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Ford Taurus repairs by problem area
Engine (28%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (8%)
Brakes and Traction Control (6%)
Suspension and Steering (18%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (25%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (11%)
Other (5%)
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- Brakes and Traction Control
- Suspension and Steering
- Electrical and Air Conditioning
- Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim
- Other
Chart based on 1867 repairs.
Ford Taurus brake repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (7%)
$500 - $999 (21%)
$100 - $499 (41%)
< $100 (31%)
Chart based on 96 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2015 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
288-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 78500 mi US $300 |
the original pads still had much life left but made terrible noise, I mean awful. I replaced the pads and rotors. |
| 45000 mi | after 6 months of scraping/dragging noises on the rear brake which were reported on each oil change visit, a stuck caliper was diagnosed and repaired. |
2015 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
288-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 52000 mi US $500 |
Hub failure on passenger rear. |
2014 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
288-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 39000 mi | Rear disc locked up and caused failure to rotor and pads |
| 48701 mi US $50 |
During service they found the right rear brake caliper hanging up, rotor appeared over heated and brake pads were cracking/crumbling apart. They replaced caliper, caliper bracket, rear pads and the rotor. |
| 65000 mi US $980 |
Driver side rear caliper / brakes sticking causing horrendous burning smell. Would not loosen up over time / would drag on highway. Repair shop replaced entire brake set in rear on both sides. That did not rectify issue. Repair shop then replaced brake hoses. That did rectify the issue. No problems since. |
2013 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
turbocharged 240hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 37000 mi US $325 |
Pads and rotors had just been replaced 8,000 miles earlier. Heard brake Noise, saw metal to metal damage on RR new rotor. Dealer found caliper frozen causing damage. Replaced, caliper & pads. Turned rotor. |
| 91000 mi US $1137 |
Brakes moaning on backing up. Found both rear calipers frozen. As this was also the first actual brake service - the rotors and pads were replaced on all 4 wheels. |
| 114000 mi | Replaced, 4 pads and 2 rotors |
2013 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
288-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 52000 mi US $600 |
Frozen right rear caliper. Pads and disks on both sides had to be replaced. Not covered under extended warranty since 'rust' is not covered. |
| 65000 mi US $700 |
Frozen rear caliper (same one as in Oct. 2018). Pads & rotors were replaced on both sides - again. |
| 77914 mi US $936 |
Replaced front brake pads and machined rotors. Replaced rear brake pads and rotors. Flushed brake system and replaced with new fluid. |
| 75000 mi | break pads replaced |
2013 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
288-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 71300 mi C $800 |
Replaced front and back rotors and pads. |
2012 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 82000 mi | Grinding |
| 51000 mi US $300 |
right rear caliper froze. Repaired and left rear froze within 3 days. Replaced both. |
| 69000 mi US $300 |
Rear not releasing. Caliper not stuck. Issue with caliper bracket design, pads stuck and failed to release. Damaged rotors too. New design released by ford in 2014 (part no starting with 192) to correct issue. |
| 71000 mi US $300 |
Replace ABS |
2012 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic FWD
| 32860 mi | The brake pedal had a cushion feel after the 50k major service and even in the service at 40k. The brake was still good but felt the pressure is low specially when used contineously in traffic. The whole booster was replaced they said. |
2011 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
turbocharged 365hp 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 3000 mi | The car has 2,400 miles on it and the rear rotors have abnormal wear. |
| 132200 mi US $100 |
Replaced the right rear caliper due to internal failure. |
| 55000 mi US $300 |
Replaced front brakes and rotors. Normal wear. |
2011 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 70680 mi C $1100 |
Rear rotors and pads replaced. Also need one caliper as it would not function properly due to the link with the parking brake. The pedal would travel too far for proper braking. |
| 120000 mi US $198 |
Replace broken emergency brake cable. |
| 10000 mi | Loud grinding noise on hard stops - TSB was previously issued and appears to have fixed the problem. |
2010 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
