2010 Ford Taurus Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 19about this part
- Share
- 9%of 204 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 40,500miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the electrical system of the 2010 Ford Taurus, 9% of the 204 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 40,500 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Opened my sunroof and it broke. It got stuck open and we had to take it apart to get it closed. Now I have to pay to get it fixed when it was plastic pieces that broke. Had a storm come through and the inside of my car was flooded. I have record of everything. Seems that if water gets on the electrical parts it will start shorting everything out causing the car to catch fire.”
NHTSA complaint #10731746, filed 2015-07, 41,000 miles“The cd player went out in my Taurus limited. According to the dealer this has been an ongoing issue that Ford knows about. I have been waiting for over a month for the replacement, according to the dealer the entire center stack (nav/radio/sync systems) have to be replaced at a cost of over $3000. Under warranty.”
NHTSA complaint #10433523, filed 2011-10, 6,800 miles“02/09/2016. I was stationary at a stop light. I lost all electrical power.I lost all power steering functions. The dashboard message said to put the transmission in park. These instructions would have immediately damaged the transmission. You can restart the push button start in neutral only by using the brake pedal first. Had I been in any type of traffic, a rear end collision could have occurred. The car was inspected at a Ford dealer today ( 02/11/2016). The remedy was to change a rfa module related to the key fobs. …”
NHTSA complaint #10825620, filed 2016-02, 62,930 miles“The car will not start. This has happened 7 times in the last two months. It is totally random. It doesn't matter if it is cold or hot. There is no connection between how long it has been driven or how long it has sat parked. For example: yesterday, the car was parked for a couple of hours. I went to start it and nothing. After 15 min, it started. I then went to another store that was maybe five min away. The car was parked no longer than 10 min . When I got in the car to leave it would not start. It started 60 min later. …”
NHTSA complaint #10679575, filed 2015-01, 77,500 miles“The seat warmer overheated and burned through the leather seat cover while my 18 year old daughter was driving the car to a doctor appointment. She veered off the expressway (I-75) and exited the car on the highway to put the fire out. We have already had it to a Ford dealer and documented the issue and had the seat completely disconnected from the wiring system. The car is only 4 years old, we are the original owners. Never any indication that there was a problem until this incident. We are still paying on the loan! …”
NHTSA complaint #10662509, filed 2014-12, 140,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 10038965Apr 1, 2011Comm-trans lund: some 2009-2011 models may have the air bag inicator flashing with a stored trouble code. This is a software problem.
- 10039053Mar 1, 2011Ford: if there is an intermittent lack of power, surge, or hesitation while driving the brakes will override acceleration.
Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 6% |
| 2018 | 7 | 13% |
| 2017 | 11 | 25% |
| 2016 | 6 | 7% |
| 2015 | 31 | 11% |
| 2014 | 29 | 13% |
| 2013 | 59 | 10% |
| 2012 | 16 | 20% |
| 2011 | 47 | 25% |
| 2010 | 19 | 9% |
| 2009 | 4 | 6% |
| 2008 | 13 | 7% |
| 2007 | 29 | 19% |
| 2006 | 25 | 8% |
| 2005 | 28 | 4% |
| 2004 | 26 | 7% |
| 2003 | 97 | 8% |
| 2002 | 42 | 3% |
| 2001 | 37 | 4% |
| 2000 | 62 | 5% |
| 1999 | 51 | 6% |
| 1998 | 34 | 6% |
| 1997 | 62 | 8% |
| 1996 | 57 | 7% |
| 1995 | 95 | 8% |
| 1994 | 81 | 9% |
| 1993 | 156 | 10% |
| 1992 | 70 | 10% |
| 1991 | 44 | 7% |
| 1990 | 41 | 11% |
| 1989 | 118 | 21% |
| 1988 | 94 | 28% |
| 1987 | 69 | 27% |
| 1986 | 18 | 18% |
Other parts of the 2010 Ford Taurus
41 complaintsEngine
37 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
36 complaintsBrakes
33 complaintsVehicle speed control
24 complaintsOther or unknown
15 complaintsAir bags
11 complaintsEngine cooling
11 complaintsFuel system
11 complaintsBody and structure
11 complaintsSeats
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2010 Ford Taurus
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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