Vehicle report
2002 FORD TAURUS
Reported problems
1424 complaints · median 80469 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 402 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 296 |
| SUSPENSION | 154 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 109 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 85 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 65 |
| STRUCTURE | 33 |
| TIRES | 33 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 32 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 31 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | 27 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 23 |
| AIR BAGS | 22 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | 22 |
| VISIBILITY | 21 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 20 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 18 |
| POWER TRAIN | 17 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 16 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 15 |
| EQUIPMENT | 14 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 13 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 12 |
| STEERING | 12 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 11 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 10 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 10 |
| ENGINE | 9 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 9 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 9 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | 8 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 8 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 8 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | 7 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | 7 |
| WHEELS | 7 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 6 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 4 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 4 |
| CHILD SEAT | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 3 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 3 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 2 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| SEATS | 2 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 2 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | 2 |
| WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 1 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES | 1 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING:SWITCH/SENSOR/FLOAT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| WHEELS:HUB | 1 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.