2003 Ford Taurus complaints

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING IN THE STRUT BROKE AND SLASHED THE ADJACENT TIRE. THIS WAS NOTICED WHEN THE CAR WAS BEGINNING TO BE BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. WE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH STRUT ASSEMBLIES FOR SAFETY SAKE, REPLACE THE DAMAGED TIRE AS WELL. WE OPTED TO REPLACE THE OTHER THREE TIRES DUE TO WEAR. ALSO, THE GARAGE RECOMMENDED WE REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS AND LH SIDE TIE ROD END. THE FRONT END WAS ALIGNED AS WELL. TOTAL COST $1871. I AM OUTRAGED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1999 THRU 2001 TAURUS CARS BUT NOTHING COVERING UP TO AND INCLUDING 2003'S. I ALSO THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THE CUTOFF TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN A CAR EXCEEDS 100000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT AND ALL FORD TAURUS CARS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND REPAIRED. MY DAUGHTER WAS LUCKY THIS FAILURE OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT WHEN GOING 65MPH! SEVERE INJURY AND DEATH COULD HAVE BEEN THE RESULT AND OTHER PEOPLE MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED! I IMPLORE NHTSA TO FORCE FORD TO ENGAGE IN A RETROACTIVE RECALL FOR ALL AFFECTED TAURUS CARS. IT IS INEXCUSABLE TO HAVE A DESIGN DEFECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE ON THE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS. I CAN UNDERSTAND A BROKEN SPRING CAN OCCUR, BUT THE COMPLAINTS CLEARLY SHOW THAT THE SPRING THEN SLASHES THE TIRE, CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE BLOWOUT AND POTENTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND REALIZED I HAD A VERY FLAT TIRE. I CALLED THE SERVICE STATION UP THE STREET. HE TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT DOWN SLOWLY & HE'D PUT THE DONUT ON IT AND ORDER ME A NEW TIRE. WHEN HE LOOKED AT MY CAR AT HIS SHOP, HE SAID THE DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED AND SLICED THROUGH MY TIRE. HE SAID I WAS LUCKY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY OR I COULD HAVE HAD A BAD ACCIDENT. HE SAID I WAS ALSO LUCKY I HADN'T JUST PUT THE DONUT ON IT MYSELF AND DRIVEN IT OVER THE WEEKEND, BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE SNAPPED THE DONUT WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND REALIZED MANY, MANY 2003 FORD TAURUSES HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. FORD HAS HAD TO RECALL SEVERAL MAKES & YEARS, BUT THE 2003 FORD TAURUS HAS NOT SO FAR BEEN INCLUDED. I HAD TAKEN MY CAR OUT 2 DAYS EARLIER WITH NO PROBLEMS. IT MUST HAVE SNAPPED WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

THE SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE NEXT TO IT, CAUSING THE TIRE TO EXPLODE.

FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON A SMOOTH PAVED VILLAGE HIGHWAY CAUSING A PUNCTURE AND RESULTING IN A BLOW OUT OF THAT TIRE. *TR

I HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT LAST DEC AND NOW AM EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, MY SIGNAL LIGHTS/HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AND WAS TOLD THE WIRES AND HARNESS NEED TO BE REPLACED. HINGES THAT HOLD REAR WINDOW IN HAVE SNAPPED OFF, WINDOW HELD IN PLACE BY LOCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHO REPLACED TWO STRUTS ASSEMBLY AND A TIRE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I JUST BROKE MY NECK ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO SO IT WAS HARD FOR ME ALONE TO PUSH THE CARD TO SAFE AREA. THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS WOULD NOT GO FURTHER LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I TRIED PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE, REVERSE AND THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD HAPPEN IS THE MOTOR WOULD REV UP LIKE IT WAS IN PARK. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL FORD. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS MODEL OR AT LEAST PAY TO FIX ALL THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS I AM READING ABOUT. THE AMOUNT THAT IT COST TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION IS THE SAME AMOUNT THE CAR IS WORTH IF THAT. WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET FORD INVOLVED WITH THIS PROBLEM AND STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THIS REALLY LEAVES A BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH ABOUT FORD. ONE UNHAPPY CUSTOMER TELLS THE WHOLE WORLD 100 HAPPY CUSTOMERS BARLEY GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT A COMPANY, BUT I BELIEVE IF FORD WOULD DO A RECALL ON THESE 2003 TAURUS TRANSMISSIONS EVERYBODY WOULD CHANGE THEIR MIND ABOUT HOW FORD DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. ALL THESE TRANSMISSION COMPLIANT SOUND THE SAME. SO IT MUST BE THE PRODUCT NOT THE DRIVER. *TR

