1997 Ford Taurus brakes problems
78 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 1997 Ford Taurus, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 78 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 11 crashes, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
When applying brakes, the pedal went to the floor and brakes failed to stop the vehicle, causing an accident. Please provide further details.
Brake line burst. Control became nonexistent. Got very lucky bringing it home, although I did run into the back of my garage (because the brakes didn't work).
Other problems reported for the 1997 Ford Taurus
- Transmission 194 complaints
- Engine 127 complaints
- Electrical system 67 complaints
- Steering 61 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 60 complaints
- Cruise control 58 complaints
- Cooling system 46 complaints
- Air bags 42 complaints