2008 Ford Taurus Problems

Below Average Complaints

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2008 Ford Taurus.

20072009
Complaints
240
Crashes
30
Fires
11
Injuries
15
Fatalities
Recalls
1

Worst 2008 Ford Taurus Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#135 complaints

POWER TRAIN

Avg mileage:88,564 mi
Crash-related:1
#232 complaints

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Avg mileage:72,720 mi
Crash-related:7
#331 complaints

STEERING

Avg mileage:60,384 mi
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2008 Ford Taurus.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
POWER TRAIN35188,564 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL32772,720 mi
STEERING3160,384 mi
ENGINE2023106,395 mi
AIR BAGS1411106,773 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1313124,643 mi
SERVICE BRAKES9386,351 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING877,628 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER71135,661 mi
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION537,429 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC524,594 mi
SUSPENSION558,609 mi
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)4196,088 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING4170,000 mi
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE4171,348 mi
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM4114,592 mi
STEERING:RACK AND PINION466,500 mi
SEATS3165,558 mi
STRUCTURE:BODY377,333 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE21125,494 mi
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE219,468 mi
SEAT BELTS2184,650 mi
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS277,555 mi
SUSPENSION:REAR217,000 mi
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM280,000 mi
WHEELS220,000 mi
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1200 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR136,000 mi
EQUIPMENT145,000 mi
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER113,000 mi

Recalls for 2008 Ford Taurus

1 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~695 vehicles.

16V247000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
~695 affected

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Ford Flex, 2008 and 2010-2012 Ford Taurus, 2008-2009 Ford Taurus X, 2008 Mercury Sable, 2009 and 2011 Lincoln MKS vehicles. The driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Other Ford Taurus Years

Wider context: See the full Ford Taurus reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.

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