2001 Ford Taurus Problems

High Complaint Volume

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2001 Ford Taurus.

20002002
Complaints
1,264
Crashes
115
Fires
18
Injuries
110
Fatalities
6
Recalls
0

Worst 2001 Ford Taurus Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#1217 complaints

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Avg mileage:68,122 mi
Crash-related:2
#2102 complaints

SUSPENSION:REAR

Avg mileage:78,917 mi
#379 complaints

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Avg mileage:116,047 mi
Crash-related:9
Fires:1
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2001 Ford Taurus.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS217268,122 mi
SUSPENSION:REAR10278,917 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL7991116,047 mi
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS73271,405 mi
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS68271,516 mi
SUSPENSION5496,574 mi
SUSPENSION:FRONT37180,752 mi
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL332882,385 mi
AIR BAGS281890,211 mi
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION27164,363 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC27454,789 mi
TIRES24250,805 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING17185,762 mi
POWER TRAIN151104,894 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES14418,054 mi
STRUCTURE1476,658 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE131151,342 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL13644,216 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM12177,672 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP12565,000 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH1099,000 mi
STRUCTURE:BODY10128,312 mi
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR1098,511 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE91
SEAT BELTS9192,079 mi
SERVICE BRAKES92141,173 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR920,875 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER838,000 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS7174,774 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS71

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