2002 Ford Taurus body problems

Filed Jul 18, 2019 · Body, Visibility · 129,000 miles · GA

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.

Filed Sep 20, 2016 · Body · 125,000 miles · MI

The driver's door handle will freeze up on particularly cold days, and the door will not stay shut once it has been opened. Consequently, the door has to be tied shut, or it has to be held on to. It has been this way for about 3 years, even though we have attempted several "sure" fixes for the problem. Once the weather warms up, the problem goes away... Until the next cold snap. It is not cold out right now, so I can't document this with a photograph. Incidentally, all of the outside door handles tend to stay in the "open" position once they have been lifted. We tend to get in the habit of pushing them down after we open it, but it seems unsafe to me.

Filed Apr 8, 2016 · Body · 40,000 miles · IL

Lower body has sever rust. Rocker panels are completely rotted off despite taking care to wash the cars under body in the winter. Floors are soft. Upper body has no rust issues. Lower body I have had to treat with rust preventative every year for the past 8 years. I believe the car will be too rusted to drive in the next 6 to 8 months.

Filed Dec 19, 2014 · Body, Visibility · 150,000 miles · CT

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.

Filed Oct 27, 2014 · Airbags, Body · 50,000 miles · FL · crash · 2 injuries

I am being told this third party as I was unable to see the accident scene and have not seen a police report. My 19-yr old daughter was exiting a main road slowing to a stop. She was doing approximately 2-3 MPH when she was struck from behind by another vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. The impact knocked her vehicle into the vehicle in front of her knocking that vehicle into the vehicle in front of it. My daughter's airbags did not deploy. She received whiplash from the incident as she was forced backward and frontward. She also hit her head on the steering wheel. Her significant other hit his knee on the passenger side dash. Both were wearing their seatbelts at the time. Her vehicle (titled in my name and purchased by me) sustained major disabling damage resulting in a total loss.

Filed Jul 1, 2014 · Acceleration, Body · 141,768 miles · RI · crash

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.

Filed Nov 21, 2013 · Body · WA

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.

Filed Nov 21, 2013 · Body · WA

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.

Filed Jul 24, 2013 · Body · 94,100 miles · NM · 1 injury

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.

Filed Jul 20, 2012 · Body · 145,000 miles · WY

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. The contact stated that the cup holder in the center of the vehicle was too shallow to hold the cup. The contact stated whenever she stopped or attempted a turn, the cup would fall out and roll under the brake or accelerator pedal. The manufacturer was notified who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 145,000. Updated 08-16-12