2002 Ford Taurus Engine Problems

STARTED THE ENGINE THIS MORNING AND THE ENGINE RACED TO OVER 4000 RPM, HAVING NEVER TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TODAY. SHUT IT DOWN AND STARTED IT AGAIN - SAME THING. NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE ON THIS CAR. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND A BEIGE COLORED PLASTIC GUIDE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD A CHIP OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE GUIDE ENTRY POINT SUCH THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND SHEATH WERE CAUGHT OUT OF ALIGNMENT IN THE SLOT OF THE CHIP IN THE GUIDE. I PULLED OUT, STRAIGHTENED AND RESET THE CABLE, SHEATH AND GUIDE AND, AGAIN STARTED THE ENGINE. PERFECT IDLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING! I WON'T DRIVE THIS CAR UNTIL I KNOW IT'S RESOLVED. DO YOU NEED PICTURES? I DON'T SEE ANY RECALL FOR THIS HERE... *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD TAURUS SEDAN, AND WHILE DRIVING ABOUT A MONTH AGO I PUSHED GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, THE THROTTLES BECAME STUCK CAUSING THE CARS ENGINE TO SPEED UP TO 80 MPH IN A 30 MPH SPEED ZONE. I HAD TO APPLY AS MUCH PRESSURE TO THE BREAKS AS I COULD TO CONTROL THE CAR, AND FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A GAS STATION, WITH THE ENGINE STILL RACING, PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURN OFF THE CAR. I WAS SO AFRAID I JUST SET IN THE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO COLLECT MY THOUGHTS. I OPEN THE HOOD TO SEE IF ANYTHING HAD BROKEN OR CAME APART BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY UNUSUAL. I TURN THE CAR BACK ON, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING, I LOOKED FOR THE ACCELERATOR CABLE AND FOUND IT. HOWEVER, I NOTICE THAT THE SMALL PLASTIC O-RING ON THE CABLE USED AS A STOP WAS CAUGHT ON THE CORNER OF THE AIR INTAKE HOUSING. I PULLED BACK ON THE CABLE RELEASING IT. WHEN I LET GO OF THE CABLE IT WENT BACK TO ITS NORMAL POSITION, THE ENGINE STOPPED RACING AND SLOWED TO A NORMAL IDLE. I CREPT BACK HOME WERE THE CAR SET FOR TWO WEEKS BEFORE I HAD THE NERVES TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. IT HAPPEN AGAIN ON 3/14/12 WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO PASS A TRUCK ON I-70W IN COLUMBUS, OH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWER RELAY SWITCH CONTINUOUSLY FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT MADE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE ENGINE WAS QUICKLY TURNED OFF AND THE KEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION YET THE ENGINE NOISE CONTINUED TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY WITHOUT THE KEYS BEING IN THE IGNITION FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LATER BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,656.

'MODEL YEAR : 2002 'MAKE: FORD 'MODEL: TAURUS SE 'COMPONENT*: CAR JUST SHUTS OFF AT REST AND LATELY IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. CRANKS RIGHT BACK UP BUT THIS IS DANGEROUS. HAVE TAKEN TO DIFFERENT MECHANICS BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IT IS OR HOW TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE RPM BOBS AND THE ENGINE STOPS IF AT REST(STOP LIGHT) OR WILL JUST SHUT OFF WHEN TURNING A CORNER OR EVEN WHILE ON INTERSTATE. THIS IS A HAZARD. THERE ARE SEVERAL FORD TAURUS OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE IF YOU GOGGLE "FORD TAURUS SHUTS OFF" EVERYONE IS SEEKING A RESOLUTION THROUGH FORUM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL SHUT OFF. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING UP HILL THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE MOTOR MADE A NOISE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GARAGE WHERE THE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE HEAD GASKET. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 57,200.

THE BLOWER IN MY 2002 FORD TAURUS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS ALSO WATER ON THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH I SUSPECT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAD NO HEAT FROM MY 02 TAURUS THIS PAST SEPTEMBER AND AFTER 2 FLUSHES IT IS NOW A CLOGGED HEATER CORE. I NOTICED THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS CONDITION SINCE I WAS TOLD BY AN ON-LINE BLOGGER THAT THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE TAURUS' COOLANT SYSTEMS HAVING PARTICLES IN THEM WHEN THEY LEFT THE MANUFACTURER, FORD. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR DOESN'T WORK. FORD DEALER FIXED IT. PROBLEM WAS A LEAK IN THE COWL, THEY HAD TO PUT A NEW COWL , COWL SEAL , AND SILICONE A HOLE. WITH ALL THIS IS COULD THIS BE A DEFECT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRVING 30 MPH .THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE OFF FROM THE BOTTOM OF IT'S BASE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY WALL.THE CONTACT WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE BRAKES, STRUTS, BALL JOINTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68000.

