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2013 Ford Taurus driver assistance problems

30 complaints (5% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 93,000. 3 crashes reported.

owner complaints
30
of this car's complaints
5%
typical mileage
93,000
crashes
3
recalls
0

Which part fails

  • Sensing system: camera
    3
  • Rearview system braking
    3
  • Warnings
    2

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

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Ford Taurus driver assistance problems in other years

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Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

What 2013 Ford Taurus owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Nov 3, 2025 · Driver assistance, Visibility · WY

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.

Filed Jul 7, 2025 · Driver assistance · 99,000 miles · KY

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while shifted into reverse(R), the back over prevention camera image was upside down. The contact stated that the message to contact a dealer was displayed. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent however, recently the camera failed and there was no image displayed. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 99,000.

Filed Mar 12, 2025 · Driver assistance · 124,000 miles · SC

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera image was blurry, distorted, and upside down. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 124,000.

Filed Nov 17, 2024 · Driver assistance, Electrical · PA

My back up camera is not working for many year even when I got repaired.

Filed Sep 1, 2024 · Driver assistance · MD

Back up camera It’ll work when you start to back up and then all of a sudden it just stops working it’s been doing this often for about month.

Filed Mar 18, 2024 · Driver assistance · IL

My rear backup camera in my rearview. Mirror shows the image upside down sometimes I just get a blue screen. This Has started over a year ago.

Filed Dec 12, 2023 · Driver assistance, Engine · IA

My ford's water pump broken first time in 2020 since and then now i'm on my 5th time to change this water pump and the mechanicians were unable to explain what happened exactly. now the water pump broken and need replacement again.

Filed Sep 26, 2022 · Driver assistance · OH · crash

The problem is I have a faulty backup camera that shows distorted images, the projection on the screen is upside down, and suddenly goes black, displays a warning message with black screen and a triangle caution symbol with exclamation mark. (However, it does not immediately show that warning message). With this back-up camera not properly working it poses a dangerous risk to others and myself. Luckily, I have not hit anyone yet such as a young child, or any individuals. If this were to happen it could cause serious harm and leave an individual with permeant injuries, or even life threating injuries, or death. Since the camera stopped working, I have come awful close to getting into accidents with other vehicles upon backing out of parking spots, backing into the streets, etc. Since then, I had to also replaced my passenger side mirror that I took off when suddenly the camera stopped working when I was backing out of my garage and the picture from camera immediately went black and I panic and took off my passenger side mirror by hitting the side of my garage door opening. The vehicle has been taken to the dealership, to where they repaired the passenger mirror, and I explained to them about the backup camera. The Ford dealership did their inspection and confirmed that the camera is indeed not working properly, and they advised that I needed a new Camera. However, I was told that the camera is on back order, and they have no idea when it will be available. The first time I noticed that the back-up camera was not working was early August 2022, exact date unknown. Up until this happening, things were fine and never had an issue.

Filed Aug 31, 2022 · Driver assistance · MO

8/31/22 Ford announced a rear view camera recall for foggy cloudy images resulting in a lack of functionality due to poor visibility on select vehicles and production years. That recall needs to be expanded significantly. My 2013 Taurus rear view camera has been foggy/cloudy for years making it unusable and unsafe. The Ford dealership is aware of the issue as it does not seem uncommon to the servicemen but is ridiculously expensive to fix therefore rendering the safety mechanism nonfunctional.

Filed Dec 17, 2021 · Driver assistance · 148,000 miles · AZ

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the "Service Advance Trac" warning message was displayed. The vehicle then lost motive power. The failure occurred on three separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 148,000.

Questions about the 2013 Ford Taurus driver assistance

Does the 2013 Ford Taurus have driver assistance problems?

Owners have filed 30 complaints about the driver assistance of the 2013 Ford Taurus, 5% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 2013 Ford Taurus driver assistance problems start?

The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 93,000 miles.

Was there a recall on the 2013 Ford Taurus driver assistance?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Ford Taurus have the most driver assistance problems?

The Ford Taurus model years with the most driver assistance complaints are 2015 (73 complaints), 2016 (33 complaints) and 2013 (30 complaints).

Other 2013 Ford Taurus problems

Steering 295Fuel system 107Engine 75Electrical 59Transmission 44Suspension 25Acceleration 18Body 12Airbags 11Lights 9Brakes 8Seat belts 7Visibility 7Wheels 5Seats 2Locks 1Tires 1

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