Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-27 | 13V109000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 3,037 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | My steering all of a sudden was stiff and I can barely turn at low speeds. Not safe due to uncontrolled steering. I re… |
| 2024-02-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering shut down and I could not steer the vehicle in a Holiday parking lot and I almost hit a pedestrian. My eng… |
| 2023-06-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at a slow speed, the vehicle was extremely d… |
| 2023-05-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | UNKNOWN |
| 2023-02-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, several different warning… |
| 2023-02-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Driving on the highway, when the car lights, radio, air conditioner, steering wheel, speed all goes out. The car would… |
| 2023-01-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 MPH and slowing to make a turn a… |
| 2022-11-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | Started car and power steering assist fault light came on making the wheel hard to steer. Turned off the car and restar… |
| 2022-09-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The rear backup camera is showing upside down. It is very difficult to see the blind spot area just to the rear of the … |
| 2022-02-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and the vehicle was turned of… |
| 2022-01-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | In 2016 we had a recall fixed for power steering assist failure after I lost power steering going 55 mph down the highw… |
| 2020-11-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, … |
| 2020-11-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER MIKE WHO IS AT THE SCOTTSDALE, AZ LOCATION AT AUTONATION. I HAD MY VEHICL… |
| 2020-10-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER RESEARCHING, FORD HAS INSTALLED FAULTY WATER PUMPS IN THIS CAR ALONG WITH OTHERS THAT HAVE THE 3.5 ECOBOOST ENGIN… |
| 2020-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2012 FORD TAURUS. WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR WHILE ITS STATIONARY, THE FCIM (FRONT CONTROL INTERFACE MODULE) MALFUNCT… |
| 2020-02-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE TEMPERATURE STARTED TO RISE VERY HIGH WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD CITY STREET AND HAD TO PULL OVER. ALL… |
| 2020-01-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING GOT SUPER TIGHT AND HARD TO STEER. DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD. GOT AN ALIGNMENT I… |
| 2020-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the power steering malfunction… |
| 2019-08-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE BURNING THE TOP OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND HOOD. IT … |
| 2019-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL.: THE CAR POWER'S DOWN WHILE DRIVING, AIR CONDITION,LIGHTS, SIGNALS SHUTS DOWN, THEFT ALERT COMES ON ALSO… |
| 2019-07-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED TO OPEN THE DOOR TO ALLOW EGRESS. IT HANGS OUT LIMPLY ON ITS HINGES NOT ENG… |
| 2019-06-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRIVING NORMALLY , WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. LUCKILY I WAS ON A CITY STREET GOING ABOUT 4… |
| 2019-04-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR WAS IN MOTION, ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME UP AND CAR CAN'T BE ACCELERATED. WE CHANGED THE ENTIRE THROTTLE ASSEMBL… |
| 2018-12-28 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | I AM UNABLE TO TURN BROUGHT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THERE'S A RECALL 1 5V 340000. SET FORD WOULD FIX IT FOR FREE CALL FO… |
| 2017-10-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | A COMPLETE FAILURE OF ALL DASHBOARD CONTROLS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. CONTROLS SUCH AS RADIO, VOLUMN , AC, HEAT, ETC … |
| 2017-09-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR STALLED COMPLTLY SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT 115 KLM AN HOUR IN HOT HUMID WEATHER. |
| 2017-07-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE… |
| 2017-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND WITH NO LUCK OF DIAGNOSIS. BUT MY VEHICLE HAS LOST ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTION… |
| 2017-03-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEED AND IT MAKES A NOISE WHEN IT DOES TURN. |
| 2017-01-13 | SEATS | No | 0 | HEATED SEAT ELEMENT SHORTED, SMOKED, SMOTHERED FIRE IN SEAT. DID NOT COME THROUGH LEATHER SEAT - SMOTHERED WITHIN SEAT… |
| 2016-09-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STATIONARY, THE FCIM (FRONT CONTROL INTERFACE MO… |
| 2016-09-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TOOK OUR 2012 FORD TAURUS IN FOR SERVICE & THEY ASK IF WE WOULD LIKE THEM 2 GO AHEAD & DO OUR STATE INSPECTION SO WE SA… |
| 2016-09-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN DURING NIGHT TIME AND THAT THE … |
| 2016-07-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | HYDRAULIC LIFT SUPPORTS SUDDENLY FAILED WHEN LIFTING THE TRUNK LID ONE DAY IN JULY 2016. CAR HAS 116,000 MILES, PURCHAS… |
| 2016-06-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO CO… |
| 2016-05-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PED… |
| 2016-03-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WI… |
| 2016-03-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT STOPPED WORKING A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. THE LIGHT WOULD GO ON WHEN PRESSED FOR A SECOND THE… |
| 2015-11-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2012 FORD TAURUS SHO WAS BROUGHT INTO JONES WEST FORD IN RENO, NEVADA. IT WAS AT JONES WEST FOR A POWER STEERING REC… |
| 2015-11-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND ALL SYSTEMS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHW… |
| 2015-11-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CONTROLS FOR MY HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM FAILED. THE CENTER CONSOLE WITH THE RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROLS ARE INOPE… |
| 2015-07-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL LETTER , I TOOK THE CAR BACK ON 2015, DEALER HAD IT FOR ABOUT THREE DAYS AND THEY NEVER FIX … |
| 2015-06-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING IT 3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2011. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN THE SUMMER ON A WARM DAY… |
| 2015-06-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2013 FROM A DEALER IN SOUTH JERSEY WITH 10000 MILES . AFTER A FEW MONTH'S OF DRIVING I STARTED TO N… |
| 2015-05-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V04000… |
| 2015-04-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V040000 (STRUC… |
| 2015-04-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V040000 (STRUCTU… |
| 2015-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING AND DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JER… |
| 2015-03-31 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED UND… |
| 2015-03-27 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:15V040000 (STRUCTUR… |