1999 Ford Taurus Sho problems & reliability
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 1999 Ford Taurus Sho. Last verified Aug 7, 2026. Complaints are unverified reports submitted by owners to the federal Office of Defects Investigation.
Each complaint is counted once (by NHTSA case number), even when it names several vehicles.
2 complaints report injuries (4 injured).
Most reported problems
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling → | 11 | 52% |
| Suspension | 4 | 19% |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 10% |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 | 5% |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 5% |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 | 5% |
| Steering | 1 | 5% |
| Visibility | 1 | 5% |
Component groups as classified by NHTSA. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares may sum to more than 100%.
Complaints by incident year
What owners report
“1999 ford taurus rear strut springs broken. Both rear strut springs have broke on the car. I was told this can cause tire failure if spring punctures tire. I did not know of the problem until had the car evaluated by service station. $500 to fix it, haven't fix it yet, and therefore car is currently not being driven…”
Suspension · filed Sep 25, 2009
“Blower motor failed due to faulty design. Countless other fords with this problem reported online also. *tr”
Visibility · filed Dec 2, 2007
“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford taurus sho. While driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate and black smoke rose from the engine. As the contact attempted to stop the vehicle, the exterior brake lights failed and nearly caused the vehicle to be rear ended. Before he reached the freeway, the contact…”
Exterior Lighting · filed Sep 24, 2007
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Federal defect investigations
- FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURE
Preliminary Evaluation PE04044 · opened May 24, 2004 · closed Aug 16, 2004 · led to recall 04V332000
Technical service bulletins
27 manufacturer communications (TSBs, service campaigns, warranty extensions) are on file with NHTSA for the 1999 Ford Taurus Sho. The 10 most recent:
Ford: certain 1999-2001 model year vehicles up to 6000 lb gvwr registered in new york and certain 2001 vehicles up to 6000 lb gvwr registered in the state of maine, certified for sale in california-federal emission…
CSP-08B01 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 16, 2008
Engine misfire or rough running condition with coil on plug (cop) ignition systems may be more accurately diagnosed using the optional worldwide diagnostic system (wds) coil on plug (cop) kit. 2003 super duty f series…
03144 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 21, 2003
Vehicles may experience high idle. *mjs
0035 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 7, 2000
Some vehicles may exhibit an intermittent loss of instrument control panel (icp) illumination. *mjs
13802 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 1, 2000
Subject regarding service tip for sun visor bracket breakage. *tt
13381 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 1, 1999
Effective october 15, 1999, the ax4s and ax4n transmission assembly for the certain vehicles are available as a ford quality renewal (fqr) assembly. *tt
7196 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 1, 1999
Some vehicles equipped with the passive anti-theft system (pats) may exhibit a no crank starting condition. *tt
13109 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 1, 1999
Engineering is investigating conditions of a hard to turn ignition key / stiff ignition switch lock cylinder. *tt
9912692 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 1, 1999
Information on diagnosing a no crank starting condition on vehicles equipped with the passive anti-theft system (pats). *tt
996882 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 1, 1999
Information on using the service bay technical system (sbts) and new generation star (ngs) tester, and to update the powertrain control module (pcm) information charts. *tt
99147 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 12, 1999
TSBs are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls and repairs are not automatically free. Full documents are available on NHTSA’s site.
Safety recalls
No NHTSA recall campaigns name the 1999 Ford Taurus Sho in our current data. Recalls may apply only to certain VIN ranges — always confirm with a VIN check.
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