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Transmission slipping, jerking, and delayed shiftsPOWER TRAIN32 complaints2009-11 → 2022-09taurus-x-2008-transmission-slip-jerk
11319213 TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND WONT CHANGE GEARS
10892989 W DRIVING AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION WILL JUMP. THE LITTLE WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON THE CODE IS P0715. TSS SENSOR
10825257 ONGOING TRANSMISSION UPSHIFT PROBLEMS. UPON LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY FIRST THING, OR SOON AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION AT TIMES REFUSES TO UP SHIFT THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR AT HIGH RPM
Hood paint bubbling and peelingSTRUCTURE6 complaints2011-10 → 2014-12taurus-x-2008-hood-paint-peeling
10661981 PAINT ON HOOD IN BUBBLING AND PEELING IN FRONT NEAR THE GRILL. TOOK TO TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE NO SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL
10535380 THE PAINT IS BUBBLING ON THE HOOD AND IS FLAKING AWAY, I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID ALTHOUGH THE PAINT IS WARRANTIED, THE METAL OF THE HOOD NEEDS TO BECOME PERFORATED BEFORE THEY WILL HONOR THE WARRANTY
Premature rear brake wear and pedal failure to stopSERVICE BRAKES8 complaints2009-10 → 2019-07taurus-x-2008-brake-pedal-failure
11232869 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN TRAFFIC, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP
10345866 2008 FORD TAURUS X (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE FREESTYLE) WITH PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR. MY VEHICLE NEEDS COMPLETE REAR BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT AT JUST 25000 MILES, AT MY EXPENSE
Premature tire wear and cupping noiseTIRES5 complaints2008-09 → 2012-08taurus-x-2008-tire-wear-cupping
10469128 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X WITH CONTINENTAL CONTITOURING TIRES, SIZE: P215/55R17, DOT D1976825. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL
10241002 CLUNKING SOUND ON SOME ROADS COMING FROM TIRES ON A 2008 FORD TAURUS X AUTOMOBILE. COMPLAINED TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED TWO PIRELLI P225/60R18 P6 TIRES MADE IN BRAZIL. DEALER SAID THE TIRES WERE CUPPING
Power steering rack and pump failureSTEERING42 complaints2009-01 → 2018-11taurus-x-2008-power-steering-rack-failure
11002007 2008 FORD TAURUS X 135000 MILES VEHICLE STARTED BEING DIFFICULT TO TURN EITHER WAY. MY WIFE AND 4 KIDS WERE ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. ALL FLUID LEVELS WERE GOOD. CHANGED OUT THE RACK AND PINION AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING
10894824 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS X. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A HOSE WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN PREMATURELY DETERIORATING WITHOUT WARNING
10725772 AS I WAS OUT RUNNING ERRANDS AND BACKING IN TO PARK MY 2008 FORD TAURUS X, IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE STEERING WAS VERY STIFF AND REQUIRED A GOOD BIT OF EFFORT
Unintended acceleration at low speed or idleVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL19 complaints2010-04 → 2019-01taurus-x-2008-unintended-acceleration
11173050 WHEN PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN AND APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF STOPPING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS
10888212 WHILE AT A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT WITHMY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN THROWN INTO TRAFFIC DUE TO THE INDEPENDENT ACCELERATED
Front subframe and suspension corrosionSUSPENSION6 complaints2009-02 → 2021-01taurus-x-2008-subframe-corrosion
10516058 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CROSSOVER BEAM HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED
10260050 I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 75 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND LOST CONTROL OF MY 2008 TAURUS X. MY VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES, ALMOST OVERTURNED BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STOPPED
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 2008 Ford Taurus X vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/ford/taurus-x
@misc{wrenchpro_2008_ford_taurus_x_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2008 Ford Taurus X},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/ford/taurus-x}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
