2002 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

FRONT COIL SPRING PASSENGER SIDE BROKE CAUSING TIRE TO SHRED. FURTHER DAMAGE OF STRUT AND FRONT END UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. *TR

MY 2002 FORD TAURUS BROKE A FRONT SPRING AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME ONE OF THE SPRINGS HAS BROKEN. IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 A REAR SPRING ALSO BROKE. I ONLY HAVE 32,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR I WAS LUCK THE LAST SPRING BROKE IN MY DRIVEWAY BUT RIGHT BEFORE IT BROKE I WAS DRIVING IN AN ICE STORM. THESE 2002 TAURUS NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE NO ONE IS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. DECEMBER 2008 I HAD A MERRY CHRISTMAS BECAUSE I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE TAURUS WAS RUNNING GREAT UNTIL ONE MORNING THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT/COIL SPRING GAVE OUT, I JUST REPLACED THE BALL JOINS TOTALING ABOUT $700.00. NOW I HAVE TO FIND SOMEONE TO REPLACE THE COIL. LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING AND THE TIRE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE SAVED BUT IF NOT I HAVE TO INVEST IN NEW TIRES AS WELL. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE AND THE SPRING GAVE OUT, NEARLY RUINING THE INSIDE OF MY TIRE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT MOST FORD TAURUS'S HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR STRUTS/SPRINGS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON A MAJORITY OF THE MODELS LEADING UP TO 2003. HOWEVER, MY CAR A 2002 IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOW UNFAIR TO SECLUDE A LARGE PORTION OF CAR OWNERS AND MAKE THEM PAY FOR THE DAMAGE THAT REALISTICALLY WAS NOT THE CONSUMERS FAULT. *TR

REAR SPRING COIL BREAKS CAUSES ADJACENT TIRE PUNCTURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE TIRE EXPLODED. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. HE ALSO OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVER FELT AS IF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HE NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE DRIVER WAS GOING TO REPLACE THE TIRE WITH A SPARE WHEN HE NOTICED A HOLE ON THE INNER SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, WHICH WAS DUE TO THE FRONT COIL SPRING FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE CRACKED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000. UPDATED 020209 *BF UPDATED 02/03/09.*JB

BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS SNAPPED INTO TWO PIECES. THE CAR HAS 54,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I REPLACED BOTH STRUTS CONTAINING THE SPRINGS AND KEPT THE OLD PARTS. *TR

WHILE PARKED COIL SPRING FAILED (BROKE) PUNCTURING LEFT FRONT TIRE ON A 2002 FORD TAURUS. VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 90000 MILES ON IT. I HAD TO CUT THE TIRE OFF OF THE COIL SPRING TO REMOVE IT. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE FRONT SET OF COILS WAS REPLACED. *TR

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS ON 2002 FORD TAURUS. JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2008, THE FRONT SPRING BLEW AND SHREDDED THE TIRE. ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2009, THE BACK SPRING BLEW AND SHREDDED THE BACK TIRE. THANKFULLY, BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN A DRIVEWAY. FROM READING NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2002 FORD TAURUS'. *TR

I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG NOISE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND LOOKED AROUND THE CAR BUT AT THIS TIME SAW NO DAMAGE. I WAS A BLOCK FROM HOME SO I DROVE HOME. AT THIS POINT I DID NOTICE THE FRONT END WAS LOW, SO I JACKED THE CAR UP AND SAW THE SPRING WAS BROKEN. UPON BREAKING IT ALSO SNAPPED IN HALF A SWAY BAR AND DAMAGED THE TIRE. ALL I CAN SAY IS I WAS LUCKY. I DRIVE THE EXPRESSWAY EVERY DAY, IF IT WOULD OF HAPPENED THEN I COULD BE DEAD OR COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE ELSE OR BOTH. *TR

