2009 Ford Taurus Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 2%of 64 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 83,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2009 Ford Taurus, 2% of the 64 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 83,000 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.
“While driving my 2009 Ford Taurus 83,000m the breaks hard stop on its own, it was hard enough that if me and my passenger was not wearing our seat belts it would have smashed his face into the dash and my face into my steering wheel, we were on a side street turning left and as I was accelerating the breaks hard stopped on its own. The other time the breaks hard stopped was while turning right once again accelerating and almost got rear ended on a very busy main street. …”
NHTSA complaint #11374699, filed 2020-11, 83,000 milesForward collision avoidance: other model years
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 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsTires
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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