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Service bulletins for the 2002 Ford Taurus

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

96 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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0415142005-01-05. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR - TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. *TT
0315062005-01-04. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR. WATER IN THE BLOWER CASE OR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR, AN INOPERATIVE CLIMATE CONTROL BLOWER MOTOR, A MOTOR THAT OPERATES ON HIGH SPEED ONLY, AND/OR A BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR FAILURE. VEHICLES BUILT 5/1/2001 TO 12/15/2003. *TT
0315012004-09-23. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT. INOPERATIVE ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER (HEATED BACKLITE) GRID LINES, INTEGRAL ANTENNA CONCERNS. *TT
161902004-08-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. LACK OF A/C COOLING. *MJ
021762004-08-05. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. LAMP-BRAKE-INVADVERTENT DISABLING OF BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. *MJ
021752004-08-05. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. RESTRAINT SYSTEM-AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT STRATEGY WITH ADVANCED RESTRAINT SYSTEM. *MJ
022362004-07-27. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT. ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE COOL/WARM FUNCTION OF THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM - REPAIR PROCEDURE FOR STRATIFICATION (SECONDARY) TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR. *TT
021112004-07-27. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES. FUEL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE (SCHRADER VALVE) DISCONTINUED. *TT
022232004-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. DRIVEABILITY-MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WITH P0316 WHEN USING WINTER BLEND REFORMULATED FUELS AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 50 DEGREES F (10 DEGREES C) DURING WINTER MONTHS-ROUGH OR ROLLING IDLE AFTER HOT SOAK RESTART P0191. TRANSAXLE-AX4S-1-2 UPSHIFT HESITATION COLD-3.0L 2V/FFV ENGINES. *MJ
022212004-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE-GEAR DRIVEN SYNCHRONIZERS-INCORRECT INSTALLATION-CAMSHAFT POSITION SYNCHRONIZER (CMP) INSTALLATION TOOL CORRECT APPLICATION. *MJ
174342004-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH CONTINUOUS MEMORY DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) P0172/P0175 (SYSTEM TOO RICH). *TT
174162004-07-26. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ FULL. *MJ
041112004-07-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. STREAMLINED DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE FOR VEHICLES WITH MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0401, P0402, P1400 OR P1401. ADDITIONAL SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE RUNS ROUGH, LACKS POWER, SURGE, POOR FUEL ECONOMY. *TT
177032004-07-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. TICKING NOISE FROM LEFT CYLINDER HEAD WITH WARM ENGINE. *TT
176812004-07-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. AUTOLOCKS AND (RKE) REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY INOPERATIVE. *TT
173582004-07-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. GROAN/BUZZ/VIBRATION WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR IS IN PARK WITH THE VEHICLE PARKED ON AN INCLINE. *TT THIS BULLETIN UPDATES PREVIOUS BULLETIN 17358, DATED 11/01/2003 TO INCLUDE 2005 MODELS. *TT
173552004-07-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. FUEL GAUGE WHICH DOES NOT READ COMPLETELY FULL WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED. *TT
175642004-07-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ FULL AFTER FILLING TANK. *MJ
032232004-06-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. STREAMLINED DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE FOR VEHICLES WITH MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0401, P0402, P1400 OR P1401. ADDITIONAL SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE RUNS ROUGH, LACKS POWER, SURGE, POOR FUEL ECONOMY. *TT
04152004-06-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LOWER ENGINE OIL LEAKS 3.0L 2V VULCAN ENGINE. DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE TIPS. *TT
175032004-06-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SURGE AT A STEADY SPEED BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH NO OTHER DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS. *TT
02M012004-06-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 02M01 SUPPLEMENT #4. CERTAIN FORD 2000 THROUGH 2003 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A TUBE-MOUNTED EGR PRESSURE SENSOR - ADDITIONAL EGR PRESSURE SENSOR WARRANTY COVERAGE. *TT SUPPLEMENT #3. *MJ SUPPLEMENT #6. *TT
172812004-01-21. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SURGE AT CRUISE. *TT
172342003-11-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE OIL LEAKS FROM THE FILTER AREA ON VEHICLES WITH A 3.0L 2-VALVE ENGINE. *TT
172252003-11-18. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. STEERING COLUMN LOCK DISCONTINUED. *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.