2001 Ford Taurus Vehicle Speed Control Problems
Owners have filed 99 complaints with NHTSA about vehicle speed control problems on the 2001 Ford Taurus, 10% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 120,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “control cable” (11% of reports).
- 99vehicle speed control complaints
- 120,000median miles at failure
- 17mention a crash
- 5mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 24%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Control cable: mentioned in 11 of 99 complaints (11%)
- Too close: mentioned in 7 of 99 complaints (7%)
- Continued accelerate: mentioned in 6 of 99 complaints (6%)
- Shifted neutral: mentioned in 6 of 99 complaints (6%)
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems happen?
Based on 55 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 99 complaints, 17 mention a crash, 1 a fire, 5 an injury.
Ford Taurus vehicle speed control complaints by model year
| Model year | Vehicle Speed Control complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Taurus | 1 | 2% | 25,800 |
| 2015 Taurus | 10 | 4% | 12,630 |
| 2014 Taurus | 8 | 3% | 35,100 |
| 2013 Taurus | 18 | 3% | 62,214 |
| 2012 Taurus | 4 | 5% | 50,000 |
| 2011 Taurus | 14 | 7% | 15,600 |
| 2010 Taurus | 24 | 12% | 26,500 |
| 2009 Taurus | 10 | 16% | 80,500 |
| 2008 Taurus | 32 | 18% | 58,000 |
| 2007 Taurus | 55 | 37% | 98,784 |
| 2006 Taurus | 176 | 55% | 91,000 |
| 2005 Taurus | 529 | 68% | 94,197 |
| 2004 Taurus | 164 | 44% | 100,000 |
| 2003 Taurus | 88 | 7% | 103,716 |
| 2002 Taurus | 76 | 5% | 103,000 |
| 2001 Taurus | 99 | 10% | 120,000 |
| 2000 Taurus | 87 | 7% | 100,000 |
| 1999 Taurus | 109 | 12% | 59,000 |
| 1998 Taurus | 111 | 20% | 90,000 |
| 1997 Taurus | 58 | 8% | 96,200 |
| 1996 Taurus | 42 | 5% | 99,181 |
| 1995 Taurus | 85 | 7% | 71,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists vehicle speed control for the 2001 Ford Taurus. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
The car will sometimes stay at high rpms even when pressure is released on the accelerator pedal. This happened to me in 2018 when i first got the car and has happened recently in december 2020. In the first episode, i depressed the brake and the car did not slow down until i shifted to neutral. In…
My high beam light indicator is on but the low beams are on. When i push the switch to turn my high beams on they turn on but the light indicator turns off and when switch my high beams on my speedometer starts kinda working, otherwise it doesn't work at all.
The throttle cable housing does not stay in it's seat where it is mounted by the throttle body causing over acceleration when using moderate acceleration, very hard braking is necsesary to stop and putting the transmission in neutral causes major over reving of the engine.
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2001 Ford Tauruss have vehicle speed control problems?
No. NHTSA has 99 owner complaints about vehicle speed control for the 2001 Ford Taurus (10% of the 1,037 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2001 Ford Taurus vehicle speed control?
No recall currently lists vehicle speed control for this vehicle.
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems start?
The median reported mileage is 120,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about vehicle speed control problems on the 2001 Ford Taurus?
The most frequent phrase is “control cable”, in 11 of 99 complaints, followed by “too close” (7).
Other 2001 Ford Taurus problems
See all 2001 Ford Taurus problems or vehicle speed control problems across all Taurus years.