2006 Ford Taurus problems
Owners have filed 415 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Ford Taurus. Cruise control is the most reported problem area, at 44% of complaints. Next are engine (10%) and brakes (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 415 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 44% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 29 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 87,000 miles 354 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 20 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 32 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 93 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 60 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 43 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 61 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 12 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 14 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 354 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 87,000 miles. For cruise control specifically, the median reported mileage is about 91,000 miles (160 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 29 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 15 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 18th most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Ford Taurus with enough data (164 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl*- the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus that was involved in a crash, and the frontal air bags didn't deploy. The contact was driving on the highway at a speed of 65 MPH. At the time of the incident it was raining and the vehicle slid into the rear end of another vehicle and a second vehicle rear ended the contact's vehicle. The contact stated that prior to incident there weren't any warning lights indicating that the airbags were malfunctioning. Three people were injured as a result of the crash.
Tl* - the contact stated that while driving on the road he heard a release of air coming from under the vehicle. The vehicle did not have any brake pressure and the vehicle began to accelerate. The contact stated vehicle was involved in a collision with another vehicle. The road conditions were wet. There were two injuries as a result of the crash. Updated 1/29/2007 -
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH up a hill, another vehicle in the opposite direction slid down the hill and crashed head on into the front of the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The driver sustained head injuries and chest pains from the steering wheel. The air bags failed to deploy. The front passenger sustained several injuries. Both required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact stated that the vehicle only has one key entry on the driver's side. When another vehicle is parked too closely to the contact's vehicle, he cannot enter the vehicle. The vehicle did not come equipped with a key fob. The manufacturer has not been notified. The failure mileage was 50,000.
When driving the car even at speeds of 45 miles per hour it dies. No lights for flashers no power steering no power brakes. It does start back up but in the mean time I am in moving traffic. I have had it in the shop all week they have executed many tests and cannot find the problem. The last time this happened I had my 3 yr old granddaughter in the car and I believe this is very dangerous and could cause a rear end collision.