2002 Ford Taurus SEL review from North America
"Good, but too hot inside in summer"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Great car except for poor cabin air quality. 2 problems with most Taurus models:
#1: Cabin air in vehicle does not get replaced unless the windows are opened. No allowance for venting stale air from the cabin. The car gets very warm even on cool days. A small amount of cabin air escape is engineered on most cars in order to keep air fresh, but not here.
#2: Under hood heated air penetrates into the fresh air/heater grille compartment, making the cabin air very warm when the knob is set on vent. Very poor design of fresh air compartment at firewall ie. made of plastic and gets heated from high under hood temperatures, thus heat transfers into fresh air intake.
General comments?
On cool and hot days, the heater fresh air vent is useless and only brings in hot engine compartment air into the car.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Model Year | 2002 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2006 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.0 Automatic |
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| Distance when acquired | 200 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 30000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Chrysler Dynasty |
| Date of Entry | 30th July, 2006 |