There are 19 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 1990 Ford Taurus in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 19 of 19 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID FROM THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE VALVE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ABS LIGHT STAYED ON AT ALL TIMES. HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS NOT EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK
PLASTIC PISTON CAUSED BRAKES TO OVERHEAT, RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE.*AK
NO SUMMARY
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 91V-134.001 OVER 6YRS AGO. DUE TO NATURE OF JOB WAS UNABLE TO GET REPAIRS DONE UNTIL NOW. DEALER SHOWS NO RECALL. MANUFACTURER SHOWS 5 RECALLS. DEALER REPAIRED 3 RECALLS, BUT DID NOT SHOW OTHER 2, BRAKES & BELTS. SAID WAS DONE ALREADY. OWNER DID NOT HAVE REPAIRS DONE YET. *AK
THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER HAS FAILED, CAUSES THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL TO BE BREAK CONSTANTLY. *AK
BRAKE PADS SMOKE DUE TO CONTACTING ROTORS, CAUSING OVERHEATING. *SD
IN 1996, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASE FAILED. I HAD USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND NEEDED TO RELEASE IT QUICKLY. WHEN I PULL THE BRAKE RELEASE, IT BROKE OFF. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY. IT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $90. THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURED AGAIN THIS YEAR (1999). I NOTIFIED FORD OF THE PROBLEM, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, AS A FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASE IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY PROBLEM. I BELIVE THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY PROBLEM. IF THE BRAKE IS PRESSED BY ACCIDENT, AND THE BRAKE RELEASE FAILS, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO RELEASE WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION.
RESURFACED WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS.
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BROKE TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.
CORRODED FRONT DISC ROTORS, INVOLVED IN RECALL IN APRIL 1992, REPLACED FRONT ROTORS, AGAIN PROBLEM HAS REOCURRED. TT
BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACED DISC PADS/ ROTORS/CALIPERS, BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WILL REPAIR BILL. *AK
TIE ROD NEED TO BE REPLACE AND THE FRONT BRAKE AND ROD ARE BAD PURCHASE CAR USED FROM A NISSAN DEALER. TT
FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, CAUSING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR.
FRONT DISC ROTORS FAILED, PRIOR TO RECALL. (91V134000)
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING BRAKES LOCKED UP. THEN, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS YET NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB
REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS RE-BUILT W/LOW MILEAGE. UPON STOPPING, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
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.