2002 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,700. UPDATED 9/12/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. AFTER THE CONTACT FILLED UP THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, HE NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL TANK WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED AND NEARLY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

MECHANIC IDENTIFIED FUEL TANK FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED TANK REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRING BECAME FRACTURED. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSE THAT THE FRONT LEFT SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 8/27/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE PRESENT IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FRACTURED IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP, FILTER, AND FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED RAPID ACCELERATION AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS SLIGHTLY PRESSED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER REMOVING HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TO SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DROPPED & MY TIRE EXPLODED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRING FAILED WHICH TORN THE INSIDE OF MY TIRE ALMOST COMPLETELY OFF. I KNOW THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER FORD TAURUS HOWEVER WAS TOLD BY FORD MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SO THEY WOULD NOT BE CHECKING INTO THE ISSUE. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING & HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER, BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR ON BAD ROAD CONDITIONS THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. I'M NOT ASKING FOR THEM TO PAY FOR IT. JUST INCLUDE MORE VEHICLES IN THE RECALL TO PREVENT FATALITIES. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD TAURUS SES AND HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATING. I AM UNABLE TO STOP IT EVEN STANDING ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR. I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM? I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO WEST HERR FORD IN AMHERST NY IN AUGUST 2013 FOR A RECALL INSTALL CLIP. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THEM A FEW WEEKS LATER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THIS ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THEY TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE, OF COURSE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THEN. BUT NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND I DON'T WANT TO JUST TAKE IT INTO A FORD DEALER AND BE CHARGED $100.00 FOR A DIAGNOSIS. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO WEST HERR FORD, BUT I NOW LIVE IN ARIZONA AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO NYS. *JS

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, HE HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BOTH COIL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 10/02/14*LJ 3/10/2015 *JS

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".

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2002 FORD TAURUS ON 4-15-2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 A.M. HE HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 35 MPH. WHILE DRIVING, THE CRUISE CONTROL BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. HE TRIED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL BY HITTING THE BRAKE. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING REACHING THE SPEED OF ABOUT 70MPH. AS A TURN APPROACHED HE COULD NO LONGER CONTROL THE VEHICLE. HE HIT A CURB AND A STOP SIGN BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP ON THE ROADWAY. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST INSTANCE WITH THAT VEHICLE AND CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS, THOUGH THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED $6005.00 OF DAMAGE AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COST OF FIXING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND ACCELERATION ISSUES. *TR

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

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

I THE OWNER OF A 2002 FORD TAURUS,THE TRAN IS CRAP,SECOND TIME REPLACEMENT,WHAT R U GOING TO DO ABOUT A RECALL.WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL.TRANS GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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.

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.

MY WIFE WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. DESPITE HITTING THE BRAKES, IT STILL WAS GOING 70!! IT TOOK 2 MILES TO GET THE ACCELERATOR FROM STICKING. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT FORD IS STILL NOT COMMITTING TO COVER IT FOR US YET! *TR

MANY 2002-2006 TAURUS VEHICLES ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. BROKEN PLASTIC HOUSING FOR CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WHERE IT JOINS THROTTLE BODY. CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HANGS UP IN CRACK OF BROKEN HOUSING. VEHICLE ACCELERATES WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR TO 60 MPH OR MORE. EXCESSIVE BRAKING TO PREVENT RUNNING OVER SOMETHING. BRAKES FADE AND BRAKING BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT. MY WIFE AVOIDED A WRECK BUT SHE WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY. EVEN AT THIS AGE OF THE CAR, THERE NEEDS TO BE A WARNING SENT OUT TO ALL OWNERS OR BETTER YET, A RECALL IF THE VEHICLE STILL QUALIFIES FOR ONE. MY REPAIR WASN'T EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE - ONLY ABOUT $80. BUT THE DANGER IS THE CONCERN. MY WIFE IS A LUCKY LADY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AS THE CONTACT NOTICED THE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE EMITTED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. A SECTION OF THE BROKEN SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE CAUSING IT TO BLOW OUT. THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $300. TWO NEW FRONT STRUT/SPRING ASSEMBLIES WERE INSTALLED. PARTS $220 LABOR $175, BROKEN STABILIZER LINK $19.68. THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION AS THE SPRING WAS RUSTY.

