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2002 Ford Taurus wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 104 complaints for the 2002 Ford Taurus, 6% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
104 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
59,000 miles 89 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2002 Ford Taurus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 59,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 8 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 34 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 21 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 10 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 59,000 miles
Based on 89 complaints that include mileage. 52% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles8
40k to 60k miles34
60k to 80k miles21
80k to 100k miles10
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 89 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 59,000 miles, and 52% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires.

What owners wrote

The vehicle caught on fire. The vehicle was parked and locked for 8 hours when a noise was heard. The consumer viewed the front of the vehicle on fire. The insurance and fire investigators thought that maybe the fire started in the windshield wiper motor. *scc

Reported at 6,000 miles, May 2003 Fire

My 2002 ford taurus had water in the front passenger side floor board. We couldn't explain how it got there. We checked everywhere - nothing. Then, our defrost and air conditioning system only worked on high. Just recently, nothing works. The blower or fan stopped putting any air out. I started doing some research and a ton of consumers are having the same problem with their fords as well.

Reported at 70,000 miles, December 2005

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