2008 Ford Taurus X
Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Ford Taurus X.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-17 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | All 5 rear seatbelts have cracked plastic around the metal piece that buckles in. |
| 2022-08-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | This has happened since we purchased the car. when driving down the road out of the blue the wrench light on the dash t… |
| 2021-12-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Ford Taurus X. While the contact’s daughter was driving approximately 40 MPH, several unknown w… |
| 2021-04-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I bought this vehicle used from a lot. It had 2 previous owners and came with all the service history. I first noticed… |
| 2021-03-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS ALL COME ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE GO TO ZERO. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE SEPTEMBER 20… |
| 2021-01-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD STRAIGHT, OUR CAR MADE A POP SOUND AND SUDDENLY LURCHED AND STEERING WAS IMPAIRED. CAR WAS TAKEN… |
| 2020-12-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION STUCK IN HIGH GEAR WHILE IN MOTION. CAN'T ACCELERATE FROM STOP TO MAINTAIN SPEED. POWER CYCLE FIXED. IN… |
| 2020-07-28 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | HAD TO SHELL OUT $528.06 TO REPLACE BOTH THE 'INPUT & OUTPUT SHIFT SENORS' IN THE VEHICLE. REPAIR INVOLVED REMOVING THE… |
| 2020-07-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WITHIN 24 HOURS, TWICE THE CAR SUDDENLY DISPLAYED "EMPY" FUEL GUAGE AND HAVING ZERO MILES ON THE RANGE ESTIMATOR DESPIT… |
| 2020-03-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND WONT CHANGE GEARS |
| 2020-01-05 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CAR SHUT OFF 3 MINUTES AFTER STARTING IT. I RESTART IT THEN IT SHUT OFF AGAIN AFTER 5 MINUTES. DROVE THE ABOUT HOUR AND… |
| 2019-10-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | A FUEL SENSOR FAILED RECENTLY FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 3 YEARS. EACH TIME THERE WAS MORE THAN HALF A TANK OF GASOLINE ONBO… |
| 2019-07-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN TRAFFIC, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW… |
| 2019-02-20 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER FOR THE WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH I… |
| 2019-02-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE GETS BETWEEN 40-45 MPH, WILL NOT GEAR UP PROPERLY AND WILL NOT RUN CORRECTLY. ONLY DOES THIS INTERMITTENTL… |
| 2018-12-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WHEN DRIVING MY CAR I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN 2 WRECKS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO STOP QUICKLY THE CAR DOES N… |
| 2018-12-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN AND APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF STOPPING. THIS HAS H… |
| 2018-10-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME ON CITY STREETS WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CAR BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN, EVEN USING … |
| 2018-02-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, IT INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WI… |
| 2018-02-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE JUST TOOK OFF AND I COULDN'T GET CAR TO STOP UNTIL I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL WHI… |
| 2017-10-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING SINCE 2016 TO TED BRITT FORD AND TO FORD ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE JERKING, POPPING, SLIP… |
| 2017-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATION SPEEDS UP ON ITS ON. THE ELECTRIC COMPONENTS MIS CHARGE. |
| 2017-08-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE FORD TAURUS X HAS 57,945 MILES ON IT. TWO TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE DASH SHOWE… |
| 2017-06-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2008 FORD TAURUS X 135000 MILES VEHICLE STARTED BEING DIFFICULT TO TURN EITHER WAY. MY WIFE AND 4 KIDS WERE ALMOST IN A… |
| 2017-02-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEER HARD RIGHT AND LEFT AT SLOW SPEED IN CITY DRIVING. AT FIRST IT STEERS HARD THEN SMOOTH AND YOU CAN OVER STEER . T… |
| 2017-01-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING HAS NOW FAILED TWICE ONCE IN 2012 AND NOW IN 2017. COMPLETE RACK & PINION WAS REPLACED IN 2012 WITH 348… |
| 2016-11-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MIDDLE ROW SEATS COULD NOT BE FOLDED DOWN IN ORD… |
| 2016-10-28 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE AIR DOOR POSITION MOTOR MAKES A CLICKING NOISE AND ONLY WORKS ON THE CENTER VENTS. NO WAY TO DEFROST THE WINDOW. CO… |
| 2016-09-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HOOD RELEASED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. COMPUTER REPORTED A TIRE SENSOR INFLATION ISSUES WHILE DRIVIN… |
| 2016-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A … |
| 2016-07-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | W DRIVING AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION WILL JUMP. THE LITTLE WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON THE CODE IS P0715. T… |
| 2016-07-05 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE AT A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT WITHMY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. I… |
| 2016-05-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL ALWAYS BEEN LIKE I NEEDED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND BALANCING BUT THEN GOT TIRES CHECKED OUT OK THEN STEERIN… |
| 2016-05-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDE… |
| 2016-04-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE AC… |
| 2016-03-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LI… |
| 2016-01-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ONGOING TRANSMISSION UPSHIFT PROBLEMS. UPON LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY FIRST THING, OR SOON AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND TRYIN… |
| 2015-12-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4-5 TIMES IN THE PAST 14 MONTHS. WHEN PU… |
| 2015-10-30 | SEATS | No | 0 | LEFT REAR PASSENGER SEAT BACK(2/3RDS BENCH) WILL NOT RELEASE. THE RESULT OF THIS IS LOSS OF ABILITY TO EXIT THE VEHICL… |
| 2015-10-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING FROM EITHER A PARKED OR STOPPED POSITION THE STEERING FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS STUCK IN WHATEVER DIRECTION I … |
| 2015-10-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS ON A 2008 FORD TAURUS X WITH 143000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHUTTERING AND SHIFTI… |
| 2015-08-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT "SHUDDER" IN STEERING SYSTEM WHEN CORNERING AND/OR MANEUVERING INTO PARKING SPACES; THIS CONDI… |
| 2015-05-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A NINETY DEGREE TURN RIGHT OR LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE OR PULLING OUT WHILE MAKING A TURN, I LOSE … |
| 2015-05-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES AN HOUR I LOST MY POWER STEERING. MY VEHICLE STEERS VERY HARD AND IS EXTREMELY HAR… |
| 2015-03-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A SECONDARY ROAD THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINT… |
| 2015-01-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERA… |
| 2014-12-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2008 FORD TAURUS X. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STEERING LOCKING UP. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESP… |
| 2014-12-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON A HILLY COUNTRY ROAD AT THE RATE OF 40 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR. AS I WAS COMING DOWN AN INCLINE, I LOST CO… |
| 2014-12-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | AS I WAS OUT RUNNING ERRANDS AND BACKING IN TO PARK MY 2008 FORD TAURUS X, IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERIN… |
| 2014-10-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2008 FORD TAURUS X , IT JERKS INTERMITTENTLY, BUT THERE IS NEVER A SPECIFIC SPEED - IT JERKS AT TAKE OFF, AT L… |