2003 Ford Taurus complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND HE FOUND THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE LOST AIR. HE ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE TIRE OFF OF THE VEHICLE SINCE THE COIL SPRING WAS STUCK IN THE TIRE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE COIL SPRING, BEARING PLATE, STRUT, AND THE TIRE. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS $300. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER; HOWEVER, A REPORT WAS NOT TAKEN FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 73,250. UPDATED 02/02/10 *BF UPDATED 02/05/10.*JB

WAS MAKING A TURN ONTO A STREET WHEN I NOTICED LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER. STOPPED AND NOTICED FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER REMOVAL OF TIRE, NOTICED THAT INSIDE OF TIRED HAD BEEN RIPPED OPEN AS A RESULT OF THE BREAKING OF THE FRONT LEFT SPRING THAT ENCOMPASSES THE SHOCK. *TR

WHILE BACKING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS OUT OF MY GARAGE, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE AND DESTROYING THE TIRE. *TR

OWNER WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY (IN REVERSE) WHEN LOUD NOISE OCCURRED AND LEFT FRONT PORTION OF CAR DROPPED DOWN TOWARDS PAVEMENT. ALL TIRES WERE FULLY INFLATED PRIOR TO OPERATING VEHICLE. DRIVER EXITED VEHICLE TO FIND TIRE PUNCTURED/SHREDDED AND A RING OF THE SPRING COIL ON THE GROUND. VEHICLE WAS PUT ON JACKS AT WHICH TIME IT WAS DETECTED THAT TIRE HAD BEEN SHREDDED BY BROKEN SPRING COIL WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO STRUT. VEHICLE IS TO BE TOWED TO FORD AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER FOR EVALUATION AND REPLACEMENT OF TIRE, COIL SPRING AND POSSIBLY STRUT DEPENDING ON DAMAGES TO BE DETECTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS SE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE CHANGED THE TIRE WHICH MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS REPLACING THE SPARE WITH A NEW TIRE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE COIL SPRING ALSO PUNCTURED THE SPARE TIRE AND CAUSED TREAD WEAR. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 51,348.

REAR COIL SPRING FAILED ON 2003 FORD TAURUS OCTOBER 2009 - BOTH REAR TIRES AND COIL SPRINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE.. FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED ON SAME VEHICLE JAN 4 2003, PUNCTURED RIGHT FRONT TIRE WHICH THEN BLEW OUT. *TR

1. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION. 2. FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING FAILURE RESULTING IN A PUNCTURED TIRE, BROKEN SWAY BAR END LINK AND POSSIBLY RUPTURED BRAKE HOSE. 3. VEHICLE NOT DRIVABLE, TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY. WILL NEED TO REPLACE SPRING, STRUT, SWAY BAR END LINK, POSSIBLY BRAKE LINE. FAILED COIL SPRING IS AVAILABLE. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND SEVERED TIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS PURCHASED IN 2003. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE HE HEARD A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BECAME FLAT. HER ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE FLAT TIRE, BUT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE THROUGH THE SIDEWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS AWAITING REPAIRS TO DATE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 43,000.

ON DEC 26, 2009 MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY TO HEAD TO WORK, AND THE PASS FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO THE COIL SPRING RUPTURING. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 80,000 MILES ON IT. RESEARCHING THIS, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CASES WHERE THIS HAS OCCURRED, A SMALL SAMPLING CAN BE FOUND HERE: HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/FORD_SPRINGS.HTML IT IS A WIDELY DOCUMENTED ISSUE, WITH NO RECALL ACTION BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I AM CURRENTLY DEPLOYED, SERVING OUR COUNTRY... WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO ACTION TO FORCE FORD TO FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED? THE PROPERTY DAMAGED BY THIS FAILURE WAS MY CAR, WHICH INVOLVES THE SPRING, STRUT AND TIRE (JUST PURCHASED EARLIER THIS YEAR). MY WIFE LOST A DAY OF WORK BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. HOW LONG DOES IT REALLY TAKE FOR AN INVESTIGATION OF FAULTY MANUFACTURING, WITH THE POTENTIAL OF ENDING LIVES, HAVE TO TAKE WITH THE THOUSANDS OF CASES THAT ARE ALREADY DOCUMENTED, AND OCCURRING CONTINUOUSLY? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON A ROAD SURFACE COVERED WITH GRAVEL ICE SHE HEARD A NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NEXT, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY. SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS DEFLATED. SHE EXCHANGED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AND THE COIL SPRING WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 153,000 UPDATED 2/1/10 *CN THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE IN HALF. UPDATED 02/02/10.*JB

THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING ON MY MOTHERS 2003 FORD TAURUS BROKE AS SHE WAS NEARING HOME. IT DESTROYED THE TIRE. I CALLED FORD & THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT ONLY FOR TAURUSES UP TO 2001. MY MOTHER DRIVES ON A LOT OF HIGHWAYS & I FEEL THIS COULD BE VERY UNSAFE. A LOCAL AUTO SHOP REPLACED IT & TOLD HER THE SPRINGS BREAK AS EASILY ON THE '03'S AS THE OLDER TAURUSES. *TR

AS I BEGAN TO DRIVE MY 2003 FORD TAURUS, I HEARD AND FELT A LOUD NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR DROPPED SUDDENLY. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS, AND GOT OUT TO INSPECT IT. I FOUND THE PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT TIRE NOT ONLY FLAT, BUT NEARLY DRAGGED OFF THE RIM. IT HAD BEEN SPEARED BY THE COIL SPRING, WHICH WAS BROKEN AND HAD RUN THROUGH THE (ALMOST NEW) TIRE LIKE A HOOK. TWO-THIRDS OF THE TIRE SIDEWALL IS TORN OPEN. LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING AT ANY GREAT SPEED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT ANY RECALL OR TSB THAT MAY APPLY AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALER, THE WOMAN AT THE DESK TOLD ME THIS TYPE OF FAILURE "TENDS TO HAPPEN", AND DID NOT SEEM AT ALL CONCERNED, OR EVEN SURPRISED, AT THE PROBLEM. I WAS QUOTED ROUGHLY $400 TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND HAVE THE CAR ALIGNED. THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT HAS ONLY BEEN BACK FROM MY USUAL REPAIR SHOP FOR LESS THAN 3 WEEKS, DUE TO THE REPAIR OF OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURES. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS, NOISE FROM LEFT FRONT, HARD TO STEER, FOUND LEFT FRONT TIRE FLAT, AFTER SWAPPING TIRE WITH SPARE FOUND NOISE STILL PRESENT AND HARD TO STEER, TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP FOUND LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKEN, REPLACED BOTH FRONT SPRINGS, STRUTS AND BALL JOINT HAD PLAY IN THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING SHE HEARD A CLINGING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER-SIDE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FRACTURED, AND THEN PUNCTURED A HOLE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT NEW SPRINGS AND A TIRE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HE WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

BACKING UP 2003 FORD TAURUS FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED TIRE. THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY FOR BOTH SIDES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING FRACTURED ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS, PUNCTURING THE ADJACENT TIRE. THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY AS MY WIFE WAS LEAVING FOR WORK AND THE TIRE INSTANTLY WENT FLAT. *TR

WENT TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN MY 2003 FORD TAURUS AND A LOUD GUSH OF AIR WAS HEARD AND THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WENT FLAT. REMOVED TIRE AND FOUND FRONT SPRING WAS BROKEN AND HAD PUNCTURED TIRE. HAVE GOTTEN THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP AND AM AWAITING REPAIR ESTIMATE. *TR

DRIVING @ APPROX 30MPH AND HEARD LOUD POP...IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO DISCOVER FRONT END DRIVER SIDE LOWER THAN REST OF CAR. ENDED UP FRONT SPRING CRACKED. BOTH FRONT SPRINGS/STRUT ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. *TR

