2002 Ford Taurus equipment problems

“AT 6:30 A.M. ON 4/4/2012 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN I FELL ASLEEP ,CROSSED THE CENTER LINE, HIT A SEMI HEAD ON & MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE 2002 FORD TAURUS WAS A VEHICLE I PURCHASED NEW. THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH NO ONE IN THAT SEAT DID DEPLOY. *TR”

“OWN A 2002 FORD TAURUS. CAR PARKED IN PARKING GARAGE WHILE AT WORK. AFTER WORK WENT TO CAR, STARTED IT, PUT INTO REVERSE, MOVED NOT EVEN THREE INCHES, SOUND LIKE GUNSHOT, FRONT SPRING BLEW THROUGH FRONT TIRE ON DRIVER SIDE. MY SON SAID I HAD GUARDIAN ANGEL...WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF CAR HAD ACTUALLY MADE IT TO THE ROAD. I HAVE ONLY HAD CAR THREE YEARS. TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, MECHANIC SAID LOOKS JUST LIKE RECALL SITUATION ON 2001 TAURUS, SAME SPRING INCIDENT..MINE NATURALLY NOT COVERED, BUT THIS IS WRONG. I WAS NOT AWARE OF RECALLS ON 2001 VEHICLES. I HAVE NO MONEY, THIS REPAIR WILL SET ME BACK QUITE A BIT. I AM THANKFUL THAT NOBODY WAS HURT BY FLYING PARTS! *TR”

“I HAVE A 2002 FORD TAURUS SEL. YESTERDAY MY CRUISE CONTROL CABLE GOT STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 45 IN HOUSTON DURING THE EARLY EVENING. BRAKING HELPED SLOW THE CAR DOWN, BUT IT WOULD ACCELARATE BACK UP AGAIN AS SOON AS THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED. MY SON WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY, BUT ONLY BY PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WITH IT STILL REVVING UP PAST 5000 RPM. HE TURNED OFF THE CAR WHEN ON THE SERVICE ROAD AND IT CAME TO A SAFE STOP. WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED UP AGAIN, IT WOULD REV BACK UP. MY OLDEST SON AND I MET UP WITH HIM, AND WHEN WE OPENED THE HOOD OF THE CAR, THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THERE IS A SMALL NICK AND CRACK IN THE OUTSIDE HOUSING OF THE CABLE THAT IT GOT HUNG UP ON. MY SON DISABLED THE CRUISE CONTROL SO THAT WE COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. I HAVE A PICTURE OF THE HOUSING AND HAVE PUT A CALL IN TO MY DEALER, CHAMPION FORD IN HOUSTON, THIS MORNING. I AM WAITING FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THERE TO CALL ME BACK NOW.”

“PROBLEMS WITH NOISE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SHUDDERING SOUND WHILE DRIVING COMES AND GOES. PROBLEM WITH CAR RUNNING ROUGH ENGINE POWER DECREASED, SEAM LIKE FUEL IS POOR, SOME MALFUNCTION CAUSING PROBLEMS IN TRAFFIC. THIS MALFUNCTION ALWAYS HAPPENS ON START UP AND DURING REGULAR OPERATING DURING DRIVING. WE HAVE TO KEEP LETTING OFF THE GAS AND GIVING GAS TO TRY MAKE IT RUN RIGHT A HOPE TO HAVE A SMOOTH RIDE. THE POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END ALWAYS HAPPEN DAILY DURING DRIVING WITH NORMAL SPEEDS. THE FRONT ROTORS HAS BEEN CHANGED THREE TIMES SINCE I OWNED THIS VEHICLE, CONTINUING TO HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END. BRAKE PADS ALWAYS HAVE BEEN CHANGED DURING THESE PROBLEMS. *TR”

“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. *TR”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. AFTER A HARD RAIN, WATER ACCUMULATES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE HEATER BLOWER AND AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER ONLY OPERATE ON THE HIGH SETTING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT BLOGGED AND DISCOVERED THE ISSUES WITH HER VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.”