2002 Ford Taurus Fuel system Problems

Cylinder two misfire. Replaced coil pack, wires and all spark plugs. Problem reoccurring.

NHTSA ID

11736873

Incident

May 7, 2026

THE CAR IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE GAS TANK I FOUND OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR ON THE INTERNET.

NHTSA ID

10781452

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE PRESENT IN AN AROUND THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

NHTSA ID

10648361

Incident

Sep 20, 2014

Mileage

179,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE PRESENT IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FRACTURED IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP, FILTER, AND FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

NHTSA ID

10627478

Incident

Jul 1, 2014

Mileage

178,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. AFTER THE CONTACT FILLED UP THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, HE NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL TANK WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED AND NEARLY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

NHTSA ID

10619069

Incident

Aug 4, 2014

Mileage

108,000 mi

MECHANIC IDENTIFIED FUEL TANK FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED TANK REPLACEMENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10615073

Incident

Jul 21, 2014

Mileage

24,500 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10563437

Incident

Feb 7, 2014

Mileage

130,000 mi

THE VEHICLE HAS AN OVER WHELMING GAS SMELL, STARTED OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE NOW INSIDE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS NEITHER CAN EXPLAIN WHERE THE SMELL IS COMING FROM. SMELL IS SO POWERFUL IT MAKES YOU SICK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10523507

Incident

Jun 19, 2013

Mileage

70,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF. NORMAL ACCELERATION UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS, UPON RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL THE THROTTLE STUCK OPEN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT DECELERATE WITHOUT HEAVY BRAKING. PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. DISCOVERED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD PUSHED ITSELF BACK OUT OF A LOCKING FERRULE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD IT IN PLACE WITH PLASTIC TABS, AND LODGED SIDEWAYS SO THE THROTTLE WAS BEING HELD OPEN. PUT THE CABLE BACK IN PLACE AND IT APPEARED TO BE PROPERLY SEATED BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWICE MORE BEFORE I COULD GET THE VEHICLE HOME. THE PLASTIC TABS HAVE BECOME BRITTLE AND BROKEN AND NO LONGER PROPERLY HOLD THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FERRULE TIGHTLY IN ITS SOCKET. I SEE NOW FROM INTERNET RESEARCH THAT I COULD HAVE COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED THE CABLE TO COMPLETELY ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. BUT IN THE DARK & COLD AND BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE MECHANICS OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE I DIDN'T HAVE THAT KNOWLEDGE AT THE TIME. UPON A BIT OF INTERNET RESEARCH I SEE THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON FAILURE MODE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PART ON 2001-2006 FORD TAURUS' AND OTHER FORDS THAT USE A SIMILAR MECHANICAL CRUISE CONTROL METHOD. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE... THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD EASILY CAUSE A CRASH AND FATALITIES. IT WAS A PRETTY UNNERVING EXPERIENCE AND I'M FAMILIAR WITH CARS AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING OVER 35 YEARS... I'D HATE TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10491470

Incident

Dec 6, 2012

Mileage

144,240 mi

THE SEAL LEAKS ON THE FUEL TANK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10474116

Incident

Sep 6, 2012

Mileage

125,000 mi

A FUEL TANK MOUNTING STRAP FAILED ON MY 2002 FORD TAURUS DURING NORMAL DRIVING IN WALTON HILLS, OH. THE STRAP WAS PAINTED REGULAR STEEL AND BADLY CORRODED. THIS DEFECT APPEARS TO BE IDENTICAL TO THE AUGUST 2011 RECALL OF F150 AND F250 TRUCKS FOR POTENTIAL FUEL TANK STRAP FAILURE. THE STRAP WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED ASAP AND I WILL SEE IF THE OLD STRAP CAN BE SAVED. *KB

NHTSA ID

10419596

Incident

Aug 15, 2011

Mileage

204,550 mi

GAS SMELL BACK SEAT PASSENGER SIDE, NO ONE CAN SIT IN BACK SEAT OR THEY GET OVER POWERED BY GASOLINE SMELL, 2002 FORD TAURUS I KNOW OF FIVE OTHER CARS IN MY AREA (SAME YEAR AND MAKE) WITH SAME EXACT ISSUE. *KB

