2002 Ford Taurus electrical problems

Filed Feb 1, 2019 · Airbags, Electrical · AZ

Takata recall: I bought a car from a man less than 5 months ago and I slowly started to notice some things. I started out with 3 windows working instead of four which I was not told. My driver side window doesn't even work and it stopped about a moth ago. A week before that my airbag light comes on, my brother was actuallly the one driving when that happened. Also, I found out that I had the wrong battery in the car so I don't know what other damage that has done. Please contact me for more information.

Filed Feb 1, 2018 · Brakes, Electrical · 146,000 miles · CA

My 2002 ford taurus suddenly would not shift out of park. My back driver side brake light won't work. I look it up and saw a recall but when I called the dealership they said there wasn't a recall on my car. Please help

Filed Mar 15, 2017 · Electrical · 132,000 miles · MO

While driving my 2002 ford taurus, it started to stall and and not pick up speed while I was driving it. It started shaking and cut off several times. I was able to start it back up twice then it stopped in front of my job. It had to be towed to the auto repair shop. They stated the computer went out in the car. I don't understand what that means. Is there anything I can do about that. Can ford give me any answers. Never heard of this before.

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 Oct 9, 2015 · Electrical, Lights · 182,606 miles · KS

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. Whether the vehicle was on or off, the brake lamps illuminated continuously. The failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting). The approximate failure mileage was 182,606 updated 02/05/16

Filed Feb 7, 2014 · Electrical, Fuel system · 130,000 miles · NJ · fire

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.

Filed Oct 19, 2013 · Electrical · 135,000 miles · CA

Car intermittently loses power to power windows and dash board lights. Sometimes it takes about 30 minutes to come back or not at all, until next start. Try to restart same outcome, at least it drives. Problem is if your windows are down can't raised them. Live in california fortunately very little rain.

Filed Apr 30, 2013 · Brakes, Electrical · 165,000 miles · MN

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.

Filed Dec 29, 2012 · Electrical, Visibility · 40,000 miles · VA

This is an apparent problem with many of the ford tauruses where the heater just stops working. Each time it stops working it seems to cost over 2,000.00 to fix the issue. The actuator motor, the heater core, and the blower door all continue to be affected. Even after repair it seems that it will only work for about 1 year before it needs to be fixed again. Just outside of the warranty period. We have replaced the heater system 3 times and it just did it again. Research on line shows that this is a significant issue with many of the ford products that use the heater set up like the taurus. It may also include the for f150 truck with a similar problem.

Filed Sep 14, 2012 · Electrical · 21,000 miles · MI

Beginning shortly after my car was out of its 3,000 mile used car warranty, when car was parked and locked the horn began to go off anytime anywhere - up to 5-6 times a day. Why is this a safety concern? Because the only way to avoid waking ourselves and neighbors up at night or having car alarm go off multiple times during day at work was to have a ford tech disconnect the horn! I did so after the problem continued for many months - and now, with horn off, it still continues (lights blink and flash), just noiselessly. Incredible! Only workaround besides disconnecting horn was to leave the car unlocked - not an option.