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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
9 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
14 / 0
Average Mileage:
24,882 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

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1996 Ford Taurus Owner Comments (Page 2 of 2)

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problem #11

Dec 051998

Taurus

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Vehicle was idling near garage. Had opened door when vehicle leaped forward. Had taken to dealer & nothing found by mechanic. The 2nd time, everything was in gear (parked) & owner in front of vehicle when it leaped forward & broke garage door. Vehicle pushed owner through the door.

- Brutus, MI, USA

problem #10

Jun 151998

Taurus

  • miles
Throttle cable failure could have caused seriuos accident if it had occured on the interstate or in an interchange. The dealer said this has never happened before.

- King George, VA, USA

problem #9

Sep 091996

Taurus

  • miles
When going downhill the vehicle surges and bucks. This also happens on a flat plain but more when going down hill. This is a intermediate problem. The dealer is not able to correct problem with vehicle.

- Folson, CA, USA

problem #8

Dec 161995

Taurus

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Rusty water in radiator reservoir. Also, vehicle surges at all times; transmission shifts when going down incline, causing vehicle to runaway and brake vibration when driving at 40-45 mph.

- Defuniak Springs, FL, USA

problem #7

Aug 011996

Taurus

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Fuel control valve failed three times.

- Canyon Country, CA, USA

problem #6

Oct 011996

Taurus

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
When ABS brakes are applied and slows down, vehicle will go into open throttle position, rpms unknown, to stop vehicle push on brakes real hard and put gear into park and turn ignition off.

- West Caldwell, NJ, USA

problem #5

Oct 271996

Taurus

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Consumer states when making a turn from freeway onto an exit ramp, power steering seems to turn off, at one point consumer almost lost control, auto became hard to steer. Consumer also states idle spped at cold start up remains at approximately 1350 RPM for greater than 60 seconds, this causes the vehicle to accelerate when placing vehicle in reverse.

- Kennett Square, PA, USA

problem #4

Aug 151996

Taurus

  • miles
Upon cold start after sitting two hours, vehicle accelerated after shifting from reverse into drive. Vehicle went through the side of the garage.

- Carol Stream, IL, USA

problem #3

Jun 181996

Taurus

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle's accelerator pedal stuck and cable broke at only 6 month old.

- Staiten Isla, NY, USA

problem #2

Sep 081995

Taurus

  • miles
Cruise control not designed to slow vehicle down on down slopes.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

problem #1

Sep 081995

Taurus

  • miles
Cruise control problem, causes vehicle's speed to increase upon traveling downhill.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

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