Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-11-09 | 98V288000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | 1,800 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE HAD CONDENSATION INSIDE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS TWO WEEKS AGO, THE PASSENGER SIDE… |
| 2019-07-23 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I WOULD SAY 7 TIMES OUT OF 10 WHILE DRIVING IN MY CAR THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RANDOMLY POPS UNBUCKLED OR IF I REACH F… |
| 2017-11-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED JUMPING AROUND, WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS THE RPM'S REVED UP HI… |
| 2017-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT'S FRIEND OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT'S FRIEND HEARD KNOCKING NOI… |
| 2017-07-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS HAD YRANSMISSION REBUILT LAST YEAR AND IM STILL MAKING PAYMEMTS ON THE CAR. THEN 4MONTHS AGO I HAD THE SPEE… |
| 2016-12-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MAY 2016 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ALL OUT OF WHACK, … |
| 2016-10-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY AC UNIT BLEW OUT AND STOPPED WORKING THIS SUMMER, NOW THAT IT IS RAINY SEASON THERE IS A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOO… |
| 2016-03-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR ROW SEAT BELTS ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SI… |
| 2016-02-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRONT SPRING COIL IS BROKEN |
| 2015-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR, OR ITS FUSE, IS FAILING TO CHARGE BATTERY |
| 2015-10-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAY TIME RUNNING HEADLIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED A… |
| 2015-08-10 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT OUT OF HOLDER TO BE PUT ON PASSENGER. DRIVERS SEATBELT STAYING OUT, NOT RETRACTING … |
| 2015-04-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT A 1999 FORD TAURUS AND FOUND THE COIL SPRING FRONT DRIVER SIDE OUT OF PLACE CHECKING ON RECALLS SAYING TH… |
| 2014-10-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM AND THE VISIBILITY WAS IMPAIRED… |
| 2014-05-29 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUPPORT BEAMS AND THE SUB FRAME WERE CORRODED. ALS… |
| 2014-04-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHILE THE C… |
| 2014-03-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS DRIVEN DOWN THE HIGHWAY NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE NOTICED A BURNING WIRE SMELL.. PULLED OVER AND THE WHOLE TOP … |
| 2013-09-26 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | MY SON IS 22 YRS OLD HE BOUGHT THIS 1999 FORD TAURUS FROM A USED CAR DEALER IN MARCH 2013,HIM AND HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS DR… |
| 2013-09-26 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | Yes | 1 | MY SON WAS DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JERKED TO THE LEFT,RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AT 55 MPH CAR CRASH… |
| 2013-09-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE THROTTLE CABLE BROKE AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. I'VE NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE CABLE SPECIFICALLY BU… |
| 2013-08-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ONE OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES RUPTURED CAUSING GRADUAL BUT COMPLETE LOSS OF NORMAL BRAKING. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF… |
| 2013-04-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING MY 1999 FORD TAURUS AT A SPEED OF 30-35 MPH AFTER DRIVING AT 70-75 MPH STEADY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR ON THE HWY … |
| 2013-03-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE AND THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE. NOW JUS… |
| 2013-03-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | GOT A TRANSMISSION LEAK, THE TRANSMISSION PAN SEALS WERE REPLACED AS THEY WERE WET AND TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AND REF… |
| 2013-03-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ON MARCH 11 2013 AS I BEGAN TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY MY FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE. I KNOW T… |
| 2013-01-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT A LOW SPEED, DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I BRAKE TO STOP AND AT THAT TIME THE CAR SURGED A… |
| 2012-09-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVING AT LOW SPEED MAYBE 25 MPH. WHEN REAR COIL STRUCT ASSEMBLY WENT BAD. COULD THIS BE A MANUFACTOR DEFECT? *TR |
| 2012-07-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A DEER CROSSED IN FRONT OF THE V… |
| 2012-06-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SUBFRAME AND ROCKER PANEL RUST / ROT. *TR |
| 2012-05-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LINE FRACTURED. THE CON… |
| 2012-04-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE RISING FROM THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE INS… |
| 2012-03-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRI… |
| 2012-02-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A RATTLING NOI… |
| 2012-02-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WOULD NO… |
| 2011-12-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS GOING DOWN HE INTERSTATE WITH MY 3 KIDS WHEN MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, THE EN… |
| 2011-11-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE WERE NO … |
| 2011-10-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFA… |
| 2011-09-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | GOT OFF FREEWAY AND MADE TWO LEFT TURNS GOING DOWN STREET WITH A SLIGHT BEND TO THE RIGHT STEERING LOCKED SLIGHTLY TURN… |
| 2011-07-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO WARNING. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND IT WAS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL. … |
| 2011-06-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | MICHELIN HYDROEDGE HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS IN BOTTOM OF ALL TREADS WITH ONLY 37,000 MILES ON A 90,000 MILE RATED TIRE. TH… |
| 2011-05-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE DRIVING AT V… |
| 2011-05-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND THE… |
| 2011-04-19 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, THE M… |
| 2011-04-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY STEERING WHEEL IT SHAKES OVER 45 MPH AND I HAVE CALLED THEY PLACE WERE I BOUGHT IT AND MY W… |
| 2011-04-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BAC… |
| 2011-01-12 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE FRAME UNDER THE FRONT OF MY CAR HAS ROTTED AWAY DUE TO ROAD SALT. I SEE FORD HAS A RECALL ON OLDER MODELS FOR THE … |
| 2010-12-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS 1999 FORD TAURUS IN 2011. I HAD TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING RACK REPLACED DUE TO IT LEAKING. ONCE THIS GOT… |
| 2010-11-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | A MINOR SLIPPAGE IN THE TRANSMISSION BECAME A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN LESS THAN A MILE. NO POWER TO ANY GEARS… |
| 2010-09-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE SPEED… |
| 2010-08-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HIT THE BRAKES HARD WHEN THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED SOFT… |