THE FAN BLOWER MOTOR ON MY DAD'S 2003 FORD TAURUS SE WITH ONLY 33,000 MILES AND ON MY 2002 FORD TAURUS SES WITH 82,000 MILES BOTH FAILED RECENTLY. MY DAD PASSED AWAY JULY 7TH AND I WAS ATTEMPTING TO SEAL THE CAR WHEN A PROSPECTIVE BUYER MENTIONED THAT THE FAN WASN'T WORKING. I CHECKED IT OUT AND IT WORK SPORADICALLY. I ENDED UP TAKING IT TO HILLER FORD IN FRANKLIN WI AFTER TALKING TO FORD - THEY WANTED IT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR, RESISTOR AND RAIN HAT WHICH COST $520. THE DAY OF MY DAD'S FUNERAL, THE BLOWER MOTOR ON MY CAR BEGAN TO WORK SPORADICALLY. I TOOK MY CAR TO HILLER FORD AND AUTHORIZED THE REPAIRS TODAY. THE ESTIMATE IS $429 TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR, RESISTOR AND A SEAL. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT IT APPEARS THERE IS A LEAK IN THE POST FOR THE WINDSHIELD AND WATER WAS GETTING BEHIND THE DASH SOAKING THE BLOWER MOTOR UNIT. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD ON AUGUST 22, 2008, THEY CLAIM NEITHER CAR WAS SUBJECT TO THE 2003 WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 03V087000). I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT FORD IS OFFERING NO RELIEF BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THE CARS WEREN'T SUBJECT TO THE RECALL AND THE WINDSHIELD LEAK ISN'T RELATED TO THE BLOWER MOTOR GOING BAD. I'M OUT ALMOST $1000 IN REPAIR COSTS AND I'VE SEEN MANY COMMENTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR AND LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TR

DURING STARTING OF CAR, RAN VERY ROUGH AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO COMPRESSION IN CYLINDER #1DUE TO A BROKEN VALVE SPRING IN THE ENGINE. OIL WAS ALWAYS CHANGED ABOUT EVERY 3000 MI. WITH NO PREVIOUS ENGINE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STARTS THE VEHICLE, THE RPM'S INCREASE TO 1,100. ALSO, WHEN THE GEAR IS PLACED INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE IDLES AT HIGH RPM'S. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,304 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

THERE IS A LEAK IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF MY 2002 FORD TAURUS WHEN EVER IT RAINS. THE LEAK COMES FROM ABOVE, AND FLOODS THE FLOOR WHILE THE CAR IS SITTING STILL. THIS HAS CAUSED THE HEATER/COOLING BLOWER TO REPEATEDLY STOP. I HAVE HAS THE FAN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 17 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD TO ADDITIONALLY HAVE THE COMPRESSOR REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUAL ONE, AND VERY MUCH HIGHLIGHTED BY MANY TAURUS OWNERS IN MANY FORUMS AND PLACES. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT IN THE TAURUS BODY, THAT NOW CONTINUALLY CAUSES INTERNAL PROBLEMS, AND SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY FORD TAKES A STAND THAT IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *TR

ENGINE STARTS TO MISFIRE AND LOSES POWER DURING STRONG ACCELERATION TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY, OCCURS AFTER ENGINE IS WARM, AROUND TWENTY MILES OF DRIVING. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IT IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE. THE DEALER HAS LOOKED AT IT THREE TIMES AND HE STATES THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, EVEN AFTER I TAKE A MECHANIC FOR A RIDE AND PROVE IT TO THEM. DEALER REPLACED WIRING, PLUGS, IGNITION AND IT STILL DOES IT AND NOW THE DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO WORK ON THE CAR ANY LONGER. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR NOT ALWAYS WORKING, HUSBAND TOOK APART AND IT WAS ALL CORRODED IN THERE. HE CLEANED IT UP AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AND STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. AND FINALLY QUIT WE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. *TR

A/C HEATER FAN MOTOR FAILED

I HAVE A 2002 TAURUS. WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARMED, EXHAUST FUMES COME IN THE VENTILATION SYSTEM, (HEATER OR A/C). THE FUMES ARE OVERCOMING. NO SOUND OF A LEAK AND NO HELP FROM ANY REPAIR PLACE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. EACH TIME THE CONTACT'S FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, AND THE WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE SEVERAL VALVES HAD TO BE CHANGED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SPEAK TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT POSSESSES COPIES OF THE REPAIR INVOICES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY REPLACED THE AIR VALVE ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. CURRENTLY, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK