1994 Ford Taurus SHO Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 45%of 11 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 145,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1994 Ford Taurus SHO, 45% of the 11 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 145,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 3 a fire, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“On december 26th 2002 our 1994 Ford sho caught fire in our garage while parked with the engine off. We recently got a notice in the mail stating there is a recall on this vehicle warning of a potential fire hazard. Thanks for the warning Ford. A little too late. We were out of our house for over 6 months.”
NHTSA complaint #10203685, filed 2007-09, 110,000 miles“The contact owned a 1994 Ford Taurus Sho. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 MPH, the accelerator pedal became stuck. The contact applied pressure to the brakes to slow down but the vehicle continued accelerating. The contact lost control of the vehicle; it slid sideways and the side of the vehicle crashed into a light police, rolled approximately eight times and crashed into the light pole again. The air bags did not deploy and the contact and a passenger sustained injuries. The vehicle was totaled. A police report was filed and hospital reports were available. …”
NHTSA complaint #10327620, filed 2010-04, 180,000 miles“1994 Ford taurus caught fire in the engine destroying the vehicle. Customer states that Ford should give her however much money the car is worth. She states there was a incident report indicating the faulty equipment. The consumer stated has incident report from the fire department indicating the fire originating in the vehicle's engine.”
NHTSA complaint #10205005, filed 2007-10“Cruise control did not function, brake lights would not work, could not get car out of park, #1 -15 amp fuse kept burning out. Car has had these problems for 1 year. Fuse would sometime burn out other times would work fine. Drained battery. Bought new battery, replaced speed control switch that goes on the bottom side of the brake master cylinder. Cause of failure. Brake fluid leeked into switch. Found problem when checking to see if there was any excessive amps being pulled from battery, the switch was smoking.”
NHTSA complaint #10133682, filed 2005-08Related recalls
- 08V051000Feb 4, 2008Ford is recalling 225,000 my 1992-2003 econoline, my 1993-1995 taurus sho, my 1992-1998 crown victoria, my 1993 bronco, f-series, my 1995-1997 f-series super…Covers: Ford Taurus SHO 1993–1995, E-150 1992–2003, Econoline 1992–2003 +10 more
- 07V336000Aug 3, 2007On certain pickup trucks, passenger vehicles, sport utility vehicles, and motor homes chassis, the speed control deactivation switch may, under certain…Covers: Ford Taurus SHO 1993–1995, E-150 1992–1993, 1997–2003, E-350 1992–1993, 1997–2003 +18 more
Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 1994 Ford Taurus SHO
2 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1994 Ford Taurus SHO
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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