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1988 Ford Taurus steering problems

The 1988 Ford Taurus has 27 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

27

Steering complaints

6%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Taurus steering complaints by model year293 complaints1986: 9 complaints1987: 23 complaints1988: 27 complaints1989: 59 complaints1990: 57 complaints1991: 83 complaints1992: 60 complaints1993: 65 complaints1994: 34 complaints1995: 40 complaints1996: 114 complaints1997: 61 complaints1998: 42 complaints1999: 115 complaints2000: 29 complaints2001: 24 complaints2002: 18 complaints2003: 12 complaints2004: 13 complaints2005: 7 complaints2006: 5 complaints2007: 5 complaints2008: 36 complaints2009: 1 complaints2010: 40 complaints2011: 25 complaints2012: 16 complaints2013: 293 complaints2014: 65 complaints2015: 50 complaints2016: 9 complaints2017: 3 complaints2018: 1 complaints
Taurus steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 1988 Ford Taurus have?

NHTSA has 27 complaints about the 1988 Ford Taurus steering — 6% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.