2003 Ford Taurus complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. IN ADDITION, THE TIRE EXHIBITED UNEVEN WEAR. THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND COIL SPRING WERE DAMAGED, WHICH COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 129,959.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER AND WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALL FOR THAT COMPONENT; THEREFORE, THEY WILL NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000. 4/01/09 *NJ UPDATED 04/07/09.*JB

HEATER BLOWER FAILED TO START. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE DROVE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING WAS CRACKED AND PUNCTURING THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,896.

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 52774 MILES. HAD IT SERVICED TWICE IN THIS SHORT OF MILAGE. HAD TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AT A COST OF 1,897.69. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WAS LEAVING MY PARKING LOT THE OTHER DAY WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK AND FELT THE CAR LOWER IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. LUCKILY, I WAS ONLY ABOUT A BLOCK FROM HOME SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED AROUND AND PARKED IT. UPON INSPECTION, I NOTICED THE SPRING HAD COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF THE STRUT AND TOOK OFF A GOOD CHUNK OF MY TIRE. I'M GOING TO ATTEMPT TO CHANGE IT BUT SHOULD I TAKE PICTURES JUST IN CASE? I'VE HAD SPRINGS CRACK BEFORE ON OTHER CARS BUT NEVER ANYTHING LIKE THIS. LAST TIME I PURCHASE A FORD. *TR

I WENT OUT TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND NOTICED I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I TRIED ADDING AIR BUT NO GO, SO I GOT THE SPARE OUT AND TRIED TO CHANGE IT AND COULD NOT GET THE TIRE OFF IT WAS STUCK HERE THE DAM COIL SPRING BROKE AND WAS STUCK THOROUGH THE TIRE I HAD TO REPLACE THE SPRING AND ALL PARTS ATTACHED AND A BRAND NEW TIRE . AND THE TIRES I JUST PURCHASED A FEW MONTHS BEFORE. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS RIGHT AWAY .WHAT IF MY DAUGHTER AND I IF THE HAD BEEN MOVING, IT COULD HAVE PULLED US INTO THE DITCH, A TREE , ON-COMING TRAFFIC, WHO KNOWS HURTING OR KILLING US OR SOMEONE ELSE . BUT I GUESS FORD DOESN'T CARE ABOUT OUR SAFETY LOOKED IT UP ONLINE FOUND A PLACE WHERE 355 PEOPLE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT .FORD WANTS $400.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR . THIS CAR ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 47,000 MILES ON IT, I'VE HAD IT WITH FORDS 3RD FORD CAR 4TH PROBLEM ALL WITH LOW MILES JUST OUT SIDE WARRANTY RANGE. BUT WHEN MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY COME IN TO PLAY SORRY CHEVY HERE I COME....... *TR

FRONT, DRIVER-SIDE SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURED ENTIRELY, RESULTING IN TIRE GOUGING AND DEFLATION. *TR

I OWN A 2003 FORD TAURUS WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE FOUND OUT ON THE INTERNET THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT, WATER CAN GET INTO THE HEATER SYSTEM AND BLOWS OUT THE BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTER. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS AND HAVE READ THAT MANY PEOPLE THAT OWN FORD'S HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ANY TROUBLE WITH A CAR THAT HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THE LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE. WHEN MY WIFE STARTED TO BACK OUT THE TIRE BLEW BECAUSE THE SPRING WAS RUBBING IT. *TR

FAILURE OF THE A/C, HEATER, DEFROSTER FAN. *TR

1. PURCHASED CAR IN APRIL 2003; 2. NOTICED WATER LEAKING INTO PASSENGER SIDE (ON FLOORBOARD) OF CAR DURING HEAVY RAINS AFTER PURCHASE. PROBLEM OCCURS ONLY DURING HEAVY RAIN AND HAS CAUSED A BAD SMELL INSIDE CAR. THE FIRE RETARDANT INSULATION IS SATURATED AND IS CAUSE OF ODOR. 3. RECEIVED RECALL IN JUNE 2006 REGARDING STOP LAMP SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND AIR FILTER. NOT CERTAIN IF RECALL RELATED TO LEAKING WATER PROBLEM, HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUED AFTER DEALERSHIP PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS. 2. *TR

