10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
9 / 0
Average Mileage:
52,502 miles

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problem #8

Nov 092019

Taurus

  • 65,000 miles
The contact owned a 2011 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving at approximately 65 mph the contact lost consciousness after a buck collided with the front of her vehicle. The contact did not recall if the brake pedal was depressed. The air bags did deploy however smoke was released from the air bag after it ruptured. The vehicle was towed to an auto body shop however the insurance company deemed the vehicle a total loss. The impact of the crash was on the passenger's side of the vehicle. The contact sustained multiple internal injuries and a police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of this failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. The contact was referencing NHTSA campaign number: 16V247000 (air bags) as a cause of the failure the vehicle was not included in the recall.

- Wheatland, MO, USA

problem #7

Nov 142018

Taurus

  • miles
My air bag light often comes on and off. But the Ford place said it's no recall on my car. Also my dash board light flickers off from bright to dim when vehicle is in motion or still.

- Dublin, GA, USA

problem #6

Mar 162017

Taurus

  • 36,000 miles
Was in a head on collision with another vechile air bag in steering wheel only came out airbag did not inflate at all I was hit hard enough the seat belt broke mechanical accident happen while vechile was in motion turning to get on highway.

- Georgetown, KY, USA

problem #5

May 142016

Taurus

  • 44,000 miles
The contact owns a 2011 Ford Taurus. While in park, the air bag warning light illuminated. The "please remove articles away from passenger seat" message was displayed across the message board. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the passenger side seat air bag sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 44,000. The VIN was unavailable.

- Massapequa, NY, USA

problem #4

Aug 132015

Taurus 6-cyl

  • 88,018 miles
Attention [xxx]; on August 13, 2015 my wife went for a drive into town in my 2011 Ford Taurus: VIN number: [xxx]: color: Silver gray: 4 door. As she sat at a stop sign, another vehicle coming at high speed crashed right into the front end driver's side and the air bags in my 2011 Ford Taurus VIN number: [xxx] failed to deploy causing injuries to the passengers that were with my wife; my daughter, my aunt and my uncle, who all witnessed the accident clear view. My geico insurance adjuster [xxx] estimated the damage total loss of my 2011 Ford Taurus with knowledge and recorded on record that the air bags in my vehicle did not deploy making this vehicle a lemon under pa lemon law. My family could have been killed and the Ford Motor Company world headquarters and executive chairman [xxx] would just carry on selling defective Ford products to the american people without a care in the world until they are exposed to the media, safercar.gov, federal trade commission, ntsb, national highway traffic administration, department of motor vehicles, pa state attorney general, honorable barack obama, senator bob casey, senator pat tommey, F.B.I., C.I.a. were informed of these vehicles in order to protect the U.S. federal government from having collisions in these 2011 Ford Taurus with defective air bag systems. The dealership that sold me this car in May 2013 was brown daub tom ring Kia, william penn highway, easton, pa 18042. Now the dealership is called gary lee Kia. Ford Motor Company has ripped off my money. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Easton, PA, USA

problem #3

Aug 122015

Taurus

  • 87,000 miles
My wife was driving my 2011 Ford tarus and got into an accident and my family was with her. The complete air bags system failed to deploy resulting in head injury to the driver and knee and elbow injury to my daughter and knee injury to my aunt. This 2011 Ford tarus is a lemon and my family could have gotten killed in this death trap. The vehicle is now totaled and is being held by the easton police department impound lot waiting for geico insurance company inspection adjuster. I await to get me another car from the dealer and have hired an attorney to investigate this serious matter because what about if my family would have got killed in this serious accident.

- Easton, PA, USA

problem #2

Oct 102014

Taurus 6-cyl

  • 80,000 miles
Some of the airbags did not deploy, the car has electrical issues as well a constant burning smell. The frame was bent as well!!! there are light that constantly appear for work to be done.

- Live Oak, FL, USA

problem #1

Jul 042012

Taurus

  • 20,000 miles
Dash lights go dim for about 15 min then go bright again dealer can't find anything wrong

- Washington, DC, USA