2002 Ford Taurus: water leaks into the cabin

Filed Jan 6, 2016 · Electrical · 110,000 miles · CA

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.

Filed Aug 25, 2014 · Visibility · 171,000 miles · MI

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.

Filed Oct 5, 2010 · Body, Electrical · 69,400 miles · NH

I own a 2002 ford taurus ses, it has 69,400 miles. I have owned the car since new, it is garaged 90% of the time. A couple years ago I noticed that the passenger carpet was soak and wet, and I never thought anything of it, I assumed that maybe when driving in the rain, I had crackedthe window open and rain got inside on passenger carpet. In march of 2010, I had a house sitter, while I went on vacation. I moved my car outside, so that she could use my garage. The car sat outside for 3 weeks, the northeast had torrential rains everyday, and area flooding on streets. I had come home from vacation, drove my car and heard a noise clanking under dashboard. I took car to mechanic, he said it was my heater. I had my husband remove and replace with a new one. When my husband took the old heater out, it was completely rusted with water still on it. I thought maybe housesitter had taken my car out and she left a window open.now it is october, I am attending driving instructor school, and my teacher gave me website for recalls. I decided to check to see if any recalls, and find that there are multiple complaints on my year make and model, for heaters shortening out ,I now have no A/C and don't know why along with wet carpets on passenger side l. I printed out recall 03v-087000 and took to ford today, they state that my VIN has no campaign message for a recall. Recall#03v-087000 is for certain 2002-2003 taurus and sables. What is being done with the rest of VIN # that are having the same problem and are not included. I don't want to leave my car in rain and get other components short out, or possible fire, and keep getting the carpet wet, because it will cause mold to grow underneath. All cars in this year make model should be recalled if all are having the same problems. I did not save the old heater, because at the time I thought maybe rain had got in thru the window. Please help, I love my car and it is otherwise a good running car.

Filed Aug 30, 2010 · Visibility · 72,500 miles · UT

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?

Filed Jun 4, 2010 · Body · 122,000 miles · MT

Have a 2002 ford taurus ses. Water leaking onto floor on passenger side, noticeable when it is raining. Two weeks later, my heater/AC will not turn on. I turn the switch on and get absolutely nothing.

Filed Dec 27, 2009 · Body, Visibility · 79,500 miles · MO

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.

Filed Sep 20, 2009 · Body, Electrical · 69,000 miles · MO

Water leak into passenger side of passenger compartment, resulting in failure of multiple electrical components, including blower motor. Reference ntsb item # 10011149 / service bulletin nbr 031506.

Filed Feb 13, 2009 · Visibility · 78,345 miles · CA

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.

Filed Feb 10, 2009 · Visibility · 39,000 miles · PA

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.

Filed Feb 4, 2009 · Body · 45,000 miles · TN

My 2002 ford taurus leaks water through the right side of my front windshield and gets water all over my passenger side floor board, sometimes 1/2 an inch deep. The leak has also gotten into my blower fan for my heater/AC and caused it to short out. This makes my car very humid making all of the glass fog up when I am driving to where I cannot see the road. I can't even turn my defroster on because of the blower fan motor that got shorted out from the water leak. I use a rag now to wipe the moisture away with one hand and drive with the other. If it is below freezing, there will actually be a layer of frost on the inside of my front and rear windshields!, which is tough to get all the way off due to the concavity of the glass. I thought that I had just left my window slightly cracked the first few times there was water on my floor board. The first time I noticed the water leaking in was when I had a passenger in my car and the water squirted onto his foot as I was backing down my driveway on a clear day. That means that the water collects somewhere behind the glove box and under the dashboard, after a steady rain, and when the degree of my car changes the water comes pouring in. I saw it with my own eyes the next time it happened. There was a steady steam of water for about 5 seconds, about 1 1/2 cups of water total. I have seen this happen at least 3 times with varying amounts of water. To correct this failure, I went online and found out that my model of car had been recalled in 2003 for a loose windshield mount that could let water leak in. But when I took it to the dealership they said that my VIN wasn't up for any recalls. So, somehow my car got left off the list of recalled cars. They refused to fix it since it wasn't in the computer to be fixed, meaning they wouldn't get paid. Also, my rear windshield creaks when I am driving which means that it is affected too. I am scared that one day I will be an the interstate and one of my windshields will just fly off.

Filed Jan 27, 2009 · Visibility · 59,400 miles · MN

Heater fan blower only worked on highest speed only. I found out from a service technician that the problem was not a control switch, but was a resistor network p/n f6dz 19a706 aa. I replaced the part and problem was fixed (temporarily). Same problem returned 5 months later (9/26/08). More inquiring at the dealer revealed the problem source. Water leaking through a hole near cabin air filter. Technical service bulletin tsb 04-15-3 explains the remedy and repair instructions. Replaced resistor for second time and installed weatherstrip 4f1z 54022a54 aa, and panel 4f1z 54018a16 baa and applied silicone sealant in the leak hole. Did not replace the blower motor at this time since it seemed to be working. Now 1/25/09 the resistor failed for the 3rd time. Will be replacing the resistor and blower motor since it appears the blower is shorted and is causing repeated failure of the resistor network. I argued with the dealer wb lincoln mercury that it should be a recall, but it apparently was not classified as such. One ford technician I spoke with at this dealer said he had repaired about a couple hundred of these same defects himself. Reference recall number 03v087000.

Filed Dec 17, 2008 · Electrical, Suspension · 90,000 miles · WV

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. The contact stated that water leaks into the vehicle through the windshield, which shortens the circuit in the floorboard. Secondly, she discovered that the heating system was inoperative. She has not had the vehicle inspected to determine the cause of the failure. The contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer in reference to the federal safety agency campaign id number 03v087000 (visibility:windshield). Finally, the contact stated that the front coil spring fractured and caused the ball joints and the front passenger tire to fail. The springs were replaced, but the manufacturer did not provide her with any financial assistance. The failure mileage was 90,000 and current mileage was 101,000.