2002 FORD TAURUS Complaints

DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH. HEARD NOISE. SPRING COIL DRIVERS FRONT SNAPPED. HIT NO BUMPS, SMOOTH ROAD. READING ABOUT FORD'S ISSUE WITH THIS. THEY SHOULD STEP UP. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURING THE TIRE. NOT A CHEAP FIX. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, IT SIMPLY SNAPPED IN HALF. IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT IT DID ANY TIRE DAMAGE THOUGH I WILL RECHECK IT AFTER SPEAKING TO MY MECHANIC WHO ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD AND HE STATED "THE SPRINGS THAT FORD USES ARE JUNK".

COMING UP TO A YIELD ON RED RIGHT TURN ONLY LANE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BY SLAMMING ON MY BRAKE. THE CAR WAS STILL TRAVELING AT ABOUT 5-10MPH WITH THE PEDAL BRAKE FULLY ENGAGED. I NAVIGATED TO A SAFE LOCATION, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I POPPED THE ENGINE HOOD AND SAW THAT THE GRAY CLIP, HOLDING IN CRUISE CONTROL CABLE ASSEMBLY, BROKE AT A THIN POINT IN THE PLASTIC. THIS ALLOWED THE CABLE ASSEMBLY TO FALL OUT AND PULL THE THROTTLE. I SEATED IT BACK INTO THE BROKEN CLIP WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE TO GET IT TO A PLACE I COULD WORK ON IT. I PLAN ON REPLACING THE CLIP OR THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY; WHATEVER IS EASIER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127000.

WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE I HEARD A POP AND THEN MY TIRE WENT FLAT AFTER LOOKING AT THE TIRE I SEEN THAT THE SUSPENSION COIL WAS LODGED IN MY DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE COIL WASN'T EVEN RUSTED. I LOOKED UP TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THERE WERE TONS OF TAURUS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP WIRES HAD MELTED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRES WERE ALSO MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE BROKE AT THE THROTTLE BODY BRACKET CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV UP TO AND STAY AT 4000 RPM. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT IT OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING HAD RUPTURED AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V332000 (SUSPENSION) AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOW. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE ANY REPAIRS DONE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.