Model year record
1996 Ford Taurus SHO
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 31 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 8 | 86,799 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 6 | 80,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 5 | 107,000 mi |
| Unknown or other | 3 | 80,127 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 1 | 53,000 mi |
| Electrical system | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system | 1 | 35,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (PCV) | 1 | 100,175 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: torque converter | 1 | 122,407 mi |
| Tires | 1 | 107,000 mi |
| Visibility: windshield wiper/washer | 1 | — |
The 1995 model has 3 times as many complaints as this one. The 1997 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other Ford Taurus SHO model years
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