SEARCHED RECALLS FOR FORD TAURUS. SAW SAME PROBLEM WITH RECALL ON 2001-2002 TAURUS. CAR WAS PARKED AT SCHOOL, COLD WEATHER, LEFT FRONT SPRING SNAPS TAKING OUT TIRE, STABILIZER PIN, AND THE INNER SHAFT BOOT. MINE IS A 2003 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FORD SAID SORRY. FATHER REPAIRED VEHICLE HIMSELF COST ~ $400.00. *TR

I HAD THE PROBLEM THAT MY BLOWER WOULD ONLY WORK ON HIGH SPEED. MY MECHANIC KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT IT WAS THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. SO WENT TO FORD AND BOUGHT A NEW ONE AND REPLACED IT. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WORKED ONLY ON HIGH. I HAD IT LIKE THIS FOR ABOUT A MONTH WHEN I LOST THE BLOWER COMPLETELY. WENT TO MY MECHANIC AGAIN AND HE TOOK OUT THE MOTOR, AT WHICH TIME WE TURNED IT OVER AND OUT CAME ABOUT A 1/2 CUP OF WATER. WATER IS ALL OVER THE GLOVE BOX. ALSO LIKE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE WINDSHIELD THE BUTTON RUBBER PIECE HAS EXPANDED SO WHAT FLOWS THROUGH THERE TO THE GLOVE BOX. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS WAGON DRIVERSIDE FORNT COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND PUNCHURED TIRE LUCKLY IT WAS IN MY GARAGE OVERNIGHT, I HOEARD A BOOM AND CHECKED TIRE WAS FLAT, TOOK TIRE OF AND THERE WAS THE BROKEN COIL. LUCKY I WASNT ON THE ROAD GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IM LEERY OF GETTING ANOTHER TAURUS, AFTER HAVING 3 OF THEM. *TR

STARTED TO LEAVE WORK. WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE THERE WAS A LOUD BAG FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. PULLED TIRE OFF AND FOUND BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRING. *TR

I FOUND WATER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FLOOR BOARD AFTER A RAIN STORM IN THE SUMMER OF 2005. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING AFTER MOST HEAVY RAINS. AFTER SEVERAL OCCURRENCES THE BLOWER MOTOR OF THE HEAT / AC WOULD ONLY WORK ON HIGH. AFTER TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC THE BLOWER RESISTOR WAS CHANGED. I HAVE HAD THIS COMPLETED TWICE NOW. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED ONCE (THEY FOUND EVIDENCE OF WATER IN THE MOTOR). THERE IS ALSO A MUSTY SMELL WHEN I RUN THE HEATER SO I ASSUME THERE IS SOME MOLD GROWING IN THERE NOW. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THE FORD DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $300 TO FIX. THROUGH MY INTERNET SEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A LEAKY COWL PROBLEM ON TAURUS'S AND NOT UNIQUE TO MY CAR. *TR

THE LEFT FRONT STRUT ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS FAILED IN THAT THE SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT AND NEARLY CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WE REPORTED THIS TO OUR LOCAL FORD GARAGE AND WERE INFORMED THAT FORD MODELS OF 2002 AND BEFORE WERE RECALLED BUT THAT NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR 2003. IT IS MY FIRM BELIEF THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DEFECTS IN MANUFACTURE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN SUBJECT TO MISUSE OR ABUSE. *TR

DUE TO IMPROPER SEALING ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE WATER LEAKS IN AND DAMAGES BLOWER MOTOR AND BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. THIS RENDERS THE DEFROSTER INOPERABLE AND THEREFORE CAUSES A DANGEROUS VISIBILITY SITUATION. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 FORD TAURUS. *TR

