Ford Taurus owners have reported 6 parking brake related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 3 most common parking brake problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's parking brake linkage and cable (2 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's conventional parking brake (2 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Parking Brake Linkage And Cable problems | |
| Conventional Parking Brake problems | |
| Parking Brake problems |
Faulty emergency brake cables caused rear brakes to overheat and brake system to fail (brake pedal to floor) at 60 mph. Brakes returned to normal when wheel cylinders cooled. Read details...
Had turned vehicle off & parked it. Went behind vehicle. Child in vehicle & release emergency parking brake. Vehicle started rolling forward & down a hill. Hit a neighbor's vehicle. No keys in vehicle at time. Read details...
The transmission of our 2008 Ford Taurus x (49k miles) went into fail-safe mode on 6/21/2010 and was immediately taken to team Ford. There was also a problem with the parking brake pedal working intermittently so we asked that this problem also be fixed while the vehicle was in their shop. Read details...