2002 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE PARKING CHOCK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ROLLING AND CRASH INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED A SECOND TIME WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH UP A STEEP INCLINE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE SPEED CONTROL CABLES WERE ADJUSTED FOR A QUICK BUT NOT PERMANENT FIX. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

I WAS TOLD THAT MY TAURUS' REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND COULD PUNCTURE MY TIRE. AFTER NOTICING THAT MY CAR WAS VERY LOW IN THE REAR, I TOOK IT IN TO GET AN ESTIMATE. TO JUST FIX THE BACK IT WOULD BE AROUND $800, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS FOR WHAT MY CAR IS WORTH. IT IS 10 YEARS OLD AND HAS NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN FORD CARS, AND A BIG PROBLEM IN TAURUS'. SO MUCH THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON PREVIOUS YEARS, BUT NOT ON THE 2002. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 2002 TAURUS OWNERS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NO REMEDY FROM THE COMPANY. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, WHY NOT FIX IT IN ALL MODELS IT AFFECTS? I WOULD RATHER NOT DIE IN A CAR CRASH IN ORDER TO GET MY POINT ACROSS TO THE COMPANY ABOUT THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. REGARDLESS OF THE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD PRIOR, I STILL CONSIDERED GETTING ANOTHER FORD WHEN IT WAS TIME TO BUY A NEW CAR. HOWEVER, WITH THIS FIASCO, I AM NOW ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AGAIN, AND NEVER POSITIVELY COMMENT ON FORD CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE AND CRUISE CONTROL CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 202,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENDLY ACCELERATED UP TO 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED TWO BROKEN LEGS, TWELVE CRACKED RIBS AND THE LEFT SHOULDER WAS SHATTERED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AT 6:30 A.M. ON 4/4/2012 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN I FELL ASLEEP ,CROSSED THE CENTER LINE, HIT A SEMI HEAD ON & MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE 2002 FORD TAURUS WAS A VEHICLE I PURCHASED NEW. THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH NO ONE IN THAT SEAT DID DEPLOY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV UP. THE CONTACT HEARD A GROWLING AND RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE FAILURE DID NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V266000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V106000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE PARKING MARKER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE PARKING BAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,000.....UPDATED 10/11/12 *BF UPDATED 10/17/2012 *JS