Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Ford Taurus.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was on my way to work. When I came to the stop sign to turn on the main road. I felt my car jerk. I thought it was we… |
| 2022-10-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | For a while now I have noticed that intermittently when barely stepping on the accelerator pedal, the car will accelera… |
| 2022-02-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | On December 10, 2020 I acquired tis particular automobile. In the calendar year following, I have been advised of a… |
| 2021-08-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently fro… |
| 2021-03-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | RANDOM AND SPORADIC ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. |
| 2020-12-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS STARTED THEN IT WAS BEING SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WENT OFF, BEFORE GETTING IT I… |
| 2020-12-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE GAS. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST 4 TIMES A WEEK WHILE I AM DRIVING… |
| 2020-10-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICE AT AN INDEPENDENT ME… |
| 2020-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | STARTED RECENTLY, WHEN I START THE CAR THE RPMS REV WAY UP. PAST 3000. WHILE DRIVING I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO RIDE THE BREA… |
| 2019-12-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR |
| 2019-12-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2 TIMES SINCE SEPT. 2018 THE CABLE UNDER HOOD TO ACCELERATOR CAME OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO S… |
| 2019-11-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING THE SAME DAY. ENGINE ACCELERATES WITH RPM CLIMBING WITHOU… |
| 2019-11-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I DROVE TO A FRIENDS HOUSE AND HAD NO PROBLEMS AT ALL WAS THERE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND … |
| 2019-10-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR IS STICKING. WHEN YOU HIT THE PEDAL TO SPEED UP, IT STICKS SOMETIMES. IT WILL NOT DISENGAGE UNLESS YOU … |
| 2019-09-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF THE BRAKES WERE NOT ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR … |
| 2019-08-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 TAURUS WITH 75,000 MILES ON IT. THE BODY LOOKS ALMOST LIKE NEW. INSIDE IS CLEAN. IVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH… |
| 2019-06-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | DROVE HEAD ON INTO A DITCH THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP. |
| 2019-05-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS LEAVING THE GROCERY STORE AND DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL ROAD WHEN I REALIZED THAT I WAS ACCELERATING WITHOUT HAVING MY… |
| 2019-05-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE 2005 FORD TAURUS HAS REPEATEDLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN - 6 EXPERIENCES WITH THIS TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE - EACH TIME,… |
| 2019-05-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKES DON'T STOP THE CAR AS THEY SHOULD NORMALLY. THEY TAKE A WHILE TO STOP THE CAR. |
| 2019-03-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WHILE TRYING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP OFF THE EXI… |
| 2019-03-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SEEMS AS IF THE CAR ACCELERATOR GET STUCK. CAR SLOWLY BEGINS TO INCREASE IN SPEED. WHEN FOOT IS TAKEN OFF OF THE PEDAL… |
| 2019-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE FUEL CAP AND CHECK EN… |
| 2019-01-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE… |
| 2018-12-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE RPM GAUGE REVS AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGE NEEDLE BOTH BEGIN TO RISE BY THEMSELVES. THIS HAPPENS EITHER IMMEDIATELY AS TH… |
| 2018-12-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY CAR ACCELERATES RAPIDLY EVEN WHEN MY FOOT IS OFF THE GAS PEDAL; I NOTICE THIS BEGINS TO HAPPEN WHEN I GO ABOVE 50MPH… |
| 2018-11-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2018-10-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | FIRST TIME (OCT 2018): WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY CAR KEPT ACCELERATING WITHOUT MY FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. I HAD TO BRAKE TO… |
| 2018-09-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL… |
| 2018-08-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HIS LOW MILE 2005 FORD TAURUS BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREETS, MY SON HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INC… |
| 2018-08-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS ISSUE OCCURRED ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO WHEN DRIVING NORMALLY. THEN, TODAY WE WERE DRIVING UP A HILL AND IT STARTED TO A… |
| 2018-07-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING ON A HIGH-SPEED HIGHWAY, WHEN WITHOUT WARNING (NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY OTHER NOTIFICATION), THE TRANSMISSI… |
| 2018-07-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING MY 2005 FORD TAURUS OR PARKED WIRH ENGINE OPERATING, IT HESITATES AND ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I HAVE TAKEN … |
| 2018-07-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY ACCELERATOR STICKS ABOUT 50M.P.H., I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND KICK IT DOWN AS MY TACH WAS AT HIGH R.P.M, AF… |
| 2018-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR WILL START ACCELERATING WHILE PARKED GOING UP TO 4000 RPM, IT WILL ALSO WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATE WITHOUT FOOT… |
| 2018-05-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE IN PARK, RPMS SURGE AT 2000 UNTIL SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. WHILE DRIVING, BARELY TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL TH… |
| 2018-05-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY ACCELERATOR IS STICKING, IT HAPPENED TODAY AND 2 MORE TIMES IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AND SID… |
| 2018-04-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED WITH… |
| 2018-04-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STREET OR ON THE HIGHWAY IT FEELS LIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL TAKES OVER, DISCONNECTED THE CABLE AND I… |
| 2018-02-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION WHILE IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 70 MPH, ENGINE RUNNING AND TRANSMISSION IN D… |
| 2018-01-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DOOR WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED. DOOR REMAINS OPEN. DOOR LATCH SPRING MAY BE FROZEN. I OPENED THE DOOR AND STARTED THE MOT… |
| 2018-01-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED AS THE RPMS INCREA… |
| 2017-12-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR IS STICKING CAUSING THE CAR TO REV HIGH (4000) RPM'S WHEN NOT STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL CAUSING AN UNSA… |
| 2017-12-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DEER. THE AIR B… |
| 2017-11-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE… |
| 2017-11-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF MAYBE 45 MILES AN HOUR AND I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. MY CAR … |
| 2017-05-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL SINCE MOVING TO THE EXTREME HEAT 6 YEARS AGO (ARIZONA), WHEN TURNING MY WHEEL SHARPLY AT TIMES, SOUNDS L… |
| 2017-05-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR IS STICKING WHILE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS. THE CAR IS RUNNING AT A VERY HIGH RPM WHILE D… |
| 2017-02-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19 2017 AND IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AT VERY HIGH RPM. HE HAD A … |
| 2017-02-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY 2005 FORD TAURUS HAS A STRIPPED TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINE AFTER I INSPECTED IT CLOSELY. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DESIGN… |