2002 Ford Taurus fuel system problems
28 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2002 Ford Taurus, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was found that the fuel pump wires had melted. The contact also mentioned that the instrument panel wires were also melted. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000. The VIN was unavailable.
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.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Ford Taurus
- Suspension 1,090 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 104 complaints
- Cruise control 77 complaints
- Engine 54 complaints
- Body & structure 54 complaints
- Air bags 50 complaints
- Brakes 48 complaints
- Electrical system 42 complaints