NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 1992 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
THE FIRST TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE BRACKET THAT SUPPORTS THE BUMPER FLEW OFF. TT CONSUMER STATES HE IS SELLING VEHICLE. *SLC
OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED.
STEERING WHEEL LOOSE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SD
LEFT FRONT C V BOOT REPLACED.
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 35 MPH DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
TIE RODS FAILED .
IGNITION WIRES CORRODED, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM STARTING. *SD
INTERIOR COMPARTMENT AND INTER-STURCTURE, UNDER THE DASH FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF, DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. TT
CONSUMER'S EXPERIENCED DELAYS WHENEVER WINDSHIELD WIPER IS IN HIGH MODE. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS ALOT AT RED LIGHTS/COMPLETE STOPS, NO DIFFERENCE WHEN RAINING, DRY PAVEMENT, COLD OR HOT WEATHER, DRIVES UP TO 65 MPH, NO WARRANTY ON VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN TIMES AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
CAR STALLS INTERMITTENTLY CONTINUALLY.
FRONT END MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING SLIGHT DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. *AK
1ST TIME AN $8 FRONT SEAL, ON TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 58,511 MILES,AND COST A TOTAL OF $418.47 PLUS CHARGES FOR A RENTAL CAR FOR 3 DAYS. WE WERE 245 MILES FROM HOME. 2ND TIME TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 95,509 MILES. WE WERE ABLE TO GET BACK HOME. REPAIR WAS $1272.63. IT WAS REPAIRED WITH UPGRADED PARTS. FAILED AGAIN AT 108,400 MILES. REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. PRESENT MILEAGE 131,930. SO FAR OK.*AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE IS VIRBATING DUE TO THE FRONT AND BACK MOTOR MOUNTS BREAKING. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
STARTER REPLACED TWICE DUE TO VEHICLE NOT STARTING.
THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY LOOSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A LOOSE COLUMN BOLT. IT HAS A LOT OF FULL PLAY IN IT. LOOSE PLAY WAS CORRECTED BY TIGHTENING THE BOLTS. *AK
DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE HORN, IN AN EMERGENCY THE HORN IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE. *AK *SLC
RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FAILED, RESULTING IN STIFF STEERING/NOISE WHILE DRIVING. *AK
ENGINE MOUNT REPLACED. *SD
TRANSMISSION SKIPPING WHILE DRIVIN./ ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD THUMP INTO GEAR WHENEVER VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF REPLACING ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK
WHEN YOU APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/PADS. *AK
IN COLD WEATHER VEHICLE STALLS AND HESITATES. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MAIN CHIP OF THE COMPUTER. *AK THE MANUFACTURER HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM BUT DECLINES TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. *YH
AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START, PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK
ACCELERATOR STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WORN TIE ROD ENDS, CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING. *AK
QUARTER PANEL WINDOW FAILED.
TOO MUCH PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL SINCE PURCHASED NEW.
DOORS DON'T CLOSE TIGHT, LEAKS.
MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS FELL OUT, CAUSING ENGINE TO RACE.
WHILE ON ROAD HARD TO FIND HORN BUTTON. TT
BRAKES WERE GRINDING, HAD TO HAVE BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED THREE TIMES. PADS WEAR PREMATURELY. TT
STEERING WHEEL HAS 1 TO 2 INCHES OF FREE PLAY, WITH CONSTANT WANDERING. FORD DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DETECT CAUSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE FRONT INSIDE CALIPER LOCK UP. TT
PLACE SEVERAL PIECES OF PLYWOOD ON ROOF OF STATION-AND WHILE DRIVING ON COUNTRY RD THE CLIPS SNAPPED. TT
THE OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION AT 30,000 MILES BEEN HAVING PROBLEM BUT NEED TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *AK
HAVING PROBLEMS WITH REPLACING STARTERS- COMPRESSOR GONE BAD. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; WHEN ENGAGED ON SLIGHT ENCLINE, TRANSIMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF . *AK
DRIVING AUTO WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY UP. TT
ROTOR WAS REPLACED AT 29,000 MILES . TT
PURCHASE CAR USED THE GEAR ASSEMBLY SHATTERED . TT
AUTO POPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE CONSUMER WAS CHECKING IT AND RAN HER OVER. TT
WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENT AND WASHER SWITCH HAS GONE BAD THREE TIMES. TT
WHEN CAR SLOWING TO A STOP THE CAR ACCELERATE SOMETIMES . TT
PURCHASE STATION WAGON NEW THERE IS BAD GAS FUMES IN THE CAR WHEN PEOPLE IN THE CAR THEY GET SICK . TT
VEHICLE HAS PLASTIC TRIM PANEL SEPARATION DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE AND IS RUSTING.THE REAR HATCH BACK WINDOW IS LEAKING. TT *JB
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK . TT
WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS STOPPED DEAD CENTER OBSTRUCTING DRIVERS VISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
WITHOUT HAVING A KEY YOU CAN START THE CAR . TT