2011 Ford Taurus problems
Owners have filed 251 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Ford Taurus. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 20% of complaints. Next are electrical system (19%) and steering (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 251 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 20 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 61,000 miles 185 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 | 42 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 27 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 22 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 25 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 28 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 17 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 185 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 61,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 72,000 miles (38 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 20 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 20 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 2011 ranks 20th most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Ford Taurus with enough data (145 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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 2011 ford taurus. The contact stated that the driver's side heated seat overheated. The seat warmer burned through the leather seat and the contact's coat, causing burns to the contact's skin. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 58,325.
My wife was driving my 2011 ford tarus and got into an accident and my family was with her. The complete air bags system failed to deploy resulting in head injury to the driver and knee and elbow injury to my daughter and knee injury to my aunt. This 2011 ford tarus is a lemon and my family could have gotten killed in this death trap. The vehicle is now totaled and is being held by the easton police department impound lot waiting for geico insurance company inspection adjuster.
Attention [xxx]; on august 13, 2015 my wife went for a drive into town in my 2011 ford taurus: VIN number: [xxx]: color: silver gray: 4 door. As she sat at a stop sign, another vehicle coming at high speed crashed right into the front end driver's side and the air bags in my 2011 ford taurus VIN number: [xxx] failed to deploy causing injuries to the passengers that were with my wife; my daughter , my aunt and my uncle, who all witnessed the accident clear view.
My 2011 taurus sho has 20 inch rims and an all-wheel drive system, but only after 20,000 I have to change my tires because they wear off in the inside corners on all four tires. It is like if the wheels are slightly slanted andthey wear off only on that area. Ford has knowledge of this situation and have made me take the car for alignment, tire pressure and tire rotation every 3,000 miles, but this has not helped at all.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford taurus. While driving 65 MPH, the air conditioner became inoperable and the antifreeze leaked without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the water pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000.