RAIN WATER LEAKS ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THIS SHORTED OUT THE HEATER/AC BLOWER MOTOR. PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED YET. OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED RE:10184014. THERE IS ALSO A RECALL TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IS THE SOURCE OF THE LEAKAGE (03V087000). *TR

RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. SHREDDED TIRE UPON MOVEMENT. *TR

PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD LEAK IN MY 2003 FORD TAURUS. TOOK CAR IN LAST QUARTER OF 2008. COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF LEAK. WAS TOLD THERE WAS MOLD UNDER THE CARPET. LOVELY. BLOWER MOTOR NOT WORKING ON 1/17/09. TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ONE. HAD IT INSTALLED AND HEAT/EXHAUST IS NOT WORKING AT FULL CAPACITY THE VERY NEXT DAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO SHORT OUT AGAIN. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT I NOTICED THAT MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT. IT APPEARED TO BE A SIMPLE FLAT BUT AFTER IT WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED BY THE MECHANICS THEY NOTICED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE BROKEN COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE ADJACENT TIRE AND SLICED IT NEARLY COMPLETELY OFF. THE FRACTURED SPRING ALSO CUT THE WIRING OF THE ABS RENDERING IT INOPERATIVE. THE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED IN 2 PLACES. THE MECHANICS MENTIONED THAT IT WAS LUCKY THAT I HAD AS MUCH LEFT ON AS I DID OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAD IT GONE OUT WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD. 43,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

MY CAR BEGAN MAKING A HIGH-PITCHED SQUEAL. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER. UPON HEARING THE NOISE THE TECH KNEW THAT IT WAS THE RESULT OF A BAD CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, CAMSHAFT SYNCHRONIZER. HE STATED THAT IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH FORDS. THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WOULD FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY RESULTING IN AN ENGINE STALL WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, WHEN PROCEEDING TO MAKE TURNS IN TRAFFIC, AND OTHER NOT SO IDEAL LOCATIONS. THANKFULLY ONCOMING TRAFFIC STOPPED THEIR VEHICLES BEFORE IMPACTING MY OWN. *TR

ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, THE HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS WOULD ONLY WORK ON A HIGH SETTING. A COUPLE DAYS LATER, IT STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. I TOOK IT INTO A MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR AND THE RESISTOR FOR OVER $400. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE BLOWER MOTOR WENT OUT AGAIN. I WENT TO SOME RANDOM FORUM, AND SAW OVER ONE-HUNDRED PEOPLE UPSET BECAUSE THEY OWN AN 02 OR 03 TAURUS, AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR BLOWERS. AND THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL? I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MANY TAURUS OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. ALL I KNOW IS THAT IT IS 20 DEGREES WHERE I LIVE RIGHT NOW AND IS GOING TO BE COLDER TOMORROW. NOT ONLY IS THIS UNCOMFORTABLE, IT IS DANGEROUS. IT IS CLEAR THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME SITUATION, SO IT'S CLEAR TO ME THAT NOTHING WILL BE DONE. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

HEATER BLOWER MOTOR WENT OUT ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THROUGH FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AS THEY HAVE ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE THE MOTOR UNDER WARRANTY. WATER LEAKS INTO THE MOTOR THAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS DANGEROUS IN THE WINTER BECAUSE MY DEFROSTER DOESN'T WORK AND MY FRONT WINDSHIELD STAYS FOGGED UP. *TR

IN PARKING LOT BACKING UP AND FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND RIPPED 10INCH GASH IN THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. GETTING IT FIXED FOR $600 INCLUDING TIRE BY REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE FORD DEALER SAID IT WASN'T ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR

UPON ATTEMPT TO BACK OUT OF GARAGE, FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED BRAND NEW TIRE BEYOND REPAIR. COIL SPRING AND TIRE NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

