2003 Ford Taurus complaints

WE HAD A SMALL HAIL STORM PEA SIZE HAIL AND CALLED GEICO TO LOOK AT THE ROOF, TRUNK AND HOOD OF THE CAR. THE ROOF HAD LARGE AREA'S OF PAINT MISSING AND BUBBLED WITH LARGE AREA'S OF RUST UNDER IT. THE ADJUSTER TOLD US THIS WAS A DEFECT THAT FORD WAS HAVE WITH CARS AND TRUCKS BETWEEN 2000 - 2006 AND DENIED THE CLAIM. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF RESEARCH AND BODY SHOPS TELLING ME THIS IS A FORD DEFECT, CALLING FORD AND THEM TELLING ME IT'S NOT THERE PROBLEM, LOOKING AT WEB-SITES WITH 100'S OF COMPLAINTS, LEMON LAWS, FACEBOOK PAGES AGAINST FORD, FRUSTRATION BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE LOOSING THEIR CARS DUE TO RUST, AND FORD TELLING US OH WELL EVEN AFTER THE TSA REPORT FORD POSTED STATING THEY KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT ADHERING TO THE ALUMINUM TO MAKE THE CAR WEIGH LESS AND A GOOD POSSIBLE FIX WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE PANELS WITH STEAL AND GOOD PRIMER AND PAINTED, THE FORD 800 NUMBER STATED WE ARE SORRY BUT UNLESS WE GET ENOUGH COMPLAINTS AND NHTSA SEES ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO DO A RECALL WE WON'T HELP. EVEN THE DENVER POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED COMPLAINTS OF PAINT PEELING OFF THE CAR LIKE AN ORANGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER BLOWER HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A THE BLOWER RESISTOR REPLACED YET THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER DISCOVERED WATER DAMAGE AROUND THE HEATER BLOWER. THE DEALER CREATED A SHIELD AROUND AND REPLACED THE HEATER BLOWER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,152.

2003 FORD TAURUS DRIVING ALONG AND ENGINE RUNS BUT IT FEEL LIKE I AM IN NEUTRAL TRANSMISSION GONE. 2 TIME IN 2 1/2 YEARS AND FORD FIXED IT THE FIRST TIME. *TR

THE CAR IS MY DAUGHTERS. I MAINTAIN AND SERVICE THE CAR. THE CAR IS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. A WEEK AGO BOTH FRONT SPRINGS FAILED AT ONCE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY CUT THE INSIDES OF BOTH FRONT TIRES CAUSING THEM TO BLOW OUT. FORTUNATELY THE TIRES FAILED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT WHILE SHE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY COMMUTING TO OR FROM WORK. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS FAILURE. THE PERSON SAID THAT THE 'OASIS' SYSTEM DID NOT SHOW ANY RECALLS ON THE SPECIFIC VIN. I THEN ARRANGED FOR THE CAR TO BE TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC (WHO PREVIOUSLY WORKED AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR OVER 15 YEARS), SINCE THE FORD DEALER IS EXCESSIVELY EXPENSIVE. HE SAID THAT THE BROKEN SPRINGS (BOTH) TWISTED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO CUT BOTH THE FRONT TIRES ON THE INSIDE SIDE WALL. HE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE A SWAY BAR LINK (BROKEN IN THE SPRING FAILURE), AND BOTH FRONT STRUTS BLOWN OUT WHEN THE BROKEN SPRINGS ALLOWED ALL THE CARS WEIGHT TO BOTTOM OUT ON THE STRUTS. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE TIRE SHOP GETTING TWO REPLACEMENT TIRES (THE BLOWN OUT ONES HAD 70% TREAD REMAINING) AND A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC HAD IT HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEED OR ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA. I'M AWARE THAT THE FAILURE OF SPRINGS ON FORD'S TAURUS/SABLE, ESCORT/TRACER, AND OTHER FORD MODELS IS NOT UNCOMMON AND HAS BEEN A PROBLEM OVER THE YEARS. THIS SPECIFIC TYPE OF FAILURE, WHERE THE TIRES ARE CUT AND BLOWOUT IS EXTREMELY

