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vehicle
2009 / ford / taurus
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints
64 on file (2009-02-09 → 2023-09-07)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
36 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Brakes engage without pedal inputSERVICE BRAKES5 complaints2010-11 → 2020-11taurus-2009-brakes-engage-on-own
11543189 Every couple weeks when driving slowly around a corner, the brakes will all of a sudden come on & stop my car
11014092 THE BRAKES WILL ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES WITH NO FOOT ON BRAKE. WITH NO NOTICE IT WILL TURN INTO A FULL PANIC STOP
10363831 THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN ORDER TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND
Transmission hard shifting and hill rollbackPOWER TRAIN4 complaints2009-11 → 2022-04taurus-2009-transmission-hard-shift-rollback
11461742 On 4 separate occassions, my 2009 Ford Taurus limited automatic transmission dropped out of gear while I was accelerating slowly away from a stop
10291839 THE PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER STOPPING IN TRAFFIC ON AN INCLINED STREET, WHEN TRAFFIC STARTS AND YOU LET OFF THE BRAKE TO MOVE YOUR FOOT THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR FREELY ROLLS BACKWARDS TOWARD THE CAR BEHIND YOU
Suspension and steering clunking or instabilitySUSPENSION4 complaints2010-06 → 2022-08taurus-2009-suspension-steering-clunk
10340478 THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE WHEELS WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THE WHEELS ALSO FELT UNSTABLE AND LOSE
10854509 TAURUS STARTS FROM A FULL STOP ACCELERATING AND AT 40-45 MPH THE CAR JERKS HARD TO THE RIGHT, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE FROM DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF
11478362 Car shop replaced front suspension struts 1/23/19. I told owner that made the clunking noise ever worse
Engine stalls while drivingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING26 complaints2009-02 → 2020-11taurus-2009-engine-stall-while-driving
10375740 ENGINE STOPS RUNNING AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES OVER 22 MONTHS AND HAD IT TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES
10313356 I WAS A PASSENGER LAST SPRING IN A 2009 FORD TAURUS SEDAN AND WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN A LONG INCLINE AT APPROX 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE DIED LEAVING THE CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES
10488658 FORD TAURUS 2009 ENGINE STALLED WHILE GOING ABOUT 55 MPH. DRIVER RESTARTED CAR BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTING CAR
Unintended acceleration or stuck throttleVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL9 complaints2009-04 → 2017-03taurus-2009-unintended-acceleration
10508726 I WAS AT A STOP AND THERE WERE PEOPLE INFRONT OF ME WHEN I WENT TO MOVE FORWARD I TAPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT ACCELERATED REALLY FAST AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HIT THE BACK OF A VAN AND MY AIR BAG WENT OFF
10505344 AS SHE DID SHE LET UP OFF THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR KEPT INCREASING SPEED. SHE REALIZED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK AND STARTED TO PUMP THE PETAL IN HOPES TO FREE IT
10264241 WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING BY ITSELF
Air bag non-deployment in frontal crashAIR BAGS6 complaints2012-07 → 2020-01taurus-2009-airbag-non-deployment
10555669 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY
10492237 THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING A CAR DROVE THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED
10465432 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HER WHEN IT DROVE THROUGH A STOP LIGHT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2009 Ford Taurus vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/ford/taurus
@misc{wrenchpro_2009_ford_taurus_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2009 Ford Taurus},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/ford/taurus}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
