1995 Ford Taurus problems
Owners have filed 1,597 complaints with NHTSA about the 1995 Ford Taurus. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 18% of complaints. Next are drivetrain & axles (17%) and transmission (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,597 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 71 and 62
- Injuries and deaths
- 74 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 93,000 miles 150 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 | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 13 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 21 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 35 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 18 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 28 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 8 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 150 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 93,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 68,000 miles (24 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 71 complaints mention a crash; 62 complaints mention a fire; 74 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Ford Taurus with enough data (873 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
Vehicle accident resulting in one fatality. A witness stated the consumer's vehicle swerved immediately left of the center lane. The witness who was driving behind the consumer's vehicle, stated another van traveling in the oncoming direction tried to maneuver around the consumer's vehicle. As a result, the two vehicles met head on on the right side of the road. The other vehicle rode on top of the consumer's vehicle onto the roof. Both vehicles landed in a ditch.
On 12/08/1998 my father was involved in an accident which resulted in the loss of his life. He was hit on the diver side of the vehicle by a semi-truck at approximately 40MPH. The police indicated in there report that when they arrived on the scene that my dad was not wearing his seat belt. My dad always wore his seat belt he would not even let someone ride with him without them wareing their seat belt. Looking at the wreakage I notice that the arm rest was down and that the seat belt latch was under the arm rest.
Upon impact, right front passenger door opened; occupant ejected from vehicle; vehicle broadsided by another vehicle; totaled. Tt
A/C: compressor clutch came apart exhaust: due to heat and corrosion cat converter flange became so thin it was impossible to seal exhaust. Act converter replaced under 8/80 emmissions warranty. Paint: cracks in paint developed above rear wheel (sheet metal flexing?) allowing moisture in causing corrosion and paint to lift. Front springs: both front springs broke nearly puncturing the right front tire. No help from ford. Seems they have a history of bad spring problems.
This past sunday, on june 11, 2017 I was driving home from a graduation party and there was a loud "pow" once I accelerated from a stop. My steering was very stiff (as if I was driving an ancient large truck with no power steering, also my exhaust system at least partially came undun. I was able to get the crippled car to our regular repair shop, who told me that I had a subframe rust-collapse.