PURCHASED 2003 FORD TAURUS WITH 49K MILES 8 MONTHS AGO. BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR HAVE FAILED TWICE. WATER IS COMING INTO THE BLOWER HOUSING THROUGH THE AIR INTAKE. RECENT FAILURE AT 60K HAPPENED IN COLD WEATHER WHILE ON THE ROAD, CAUSING FAN TO STOP WORKING AND WINDSHIELD RAPIDLY FOGGED OVER, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. FAILURE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND TO HAVE THE SUB FRAME REPLACED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE DOING SO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT WAS TURNING YELLOW ABNORMALLY AND CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE EXTREMELY FAINT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS FOR ADEQUATE ILLUMINATION OF THE ROADWAY AT NIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 110,000 UPDATED 3/14/11 *CN UPDATED 04/28/11

SUB FRAME RUSTED OUT ON THIS 2003 FORD TAURUS. 91,000 MILES ON CAR. WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING I-75N, GOT OFF AT MY EXIT AND SWITCHED LANES AS THE LIGHT WAS TURNING FROM RED TO GREEN. JUST AS I GOT UNDER THE LIGHT, MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WAS IN GEAR, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY REV (AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL). I PUT ON MY HAZARDS, RESTARTED THE CAR TO NO AVAIL. CALLED 911 AND REPORTED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. A KIND (AND BRAVE) STRANGER WAS ABLE TO PUSH MY CAR SAFELY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND TO THE SHOULDER WHERE I PARKED AND WAITED FOR A TOW-TRUCK AND FRIEND TO PICK ME UP. HAD IT TOWED TO PEPBOYS (THEY DON'T WORK ON TRANSMISSIONS) HAD IT TOWED TO AAMCO AND SUBSEQUENTLY COTTMAN TRANSMISSIONS WHERE IT SITS NOW. PARTS AND LABOR ARE ESTIMATED AT $2331. MANY, MANY OTHER SIMILAR ACCOUNTS FROM OTHER 2003 FORD TAURUS OWNERS. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE FAILING TORQUE CONVERTERS. AND THE STICKLER IS, I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS IN GREAT CONDITION. THERE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW RELIEVED I WAS HEARING THAT FROM THE MANUFACTURER.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE LEFT FRONT STRUT SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. A MONTH BEFORE, THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CONTACT STATED THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA08018 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: SPRINGS: COIL SPRINGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

HAVE A 2003 FORD TAURUS. I WENT TO PULL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN I HEARD A POP. AND MY LEFT FRONT TIRE FLAT. MY COIL SPRING BROKE WHICH PROCEEDED TO TEAR MY TIRE AND BROKE MY SWAY BAR IN THE PROCESS. THIS COULD OF CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF I WAS ON THE ROAD DRIVING. I HAVE TO REPLACE ALL PARTS FOR BOTH SIDES AND TIRES. I HAVE READ SOME OF THE OTHER REPORTS ON THE SAME SUBJECT. AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS. I ALSO IN JANUARY HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR END SUSPENSION TOO. THE COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN TOO. *TR

WHILE WAITING AT STOPLIGHT, HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR WENT DOWN. WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO GAS STATION PARKING LOT ABOUT 50 FEET AWAY. UPON INSPECTION COULD SEE INSIDE SIDEWALL WAS TORN UP. CALLED FOR TOW. A SERIES OF BAD EVENTS HAD TAKEN PLACE, COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL AT HIGH SPEED. SPRING HAD BROKEN AND TWISTED OUT TO SIDE SHREDDING TIRE. TORE OPEN PVC BOOT. SPRING ALSO DAMAGED AXLE. ALSO DESTROYED ANOTHER LARGE PLASTIC PART. ALL THESE PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACE AT GREAT EXPENSE. ALSO REPLACED SPRING AND STRUT ON PASSENGER SIDE FOR SAFETY S SAKE. FORD HAS RECALLED AND REPLACED OTHER MODEL YEAR SPRINGS, BUT NOT 2002 OR 2003. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED, ESPECIALLY WITH FORDS PAST ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

