2015 Ford Taurus problems
Owners have filed 365 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Ford Taurus. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 20% of complaints. Next are backover prevention (17%) and steering (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 365 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 243 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 | 43 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 28 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 42 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 35 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 38 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 23 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 24 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 8 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 243 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 62,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 76,000 miles (63 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 20 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 11 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Ford Taurus with enough data (195 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
Car was idling in park. Push button start/stop was pushed to shut off engine and at that instant, car was released from park, rolled backwards into tree, injuring right front passenger. No one in driver's seat.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford taurus. While driving 65 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart, but failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body module and gasket failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 12,630.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Taurus. The contact stated the rear-view camera was pointing to the ground and was unable to visually see or use properly. The contact stated an unknown warning light was illuminated. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 27,000.