Ford TAURUS brakes problems
2,179 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
14,322 owner complaints analyzed
69 distinct recall campaigns
80,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1977 to 2019 model years. Data snapshot: . 7,523 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
2,179 of 14,322 complaints match this topic (15.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10026557 · 2003-07-03 (July 3, 2003)
WHILE DRIVING AT 25MPH FRONT LEFT MECHANISM WHICH HOLDS BRAKE SYSTEM FELL INSIDE THE WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
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Owner report 486944 · 1995-06-07 (June 7, 1995)
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (91V-134). *AK
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Owner report 873182 · 2000-10-17 (October 17, 2000)
VEHICLE WILL STALL SUDDENLY. VEHICLE WILL NOT GO OVER 35 MPH AND AT THE SAME TIME THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL GO HIGH, AND BRAKES DO NOT HAVE FULL POWER.*AK
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Owner report 977258 · 1996-01-02 (January 2, 1996)
VEHICLES EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE BROKE 4 TIMES ITS BROKEN WHEN RELEASING ITS DANGEROUS DUE TO MOTION CAUSING POSSIBLE PHYSICAL INJURY. TT
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Owner report 10139691 · 2005-10-14 (October 14, 2005)
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE 1987 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON EXPERIENCED A VERY VIOLENT ACCELERATION. WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE RACED. THE CONTACT THEN PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SKIDDED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, AND BEGAN GOING FASTER. THE HAND BRAKE WAS PULLED. THE BRAKE WAS PULLED SO HARD THAT SOMETHING BROKE AND STARTED LEAKING. THE CONTACT PULLED IT OUT OF DRIVE AND PUT IT INTO PARK, AND THE CAR WAS STILL GOING. THE CONTACT MADE IT TO A GAS STATION AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STALL THE CAR. THE CAR WAS LEFT…
Owner-reported narrative. 53,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10139691 at NHTSA ↗