1998 Ford Taurus cruise control problems
113 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 1998 Ford Taurus, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 113 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 22% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 15 crashes, 11 injuries.
What owners wrote
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably to 20 MPH while in reverse which resulted in a collision. The vehicle's transmission was put in reverse to back into a parking spot when full acceleration engaged. The vehicle went over an embankment and collided with a tree. The vehicle kept accelerating after the collision until the contact shut the ignition off. The throttle control was not controllable with braking.
I have a 1998 ford taurus station wagon. On 5 occasions the car went into a sudden acceleration while I was stopped with my foot on the brake or while I was slowing down to stop. In each case I would press hard on the brake in order to hold the car and immediately shift out of gear. In the first two incidents, brake pressure would hold the car until I got it out of gear. In the later incidents brake pressure would only slow the forward motion.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Ford Taurus
- Brakes 93 complaints
- Transmission 62 complaints
- Engine 59 complaints
- Suspension 59 complaints
- Steering 42 complaints
- Air bags 39 complaints
- Electrical system 35 complaints
- Lighting 29 complaints