2005 Ford Taurus Problems, Recalls & Reliability
1,005 owner complaints sit in the federal file for the 2005 Ford Taurus, alongside 1 recall campaign and 2 defect investigations. It scores 46/100 on the trouble index — a below-average year for this model. Speed control leads the reports, typically around 94,197 miles.
Below average
Where 2005 sits among all Taurus years
What owners report
“While driving the gas pedal gets stuck and car accelerates. Have had to turn car off to stop and at that time the gas pedal pops back up to normal.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2005 Taurus
“I drove to a friends house and had no problems at all was there for about an hour or so and when i started the car and put it in drive it wouldn't move the car is on a side street in the city”— owner report to NHTSA, 2005 Taurus
“When driving my 2005 ford taurus or parked wirh engine operating, it hesitates and accelerate on its own. I have taken it to a ford dealership and after several hundred dollars for a fuel injection system cleaning, i was told they could not duplicate the problem. This issue has been going on for…”— owner report to NHTSA, 2005 Taurus
“As the car gets to about 35-40mph it begins to accelerate causing me to have to tap several times the brake to disengage. The cars accelerator will also many times, stick as if its in cruise control, but the cruise control is off. This week i googled how to fix and saw many complaints, recall on…”— owner report to NHTSA, 2005 Taurus
“The brakes don't stop the car as they should normally. They take a while to stop the car.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2005 Taurus
“Drive at about 20mph. Try to hit the brake to stop. Car make very loud noise. Found gas pedal not come back. Take to dealer, dealer told me gas pedal stick due to some spot on throttle body. So have to change the throttle body.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2005 Taurus
Mileage when trouble shows up
Among the 898 reports that include an odometer reading, problems most often appear around 90,750 miles. Half of those reports fall between 67,000 and 112,600 miles — a useful range to weigh against the mileage of the exact car you're looking at.
Recalls (1)
Bosch Brake Components LLC (Bosch) is recalling certain aftermarket replacement front brake pads, models Bosch QuietCast BC598 and BP765, Bosch Blue BE598 and BE598H, Prostop PD598 and PD765M, Duralast Gold DG598, Duralast MKD598, Stop Master ST598, UltraStop…
Fix: Bosch will instruct the owners how to have the affected brake pads replaced, free of charge. The recall began on May 26, 2016. Owners may contact Bosch customer service at 1-888-715-3616.
Federal defect investigations
Technical service bulletins
31 manufacturer communications — service bulletins, the biggest share on engine and transmission & drivetrain — are on file for the 2005 Ford Taurus. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
See the 2005 Taurus TSB list →
Complaint history for this model year
When owners filed their reports — a long tail means problems kept surfacing for years.
Questions buyers ask
Is the 2005 Ford Taurus reliable?
The 2005 Ford Taurus drew 1,005 complaints in federal safety records — a below-average year for this model. Its trouble index is 46/100, scored against the model's worst year (1993).
What are the most common 2005 Ford Taurus problems?
The top reported problems for the 2005 Ford Taurus are speed control (541 complaints), transmission & drivetrain (124), and engine (108).
At what mileage do 2005 Ford Taurus problems show up?
Owners most often report 2005 Ford Taurus problems around 90,750 miles. Half of all reports that include an odometer reading fall between 67,000 and 112,600 miles.
Does the 2005 Ford Taurus have recalls?
1 recall campaign applies to the 2005 Ford Taurus. Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.