2015 Ford Taurus problems
Owners have filed 353 complaints about the 2015 Ford Taurus with NHTSA. Back over prevention accounts for 15% of them, narrowly the most common, ahead of fuel/propulsion system at 15%.
Complaints353
Crashes20
Fires1
Injuries11
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Back over prevention 15.0% · 53
Fuel/propulsion system 15.0% · 53
Steering 14.2% · 50
Unknown or other 11.6% · 41
Engine 9.1% · 32
Electrical system 8.8% · 31
Fuel system, gasoline 5.4% · 19
Power train 5.1% · 18
Severity
Of those complaints, 20 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 11 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 26 model years of the Ford Taurus in this data, 2015 sits 19th by complaint volume. 1993 draws the most.
Filings are rising, 99 in the last three years against 74 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 61,450 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Taurus. The contact stated the rear-view camera was pointing to the ground and was unable to visually see or use properly. The contact stated an unknown warning light was illuminated. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 27,000. Back over prevention · reported at 27,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that on several occasions, while in reverse, the image from the back over prevention screen was upside down. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed, and it was determined that unknown parts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 122,095. Back over prevention · reported at 122,095 miles
The backup camara does not work on an intermittent basis. I get a warning on the dash when this happens. Ford has issued a recall for thousands of other Ford products but has not include my model and year. Back over prevention
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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