2013 taurus limited with 71,300 miles would randomly stall only like 3 times though. I would have to restart it to continue on. But on 3/3/20, I was was ready to leave work and my taurus would churn but not start. The light panel and headlights came on and the battery was not dead. I had to leave it in the parking lot overnight. The next day I had to have it towed to a ford dealership. I had done the research so I knew what the problem was so I let the dealership know. Sure enough, the fuel pump module needed to be replaced at my expense of $341.
2013 Ford Taurus: headlights failing or too dim
5 of the 585 complaints about the 2013 Ford Taurus describe headlights failing or too dim.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 1 service bulletin for this area of the car. See below
Headlights failing or too dim by model year
What owners say
The headlights on this vehicle present a hazard as they provide little to no peripheral light. The headlights on this vehicle are equipped with only one bulb per side which provides light straight ahead but very little light to the side. Thus when one makes a turn onto another road one cannot see the road being turned on prior to the turn. I am putting a date in below only because it is required.
This is an on going issues the design of the halogen headlight lamp system on this car does not give out enough light. My lights only focus in one spot with light and everything else is dark. If aimed correctly I only have light maybe 15 feet in front of the car and I cannot see the road directly in front of the car. When it rains I am blind driving by other cars lights. I have taken this to ford twice now and the keep readjusting the lights to throw the light out in front of the car leaving me not able to see the road in front of the car. Ford has also told me nothing is wrong with the lighting.
Headlight system is poor on low beam. There is a horizontal line making definite division in visibility that extends across the complete horizontal line of vision. Going to high beams stops eliminates it. I nearly had an accident as I cannot see well on low beams. The same thing is reported by many owners of this vehicle. I stopped at the dealer, we looked at it, tried the lights and also tried to adjust them but the low beams just do not have a light pattern that allows the driver to see at a safe distance in front of the car at night. This low beam headlight system just plain stinks for a car that had a msrp of $35k.
While bringing my wife home from work,down a city street, she yelled out to me to watch out...deer! Automatically, I looked to the right in people yards and wooded are,then left, only to find them just slight to my right form the center of our car. At this point I knew the brakes were in great shape. However these halogen projection headlights have a decent pattern, but are like having two candles. Why is it my 2006 mercury montego had factory hid headlights and now 7 years later they went backwards, as other cars are now using LED headlights? This was not the only time. The next time my wife noticed a person walking in the road,why who knows? Except I am not happy with what I think is politics ford is doing. These lighting system is so bad if I had the high beams on while driving with on coming traffic nobody blinks at me. (I know this should not be done for safety reasons, but I had to prove to myself that it's not just me due to the change over from hid to halogen lighting. Ps) today march 14 2014, I wrote thru the website planet feedback to the ceo of ford over this issue. I already mentioned this on surveys ford gave me when I purchased the auto, and mentioned it to the dealership.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Exterior lighting
- What is wrong
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Taurus vehicles manufactured November 24, 2008, through February 28, 2014, originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. When used in areas that use road salt, the license plate lamp assembly may experience an electro-chemical reaction and corrosion as a result of water intrusion.
- Risk
- This corrosion may result in a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Remedy
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the license plate lamp assemblies, free of charge. The recall began on July 26, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1‑800‑392‑3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S08. Note: Under program 14R01, Ford will notify owners in non-corrosion states, and, at the customer's request, dealers will replace the license plate lamp assembly.
Recall number 14V285000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2013 Ford Taurus headlights
Is headlights failing or too dim a common problem on the 2013 Ford Taurus?
5 of 585 owner complaints about the 2013 Ford Taurus (1%) mention headlights failing or too dim. The model year with the most reports is 1993.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2013 Ford Taurus?
There is 1 recall and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2013 Ford Taurus
Power steering loss 146Loss of power 65Stalling 55Fuel pump 39Steering lock-up 30Check engine light 28Won't start 21Engine failure 20Backup camera 12Overheating 11Fuel smell 8Fire or smoke 7Ball joint 6Door locks 6Hesitation 6Jerking 6Airbag light 5Grinding brakes 5Harsh shifting 5Won't shift 5
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