WATER IN THE BLOWER CASE OR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR, AND THE BLOWER MOTOR ONLY WORKS ON HIGH SPEED. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN. ASKED IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL NUMBER 03V087000 AND WAS TOLD NO. *TR

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS SE HAS BEEN CUTTING OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING. ALL POWER GOES OUT AND THE LIGHTS FLASH ON THE DASH LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS NOW AND I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THEM TELL ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. EVERYTHING LOCKS UP ON THE CAR, INCLUDING THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE BRAKES, AND I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING. AFTER 3-8 SECONDS IT WILL START ITSELF BACK UP AGAIN AND I REGAIN FULL CONTROL OF THE CAR. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY, BUT WHEN I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT, I CAME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING AND GOTTEN NO ANSWERS: HTTP://WWW.FORD-FORUMS.COM/FORD-TAURUS/10048-TAURUS-SHUTS-OFF-STARTS-ITSELF-WHILE-DRIVING.HTML IF YOU CAN HELP ME, PLEASE DO! IT'S JUST NOT SAFE FOR MY 1-YEAR-OLD AND I TO BE DRIVING AROUND UNSURE OF WHEN THE CAR WILL DO THIS AGAIN!! IT'S A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!*TR

TAURUS WITH A WATER LEAK OR BLOWN A/C HEATER BLOWER MOTOR. THE BLOWER ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I HAVE WATER DRAINING ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR IN RAIN STORMS. THE BLOWER WOULD ONLY WORK ON HIGH SPEED BEFORE IT STOP WORKING COMPLETELY. REFER TO FORD RECALL NUMBER: 03V087000. *TR

[REGARDING TAURUS/SABLE FOR WATER LEAK AND AC BLOWER DEFECT; SILENT RECALL; TSB 03-15-6; RELATED RECALL EXISTING UNDER 03V087000, & POSSIBLY ALSO COMPLIANCE RECALL 03C03] - ALSO SEE COMPLAINT #10184014 CERTIFIED CAR, 2003 FORD TAURUS SES, 47,000 MILES HAVE RECENTLY (11/7/09) GOTTEN WATER ON PASSENGER FLOOR, & NOW SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM & DESIGN DEFECT. NOW MY BLOWER MOWER HAS STARTED AN UNUSUAL SOUND AS WELL, & THIS IS OBVIOUSLY RELATED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS SOUND IS WATER SLOSHING AROUND & WILL RUST MY BLOWER MOTOR, MAKING THAT YET ANOTHER REPAIR. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT FORD WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIR - BUT HAVE FOUND MANY INSTANCES ONLINE WHERE FORD DID INDEED PAY 80% OF THIS EXACT SAME REPAIR. THIS IS A DEFECT & THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TAURUS WATER PROBLEM ALL OVER ONLINE, YET FORD CHOOSES TO IGNORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN MOTOR RESISTOR FOUR TIMES. AFTER THE FOURTH REPAIR, THE DEALER REALIZED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE FAN MOTOR WHICH CAUSED THE RESISTOR TO FAIL. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE FAN MOTOR AND THE WINDSHIELD FOR $500. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTED AND THEY DIDN'T OFFER TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COST. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72000.

2003 FORD TAURUS HAS HAD 3 COIL SPRING FAILURES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS, RESULTING IN 2 TIRE PUNCTURES. NO ACCIDENTS, NO INJURIES. THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN DAILY BY A 71 YEAR OLD MAN. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS, BLOWER MOTOR FAILING AND LEAKING WATER ONTO THE FLOORBOARD. FROM THE LOOKS OF IT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM FORD TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING BLOW-OUT. CAR REPAIRED AT HERITAGE FORD BURLINGTON VT. S/O 454663 AT A COST TO ME OF $660.27.THE PART IS THE EXACT PART THAT WAS RECALLED BEFORE. THE EXACT PART WAS AGAIN PUT ON. *TR

