2014 Ford Taurus problems
Owners have filed 297 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Ford Taurus. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 24% of complaints. Next are steering (22%) and electrical system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 297 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 79,000 miles 211 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 | 28 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 25 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 48 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 39 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 21 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 22 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 211 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 79,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 82,000 miles (56 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 21 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 15 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 17th most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Ford Taurus with enough data (172 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
Was riding in back seat of this car when it was rear ended by a 2014 jeep cherokee. Taurus was stopped on highway, and hit squarely from behind. Both back seat drivers were severely bruised in lower back by latch bracket. The impact was not extreme. No air bags were deployed. I'd hate to be in back of that car if hit at full speed. It would seem likely that that bracket would produce severe lower back/tailbone injuries in a maximum speed rear impact.
Vehicle hydroplaned and hit the guard rail alot of front end damage no air bag deployment. Injuries including a head injury both occupants were transported to a hospital. Update 9/15/15 the consumer stated the air bag sensor wasn't triggered and wants to cancel the complaint. Updated 10/01/15
I have purchased 4 aftermarket rims with 4 tires from a local tire dealer in march 2018. I had a slow leak in one tire and it was diagnosed as a cracked rim. That was approx two weeks ago. Last saturday night I had another tire go soft. Another rim cracked. The dealer I purchased the rims from has put two new rims (same manufacterer) I went on the facebook page for this compnay and I see several complaints from other consumers regarding cracked and partially seperated spokes from this manufacterer.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving 30-50 MPH, the vehicle was jerking. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that he had parked and stopped driving the vehicle. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 34,720.