NHTSA ID

10416555

Incident

Oct 1, 2010

WHILE DRIVING AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT, ENGINE STUTTERED AND DIED IN TRAFFIC. BATTERY LIGHT LIT UP. AUTO CLUB RESTARTED CAR AND STATED "NO BATTERY FAILURE".DROVE CAR ALL DAY AND NEXT DAY FOR APPROX. 3 HOURS WHEN SAME ENGINE STUTTER AND DIED IN TRAFFIC OCCURRED. THIS TIME,BESIDES "BATTERY LIGHT" THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT"CAME ON. AGAIN AUTO CLUB WAS ABLE TO RESTART. DROVE CAR TO REPAIR SHOP,WHO PERFORMED A "DIAGNOSTIC TEST" AND REPLACED A "FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR". I RETAINED THE OLD PART. THE CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED AT RECOMMENDED INTERVALS BY SELLING DEALER. THIS ENGINE FAILURE IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS TO ME AND FAM.,BUT ALSO TO THE SURROUNDING TRAFFIC AT THE TIME FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. GETTING THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, DUE TO INABILTY TO USE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES,BEING THAT IT HAPPENED ON AN INCLINE. I SINCERELY HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS RELEVANT TO YOUR RESEARCH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10354020

Incident

Sep 2, 2010

Mileage

34,270 mi

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. EACH TIME SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAIT ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND TRY TO START THE VEHICLE (DIDN'T ALWAYS START AT FIRST) SHE WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL ONLY A COUPLE OF MILES. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AND EXPLAINED THE SYMPTOMS AND THEY REPLACED OUR "FB SENDER AND PUMP ASY" 2F1Z-9H307-FB (REPLACED FUEL PUMP) AND OUR "IN LINE FUEL FILTER" YF1Z-9155-CA(FILTER 1767). WE HAD THESE SAME SYMPTOMS IN SEP 05 ODI NUMBER 10141907. WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IDENTIFIED FOR THE 2000/2001FORD FOCUS; PROGRAM 03N01. *JB

NHTSA ID

10141910

Incident

Nov 3, 2005

Mileage

116,914 mi

DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE AT 74 MPH AND THE CAR STARTED HESITATING AND SURGING AND THEN WE LOST COMPLETE POWER; NO GAS PEDAL AND NO STEERING. THE TERRAIN 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 FOUR MORE TIMES AS WE WERE DRIVING BEFORE WE COULD GET IT TO OUR DEALER. EACH TIME WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAIT ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND TRY TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND TRAVEL ABOUT 15 MILES. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE SYMPTOMS AND THEY REPLACED MY "IN LINE FUEL FILTER" YF1Z-9155-CA(FILTER 1767). *JB

NHTSA ID

10141907

Incident

Sep 8, 2005

Mileage

111,986 mi

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. ON 10-05-05 HE TOOK VEHICLE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE FUEL FILTER CHANGE. ON SATURDAY 10-08-05 THE CAR WOULD NOT START. HE SAW A PUDDLE OF GAS BY THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. HE GOT DOWN AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR, AND SAW THE HOSE THAT GOES FROM THE TANK TO THE FILTER LOOSENED. HE PUSHED IT BACK ON. BUT ON 10-10-05 HE WENT TO A GAS STATION TO HAVE A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. THE LINE CAME OFF THE FRONT OF THE FILTER WAS ON , BUT THE LINE COMING FROM THE GAS TANK ON THE REAR WAS ABOUT TO COME OFF AGAIN. THE MECHANIC PUSHED IT BACK ON SECURELY. HE DROVE THE CAR HOME AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THAT SAME DAY THE LINE CAME OFF AGAIN. (FROM THE GAS TANK TO THE FILTER). HE PUT IT BACK ON AND DROVE OUT TO THE DEALER. WHEN THE MECHANIC CAME OUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE GAS WAS POURING OUT AGAIN BECAUSE THE LINE HAD COME OFF AGAIN. THE MECHANIC WENT AND GOT SOME NEW CLIPS AND PUT THE NEW CLIPS ON. HE HAS NOT HAD THE PROBLEMS SINCE THE CLIPS WERE PUT ON. HE IS NOT SURE IF THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART OR IF MAYBE THE MECHANIC THAT ORIGINALLY REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER DID NOT PROPERLY FOLLOW FORD'S PROCEDURES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10139405