LOADING CAR FOR VACATION LF COIL SPRING BROKE IN DRIVEWAY DAMAGED L/F TIRE THIS BEING THE ONLY INCIDENT WHICH MADE THE CAR INOPERABLE. VEHICLE TOWED TO GARAGE AND IS NOW BEING REPAIRED . PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

MY SON DROVE 3 1/2 HRS TO GO BACK TO COLLEGE, THE NEXT TIME HE USED THE CAR WHEN HE TOOK OFF THE COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE, IF THIS WOULD OF HAPPENED ON HIS TRAVEL BACK IT COULD OF RESULTED IN DEATH. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET THE CAR FIXED AT A HEFTY PRICE, THEY ARE SUGGESTING THAT ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAKAGE IN THE DASHBOARD DURING RAINY CONDITIONS. THE FLOOR WOULD BECOME WET AND THE BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING. SHE ONLY NOTICED THE FAILURE WHEN IT RAINED AND IT ONLY OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,724 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING ON THE STRUT FAILED. THE FAILURE CAUSED AN 8-10 INCH CUT THROUGH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND AN OPEN INVESTIGATION (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA08018 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRING) DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED: AUGUST 28, 2008 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED: OPEN) FOR THE SAME FAILURE. HE HAS NOT YET CALLED THE DEALER, BUT BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FROM THIS OPEN INVESTIGATION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 106,000. UPDATED 02-18-09 UPDATED 02/18/09. *JB

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS SEL EXPERIENCED A FAILURE (FRACTURE) OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE (LEFT) WHICH CAUSED A PUNCTURE IN THE ADJACENT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED AT THE TIME THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED BY THE PROTRUDING FRACTURED SPRING AND DEFLATED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED SOON; HOWEVER, I WILL RETAIN PHOTOS OF THE BROKEN PART ON THE VEHICLE AND THE OLD PART. MY EXPERIENCE IS THE SAME AS THOSE DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NO. EA08018. *TR

THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME MY FORD TAURUS FRONT SPRING FAILED, THE FIRST TIME WAS ONE YEAR EARLIER. I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, STOPPED, LOOKED TO SEE IF I COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG, I COULDN'T TELL, SO I DROVE INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND PARKED IT. THIS ONE WAS THE DRIVER SIDE. LUCKILY THIS TIME IT WAS ONLY THE SPRING AND STRUT AND NOT THE TIRE ALSO. THE FIRST TIME I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, THAT ONE RIPPED UP THE TIRE ALSO. IN BOTH SITUATIONS, I HAD IT TOWED AND REPAIRED. WHEN I CALLED FORD I WAS TOLD THAT YEAR WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH I ARGUED THAT IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED ONES. THEY WOULDN'T COVER THE REPAIRS, SO I HAD TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT IT'S THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES, YET THEY REFUSE TO ADD A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE. I GOT OUT TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND I HAD A FLAT TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THAT THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AND RIPPED MY TIRE. THIS IS THE SAME EXACT THING THAT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE'S CAR TWICE. LUCKILY I HAD ENOUGH SPACE TO PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON AND PULL IT BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. I AM GOING TO CALL THE DEALER TOMORROW AND WORK ON GETTING IT FIXED. I DON'T THINK THAT THERE IS A RECALL YET ON THIS YEAR, ALTHOUGH THERE DEFINITELY SHOULD BE. I'M JUST THANKFUL WE CHOSE NOT TO TAKE IT ON OUR FLORIDA TRIP, WHO KNOWS WHERE WE WOULD'VE BEEN STRANDED OR IF WE WOULD'VE GOTTEN INTO A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, AFTER MIDNIGHT IN 30 DEGREE WEATHER, MILES FROM HOME. THIRD SUCH OCCURRENCE WITH SAME PRODUCT. PROBLEM WILL NOT BE FIXED IN THE NEAR FUTURE DUE TO BEING UNEMPLOYED. *TR

