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1993 Ford Taurus visibility & wipers problems

The 1993 Ford Taurus has 167 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

167

Visibility & Wipers complaints

8%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Taurus visibility & wipers complaints by model year211 complaints1986: 6 complaints1987: 13 complaints1988: 11 complaints1989: 14 complaints1990: 26 complaints1991: 23 complaints1992: 44 complaints1993: 167 complaints1994: 36 complaints1995: 48 complaints1996: 61 complaints1997: 60 complaints1998: 17 complaints1999: 64 complaints2000: 50 complaints2001: 41 complaints2002: 104 complaints2003: 211 complaints2004: 13 complaints2005: 13 complaints2006: 9 complaints2007: 5 complaints2008: 2 complaints2009: 2 complaints2010: 5 complaints2011: 4 complaints2012: 2 complaints2013: 7 complaints2014: 6 complaints2015: 3 complaints2018: 2 complaints2019: 1 complaints
Taurus visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDOW AND DO NOT RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION. PROBLEM 2 - HEADRESTS DO NOT LOCK IN DESIRED POSITION, CAUSES SEVERE NECK STRAIN. PROBLEM 3-SOMETHING CAUSED BOTH LEFT SIDE TIRES TO BLOW WHILE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE:…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · April 23, 2000 · crash

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1993 Ford Taurus have?

NHTSA has 167 complaints about the 1993 Ford Taurus visibility & wipers — 8% 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.