There are 8 stored owner reports matching the steering leading-label group for the 1986 Ford Taurus in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 8 of 8 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE STEERING GOT HARD AND THE CONSUMER COULDN'T STEER THE VEHICLE. *AK
REAR PASSENGER DOOR MAKES POPPING NOISES WHEN OPENING. *ET
WHILE DRIVING, ENCOUNTERED A DITCH IN ROAD, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WOULD NOT RESPOND AND MOVE. FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED AND VEHICLE HIT A POLE. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMAITON. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND PARKING STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, CAUSING POOR STEERING FOR THE CONSUMER. *AK
REAR CRADLE BOLTS BROKE, AND LET THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION COME DOWN. LOCKED THE STEERING LINKAGE. STEERING CABABILITY WAS LOST. DRIVING AT 25MPH, MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, CAN REPAIR VEHICLE FOR ONLY A SMALL FEE. *AK
POWER STEERING FAILED. *DH
ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN THE POWER STEERING ON MY CAR WAS INOPERABLE (ENGINE FAILURE) WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL I BENT THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FIRST TIME THE STEERING COLUMN BENT SO FAR THAT IT MADE STEERING IMPOSSIBLE. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE RENDERED ME HELPLESS TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE. WHEN I REMOVED THE STEERING COLUMN I DISCOVERED THE COLUMN DEFORMED APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH AT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK INSERT. THE COLUMN WAS UNABLE TO PASS OVER THE LOCK BOLT WHILE THE KEY WAS IN THE "ON" POSITION. THIS EFFECTIVELY LOCKED THE STEERING COLUMN AND MADE THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER.
UPON TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY SUB-FRAME MOUNTS FAILED, HEARD VERY LOUD BANGING NOISE. PREVIOUSLY, EXPERIENCED STEERING DIFFICULTY, NOW WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL, ENGINE MOVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE, STEERING IS LIMITED TO ONLY 1/4 TURN. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.