The 2009 Ford Taurus has 75 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 1 recall on record. The most-reported areas are engine and engine cooling and vehicle speed control. Owners most often flag transmission shifting problems: includes rough shifts between 2nd and 3rd gear, failure to shift into higher gears (stuck in 3rd), and feeling of being in neutral. affects 6f50/6f55 transmissions. frequency: very frequent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2009 Ford Taurus vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 8 Taurus model years we track, complaint volume runs from 11 (2019) to 1,232 (2000). With 75 complaints, the 2009 Taurus sits belowthe model's median of 584.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
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