7.3
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 73,150 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 3 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (2 reports)
- recall (1 reports)
I don't have any pictures, but my car is rusting in the same spot the other guys is; back rear panel by the tire. How odd that it is in the same spot? It started bubbling and then the paint is slowly chipping off! I also have three little rust circles starting on the top of the car. I can understand the two on the hood from rocks chipping the paint and exposing the metal, but on the top there's no reasoning.
- Nicole S., Walled Lake, MI, US
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I am very disappointed with the rust on my Taurus. The car has always been garaged and taken care of. I have noticed that when I see other Taurus with rust it is always in the same place as mine. Can this just be normal or did something happen during the painting/rust protection process? I had a 1995 Ford Windstar til about 4 years ago and it didn't have a spot of rust. I would like to purchase another Ford but have concerns about this problem.
- Jane H., Dayton, OH, US
My car was just barely out of warranty when I noticed the paint bubbling over the back left rear well. I contacted the dealer about this premature rust and being I had an extended warranty which wouldn't cover rust they did check with FORD and they agreed to pay for half the repair charge to fix the rust. I paid $300 of the cost. They did so as I believe they knew they had a manufacturing defect.
After several years the rust started again and I fixed it the second time, but rust returned within a year. The first time the auto body shop told me the seal was breaking and all the cars were rusting in the same place. My car has 58,000 on it and the rust is awful over that wheel well only. I have rust along the left doors and rocker panels. I believe this rust is due to the plastic trim holding in the water and moisture which leads to premature rust. I took care of the car and washed/waxed it often until the last few years when the rust got so bad. It sits out.
Every Taurus I see on the road has rust in the same place as my car. When I pay that price for a car I expect the car to not rust so quickly. I have always been a loyal FORD owner, but was really disappointed with the rust problem. My car does not have access to a garage, but then either do my neighbors vehicles. Their cars are a BMW and Jeep and are as old as mine and driven much more than mine and their vehicles do not have a speck of rust. Is this poor defective metal FORD is using or is it a paint/design problem? My brother still drives a Nissan Pulsar and it has no rust and sits outside. The car has to be 25 years old. What gives with premature rust. Ford needs to do better and eliminate the plastic trim molding that only traps water and moisture.
- schenk, Milan, OH, US