1997 Ford Taurus electrical system problems
67 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1997 Ford Taurus, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 67 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 83,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 19% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Consumer was traveling about 30MPH on a side street, and there was another vehicle parked on side of road, and consumer's vehicle hit other vehicle from behind. Upon impact, driver's side airbag did not deploy.whenever the alternator gets wet the light gomes on and the power steering fails making it difficult to control the vehicle. Nlm
All lights, brake lights, hi-low beams and running lights work! All panel lights and interior lights work. Turning signals & emergency flashers do not work at all! It is as though the wires in the steering column were disconnected from both the turning stick (switch) and the emergency switch? Checked every fuse in fuse box under hood and they all look ok. Assume no bulb problem because there was and is no fast blink...
Other problems reported for the 1997 Ford Taurus
- Transmission 194 complaints
- Engine 127 complaints
- Brakes 78 complaints
- Steering 61 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 60 complaints
- Cruise control 58 complaints
- Cooling system 46 complaints
- Air bags 42 complaints