The left front spring on the car broke while backing out of the driveway and tore the entire inside portion of the front left tire causing the left side of the car to collapse. The ford dealer replaced both front springs as well as the ABS sensor which was damaged due to the collapse. The car was driven home but the next morning when backing out of the driveway the brakes failed due to a ruptured break line, presumably also from the broken spring. The dealership repaired that at no cost but refused any reimbursement/repairs for the springs or other repairs necessitated by the damage caused due to springs breaking.
2002 Ford Taurus: brake failure
6 of the 1,426 complaints about the 2002 Ford Taurus describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 0%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Brake failure by model year
What owners say
2002 ford taurus. Loss of brakes due to malfunction in ABS system. Removed fuse to the ABS system and the brakes returned. Daughter was on way home from work and went through a red traffic light because there was no brakes at all. Good thing late at night and no one to be hit. Ford continues to say not a recall problem.
I was driving on a 65 MPH highway at posted speed. I exited onto a ramp, and applied the brakes. The pedal went to the floor with no braking. The automobile had only 12,000 miles.
There was no indication that the brakes stopped working untill driver applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor.
Brake failure under wet/ drizzly road condition.car continues to roll and will not stop. This has happened three times in the past few months with the most recent on 01-09-04.
The vehicle experienced brake failure, which caused an accident, and the air bags failed to deploy.
Related recalls
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
- What is wrong
- Certain passenger vehicles equipped with adjustable padels are being recalled in order to adjust the brake and accelerator pedals to a minimum of 50 mm of lateral separation. Simultaneous application of both the brake and accelerator pedals could result in an increase in engine RPM.
- Risk
- This could result in a customer experiencing an "unintended vehicle speed increase" or a perceived "unable to stop" condition.
- Remedy
- Owners will be instructed as to the proper way to set the position of the pedals and to take their vehicles to a dealer to have the spacing between the brake and accelerator pedals measured. If the spacing is found to be less than 50 mm, the dealer will adjust the pedals to increase the distance between them to greater than 50 mm. Owner notification began october 28, 2002. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1‑866‑436‑7332.
Recall number 02V266000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2002 Ford Taurus brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 2002 Ford Taurus?
6 of 1,426 owner complaints about the 2002 Ford Taurus (0%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2002 Ford Taurus?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2002 Ford Taurus
Coil spring 766Tire blowout 99Water leak 55No deployment 38Grinding brakes 29Adaptive cruise 27Ball joint 21Sudden acceleration 19Fire or smoke 15Harsh shifting 14Stalling 14Transmission failure 14Jerking 11Seat belt 10Check engine light 9Power steering loss 8Fuel smell 7Wipers 7Engine failure 6Hesitation 6Loss of power 6Won't start 6Fuel pump 5Headlights 5
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