Tires complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2001 Ford Taurus has 23 NHTSA tires complaints and 0 tires-related recalls.
23
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2010 | TIRES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE HAD COOPER TIRES, LINE DEAN ALPHA, DOT 3DX8DK30... |
| Apr 2, 2010 | TIRES | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORT P195/60/R15 TIRES. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPA... |
| Aug 12, 2007 | TIRES | SEARS AND THEIR DEFECTIVE CHINESE TIRES. ON JULY 26, 2007, WE PURCHASED FOUR NEW SUMITOMO HTR H4 P2... |
| Sep 23, 2006 | TIRES | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREA... |
| Jul 30, 2006 | TIRES | 2001 FORD TAURUS' LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. *KB THE DRIVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAVELED O... |
| Aug 16, 2005 | TIRES | CONTINENTAL TIRE-P215/60R16 94T, TOURING CONTACT AS. I LOOKED FOR A DOT # BUT DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING T... |
| Jan 3, 2005 | TIRES | THERE WERE TIRE CRACKS 3-5 INCHES LONG AND THEY LEAKED AIR. *SC THEY MANUFACTURER GAVE THE CONSU... |
| Dec 14, 2004 | TIRES | CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TIRES HAD STRESS MARKS AND TREAD SEPARATION FROM THE SIDEWALLS. CONSUMER DRO... |
| Oct 15, 2003 | TIRES | WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED REAR RIGHT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE, INFINITY, SIZE #P215/60R1... |
| Sep 23, 2003 | TIRES | WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE HEARD CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND SOON DISCOVERED THE LEFT... |
| Aug 18, 2003 | TIRES | TREAD SEPARATION ON THE TIRE, THE DEALER REPLACED ONE IN FRONT AND WE HAD TO SPEND OUR FUNDS TO REPL... |
| Jun 13, 2003 | TIRES | WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING FRONT AND REAR PASSENGERS SIDE TIRES WERE SEPARATING. DEALER NOTI... |
| May 12, 2003 | TIRES | LEFT FRONT TIRE, ON FIRESTONE AFFINITY 206016, BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. IF I WAS DRIVING AT A FASTER ... |
| May 7, 2003 | TIRES | WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON THE SIDEWALL OF T... |
| Jan 26, 2003 | TIRES | ONE OF MY OEM TIRES (FIRESTONE AFFINITY) SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO ROAD HAZARD ... |
| Aug 1, 2002 | TIRES | WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRES SUDDENLY EXPLODED AND HAD GONE FLAT IN A MATT... |
| Jul 30, 2002 | TIRES | THE TIRE SPLIT APART ON THE SIDEWALL WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. I IMMEDIATLY COASTED IN TO ... |
| Jul 13, 2002 | TIRES | CONTINENTAL TOURING CONTACT AS P21560R165. THERE IS A HAIRLINE CRACK ON THE RIGHT FRONT OF TIRE, AND... |
| Aug 4, 2001 | TIRES | ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, TAURUS, P215/60R16 SIZE. WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH TREAD ON FRONT RIGHT ... |
| Apr 28, 2001 | TIRES | CONSUMER STATED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, HE NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF TINY CR... |