AFTER OPENNING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD TO CHECK FLUID LEVELS, THE HOOD ABRUPTLY AND UNINTENTIONALLY DROPS, SUBJECTING THE OWNER TO SERIOUS BODILY INJURIES. THERE'S NO LATCH TO MAINTAIN THE HOOD OPEN AND THE DEVICES TO SLOW THE HOOD MOVEMENT DO NOT PROPERLY OPERATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND BRAKE FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE GEM MODULE AND CIRCUIT BOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 12/3/13*CN

I HAD THE EXPERIENCE DESCRIBED EXACTLY IN YOUR CURRENT INVESTIGATION PE 12-033. THROTTLE WAS STUCK OPEN WHICH CAUSED ENGINE TO REMAIN BETWEEN 3000-4000 RPMS EVEN WHILE DECELERATING OR STOPPED. PHYSICAL INSPECTION REVEALED FRACTURED SPEED CONTROL CABLE COLLAR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF FORD AS AGREED TO RECALL VEHICLES OR FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS AN OVER WHELMING GAS SMELL, STARTED OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE NOW INSIDE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS NEITHER CAN EXPLAIN WHERE THE SMELL IS COMING FROM. SMELL IS SO POWERFUL IT MAKES YOU SICK. *TR

ALL SPRINGS ON THE CAR CRACKED. THE FRONT SPRINGS WENT FIRST AROUND 80000 MILES. THE REARS SHORTLY AFTER. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVE ABLE AFTER THE FRONT SPRING BROKE. WHILE BACKING UP, I HEARD A BANG FOLLOWED BY A RATCHETING SOUND. THEN NOTICED THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE CAR WAS DROPPED WAY DOWN. FOR THE REAR SPRINGS, WE HEARD THE BROKEN SPRING PART HIT THE HIGHWAY WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. THEN LATER NOTICED THE REAR OF THE CAR SAGGING BADLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,103. *TR

WAS COMING OFF US 501 IN CONWAY SC AND HEARD A LOAD POP SOUND PUT BRAKES ON AND CAR KEEP ON GOING IT WOULD NOT STOP THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR IT KEEP RACING UP. HAD NO WERE TO GO BUT THE BACK END OF A GMC TRUCK. CAR WAS TOWED TO CONWAY FORD. ON 6/10/2013 TALK TO SERVICE AND THEY SAID THEY TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR ON THE LOT AND IT DID IT TO THEM.. THE DIAG. WAS CRUISE CONTROL BROKE PLUS THE ACTUATOR ASY. ON THIS YEAR CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND ACCELERATOR CABLE ARE CONNECTED TO THROTTLE BODY ON THE SAME LINKAGE. WHEN CRUISE CABLE BROKE IT CAUSED THE THROTTLE BODY LINKAGE TO NOT RETURN TO IDLE POSITION. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW AND EXIT I-77N IN CHARLOTTE, NC LAST SUNDAY, THE THROTTLE REMAINED OPEN. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF IN GEAR. AFTER CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE, I NOTICED THAT THE COLLAR FOR THE SPEED CONTROL WAS FRACTURED AND THE CABLE WAS GETTING STUCK ON THE BROKEN COLLAR. OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO REMAIN OPEN. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. SCARY EXPERIENCE FOR SURE. IN SUMMARY, THE REPAIR PRICE WAS $235 (NOT INCLUDING RECOVERY FROM THE HIGHWAY). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE CLIMATE CONTROLS TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE CLIMATE CONTROLS TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BROUGHT CAR IN FOR INSPECTION AND THE REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURES ALMOST SLICING THE TIRE. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL AS THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ARE QUITE ENORMOUS. PLUS THIS IS DANGEROUS AND A LIFE COULD BE LOST! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE COIL SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,833. *TR

I LOOKED UP MY CAR RECALLS AND THERE WHERE 3 AND WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WEBSITE IS WRONG AND THERE IS NO RECALLS. EVEN WHEN EVERYTHING THAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR IS ON THE RECALLS. I JUST NEED TO KNOWN WHAT TO DO NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,757. *TR

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR EVEN THOUGH THE SHIFT LEVER FEELS AS IF IT IS SHIFTING. WHEN LEVER IS IN D OR R, ENGINE JUST REVS. IN N THE CAR CAN BE PUSHED. IN P THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE PUSHED. *TR

