2006 Ford Taurus Recalls, Complaints & Specs

2 safety recalls list the 2006 Ford Taurus, and owners have filed 318 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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2 safety recalls for the 2006 Ford Taurus

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system)

   NHTSA 06V119000 Reported April 10, 2006 19 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Certain passenger vehicles built for one specific fleet customer were modified for optional hands-free cellular phone operating capability. To provide this functionality, a special overlay wire harness was installed that inadvertently did not include the circuits for passenger air bag deactivation indicator (padi) lamp function. As a…

   Remedy: The fleet customer was notified and all vehicles have been repaired. The recall began on april 28, 2006.

2. Motor (visibility)

   NHTSA 05V520000 Reported November 9, 2005 199,942 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   On certain trucks, passenger cars and sport utility vehicles, the windshield wiper motor may have been produced without grease being applied to the output shaft gear.

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect the wiper motor for the presence of grease and grease the wiper motor gears if necessary. The recall began on november 22, 2005. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673 or lincoln/mercury at…

318 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2006 Ford Taurus have filed 318 complaints with NHTSA; 19 describe a crash and 4 describe a fire. Reports cite 12 injuries and 1 death. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 92,167 miles. Complaints peaked in 2012 with 81 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Vehicle speed control171
• Electrical system24
• Engine24
• Power train20
• Air bags18
• Service brakes15
• Engine and engine cooling14
• Fuel/propulsion system12

What owners are reporting

“Intermittent accelerator sticking. After lifting foot from accelerator to prepare for braking/stopping the car continues to accelerate. Safety is at risk in traffic and intersections. There is online”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 11, 2024 · Fuel/propulsion system

“The contact owns a 2006 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to make a left turn, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power befo”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, June 14, 2023 · Service brakes

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 2006 Ford Taurus. Ranges cover every tested configuration.

Compare Ford Taurus model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Ford Taurus model year in NHTSA's database.

Checking a specific 2006 Ford Taurus

Other Ford models

• F-15037,961 complaints
• Explorer34,566 complaints
• Escape27,430 complaints
• Fusion22,405 complaints
• Focus22,096 complaints
• Windstar14,158 complaints
• Edge14,065 complaints
• Expedition9,359 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.