U.S. public vehicle records

2009 Ford TAURUS problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

64 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

31,375 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2009 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 53 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling is the most frequently named component, appearing in 18 of 64 complaints (28.1%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	19	29.7%
Transmission and shifting	12	18.8%
Engine operation	9	14.1%
Steering behavior	7	10.9%
Electrical and battery issues	2	3.1%
Fuel system concerns	1	1.6%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine And Engine Cooling

Vehicle Speed Control

Air Bags

Engine

Unknown Or Other

Electrical System

Service Brakes

Power Train

Engine And Engine Cooling: 18; Vehicle Speed Control: 10; Air Bags: 6; Engine: 6; Unknown Or Other: 5; Electrical System: 4; Service Brakes: 4; Power Train: 3

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 26; 25,000 to 49,999: 7; 50,000 to 74,999: 7; 75,000 to 99,999: 4; 100,000 to 149,999: 6; 150,000 and above: 3

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (26). 11 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2015

2016

2017

2019

2020

2022

2023

2009: 16; 2010: 13; 2011: 4; 2012: 5; 2013: 7; 2015: 3; 2016: 4; 2017: 4; 2019: 3; 2020: 2; 2022: 2; 2023: 1

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 19 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 12 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 9 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10264241 · 2009-04-06 (April 6, 2009)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING BY ITSELF. SHE REACHED FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT IT WAS STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. SHE WAS ABLE TO LIFT THE PEDAL BACK UP AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE BECAUSE SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10264241 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10276407 · 2009-07-11 (July 11, 2009)

I JUST FINISHED RENTING A FORD TAURUS 2009 FROM AVIS WHICH HAD 1543 MILES ON IT AT THE START OF THE RENTAL. DURING THE COURSE OF THE RENTAL THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED. WHILE DESCENDING A STEEP HILL ON A STATE HIGHWAY IN EASTHAMPTON, MA THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. I ONLY DETECTED IT WHEN THE STEERING GOT HEAVY. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A HALT WITHOUT THE POWER BRAKES. AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED IT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. IF THE DRIVER HAD BEEN LESS PHYSICALLY ABLE THE RESULTS MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT, SUCH AS A SERIOUS…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10276407 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10263098 · 2009-03-25 (March 25, 2009)

ON ONE OCCASION, DRIVING 40 MPH, SLIGHTLY DOWN HILL, COASTING, WHEN ENGINE SHUT OFF. RESTARTED ENGINE WHILE MOVING, AFTER SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL. TOOK TO DEALER, NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES FOUND IN COMPUTER. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 890 miles reported. Look up ODI 10263098 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10291839 · 2009-11-11 (November 11, 2009)

NEW 2010 FORD TAURUS SEL A FEW WEEKS OLD HAS A DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION OR CLUTCH MECHANISM. 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 BEFORE YOU CAN REASONABLY APPLY POWER WITH THE ACCELERATOR TO STOP THE ROLLING. THE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN PARALLEL PARKING AT A CURB WHERE THE STREET IS NOT LEVEL. THIS COULD RESULT…

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10291839 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10258102 · 2009-02-09 (February 9, 2009)

ON 2 OCCASIONS ABOUT A WEEK APART, DRIVING 40 MPH, DOWN HILL, COASTING (FOOT OFF THE GAS COMPLETELY), WHEN ENGINE SHUT OFF. FIRST TIME STALLED IN R LANE AND I WAS ABLE TO RESTART. SECOND TIME I RESTARTED ENGINE WHILE MOVING. WILL TAKE TO DEALER. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 1,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10258102 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10312848 · 2010-02-22 (February 22, 2010)

MY 2009 TAURUS LMTD AWD 6 SPEED 3.5 V6 WOULD ROLL BACK ON A HILL QUITE A BIT AND IF YOU PRESS THE GAS, IT STALLS AND YOU HAVE NO BRAKES. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD "THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC. THE LOWER IDLE SPEED ON THE CAR DOES NOT OVERCOME THE TC SLIP UNDER THAT CONDITION. RECOMMENDED NO REPAIR ATTEMPTS BE MADE" I HAVE DOCS ON THIS. ANOTHER DEALER HAD THE SAME CAR AND IT DID THE SAME THING, BUT A 3RD FORD DEALER WAS MORE CONCERNED WHY IT STALLED. I WAS TOLD SO IT DID NOT HURT THE TRANSMISSION, (VERBALLY TOLD THIS). *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 3,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10312848 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10313356 · 2010-02-23 (February 23, 2010)

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. I TOLD MY DRIVING FRIEND TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TRY STARTING THE CAR AGAIN WHICH HE DID. WE CONTINUED WITHOUT IU=INCIDENT THE REST OF THE TRIP. THE INCIDENT WAS HARROWING SINCE WE WERE ON A MOUNTAIN IN ALASKA AND THE ROAD GETS VERY WINDING AT THE BOTTOM SO I KNEW WE WERE ONLY SECONDS FROM DISASTER. THE CONDITIONS WERE SPRING WEATHER ~60F AND THE GAS WAS…

Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10313356 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10353008 · 2010-08-31 (August 31, 2010)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE, OIL AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND A VEHICLE DATA RECORDER WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL PUMP AND RELAY WERE LATER REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND THROTTLE BODY. THE FAILURE PERSISTED.…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10353008 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10482432 · 2012-10-27 (October 27, 2012)

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 55MPH MY ENGINE STALLED. SMELLED ELECTRICAL WIRE BURNING. SMELL WENT AWAY, SO I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND DROVE ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHERE A TAIL LIGHT HARNESS WAS DISCOVERED TO BE BURNED THROUGH. DEALER REPLACED WIRE HARNESS, AND REPLACED TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY THAT HAD ALSO BEEN DAMAGED (MELTED) BY THE INCIDENT. VEHICLE ENGINE HAS SINCE STALLED WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. MENTIONED ENGINE STALLING TO DEALER. WARRANTY HAS SINCE EXPIRED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 31,375 miles reported. Look up ODI 10482432 at NHTSA ↗