Vehicle speed controlPart report

2008 Ford Taurus Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints: 32about this part
Share: 18%of 175 total for the year
Median mileage: 58,000miles
Trend: FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 32 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2008 Ford Taurus, 18% of the 175 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 58,000 miles. 7 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While I was driving on the freeway my car started to idle high and speed gained without me doing it. I tried to push on the brake to slow car down but brake would not work, I got off freeway and pushing as hard as I could on the brake the car slowed somewhat., there was a hill which caused me to again gain speed and I put car in park and to stopped. I towed to auto repair and when computer test was ran no codes came up.”

NHTSA complaint #11149497, filed 2018-11, 101,265 miles

“Made left turn onto major street. There was traffic so everything was slow. As soon as I got onto the street, the engine revved up and started to move faster than I wanted and I put my foot on the brake. The car shot forward and I hit the vehicle in from of me. This was not driver error. It was sudden acceleration.. It caused significant damage to the front end of my car. Luckily, no injuries.”

NHTSA complaint #10568172, filed 2014-03, 93,000 miles

“2008 Ford Taurus. Parked in driveway with foot on brake...all of sudden the engine accelerates rapidly and I proceed to hit the side of the house. The next day was just sitting at stoplight with my foot on the brake and the engine for no reason accelerates to over 4000 RPM.”

NHTSA complaint #10648612, filed 2014-10, 58,000 miles

“This has happened about 3 times in the last 2 yrs but while sitting at a light my car suddenly went forward. It didn't go.to far. Maybe a ft or 2 but was enough to scare me. My foot was on the brake. It will also get stuck in gears and lose power on the road. No check engine light is on as of now. One light did come on today while sitting at a light and without notice my car would not go. It was the power throttle/transmission light. I turned the car off and then back on and it drove fine all the way home. It did jerk once. …”

NHTSA complaint #11364758, filed 2020-10, 157,087 miles

“Car was in a parking lot. I put car in reverse and very lightly applied gas pedal and vehicle shot back at a tremendous rate of s peed which I was unable to stop and vehicle was stopped by hitting a low cement wall. If anyone had been behind me they would be injured.”

NHTSA complaint #10535126, filed 2013-08, 23,353 miles

Vehicle 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 2008 Ford Taurus

Transmission and drivetrain
44 complaints Steering
35 complaints Engine
20 complaints Air bags
15 complaints Brakes
15 complaints Electrical system
13 complaints Engine cooling
11 complaints Suspension
10 complaints Other or unknown
9 complaints Fuel system
8 complaints Body and structure
5 complaints Electronic stability control
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 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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