Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2006 Ford Taurus has 27 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
27
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | The contact owns a 2006 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an un... |
| Oct 10, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Vehicle is now on 2nd transmission the original transmission failed around 60000 miles Ford original... |
| Mar 29, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Splines on Torque converter stripped out causing vehicle to just rev up and slow down to a stop. Ca... |
| Aug 22, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | AROUND 6PM I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET (25 MILES SPEED), IN MOTION, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ... |
| Apr 12, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE WAS DRIVING NORMALLY WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF AN ISSUE PRIOR. AFTER A STOP AT A LIGHT, CAR ... |
| Aug 10, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE... |
| Jun 13, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN THEN WHEN HE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO GO ON THE C... |
| May 29, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | INSTANT ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING APPROX.; 40 MPH HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AFTER STEPPING ON ACCELER... |
| Dec 24, 2013 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | CAR AUTO ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT GAS PEDAL PRESS. HAD TO BRAKE VERY HARD TO STOP THE CAR... |
| May 14, 2013 | POWER TRAIN | FOR THE PAST YEAR OUR CAR HAS HAD MOMENTS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITHOUT EXPLANATION. INITIALLY, TU... |
| Dec 26, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | 2006 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE C... |
| Aug 15, 2012 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, TH... |
| Jul 3, 2012 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I OWN A 2006 FORD TAURUS SEL 12V, I WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DA... |
| May 24, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | AFTER STOPPING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT I TRIED TO PROCEED AND, AFTER REACHING ROUGHLY 25 MILES PER HOUR,... |
| May 11, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY S... |
| May 9, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISS... |
| Mar 16, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO AB... |
| Feb 1, 2012 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | MY 2006 FORD TAURUS HAS STARTED TO ACCELERATE ITSELF. IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN.THIS IS QUITE SCARY... |
| Nov 14, 2011 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING AND OUT OF NO WHERE THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK AND I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUMP TH... |
| Feb 23, 2011 | POWER TRAIN | MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN OUR 2006 FORD TAURUS AND IT SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING CAME TO... |