There are 2 stored owner reports matching the tires & wheels leading-label group for the 1988 Ford Taurus in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
This group counts stored reports whose component label starts with one of this site's matching prefixes, ignoring case. Each matching report counts once within the group. Components mentioned later in the label or only in the narrative are not searched. How component counts work
Loaded 2 of 2 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH THE FRONT WHEELS, ON DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SIDES, LOCKED UP. HAD NO WARNING. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK
EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE EXPLODED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE EXPLOSION KNOCKED THE SPAREWALL COVER OFF THE TIRE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. *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.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.