ON 12-17-2008 I DROVE MY 2002 FORD TAURUS OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS I SMELLED RUBBER BURNING. RETURNED CAR TO DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED LEFT FRONT TO BE SETTING MUCH LOWER THAN NORMAL. CAR WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC (FIRESTONE) AND LEFT FRONT SPRING AND STRUT WERE BROKEN. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR TAURUS. REPLACED BOTH FRONT SPRINGS, STRUTS, SWAY BAR LINKS AND LEFT FRONT TIRE (SPRING TORE INTO TIRE) PLUS A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. COST = $1400. I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE THIS CAR IS DRIVEN MOSTLY ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR HURT! *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY (12/17/08), THE DRIVER'S SIDE/FRONT OF MY 2002 FORD TAURUS SIMPLY COLLAPSED. THE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD COMPLETELY SNAPPED DROPPING THE FRONT VEHICLE STRUCTURE ONTO THE TIRE. A JAGGED COIL SPRING PIECE HAD ALSO RIPPED A LARGE GASH INTO THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE RESULTING IN AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ALL TIRE PRESSURE. THE REPAIR RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT COIL SPRING PAIR (PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING WAS CORRODED AND IN VERY POOR MECHANICAL CONDITION), A SWAY BAR LINK, STRUT MOUNT, AND NEW TIRE (TOTAL COST-$600). ADDITIONALLY, I NEEDED A RENTAL CAR TO GET TO WORK DURING THE REPAIR PERIOD (ADDITIONAL $132). DUE TO THE CATASTROPHIC NATURE OF THE TIRE FAILURE, IF THIS INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, I SUSPECT THAT SEVERE INJURY/DEATH COULD HAVE BEEN A POSSIBLE OUTCOME. *TR

BROKEN COIL ON FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE RIPPED OPEN THE TIRE. *TR

REAR SPRINGS SNAPPED IN 2002 FORD TAURUS. CAUSING THE SPRING TO SLIDE INTO THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. SPRING HAS SIGNS OF RUST PITTING,POSSIBLY CAUSING THE STRESS OF THE SPRING TO SNAP. *TR

MY FIANCEE'S 2002 FORD TAURUS SEL FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND TORE THE WHOLE INNER SIDEWALL OFF OF THE TIRE. THE COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY OVER NIGHT AND THANKFULLY MY FIANCEE WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN SHE NOTICED THE TIRE HALFWAY OFF THE RIM. HAD THE COIL SPRING BROKE ON THE HIGHWAY SHE MAY NOT BE ALIVE TODAY. I SPOKE TO FORD AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER US ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 115K MILES ON IT. THERE IS A RECALL ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR 2001 MODELS THAT HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I HAVE THE BROKEN COIL SPRING IN MY POSSESSION IF IN THE CASE AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD LIKE TO EXAMINE THE FAULTY PART. *TR

WATER LEAKS INTO FRONT PASSENGER FIREWALL/FLOORBOARD AREA WHICH CAUSES FAN BLOWER MOTOR, HEATER COIL AND ALL RELATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS/COMPONENTS ATTACHED. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME STATIC OR IN MOTION.

MY WIFE WAS BACKING THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE POPPED. AFTER REMOVING THE TIRE I NOTICED THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND WENT INTO THE TIRE. WE CALLED TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS AND THEY TOLD US THIS WAS NOT COVERED OR UNDER RECALL. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED AND NEW COIL SPRINGS AND A NEW TIRE PUT ON AT OUR EXPENSE. I DID A SEARCH ON LINE AND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON EARLIER FORD TAURUS WITH A RECALL ON 1999-2001 MODELS. *TR

FRONT RIGHT SPRING SNAPPED ON MY 2002 FORD TAURUS WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. BLEW A HOLE IN THE TIRE AS WELL. *TR

REFERENCE FORD TSB #04-15-3. I HAVE A 2002 FORD TAURUS SES WITH ONLY 39,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND THE BLOWER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF WATER LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR. I WAS TOLD BY A LOCAL FORD DEALER THAT THERE IS A RECALL #03V087000 ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT EXPIRED IN 2007, SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PURCHASE A NEW MOTOR FOR $133.97, FORD PART #1F1Z-19805-AA. THIS IS EVIDENTLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE INTERNET SITE I VISITED HAD 7 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME SITUATION. THIS BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE VISIBILITY IS IMPAIRED DUE TO THE FACT THAT NOW YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY WINDOW DEFROSTERS. I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT MAINLY TO SEE IF FORD WON'T EXTEND THE ABOVE MENTIONED RECALL NOTICE. *TR

MY 2002 FORD TAURUS FRONT LEFT SPRING/STRUT BROKE AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE. I HAVE TO ADMIT I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT MY DAUGHTER HAD PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS EVENT TOOK PLACE. SHE IS SAFE. BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE! WHEN I LOOKED FOR INFORMATION ON A RECALL ON-LINE, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME MAKE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCE THE SAME RESULTS. I INSIST ON BUYING AMERICAN, PLEASE DON'T TELL ME IT'S NO LONGER SAFE TO BUY AMERICAN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS FOR OTHERS SAFETY AS WELL AS MY FAMILIES. *TR

