1998 Ford Taurus brakes problems
93 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 1998 Ford Taurus, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 93 14% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 11 crashes, 13 injuries.
What owners wrote
During bad weather conditions (rain mixed with snow) driver applied brakes & vehicle would not slow down, causing loss of control which resulted in ancollision. Upon impact, both airbags did no deploy which could have caused injury. Also, steering failure.
Took 1998 ford taurus (duratec 3.0) in for cooling system flush and transmission flush. With only 54,000 miles, I was surprised to find a rear stabilizer bar was broken, and a front axle seal was leaking. Those are clearly materials defects, as we take expert care of this vehicle. I have also had problems with rotors since we drove the car off the lot. The poor quality rotors the factory installs on these cars contributes to warping, which would be noticeable by a pulsing when braking from highway speeds.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Ford Taurus
- Cruise control 113 complaints
- Transmission 62 complaints
- Engine 59 complaints
- Suspension 59 complaints
- Steering 42 complaints
- Air bags 39 complaints
- Electrical system 35 complaints
- Lighting 29 complaints