Ford Taurus SHO Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 127 owner complaints across 10 model years of the Ford Taurus SHO (1990–1999). The most-complained-about year is 1997.

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• 1999

What Ford Taurus SHO owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 127 complaints with NHTSA. The 1997 model year has the most, with 30.

• Engine and engine cooling: engine28
• Engine and engine cooling16
• Engine and engine cooling: gasoline13
• Vehicle speed control12
• Structure: frame and members6
• Electrical system5
• Vehicle speed control: cruise control5
• Power train4

All Ford Taurus SHO recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ford Taurus SHO, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Cruise control (vehicle speed control)

   NHTSA 08V051000 Reported February 4, 2008 225,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Ford is recalling 225,000 my 1992-2003 econoline, my 1993-1995 taurus sho, my 1992-1998 crown victoria, my 1993 bronco, f-series, my 1995-1997 f-series super duty stripped chassis, my 1992-1998 mercury grand marquis, and my 1992-1995 lincoln town car vehicles. The affected vehicles were previously repaired using a wiring harness that is…

   Remedy: Dealers will install a new wiring harness, or replace the mating electrical component. The recall began on february 18, 2008. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

   Model years: 1993, 1994, 1995

2. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 07V336000 Reported August 3, 2007 3,600,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   On certain pickup trucks, passenger vehicles, sport utility vehicles, and motor homes chassis, the speed control deactivation switch may, under certain conditions, leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn.

   Remedy: Dealers will install a fused wiring harness. Owners of the passenger cars included in this campaign will be instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch…

   Model years: 1993, 1994, 1995

Other Ford models

• F-15037,961 complaints
• Explorer34,566 complaints
• Escape27,430 complaints
• Fusion22,405 complaints
• Focus22,096 complaints
• Taurus18,159 complaints
• Windstar14,158 complaints
• Edge14,065 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.