2009 Ford Taurus Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 3%of 64 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 137,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2009 Ford Taurus, 3% of the 64 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 137,500 miles.
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.
“Traction control locks up my front passenger side tire. This happened on 12/27/16 and two other times in the past. Brakes were not applied at the time. The traction control system locked the brake. There a many complaint of this happening on the web in other Ford models as well. This could be dangerous. I was pulled left and went off the road. Ford will not respond as they can't reproduce the issue. Someone will get hurt!!! I was doing 20mph when it happened all 3 times.”
NHTSA complaint #10938312, filed 2016-12, 174,000 miles“Taurus starts from a full stop accelerating and at 40-45 MPH the car jerks hard to the right, there is a grinding noise from drivers side wheel, and the traction control light comes on and can not be turned off. 101 k miles. Just replaced struts, tie rod ends, cv half shafts, and lower control arm/ball joint.”
NHTSA complaint #10854509, filed 2016-04, 101,000 milesElectronic stability control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 1% |
| 2014 | 3 | 1% |
| 2013 | 18 | 3% |
| 2011 | 4 | 2% |
| 2010 | 3 | 1% |
| 2009 | 2 | 3% |
| 2008 | 4 | 2% |
| 2007 | 3 | 2% |
| 2006 | 4 | 1% |
| 2005 | 1 | 0% |
| 2004 | 4 | 1% |
| 2003 | 2 | 0% |
| 2002 | 3 | 0% |
| 2000 | 1 | 0% |
| 1993 | 1 | 0% |
Other parts of the 2009 Ford Taurus
18 complaintsVehicle speed control
10 complaintsAir bags
6 complaintsEngine
6 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Ford Taurus
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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