Ford Taurus X Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 164 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Ford Taurus X (2008–2009). The most-complained-about year is 2008.

Pick your Ford Taurus X model year

• 2008
• 2009

What Ford Taurus X owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 164 complaints with NHTSA. The 2008 model year has the most, with 153.

• Steering43
• Power train37
• Vehicle speed control26
• Structure: body13
• Electrical system10
• Unknown or other9
• Service brakes8
• Power train: automatic transmission7

All Ford Taurus X recalls (1)

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

1. Air bags: frontal

   NHTSA 16V247000 Reported April 26, 2016 695 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Ford Flex, 2008 and 2010-2012 Ford Taurus, 2008-2009 Ford Taurus X, 2008 Mercury Sable, 2009 and 2011 Lincoln MKS vehicles. The driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash. As such, these vehicles fail…

   Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the driver's frontal air bag module, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on June 13, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer…

   Model years: 2008, 2009

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.