Major Problems with 2004 Ford Taurus Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2004 Ford Taurus

2004 Ford Taurus AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 15800 miles

2004 Ford Taurus AIR BAGS Victims: 2

2004 Ford Taurus VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 2

Browse 2004 Ford Taurus complaints by category

Problems with VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN and AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Ford Taurus owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i purchased a new 2004 taurus wagon with abs and optional traction control in march 2004. i have had three...	158 ~ 94282 miles
POWER TRAIN i was driving down route 4 south from forestville md towards upper marlboro md. i went to accelerate when the...	41 ~ 96283 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN car surges forward in park on cold starts. *jb...	26 ~ 88281 miles
ENGINE first incident: put the car in reverse to back out of a parking space and the car accelerated in reverse...	24 ~ 89703 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2004 taures ses sputters loses power and stalls and higher speeds. *jb...	23 ~ 84270 miles
SERVICE BRAKES we were driving into aurora il on hwy 88. suddenly the engine began speeding and we had to apply the...	17 ~ 103695 miles
STEERING i bought a 2004 ford taurus se brand new. after about two weeks i started to get vibration from the...	13 ~ 52192 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING my 2003 ford taurus se has had a rough idle and rough running when slowing down to stop and when...	13 ~ 59551 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER the description of the recirculation function in the owners manual is misleading. nm nm...	12 ~ 83972 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. he stated that the fuel filler pipe was pinched and he was unable...	9 ~ 94804 miles
STRUCTURE we bought a 2004 ford taurus se from nissan at the avenues and the very next day we noticed that	9 ~ 48071 miles
AIR BAGS i had an after market radio installed in my car. once i picked up my car i noticied that the...	9 ~ 48811 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS air bag light illuminated intermittently. as a result air bags were inoperative and wouldn't deploy when needed per dealership. *ak	9 ~ 42300 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM vehicle did not slow down when foot removed from gas pedal. engine ran at high rate of speed even with...	7 ~ 123436 miles
SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving 55 mph there was a loud popping...	5 ~ 90300 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i bought the car in may 2008 from lasco ford in fenton mi. i started to notice when it rained...	5 ~ 36641 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES my 2003 ford taurus se has had a rough idle and rough running when slowing down to stop and when...	5 ~ 12180 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING the brake lights were on continuously even when vehicle was parked with key out of ignition. upon further analysis it...	4 ~ 87713 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES in cold weather the drivers door will not latch...the latch is somehow freezing has happened several times now. *tr...	4 ~ 108000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY dt: the contact stated water was leaking inside the vehicle on the passenger's side. the gaskets that hold the windshield	4 ~ 40861 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i purchased a new 2004 taurus wagon with abs and optional traction control in march 2004. i have had three...	4 ~ 67770 miles
CABLES > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL throttle cable rubbing against engine causing gas pedal vibration. oil filter leaks onto part of muffler causing smoke no matter	4 ~ 41988 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL while driving the accelerator was racing so high i turn off the engine then i start the engine it still	3 ~ 122422 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION left front coil spring broke unexpectedly puncturing/ruining left front tire and breaking sway bar linkage. luckily car was moving at	3 ~ 90911 miles
VISIBILITY water leaking into cabin water leaking into blower motor housing. *tr...	3 ~ 34667 miles
GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i had rented a 2004 ford taurus from enterprise rent-a-car. i needed to get some things out of another car...	3 ~ 34534 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES the vehicle only has one lock which is located on the driver's side door.*mr the consumer feels this is a	3 ~ 31667 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in below freezing...	2 ~ 121000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM on may 31 2008 purchased a 2004 ford taurus. a couple of days later i noticed that the speedometer was...	2 ~ 72237 miles
EQUIPMENT water on floor of front passenger. blower not working. mold and odor on carpet motor blower corrosion. took to ford	2 ~ 22500 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. contact stated that the rear passenger side seat belt had become stuck...	2 ~ 59000 miles
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY wipers do not wipe over 40 mpr. arms and blades replaced by ford. still do not work. *nm...	2 ~ 32500 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING dt: the consumer had a 2004 ford taurus that was purchased on 4/1/05. on 6/25/05 10 minutes after the oil...	2 ~ 40131 miles
