2011 Ford Taurus Wheels Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 2%of 187 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 26,476miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the wheels of the 2011 Ford Taurus, 2% of the 187 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 26,476 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The vehicle was in motion. I was headed south down a city street came up to my right turn onto another city street. After I made the turn when I tried to straighten the wheel out the right one cut straight to the right I was fighting the steering wheel but it would not let me turn it. This caused my car to turn into a parked car that was on a parking lot for sale and it ended up damaging 3 cars plus mine total. I did not receive a ticket because the officer stated that it was a malfunction on the car's steering. I just know that something caused the tire to turn and I could not turn it back. …”
NHTSA complaint #10980118, filed 2017-04, 35,250 miles“My 2011 Taurus sho has 20 inch rims and an all-wheel drive system, but only after 20,000 I have to change my tires because they wear off in the inside corners on all four tires. It is like if the wheels are slightly slanted andthey wear off only on that area. Ford has knowledge of this situation and have made me take the car for alignment, tire pressure and tire rotation every 3,000 miles, but this has not helped at all. The car has had 4 set of tires in the last 54,000 and they insist it is not caused because of car deffects. …”
NHTSA complaint #10497915, filed 2013-02, 20,000 miles“While driving down the road, a loud humming started to get loud from the front of my car. Then loud clunking/dragging noises. My car started to slow down and the noises got louder. I had to turn on my hazards and slowly drive back home block by block. There is nothing visibly dragging. But I now have to get my car towed from home as it’s not safe to drive. This isn’t the first time this car has had issues with the steering hub, suspension, tie rods, ball joints, control arms, sway bar, etc. I have had to fix and replace that entire area a multitude of times since I’ve had this car.”
NHTSA complaint #11661825, filed 2025-05Related service bulletins
- 10052787May 13, 2013Ford/lincoln: on some vehicles, when accelerating from stop or shifting between drive/reverse and/or reverse/drive, a noise is heard like pop, ting, click, coming from front…
Wheels: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0% |
| 2014 | 5 | 2% |
| 2013 | 5 | 1% |
| 2011 | 4 | 2% |
| 2010 | 2 | 1% |
| 2009 | 2 | 3% |
| 2008 | 2 | 1% |
| 2005 | 1 | 0% |
| 2004 | 4 | 1% |
| 2003 | 8 | 1% |
| 2002 | 11 | 1% |
| 2001 | 7 | 1% |
| 2000 | 7 | 1% |
| 1999 | 1 | 0% |
| 1998 | 5 | 1% |
| 1997 | 3 | 0% |
| 1996 | 4 | 0% |
| 1995 | 1 | 0% |
| 1994 | 1 | 0% |
| 1993 | 6 | 0% |
| 1992 | 2 | 0% |
| 1991 | 9 | 1% |
| 1990 | 7 | 2% |
| 1989 | 10 | 2% |
| 1988 | 1 | 0% |
| 1987 | 1 | 0% |
Other parts of the 2011 Ford Taurus
47 complaintsEngine
40 complaintsSteering
25 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
18 complaintsOther or unknown
15 complaintsExterior lighting
14 complaintsVehicle speed control
14 complaintsBrakes
13 complaintsBody and structure
12 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsAir bags
8 complaintsSeats
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 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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