I bought my 1998 Ford Taurus in June of 2006 for a friend of my mom's and we drove it around for a while and nothing seemed to be wrong with it. when I got it home and started to drive around town the transmission started to act up. it wouldn't go into gear, it was slipping out of gear, and it was kicking very badly. we brought it to a shop and they told us that we would have to buy a new transmission ($1500). well I took it home and my husband put some kind of liquid in the transmission and it stopped for a while. 2 months later it started again and the heater went out. it blows hot air for a second and then blows cold. we brought it to a shop and they told us they didn't know what was wrong with it. they checked all the fluids and they were fine. so, I would not recommend to anyone to buy a ford Taurus. it doesn't matter what year, don't buy it. with all the money you would have to put into it to fix, you could just buy another car!
Actually that is not true. Just because you had a bad experience with YOUR Ford Taurus doesn't mean they're all garbage. I've owned 3 Ford Tauruses with the 3.0 Litre V6 engine and they have been the most solid, reliable cars I've owned. No problems except routine maintenance. I owned a '92, a '96, and a '99 model, all with the 3.0 motor. This powertrain is much slower and less responsive performance-wise, but much more reliable. The 3.8 is notorious for blowing headgaskets and transmissions. I haven't had those problems at all with my 3.0 Tauruses and one of them (the '92) actually saved my life in a major accident since it was so well-built. Matter of fact, it still ran and drove just fine despite being totalled and I drove it home from the wreck. So don't knock 'em all just because yours sucked.
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