1ST OCCURRENCE: DRIVING ON FREEWAY, ALL ELECTRICAL POWER LOST EXCEPT ANTITHEFT LIGHT ON DASH ON. TURN SIGNALS NOT FUNCTIONING, WAS LUCKY TO GET TO SHOULDER, NO HAZARDS WORKED WHILE ON SHOULDER. STRANDED FOR APPROX 1 HR WHEN ALL POWER CAME BACK AND CAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. 2ND OCCURRENCE; CAR WAS PARKED AT WORK, ANTITHEFT LIGHT ON AND ALL ELECTRICAL DEAD LEAVING DRIVER STRANDED. WILL BE TOWING TO FORD DEALERSHIP IF IT DOESN'T START TOMORROW. *LN

I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A GAS STATION AND CAME DOWN THE STEEP HILL TO MY HOUSE AND WHEN I WENT TO BACK INTO MY PARKING SPACE THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED . I THOUGHT MY TIRES WERE JUST SPINNING DUE TO SOME ICE . WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO TRY TO FIND ANOTHER SPACE I DISCOVERED THE ONLY GEARS I HAD WERE PARK AND NEUTRAL. THE CAR THEN COASTED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND STOPPED, I THEN HAD TO GET MY NEIGHBOR TO HELP PUSH THE CAR AROUND THE CORNER AND INTO A PARKING SPOT. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL THE TRANSMISSION NEVER SLIPPED AND THERE WERE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS . NOTHING AT ALL JUST TOTAL FAILURE. I'M JUST GLAD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR ALONG THE HIGHWAY ON OUR WAY TO CUB SCOUTS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND RUPTURED THE TIRE, CAUSING IT TO DEFLATE. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 04V332000 SUSPENSION FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE TIRE, CAUSING IT TO DEFLATE SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,000. UPDATED 4/4/11 *CN UPDATED 04/28/11*JB

DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH CAR STARTED SHAKING THEN LOUD BANG, PULLED OVER AND FOUND DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE FLAT HAD CAR TOWED TO SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COIL SPRING BROKE AND FLATTENED THE TIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL. HE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HAD EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE COIL SPRINGS HAD PUNCTURED THE TIRE CAUSING IT TO BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRINGS AND TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE COIL SPRINGS AND THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. UPDATED 03/17/11*LJ UPDATED 12/20/11 *CN

BACKING OUT OF GARAGE AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND LEFT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT. FOUND LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCHED A HOLE IN A NEW TIRE (LESS THAN A WEEK OLD). COULD NOT GET THE FLAT OFF BECAUSE THE SPRING WAS INSIDE THE TIRE SO COULD NOT PUT ON THE SPACESAVER SPARE HAD TO TOW. THIS IS A 2003 FORD TAURUS WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES. NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR POLICY. *TR

IN OCTOBER OF 2008, MY 2003 FORD TAURUS SES SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO MOVE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED - THE VEHICLE HAD 41,086 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. COST OF REPAIR WAS $1260.96. *TR

MINOR DRIVING CAR, WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS SIGNS OF TROUBLE,NO WARNING LIGHTS, ETC., AFTER TURNING CORNER, CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. COULD NOT ENGAGE CAR IN GEAR AFTER THAT. HAD TO GET HELP PUSHING INTO NEARBY PARK AND HAVE IT TOWED IN FOR REPAIR. THANKFULLY, NOONE WAS HURT, AND PARK WAS NEARBY. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I DON'T WANT TO IMAGINE THE OUTCOME. THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO SIGNS OF TROUBLE PREVIOUSLY THAT INDICATED ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY 2003 TAURUS WHEN I GOT A FLAT TIRE DRIVERS SIDE..CALLED AAA THEY PUT MY SPARE ON. I TOOK CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME A COIL BROKE AND RUPTURED THE TIRE..IT IS GOING TO COST $950..I WAS TOLD HOW LUCKY I WAS NOT TO HAVE HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT!!! ONLY HAVE 49,000 MILES ON MY TAURUS. *TR

