2002 Ford Taurus: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Jul 31, 2015 · Transmission · 190,000 miles · OR

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. The contact stated that the gear shift hesitated to switch into the reverse position. As a result, the vehicle failed to respond intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be flushed and the transmission filter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 190,000. Ma 10/25/15

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 22, 2004 · Acceleration, Transmission · 3,029 miles · NJ

While driving at any speed the vehicle lunged and or accelerated suddenly. *ak there was a burning odor that would be present along with the hesitating and jerking. The consumer was informed that the problem may have been due to a leak on the gasket onto the transmission.

Filed Sep 14, 2004 · Transmission · CA

Transmission , 2002 taurus, approximately 22,000 miles is clunking and banging when you shift from park to drive, drive to reverse, reverse to drive and even when you put it in neutral. We have been telling the dealer since we owned this car that the transmission was clunking at times and we keep being told that it is normal or its the parking pawl. It used to take about a second after you stopped to downshift into first. We brought it in on 02-18-02 and were told there is not a problem and that this is normal. We kept bringing it up when we brought it in for service and was told this is normal. We brought it back on 02-25-04 and told them that it had a hard up shift into second and when shifting from park to drive and drive to reverse etc. It bangs and you can feel it jerk the car. They reprogrammed the PCM and replaced 2 motor mounts because they were bad. The up shifting while driving and the hesitation down shifting when stopping has seemed to improve. We took it in on 09-1-04 and asked service writer if we could have a mechanic take a drive and listen to it. He said wait a minute. He came back with who he said was his service manager. His service manager told us that he owns a taurus and they do this. After research on the internet about transmissions they should have a smooth shift from park to drive and drive to reverse etc. This transmission is smooth at times and clunks and bangs at other times. We wanted to have a mechanic take a drive with us and we would show him what it was doing. It clunks and bangs after it warms up and we told this to mike and his service manager. What made the motor mounts go bad? Will this transmission fail on us unexpectedly or hurt the motor mounts etc? I called the service writer on 9/7, he kept telling me it was normal. We want to sell the car but dont believe this is normal. If this is normal and safe, then we want ford to provide in writing. It is getting worse!

Filed Apr 15, 2003 · Engine · FL

Auto: ford taurus 2002 with the ("ffe") "fuel flex engine" installed problem: car experiences "classic miss under load" or "hesitation" at constant speed with a low throttle angle on the gas petal between 20-50 MPH while in either "over drive or drive". Most pronounced in cruise control between 20-50 MPH with A/C off. Repair effort: after (4) repair cycles within local dealer's shop, the last with ford field engineering present, have identified the problem to be isolated to the "exhaust gas recycling valve". Since the "ffe" engine is design to work with both ethanol and standard gasoline, it is believed the opening and closing cycle of the egr valve is incorrect for use with standard gasoline. The fourth and final repair report states egr is the cause of the auto performance problem. The owner firmly believes this egr problem is also the cause of periodic motion felt within the car, which may cause feelings of "nausea" possibly due to "motion sickness" to the driver and any occupants in the car. Dealer mechanics and the service manager have been successful in repeating the performance problem during test drives and can stop problem by disconnecting of portion of erg system. Ford field engineering final decision on repair: "no repair necessary, this effect is normal for this type of engine". Auto owner is now using "dispute settlement board" within ford motor company to resolve this problem. Owner believes this type of problem falls under "defective product" statute.

Filed Feb 5, 2003 · Engine, Fuel system · 21,900 miles · MI

Car was driven for approx. 100 miles, gas was low, so stopped to refill. When car was restarted, the car hesitated then sounded choked like it was not getting gas. Revved car to try to 'clear' system. Problem continued, at worst when idling. After a few minutes, engine light came on, so I turned off the car and called ford dealer. Wrecker driver came out, revved car a few more times (approx. 3000 RPM) small backfire out of muffler each time. Problem seemed to go away. Wrecker driver blamed 'baffles' in muffler? Drove car another 200 miles home. Three days later, after driving a bit, parked for short time then restarted car, same problem reoccurred.