DRIVING AND SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE DRIVER'S FRONT OF CAR. LOUD BANG. COIL PUNCTURED TIRE. ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WHEN IT FAILED. THE ONLY RECALLS THAT APPLIED TO THE FAILURE WERE FOR THE 1999-2001 MODELS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 102,000. UPDATED 1/8/09 *CN THE CONSUMER REAPIRED THE PROBLEM AT HIS EXPENSE. UPDATED 01/14/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. DURING TAKE OFF, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $552.91. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE MADE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000. UPDATED 4/16/09 *CN UPDATED 04/20/09.*JB

DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THEY OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SPRING HAD BROKE AND CUT MY DRIVER SIDE TIRE IN HALF AND ALSO DAMAGING FRONT STRUTS AND ADDITIONAL SUSPENSION PARTS. HE THOUGHT FORD WOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS SINCE HE HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE AND IT WAS COVERED. FORD INFORMED HIM 2002 VEHICLES WERE NOT COVERED AND THEY WOULD PAY NOTHING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAD THERE BEEN A CAR IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME WHEN IT HAPPENED. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT SINCE A INTERNET SEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM HAS REVEALED HUNDREDS OF IDENTICAL INCIDENTS. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THIS DEFECT!!! IN THE MEANTIME I AM OUT OVER $1000.00 FOR REPAIRS AND AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY FOR FEAR THAT I WON'T BE SO LUCKY NEXT TIME!!!!! *TR

BACKING OUT OF GARAGE HEARD A NOISE, LEFT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT. INSPECTION FOUND THE TIRE WAS TORN FROM A BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRING. REPLACED BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND SUSPENSION SWAY BAR LINKS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. SHE NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS FLAT AND A SPRING WAS VISIBLE WHERE THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE COIL SPRING FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT IS WAITING FOR AN ESTIMATE OF THE REPAIR COST. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS ON NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. UPDATED 12/30/08 *CN UPDATED 12/30/08. *JB

2002 FORD TAURUS V6 FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND RUPTURED TIRE IN 2006, REAR COIL SPRING BROKE IN 2008. FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SPRING WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 65 MPH, IT FELT AS IF THE ENGINE WERE SHAKING. THE HIGHWAY FELT ROUGH TO DRIVE ON AND THE COIL SPRING SNAPPED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY BUMP AND GROOVE IN THE ROAD FELT AS IF THE ENGINE WERE MOVING AROUND. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 110,000.

DRIVERS SIDE SPRING BUSTED IN HALF RIPPING THE TIRE APART....WHEN WE WENT TO PUT THE SPARE ON THE COIL DROPPED OFF HITTING THE PAVEMENT BARELY DROVE IT TO FIRESTONE WITH THE COIL HITTING THE SPARE TIRE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN I WAS READY TO GO TO WORK. FIRESTONE ALSO FOUND THE BACK PASSENGER SUSPENSION COIL ALSO CRACKED AND A BAD HAZARD. I HAD TO HAVE ALL FOUR SUSPENSION COILS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SWAY BARS AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE IT BUST APART IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS VERY LUCKY. THIS WAS A COSTLY REPAIR....... *TR UPDATED 02/04/09. *LJ

COIL SPRING ON VEHICLE BROKE. *TR

ALL FOUR COIL SPRINGS HAVE FAILED ON THIS 2002 VEHICLE. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEED A FRONT END FAILURE AND OR PUNCTURED TIRE COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE FRONTS FAILED LAST WEEK, THE REARS ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR DOESN'T WORK. FORD DEALER FIXED IT. PROBLEM WAS A LEAK IN THE COWL, THEY HAD TO PUT A NEW COWL , COWL SEAL , AND SILICONE A HOLE. WITH ALL THIS IS COULD THIS BE A DEFECT? *TR

THE REAR COIL SPRING ON MY 2002 FORD TAURUS THAT HAS 84,000 MILES IS BROKEN. THE COST TO REPAIR IS APPROX $800. AFTER LOOKING ON LINE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TO GET IT FIXED VERY SOON AS IT COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE STREET, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXCESSIVELY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT AND THE FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THE TECHNICIAN TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS INOPERATIVE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT COIL SPRING SUDDENLY FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL DEALER THE FIRST FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE SECOND FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO AN UNKNOWN RELATED MANUFACTURER RECALL BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,200 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

