Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
22
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Ford Taurus Sho.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-11 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD SHO TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE WHEN THE FRONT COIL … |
| 2005-10-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1. DRIVING AT CITY TRAFFIC SPEEDS (25-30 MPH) IN PHILADELPHIA. CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED. UPON RESTART WOULD IMMEDIATE… |
| 2005-08-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THERE WAS A CHAIN LIKE TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, I AS A TECHNICIAN OBSERVED IT TO BE A CAMSHAFT GETTING RE… |
| 2005-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON HAS BEEN ON FOR FEW MONTHS. CAR SEEMS TO RUN OK BUT CAN NOT GET CAR INSPECTED BECAUSE… |
| 2004-12-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ON DECEMBER 21, 2004 MY 1997 FORD TAURUS SHO BEGAN MAKING A TICKING NOISE. TWO DAYS (AND ABOUT 20 MILES) LATER, THE LE… |
| 2004-09-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CAMSHAFT STRIPED OUT CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. *JB |
| 2004-03-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN JUST AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT ON … |
| 2003-12-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1997 FORD TAURUS SHO USED.AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND SOME DISTU… |
| 2003-08-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE LINE RUST THROUGH. *NM |
| 2003-06-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON MORNING OF JUNE 13, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 AM, I STARTED MY CAR. THE CAR STARTED BUT MADE A CLICKING SOUND FROM… |
| 2003-02-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAD A CAM FAILURE ON MY 97 FORD TAURUS SHO, BAD DESIGN ON THE ENGINE LED TO THE FAILURE |
| 2003-02-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1997 FORD SHO TAURAS. THIS CAR QUIT ON MY WIFE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE,NO POWER NO WHERE.THERE WAS CARS SLIDING… |
| 2002-12-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 FORD TAURUS SHO, I STARTED HEARING A TAPING IN MY ENGINE, I ASKED A MACHANIC FRIEND ABOUT IT, HE TOLD ME … |
| 2002-12-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | A TICKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR WAS IN IDLE. I TALKED TO A FORD DEA… |
| 2002-10-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY CAR HAD A MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE AT 48500 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT I HAD MULIPLE CAM FAILURES CAUSING T… |
| 2002-08-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ON AUGUST 18, 2002 I HAD CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A CAMSHAFT SPROCKET FAILURE. A WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.V8SHO.COM… |
| 2002-01-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 1997 FORD TAURUS V8 SHO IN 2000. WE HAD MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES PERFORMED ON A REGULA… |
| 2000-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1997 FORD TAURUS SHO FORD (FMC) HAS ACKNOWLEDGED IN WRITING THAT THE PROBLEM IS MANUFACTURER RELA… |
| 2000-03-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CAM SPROCKET FAILURE. THIS LEAD TO THE ENGINE STOPPING AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. *TR |
| 1999-12-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME 50 1996 THROUGH 1999 TAURUS SHO'S HAVE HAD CAM FAILURES. THE RANGE IN MIL… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TRAVEL. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND TECHNICIAN STATED ENGIN… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |