2003 Ford Taurus complaints

CAR WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE CAR REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. A REMANUFACTURED COMPUTER WAS INSTALLED INTO THE CAR AND THE COST WAS STILL OVER $600. MILEAGE OF THE CAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD WOULD BECOME WET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT MOTOR BLOWER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

IN LINE WITH NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS ABOUT THE 2003 FORD TAURUS, MY BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTER HAVE FAILED DUE TO A WATER LEAK ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, I CANNOT DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. THE RESULT LACK OF VISIBILITY IS DANGEROUS FOR MY PASSENGERS AND FOR NEARBY CARS. CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM IS NOT A SIMPLE MATTER OF REPLACING THE BLOWER MOTOR, BUT ALSO REQUIRES A COMPLICATED REPAIR OF THE CAUSATIVE LEAK. I REQUEST NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE AND WORK WITH FORD IN ISSUING A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

SON WAS DRIVING CAR, STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE SURE NO CARS WERE APPROACHING, TOOK FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND NOTHING, STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. HE SHUT THE CAR OFF, STARTED IT BACK UP, TRIED ALL THE GEARS AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR EARLIER IN THE DAY AND DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, THERE WAS NOT ANY INDICATIONS ANYTHING WAS WRONG. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A HUGE, COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 FORDS. I AM A STUDENT AND I HAD JUST PAID OFF THIS CAR. IT HAS JUST OVER 89,000 MILES ON IT. I DON'T HAVE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IT IS GOING TO TAKE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO TELL FORD THAT THEY HAVE A DEFECT IN THEIR VEHICLES AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I CALLED FORD AND ALL THEY SAID THEY COULD DO WAS TAKE DOWN MY INFORMATION AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND THEY ARE IGNORING THOSE WHO HAVE A FORD VEHICLE AND REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED SINCE I NOW HAVE NO CAR AND CAN'T BUY ANOTHER ONE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 55 MGH DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV, BUT MY CAR WOUND NOT GO FORWARD. COASTED TO A STOP AND TRIED ALL GEARS BUT IT JUST WOULD NOT MOVE. IT WAS A VERY HOT DAY, AND I WAS IN AN AREA WITHOUT CELL SERVICE TO CALL FOR A TOW. IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. $1400 TO REPLACE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 76354 MILES ON IT. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003 TAURUS'. *TR

BOTH REAR SPRINGS ON VEHICLE BROKE AND CAUSED SPRINGS TO SLIP OFF OF LOWER SPRING PERCH. SHARP BROKEN END OF LEFT REAR SPRING CAME WITHIN 0.25 INCHES OF CONTACTING TIRE. SHARP END OF SPRING CAME VERY CLOSE TO PUNCTURING TIRE. NO PARTICULAR EVENT CAUSED THIS FAILURE. DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN IT HAPPENED. I JUST NOTICED THE REAR END OF THE CAR WAS SITTING LOWER THAN USUAL. CAR STILL DROVE FINE. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY REPLACED BOTH REAR SPRINGS AND STRUTS AT MY COST OF APPROXIMATELY $700. OLD PARTS KEPT BY FORD DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN RAPIDLY DECREASING. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE SUSPENSION TO DROP. THE TIRE AND AXLE WERE DAMAGED AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, HE NOTICED THE REAR SPRING EXHIBITED SIGNS OF RUST. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS SE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE PERFORMED WHEN HE WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED. THE COIL SPRING WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 21,000.

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON TWO LANE HIGHWAY. CAR WENT OUT OF GEAR AS THOUGH IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE AND A CHECK ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A VALVE SPRING HEAD BROKE OFF INSIDE OF THE ENGINE CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE. WITHIN A FEW DAYS, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,887 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING AND POPPING NOISE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN AND THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT BECAUSE THE COIL SPRING PIERCED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NEVER ANY PRIOR INDICATION THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE AT 2 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE WENT FLAT. HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND NOTICED THE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED IN THREE PARTS. THE COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND CAUSED IT TO BECOME FLAT. THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,156.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE, AND TWO DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

2003 FORD TAURUS FRONT AND BACK COIL SPRINGS BROKE AND THE FRONT PUNCTURED THE TIRES WHICH ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL PROBLEMS HAPPENED ON MARCH 1, 2010 COSTING $1149.01 WHICH INCLUDED THE TWO NEW TIRES WE HAD TO BUY THAT GOT PUNCTURED BY THE COILS. THE BACK SUSPENSION PROBLEMS HAPPENED ON MAY 10, 2010 COSTING $142.75. I HAVE READ MANY TIMES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COSTS OF THESE REPAIRS AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

FRONT AND REAR SPRINGS ON 2003 FORD TAURUS FRACTURED. THE FRONT SPRING FRACTURED WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND THE BRAKE LINES AND HIT THE TIRE. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, THE RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT CAUSED BY TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL AND BRAKING. BOTH REAR SPRINGS FRACTURED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE BUT FRACTURED AT THE BOTTOM WITHOUT TOTAL FAILURE. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE EARLIER IN THE DAY, THEN MY WAS GOING TO MY DAUGHTERS HOME, WHEN SHE STOPPED FOR A STOP SIGN BY MY DAUGHTERS HOME, THE CAR PULLED AWAY AND STOPPED ACCELERATING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. SHE WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING FROM ADIFFERENT DIRECTION. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE IF SHE HAD BEEN ON AN INTERSTATE OR OPEN ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OF ANY TYPE THAT A PROBLEM WAS FORTHCOMING. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS. ROUGH ESTIMATES $2000 +/-. FORD ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS, BUT WILL NOT DISCOUNT ANY REPAIR OR HELP CUSTOMER IN ANY WAY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ALL THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET ON THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME RESULT. NO HELP FROM FORD. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED, BECAUSE ACCIDENTS COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED FROM THIS CONDITION. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING! ON I-44 IN OKLAHOMA, DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL AT 75 MPH, ENGINE REVVED TO 4500 RPM AND ONLY STOPPED CLIMBING BECAUSE I TURNED OFF CRUISE CONTROL. IT WAS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ALLOW FORWARD OR REVERSE IN ANY OF THE GEAR RANGES. WE HAD NO PRIOR OCCURRENCES OF THIS PROBLEM, IT CAME WITHOUT WARNING! THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT FORD TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT COST $3171 TO REPLACE AND $350 FOR A RENTAL CAR TO USE TO CONTINUE OUR VACATION. WE WERE OVER 750 MILES FROM HOME AND ON THE SECOND DAY OF VACATION WHEN IT OCCURRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT A VERY LOW SPEED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE NEAR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND PIERCED THE TIRE. THE COIL SPRING WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND PIERCED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE SECOND FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,000.

MY WIFE'S 2003 FORD TAURUS WITH 58,000 MILES HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINE GEAR,THAT WAS NOT HEAT TREATED PROPERLY. FAIL.JUST OUT OF NOWHERE.IT HAPPENED AT AN INTERSECTION.NO FORWARD OR REVERSE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY.THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND WE FEEL A RECALL IS IN ORDER.THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FRONT COIL SPRING AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FRONT COIL SPRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COIL SPRING COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR CRASH IF THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

I OWN A 2003 FORD TAURUS SES WITH 123K MILES ON IT. NEVER HAD A MOMENTS TROUBLE OUT OF IT TILL JULY 1 2010. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE CAR JUST STOPPED PULLING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IF I HAD BEEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY THIS COULD HAVE ENDED IN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT WAY. THIS IS A VERY BAD SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAM SENSOR WAS AGAIN REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CAM SENSOR WAS RESET. THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND PIERCED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,600.

2003 FORD TAURUS. CAR WAS RUNNING OKAY. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. A FEW DAYS EARLIER DURING A HEAVY RAINFALL I NOTICED THE RPMS METER GO UP WHILE THE SPEED DIPPED. I PANICKED BUT HE CAR MADE IT HOME AND DROVE FINE FOR SEVERAL DAYS THEREAFTER. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. *TR

FORD TAURUS 2003 REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN. CAUSED RUBBING ON TIRE ON SAME SIDE WHICH WORE A DEEP GROOVE IN THE SIDE WALL. ALSO CAUSED TIRE ON OPPOSITE SIDE TO WEAR UNEVENLY. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH TIRES AS WELL AS REPLACE COIL SPRINGS BOTH SIDES. LIVE IN MAINE (SALT- BELT STATE). BOUGHT AS USED VEHICLE. DON'T KNOW IF FRONT SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. DATE OF INCIDENT WAS WHEN THE DEFECT WAS FOUND ON REGULAR INSPECTION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY, IN ARKANSAS, AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IT. I WENT TO PASS A VEHICLE, AND INSTEAD OF THE VEHICLE KICKING INTO PASSING GEAR, IT WAS AS IF THE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL INSTEAD. THE ENGINE JUST REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW. I BARELY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WITHOUT BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE GAVE NO INDICATION OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 132,000 MILES ON IT. THERE WERE NO SHIFTING ISSUES, SOUNDS, OR WARNING LIGHTS. I HAVE READ WHERE MANY OTHER FORD TAURUS OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED NEARLY THE SAME ISSUE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE THAN IT WAS, SINCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAIN HIGHWAY AND TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANY FORWARD GEAR OR REVERSE. *TR

WHEN BACKING A 2003 FORD TAURUS FROM ITS WINTER STORAGE PLACE IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, A STRANGE NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND IT TOOK MORE POWER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE TO BACK OUT. UPON STOPPING THE CAR AFTER A FEW FEET TO SEE IF SOMETHING WAS UNDER THE CAR, IT WAS NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. AFTER COMPLETELY BACKING OUT OF THE CLOSE QUARTERED GARAGE AND A BETTER INSPECTION OF THE TIRE AND ITS REMOVAL, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE WHOLE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WAS TORN AND THE TIRE WAS IN TWO PIECES. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND THE BROKEN PORTION'S POINT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR RIPPING THE TIRE. INQUIRIES TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER CONFIRMED FORD WOULDN'T DO ANY SORT OF COMPENSATION FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM BUT DID SAY HE THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL SOME TIME AGO BUT GIVEN THE VIN THIS VEHICLE HE SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. AFTER A $700+ FIX AT AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE THE CAR WAS ON THE ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS WHEN THE RIGHTSIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND DID THE SAME THING ONLY THIS TIME IT WAS BEING DRIVEN BY IT'S 79 YEAR OLD OWNER WHO FORTUNATELY WAS ALL MOST STOPPED TO MAKE LEFT TURN WHEN IT BROKE AND SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND CALLED ASSISTANCE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED A SECOND TIME AND THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THE FORD MOTOR CO. HAS NOT BEEN CALLED YET FOR ANY KIND OF FINANCIAL HELP OR SERVICE ON THIS SECOND INCIDENT YET. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT A LITTLE

I HAVE JUST PURCHASED A 03 TAURUS WHICH LEAKED WATER ONTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ALSO CAUSING MY AC BLOWER MOTOR TO SHORT OUT. WHEN IT IS RAINING, HUMID OR LATER WHEN IT GETS COLD THERE WILL BE NO WAY TO KEEP THE WINDSHIELD CLEAR OF INTERIOR CONDENSATION OR FROST. THIS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS IF CAUGHT IN A STORM. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET FORD TO ACT EVEN THOUGH A RELATED RECALL EXISTED UNDER 03V087000. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ THE DESCRIPTIONS RELATED TO RECALL NUMBER 03V087000 AND FORD TSB 04-15-3. I ALSO SEE THERE IS AN EXISTING COMPLAINT NUMBER TO NHTSA: 10184014. THE WATER LEAKS DURING STORMS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CAR IS DRIVING OR SITTING STILL. THE FAN FIRST WOULD ONLY RUN ON HIGH SPEED AND NOW WON'T RUN AT ALL. THIS IS AN KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT AND I AM FRUSTRATED THAT I CAN'T GET IT REMEDIED BY FORD. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY, I FELT THE GEARS SLIP AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO OVERDRIVE. AFTER THE GEAR CHANGE, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, HOWEVER, POWER DID NOT TRANSFER FROM THE ENGINE TO THE WHEELS. I COASTED TO A STOP. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR

RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE AND BLEW OUT RIGHT FRONT TIRE. LUCKILY, MY WIFE WAS NOT AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN IT HAPPENED. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE,AND THE FRONT RIGHT SPRING AND STRUT ASSEMBLY. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS V6 3.0 SE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON A BUSY SAN FRANCISCO STREET WHILE MAKING A TURN AND ACCELERATING SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE TURN. HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE STREET AT SOME PERIL TO MYSELF. I HAVE INVESTIGATED AND THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON THE 2003 TAURUS. TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED WITH A REBUILD. THE COST IS $1300.00 PLUS TOWING FEE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A RUBBER BURNING SMELL. HE THEN NOTICED THAT REAR LEFT TIRE HAD BECOME FLAT AND THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FLAT WAS A COIL SPRING THAT BROKE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT IT WOULD BE EASY IF THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE PART HIMSELF AND REPAIR IT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,837.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED AND ANY ROAD CONDITION, THE CONTACT WOULD OBSERVE AN UNUSUAL SCREECHING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SYNCHRONIZER SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND SHE WAS ADVISED THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 87,200.

I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AND HAD JUST STARTED UP AN INCLINE AFTER STOPPING AT A STOPLIGHT AT ONE OF THE BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS IN ST.LOUIS (HWY 64 & LINDBERGH). AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, I HEARD AN AWFUL NOISE AND REALIZED I DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS....JUST GONE! LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF/COAST INTO A NEARBY MALL'S PARKING LOT (PLAZA FRONTENAC). WHEN I GOT TO A STOP, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN PROCEEDED TO TRY ALL THE GEARS ON THE GEARSHIFT. NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM....THEY ALL SEEMED LIKE NEUTRAL. I KEPT THE CAR RUNNING, CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND NOTICED SOME GREY/BLACK IN WITH THE PINK (JUST ON THE EDGES). ONCE MY HUSBAND GOT THERE, HE VERIFIED HE THOUGHT THE GREY WAS FROM METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO MY 1997 DODGE AVENGER (TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT AT 37K ON BUSY HIGHWAY AT RUSH HOUR), SO I KNEW THE SIGNS. AFTER HAVING AAA TOW MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP, WE WAITED FOR THE VERDICT. IT WILL BE AT LEAST $1600 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE SHOP SAYS THEY WILL ALSO REPLACE SOME OF THE OTHER WEAK PARTS THE TAURUS IS KNOWN FOR IN THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. THE CAR IS A 2003 FORD TAURUS SES WITH 115K ON IT. I'VE HAD IT SINCE BRAND NEW AND CAN'T BELIEVE ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE, ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS TO THE 2003 TAURUS. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL?!? I DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE THE CAR OR MY INSURANCE INFO.ON ME TO SUPPLY THE VIN NUMBER.... *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS, 120,000 MILES NO WARNING CAR JUST STOPPED GOING MOVING, TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO NOT BE WORKING, GOES IN EVERY GEAR JUST NO MOVEMENT, HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT 3 YRS AGO. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS TO THE CORNER STORE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SIGNS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. LUCKILY MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE END OF OUR QUARTER MILE DRIVEWAY WERE WE THEN PUSHED IT TO THE HOUSE. I AM VERY THANKFUL THIS DID NOT HAPPEN TO MY THREE CHILDREN AND I WHEN WE WERE OUT SHOPPING EARLIER THAT DAY. THIS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY FAILURE THAT I HAVE FOUND MANY CASES OF ONLINE. *TR

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN AM, THE DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND RUPTURED THE TIRE. VEHICLE LOWERED UNTIL FRAME WAS ONE INCH FROM GROUND. HAD TO BE TOWED TO LOCAL SERVICE STATION FOR REPAIR. *TR

1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, NONE. CAR HAD NO PROBLEMS, TRANSMISSION MADE NO NOISE, WAS NOT SLIPPING, ETC... CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED. 2) THE FAILURE, HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, THE CONSEQUENCES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE CAR AT 107,000 MILES, NO WARNING, WAS ON THE FREEWAY COMING HOME FROM WORK, DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS ANOTHER CAR AND THEN RPMS MAXED OUT. CAR DID NOTHING IN ANY GEARS. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MERGE OVER 3 LANES AND ARRIVE SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER. HOWEVER, HAD I NOT HAD ENOUGH SPEED THIS MOST DEFINITELY COULD HAVE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. 3) WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE? THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY MY DAD, A FORMER MECHANIC, WAS ABLE TO PUT IN A USED (16,000 MILES) TRANSMISSION FOR ME. THIS COST ME ABOUT $700 DOLLARS. WHILE THIS TRANSMISSION IS STILL DOING FINE, CAR NOW HAS 135,000 MILES, THIS GIVES ME NO ASSURANCE AS THESE TRANSMISSIONS TEND TO GO WITHOUT WARNING AT LOW MILEAGE. *TR

1) THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, NONE, CAR WAS RIDING SMOOTH, NO NOISES, BOUNCING, ETC... 2) THE FAILURE, HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, ITS CONSEQUENCES. THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT STRUT SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURING THROUGH THE TIRE. THIS IS A HUGE KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED (30 MPH) WHEN THE SPRING LET GO. HOWEVER, I DO TAKE THE EXPRESS WAY TO AND FROM WORK AND TRAVEL OFTEN. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE EXPRESSWAY I MOST DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL WHEN THE SPRING PUNCTURED THROUGH THE TIRE. 3) WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE? STRUTS, SPRINGS, AND TWO FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED. LUCKILY MY DAD, A FORMER MECHANIC, WAS ABLE TO DO THE STRUTS AND SPRINGS FOR ME. TOTAL COST ENDED UP BEING $600. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS SE - VIN# [XXX] - I HAD JUST TAKEN A RIGHT TURN ONTO A STREET AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE PEOPLE BEHIND ME. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT SWITCH GEARS. ALL FLUIDS WERE IN CORRECT ORDER WITH NO ISSUES. THERE WERE NEITHER DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS NOR ANY UNUSUAL AUTO NOISES. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 102,000 MILES ON IT. IT COSTED $1600 TO FIX. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT ON A VERY BUSY ROAD OR I COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERLY INJURED. FORD NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS AND INITIATE A RECALL ON THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. I WAS TOLD BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC THAT THIS PARTICULAR FORD HAS 6 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSIONS...MEANING THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS BEING COVERED UP! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH COIL SPRINGS *TGW THE CONSUMER QUESTIONED THE LACK OF A RECALL FOR AN OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND PERHAPS DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS RUPTURED ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE BALL JOINTS, FRONT STABILIZER AND SERPENTINE BELT ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CALIPER FROZE, AND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. *JB UPDATED CONSUMER LETTER 10/27/10.*JB

THE HOOD LATCH BEGIN TO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE HOOD FLEW UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD AND COSTING OVER $2000 TO REPAIR EVEN WITHOUT THE OCCURRENCE OF A COLLISION. THE LATCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT IF THERE HAD BEEN MORE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD AS THE HOOD ELIMINATED VISIBILITY. *TR

DRIVING CAR TO THE STORE AND CAME OUT OUR CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. RAN FINE BUT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. MECHANIC SAID OUR TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT. THEY SEE ABOUT 2-3 TAURUS'S A MONTH WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. COST AROUND $800.00 TO FIX. NEEDS RECALLED CONSIDERING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE BEEN READING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION JUST GAVE OUT WHILE DRIVING. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF ROAD AND GET CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. I HAVE ONLY 83,000 MILES ON CAR AND TRANSMISSION GAVE NO WARNING IT WAS GOING! NOW I HAVE TO PAY 2650 DOLLARS TO FIX TRANNY FORD KNEW WAS BAD! *TR

WHILE BACKING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW UP. IT WAS A LOUD NOISE. MY HUSBAND WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE CAR AND THOUGHT I RAN OVER SOMETHING THAT MADE THE TIRE BLOW. WHEN HE TOOK THE TIRE OFF HE FOUND THAT THE SPRING HAD SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED. WE FEEL SO LUCKY NO ONE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME. IT VERY EASILY WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL AND COULD HAVE INJURED OR KILLED SOMEONE. WE HAVE PROPERLY MAINTAINED THE CAR AND NOW I SEE MANY OTHER FORD TAURUS DRIVERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD HAD A RECALL FOR 1999-2001 CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WOULD JUST INCREASE THE RPMS. THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE IN ANY GEARS. REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

I OWN A 2003 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON. I HAD JUST COMPLETED A VACATION 1000+ MILE TRIP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, WHILE IN A PARKING LOT DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED THERE OCCURRED A LOUD METALLIC GRINDING SOUND, FOLLOWING IMMEDIATELY BY A HISS NOISE WITH AN INSTANT COLLAPSE OF MY LEFT FRONT TIRE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED INTO A LOCAL FORD DEALER, AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE LEFT FRONT SPRING HAD BROKEN, SLASHING THE INSIDE OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. NEEDLESS TO SAY IF THIS HAD OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE LIKELIHOOD IS THAT I WOULD NOT BE AROUND TO BE ENTERING THIS COMPLAINT. MY REPAIR COST WAS $1456.80, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THIS RAISES A QUESTION: WHY NOT? AN INTERNET CHECK SHOWED THIS FORD COIL SPRING PROBLEM TO BE HAPPENING FOR YEARS, DESPITE IT'S OBVIOUS THREAT TO LIVES! *TR UPDATED IVOQ 12/29/10*JB

DRIVING AT APPROX. 30MPH AND MY CAR ACTED LIKE I JUST THREW IT INTO NEUTRAL. ANY GEAR I TRIED TO PUT IT INTO ACTED LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL. MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPAIRED. I AM READING THE MESSAGE BOARDS AND SEEING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ALOT IN THE FORD TAURUS. SOME WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND THAT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS GOING FROM 65MPH TO 0. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE TAURUS TRANSMISSIONS. MY MECHANIC STATED THAT HE'S FIXED AROUND 20 OF THEM IN THE PAST YEAR, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THEM. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR EXCEPT PARK. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND WILL COST $2200 FOR A REBUILT ONE TO BE INSTALLED. THIS OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE, THE SAME DAY OUR STATE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO DRIVE AGAIN. *TR