PULLED TO THE RIGHT BERM AND RIGHT TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. *BF ACCORDI… |
| 2010-02-22 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | ON MY 1996 FORD TAURUS THE SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. WITH ONLY 90,000 MILES AND STORED INSIDE I HAVE NEVER SE… |
| 2010-01-04 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE FRAME IS CRACKED. *TR |
| 2009-05-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | DOUGLAS TIRE ON 1996 FORD TAURUS "CAME APART" ON I-10, NO APPARENT PUNCTURE OR OTHER SIGNS OF HITTING AN OBJECT ON THE… |
| 2009-03-10 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | THE REAR SPRINGS OF MY 1996 FORD TAURUS GL HAVE BOTH BROKEN THROUGH NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR |
| 2009-03-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | 1996 FORD TAURUS GL, 147,000 MILES. WHILE TRYING TO MOVE THE CAR THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURING THE TIRE.… |
| 2008-11-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 1 | COOLANT SYSTEM FAILURE OF ALL TYPES ALL PART PRONE TO EXTREME CHEMICAL CORROSION VERY AGGRAVATING PROBLEM AND NOW THE C… |
| 2008-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 96' FORD TAURUS HAS A LEAK IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THIS LEAK CAUSES EITHER A SHORT IN THE BLOWER MOTOR OR THE BLOWER MOT… |
| 2008-10-24 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT … |
| 2008-09-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE FAILURE. LOST BRAKES IN PARKING LOT. BRAKE LINE ROTTED THROUGH. REPAIRED BY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THIS I… |
| 2008-08-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I HAVE A 96 FORD TAURUS THAT HAS A BROKEN FRONT SPRING (AND I OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT) AND IT CAUSED MY TIRE TO … |
| 2008-07-26 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE UNIROYAL TEMPORARY SPARE TIRE DEVELOPED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE JUST SITTING IN ITS COMPARTMENT. *TR |
| 2008-06-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED MINOR SHIFTING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PRO… |
| 2008-06-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PARKING SHIFTER HITTING THE BRAKE LINE COMING FROM MASTER CYLINDER...NOTICE BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON AND KEPT PUTTING FLUI… |
| 2008-06-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION PARTIALLY SHIFTS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE … |
| 2008-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | BOUGHT MY 1996 TAURUS IN JAN 1999 FROM A DEALER. NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ENGINE & COOLING SYSTEM THAT … |
| 2008-05-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM ON YOKO AVID TRZ-ITEM # YH03720655T BOUGHT AT MERCHANT'S TIRE. THE VALVE STEM CRACKED AT THE BASE… |
| 2008-03-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED GRADUALLY FAST..LOST PRESSURE IN PEDAL....DURING SNOW STORM...WITH KIDS IN CAR...BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO… |
| 2008-02-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 1 | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR HOME FROM WORK, WHEN HER TIRE EXPLODED. SHE CALLED CRYING AND VERY SHOOK UP. WHEN I ARRIV… |
| 2008-01-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT CRANKS, BUT THE IGNIT… |
| 2007-03-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE 1996 TAURUS THAT I DRIVE HAD A THUD/CLANKING NOISE UNDER THE FLOOR BOARDS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. REPLACED BRAKES, AND… |
| 2007-02-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MY 96 FORD TAURUS GL HAS THE FOLLOWING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, RADIO GOES OUT, SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHES AND CLICKS, INTERMI… |
| 2006-12-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AND ALMOST ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE HIT A CU… |
| 2006-11-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 1996 FORD TAURUS SITTING IN THE CHURCH PARKING LOT AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR EXCEPT OUR SMALL DO… |
| 2006-10-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HITTING A GUARD RAIL WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE SUS… |
| 2006-10-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRON… |
| 2006-09-03 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON 6/13/2006 I PURCHASED A SET OF FOUR NEW P205-65R-15 WYNSTAR TIRES FROM A LOCAL TIRE STORE AND HAD THEM INSTALLED. IN… |
| 2006-06-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 TAURUS GL. THE CAR LEAKS OIL, AND THEN IT LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE PAN. THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH T… |
| 2006-05-16 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I CURRENTLY OWN A 1996 FORD TAURUS. BY A FLUKE, I WAS RECENTLY NOTIFIED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE SUB-FRAME ON THE PASSEN… |
| 2006-02-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | WOULD NOT GO TO FOURTH GEAR WHILE EXCHANGING LANES WAS HIT IN THE REAR. *JB |
| 2006-01-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL UNEXPECTEDLY SNAPPED WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AND PUNCTURED TIRE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO ROLL INTO A NEA… |
| 2005-09-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR 2 DAYS. WENT OUT BEFORE SCHEDULED SERVICE AT DEALER. NO DIAGNOSTIC CODE WAS RETURNED. … |
| 2005-08-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 1996 FORD TARUS THAT HAD SAT FOR A YEAR. UPON BACKING IT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE FRONT SPRING BROKE. TH… |
| 2005-08-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | 1996 FORD TAURUS LX BRAKE LINES HAVE DEVELOPED A RUST PROBLEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED NEARLY… |
| 2005-07-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | THE INTERNET SAYS MY 1996 TAURUS HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR A PARK PAWL PROBLEM.THE NHTSA SAYS THAT 400,000 1996 TAURUS CARS… |
| 2005-06-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR IT HAD A SPARE TIRE ON IT, WHICH HAD A HOLE IN IT THAT I WAS NOT INFORMED OF. THE ELECTRICAL THI… |
| 2005-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | WHEN IN GEAR MY 1996 TAURUS'S POWER WINDOWS AND RADIO WILL NOT OPERATE. THEY WILL OPERATE IN NEUTRAL OR PARK. WHEN IN… |
| 2005-05-06 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES: THE LATCH ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE FRONT SEAT WILL NOT LATCH WHEN SHUTTING THE DOOR.*AK |
| 2005-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1996 FORD TAURUS PURCHASED BY MY FAMILY IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1996 FROM HEWLETT-PACKARD FLEET VEHICLES. WE'VE HAD INTER… |
| 2005-03-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | ON MY 1996 FORD TAURUS - RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND CAUSED BROKEN SPRING TO GO INTO RF TIRE CAUSING MASSIVE TIRE… |