1987 Ford Taurus vehicle speed control problems
15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1987 Ford Taurus — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Dt: the contact states that the 1987 ford taurus station wagon experienced a very violent acceleration. While driving along at 30 mph the vehicle raced. The contact then put foot on the brake and the car skidded and the car would not stop, and began going faster. The hand brake was pulled. The…”
filed Oct 14, 2005
“Vehicle has unintended acceleration intermittently,gas pedal will drop to floor. Consumer must kick gas pedal to disengage it. It feels like cruise control is taking over. *ak the problelm occured again but the dealer could not duplicate. *yh”
filed Jan 26, 2001
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Taurus years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 Taurus | 1 | 2% |
| 2015 Taurus | 10 | 4% |
| 2014 Taurus | 8 | 4% |
| 2013 Taurus | 18 | 3% |
| 2012 Taurus | 4 | 5% |
| 2011 Taurus | 14 | 7% |
| 2010 Taurus | 24 | 12% |
| 2009 Taurus | 10 | 16% |
| 2008 Taurus | 32 | 18% |
| 2007 Taurus | 55 | 37% |
| 2006 Taurus | 176 | 55% |
| 2005 Taurus | 529 | 68% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1987 Ford Taurus
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.