1994 Ford Taurus problems
Owners have filed 1,284 complaints with NHTSA about the 1994 Ford Taurus. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 23% of complaints. Next are transmission (18%) and electrical system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,284 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 69 and 25
- Injuries and deaths
- 52 and 3
- Typical mileage
- 94,000 miles 80 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 | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 15 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 14 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 80 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 94,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 82,000 miles (16 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 69 complaints mention a crash; 25 complaints mention a fire; 52 injuries reported; 3 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Ford Taurus with enough data (664 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
The clients husband was killed when the throttle of his vehicle stuck causing the vehicle to crash into a building and resulting in death to the driver, there is a recall regarding throttle linkages and control, 97v025. Nlm
Dt: contact stated that this vehicle had the characteristically of a ford recall, but it was not included due to VIN. The safety defect was the electrical housing can fire in the steering column. While driving on the highway the steering column began to spark, and there was a lot of smoke within the interior of the car. There were several other recalls on this vehicle, including radiator electrical motor, engine cooling fan module, and cylinder head gasket.
Failure of the driver side rear seat, consumer was involved in a front-end collision and the driver's side seat belt came out of the buckle prior to recall 92v-113).
Dt: the vehicle has had a problem with the engine dying. The engine blew a head gasket. A recall has been issued. The engine was replaced, and the new engine also blew out at 97,000 miles. The vehicle was having a fluctuation in temperature. Then , ford was contacted, and ford said they could not help.
Tl*the contact owns a 1994 ford taurus. While driving approximately 10 MPH he heard a loud bang. The vehicle was driven onto the emergency lane and shut off. Upon examination he noticed that the sub frame fractured from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to his residence and was not examined for the cause of failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 75,000.