TRANSMISSION JUST DIED LIKE THIS WEBSITE STATES. *TR HTTP://BIT.LY/VIL7

HEAT/AC FAN BLOWS ONLY ON HIGH. REPLACED COWL PANEL AND INSTALLED RAIN HAT AND BLOWER RESISTOR 11/08; BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR FOUND DEFECTIVE 7/10 AND REPLACED. HEAT/AC FAN BLOWS ONLY ON HIGH TODAY 12/10. *TR

CAME BACK FROM VACATION (WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR ON VACATION), BACKED UP CAR IN DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD SNAP. LOOKED AND THE TIRE WAS FLAT. CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND WHEN TOW TRUCK OPERATOR REMOVED THE TIRE TO REPLACE IT, HE FOUND A BROKEN FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING, WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE BACK SIDE OF THE TIRE, IT HAD NUMEROUS TEARS AND PUNCTURES. WE WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE COIL AND THE TIRE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 FORD TAURUS LX AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER ON 11/23. MILEAGE IS 71,000. I WAS DRIVING ON A RATHER BUSY ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR A NOISE AND THE CAR NO LONGER RESPONDED EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE ROAD WAS NOT HEAVILY TRAVELED AT THE TIME. I AM THANKFUL FOR THAT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT INTO THE POST OFFICE DRIVEWAY AND A KIND GENTLEMAN PUSHED ME BECAUSE I WAS BLOCKING THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE PARKING LOT. I COULD GO NO FURTHER. CAR WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP BUT AN ESTIMATE IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SPRING BROKE ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS AND BLEW OUT THE TIRE. MAKING THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. *TR

I HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2003 FORD TAURUS SES. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY CAR YESTERDAY GETTING READY TO PULL ONTO A HEAVILY TRAVELED HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR PREVIOUS INDICATION. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 72,210 MILES ON IT AND FROM WHAT I'VE DISCOVERED ON OTHER COMPLAINT WEBSITES THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON THING ESPECIALLY WITH THE 2003 YEARS. THIS REALLY CONCERNS ME BEING A LOYAL FORD CUSTOMER THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE THIS. IT HAS CLEARLY BEEN EXPOSED AS AN ISSUE WITH FORD AND THEY ARE TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY?!? THE WORST PART OF THIS ISSUE IS THAT NOT ONLY DID MY WIFE, AND FIVE MONTH OLD CHILD STALL OUT HALF ON, HALF OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, BUT A LOADED ROCK TRUCK ALMOST TOOK HER AND AN ONCOMING VEHICLE OUT IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO AVOID AN ALMOST CERTAIN INCIDENT. THANK GOD MY FAMILY IS SAFE AND NO HARM WAS DONE, BUT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT FORD'S IGNORANCE OF QUALITY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY SAFETY! *TR

WHILE EXITING HIGHWAY AUTO LOST POWER TO DRIVE AXLES. HAD TO PUSH CAR 1/4 MILE TO PARKING LOT,WALK 5 MILES HOME,ARRANGE TOW AND GET AUTO CHECKED OUT. TALKED TO 5 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND ALL AGREED THAT IT WAS TRANSMISSION. COST TO REPAIR OR REPLACE TRANSMISSION 900-1500 DOLLARS DEPENDING ON PROBLEM. WILL KNOW MORE LATTER BUT COSTS KEEP RISING. THIS IS BS AS FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.I KNOW THIS IS TRUE AS I KNOW SEVERAL FORD MECHANICS. *TR

THE 2003 FORD TAURUS WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR APPLYING BRAKES WILL SURGE AND LUNGE FORWARD. VERY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE IT SURGES WITH PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT OF IT AND CARS IN FRONT OF THE CAR. THE CAR THEN FEELS LIKE IT IS HIT FROM THE REAR END AND SMELLS LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO CATCH ON FIRE. VERY SCARY SITUATION, MY CHILDREN ARE VERY SCARED AND WE ALREADY HAVE AN EVACUATION PLAN IF THE CAR CATCHES ON FIRE. IT IS DEFINTELY NOT SAFE. A SIMILAR PROBLEM HAS BEEN ADDRESSED WITH THE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. IT ALSO GOES DEAD WHILE BACKING UP. EVEN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO THE FLOOR, IT SURGES AND MOVES FORWARD. THE ENGINGE JERKING IS A VERY HARD JOLT. WE HOPE THIS WILL BE ADDRESSED. *TR

