The 1987 Ford Taurus has 23 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.
23
Steering complaints
6%
Share of year
2
Crash-involved
1
Related recalls
Defect
STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLIES CONTAIN LOWER SHAFTS OF INSUFFICIENT LENGTH FOR PROPER ATTACHMENT TO THE SHAFT INSULATOR FLANGE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SHAFT COULD SEPARATE, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy
REPLACE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY, AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA has 23 complaints about the 1987 Ford Taurus steering — 6% of all complaints filed for that model year.
Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the steering: 86V144000.
Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.
Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.