2005 Ford Taurus brakes problems
36 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2005 Ford Taurus, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 97,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 31 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 97,000 miles, and 13% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 8 crashes, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
On 10/28/05 I rented a ford taurus at the airport in savannah, georgia while vacationing in hilton head, south carolina. On 10/30/05 I was driving westbound in the slow lane on u.s. 278, a four lane highway divided by a 40 -60 ft grass divider in route to beuford s.c. My speed was about 50 -55 MPH with a posted limit of 55 MPH. About 150 feet in front of me, I caught a glimpse of a vehicle (2002 kia) leaving the driveway of the st. Gregory the great catholic church directly in the path of my vehicle.
I was trying to park the vehicle but when I hit the brakes, it accellorated, then I put it in reverse and it went about 50MPH backwards causing me to crash into 2 parked vehicles. It stopped when I put on the emergency brake.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Ford Taurus
- Cruise control 541 complaints
- Engine 108 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 75 complaints
- Transmission 49 complaints
- Fuel system 41 complaints
- Electrical system 29 complaints
- Air bags 28 complaints
- Body & structure 22 complaints