2001 Ford Taurus cruise control problems
100 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2001 Ford Taurus, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 100 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 120,000 miles 55 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 13 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 55 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 120,000 miles, and 16% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 17 crashes, 1 fire, 8 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
My parents were getting off of the highway and the vehicle would not stop. My dad was standing on the brake pedal with all of his strength but the car kept moving through a red light and into oncoming traffic where they were hit by several vehicles. My father had multiple serious injuries and died on august 10th of 2007 as a result of those injuries.
The brake pedal and the gas pedal are too close, and gas pedal is 1/2 inch lower. When stepping on the brake pedal consumer can hit the gas pedal at the same time. Dealer states there can be no modifications because of design specifications.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Ford Taurus
- Suspension 567 complaints
- Brakes 99 complaints
- Air bags 66 complaints
- Engine 62 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 41 complaints
- Body & structure 40 complaints
- Transmission 39 complaints
- Electrical system 38 complaints