Ford Taurus problems reported in North Carolina
578 of the 23,971 complaints filed about the Ford Taurus came from North Carolina, 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.
578
Complaints from North Carolina
33
Crashes
21
Fires
1993
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
102
17.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain
89
15.4%
Electrical System
60
10.4%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
59
10.2%
Brakes
35
6.1%
Steering
35
6.1%
Lights
28
4.8%
Fuel & Propulsion
27
4.7%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
25
4.3%
Airbags
23
4.0%
Suspension
22
3.8%
Body & Structure
19
3.3%
By model year
1983 Taurus
1
0.2%
1986 Taurus
2
0.3%
1987 Taurus
7
1.2%
1988 Taurus
2
0.3%
1989 Taurus
16
2.8%
1990 Taurus
15
2.6%
1991 Taurus
8
1.4%
1992 Taurus
29
5.0%
1993 Taurus
51
8.8%
1994 Taurus
25
4.3%
1995 Taurus
44
7.6%
1996 Taurus
38
6.6%
1997 Taurus
23
4.0%
1998 Taurus
23
4.0%
1999 Taurus
20
3.5%
2000 Taurus
46
8.0%
2001 Taurus
24
4.2%
2002 Taurus
22
3.8%
2003 Taurus
34
5.9%
2004 Taurus
17
2.9%
2005 Taurus
32
5.5%
2006 Taurus
9
1.6%
2007 Taurus
6
1.0%
2008 Taurus
10
1.7%
2009 Taurus
7
1.2%
2010 Taurus
5
0.9%
2011 Taurus
9
1.6%
2012 Taurus
2
0.3%
2013 Taurus
17
2.9%
2014 Taurus
9
1.6%
2015 Taurus
13
2.2%
2016 Taurus
4
0.7%
2017 Taurus
3
0.5%
2018 Taurus
5
0.9%
Cities reporting most
Charlotte
48
21.4%
Raleigh
37
16.5%
Cary
22
9.8%
Greensboro
19
8.5%
Durham
16
7.1%
Fayetteville
16
7.1%
Chapel HIL
13
5.8%
Goldsboro
13
5.8%
Matthews
12
5.4%
Winston-Salem
11
4.9%
Sanford
10
4.5%
Lake Lure
7
3.1%