COIL SPRING BROKE AND TOOK OUT BRAND NEW TIRE ON A 2003 FORD TAURUS. NO SIGNS OF WEAR AND TEAR, LET GO WHEN STILL IN DRIVEWAY, PULLED CAR INTO REVERSE AND THE SPRING BROKE AND WENT THROUGH THE TIRE. *TR

FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. THE SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND ALSO I HAD TO REPLACE THE SWAY BAR LINK. THIS WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE SPRING BROKE. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ENTIRE STRUT ASSEMBLY ON BOTH SIDES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. THE FAILURE OCCURS IN ANY TYPE OF CONDITION THAT INVOLVES MOISTURE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. WITHOUT REPAIR, WATER COULD SEEP INTO THE HEATER, BURN OUT THE MOTOR, AND CAUSE MOLD TO FORM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WATER LEAK AT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR, RESISTOR AND COWL, STILL LEAKS. REFERENCE RECALL 03V087000 AND MANY ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS, SPECIFICALLY 10184014. THERE WAS WATER LEAKING AT PASSENGER DASH AREA ON AND OFF SINCE 07. IT HADN'T LEAKED IN QUITE A WHILE SO I DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $250.00 TO FIX AND I WAS WAITING TO SEE IF IT KEPT UP OR GOT WORSE. THEN THE BLOWER QUIT WORKING. I SPENT $373.14 FOR A NEW BLOWER MOTOR, RESISTOR ASSY, WEATHERSTRIP, COWL PANEL AND SEALANT. ON THE 28TH OF DECEMBER, 2008 MY FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR WAS AGAIN, FULL OF WATER. NOTE, THIS HAD NOT HAPPENED FOR MANY MONTHS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WITH THE NEW COWL PUT ON ON DECEMBER 9TH. I ASKED THE DEALER IF THE PREVIOUS WATER PROBLEM CAUSED THE BLOWER MOTOR TO GO BAD. HE SAID IT WAS HARD TO SAY. EVIDENTLY IT WAS "HARD TO SAY" BECAUSE IT SAYS RIGHT ON THE RECEIPT "WATER IN BLOWER CASE". I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCTOBER OF 03 (AS A USED VEHICLE BUT STILL UNDER WARRANTY WITH ONLY 18,408 MILES ON IT) BUT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM NOW. I HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE SAME DEALER SINCE APRIL 9TH, 04. CAN YOU TELL ME IF THE RECALL WAS IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME OR HOW LONG THE RECALL WAS IN EFFECT? THIS IS VERY DISCOURAGING. WHERE ARE THE ETHICS FROM FORD FOR TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROBLEM? MAYBE I SHOULD FILE FOR MY OWN "BAIL OUT", WITH THE AMOUNT OF WATER LEAKAGE I'VE HA

I TOOK THE CAR INTO A FORD DEALER ON 2 OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS COMPLAINING OF A BOUNCY RIDE. ASKED FOR THE STRUTS TO BE LOOKED AT. DEALER SAYS THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. LESS THAN 3000 MILES AFTER LAST VISIT, LEFT FRONT STRUT SELF DESTRUCTED. I WENT OUT TO THE CAR, STARTED IT UP, PUT IT IN GEAR AND HEARD A LOUD CRASHING NOISE SIMILAR TO A GLASS GALLON JUG BEING THROWN TO THE GROUND. THE CAR WAS NOT MOVED FORWARD EVEN AN INCH AS THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED WHILE PUTTING IT IN FORWARD GEAR. THEN ANOTHER LOUD BAM AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR CAME DOWN. VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT STRUT SPRING EXPLODED AND BLEW OUT THE TIRE. ALL 4 STRUTS WERE REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS AS FORD IS STILL SELLING THE SAME VERSION OF THE STRUT AND SPRING. PARTS WERE DISPOSED OF. *TR

DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE ON 12/20/2008 PUNCTURING TIRE. PART OF BROKEN COIL SPRING HAS RUST LINE ALL THE WAY THROUGH. HAVE NOT HAD REPAIRED YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC, BUT HE ALSO COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC REPROGRAMMED THE PCM TO THE LATEST CALIBRATION LEVEL, WHICH WAS RECOMMENDED, BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT SHUTS OFF AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 1/8/09 *CN UPDATED 01/14/09.*JB

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS EXPERIENCED COIL SPRING FAILURE. I PUT MY CAR INTO REVERSE AND THE COIL SPRING BROKE PUTTING A 4 INCH GASH IN MY NOKIAN WINTER TIRES. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE CAPITAL LINCOLN MERCURY ON 100 PEARL STREET IN ESSEX JUNCTION, VT 05452. I AM REPLACING THE STRUTS AND COIL SPRINGS ALONG WITH THE STABILIZER LINK ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND ALSO REPLACING THE STRUTS AND COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE WINTER TIRES ON THE FRONT SINCE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS RUPTURED AND ALTHOUGH THE PASSENGER TIRE WAS STILL GOOD TO BALANCE OUT PLACING A NEW WINTER ON JUST ONE SIDE WOULD HAVE MADE THE BALANCE OFF. THE TOTAL PRICE WAS APPROXIMATELY $900.00. IN DOING RESEARCH I SEE THAT FORD HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR COIL SPRINGS AND THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS BEFORE ON THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. THE 2003 FORD TAURUS HAS NOT YET BEEN RECALLED ALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON THE 2003 FORD TAURUS.*TR

WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE TO LEAVE FOR WORK IN THE MORNING I HEARD A LOUD POPPING AND SCREECH COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. I STOPPED AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND FOUND MY TIRE FLAT. UPON INSPECTION BY MY MECHANIC IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING JUST SNAPPED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A LARGE TEAR IN THE TIRE. IT WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WILL NEED A NEW SPRING AND A NEW TIRE. SINCE MY FRONT TIRES ARE WINTER TIRES I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO PURCHASE TWO TO MATCH. *TR

LEFT FRONT SPRING FAILURE AT 70MPH ON US HWY 127. THERE WAS A LOUD BAND, SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER AS THE FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN. WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THE SPRING HAD BROKEN, AND WAS LODGED AGAINST THE TIRE/WHEEL. SAVED A SMALL PIECE OF THE SPRING. IT WAS CLEAN AND FREE OF RUST AT THE BREAKPOINT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. WILL CONTACT THEM ON MONDAY. *TR

I WENT TO BACK MY 2003 FORD TAURUS OUT OF THE GARAGE AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY AIR COMING FROM MY LEFT FRONT TIRE. WHILE JACKING THE CAR UP, I NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS AGAINST THE TIRE AND THEN REALIZED THAT PART OF THE SPRING HAD PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE SPRING HAD BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES. THE PLASTIC STABILIZER LINK WAS ALSO BROKEN. *TR

DROVE MY CAR HOME FROM WORK , WENT OUT THE NEXT MORNING AND STARTED SO IT WOULD BE WARMED UP .. I WAS TAKING MY SON TO SCHOOL. WE WENT OUT GOT IN THE CAR, I PUT IN DRIVE IT WOULD NOT MOVE.. PUT IN REVERSE .. NOTHING. I HAD TO CALL SOMEONE TO TAKE MY SON TO SCHOOL, HAD MY CAR TOWED TO FORD DEALER. THEY REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION AND TOLD ME THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BAD .. GOING TO BE AT LEAST 1,000 DOLLARS TO FIX IT ...I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IT RAN OUT 10,000 MILES PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. I HAD NO SIGNS OR WARNINGS ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS HAS WATER LEAKING IN TO BLOWER MOTOR. *TR

REAR PASSENGER COIL SPRING BROKE AND DESTROYED THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. WILL NOT KNOW WHAT ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS DONE UNTIL I TALK TO MY MECHANIC. *TR