2006 Ford Taurus Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 176about this part
- Share
- 55%of 318 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 91,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 176 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2006 Ford Taurus, 55% of the 318 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 91,000 miles. 7 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My car, since 130k miles accelerates on its own...when I put in neutral and hit gas it revs to 5 and then normalizes. # days ago it did it 5x within 10 minutes. Currently has 140k miles. I had it sderviced and the Ford dealer offered no solutions and werent aware of this type of problem”
NHTSA complaint #11002494, filed 2017-06, 140,000 miles“I was driving home from work. The accelerator kept sticking. I rode the brake the last 4 miles home driving in town. I would come to a complete stop at a light and all I had to do go accelerate was to take my foot off the brake. This did not stop until I got home and stopped the car. Rpm's got up to 3000. I see that this issue is under investigation but something needs to be done about it now.”
NHTSA complaint #10691945, filed 2015-03, 101,000 miles“Spontaneous acceleration increase and RPM's increase causing car to increase speed. While driving in traffic, I had come to a stop and noticed my RPM's was staying at the 2000 (#2) range and when I released the brake the car took off almost hitting the car in front. I then noticed the car increased acceleration on its own. On a back road I drove for miles without touching the gas. Very, very dangerous!!!!!!”
NHTSA complaint #10732854, filed 2015-07, 187,000 miles“5 minutes into a trip through town I noticed that it was extremely hard to use my brakes, I had to force them down and hold the brake pedal hard. When the light turned green and I released the brakes my car shot forward without my foot on the gas pedal. About 20 minutes later on the freeway I realized my cruise control wasn't working.”
NHTSA complaint #10464198, filed 2012-07, 72,000 miles“I was driving at 20-25 MPH and when I took my foot off the gas preparing to stop the car began accelerating on its own to near 40 MPH. In an effort to stop I had to press very firmly on the brake which then caused the RPM to go to 4000. I had to put it in neutral to turn the car off.”
NHTSA complaint #10700957, filed 2015-03, 135,000 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 2% |
| 2015 | 10 | 4% |
| 2014 | 8 | 3% |
| 2013 | 18 | 3% |
| 2012 | 4 | 5% |
| 2011 | 14 | 7% |
| 2010 | 24 | 12% |
| 2009 | 10 | 16% |
| 2008 | 32 | 18% |
| 2007 | 55 | 37% |
| 2006 | 176 | 55% |
| 2005 | 529 | 68% |
| 2004 | 164 | 44% |
| 2003 | 88 | 7% |
| 2002 | 76 | 5% |
| 2001 | 99 | 10% |
| 2000 | 87 | 7% |
| 1999 | 109 | 12% |
| 1998 | 111 | 20% |
| 1997 | 58 | 8% |
| 1996 | 42 | 5% |
| 1995 | 85 | 7% |
| 1994 | 61 | 7% |
| 1993 | 57 | 4% |
| 1992 | 49 | 7% |
| 1991 | 26 | 4% |
| 1990 | 30 | 8% |
| 1989 | 23 | 4% |
| 1988 | 16 | 5% |
| 1987 | 15 | 6% |
| 1986 | 5 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2006 Ford Taurus
32 complaintsBrakes
26 complaintsElectrical system
25 complaintsEngine
24 complaintsAir bags
21 complaintsEngine cooling
19 complaintsFuel system
18 complaintsBody and structure
15 complaintsOther or unknown
11 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaintsExterior lighting
6 complaintsTires
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Ford Taurus
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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