5.8% of complaints about the 2008 Ford Taurus came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2008 vehicle — around the middle of the 262 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 6.5 yr in service. The most-reported system is power train (44 complaints), typically at 6.7 yr or about 83,000 miles.
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."
An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
NOT LONG AFTER PURCHASE OF FORD TAURUS, WHEN STOPPING AT LIGHT/SIGN THE ENGINE WOULD STAY REVVED UP TO 3000+ RPM -- ONLY VERY FIRM (TWO FOOT) BRAKING KEPT AT STOP -- MOVED TO NEUTRAL TO CORRECT. HAD DEALER CHECK (7/9/08) AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. HAS HAPPEN 3-4 TIMES SINCE. FORTUNATELY, HAVE BEEN AWARE AND COULD AVOID MAJOR PROBLEM. WITH RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, THIS CAR HAS SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING IN REVERSE 2 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 12/30/10*LJ UPDATED 01/04/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. UPDATED 01/10/11 THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS HAVE QUESTIONABLE. UPDATED 04/06/11
OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, (THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE) WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 FORD TAURUS, THE GAS PEDDLE STUCK TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS ALMOST LIKE IT ACCELERATED AS IF I WAS RESUMING THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON, HOWEVER, I WASN'T USING MY CRUISE AT THE TIME. I ENDED UP RIDING THE BREAKS FOR AWHILE UNTIL I FINALLY HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON IT WAS STILL STUCK. I PHYSICALLY HAD TO REACH DOWN AND PULL THE PEDDLE UP OFF THE FLOOR. THE SECOND TIME THAT IT HAPPENED IT DID THE SAME THING BUT THEN IT QUIT AFTER I TURNED THE KEY OFF. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DEACTIVATED WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT. EACH TIME THE DEALER ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE FAILURE, THEY ARE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.