2011 Ford Taurus steering problems
25 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2011 Ford Taurus, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 20 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
The vehicle was in motion. I was headed south down a city street came up to my right turn onto another city street. After I made the turn when I tried to straighten the wheel out the right one cut straight to the right I was fighting the steering wheel but it would not let me turn it. This caused my car to turn into a parked car that was on a parking lot for sale and it ended up damaging 3 cars plus mine total. I did not receive a ticket because the officer stated that it was a malfunction on the car's steering.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford taurus. While operating the vehicle, the power steering malfunctioned and caused the steering wheel to become very difficult to turn in either direction. In addition, the message "power steering fault assist" was displayed. The vehicle was taken to long lewis ford (2551 john hawkins pkwy, hoover, al) where it was diagnosed that the steering rack was faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered.
Other problems reported for the 2011 Ford Taurus
- Engine 49 complaints
- Electrical system 48 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 16 complaints
- Cruise control 15 complaints