MY CAR HADN'T GIVEN ANY WARNING OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT WAS SERVICED REGULARLY, AND WE HAD BOUGHT IT NEW, SO WE KNEW ITS HISTORY. I TURNED OFF THE HIGHWAY, ONTO MY STREET (UP A HILL) AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I MANAGED TO BACK IT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STREET, SO IT WOULD BE OUT OF TRAFFIC. CALLED THE TOW TRUCK. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED. I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE WITH FORD TAURUS. THE TRANSMISSION ON 2003S HAS GIVEN OUT WITH NO WARNING, IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

2003 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING ON BUSY STREET, WAS LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO ALMOST OFF OF ROADWAY. TWO PEOPLE CAME TO AID AND PUSHED THE CAR COMPLETELY OUT OF ROADWAY. CAR HAS JUST 62,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE 2 MPH, THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE CONTACT EXCHANGED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DISCOUNT TIRE COMPANY TO REPLACE THE TIRE WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COIL SPRING BROKE AND ADVISED HIM TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TWO FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND THE STRUT ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGEIAS 112,310. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 10/12/11

I'M ADDING MY COMPLAINT TO AN OPEN INVESTIGATION #EA08018. MY 2003 TAURUS SUFFERED A BROKEN COIL SPRING TODAY WHICH PUNCTURED MY PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND APPARENTLY DAMAGED UPPER AND LOWER MOUNTS IN THE PROCESS. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR (INCLUDING ADDRESSING THE YET TO BE BROKEN OPPOSITE SIDE), IS 1800 DOLLARS. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AS I WAS TRAVELING A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS EXITING A DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL POP. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER SIDE WAS FRACTURED AND HAD PUNCTURED AND DEFLATED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE TIRE AS WELL AS THE FRONT COIL SPRING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVE WAY THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE BECAME FLAT AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE FELL DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING WHICH ALSO DAMAGED THE TIRE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS FRONT COIL SPRINGS, STRUTS, AND THE FRONT TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 225,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 230,000. UPDATED 2/28/11 *CN UPDATED 05/19/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED ONE OF THE TIRES WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WAS PIERCED BY A FRACTURED COIL SPRING. THE FRACTURED PORTION OF THE COIL SPRING WAS CUT OFF AND A NEW TIRE WAS INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME WHERE THE CONTACT INSTALLED NEW COIL SPRINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,203.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CUT A SECTION OF THE COIL SPRING OUT IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING ALSO BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TWO FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND BOTH FRONT TIRES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,632.

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT JUST UNDER 95,000 MILES WITH NO WARNING. *TR

FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE SUDDENLY, CAUSING FRONT CORNER OF VEHICLE TO DROP, VEHICLE PULLED ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT, AND BROKEN SPRING PIERCED TIRE ON 2003 FORD TAURUS. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS KILLED, POTENTIALLY VERY DEADLY QUALITY DEFECT WITH THESE VEHICLES. FORD ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEM WITH 1999-2001 TAURUS COIL SPRINGS, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR LATER MODELS, EVEN THOUGH THEY APPARENTLY HAVEN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR

FRONT SPRINGS BREAKING ON 2003 TAURUS. LOUD BOOM IN FRONT OF CAR. RESULT IS A BROKEN SPRING DAMAGING FRONT TIRE ALSO. CAR WAS BACKING OUT OF GARAGE WHEN IT HAPPENED. HAD TO TOW VEHICLE AS IT COULD NOT BE MOVED WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS SES (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND THE ENTIRE STRUT ASSEMBLY AND THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,523.

