general problems of the 2011 Ford Taurus

Five problems related to exterior lighting have been reported for the 2011 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 Ford Taurus based on all problems reported for the 2011 Taurus.

1 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 11/20/2020

The plate light keeps burning out. It happens every month. Found a recall reference # 14v285000. Dealer says my vehicle is not covered by this recall. I am having the exact same problem. Why am I not covered.

2 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 11/14/2018

My air bag light often comes on and off. But the Ford place said it's no recall on my car. Also my dash board light flickers off from bright to dim when vehicle is in motion or still.

3 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 02/15/2016

The wiring harness for the rear license plate is corroded and needing to be replaced. Dealer states that this VIN is not part of the recall that Ford previously had as it relates to the rear license plate wiring. Was noticed on a regular service call at 83,000 miles that the lights were inoperable. After changing the bulbs and still inoperable took it to Ford dealer to have checked. Dealer stated that if you wiggle the wiring harness it would connect and work but when let go it became inoperable again.

4 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 02/15/2016

Previous recall 14v285000, license plate lighting corrosion. My vehicle had the recall done back in 2013 and this week noticed the license plate lights were not working. When took into dealership they found the wiring harness had corroded and needed to be replaced, again! the concern is the wire harness is still corroding and Ford is not acknowledging a continued issue with the wire harness corrosion.

5 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 10/21/2013

We bought the car used August 2013. We took it back for driving lights to be checked. We hadn't driven at night until recently and the bright lights seem like dim lights. The dim lights appear to have a shadow inside or over them. The lights do not show very much of the road ahead. We changed the bulbs thinking they were old and we bought the brightest we could and still no difference. The road appears in shadows and you can't see very far. We will be returning to dealer to see if they can figure out a way to fix this dangerous problem.


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