Ford Sho (taurus)

Owners filed 13 complaints across 3 model years of the Ford Sho (taurus). The 1999 drew the most (8); the 1996 the fewest (1).

Model years3

Complaints13

Recalls0

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Ford Sho (taurus) model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
1999	8	—	1	Vehicle Speed Control	Routine
1998	4	—	—	Engine and Engine Cooling	Routine
1996	1	—	—	Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine	Routine

Which Ford Sho (taurus) years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 1999 is the weakest year on record, with 8 complaints concentrated in the vehicle speed control.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.