TRAVELING IN A BUSY AREA, DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE TRANSMISSION LOST ALL DRIVE. ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITH NO WARNING, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY DRIVE GEAR OR REVERSE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO LOOKED TO SEE IF THE FILTER HAD FALLEN CAUSING NO FLUID TO GET TO THE PUMP. NO SUCH LUCK. APPEARS THE PUMP OR PUMP SHAFT HAS FAILED. A FRIEND OF HIS THAT DOES TRANSMISSION WORK FOR FORD ADMITTED TO THIS BEING AN ISSUE. IT IS A SHAME WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM FORD ABOUT THIS. I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT MY WIFE, WHO NORMALLY DRIVES THE CAR, WAS NOT STUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH NO WAY TO GET OFF THE ROAD. *TR

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: LINKAGE 2003 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON; 3.0L DOHC A BLACK PLASTIC CONNECTOR ALONG THE THROTTLE CABLE UNDER THE HOOD BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM A GRAY PLASTIC PIECE. THE BLACK PLASTIC PIECE BECAME STUCK AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE GRAY PIECE, CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO STAY WIDE OPEN & UNDESIRED ACCELERATION & SOME PANIC. IT APPEARS THAT THIS COULD BE REPAIRED BY SIMPLY INSERTING 2 SCREWS TO SECURE THE 2 PLASTIC PIECES TOGETHER. *TR

SPARK PLUG EJECTION 2003 FORD TAURUS SES 24V. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS DOWN I88.. I WAS DOING ABOUT 65 MPH. ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR REVS ALL THE WAY UP WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I PULL OVER AND TRY TO SHIFT IT DOES NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. TURNS OUT MY TRANNY WENT.. THANKS ALOT FORD. MY CAR ONLY HAD 118,000 MILES ON AND I HAD GENERAL MAINTENANCE ON IT REGULARLY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

PARKED CAR OVERNIGHT, STARTED NEXT MORNING- CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. PARK WORKED, ALL OTHER GEARS ACTED AS IF IN NEUTRAL. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2003 TAURUS WITH MY SON DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN AT NIGHT. AFTER ALMOST BEING HIT FROM BEHIND, HE HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD & WAIT FOR THE TOW TRUCK, STILL DANGEROUS ON A BUSY STREET IN ANY CONDITION OR SITUATION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FORD ISSUE WITH NO SOLUTION. WORSE YET, THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS & THE FLUID SMELLS NORMAL. *TR

I WAS ON HIGHWAY 89S COMING OFF OF THE RAMP WHEN I HIT THE STOP SIGN AT THE END OF THE RAMP THE FORD TAURUS JUST STOPPED. I NOTICED THAT IT WAS REVVING UP A LOT ON THE HIGHWAY THEN NOTHING. IT IS NOW SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER BEING TOWED FROM CLINTON ST. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT, AND WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DIED. THE CAR WAS JUST COASTING ON IT'S OWN MOMENTUM. HE TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR, TRIED REVERSE-NONE OF THE GEARS WORKED. OUR MECHANIC VERIFIED WHAT WE FEARED- WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE ARE NOW TRYING TO DECIDE HOW TO HANDLE THIS. WE CAN NOT AFFORD THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION, YET WE STILL OWE MONEY ON THE CAR. *TR

DRIVING A 2003 FORD TAURUS SEL DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH, THE CAR JUST STOPS. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY WITH NO MISHAPS. I HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS SHOWING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, NO ENGINE NOISES OR SLIPPAGE. AFTER MY 300.00 TOW BACK HOME, I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. THE CAR HAS 108, 000 MILES ON IT. AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS THIS IS INDICATIVE OF THE 2003 TAURUS - THE TRANSMISSION JUST GOES WITHOUT WARNING. IT COULD HAVE VERY EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, AND SEEMS THAT WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND, FORD SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS ON NB 23 HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE WAS LIKE IT WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO COAST FROM THE LEFT LANE OVER TO THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE ROAD, DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THERE HAD BEEN NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE NO TRANSMISSION. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS SES, STOPS ON BUSY HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. TRANSMISSION FAILURE! CAR WON'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS! VERY DANGEROUS! FORD AND DEALER SAYS IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM! I HOPE MY PROBLEM BECOMES THEIR PROBLEM!! THEY SELL US THIS JUNK AND THEN DON'T HAVE TO STAND BEHIND IT...NO WONDER EVERYONE IS BUYING FOREIGN! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT RAINED. BECAUSE OF THE LEAKAGE, THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM STOPPED FUNCTIONING. SHE WAS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT MOLD FORMING WHEN THERE WAS WATER ON THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,346. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