2 TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN 2005 AT 68,000 MILE AND THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 121,000 MILES. HAD TO PAY TO HAVE FIXED AND WHEN I CONTACTED FORD THEY SAID THEY ARE SORRY BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN HELP ME WITH. IS IT TRADITIONAL FOR A TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT EVERY 60,000 + MILES? I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES A HOUR WHEN THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WENT AND THE CAR REVVED UP AND WOULDN'T GO NO WHERE AND ALMOST GO REARENDED BECAUSE THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION ON HIGHWAY AND NO WHERE'S TO PULL OVER. I ALSO HAD MY GRANDSON AND DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND WE ALL WERE SCARED THAT WE WHERE GOING TO GET HIT. *TR

HAVE DRIVEN A 2003 FORD TAURUS - NEW NEVER WRECKED. HAD A CAR WRECK - HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SIDE DID DEPLOY BUT HAD NO PASSENGER. CAR WAS TOTALED BUT KEPT PICTURES OF THIS. NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE SO I DON'T THINK THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55MPH WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. I HAVE SEARCHED THIS AND HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN THE AC SHUT OFF AND THE OVERHEATED AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. EVERY TIME I TRIED TO START IT, IT MADE A KNOCKING SOUND. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHY IT OVERHEATED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT. I EXITED THE FREEWAY, WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE THE CAR SLOWLY AND I STARTED TO SMELL BURNING OIL AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN I ACCELERATED. I STOPPED THE CAR AND OIL SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED WITH WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AC BLOWER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WOULD ONLY OPERATE IF IT WERE ON HIGH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82351.

COIL SPRING SNAPPED OFF WENT THROUGH TIRE AND POPPED TIRE - FORTUNATELY HAPPENED IN DRIVEWAY BACKING OUT - IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE ROAD SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER VENT ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FLOOR WAS ALSO WET EACH TIME IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THREE DAYS AGO. THE VEHICLE WILL BE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

2003 FORD TAURUS- BROKEN LEFT FRONT SPRING. TURNING AROUND IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURING THE TIRE, AND CAUSING THE CAR TO COLLAPSE NEARLY TO THE GROUND. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 78,000 MILES OF NORMAL ROAD DRIVING. THE FORD DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT IT ENDED WITH 2001 VEHICLES. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT END WITH THE 2001 VEHICLES AND CERTAINLY WAS NOT CORRECTED THROUGH AT LEAST 2003, PERHAPS LONGER. THE REPAIR EXPENSE SHOULD BE ON FORD. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND NOT MY FAULT OR BECAUSE OF WEAR. MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT IF I HAD BEEN DOING 55 MPH OR 65 MPH. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT, PERHAPS EVEN DEATH. WHEN WILL THE OTHER SIDE BREAK? RESEARCH INDICATES THAT IT MAY VERY WELL HAPPEN AGAIN. I'M VERY, VERY CONCERNED AND CONSTANTLY WORRIED WHEN I DRIVE. *TR

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE. MAKING LEFT HAND TURN WHEN COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING MOMENTARY LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. REPLACED BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS. FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION / RESEARCH. *TR

IN MY 2003 FORD TAURUS SEL (24V DOHC 3.0L) I EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING ON THE FRONT ASSEMBLY. AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION. I STILL HAVE THE OLD SPRING (IT HAS BEEN CUT INTO SEVERAL PIECES TO FACILITATE REMOVING IT FROM THE VEHICLE). IN ADDITION TO THE COIL SPRING DESTROYED WAS A GOODYEAR EAGLE GT P215/60R16 95V. THIS TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACE BY MY TIRE DEALER AT NO COST TO ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC COVERS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNING YELLOW. WHEN HE CLEANS THEM, THEY RETURN TO YELLOW WITHIN SIX DAYS. THE FAILURE CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,180.

