2013 Ford Taurus Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 295about this part
- Share
- 50%of 585 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 95,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 295 complaints about the steering of the 2013 Ford Taurus, 50% of the 585 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 95,000 miles. 7 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving and had to make a u-turn, as a make my left u turn a get a beeping noise from the dash saying that 'power steering failure' and now the car is really hard to turn. I know that Ford has recalls on 2013-2015 vehicles with this same system however they excluded the Taurus and many other vehicles that are prone to failure.”
NHTSA complaint #11351160, filed 2020-08, 150,000 miles“My vehicle steering wheel locked up and became vary hard to turn 2 months ago and the Ford dealership is telling me I do not have a recall on that. I looking at every one with the same car getting there steering problem fixed but mines. I found the code which is 15s18 and I still can not get my steering wheel fix. This the first Ford I ever had and will be the last.”
NHTSA complaint #11362519, filed 2020-10, 68,500 miles“When driving down my city road around 20 MPH,I was braking to turn in a store parking lot then suddenly my power steering when out with a fault code on my dash telling me that the car is in manual steering mode. The car was extremely hard to turn which almost created an accident since I could not turn in time to avoid collision.”
NHTSA complaint #11218644, filed 2019-06, 209,615 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“As I was driving into work today, I had lost my power steering on my 2013 Ford Taurus making it hard to control the vehicle when turning. I had done some research and had seen that there had been a recall report back in 2015 (recall notice 15s18) pertaining to the steering modual failing. Unfortunately my 2013 Ford Taurus is not covered under this recall per Ford motor company.”
NHTSA complaint #11094116, filed 2018-05, 78,000 milesRelated recalls
- 15V340000Jun 2, 2015Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Ford Fusion vehicles without a 3.5L engine and Lincoln MKZ hybrid electric vehicles, 2011…Covers: Ford Taurus 2011–2013, Flex 2011–2013, Lincoln MKS 2011–2013 +4 more
Related service bulletins
- 10095995Nov 17, 2016Some 2010-2016 epas equipped vehicles may exhibit steering related noises. The workshop manual (wsm) diagnostic procedures have been updated in section 211-02. When diagnosing…
- 10059062Jul 1, 2015Ford: some vehicles and trucks are experiencing a malfunction with the heated steering wheel becoming inoperative and on demand test failure. Model 2014-15 fusion, 2011-15 mkx…
- 10058601Jul 1, 2015Lincoln/ford: once procedure for heated steering wheel module program completed, heated steering wheel fails to operate properly and passes network test but fails on demand self…
Steering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 2% |
| 2017 | 3 | 7% |
| 2016 | 9 | 10% |
| 2015 | 50 | 18% |
| 2014 | 64 | 28% |
| 2013 | 295 | 50% |
| 2012 | 17 | 22% |
| 2011 | 25 | 13% |
| 2010 | 41 | 20% |
| 2009 | 1 | 2% |
| 2008 | 35 | 20% |
| 2007 | 5 | 3% |
| 2006 | 5 | 2% |
| 2005 | 7 | 1% |
| 2004 | 13 | 3% |
| 2003 | 12 | 1% |
| 2002 | 18 | 1% |
| 2001 | 20 | 2% |
| 2000 | 29 | 2% |
| 1999 | 106 | 12% |
| 1998 | 40 | 7% |
| 1997 | 59 | 8% |
| 1996 | 101 | 12% |
| 1995 | 39 | 3% |
| 1994 | 26 | 3% |
| 1993 | 57 | 4% |
| 1992 | 56 | 8% |
| 1991 | 76 | 12% |
| 1990 | 51 | 13% |
| 1989 | 53 | 9% |
| 1988 | 26 | 8% |
| 1987 | 21 | 8% |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% |
Other parts of the 2013 Ford Taurus
107 complaintsEngine
70 complaintsElectrical system
59 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
44 complaintsOther or unknown
41 complaintsSuspension
25 complaintsElectronic stability control
18 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 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology