Ford suspension problems
Across all Ford models in NHTSA's complaint database, 19,331 complaints involve suspension. The Taurus accounts for the largest share (17%). The single worst model year is the 2002 Taurus with 1,090 suspension complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19,331 about suspension, all Ford models
- Most affected
- Taurus 17% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 11,408 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 623 and 64
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ford models
Worst model years for suspension
- 2002 Ford Taurus1,090 complaints
- 2019 Ford F-250 SD678 complaints
- 2017 Ford F-250 SD587 complaints
- 2001 Ford Taurus567 complaints
- 2000 Ford Taurus483 complaints
Suspension complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 55 |
| 1991 | 120 |
| 1992 | 235 |
| 1993 | 392 |
| 1994 | 361 |
| 1995 | 696 |
| 1996 | 533 |
| 1997 | 841 |
| 1998 | 1,006 |
| 1999 | 912 |
| 2000 | 1,733 |
| 2001 | 1,552 |
| 2002 | 2,199 |
| 2003 | 962 |
| 2004 | 484 |
| 2005 | 937 |
| 2006 | 533 |
| 2007 | 245 |
| 2008 | 220 |
| 2009 | 145 |
| 2010 | 206 |
| 2011 | 358 |
| 2012 | 368 |
| 2013 | 323 |
| 2014 | 366 |
| 2015 | 360 |
| 2016 | 355 |
| 2017 | 930 |
| 2018 | 398 |
| 2019 | 989 |
| 2020 | 143 |
| 2021 | 137 |
| 2022 | 108 |
| 2023 | 71 |
| 2024 | 37 |
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2026 | 3 |
Among the 11,408 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.