turbocharged 365hp 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 78740 mi C $500 |
rear pad wear |
| 2800 mi | The front brake calipers were either designed or manufactured incorrectly which resulted in 'slop' or 'play' in the brake pad assembly. The slop allowed the brake pads to grab, degrading performance and super-heating the discs. |
| 90500 mi US $250 |
Damaged front calipers replaced |
| 16000 mi US $275 |
Rusted sliders on calipers caused pad to seize and score rotors. Replaced all four rotors and pads. |
| 15000 mi | Via the internet I discovered there was a TSB to replace the front rotors, pads and calipers for revised ones that work better. I went to my dealer and they ordered the parts. Parts arrived when promised and car was repaired. |
| 76000 mi US $600 |
Car was exhibiting a soft brake pedal and long stopping distance. Rear calipers were replaced under extended warranty but we also replace 4 rotors and all brake pads. |
| 19000 mi | Growling noise from brakes under hard braking. Dealer replaced front brake pads, rotors, brackets, and supports. |
| 1000 mi | TSB 10-7-2. It was for new rear pads and caliper brackets. |
| 81000 mi US $1546 |
Complete Brake Service , Rotors , Pads Fluid |
| 103000 mi US $800 |
Car had shimmy due to warping of rotors. They were replace at 70k approx and failed early. Last repair by landmark ford |
| 18000 mi | Repair Brakes Per TSB. DB kit fixing parts. Repair Brakes Per TSB. DB kit fixing parts |
| 23000 mi | Rear rotors were both replaced. Right rear got a new caliper and pads at 23K miles. |
2010 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 43000 mi US $390 |
bake pads, rotors |
| 9700 mi | TSB on brakes |
| 44000 mi US $580 |
steering wheel was vibrating when you brake. tsb called for new caliper kit with pads and turning rotors. DUE TO STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING, DEALER PERFORMED A TSB FOR NEW CALIPER KIT, NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS AND SHAVING ROTORS. |
| 25000 mi | Brake noise identified in TSB common to this year vehicle. So many with similar problem parts (new anchor brackets) are on backorder. Loud noise when braking. |
| 91000 mi US $400 |
brake cylinder replaced |
| 17000 mi | Brake grumbling noise. Repaired as per TSB; replaced mounting bolts, calipers, disks, and pads. |
| 4000 mi | Front brake caliper bolts were replaced, rotors turned and pads replaced. Was told it is a TSB but unable to find the TSB |
| 11000 mi | Groaning from front brakes, TSB replaced rotors, calipers and pads |
| 97000 mi US $525 |
Replace all brakes and rotors |
2010 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 28600 mi | Rear passenger wheel getting hot, brought to garage and found out tsb, replaced caliper brackets and pads. So far so good. |
| 50840 mi C $160 |
Front left flex hose had a bubble in line where it goes into caliper ready to bust any second. |
| 11160 mi | Grind noise occasionally from brakes |
| 53940 mi C $300 |
Rear calipers...one seized and the other seeping that I discovered while changing the pads |
2009 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic AWD
| 118000 mi US $900 |
All brake components needed at all four wheels. |
| 1500 mi | warped rotors at new |
2008 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic FWD
| 218000 mi US $1300 |
Both front and rear brakes, rotors, pads, cylinders had to be replaced |
| 167500 mi US $250 |
Worn front brake pads and rotors, parts installed and problem was fixed. |
| 80600 mi ¤400 |
Including the routine service, front brake pad calipers changed |
| 104700 mi US $340 |
All four rotors were warped to metal. Were replaced. |
| 132000 mi US $350 |
Calipers were seized. A click click click motion had been heard braking in the months prior. Instead of replacing all four were disassembled and rescrewed and lubed up. Problem went away. |
2008 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic AWD
| 151750 mi US $251 |
As I pulled out of a business driveway onto urban state highway, halfway around the turn, sudden and unexpected loud 'bang' and car slammed into a sudden stop with loud grinding sound. I limped it to the first safe place to pull in and called for road service. Trucked it to the place I bought it and that does my routine maintenance. Turned out to be problem caused by extreme rusting of driver's side brake/wheel. A large piece of rust had broken loose and jammed the brake, scored the rotor severely. No problem since it was taken apart, cleaned, replaced the damaged part. |
| 29760 mi | At 42k km rear brakes inspected and deemed fine. At 47k km rear calipers and rotors needed to be replaced. Less than 700 km afterwards the new right rear caliper failed and had to be replaced again. |
| 75020 mi C $150 |
wrench and traction control light on... sensor ordered for advance trac system |
| 75420 mi C $564 |
replaced 4X4 module to correct Traction Control & Wrench Light on dash |
2008 Ford Taurus 4-door
6-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 154000 mi US $200 |
Also right front caliper and brake hose replaced. |
