There are 13 stored owner reports matching the tires & wheels 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 13 of 13 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)MASTERCRAFT, COOPER, P794 P20565R15, U9 UR P294P20, REPLACEMENT TIRES. DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 65MPH HEARD A THUMP AND NOTICED A LARGE CHUNK OF TREAD WAS MISSING FROM RIGHT FRONT TIRE. STEEL BELT WAS SHOWING THROUGH, THERE WAS NO WARNING. VEHICLE WAS CONTROLLEABLE, AND TIRE STILL INFLATED. TOOK TIRES BACK TO SEARS, AND WAS INFORMED OF FACTORY DEFECT, DID NOT SELL THOSE TIRES ANYMORE. YOKOHAMA PS09531132 AND P205/70T14 WITH 35,000 MILES. *AK
CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED OF RECALL 00T-005 CONSUMER WENT TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED, IN A CONVERSATION WITH DEALERSHIP CONSUMER WAS ADVISED AT THAT TIME THERE WAS SOME DISCREPANCY REGARDING THE TIRE SIZES THAT WERE BEING REPLACED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS PARTICULAR SIZE WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION, HOWEVER CONSUMER DID REPLACE ALL 5 TIRES. *JB
MICHELIN XW4 TIRES P205 65 R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND STEEL BELTING OFF THE REAR TIRE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC
THE LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE FR680 TIRE (P205/65R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, IN OCTOBER 2000, THE FRONT END EXPERIENCED VIBRATION AT SPEEDS FROM 35MPH TO 60MPH, THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE FIRESTONE TIRES BE REPLACED. *SLC
RIGHT/REAR POLY COATED STEEL WHEEL CRACKED OPEN FROM STUD HOLE TO CENTER HOLE.
THE DEFECTIVE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS WHEELS CRACKED IN HALF, STARTING AT EDGE NEXT TO TIRE THROUGH THE LUG NUTS INTO THE HUB AREA WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK *JB
LEFT FRONT WHEEL CAME LOOSE WHEN WHEEL CENTER SECTION SEPARATED, STUDS WERE BROKEN/WHEEL CAME OFF..
POLYCAST WHEEL CRACKED, RESULTING IN VEHICLE NOISE. *AK
FIRESTONE TIRE TREADS SEPARATED PREMATURELY.
CABLE HOLDING SPARE TIRE IN PLACE BROKE, CAUSING SPARE TO FALL OFF/ACCIDENT . (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT) *DH
THE RIM CRACKED. TT
LEFT FRONT WHEEL CRACKED PRIOR TO RECALL (90V-159), CAUSING NOISE, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *SKD
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.