2004 Ford Taurus electrical system problems
26 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2004 Ford Taurus, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 104,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 104,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 fires.
What owners wrote
I was driving my 2004 ford taurus, car suddenly began smoking, pulled over and hood of car completely in flames. Fire dept came and put fire out. Car is totaled, insurance advised was electrical fire.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. Puddle's of water accumulate on the floor of the front passenger side when it rains. The dealer has not diagnosed the failure. The current and failure mileages were 63639. Updated 06/04/08. Updated 06/04/08.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Ford Taurus
- Cruise control 166 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 44 complaints
- Engine 44 complaints
- Transmission 30 complaints
- Brakes 26 complaints
- Air bags 21 complaints
- Body & structure 17 complaints
- Fuel system 16 complaints