One problem related to ball joint has been reported for the 2002 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Ford Taurus based on all problems reported for the 2002 Taurus.
On 23 febrauary 2011 I put my 2002 Ford Taurus in reverse on my carport, and I heard a loud bang noise. The car lurched to the left a made a loud thud sound hitting hard on the carport floor. I turned the engine off and got out to see what had happened. The left fornt coil spring had broke and was thrust into the left tire. Also, the spring hit the top of the nylon stablelizer breaking part of the top and throwing the cover of the ball joint on the floor.