Ford Taurus Electrical Problems
975 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 20 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2000. Best year: 2019.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
On June 23, 2024 this 2004 Ford Taurus was in a front end collision at freeway speeds of 60 mph or higher. The driver airbag did not deploy and the driver died as a result of severe trauma to head and chest.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE DRIVER ACCIDENTALLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE ...
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND IN THE OUTSIDE LANE OF A 4 LANE HWY. VEHICLE CHANGED LANES ABRUPTLY AND WENT LEFT OF THE CENTER OF ROADWAY ENTERING INTO THE NOURTHBOUND LANES OF TRAFFIC, CONTINUING IN A SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION, THE VEHICLE...
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ONE OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE WAS KILLED AND ONE WAS INJURED. THIS WAS A RENTAL CAR. *NLM...*AK *CB *NLM *PH *JB
The contact owns a 2008 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the front driver's side seat belt had failed to unbuckle and was previously repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The conta...
My son was in an accident to where the whole front end was smashed and neither airbag deployed
The contact owned a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH making a left turn a vehicle collided with the front passenger side of the vehicle. The steering wheel air bag deployed violently. The cont...
Airbag deployed but did not inflate. Had 2 large holes in it
The contact owned a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while stopped at a traffic light, the vehicle was rear-ended by another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to his back and neck and rece...
Purchased vehicle on 10/06/2022. Within a week noticed surging and /or loss of power. I also smelled buring of some sort. Contacted the dealership and tried to make arrangements for car to be diagnosed and repaired. Codes began to show o...
Someone pulled out in front of me as I was slowing down to make a left turn. I T-boned their vehicle while going 35mph, resulting in a total loss for my 2000 Ford Taurus. (This was in 2018 so it was not a new car). My driver steering wh...
I turned left after stopping at a four-way stop sign intersection. I crashed into a parked car waiting its turn but I did not see until I was upon it and it was too late to swerve away. My car's air bags inflated. My wrist was broken. My...