1994 Ford Taurus problems
Owners have filed 1,284 complaints about the 1994 Ford Taurus with NHTSA. Engine and engine cooling accounts for 26.2% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of power train at 22.7%.
Complaints1,284
Crashes69
Fires25
Injuries52
Deaths3
What owners report breaking
Engine and engine cooling 26.2% · 337
Power train 22.7% · 291
Electrical system 7.3% · 94
Structure 5.6% · 72
Service brakes, hydraulic 5.0% · 64
Vehicle speed control 4.9% · 63
Suspension 4.1% · 53
Fuel system, gasoline 4.0% · 52
Severity
Of those complaints, 69 describe a crash, 25 describe a fire, 52 report an injury and 3 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 26 model years of the Ford Taurus in this data, 1994 sits 6th by complaint volume. 1993 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 3 in the last three years against 8 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 94,269 miles.
In owners' own words
Head gasket blew in april of this year. The car was fixed by a local mechanic and Ford did pay for the repairs. In august of this year the same gasket blew again, Ford refuses to repair the car because they said that Ford parts weren't used in the car. Also in 1997 the piston in the transmission tore up the car had 52,000 miles on it. It cost me $950 to have it fixed, Ford refused to pay for that. Engine and engine cooling
Recall # 97v019000 Ford/engine cooling fan: while driving driver noticed smoke coming from under the hood.Driver pulled vehicle over and discovered that the engine cooling was had overheated. Driver unpluged the fan. Owner replaced the engine cooling fan himself. When contacting the manufacturer on oct 6, 1999, manufacturer stated that vehicle was not included in recall due to vin. Engine and engine cooling
Serpentine drive belt auto tensioner spring snapped. Caused the steering wheel to lock. Transmission remained in drive, engine remained on. Had to jam on the brake because of no steering capability. When tensioner snapped it released power from power steering, altenator, water pump, a/c condenser, drive train. Car would have been virtually uncontrollable at higher speed. Engine and engine cooling
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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