There are 7 stored owner reports matching the speed control & cruise leading-label group for the 1987 Ford Taurus in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 7 of 7 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE ACCELLERATION. VEHICLE GOES OUT OF CONTROL. ENGINE RACES UP TO 140 MPH, AND DRIVER LOSES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE STARTED PICKING UP SPEED WITHOUT FOOT BEING ON THE ACCLERATOR, VEHICLE ACCLERATED TO (45) -(50) MPH, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT SEVERAL TREES. *AK
VEHICLE WENT OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, WHILE DRIVING PUT IN NEUTRAL POSITION, WHEN HIGH IDLE AND INTO REVERSE IMPACT 6:00 POSITION SPEED INKNOWN. TT
VEHICLE HAS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INTERMITTENTLY,GAS PEDAL WILL DROP TO FLOOR. CONSUMER MUST KICK GAS PEDAL TO DISENGAGE IT. IT FEELS LIKE CRUISE CONTROL IS TAKING OVER. *AK THE PROBLELM OCCURED AGAIN BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. *YH
WHILE COMING OUT OF THE PARK POSITION THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
UPON SHIFTING INTO REVERSE GEAR, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES BACKWARDS, ALSO ACCELERATES FORWARD W/OUT DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL.
WHEN PRESSING THE OFF BUTTON FOR CRUISE CONTROL INSTEAD OF TURNING IT OFF ,THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.