Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Ford taurus has 36 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
36
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2025 | ENGINE | The water pump failed on my Taurus, leaking coolant my into the engine, causing irrepairable damage |
| Sep 1, 2025 | ENGINE | Driving on access rd. Car stalled in middle of traffic. Glad I was not driving on highway. Lucky sev... |
| Feb 20, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2011 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while his wife was driving 40 MPH, the vehic... |
| Sep 1, 2024 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2011 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, he he... |
| Dec 6, 2022 | ENGINE,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2011 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while his grandson was driving at an un... |
| Sep 16, 2022 | ENGINE | Engine/ Water pump. Started the car one day and a massive plume of smoke came out of the exhaust. So... |
| Feb 21, 2022 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2011 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the... |
| Feb 6, 2022 | ENGINE | Failed Water Pump, water pump isn’t sending coolant through the mail engine so it’s overheating and ... |
| Nov 24, 2021 | ENGINE | Had my Ford for less than 6 months, and has 80,000 miles on it. Looks brand new, in excellent shape ... |
| Jun 13, 2021 | ENGINE | Attempted to start vehicle in driveway. Without warning, experienced a catastrophic failure of the w... |
| Oct 12, 2018 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD TAURUS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS PRESENT C... |
| Sep 13, 2018 | ENGINE | VEHICLE IN MOTION, TEMPERATURE GAUGE BEGINS RISING RAPIDLY, IN LESS THAN A MINUTE AT TOP OF SCALE...... |
| Aug 2, 2018 | ENGINE | I HAVE A 2011 FORD TAURUS SEL THAT HAS LESS THAN 130,000 MILES ON IT THAT HAS EXPERIENCED A TOTAL EN... |
| Jun 24, 2018 | ENGINE | TIMING CHAIN STRETCH |
| Apr 21, 2018 | ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WE LOST HEAT AND THE CAR OVERHEATED. WE STOPPED THE CAR TO ENSURE IT WOULD NOT... |
| Jan 25, 2018 | ENGINE | MY TAURUS JUST DIED ON ME, IT OVERHEATED AND I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I WAS ONLY A FEW ... |
| Apr 13, 2017 | ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, TRAVELING UPHILL WHEN MY 2011 TAURUS SHO SPUTTERED AND QUICKLY LOST PO... |
| Feb 3, 2017 | ENGINE | I HAD A INTERNAL WATER PUMP FAILURE FILLING THE ENGINE WITH COOLANT. THIS RESULTED IN A ENGINE HYDRO... |
| Sep 9, 2016 | ENGINE | CATASTROPHIC WATER PUMP FAILURE LEAKED A LOT OF COOLANT IN OIL - DRIVER WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON HIGHW... |
| Aug 8, 2016 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. T... |