Incident

Oct 10, 2005

Mileage

61,083 mi

I OWN A 2002 FORD TAURUS WHICH I BOUGHT FROM MY FATHER. IT ONLY HAS 27320 MILES. ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2005, I HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR. ONCE STARTED, IT WOULD NOT RUN VERY LONG. LUCKILY, I WAS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM A FORD DEALER. I LEFT IT TO BE CHECKED. THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID THE FUEL PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS COST ME $100 DEDUCTIBLE SINCE IT WAS PAST THE TIME LIMIT OF THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY BUT UNDER THE MILEAGE. I OWN A 2001 MERCURY SABLE WITH 65000 MILES, ON ITS 3RD FUEL PUMP AND I ALSO OWN A 2002 FORD TAURUS WITH 27000 MILES, ON ITS 2ND FUEL PUMP. *JB

NHTSA ID

10139098

Incident

Sep 12, 2005

Mileage

27,109 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HUB BEARINGS ON THE RIGHT WHEEL IN THE FRONT WERE BAD, HAD TO REPLACE THEM THREE TIMES. ON 8-22-05 A GARAGE TOLD THE CONTACT THE WHEEL WAS GETTING READY TO FALL OFF. THEY HAD NOT TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER. SHE HEARD A NOISE LIKE A RUBBING , GRINDING SOUND AND THE NOISE GOT WORSE. THE NOISE OCCURRED AT SPEEDS OF 10 MPH AND ABOVE. ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON, AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE FEEDBACK SENSOR TO THE ENGINE. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND PUMP. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY. TWO BALL JOINTS, ONE INNER TIE ROD AND LEFT SIDE AXLE SHAFT WERE REPLACED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10134017

Incident

Aug 22, 2005

Mileage

71,022 mi

DT: 2002 FORD, TAURUS SE 4 DOOR. EVERY TIME VEHICLE WAS STARTED CONSUMER SMELLED GAS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE WHERE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT GAS LINE ABOVE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD BEEN RUBBED UNTIL IT BEGAN TO LEAK. GAS LINE WAS MADE OF SOMETHING OTHER THAN METAL. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT HIS MECHANIC HAD SAME TYPE VEHICLE AND WAS ALSO SMELLING GAS. THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO USE FORD PARTS TO FIX PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC REROUTED THE GAS LINE AROUND CATALYTIC CONVERTER USING METAL LINE FOR THE GAS LINE. CONSUMER STILL HAS GAS LINE THAT WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER WILL SEND LINE TO ODI. CONSUMER WANTED A REFUND FROM FORD DUE TO THE POOR LOCATION THE FUEL LINE WAS IN. *NM *JB

NHTSA ID

10127032

Incident

Jun 27, 2005

Mileage

45,000 mi

THE SMELL OF GAS WAS LIGHT AT FIRST BUT KEPT GETTING STRONGER. I FINALLY TOOK THE CAR TO A CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION. THE SERVICEMAN SAID THAT THE GAS LINE WAS MOUNTED SO CLOSE TO THE EXAUST SYSTEM THAT THE GAS LINE MELTED AND STARTED LEAKING. HE SAID THAT IF I HAD WAITED ANY LONGER, THE GASOLINE LEAK MAY HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE.

NHTSA ID

10133492

Incident

Jul 22, 2005

Mileage

56,786 mi

I CANNOT GET GAS INTO MY CAR.I HAVE USED EVERY PUMP IN TOWN.WHEN I TRY TO PUMP GAS IN THE TANK THE PUMPS KEEP SHUTTING OFF.I CANNOT GET MORE THAN A FEW DOLLARS IN AT A TIME.SOMETIMES IT SPITS GAS BACK OUT OF THE TANK WHILE TRYING TO FEUL THE CAR.THE CAR ALSO SEEMS TO GET POOR GAS MILEAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10110103