2002 FORD TAURUS FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE CAUSING TIRE TO BLOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH, THE COIL SPRINGS ON THE SUSPENSION FAILED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE FLATTENED DUE TO THE COIL PUNCTURING THE TIRES. THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED TWO YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC, BUT THE CONTACT STILL BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE TIRE. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE IN 2003 WITH 5,000 MILES ON IT WE WOULD HAVE ISSUES OF THE CAR STALLING WHENEVER WE TURNED ON THE HEATER TO HIGH WHILE DRIVING. WE HAD THE CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES AND IT NEVER GOT RESOLVED. NOW WE HAVE FOUND MOLD UNDER OUR PASSENGER SIDE CARPET AND WATER LEAKS FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND HAS GOT INTO OUR HEATER BLOWER MOTOR. AFTER SOME RESEARCH WE HAVE FOUND FORD HAD RELEASE A T.S.B 04-15-3 ON HOW TO FIX THIS KNOWN LEAK ISSUE ON 2001-2004 FORDS. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED OVER THIS ISSUE FROM OTHER PEOPLE. REFERENCE RECALL NUMBER 03V087000 AND ANOTHER PERSONS COMPLAINT #10184014. *TR

FAILURE OF BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS ON 2002 FORD TAURUS AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TIRES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRVING 30 MPH .THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE OFF FROM THE BOTTOM OF IT'S BASE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY WALL.THE CONTACT WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE BRAKES, STRUTS, BALL JOINTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68000.

WITH THE COLD MICHIGAN WEATHER UPON US, MY HEATER BLOWER IS NEEDED TO PROVIDE REMOVAL OF FOGGY/FROSTY WINDOWS FOR MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY AND OTHERS. FORD HAS HAD COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AND DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, I SPOKE TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS VERY COMMON WITH THE FORD TAURUS AS WATER ENTERS THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD AND SHORTS OUT THE BLOWER MOTOR. THEY SAID THIS WOULD BE A $400.00 REPAIR. *TR

EVERY TIME IT RAINS HEAVY, I END UP WITH WATER ON THE PASSENGER FLOOR. THE DEFROST BLOWER MOTOR HAS SHORTED OUT THREE TIMES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY MANY COMPLAINTS FROM FORD TAURUS OWNERS. DUE TO SOME KIND OF DEFECT,WATER GETS IN THE HEATING SYSTEM AND ENDS UP ON THE PASSENGER FLOOR. IT ALSO MAKES THE DEFROST BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR GO OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BY A SPARE TIRE AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL WAS BROKEN AND THE FAILURE HAD CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THE COIL AND TIRE WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE COIL HAD BROKEN AND THE TIRE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLES COIL AND TIRE WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL HAD BROKEN BUT THE TIRE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE COIL WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

BROKEN FRONT SPRINGS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WATER HAS BEEN ENTERING INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR FROM THE COWL UNDERNEATH THE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE MOTOR TO SHORT OUT AND STOP RUNNING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF TSB NUMBER 0415-3 FOR THE SAME FAILURE; HOWEVER, NOTHING COULD BE DONE BESIDES SELL THE CONTACT A NEW MOTOR. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 68,000. UPDATED 01/14/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHEN IT RAINS, WATER SOAKS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAWL PANEL. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN RELATED TO THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

I HAVE A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THERE IS HEAVY RAIN WATER COMES INTO THE TRUNK. IT SEEMS TO PUDDLE IN THE DECK LID COVER AND WHEN I OPEN THE TRUNK LID, WATER COMES DOWN ONE OF THE TWO HINGES AND POURS INTO THE TRUNK. DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY REALIGNING THE TRUNK LID AND BY REPLACING THE WEATHER STRIP. *TR

1. DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, WASHING THE CAR. 2. THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR FAILS, USUALLY WITHIN 2-3 WEEKS AFTER REPLACEMENT, CAUSING THE FAN TO WORK ONLY ON THE HIGHEST SPEED. BECAUSE THERE IS NO AIR CIRCULATION, WINDSHIELD FOGGING BECOMES A MAJOR PROBLEM ON COLD MORNINGS OR WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS. TO OVERCOME THIS THE FAN HAS TO RUN ON THE HIGHEST SPEED, BUT THEN THE NOISE INCREASES WHICH MAKES THE RIDE UNCOMFORTABLE IN THE LONG RUN. ALSO THE FAST, CONSTANT BLOWING OF AIR IS DISTRACTING AND UNPLEASANT. 3. THE RESISTOR WAS REPLACED TWICE; THIS TIME WILL ALSO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR. THE OLD PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE. *TR

FRONT SPRING BROKE ON MY 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE BROKEN SPRING SLASHED MY BRAND NEW TIRE. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. SPRING DAMAGED STRUTS AND ALSO NEEDED TO BE RE-ALIGNED. *TR