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1997 Ford Taurus fuel system problems

The 1997 Ford Taurus has 34 fuel system complaints filed with NHTSA — 3% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

34

Fuel System complaints

3%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Fuel System complaints by year

Taurus fuel system complaints by model year107 complaints1986: 2 complaints1987: 22 complaints1988: 17 complaints1989: 33 complaints1990: 11 complaints1991: 11 complaints1992: 19 complaints1993: 51 complaints1994: 54 complaints1995: 59 complaints1996: 21 complaints1997: 34 complaints1998: 13 complaints1999: 40 complaints2000: 70 complaints2001: 24 complaints2002: 28 complaints2003: 25 complaints2004: 16 complaints2005: 41 complaints2006: 18 complaints2007: 8 complaints2008: 8 complaints2009: 2 complaints2010: 10 complaints2011: 4 complaints2012: 2 complaints2013: 107 complaints2014: 71 complaints2015: 72 complaints2016: 7 complaints2017: 3 complaints2018: 1 complaints
Taurus fuel system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many fuel system complaints does the 1997 Ford Taurus have?

NHTSA has 34 complaints about the 1997 Ford Taurus fuel system — 3% 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.