2002 FORD TAURUS Complaints

CHRISTMAS MORNING I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN A LOUD POPPING NOISE OCCURRED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SPRING HAS FRACTURED. I WAS LUCKY TO BE AT HOME DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. HOWEVER, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 6 MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD A SPRING FRACTURE ON ME. BACK IN JUNE 2010 I HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH THE RIGHT REAR SPRING. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY UN-DRIVABLE AND MUST BE TOWED TO A SHOP FOR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR. PARTS WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE REPLACED AND I HOPE THERE ISN'T MORE DAMAGE THAN NEEDING THE SPRING AND POTENTIALLY THE TIRE REPLACED. I AM WRITING TO MAKE YOU AWARE BECAUSE MANY OTHER 2002 FORD TAURUS OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM YET THE REAL RECALL ENDS WITH MODEL YEAR 2001 AND THERE IS STILL A DEFECT INVESTIGATION OPEN ON MY PARTICULAR CAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

FORD TAURUS 2002 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH THE FRONT SUB FRAME ( ENGINE CRADLE ) BROKE AWAY DO TO CORROSION CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL DO TO THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE, TRANS AND FRONT HALF SHAFTS ARE HELD IN PLACE WITH ENGINE CRADLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT IS JUST KNOW COMING TO LIGHT. *TR

BROKEN FRONT SPRING ON 2002 FORD TAURUS. ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT & IT RUINED A BRAND NEW TIRE. $700. REPAIR COST THAT I COULDN'T AFFORD BUT HAD TO HAVE A CAR, THEREFORE HAD NO CHOICE BUT HAVE IT FIXED. WHY ISN'T SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, REPAIR MAN SAID IT'S COMMON ON THE TAURUS. HAS SOMETHING BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, NO ONE WAS HURT OR KILLED BUT IT SURE COULD HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58000.

2002 FORD TAURUS COIL SPRING FRACTURE. SAME PROBLEM AS 2001 FORD TAURUS RECALL. *TR

WE WERE LEAVING OUR HOME ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2010 AND AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE HEARD A NOISE AND FOUND THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE HAD SUDDENLY GONE FLAT. AFTER REMOVING THE TIRE WE FOUND THAT THE COIL SUSPENSION SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. FORD HAS RECALLS ON THE TAURUS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE 2002 YET THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THEY DID THROUGH 2001.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. ALL FOUR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN ON HIS VEHICLE. THE RIGHT REAR AND LEFT FRONT TIRES WERE DAMAGED BY THE COIL SPRINGS. HE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,500. UPDATED 02/02/11 *CN

2002 FORD TAURUS SES FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING SNAPPED WHILE BACKING UP IN DRIVEWAY. SHARP END OF BROKEN SPRING GOUGED TIRE, CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE FLAT. RUINED TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED. NEW COIL/STRUT ASSEMBLIES WILL BE INSTALLED AT ALL FOUR WHEELS FOR FEAR OF CATASTROPHE SHOULD ANOTHER SPRING BREAK WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! PUNCTURED TIRE AND BROKEN SPRING HAVE BEEN DISCARDED AND ARE UNFORTUNATELY NO LONGER AVAILABLE. *TR

DRIVER WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE LEAVING WORK. UPON PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE (TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET) THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE FRONT LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR FELL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE, WHERE THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE FRONT LEFT SPRING HAD BROKEN, PUNCTURING THE FRONT LEFT TIRE AND CAUSING IT TO BLOW. IN ADDITION TO THE BROKEN SPRING AND PUNCTURED TIRE, THE FRONT STABILIZER LINK WAS ALSO BROKEN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS SE (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REVERSED AT 5 MPH AND PUNCTURED THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE COIL SPRINGS AND TIRE WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.