TOOK CAR TO TIRE SHOP FOR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. SHOP CALLED TO US THAT RIGHT REAR SPRING BROKE AT TOP OF COIL NEAR THE RUBBER DAMPER. NO ACCIDENT HAS EVER OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE. TOLD BY SHOP BOTH REAR SPRINGS MUST BE REPLACED FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. SHOP AND LOCAL NAPA STORE CONFIRMED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS RAMPANT ON OLDER FORD TAURUS MODELS. FOUND ONLINE THAT 99-01 FORD TAURUS HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT NOT 2002 MODEL. SPOKE WITH FORD TODAY AND PUT THEM ON NOTICE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CHANGING THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE, HE NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BECAME FLAT AND HE NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. *TR...UPDATED 05/08/13 *BF UPDATED 06/11/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN A LOUD NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO HER DESTINATION AND LATER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS DEFLATED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED AND HAD PUNCTURED THE TIRE, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE ALSO RECOMMENDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED IN TWO PLACES - APPROX 3/4 OF A COIL AT THE TOP AND APPROX 1/2 COIL AT THE BOTTOM. SLICED TIRE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE INSIDE SIDEWALL - ALMOST ALL THE WAY AROUND. ALSO DAMAGED THE TOP MOUNT OF THE SWAY BAR LINK. THIS IS MY DAUGHTER'S CAR. HAD THIS OCCURRED AT SPEED ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY I SHUDDER TO THINK OF THE RESULT - THE DRAG WOULD HAVE SENT THE CAR IMMEDIATELY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC! AS POSSIBLE BACKGROUND, WE HAD A COLD SNAP RECENTLY WHERE THE TEMP GOT DOWN TO SINGLE DIGITS. MY DAUGHTER'S TAURUS WAS PARKED BESIDE OUR GARAGE. THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD, METALLIC BANG IN THE AREA OF HER CAR - SOUNDED ALMOST AS IF A ROCK HAD BEEN THROWN AT IT - BUT EVEN LOUDER. I WENT OUTSIDE TO INVESTIGATE BUT I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING OBVIOUS. NEXT TIME MY DAUGHTER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR SHE ONLY GOT A FEW FEET DOWN THE DRIVE WHEN SHE STOPPED TO ALERT MY WIFE OF A 'HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE'. MY WIFE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST RUSTY BRAKES DUE TO NON-USE OF THE CAR WHILE SHE WAS AWAY AT COLLEGE. WHEN MY DAUGHTER PUT IT BACK IN GEAR AND PULLED OUT INTO THE STREET THE LEFT FRONT CORNER COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED TODAY BUT NOW I'M SEEING EVIDENCE ON THE INTERNET THAT THESE COIL SPRINGS HAVE BEEN FAILING AND CONTINUE TO FAIL EVEN BEYOND THE 1999-2001 MODELS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED. I ALSO HAVE A 2004 SABLE AND A 2007 TAURUS. HOW CAN I NOT BE CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE SPRING DEFECT ON THEM AS WELL?? REGARDLESS, HOW CAN FORD BE ALLOWED TO TRIVIALIZE OUR LIVES WITH SUCH A GLARING RISK WHICH CAN ONLY BE MITIGATED BY PROACTIVE RECALL? (IT SURE WOULD HELP TO KNOW THE RESOLUTION OF PRIOR RECALL - WAS IT BETTER METAL OR THICKER COIL SPRING?) ANYWAY, PLEASE HELP! *TR

CAR WAS NOT MOVING, WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO TURN LEFT IN A LONG LINE OF CARS WHEN SIDE AIRBAGS UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED FOLLOWED BY THE THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG. LUCKILY I WAS NOT INJURED, THOUGH DISORIENTED, DEAF AND BLIND FOR A MINUTE OR SO FROM THE EXPLOSIONS AND SMOKE IN THE CAR THE YELLOW AIR BAG SENSOR WARNING LIGHT WAS TURNING ON AND OFF FOR A YEAR SO I AM GUILTY OF POOR MAINTENANCE , BUT TALKING TO MY FRIENDS I FOUND OUT THAT IT IS NOT THAT UNCOMMON AND I THINK THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SINCE NEXT TIME THIS EXPLOSION CAN HAPPEN TO SOMEBODY ELSE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND DESTROYED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ORDERED A SPRING AND A STRUT AND WOULD PERSONALLY REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENS. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW. AFTER I REMOVED THE TIRE I REALIZE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. AS I THINK IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN I CALLED FORD INFORMING THIS INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND MY MECHANIC ADVISED TO CHANGE BOTH SIDES OF FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED IN TWO DAYS. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE COIL SPRINGS ON MY 2002 FORD TAURUS. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FRONT ONE BROKE. I WAS MORE OR LESS SETTING IDLE WHEN IT BROKE. THE SPRING WENT THROUGH THE TIRE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

THIS INCIDENT IS LIKE THE OTHERS PREVIOUSLY FILED. THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND POPPED THE TIRE. ACTUALLY SLICING INSIDE THE TIRE. THE MECHANIC SAID HE SEES THIS PROBLEM ALOT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I HAD TO CHANGE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE COIL SPRINGS, STRUTS AND SWAY BARS NEEDED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.