2010 Ford Taurus electrical system problems
19 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2010 Ford Taurus, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 41,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 61% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
The heated seat element in drivers seat shorted or broke and became very hot, hot enough to cause a burning feeling on the drivers back and actually cause damage to the leather on the seat back. According to the dealer, they have experienced this problem with other cars and said they could not re-assure me that it would not happen again.
Taurus sho. Engine quit while driving 40 MPH. Engine would not restart until stopped and shifted into park. Ford service unable to duplicate stall or find anything to indicate it had occurred. There was no area to pull off road and had to complete action in the lane of travel. Ford unable to find anything to correct.
Other problems reported for the 2010 Ford Taurus
- Engine 48 complaints
- Steering 41 complaints
- Brakes 34 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 27 complaints
- Cruise control 25 complaints