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2013 Ford Taurus Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
18about this part
Share
3%of 585 total for the year
Median mileage
83,156miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2013 Ford Taurus, 3% of the 585 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 83,156 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The engine just stalls without any warning while driving and will not restart for awhile. I called Ford, but the lady told me they are not technicians at the call center so they can't assist; even after I told them that I took the car to a Ford dealership and their scanning didn't reveal anything. The issues happens 5 times over two months.”

NHTSA complaint #11152630, filed 2018-11, 77,000 miles

“I was driving on the freeway when the power steering assit message popped up and the steering got a little difficult. I pulled over and turned off the car. When I turned the car back on the steering was like normal again. A little while later on the freeway the power steering assit message popped up again and the steering went out completely making steering very difficult.”

NHTSA complaint #11089740, filed 2018-04, 115,000 miles

“I am driving and all of a sudden the car goes into a safety mode. The is was appears to be a wrench that reads see owners manual the engine sounds like it sputter and there is no acceleration when the gas is pressed. I have to pull over safely and restart my vehicle and the problem goes away for about 10 miles.”

NHTSA complaint #11010868, filed 2017-07, 83,156 miles

“The 2013 Taurus has right at 60,000 miles on it and is maintained regularly at the local dealership. I've never been notified of this recall for the steering epas system failing, but it happened last week. Without notice or warning, as we backed out of the garage, the vehicle lost power steering capability and turning it off and restarting did not fix the issue. As I pulled back in the stability control warning light came on indicating failure of that system as well.”

NHTSA complaint #11361558, filed 2020-09, 60,000 miles

“The steering wheel started getting loose starting about 3 months ago. Then the air bag light started coming on and not going off. I saw the recall on other Ford models for the steering wheel and thought this might be the same scenario. I tried to contact Ford twice and both times was interrupted by the automated request to take a survey. I don't know if the steering wheel has ever been removed, but I do know that the drivers airbag was replaced at some time.”

NHTSA complaint #11090023, filed 2018-04, 55,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201541%
201431%
2013183%
201142%
201031%
200923%
200842%
200732%
200641%
200510%
200441%
200320%
200230%
200010%
199310%

Other parts of the 2013 Ford Taurus

Steering
295 complaintsFuel system
107 complaintsEngine
70 complaintsElectrical system
59 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
44 complaintsOther or unknown
41 complaintsSuspension
25 complaintsVehicle speed control
18 complaintsBody and structure
12 complaintsAir bags
11 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
9 complaintsExterior lighting
9 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2013 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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