Major Problems with 2006 Ford Taurus Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Ford Taurus

2006 Ford Taurus AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 28000 miles

2006 Ford Taurus SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Victims: 2 Mileage: 33000 miles

2006 Ford Taurus AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 124000 miles

Browse 2006 Ford Taurus complaints by category

Problems with VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Ford Taurus owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL incident happens everytime i drive my vehicle. i can reproduce this at anytime. when i am using the accelerator. i...	167 ~ 87788 miles
ENGINE vehicle accelerates by itself while driving and hard to brake need to tap the gas pedal neutral in order to...	23 ~ 104450 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM car suddenly will not start. relatively new battery has not been used to jump other vehicles. when the key is...	22 ~ 80929 miles
POWER TRAIN my 2006 ford taurus has started to accelerate itself. it is happening more often.this is quite scary. is there a...	17 ~ 100286 miles
AIR BAGS dt*: the contact stated that the front driver air bag deployed and passenger air bag exploded while the vehicle being...	16 ~ 65013 miles
SERVICE BRAKES pressed on brake pedal and brake pedal went to the floor very little braking effect left. *tr...	14 ~ 64653 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i have had numerous instances where the car does not" roll over" or start. the latest problem occurred on 11/10/06....	14 ~ 62540 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM traveling at about 30 mph on a drizzly road my 06 ford taurus se brakes were applied and the taurus...	11 ~ 105163 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i have owned my 2005 ford taurus for 15 months. recently during cold weather the car has lunged forward ~6"...	11 ~ 64828 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2006 ford taurus while exiting the turnpike eastbound drove off left side of roadway and struck a sign. bf (ohio	9 ~ 75566 miles
STRUCTURE seems my 2006 ford taurus has this common condition. i noticed the damp padding on the front passenger side only...	9 ~ 43980 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC dt*: the contact stated while driving 45 mph on wet roads and depressing the brake pedal the brakes lock causing...	9 ~ 54198 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE i purchased a 2006 ford taurus on june 24th 2012. the taurus was in excellent condition and it ran...	5 ~ 93705 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i was driving my car to drop my kids off at school and daycare when i noticed it was running...	4 ~ 134525 miles
SEAT BELTS tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact had to swerve to avoid a crash after being cut off...	4 ~ 75975 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i have a 2006 ford taurus that has had water leaking into the passenger side of the front cabin area....	4 ~ 63250 miles
TIRES our front left tire literally exploded while driving on the freeway at approximately 70 miles per hour. it looks like...	4 ~ 88947 miles
CABLES > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph and approaching an...	4 ~ 101180 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES i was driving home from work on i 10 from casa grande az to phoenix az i was about 2...	4 ~ 57697 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the rear brake lights work intermittently. the vehicle was...	4 ~ 71750 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i was driving on the freeway at full speed. i was not using my cruise control. my gas pedal was...	4 ~ 37500 miles
STEERING after complaint to dealer prior to their inspection and after tie rod bolt and rod broke causing loss of...	4 ~ 87831 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING this is a government owned fleet vehicle (the florida department of law enforcement). this vehicle has stalled five (5) times....	4 ~ 70281 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that during precipitation water would leak into the vehicle...	3 ~ 86000 miles
SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact was driving 25 mph in an extended driveway when the...	2 ~ 163000 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS the front airbag sensor on my 2006 ford taurus has failed and is outside the vehicle warranty. the dealership refuses	2 ~ 91500 miles
PADS > DISC > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR 2006 ford taurus. consumer writes in regards to aftermarket front brake pads recall notice. smd js...	1
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that water was leaking from the passenger side window...	1 ~ 96000 miles
HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC without warning there was extremely difficulty in stopping the vehicle. fortunately we were able to limp home where suspecting a...	1 ~ 54021 miles
TORQUE CONVERTER > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN 2006 ford taurus. consumer requests reimbursement for transmission failure in vehicle. *smd the consumer stated the torque converter was replaced.	1
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph the brakes were applied...	1 ~ 178000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE i have a 2006 ford taurus. i used to live in texas and moved to buffalo area this summer. this...	1 ~ 40000 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i have a 2006 ford taurus and within the past couple of months it will die while sitting at a...	1 ~ 66125 miles
CATALYTIC CONVERTOR > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the catalytic convertor fell off of the vehicle....	1 ~ 58531 miles
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY since i bought this car the windshield wipers have been a problem in very hard rains or heavy snowstorms. they...	1
SIDEWALL > TIRES i had purchased a set of bfgoodrich premium touring tires from costco. i have had blowouts in 4 of 6...	1 ~ 125000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle only has one key entry on the...	1 ~ 50000 miles
VISIBILITY cowl leak on 2006 ford taurus which allows water leak in on passenger side to contact electrical parts including hvac...	1 ~ 37000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY i have a 03 taurus which leaked water onto the passenger floor board also causing my ac blower motor to...	1 ~ 43000 miles
EQUIPMENT seems my 2006 ford taurus has this common condition. i noticed the damp padding on the front passenger side only...	1
FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE i have a 2006 ford taurus i bought a little over 2 years ago. it's seems like every other month...	1
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i had 2 incidents were i needed to stop quickly. the car failed to stop and just skidded and slid....	1
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that all the gauges on the instrument panel have failed...	1 ~ 30000 miles
DRIVESHAFT > DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN after complaint to dealer prior to their inspection and after tie rod bolt and rod broke causing loss of...	1 ~ 14323 miles
WHEEL BEARING > FRONT > SUSPENSION after complaint to dealer prior to their inspection and after tie rod bolt and rod broke causing loss of...	1 ~ 14323 miles
EXTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY tl* - the contact stated that passenger's side mirror appeared to show objects further than it should. the contact took...	1
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING i want to complain about the very intense new car headlights that cause too much glare and blind oncoming drivers...	1
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the air bag indicator light illuminated intermittently and the...	1 ~ 25000 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. the contact stated that the air bag indicator light illuminated intermittently and the...	1 ~ 25000 miles
FILLER PIPE AND CAP > TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE this is a mustang. there was no choice for mustang on your vehicles so i had to pick taurus. there...	1 ~ 300 miles
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS subject: head rest construction in new 2006 ford focus in our circumstances the driver's side head rest is angled forward...	1
PUMP > HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST > STEERING 2006 ford taurus with defected power steering pump. consumer stated that the dealer decided to extend the warranty and fix	1

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