2002 Ford Taurus: loss of power steering

Filed Dec 22, 2010 · Body · 140,000 miles · MI

Ford taurus 2002 while driving on the freeway at 70 MPH the front sub frame ( engine cradle ) broke away do to corrosion causing loss of steering control do to the fact that the engine, trans and front half shafts are held in place with engine cradle. This is a very dangerous problem that is just know coming to light.

Filed Mar 10, 2010 · Steering, Wheels · 155,108 miles · MN

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. The contact was driving approximately 20 MPH when the bolt snapped off of the wheel causing the contact to drive the vehicle to the side of the road, the contact also noticed that the vehicle was hard to maneuver after the bolt came off. A metal company tested the bolt and informed the contact that the bolt was made of decomposing metal. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer but to a personal mechanic for service. The approximate failure mileage was 155,108 and the approximate current mileage is 157,108 the consumer stated while driving he suddenly lost steering capabilities. Updated evoq 06/09/10.*jb updated 08/23/11.

Filed Jan 4, 2008 · Suspension · 149,103 miles · MA

Almost 5 years ago I purchased a 2002 ford taurus. On wednesday, december 26, 2007 I was getting on the on-ramp of a highway when I heard a loud bang from the front end of my car. I immediately lost steering and pulled to the side of the ramp. I checked my front drivers side tire, which appeared intact, and got back in my car to try to get to a safer place to investigate what the noise was. As soon as I started moving, my front left tire let all the air out of it, and a piece of metal fell from my car onto the road (which I picked up off the roadway). After I got to a safer place (by creeping along the side of the road in my car), I looked at my front drivers side tire and it was completely shredded and falling off the rim. The front drivers side coil spring had snapped and shredded my tire. The piece of metal that fell off my car was a piece of the coil spring. If it had happened 20 seconds later, I would have been on the highway going at a much higher speed, which would have caused a major accident, possibly injuring or killing myself or others. I got online and researched 2002 ford coil spring recalls. Apparently this has happened to a lot of people, as there were countless accounts of this happening in 2002 taurus'. Ford had recalled the faulty coil springs in 1999 to 2001 models, but not 2002 models. The piece of coil spring that fell off my car was sheared right through, but wasn't rusted or pitted at all. I contacted ford, and they will not fix the faulty 2002 model coil springs at their expense. I have to pay them almost $750 to get this fixed. This is a huge safety issue, as people are at risk of injury or death, as I was. Ford is not even acknowledging this is even an issue, and people do not even know there is a danger. Simply google "2002 ford taurus coil spring recall" to read how common this problem is. People should know that their lives may be in danger every time they drive their car.

Filed Nov 16, 2007 · Engine, Suspension · 39,000 miles · NJ

2002 ford taurus with broken rear coil springs and other problems. Consumer states the coils springs broke, tires are wobbling, and the belt tensioner lost power steering.

Filed May 8, 2007 · Suspension · 17,000 miles · MI

The left rear coil spring on the 2002 ford taurus fractured two days ago. The car only has 31,249 miles on it. Not only did the coil spring break, which in turn, severely damaged left front tire, it also caused the suspension to drop, damaging the rear struts. The right rear coil spring was also rusted and breaking apart. I had to replace both rear coil springs, both rear struts, left rear tire ,and had to have an alignment. I have been informed that since the car was a 2002 model year it was not covered under the federal safety agency recall # 04v332000 / ford taurus 1999-2001 regarding coil springs, even though it was the same identical problem. I felt that ford was liable to cover any costs associated with the breakage. The federal safety agency was investigating at this moment over 131 complaints received of rear coil spring fracture in the taurus 2001 and 2002 models. Review of literature indicated that defective coil springs on 1992-2004 aerostar, focus, sable, taurus, and windstar models may suddenly break, puncturing the front tire , and leading to loss of steering control. Under safety improvement campaign negotiated with the federal safety agency ford should replace broken coil springs at no charge up to 10 years/unlimited mileage.

Filed Nov 7, 2005 · Fuel system · 111,986 miles · OK

Driving along the interstate at 74 MPH and the car started hesitating and surging and then we lost complete power; no gas pedal and no steering. The terrain was rolling hills. We had just under a half a tank of gas. There were no indications there was anything wrong with our vehicle it just went into these symptoms. It happened four more times as we were driving before we could get it to our dealer. Each time we were able to make it to the side of the road, wait about 30 minutes and try to start the vehicle again and travel about 15 miles. I went to the dealership and explained the symptoms and they replaced my "in line fuel filter" yf1z-9155-ca(filter 1767).

Filed Nov 7, 2005 · Fuel system · 116,914 miles · OK

Driving along the interstate at 70 MPH and the car started slowing down and lost complete power; all the lights on the dash came on; no gas pedal and no steering. The tearrain was rolling hills. We had just under a half a tank of gas. There were no indications there was anything wrong with our vehicle it just went into these symptoms. It happened five more times as my wife was driving before she could get into a safe area. She called a tow truck to take our vehicle to the dealer. Each time she was able to make it to the side of the road, wait about 5 minutes and try to start the vehicle (didn't always start at first) she was able to travel only a couple of miles. We called the dealership the next morning and explained the symptoms and they replaced our "fb sender and pump asy" 2f1z-9h307-fb (replaced fuel pump) and our "in line fuel filter" yf1z-9155-ca(filter 1767). We had these same symptoms in sep 05 odi number 10141907. We believe this is the same problem that the ford motor company identified for the 2000/2001ford focus; program 03n01.

Filed Dec 15, 2004 · Driver assistance · 35,340 miles · MA · crash

Saturday night dec 11, 2004, while driving on route 91 in ct, the car lost steering. The car started to veer right and when my daughter (and 2 small children) tried to steer the wheel just turned and turned with no results. She ended up next to a cement wall, with no damage to the car, after pumping the brakes. They had to crawl out of the window, because of the position of the car, when the tow truck came. A police cruiser stayed behind her until the tow truck got there. I had it towed to the ford dealer that I bought it from. They found it was with the linkage and repaired it. I hate to say it, but I still have a strange feeling when I drive now. I guess that they found a bolt was loose, removed it, checked the threads and reinstalled it. I am so discouraged with this car compared to other fords that I have had.