2002 Ford Taurus Visibility & Wipers Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WAS LOOSENING ON THE UPPER PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS COMING OUT OF THE MOLDING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

FORD IS AWARE THAT THEY HAVE A FIT PROBLEM WITH THE COWL AND AIR CABIN FILTER AREAS OF THESE CARS THAT CAUSE WATER TO LEAK ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS CAUSES CARPETS TO GET MOLDY/SMELLY. THE LEAK SOMETIMES ALLOWS WATER TO SHORT/RUIN THE BLOWER MOTOR. I BELIEVE RECALL NUMBER 03V087000 IS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO THE ATTENTION OF MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT UNLESS I PAY THEM $400 OR SO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. DURING WET WEATHER CONDITIONS, WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR MAT WAS WET. THE CONTACT WAS DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE TWO FAILURES WERE RELATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE. NEXT DAY, NO HEAT. I HAD A MECHANIC BACKFLUSH THE LINE AFTER WHICH I WAS ABLE TO GET SOME(VERY LITTLE) HEAT FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH JUST TO GET ME THROUGH THE WINTER. FOLLOWING YEAR, I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE BACKFLUSHED AGAIN. SAME RESULTS, BUT NOW THE AC IS STAYING ON WITH THE VENT ON AND I HAVE NO HEAT ANY WHERE BUT AT THE FLOOR BOARDS AND THAT IS VERY LITTLE TO NONE. A MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT IT IS THE HEATER CORE AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE HEATER CORE SOUND TO BE A RESULT OF AN INCIDENT I HAD: WHEN I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE, I HAD A PROBLEM WITHIN 30 DAYS OF OWNERSHIP WHERE WATER WAS LEAKING UNDER THE HOOD FROM OUTSIDE. I WAS CHARGED FOR REPLACING A FAULTY COWLICK. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD CONTINUE TO HAPPEN WEEKLY WHEN THE CAR GOT WET IF THE COWLICK WAS NOT REPLACED. WHEN I QUESTIONED HOW THIS WAS POSSIBLE THAT I HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THEY NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART BEFORE; I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE NEVER GOT WET WHILE IN THEIR OWNERSHIP,(OPEN LOT WITH NO GARAGES TO PROTECT VEHICLES FROM RAIN). I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD TAURUS SES WITH 225,000 MILES. ONE DAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD THE FRONT WINDOW GOT THIS PERFECT ROUND CRACK IT THE WINDOW THEN ALMOST SHATTERED. I DID NOT REPLACE IT YET TO SEE ABOUT A RECALL. *TR

WATER LEAKS INTO THE HEATER BLOWER BOX WHEN RAINING AND THEN TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR INSIDE THE CABIN. THE WATER HAS SHORTED OUT THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND THE BLOWER MOTOR. THIS ALSO CAUSED RUST TO FORM ON THE FAN, THE MOTOR AND RESISTOR PACK. *TR

I OWN A 2002 FORD TAURUS AND UNDERSTAND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. MY A/C BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING AND WAS FILLED WITH WATER WITH TRACES OF RUST. I REPLACED THE BLOWER CONTROL SWITCH, THE BLOWER RESISTOR BOARD, AND REMOVED AND REBUILT THE BLOWER MOTOR. THE AUTO PARTS STORE I BOUGHT THE REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS FROM (DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE FORD DEALER) TELLS ME THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR

2002 FORD TAURUS COWL LEAK WATER INTO PASS/SIDE FLOOR & RUG BURNING (SHORTING)OUT AC MOTOR FORD ISSUED TSB-03-15-6 RECALL EXISTED 03V087000 BOUGHT 2ND HAND FROM FORD DEALERI HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEM UNTIL THE RAINS CAME IN WINTER OF 2008- 2009 WHEN BLOWER BURNED OUT.I WENT TO FORD DEALER & HE NEVER TOLD ME FORD KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM SO I HAD TO PAY FOR AC BLOWER MOTOR. I WOULD LIKE TO REF.COMPLAINT # 10184014 (YOUR NUMBER) IF FORD KNOWS THIS IS CAUSING CUST/$ WHY SHOULD THEY NOT FIX THE PRODUCT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. AFTER A HARD RAIN, WATER ACCUMULATES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE HEATER BLOWER AND AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER ONLY OPERATE ON THE HIGH SETTING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT BLOGGED AND DISCOVERED THE ISSUES WITH HER VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

2002 TAURUS CABIN LEAK ON PASSENGER SIDE THAT CAUSED MY BLOWER MOTOR TO SHORT OUT. 1/29/2009 THIS COMPLAINT IS LISTED UNDER RECALL 03V087000. IT IS ALSO LISTED UNDER COMPLAINT NUMBER 10228606 . THE FORD DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE PROBLEM UNDER WILL NOT FIX IT UNDER RECALL 03V087000. THE VIN NUMBER FOR MY 2002 TAURUS IS 1FAHP5352G283392. I HAD THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED TODAY( JANUARY 29, 2009). THIS PROBLEM ONLY SHOWED UP AFTER I BEGAN PARKING THE VEHICLE ON THE OUTSIDE. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE ME THE ENTIRE COST OF $315.59 IT COSTED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *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

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

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK UNDER THE WINDSHIELD THAT LEAKED ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CREATED A PUDDLE. HE DISCOVERED A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE BLOWER CASE/BLOW MOTOR, BUT NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

HEATER QUIT BLOWING AIR. WENT TO REPLACE BLOWER MOTOR HAD WATER IN IT. LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR LONG TIME. I THOUGHT WATER ON FLOOR WAS WINDOW BEING LEFT OPEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE REAR DEFROSTER, SHE NOTICED THAT NO AIR WOULD BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS WATER BUILD UP IN THE BLOWER OF THE DEFROSTER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE WHENEVER THE DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

WATER APPEARING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR MAT, FAILURE OF AC/HEATER BLOWER. VERY NOISY IN THE BEGINNING LIKE BEARINGS FAILING DUE TO WATER GETTING INTO MOTOR. FAN MOTOR NOW NOT OPERATING AT ALL. WATER LEAKAGE MIGHT BE RELATED TO WINDSHIELD RECALL #03V087000. I JUST DISCOVERED THIS WAS POSSIBLY A RECALL ISSUE AND THE MOTOR JUST QUIT WORKING SO I HAVE NOT RESOLVED THIS ISSUE YET. WILL BE CONTACTING THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO IF ANYTHING. *TR