NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 1991 Ford Taurus. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026
HAD ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED BY RECALL, HAD TO REPLACE THREE TIMES AFTERWARDS. TT
THE MOTOR MOUNT BROKE, WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKE IT MAKES NOISE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING . TT *JB
THE EMERGENCY GAS TANK LOCKED UP, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COME ON . TT
TWO OUT OF THE THREE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT THROTTLE DECELERATION AT HWY. SPEEDS, ALSO DURING INCIDENT GEAR SHIFT SEEM TO GO INTO NEUTRAL, TRANS. BEEN REPLACED. TT
PURCHASE CAR USED AT 50,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TT
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
PURCHASE CAR USED TWO MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKEN . TT
HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON HWY SUDDENLY STOPPED ABRUPTLY. AUTO-TRANSMISSION CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. TT
THE CLEAR COAT IS DISCOLORING VERY BADLY. TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALER WHERE NOTHING WAS DONE WAS TOLD TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH HOT LINE. TT
THE ENGINE MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE FIRST RECALL HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE FLUID THAT THE SHOULD BE THERE IS LEAKED OUT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER, OWNER SMELLS HOT ELECTRICAL WIRING WHEN FAN IS ON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHEN ENGINE IS COLD, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LOSS OF POWER/STALLS REPEATEDLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THW WINDSHEILD WIPER SOMTIMES STOPS WORKING AND BLOCKS THE VIEW. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTIONING OF IGNITION SWITCH , WHEN TURN KEY OFF, KEY STICKS IN ON POSITION AND WON'T TURN OFF, IGNITION CYLINDER GETS VERY HOT. *AK
AFTER STARING CAR TO LET WARM UP -SMOKE BEGAN TO BLOW OUT OF AUTO. *AK
THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, PURCHASED CAR USED . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
TIE ROD END BROKE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *AK
AT 70,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
PURCHASED THE CAR NEW, HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS ARE INOPERATIVE, DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE, OPENS FROM OUTSIDE ONLY. *AK
THE FRONT STRUT WAS REPAIRED AND THE CV JOINTS WERE REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR THE GEAR LOCKED UP, RECEIVED SERVICE BULLETIN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER , WASN'T HAVING THE PROBLEM A THAT TIME, BUT DEALER KNEW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE, SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *AK
WHEN DRIVING CAN'T SHIFT TRANSMISSION GEARS. *AK
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON.
ENGINE HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN COLD AND HESITATES BADLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM.
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING.
ENGINE STALLS/HESITATES. *AK
SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY CANNOT BE SEEN ON A BRIGHT SUNNY DAY.
TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICANT ON GEARS.
BRAKES REPLACED TWO TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. MJS
THE HORN BUTTONS ARE TOO SMALL AND FLUSH WITH THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY. TO ACTIVATE, THE HORN BUTTONS, THE DRIVER HAS TO USE HIS /HER FINGERS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.
CONSUMER WAS INVOVLED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. DUP OF 815728, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 25 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, WON'T GO OFF. DEALER SAYS IT MAY NOT DEPLOY DURING IMPACT. *AK
THE BODY MOUNTS AT THE REAR CORNERS OF THE SUB-FRAME ARE MAKING NOISE. CONSUMER HAD CONACTED DEALER . *AK
CRANK SENSOR FAILS CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN, WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO RESTART FOR 1/2 HOUR.
TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
THE EXTERIOR PAINT AND COATING IS SEPARATING FROM VEHICLE.
WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE, CAUSING ENGINE RUNAWAY AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK
TRANSMISSION STOPPED DEAD, NO WARNING, NO OIL LEAKING, OIL WELL WAS FULL. *AK
RADIATOR HAD A HOLE IN THE PLASTIC, NON REPAIRABLE , REPLACED AND INSTALLED. *AK
TRANSAXLE FAILED CAUSING SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTING.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.