Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Ford Taurus.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2008 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the front driver's side seat belt had failed to unbuckle a… |
| 2023-12-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | My son was in an accident to where the whole front end was smashed and neither airbag deployed |
| 2023-10-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and making a turn, the ve… |
| 2022-10-13 | SUSPENSION:SUBFRAME/MOUNTING BRACKET | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at the dealer for an inspection, the… |
| 2022-04-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | only regular maintenence < drove to desination and parked car and car set on fire , at first it was smoking so we calle… |
| 2022-03-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled however… |
| 2021-02-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWAYED… |
| 2020-10-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2020-06-06 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the subframe was completely rusted through. The vehicle wa… |
| 2020-05-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CAR LOOSES POWER. THE RPM GO UP BUT SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T MOVE. DASH SHOWS DASHES. WHEN YOU STOP AND CUT THE CAR OFF … |
| 2020-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I DON'T KNOW THE KEYLESS ENTRY CODE. *TR |
| 2020-04-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR LOOSES POWER. THE RPM GO UP BUT SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T MOVE. DASH SHOWS DASHES. WHEN YOU STOP AND CUT THE CAR OFF … |
| 2020-01-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2008 TAURUS, BOUGHT NEW 11/7/7, 33 MILES. 11/12/13 REPAIR ' 31,682 MILES ' RACK AND PINION STEERING STARTED TO FAIL … |
| 2019-09-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON 5/20/19 I FILLED UP MY FUEL TANK AND WHEN I RETURNED HOME I SMELLED GASOLINE. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED… |
| 2019-09-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | MY 79 YEAR OLD FATHER-IN-LAW WAS IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT YESTERDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2019. HE WAS AT A STOP SIGN IN THE CITY O… |
| 2019-08-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING ON MAIN ROAD MITCHELL ST. IN DOWNTOWN CADILLAC, THE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHED AND STARTED ON SINCE. A FEW NIGHT… |
| 2019-07-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WITH A TRUCK CLOSE BEHIND, WHEN IT JUST DIED. I HAD NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC. I WAS SCARED T… |
| 2019-03-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND STRUCK A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT AT 20 MPH AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED |
| 2019-03-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION CLUNKS INTO EACH GEAR WHEN DRIVING SLOW. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED TO MOVE SHIFTER FROM PARK, THERE IS A… |
| 2019-01-27 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES AFTER TURNING ON THE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM THE SEATBELT BEGAN TO TIGHTEN ON MY SON, THE DRIVER OF… |
| 2019-01-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ENGINE CRADLE ROTTING, MECHANICS SAID IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL |
| 2018-11-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR STARTED TO IDLE HIGH AND SPEED GAINED WITHOUT ME DOING IT. I TRIED TO PUSH O… |
| 2018-07-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | CAR ACCIDENT AND BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY |
| 2018-07-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 316 IN MY 2008 FORD TAURUS SEL AND I REAR ENDED A LARGE TRUCK AT A RED LIGHT. I WAS MOVING ABO… |
| 2018-06-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE A/C CONDENSER WHICH HOLDS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE TOP HAS A CRACK IN IT AND IT IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID |
| 2018-05-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | CAR WOULD SUDDENLY JOLT FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I WAS SECURELY STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. SOMETIMES, IT FELT LIKE IT … |
| 2018-05-23 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | 1. AFTER BEING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION WILL START TO SLIP. I TRY TO PRESS THE GAS AND GO NOWHERE, LIKE … |
| 2018-05-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHEN REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. WHILE DRIVING… |
| 2018-05-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON 5/4/18. I HAD BACKED OUT PUT 2008 FORD TAURUS IN DRIVE AND PULLING FORWARD IN TRAFFIC THE CARS RPM REV UP LOADLY AND… |
| 2018-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING SHAFT WIT… |
| 2018-01-23 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ON 1/23/2018, MY 2008 FORD TAURUS EXPERIENCED, FOR THE FIRST (AND SO FAR, ONLY) TIME, THE SAME POWERTRAIN SYMPTOMS DESC… |
| 2018-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. WHILE … |
| 2017-08-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE FORD TAURUS SEL HAS 237,836 MILES ON IT. TWO TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THEN ON A C… |
| 2017-05-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ONE OF THE ENGINE CYLINDERS MISFIRED AND T… |
| 2017-03-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DROVE AN… |
| 2017-02-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND HEAR A POPPING NOISE AT THE REAR OF THE CAR GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. MORE SO WITHOUT WEIGHT IN T… |
| 2017-02-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FUEL, PRESSURE SENSOR FAULT, AND THROT… |
| 2017-01-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING WENT WHILE DRIVING IN WET ICY CONDITIONS. SEEMS TO GO IN AND OUT NOW, USUALLY OUT. CHECKED FLUID LEVEL… |
| 2016-11-24 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM… |
| 2016-11-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE SEEN MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE. THE WRENCH SYMBOL LIGHTS UP ON DASH WHEN DRIVING AND ENGI… |
| 2016-10-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE WRENCH SYMBOL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT. THE SHIFT IN THE TRANSMISSION IS RO… |
| 2016-09-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | CAR HAS AROUND 87,000 MILES. WHILE LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY THE WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN, AS IF THE POWER STEERING WE… |
| 2016-08-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR 5 MONTHS, THE STEERING WENT OUT WHILE TRING TO EXIT A DRIVEWAY. WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO MY WA… |
| 2016-08-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I CHECK YEARLY FOR RECALLS ON ALL MY VEHICLES. IN 2016 I FOUND A RECALL ON THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG. I NOTIFIED GUSTA… |
| 2016-07-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IN MARCH 2016 MY VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS. WHEN MAKING A TURN, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPONTANEOUSLY GRABS INTERMITTENTL… |
| 2016-04-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED ON A SLIPPERY ROAD, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INT… |
| 2016-02-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | THERE ARE TIMES WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, I HAVE A VERY HARD TIME. I AM OVER 6', AND WEIGH 230 LBS. MY WIFE IS S… |
| 2016-01-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR ISSUE: CAR WOULD GET STUCK IN HIGH GEAR LOSING POWER AT SLOW SPEEDS. ATTEMPTS TO PUT THE CAR… |
| 2016-01-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN DRIVING, RPM DIAL WILL REV UP TO 5 OR HIGHER AND WILL NOT … |
| 2016-01-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | 2008 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POWER FOLDING EXTERIOR WINDOW SWITCH ISSUES. CONSUMER HAS PRE… |