SWITCH > BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING independent shop had already fixed nhtsa recall 04v106000. consumer sent the original invoice to the manufacturer but manufacturer refused to	2 ~ 21000 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i bought a 2004 ford taurus se brand new. after about two weeks i started to get vibration from the...	2 ~ 82521 miles
WHEELS continually "chirping" noise while car is moving. dealership stated that it was in the wheels. was told that this can...	2 ~ 32800 miles
HUB > WHEELS continually "chirping" noise while car is moving. dealership stated that it was in the wheels. was told that this can...	2 ~ 300 miles
POWER ADJUST > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS ford is not addressing costomer problems on any of there products my taurus according to ford meets the requirments of...	2
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while inspecting the vehicle he noticed that the...	1 ~ 150000 miles
COIL SPRINGS > SPRINGS > FRONT tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that the front driver side coil spring fractured. the...	1 ~ 109000 miles
AXLE ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while driving on a decline the contact depressed the pedal to accelerate...	1 ~ 113500 miles
REAR WINDOW > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus se. while driving at 45 mph with the rear window defroster activated...	1 ~ 64782 miles
REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY tubing to windshield washers broke. this soaked the hood insulation blanket and dripped on to the manifold. the washer fluid...	1 ~ 54000 miles
MASTER CYLINDER > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while driving 45 mph the contact had to suddenly apply the brakes to...	1 ~ 44000 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING car had no pickup then the manifold caught fire. found out it was a bad cat which caused it. had	1 ~ 79000 miles
HEATER CORE > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY my ford taurus shut-off blowing heat through the fan and essentially i do not have any heat in the car....	1
UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE my ford taurus shut-off blowing heat through the fan and essentially i do not have any heat in the car....	1
CHILD SEAT my family and i were given a defective child car seat when we rented with budget rent a car. they...	1
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. while driving 55 mph the vehicle's cruise control failed to activate. the vehicle...	1 ~ 56219 miles
PADS > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS brakes were "worn out" after 24 000 miles. in fifty years of driving i have never had to have brakes...	1 ~ 24123 miles
BUCKLE ASSEMBLY > FRONT > SEAT BELTS front seat belt buckle failure. the car is 2 years & 3 months old all front seat belt buckles have	1 ~ 12000 miles
STARTER ASSEMBLY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM long and or hard start recently no start. have found many technical service bulletins with same complaint. repair shop has	1 ~ 37200 miles
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING rough idle taken to dealer under warranty and was told ford was aware of problem and had issued a computer...	1
BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS > GASOLINE > ENGINE car started to miss badly at stops and eventually would not accelerate while shaking violently. car then stalled on the...	1 ~ 43000 miles
MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING am hearing a light moan on light acceleration. i can hear it at all rpms and speed. but is at...	1 ~ 21875 miles
SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS dt: driver's seat caught on fire on august 3 2005. there was a police officer that put the fire out.	1 ~ 44103 miles
COLUMN SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION i had rented a 2004 ford taurus from enterprise rent-a-car. i needed to get some things out of another car...	1 ~ 33601 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT consumer had the wrong cd player radio installed in the 2004 ford taurus.*mr when the incorrect radio was installed there	1
LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS > WHEELS when torquing front wheel studs studs stretched and snapped off replaced with oem parts. *ak...	1 ~ 17500 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY driver noticed while driving that the sun roof would open and close on its on. driver took vehicle to the	1
SIDEWALL > TIRES i am writing this report on behalf of my wife's cousin [xxx]. who experienced a life threatening tire failure. [xxx]....	1
ABS WARNING LIGHT > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC under normal driving circumstances... usually at speeds over 40 mph the abs system light turns on and after this the...	1
POWER ASSIST > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC when it has snow or slush on roadway i loose my braking ability and have gone through an intersection because...	1
AUTOMATIC (ASC) > ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL while driving up a hill vehicle lost control and pulled to the left. *ak...	1 ~ 17200 miles
FRONT > SEAT BELTS driver of 2004 ford taurus braked hard suddenly. although as front seat passenger i was belted and sitting properly i...	1

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