WHILE EXITING MY DRIVEWAY THE LEFT FRONT SPRING COIL LET GO PUNCTURING THE TIRE AND RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY FOR REPLACEMENT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAD A RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT ON SOME OTHER OF ITS VEHICLES, BUT I WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE RECALL. IT SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO ADMIT THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT, WHEN SOMEONE HAS A SERIOUS CRASH OR DIES?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOUNT THE SIDEWALK. THE COIL SPRING CAUSED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TO BURST AS WELL. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT COIL SPRING MALFUNCTIONING COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

REPEATED STALLING OF MY 2003 FORD TAURUS UPON DECELERATION. RPM'S DROP TO AROUND 500 AND THEN THE ENGINE EITHER SURGES TO APPROXIMATELY 1200 RPMS (3 TIMES IN A ROW) AND THEN IDLES NORMALLY OR STALLS. ODDLY IF I SHUT OFF THE BLOWER FAN, AND SHUT OFF THE RADIO I CAN PREVENT THE STALL BUT I STILL GET THE RPM BOUNCE. THERE ARE NO CODES RECORDED IN THE ONBOARD COMPUTER WHEN THIS OCCURS. THIS HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY AND IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I LOOSE ALL POWER WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS, PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE AND DAMAGED TIRE. *TR

TUE 28DEC2010 OUTSIDE TEMP = 21F I ENTERED DRIVER'S SEAT & IMMEDIATELY HEARD LOUD "BONG!" SOUND OF LF COIL SPRING BREAKING. I AM FAMILIAR W/ FORD RECALL# 04V332000 (NHTSA REFERENCE #04V332000) AND HAVE BEEN WAITING SIMILAR RECALL FOR NEWER MODELS DURING NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA08018, ONGOING FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW. I TRIED TO DRIVE OFF SLOWLY TO AVOID TIRE DAMAGE BUT COULD NOT, AS WITHIN THE FIRST TIRE ROTATION THE BROKEN SPRING SLASHED THE ENTIRE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE LF TIRE. REPAIRS WILL COST $300 FOR STRUT/SPRING REPLACEMENT + $60 TOW + $150 FOR TIRE, TOTAL = $510, AND I EXPECT RF TO BREAK IDENTICALLY AT ANY MOMENT. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT THE INVESTIGATION OF A SAFETY HAZARD IDENTICAL TO VEHICLES TWO YEARS OLDER HAS TAKEN TWO YEARS! *TR

WHEN COMING HOME FROM PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER FROM WORK, MY CAR COULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE CAR RUNS BUT I CANNOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEARS. AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO A GAS STATION. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND I SEE BY YOUR WEBSITE THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHO IS GOING TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE AND SOMEONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I ALONG WITH OUR 2 YR OLD WERE DRIVING HOME ONE EVENING AND STOPPED AT STOPPED SIGN AND MY HUSBAND HIT THE GAS TO GO AND IT TOOK OFF SLOWLY, THAN JUST WOULDN'T GO WE HAD TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC AROUND US. NO WARNING LIGHT OR ANYTHING THE TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT. THE CAR WONT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE, IT SHIFTS BUT WONT MOVE. WE NEED THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT, WE GOT AN ESTIMATE OF 2100. I LOST MY JOB, IM PREGNANT WITH MY 2ND CHILD AND WE JUST PURCHASED THE 2003 FORD TAURUS ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BE REPAIRING A CAR WE JUST GOT. *TR

ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AS I WAS BACKING MY CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE WHICH PREVENTED ME FROM DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH OF THE FRONT STRUTS AND COIL SPRINGS WHICH COST ME SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. TODAY, AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE ONCE AGAIN, THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. AGAIN, I WILL NEED TO SPEND SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS, THIS TIME TO REPLACE THE REAR STRUTS AND COIL SPRINGS IN ORDER TO ASSURE MY VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY USED TO DRIVE A FEW MILES EVERY DAY ON SMOOTH, PAVED ROADS SO THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON WHY I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THESE PARTS DUE TO THEIR BREAKING. I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT THE PARTS BROKE AS I WAS EXITING MY GARAGE, AND NOT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 50 MPH. I BELIEVE THIS ONGOING ISSUE IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I HOPE SOME TYPE OF FINANCIAL COMPENSATION CAN BE AGREED UPON TO COVER THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND CAUSING THE TIRE TO FLATTEN. THE DAMAGED TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO THE COIL SPRING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE REPAIRED AT ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY TYPE OF SUSPENSION REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY A SECOND MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 277,000.

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS WAS SIMPLY SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A HUGE POP. WE LOOKED TO SEE THE TIRE HAD GONE FLAT! WHEN I TOOK THE TIRE WE DISCOVERED THE FLAT WAS A RESULT FROM THE COIL SPRING BREAKING AND PUNCTURING THE TIRE. SO NOW NOT ONLY DO I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THE SPRING, BUT ALSO A NEW TIRE. OBVIOUSLY FORD HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE WITH THE 2001 CUT OFF MODEL ON A RECALL AND THEY NEED TO MAKE RIGHT WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL FORD OWNER. THEY SHOULD BE AS LOYAL TO THEIR CUSTOMERS!!! *TR

WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD THUMP AND THEN MY TIRE DEFLATED LIKE A BALLOON. HAD A TIRE GUY COME TO FIX IT AND HE SAID IT WAS DUE TO A BROKEN STRUT/SPRING. IT HAD BROKEN AND SLASHED THE TIRE. I AM JUST THANKFUL THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE INTERSTATE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. *TR

ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING ASSEMBLY BROKE. THIS SLICED MY TIRE SIDEWALL AND CAUSED MY CAR FRONT END TO DROP TO THE GROUND. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED WHEN PARKED IN MY GARAGE. THE BAD THING IS THAT IT IS MINNESOTA AND WINTER. I THANK GOD I WAS NOT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY BAD. *TR

ON 12/20/2010 LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON STATE HIGHWAY. INCIDENT OCCURRED JUST 2 MILES AFTER DEPARTURE FROM HOME. THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLAT TIRE. THE SHOULDER WAS NARROW AND THE ROAD WAS SNOW COVERED. WHEN PULLING OFF THE ROAD THE CAR GOT STUCK IN THE SNOW. UPON RETRIEVAL FROM THE DITCH AND SUBSEQUENT TOW TO THE TIRE STORE WE DISCOVERED THE BROKEN SPRING ISSUE. WE HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED THE SPRING/STRUT PROBLEM AS THE TIRE STORE DOES NOT PERFORM THAT TYPE OF REPAIR. WE ARE PLANNING TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND STRUTS AS WELL AS REAR SPRINGS TO HAVE SOME PEACE OF MIND. WE PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES AND WILL HAVE IT TOWED TO THE FULL-SERVICE REPAIR SHOP ON 12/21/2010. THE TIRE STORE COULD NOT MOUNT THE NEW TIRE ON THE LEFT FRONT BECAUSE OF THE BROKEN SPRING. THE TIRE STORE MOUNTED THE "MINI" SPARE THAT COULD CLEAR THE BROKEN SPRING. WE FEEL FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE US FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES! *TR

WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY GAS PEDAL OF MY VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD - THE CAR JERKED AND THEN NOTHING. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I HAD TO ROLL AND THEN PUSH MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME OR I WOULD OF BEEN HIT - IT WAS VERY SCARY. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. HAD TO WAIT FOR AAA AND THEN GET MY CAR TOWED TO TRANSMISSION PLACE. THEY REPLACED AND IT COST ME $1,133.58. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS SE (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REVERSED AT 5 MPH AND PUNCTURED THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE COIL SPRINGS AND TIRE WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 132,000.