I HAD MY 2003 FORD TAURUS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL GARAGE ON FRIDAY, JULY 31ST. 2009 IN AMBLER, PA. I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE MY SWAY BARS REPLACED TO PASS INSPECTION. THE WORK WAS PERFORMED AND MY CAR PASSED ITS STATE INSPECTION. ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5TH, 2009 AS MY WIFE BACKED OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY WITH MY 1-YEAR OLD AND 2-YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS IN THE CAR, THE FRONT, DRIVERSIDE TIRE SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING FAILED. THINKING IT WAS JUST A FLAT, I PREPARED TO PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON THE CAR. UPON REMOVING THE LUGNUTS, I REALIZED THE PROBLEM WAS MUCH MORE SERIOUS. THE COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE, RENDERING IT USELESS. (THE TIRES WERE BRAND NEW, I HAD JUST PURCHASED THEM IN ORDER TO PASS MY STATE INSPECTION.) I WAS FORCED TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED BACK TO THE GARAGE THAT PERFORMED THE INSPECTION. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT I WAS FORCED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS LX -WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CEASED TO FUNCTION. THIS CAR HAD 40,500 MILES ON IT. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND THAT SOME PEOPLE WERE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY ACCIDENT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR ANYWHERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINES WERE TOTALLY WORN OUT. THIS AT JUST OVER 40,000 MILES! MY CAR IS IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND SAFETY CHECK EVERY 3,000 MILES AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE DETECTED. HOWEVER, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL OR PUBLICITY REGARDING THIS. THIS WAS A $1300 FIX. *TR

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS SES WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN I NOTICED MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD GONE FLAT. BEHIND THE TIRE, I NOTICED THE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND THE BROKEN END OF IT WAS FULLY GOUGED INTO THE SIDE OF MY TIRE. WITH THE COIL BROKEN, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND WILL HAVE TO GET BOTH COILS REPLACED (CAN'T REPLACE JUST ONE) AS WELL AS THE PLASTIC ARMS/ STRUTS, AND THE TIRE (APPROX $700 REPAIR). THE TIRE WAS ALMOST NEW AND THE CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH LESS THAN 120,000 MILES AND A CLEAN HISTORY, WITH REGULAR, SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION ON THE WINDOWS. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, BUT THEN SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE WINDSHIELD WAS UNABLE TO DEFROST, WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CLEARED OFF THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR POSSIBLY FAILED DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE AS RUST WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS MILEAGE 127,600 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,800. UPDATED 08/21/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/26/09. *JB

WAS MOVING CAR INTO GARAGE AND COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED TIRE ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I BEGAN TO PROCEED INTO THE INTERSECTION (APPROX. 5 MPH) WHEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. LUCKILY BECAUSE I HAD JUST BEGUN TO ACCELERATE (THANKFULLY I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY), I WAS ABLE TO SOMEWHAT MANEUVER THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT FROM BEING SLICED OPEN BY A BROKEN COIL SPRING. *TR

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS HAD BEEN PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG AND THEN AIR LEAKING. I DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT FRONT SPRING HAD BROKEN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE SPRING, STABILIZER LINK, STRUT AND TIRE. WE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH SPRINGS, BOTH STABILIZER LINKS, BOTH STRUTS AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. *TR

A/C HEATER BLOWER MOTOR SHORTOUT. *TR

A WATER LEAK FROM THE FIREWALL WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE CARPET BECAME SOAKED AFTER DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR SOME TIME BECAUSE THERE IS MOLD UNDER THE CARPET. *TR

HEATER A/C FAN ON MY 2003 FOR TAURUS HAS STOPPED WORKING SEEMS FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THIS PARTICULAR CAR WILL FOG UP FRONT WINDOW UNLESS DEFROSTER IS RUN. PROBLEM IS LEAKING WATER INTO FAN AREA, FUNNY FORD HAS A REPAIR KIT FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR