1990 Ford Taurus vehicle speed control problems
30 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1990 Ford Taurus — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Owner was driving and pulled out of a parking lot at approximately 5 mph, applied the brakes, and the vehicle continued to accelerate. Owner had to avoid several possible accidents by putting the vehicle in park in order to get the vehicle to stop. However, owner's vehicle did hit another vehicle…”
filed Feb 28, 2005
“When put into drive car sometimes moves backwards and vice versa. Near accident in a parking lot while coming out of a parking space.*ak”
filed Jul 30, 2003
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 1990 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.