2002 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BLOWER MOTOR HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER AS WELL AS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE BLOWER AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I INITIALLY NOTICED A METAL-ON-METAL GRINDING SOUND WHEN I DROVE OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD (LIKE MY SHOCKS WERE BAD). I HAD THE 2002 TAURUS EXAMINED AT MY FORD DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC SAID ONE OF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WAS BAD. HE ALSO SAID HE WAS SURPRISED THE FRONT TIRE HADN'T BLOWN OUT. HE ADVISED THAT I HAVE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH I DID. *TR

1/4/11 BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND RUPTURED TIRE ( ALL TIRES NEW LESS THAN 800 MILES) REPLACED SPRING AND TIRE 1/8/11 SAME THING AGAIN ONLY RIGHT REAR SPRING THIS TIME AND RUPTURED TIRE SO I REPLACED BOTH REAR SPRINGS AND RIGHT FRONT THEN FOUND OUT IT DAMAGED STRUT AND SWAY ARM END LINK SO I REPLACED BOTH REAR STRUTS AND END LINKS AND TWO TIRES THIS IS WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT FORD HAD A RECALL ON 2001 TAURUS' FOR SAME CONCERNS THESE REPAIRS WERE DONE WITH NO HELP FROM FORD WHAT BOTHERS ME THE MOST IS I HAVE WORKED FOR FORD AS A TECH. AND THEN A SERVICE MANAGER TOTAL TIME 22 YRS. THIS PROBLEM IS A FORD CONCERN THESE SPRINGS BREAK AT THE SECOND COIL WHERE IT OVERLAPS FIRST SAME AS 2001 MODELS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT BOTH FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ADVISED OF A RECALL ON THE 2001 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES WHICH RELATED TO THE SAME FAILURE HE EXPERIENCED. THE RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE CONTACTS YEAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

MY 2002 FORD TAURUS FOUND FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL JUST SNAPPED AND TORE UP THE WHEEL. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. CHECKED AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR UP TO AUGUST 2001 .ALSO, SEEN ON LINE WHEN SEARCHING RECALLS THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM ON SAME 2002 TAURUS. IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING IT WOULD BE LIKE A BLOW OUT AND HOW MANY COULD BE HURT OR KILLED! *TR

I OWN A 2002 FORD TAURUS SES SEDAN WITH 100,000 MILES. RECENTLY, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND I BROUGHT IT INTO THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. APPARENTLY WHAT HAPPENED WAS A ABS/TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR (PART NUMBER 2C219) BURNED OUT. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND VARIOUS ONLINE POSTINGS IN BLOGS AND OTHER AREAS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON THING THAT HAPPENS ON THESE CARS. I THINK THAT FORD SHOULD TAKE ACTION BECAUSE THEY DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THAT MODULE, AND THEIR POOR DESIGN CAN LEAD TO LIMITED BRAKING CAPABILITY, THE VEHICLE NOT PERFORMING AS IT SHOULD ON SLIPPERY SURFACES, CRASHES, INJURIES, AND POSSIBLY EVEN DEATH. *TR

ON 23 FEBRUARY 2011 I PUT MY 2002 FORD TAURUS IN REVERSE ON MY CARPORT, AND I HEARD A LOUD BANG NOISE.THE CAR LURCHED TO THE LEFT A MADE A LOUD THUD SOUND HITTING HARD ON THE CARPORT FLOOR. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKE AND WAS THRUST INTO THE LEFT TIRE. ALSO, THE SPRING HIT THE TOP OF THE NYLON STABILIZER BREAKING PART OF THE TOP AND THROWING THE COVER OF THE BALL JOINT ON THE FLOOR. *TR

BOTH REAR SPRINGS ON MY 02 FORD TAURUS SNAPPED AND BROKE. FORD WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY REPAIR COSTS. I'VE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON TAURUSES/SABLES, BUT FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING. ONLY FRONT SPRINGS WERE RECALLED THRU THE 01 MODELS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS THE BROKEN SPRING MAY PIERCE THE TIRE AND LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE AS YOU'RE DRIVING THE CAR!! THEY BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $500. I HAVE A LOW INCOME JOB AND CAN'T AFFORD IT BUT HAD TO BE DONE SO I COULD DRIVE MY CAR TO MY JOB. *TR

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE SPRINGS BREAKING IS NOT JUST THE FRONT SPRINGS. ON 4/2/10 I REPLACED THE BACK SPRINGS WITH A QUICK STRUT ASSEMBLY DO TO CAR SAGGING AND THE RIGHT REAR SPRING WAS BROKE SLOWLY DIGGING IN TO MY TIRE. I KNOW OF A FEW OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I JUST HAPPEN TO COME ACROSS THIS SITE AND THOUGHT I WOULD POST.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT AN UNKNOWN LOW SPEED A LOUD POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. A SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING PIERCED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,368 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,668.