2002 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PROCEEDING TO BACK UP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND SMELLED A BURNING RUBBER ODOR COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $562. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,354 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,360.

2002 FORD TAURUS LX, RF FRONT SPRING BROKE AT BOTTOM COIL. RF COIL SPRING WAS REPLACED AT MY COST. SAME PROBLEM AS 99-01 TAURUS/SABLE. MY 2002 IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND NEEDS TO BE. COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. BROKEN PIECE WAS VERY CLOSE TO SIDEWALL OF TIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY FROM A TWO-WAY HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND DAMAGED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO GARAGE AND THEY REPAIRED THE COIL SPRING AT THE COST OF $352.75. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 79,765. UPDATED 8/24/09 *CN UPDATED 08/26/09. *JB

BROUGHT VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REPLACEMENT OF 2 REAR TIRES. WHILE REPLACING TIRES, MECHANIC DISCOVERED REAR COIL SPRING ON PASSENGER SIDE WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE, THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AT COST OF $911.70. INVOLVED SPRINGS, STRUTS, AND STABILIZERS. *TR

MY 2002 FORD TAURUS SES WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE FOR NO REASON. FORD ONLY OFFERS A RECALL ON TAURUS'S MADE IN 2001 AND BEFORE. OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT SEEM TO IGNORE THAT THE 2002 MODELS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE BREAK ALSO CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MY TIRE. I AM A 22 YEAR OLD MUSICIAN, FIXING FORD'S MISTAKES ISN'T EXACTLY IN MY BUDGET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED ONTO THE FRONT TIRE. THE DRIVER NEARLY CRASHED BECAUSE SHE HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST MORE THAN $340. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHRATE OF SPEED MY SON WAS NEARLY KILLED WHEN FRONT SPRING BROKE AND WENT INTO THE TIRE. THERE IS NO RECALL ON FORD TAURUS 2002 FOR THIS. *TR

PULLING CAR INTO THE DRIVEWAY 2002 FORD TAURUS: FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS FRACTURES AND SLICED TIRE. CAR TOWED, TIRE REPLACED AS WELL AS 2 COILS AND 2 SHIELDS PUT ON. *TR

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND THE END OF THE SPRING PUNCTURED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE SPRING, STRUT AND STRUT TOWER WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TIRE AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE. REPAIR COSTS TOTAL $425.00. I HAVE THE SPRING FROM THE VEHICLE AND LOOKS LIKE HAD A WEAK/RUST SPOT AT THE BREAK. *TR

THE FRONT END OF MY 2002 FORD TAURUS HAD BEEN MAKING SOME CREAKING AND GROANING NOISES. WE THOUGHT POSSIBLY THAT IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT AS I FOUND OUT, IT WASN'T. ON JUNE 7, I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE HIGHWAY TO STOP FOR SOMETHING ON MY WAY TO WORK, AND AS I PULLED INTO THE PARKING SPACE, I HEARD A LOUD CRACK. I LOOKED TO SEE IF I HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING, AND I STARTED BACK TO WORK. A FEW BLOCKS LATER, THE FRONT LEFT STARTED SMOKING, AND MY TIRE WENT FLAT. I WENT TO JACK THE CAR UP TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, AND THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED. THE SMOKE HAD BEEN COMING FROM THE SPRING RUBBING AGAINST AND ALSO PUNCTURING MY TIRE. I CONSIDER MYSELF VERY LUCKY THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN A FEW MINUTES BEFORE AS I WAS COMING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, AS MY STEERING WAS GREATLY AFFECTED. WE CHECKED WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY SAFETY RECALLS FOR THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF SITUATION, WHICH I REALIZE NOW IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. WE BOUGHT NEW SHOCKS/STRUTS FOR BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT OF THE CAR, AND ALSO ARE REPLACING BOTH BALL JOINTS ON EACH SIDE; I ALSO HAVE TO BUY NEW TIRES. *TR