Incident

Nov 26, 2004

Mileage

27,000 mi

SEPT 18, 2001 WE PURCHASED A NEW 2002 FORD TAURUS. IN ONE DAY RADIATOR HOSE POPPED OFF. THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE FIRS REPAIR THE HOSE POPPED OFF AGAIN. THE DEALER WANTED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ON 10-29-01 THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A HISS NOISE AND SMOKE WOULD COME FROM THE FRONT END WHEN IT WAS PARKED OR TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER DIRKS MOTORS. THEY ASKED IF THE COULD REPLACE THE ENGINE AGAIN AND WE SAID NO. WE LEFT THE CAR AND THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD LET US KNOW BUT WE DID NOT HEAR NOTHING FROM THEM, WHEN WE WOULD CALL TO ASK THEM WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN THEY DID NOT KNOW AT ALL. ON 11-5-01 THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO US AND WITH LEAVING THE SERVICE CENTER AND NOT BEING LESS THEN 20 MILES FROM AKRON, IOWA THE CAR GOT HOT AND STARTED TO SMOKE AND I CALLED DIRKS SERVICE CENTER ON MY CELL PHONE AND TOLD THEM I WAS BRING IT BACK AND THIS TIME I WANTED THE CAR REPLACED NO QUESTIONS.. BUT THE CAR WAS TAKING BACK AND THEY LOOKED OVER IT AND THEY DID NOT CALL US AT ALL WHILE IT WAS IN SERVICE, WE CALLED EVERYDAY TO SEE IF THEY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AND THE FUNNY THING ABOUT IT WAS THE CAR WAS AT DIRKS MOTOR INC FROM 11-5-01 TO 11-16-01 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND NOTHING WRONG. ON 11-16-01 THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE 4TH TIME THIS CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED AND IT WAS GETTING OLD.. ON 12-27-02 THE CAR STARTED THE HISSING NOISE AND SHORT CUTS ON AND THE CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING AND THAT WAS IT.. I CALLED THE FORD COMPANY AT 1-800-392-3673. WHILE TALKING WITH THE CALL CENTER THEY CALLED DIRKS SERVICE CENTER AND EDU'D THEM TO HAVE THE CD PLAYER REPLACED AND LOOK AT THE ENGINE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN SERVICE FOR THE SAME ISSUE MORE THEN 3 TO 4 TIMES.. WE WANTED THE CAR REPLACED.... WE REC'D A CALL BACK FROM FORDS CALL CENTER (NATALIE) AND SHE EDU'D TO ME THEY WERE GOING TO ORDER A NEW CD PLAYER AND HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT TO SEE ABOUT GETTING THE CAR REPLACED. STEVE IRWIN [email protected] P# (605) 761-0268

NHTSA ID

10070110

Incident

Mar 15, 2003

Mileage

30,000 mi

THE SEAM ON OUR GAS TANK HAD SPLIT, CAUSING IT TO FLOW INTO THE OUTER GAS COMPARTMENT & CORRODED THROUGH. WE HADN'T HIT ANYTHING AND EVEN IF WE DID IT SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED SUCH AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10013707

Incident

Mar 29, 2003

CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR APPROX. 100 MILES, GAS WAS LOW, SO STOPPED TO REFILL. WHEN CAR WAS RESTARTED, THE CAR HESITATED THEN SOUNDED CHOKED LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING GAS. REVVED CAR TO TRY TO 'CLEAR' SYSTEM. PROBLEM CONTINUED, AT WORST WHEN IDLING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND CALLED FORD DEALER. WRECKER DRIVER CAME OUT, REVVED CAR A FEW MORE TIMES (APPROX. 3000 RPM) SMALL BACKFIRE OUT OF MUFFLER EACH TIME. PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY. WRECKER DRIVER BLAMED 'BAFFLES' IN MUFFLER? DROVE CAR ANOTHER 200 MILES HOME. THREE DAYS LATER, AFTER DRIVING A BIT, PARKED FOR SHORT TIME THEN RESTARTED CAR, SAME PROBLEM REOCCURRED.

NHTSA ID

10005363

Incident

Feb 1, 2003

Mileage

21,900 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE IS ONLY GETTING 8 MILES PER GALLON. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

NHTSA ID

8019743

Incident

Sep 26, 2002