1999 Ford Taurus SHO Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 10%of 21 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 78,228miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1999 Ford Taurus SHO, 10% of the 21 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 78,228 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“Driving down the street in which I live going 30 MPH, I depressed the brake pedal to turn into my driveway. My 11 year old was in the back seat. Suddenly the car began to accelerate after I tapped the brake pedal to turn into my driveway. The more I depressed the brake the faster the car would speed going from 30 MPH to 70 MPH. I flew through a stop sign onto a heavily traveled truck route slamming into a kia SUV. The other passenger broke ribs, a dog was ejected through the windshield. This car was out of control and could have killed people. …”
NHTSA complaint #10155936, filed 2006-04, 78,228 miles“Driving my car down the street in which I live with child in back seat. I tapped the brake to pull into my driveway and car began to accelerate from 30 MPH to 60 MPH in seconds. My intention was to pull into my driveway but car took off like a rocket and accelerated into a heavy truck route going through a stop sign. This all happened in front of my house. Car was out of control and could have killed myself and the other vehicle. My taurus spun out of control facing oncoming traffic and the collision stopped the car from accelerating. …”
NHTSA complaint #10155592, filed 2006-04Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 1999 Ford Taurus SHO
11 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 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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