2000 Ford Taurus cruise control problems
90 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2000 Ford Taurus, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 90 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 32 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 32 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 22% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 18 crashes, 4 fires, 12 injuries.
What owners wrote
Had a 2000 taurus which went out of control. Going approx. 57 MPH down a highway my car suddently decided to speed up on its own. I suddenly was going in the upper 70's. I put the brake clear to the floor and got the car down to 65 MPH. I took my foot off and the car sped up again. I slammed down on the brake again and got it back to 65 MPH. Called the police and begged for help as I was nearing a high school entrance. Rear ended a minivan before I got to the school. Was told that the throttle body stuck.
Car fails to accelerate at times. Gas pedal is depressed but engine does not seem to be getting fuel. After repeated attempts -- hitting accelerator -- engine will suddenly "catch" and lurch forward. Seems to be a throttle problem, but ford dealer will not address. Even though car falls in recall range for 2000-2003 tauruses with "sticky" throttles (recall was issued in 2013), dealer says it is "not on recall list." over 450,000 vehicles are -- but apparently mine is not one of them.
Other problems reported for the 2000 Ford Taurus
- Suspension 483 complaints
- Brakes 120 complaints
- Engine 109 complaints
- Lighting 98 complaints
- Air bags 90 complaints
- Transmission 78 complaints
- Fuel system 70 complaints
- Electrical system 66 complaints