2007 Ford Taurus problems
Owners have filed 196 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Ford Taurus. Cruise control is the most reported problem area, at 28% of complaints. Next are electrical system (16%) and engine (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 196 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 86,000 miles 171 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 | 26 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 21 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 20 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 30 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 25 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 16 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 13 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 8 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 171 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 86,000 miles. For cruise control specifically, the median reported mileage is about 99,000 miles (48 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 8 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 24th most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Ford Taurus with enough data (91 complaints in that window).
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 owned a 2007 ford taurus. While attempting to make a right turn and attempting to stop, the vehicle accelerated without warning and crashed into a building. The driver and passenger side air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was towed and destroyed. The passenger received chest injuries and the driver received head, chest, leg, and facial injuries. Medical attention was needed a police report was filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 131,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford taurus. The contact was reversing into a parking space and as he shifted into drive, the vehicle exhibited an abnormally loud noise before rapidly accelerating. The contact crashed into a cement barrier and sustained injuries to his foot. The contact's injuries were from him attempting to depress the brake pedal as the failure occurred. The vehicle was unresponsive to braking attempts. A police report was filed (parsippany-troy police department report number: ir#29461).
I hit a deer at 55 miles per hour the airbag area made a loud bang and smelled like gun powder and did not deploy the airbag warning light is lit on the dash . I purchased this car from a dealer when the car came off a lease program.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle experienced sudden abnormal acceleration. The contact stated that the vehicle was still accelerating while the brakes were being applied. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer replaced the cruise control cable. The contact stated that the failure persisted after the repairs. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 80,000.