LOSS OF FORWARD MOTION ON A DANGEROUS HIGHWAY INTERSECTION DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DECELERATING TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DECELERATING TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND UNDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

2003 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION QUIT IN MIDDLE OF MY WIFE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. NO WARNING LIGHT, NOISE, INDICATION OF AN ISSUE. AFTER SHE GOT THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND PARKED, SHE TRIED TO ENGAGE THE CAR IN "REVERSE" AND THERE WAS NOT A SOUND OF ENGAGEMENT AND THE SAME WHEN SHE TRIED TO ENGAGE THE CAR IN "DRIVE". THIS MORNING I LOOKED AT THE CAR AND EVERYTHING SHE SAID IS TRUE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILING IN THE MIDDLE OF HER MERGING ACROSS THE MAIN ROAD COULD HAVE CREATED A DEVASTATING ACCIDENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T ALLOW HER TO MERGE TO A SAFE LOCATION AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. WAS PULLING OUT INTO BUSY TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE REVVED BUT STOPPED MOVING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A ONE TIME EVENT. THERE WERE NO SIGNS, SYMPTOMS OR WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO FAILURE. THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING DONE TO REPAIR OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM DUE TO THE REPAIR COSTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED AND THE TRANSMISSION SURGED VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED A RELATED TSB (TSB 018746, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT NO RELATED RECALLS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT REPAIRS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 68,100.

MY WIFE TURNED RIGHT FROM A TWO LANE COUNTY ROAD ONTO A FOUR LANE US HWY. THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL AS TRUCKS AND CARS FLEW PAST HER. SHE THANKFULLY GOT OFF THE ROAD AND WALKED BACK TO THE NEAREST STORE FOR HELP. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND INPUT SHAFT. THE ESTIMATE WAS $1800. THE CAR HAS OVER 80K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER HAD BEEN CHANGED AT 30K AND 60K MILES AS FACTORY RECOMMENDED. DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE INTERSECTION WHERE NORTHBOUND US HWYS 441 & 301 SPLIT, THE SPEED WHERE TRAFFIC CHANGES LANES DUE TO THEIR INABILITY TO READ SIGNS AND THEN A CAR STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC DEATH EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN THE OUTCOME. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 30 M.P.H. PULLED OVER , PUT IN PARK, SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. CYCLED THROUGH GEARS, NO ENGAGEMENT. FREE WHEELS IN ANY GEAR BUT PARK. NO SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO THIS. WILL UPDATE WHEN IT IS REPLACED. *TR

THERE ARE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE!! MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY 45 MINUTES AWAY FROM HOME AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED SUDDENLY, SHE WAS IN AN AREA WHERE HER CELL PHONE HAD NO SERVICE, SHE HAD TO ACCEPT HELP FROM A STRANGER THAT STOPPED TO HELP! HER AND HER 15 YEAR OLD SISTER WERE TERRIFIED!! AFTER FINALLY GETTING IN TOUCH WITH ME I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED IN WHICH THEY HAD TO RIDE WITH A TOW TRUCK DRIVER WHICH WAS JUST AS SCARY TO THEM!! SINCE THEN I HAVE DONE A SMALL AMOUNT OF RESEARCH AND MY FINDINGS ARE ASTONISHING!!! THE 2003 FORD TAURUS HAS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM! TRANSMISSION FAILURE... I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS CAR AND SHE WAS DRIVING IT TO CHAPEL HILL BECAUSE IT WAS SAFER (IN MY EYES) THAT HER 1998 MERCURY MARQUIS, I AM VERY UPSET THAT NO ONE HAS TOLD US OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE THAT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I REALLY EXPECT TO HEAR SOMETHING FROM SOMEONE IN REFERENCE TO FIXING THIS PROBLEM OR I WILL BE CONTACTING THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF ALL THE OTHER OWNERS AND PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY I'M LETTING FORD TOUCH MY CAR AGAIN... AND WILL BE GETTING THE RESULTS LATER NEXT WEEK, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE OUT OF A VEHICLE BECAUSE OF A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT COULD OF BEEN FIXED SOONER! THANK YOU AND KNOW I WILL BE HEARING FROM SOMEONE SOON! *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, HEARD A POP SOUND. VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED INTO SEVERAL PIECES. SOME DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS, TIRE APPEARS TO BE UNDAMAGED. REPAIRS ARE PENDING. VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY FROM THE WESTERN NEW YORK STATE AREA. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. NO WARNINGS OR SIGNS OF MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED PULLING. NO SLIPPING NO PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER THEN NOTHING. IT ONLY HAS 43K MILES AND I'M NEARLY 80 YRS OLD. I CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND $2000 ON A REPAIR THAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS ODD TO ME THAT MOST RECALLS ARE FOR SOMETHING STUPID LIKE A TAILLIGHT MAY BE PRONE TO LEAKING BUT WHEN IT COMES TO LIFE THREATENING PROBLEMS IT IS OVERLOOKED. IT IS JUST A GOOD THING THAT SHE WASN'T HIT BY SOMEONE SINCE SHE HAD PULLED OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND MADE IT TO HER LANE BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED PULLING NOT NOISE, POP OR ANYTHING!! WILL SOMEONE WITH A BACKBONE PLEASE STAND UP!!! *TR

