The 1994 Ford Taurus Sho has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 3,825,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the vehicle speed control. Last updated July 5, 2026.
FORD IS RECALLING 225,000 MY 1992-2003 ECONOLINE, MY 1993-1995 TAURUS SHO, MY 1992-1998 CROWN VICTORIA, MY 1993 BRONCO, F-SERIES, MY 1995-1997 F-SERIES SUPER DUTY STRIPPED CHASSIS, MY 1992-1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, AND MY 1992-1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR VEHICLES. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED USING A…
Consequence
AS A RESULT, THE FUSE IS LOCATED IN THE OUTPUT CIRCUIT RATHER THAN IN THE INTENDED INPUT POWER FEED CIRCUIT, AND MAY NOT OFFER THE INTENDED PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT TO GROUND.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW WIRING HARNESS, OR REPLACE THE MATING ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, PASSENGER VEHICLES, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MOTOR HOMES CHASSIS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.
Consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. OWNERS OF THE PASSENGER CARS INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED AS AN INTERIM REPAIR. AS SOON AS REPAIR PARTS ARE AVAILABLE (EXPECTED OCTOBER 2007), OWNERS WILL…
Complaints by component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
3
2fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
1fires
AIR BAGS
1
1crashes2injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
1fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
1fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
1
1crashes2injuries
Total complaints13
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl*the contact owned a 1994 ford taurus sho. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck. The contact applied pressure to the brakes to slow down but the vehicle continued accelerating. The contact lost control of the vehicle; it slid sideways…”
“Tl*the contact owned a 1994 ford taurus sho. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck. The contact applied pressure to the brakes to slow down but the vehicle continued accelerating. The contact lost control of the vehicle; it slid sideways…”
“During a panic stop in my 1994 ford taurus sho I experienced a hydraulic failure in my brakes. This was due to severe corrosion of the steel brake lines. I came within 6 inches of rear ending another car. I replaced brake lines from the area where it was sound back to the rear brakes. The forward…”
“Fords recall of their 3.8 v6 motor is a travesty that they can get away with it! They knew the motor was bad, put out a recall with a mileage limit (100,000), but then also a time limit (7 years)! How about a car that is not driven the 100k, and gets the problem? The assumption is that if one goes…”
“Cruise control did not function, brake lights would not work, could not get car out of park, #1 -15 amp fuse kept burning out. Car has had these problems for 1 year. Fuse would sometime burn out other times would work fine. Drained battery. Bought new battery, replaced speed control switch that…”
“Cruise control did not function, brake lights would not work, could not get car out of park, #1 -15 amp fuse kept burning out. Car has had these problems for 1 year. Fuse would sometime burn out other times would work fine. Drained battery. Bought new battery, replaced speed control switch that…”
“I just received a recall notice for my 1994 ford taurus indicating that a defective part may cause an engine fire. My engine did catch fire in july, 2005 and the car was a total loss. I need to know if I am entitled to compensation for the value of the car ($2000) or who I should contact. *tr”
“1994 ford taurus caught fire in the engine destroying the vehicle. Customer states that ford should give her however much money the car is worth. She states there was a incident report indicating the faulty equipment. *kb the consumer stated has incident report from the fire department indicating…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1994 Ford Taurus Sho as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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