2006 FORD TAURUS — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 313 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (152 complaints · 48.6%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 19
  • Fires 4
  • Injuries 12
  • Deaths 1
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL appears in 152 of 313 owner complaints (48.6%) in this vehicle snapshot. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 152 complaints, 48.6% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 152 · 48.6% · 3 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 25 complaints, 8.0% of reports POWER TRAIN 25 · 8.0% ENGINE: 23 complaints, 7.4% of reports ENGINE 23 · 7.4% · 2 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 19 complaints, 6.1% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 19 · 6.1% · 1 fire reports AIR BAGS: 16 complaints, 5.1% of reports AIR BAGS 16 · 5.1% · 7 crash reports SERVICE BRAKES: 16 complaints, 5.1% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 16 · 5.1% · 4 crash reports FUEL SYSTEM: 14 complaints, 4.5% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 14 · 4.5% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports STRUCTURE: 13 complaints, 4.2% of reports STRUCTURE 13 · 4.2% EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 6 complaints, 1.9% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 6 · 1.9% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 61 complaints, 19.5% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 61 · 19.5% · 4 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 152 48.6% 3 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 25 8.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 23 7.4% 0 crashes · 2 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 19 6.1% 0 crashes · 1 fires
AIR BAGS 16 5.1% 7 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 16 5.1% 4 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 14 4.5% 1 crashes · 1 fires
STRUCTURE 13 4.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 6 1.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 61 19.5% 4 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jul 2005. 2005-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2007-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2007-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2008-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2008-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2010-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2010-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2010-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2010-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2011-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2011-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2011-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2012-Q1: 38 owner reports 38 2012-Q2: 18 owner reports 18 2012-Q3: 16 owner reports 16 2012-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2013-Q1: 16 owner reports 16 2013-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2013-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2013-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2014-Q2: 13 owner reports 13 2014-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2014-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2015-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2015-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2015-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2016-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2016-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2016-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2016-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2017-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2021-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2023-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jul 2005 Jul 2024 Investigation PE12005 ● Investigation PE12005
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2005-Q3 Owner reports 1
2005-Q4 Owner reports 1
2006-Q1 Owner reports 1
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
2006-Q3 Owner reports 2
2006-Q4 Owner reports 4
2007-Q1 Owner reports 4
2007-Q3 Owner reports 2
2007-Q4 Owner reports 3
2008-Q1 Owner reports 5
2008-Q2 Owner reports 2
2008-Q3 Owner reports 4
2008-Q4 Owner reports 2
2009-Q1 Owner reports 4
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 4
2009-Q4 Owner reports 4
2010-Q1 Owner reports 4
2010-Q2 Owner reports 8
2010-Q3 Owner reports 5
2010-Q4 Owner reports 4
2011-Q1 Owner reports 3
2011-Q2 Owner reports 9
2011-Q3 Owner reports 7
2011-Q4 Owner reports 6
2012-Q1 Owner reports 38
2012-Q2 Owner reports 18
2012-Q3 Owner reports 16
2012-Q4 Owner reports 9
2013-Q1 Owner reports 16
2013-Q2 Owner reports 6
2013-Q3 Owner reports 5
2013-Q4 Owner reports 3
2014-Q1 Owner reports 7
2014-Q2 Owner reports 13
2014-Q3 Owner reports 13
2014-Q4 Owner reports 9
2015-Q1 Owner reports 4
2015-Q2 Owner reports 2
2015-Q3 Owner reports 8
2015-Q4 Owner reports 5
2016-Q1 Owner reports 6
2016-Q2 Owner reports 5
2016-Q3 Owner reports 4
2016-Q4 Owner reports 1
2017-Q1 Owner reports 3
2017-Q2 Owner reports 5
2017-Q3 Owner reports 2
2017-Q4 Owner reports 2
2018-Q1 Owner reports 3
2018-Q2 Owner reports 2
2018-Q3 Owner reports 1
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
2019-Q1 Owner reports 1
2020-Q3 Owner reports 1
2020-Q4 Owner reports 2
2021-Q1 Owner reports 2
2022-Q1 Owner reports 2
2022-Q2 Owner reports 2
2022-Q3 Owner reports 2
2023-Q1 Owner reports 1
2023-Q2 Owner reports 1
2024-Q3 Owner reports 1
Defect investigation 1 PE12005
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Safety Recalls (0)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

Zero safety recalls recorded for this model year in official NHTSA records.

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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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