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1990 Ford Taurus cruise control problems

31 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 1990 Ford Taurus, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
31 6% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
5 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Accelerator stuck while accelerating onto highway. My daughter was driving alone and could not regain control of the car. Car was wrecked beyond repair.

May 1998 Injury

Owner was driving and pulled out of a parking lot at approximately 5 MPH, applied the brakes, and the vehicle continued to accelerate. Owner had to avoid several possible accidents by putting the vehicle in park in order to get the vehicle to stop. However, owner's vehicle did hit another vehicle. Owner contacted the manufacturer, and was informed that there were no recalls relating to this defect.

Reported at 110,000 miles, February 2005 Crash

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