1990 Ford Taurus problems
Owners have filed 542 complaints with NHTSA about the 1990 Ford Taurus. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 15% of complaints. Next are body & structure (13%) and steering (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 542 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 32 and 29
- Injuries and deaths
- 28 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 100,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 32 complaints mention a crash; 29 complaints mention a fire; 28 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1990 ranks 23rd most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Ford Taurus with enough data (109 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Upon impact, air bag deployed but ripped at seams not providing protection. Driver hit windshield/steering wheel. "dup 950315: 960417". Tt
Violent deployment of driver's air bag during a collision, resulted in a broken nose/cheek fracture/neck vertebrae damage and mouth burns. Also vehicle was totalled.
Vehicle crashed into the side of another vehicle at an intersection, airbags did not deploy. Driver was injured.
While driving 10 MPH sub frame bolts snapped. As a result, steering failed. A recall was issued. However, this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN.
Seat belt would not secure found 8 other recall items from a canadian recall web site that were not on any u.s. Recall sites.