Major Problems with 2012 Ford Taurus Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2012 Ford Taurus

2012 Ford Taurus ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mileage: 1450 miles

2012 Ford Taurus VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Mileage: 30000 miles

2012 Ford Taurus ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mileage: 86250 miles

Browse 2012 Ford Taurus complaints by category

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford taurus. the contact stated that the hydraulics failed on the hood and the...	13 ~ 17846 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 03/24/2012. 1st failure mileage approx.1 450: driving on i-95s at approx. 70 mph raining condition wipers in use headlights on....	12 ~ 35608 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford taurus. while driving approximately 70 mph the engine stalled without warning. the vehicle...	9 ~ 59044 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2012 taurus the headlights on the 2012 taurus have a very sharp short cutoff that limits visibility greatly. this can...	9 ~ 12162 miles
STEERING i was driving on i279 around 6:15am on july1 2014. my speed was approximately 60mph. all of a sudden a...	6 ~ 52775 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i have a 2012 ford taurus sel with approximately 28 000 miles. the brakes are making a grinding noise. when...	4 ~ 37373 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER this is about ford recall 15s02. my drivers door handle has barely functioned for months if it functions at all....	4 ~ 99063 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. while driving at various speeds the traction assist warning indicator illuminated continuously....	3 ~ 55417 miles
STRUCTURE after about 6 000 miles we began to notice that the right hand side blis sensor and signal light indicating...	3 ~ 2167 miles
SEATS heated seat element shorted smoked smothered fire in seat. did not come through leather seat - smothered within seat. no...	2 ~ 45000 miles
POWER TRAIN this car stopped while driving it 3 times since i purchased it in 2011. it has always been in the...	2 ~ 5012 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford taurus. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 13v109000 (fuel system...	2 ~ 39000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 03/24/2012. 1st failure mileage approx.1 450: driving on i-95s at approx. 70 mph raining condition wipers in use headlights on....	2 ~ 11225 miles
AIR BAGS while the vehicle is in motion and with a passenger weighing 115 pounds on the passenger seat the passenger seat...	2 ~ 50 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER takata recall.: the car power's down while driving air condition lights signals shuts down theft alert comes on also. all	1 ~ 24 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. while driving at various speeds the traction assist warning indicator illuminated continuously....	1 ~ 30000 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving 65 mph the rear window suddenly exploded....	1 ~ 8000 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford taurus. the contact stated that the headlights were not bright enough while driving...	1 ~ 7800 miles

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