REAR SPRINGS WERE FOUND BROKEN WHEN HAVING THE OIL CHANGED. BROKEN SPRING COULD PUNCTURE REAR TIRES, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAD TO REPLACE BROKEN REAR SPRINGS, OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK IN THE COWLING THAT CAUSED THE BLOWER MOTOR TO RUST; THEREFORE, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE WHEN THE FAN WAS NO LONGER BLOWING AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT RESIDENCE. AT ABOUT 6 AM I UNLOCKED THE DRIVER'S DOOR WITH MY KEYFOB. I ENTERED INTO VEHICLE. STARTED VEHICLE, SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. AS I MOVED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY A CAR LENGTH WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE RIGHT TURN OUT OF PARKING SPACE, THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE@ REPAIR SHOP WAITING FOR NEW PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE INTO THE GARAGE HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WASNT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V106000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH; THEREFORE THEY WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 133,000.

2003 FORD TAURUS FAILS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO A DEAD STOP. MANY REPORTS NOTED ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM - IN LINE WITH TOYOTA FAILURES. ENDANGERS THE PUBLIC. ALL RELATED TO KNOWN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY MY TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR PILE UP IT COST ME AROUND 2500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM HERE IS A LINK OF OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/TAURUS/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILED.SHTML. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL 03V087000, VISIBILITY WINDSHIELD WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RELATED TO THE RECALL. FORD ADVISED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS FILING A SAFETY COMPLAINT DUE TO THE WATER ENTERING INTO THE VEHICLE CAUSING CORROSION THAT SHORTS OUT THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 12/22/10*LJ

I WAS ON I-95 N SPEED 65 MPH. MY CAR REVVED TO 4-5 RPM AND I NOTICED THAT EVEN AS I WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR THAT THE CAR WAS NOT GAINING SPEED BUT DECELERATING. I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER AN COASTED TO A STOP. THE CAR WASN'T/DIDN'T OVER HEAT, THERE WAS NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS THAT CAME ON TO WARN ME. I HAD NO WARNING OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEFORE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON WHICH WORKED JUST FINE I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. I PUT THE CAR IN OVERDRIVE AND REVERSE AN THE SAME THING IT WAS LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN A CONSTANT NEUTRAL. THE CAR JUST HIT THE 60K MILE A FEW DAYS AGO. WHILE I WAITED ON FAMILY MEMBERS TO COME ASSIST ME I CHECKED ALL FLUID LEVELS INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUID WAS CORRECT. FROM READING ON THE FORUMS THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM MORE THAN A FEW THOUSAND PEOPLE. I WILL HAVE TO GO TO A SHOP AND THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM ON AVERAGE IS 2 GRAND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATING SYSTEM THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT NO AIR BLOW OUT OF THE VEHICLES VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE RESISTOR WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE RESISTOR WAS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59000. UPDATED 12/10/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE REPLACED THREE RESISTOR UNITS AND A PROTECTIVE BONNET FOR THE OUTSIDE AIR VENT AND A NEW BLOWER UNIT. UPDATED 12/17/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY WHERE THE LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE WHO REPLACED BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND FOUR NEW TIRES AT HER EXPENSE FOR $1405. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE HER YEAR, MAKE OR MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,280.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY HER PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,506. UPDATED 12/21/10*BF UPDATED 12/30/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITION. THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL KNOCKING NOISE AND A MUSTY ODOR EMITTING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED DURING RAINY CONDITIONS WATER WOULD LEAK THROUGH THE DEFECTIVE FRONT WINDSHIELD THAT RESULTED TO AN ACCUMULATION OF WATER OVER A PERIOD OF TIME IN THE AIR CONDITION BLOWER MOTOR. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 003V087000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD); THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD SPOKEN WITH A TECHNICIAN THAT STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE AIR CONDITION BLOWER MOTOR HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.