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1990 Ford Taurus engine problems

The 1990 Ford Taurus has 91 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 17% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

91

Engine complaints

17%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Taurus engine complaints by model year760 complaints1986: 27 complaints1987: 42 complaints1988: 76 complaints1989: 114 complaints1990: 91 complaints1991: 147 complaints1992: 261 complaints1993: 760 complaints1994: 339 complaints1995: 403 complaints1996: 241 complaints1997: 173 complaints1998: 66 complaints1999: 89 complaints2000: 115 complaints2001: 68 complaints2002: 65 complaints2003: 90 complaints2004: 44 complaints2005: 108 complaints2006: 43 complaints2007: 29 complaints2008: 31 complaints2009: 24 complaints2010: 47 complaints2011: 49 complaints2012: 13 complaints2013: 76 complaints2014: 22 complaints2015: 33 complaints2016: 14 complaints2017: 5 complaints2018: 7 complaints2019: 2 complaints
Taurus engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN HOT AND CUT BACK ON AFTER COOLING. LAST TIME VEHICLE STALLED, AN ENGINE FIRE BROKE OUT. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK ”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1990 Ford Taurus have?

NHTSA has 91 complaints about the 1990 Ford Taurus engine — 17% 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.