| 162000 mi | ABS light came on. Was determined to be failure of ABS pump. Since it doesn't affect normal braking performance, and the unit was very expensive (parts and labor) to replace, I decided not to fix it. Update: later found just 40A fuse. |
| 3000 mi | Rear brake lights to stay every now and then when the brake pedal was released. The dealer fixed by changing the sensor under the brake pedal. |
2006 Ford Taurus
Engine not specified
| 63000 mi | ABS module insufficient voltage |
2006 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
153-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| 136000 mi US $220 |
Change of Pads (front and rear), cylinders, rotor |
| 77000 mi US $160 |
FRont brakes inclding rotors , calipers and pads |
| 125000 mi | Brake caliper |
| 88100 mi US $193 |
Leak in one of the brake lines. The other brake line was showing signs of corosion. Both brake lines were replaced. |
2005 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
153-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| 114000 mi US $500 |
Failed Brakes. Replaced leaking master cylinder with new unit Replaced both steel brake lines to rear wheel junction box as old brake lines were rusted out, in particular where the plastic sleeve accelerated the corrosion. Working good now. |
| 95300 mi US $471 |
Leak in brake line. Had brake lines replaced. |
| 206000 mi US $250 |
All components of rear brakes system totally gone. Had to replace entire rest breaking system. |
| 230000 mi | The front driver side abs sensor faulty. Ask the mechanic to disconnect it until I can purchase a replacement sensor. |
| 58000 mi US $700 |
Replaced rear wheel cylinders, rear brake valve, power bleed system, clean & adjust rear brakes |
| 72000 mi US $850 |
Found a constant/slow disappearance of brake fluid in the master cylinder over a 5 week period. THey discovered a corroided leaking brake line under the body and had to change the brake tubing to the rear wheel assembly. |
| 133000 mi US $700 |
Squealing noticed on start-up. Replaced Master cylinder, |
2003 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
155-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| 191000 mi US $50 |
vacuum leak |
| 201700 mi US $85 |
Master cylinder was kaput! |
| 119000 mi US $288 |
Stuck brake caliper on rear right wheel. Wore down brake rotor, required replacement of caliper, pad, & rotor. Also had to flush brake fluid. |
| 97800 mi US $280 |
new master cylinder, new rear brake cylinders |
2002 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
155-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| 84000 mi US $300 |
Sticking rear drum brakes. Replaced wheel cylinders and rear drum hardware. |
| 122000 mi US $450 |
Brakes shuddered whenever used |
| 123000 mi US $1300 |
Master brake cylinder, etc |
| 137000 mi | Left front ABS sensor bad when sold. |
2001 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| 143000 mi US $1200 |
Traction Control & Anti-locks not working. Brake light on 90% of the time. Replaced module. |
| 112000 mi US $215 |
Brake master cylinder failed and had to be replaced. |
2001 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
155-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| 198000 mi US $50 |
replaced front brake pads |
| 118000 mi US $45 |
Replaced seized left rear wheel cylinder and left rear brake line. |
| 152000 mi US $159 |
Removed ABS controller and sent to BBA for repair. Unit has not worked for three years. Replaced RR ABS wheel sensor |
| 41000 mi US $330 |
Brake cylinder replaced. Grind down rear drums. |
2001 Ford Taurus 4-door
6-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 107000 mi US $1000 |
Had to replace Bosch control module for ABS Brake system. |
2000 Ford Taurus 4dr Wagon
200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| 129000 mi US $200 |
Replaced rear rotors and pads. |
2000 Ford Taurus 4dr Wagon
155-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| 106200 mi US $60 |
Master Cylinder failed-replaced. |
| 107000 mi | Rear brake splash shields rusted through. Repaired. |
| 106000 mi US $250 |
Replaced brake hose on front drivers side. |
2000 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| 152000 mi US $150 |
Rear brake adjustment mechanism broken |
| 158000 mi US $125 |
Warped rotors and corroded caliper guide bolt |
2000 Ford Taurus 4dr Sedan
155-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| 137000 mi US $500 |
Brakes went out, mysterious leak or bubble in brakes. |
2000 Ford Taurus 4-door
6-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 124000 mi US $60 |
Master Cylinder bad. Pedal all the way to the floor. Replaced Master Cyl and bled. |
| 86800 mi C $100 |
Left rear caliper seized. Replaced with rebuilt caliper. |
1999 Ford Taurus 4-door
6-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 131440 mi C $500 |
24 feet of brake line & parking cables replaced. |
1998 Ford Taurus 4-door
4-cylinder automatic AWD
| 2005000 mi US $500 |
brakes needed change |
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