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2005 Ford Taurus cruise control problems

541 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2005 Ford Taurus, which is 54% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
541 54% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
93,000 miles 496 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
18 and 1
Injuries and deaths
8 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2005 Ford Taurus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 93,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 9 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 48 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 102 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 110 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 101 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 49 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 40 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 17 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 5 complaints 200k+ miles: 7 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 93,000 miles
Based on 496 complaints that include mileage. 13% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles8
20k to 40k miles9
40k to 60k miles48
60k to 80k miles102
80k to 100k miles110
100k to 120k miles101
120k to 140k miles49
140k to 160k miles40
160k to 180k miles17
180k to 200k miles5
200k+ miles7

What the data shows

Of the 496 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 93,000 miles, and 13% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 18 crashes, 1 fire, 8 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. The contact stated that his wife was involved in an accident which resulted in her death. The vehicle was totaled. There was no one else in the vehicle. The police report stated that the driver ran a stop sign and was hit on the driver side by another vehicle which caused the fatality. The contact stated that before the incident, the accelerator pedal had occasionally stuck and the contact believed that to be the cause of the accident.

Reported at 260,000 miles, October 2010 CrashDeath

On occasions, the acceleration (level) does not stop once I take my foot off the accelerator. I have to put the car in neutral gear and pump the pedal once or twice. So far, I have been able to do so; I have not needed to turn off the car while the engine is revved up.

Reported at 61,579 miles, September 2013

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Cruise control problems in other years

Cruise control problems across all Ford models