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2015 Ford Taurus: engine and transmission complaints

ELEVATED COMPLAINT SIGNAL
35%
92 of 272 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

35% of relevant owner complaints on the 2015 Ford Taurus are about the engine, transmission or fuel system. That is elevated. Worth an independent inspection before you commit to one.

Better than 62% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
92
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
272
this model year
Fires reported
1
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
6
12 crashes · 6 injuries

Complaints by component

BACK OVER PREVENTION54 · 20%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM53 · 19%
STEERING51 · 19%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER41 · 15%
ENGINE33 · 12%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM31 · 11%

The years either side

2010
42%
82 of 204
2011
39%
65 of 187
2012
23%
15 of 78
2013
33%
186 of 589
2014
38%
83 of 235
2015
35%
92 of 272
2016
27%
20 of 80
2017
23%
9 of 44
2018
28%
13 of 48
2019
too few complaints
2020
no data
2021
no data
2022
no data
2023
no data

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

Cleaner alternatives

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Other full-size sedans with no elevated signal in 2015

The percentage is each model year's drivetrain complaint share. No elevated signal describes the model year, not any one car; a well-kept example of a flagged model can still be the right buy, and any of these still needs an inspection.

What owners reported

STEERING,POWER TRAIN,WHEELS03/16/2016CRASH1 INJURED
I PURCHASED A 2015 FORD TAURUS IN JULY OF 2015 BRAND NEW ONLY 3 MILE ON THE VEHICLE. I NOTICE THAT AFTER THE FIRST OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION I NOTICED SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. ON THE SECOND MAINTENANCE VISIT I ADVISE THE INTAKE PERSON THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL SOUND LIKE SOMETHI…
POWER TRAIN11/16/2014CRASH1 INJURED
UPON SHUTTING OFF ENGINE BY FRONT PASSENGER, CAR POPPED OUT OF PARK, ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL, CRASHING INTO A TREE, PINNING FRONT PASSENGER UNDER DOOR SILL. NO ONE IN DRIVER'S SEAT. *TR
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER10/13/2014CRASH1 INJURED
CAR WAS IDLING IN PARK. PUSH BUTTON START/STOP WAS PUSHED TO SHUT OFF ENGINE AND AT THAT INSTANT, CAR WAS RELEASED FROM PARK, ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO TREE, INJURING RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER. NO ONE IN DRIVER'S SEAT. *TR

Three of 92 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.

Recall campaigns on this model year (6)

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI Ecoboost engines …
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford Taurus, Lincoln MKS, and 2016 Ford Explorer vehicles manufactured on July 24, 2015. During vehicle pr…
PARKING BRAKE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 23, 2015, Lincoln MKT veh…

This does not say whether a particular car has an open, unrepaired recall. That depends on the VIN.

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Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not the condition of any individual vehicle.