There are 5 owner-reported visibility & wipers complaints for the 2013 Ford Taurusin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
The reverse camera is integrated into the rear view mirror of my ‘13 POLICE INTERCEPTOR SEDAN and the camera has lighted up blue and then disappears leaving a dark tint to my rear view mirror when I’m in reverse making it ineligible to use either features to ensure backing up.
SUNROOF RANDOMLY EXPLODED
DRIVER SIDE DOOR MIRROR APPEARS TO BE FADING IN COLOR, POSSIBLY LOSING POLARIZATION, SEEMS LIKE THAT PART OF THE MIRROR IS DEFECTIVE, IT GETS EXTREMELY HOT, TURNING BROWN AND CAN BE A DRIVING HAZARD IF THE ISSUE IS NOT CORRECTED.
SUNROOF VIBRATION WITH SUNROOF OPEN ALL THE WAY WITH BACK WINDOWS CRACKED ABOUT AN INCH. VIBRATION IS SO BAD THAT YOU CAN NO SEE OUT OF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. YOU CAN REACH UP AND TOUCH THE SUNROOF DEFLECTOR AND THE VIBRATION WILL STOP. I FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WHEN THE VIBRATION IS HAPPENING. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIBRATION IS TO ROLL ALL OF THE WINDOWS DOWN. MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR THE MOST AND WILL NOT LET THE WINDOWS ALL THE WAY DOWN WHEN SHE IS RIDING ON INTERSTATE. SHE LIKES THE SUNROOF OPEN AND CRACKS THE BACK WINDOWS TO ALLEVIATE THE PRESSURE BUT THE VIBRATION WILL NOT GO AWAY. VERY UNHAPPY WITH A BRAND NEW CAR THAT HAS AN ISSUE LIKE THIS! *TT
MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING ON US 35 NORTH OUT OF DALLAS, WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD BANG AS IF SOMETHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD. WE BOTH LOOKED UP, BUT THERE WAS NO MARK ON THE WINDSHIELD. LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW THAT THE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. STOPPED AT A FORD DEALER IN DALLAS AND HE SAID IT HAD TO BE HIT BY A ROCK OR BULLET, BUT COULD NOT FIND EITHER. CONTACTED MY INSURANCE, WHO CONTACTED SAFELITE TO REPLACE THE WINDOW, BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT IN DALLAS, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS ONE OF THEIR DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, DEALER SECURED WINDOW WITH CRASH WRAP FOR ME AND I DROVE ON TO ALBUQ, WHERE SAFELITE REPLACED MY WINDOW. THEY ALSO COULD NOT FIND WHERE IT HAD BEEN HIT BY A ROCK OR BULLET. DROVE BACK TO HOUSTON AND CONTACTED THE SELLING DEALER, AND ALSO FORD'S CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER. AS OF THIS DATE, 11/24/2012, THEY EITHER DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER OR HAVEN'T RETURNED MY CALLS. ON THE 2ND CALL TO FORD, THE GENTLEMAN DID TELL ME THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF FORD SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED, BUT NO ONE HAS BOTHERED TO CONTACT ME. *TR
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Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026