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Ford Taurus problems reported in California

1,728 of the 23,971 complaints filed about the Ford Taurus came from California, most often about the engine & cooling.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

1,728

Complaints from California

152

Crashes

85

Fires

1993

Worst model year

What failed

Engine & Cooling 349 20.2%
Brakes 150 8.7%
Steering 126 7.3%
Airbags 89 5.2%
Seat Belts 59 3.4%
Lights 46 2.7%

By model year

1977 Taurus 1 0.1%
1984 Taurus 1 0.1%
1986 Taurus 15 0.9%
1987 Taurus 43 2.5%
1988 Taurus 40 2.3%
1989 Taurus 115 6.7%
1990 Taurus 89 5.2%
1991 Taurus 132 7.6%
1992 Taurus 103 6.0%
1993 Taurus 171 9.9%
1994 Taurus 74 4.3%
1995 Taurus 139 8.0%
1996 Taurus 109 6.3%
1997 Taurus 107 6.2%
1998 Taurus 49 2.8%
1999 Taurus 81 4.7%
2000 Taurus 68 3.9%
2001 Taurus 66 3.8%
2002 Taurus 45 2.6%
2003 Taurus 73 4.2%
2004 Taurus 28 1.6%
2005 Taurus 31 1.8%
2006 Taurus 34 2.0%
2007 Taurus 17 1.0%
2008 Taurus 9 0.5%
2009 Taurus 4 0.2%
2010 Taurus 15 0.9%
2011 Taurus 12 0.7%
2012 Taurus 4 0.2%
2013 Taurus 24 1.4%
2014 Taurus 8 0.5%
2015 Taurus 13 0.8%
2017 Taurus 6 0.3%
2018 Taurus 1 0.1%
2019 Taurus 1 0.1%

Cities reporting most

SAN Diego 61 16.1%
Sacramento 53 13.9%
SAN Jose 50 13.2%
LOS Angeles 33 8.7%
Fremont 28 7.4%
Fresno 28 7.4%
SAN Francisco 24 6.3%
Roseville 23 6.1%
Oakland 22 5.8%
Long Beach 22 5.8%
Santa Rosa 18 4.7%
Corona 18 4.7%

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