2003 Ford Taurus complaints

2003 FORD TAURUS SE WITH 33,000 MILES. BLOWER FAN QUIT WORKING ON LOW SPEEDS SPRING OF 2008. REPAIRED JULY 7, 2008 BY REPLACING BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. THIS WORKED FOR LESS THAN A MONTH BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. DETERMINED THAT BANGING ON DASH WOULD ALLOW BLOWER TO WORK. AFTER FIRST FREEZE OF THE 2008 WINTER SEASON THE BLOWER QUIT AND HAS NOT WORKED SINCE. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE: THE WINDOWS HAVE ICE ON THE INSIDE SEVERELY LIMITING VISIBILITY, THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE CAR IS NEAR AMBIENT - WHICH IS CURRENTLY BELOW FREEZING. *TR

ONE DAY MY HEATER STOPPED BLOWING. I FIRST CHECKED THE BLOWER MOTOR FUSE, WHICH WAS FINE. DURING THIS PROCESS I FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD WAS SOAKING WET. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND THAT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE WATER APPARENTLY SHORTED OUT MY BLOWER MOTOR SO NOW I HAVE NO HEAT OR AIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. HE NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE COIL SPRING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

SUDDEN BLOW OUT OF LEFT (DRIVERS)T FRONT TIRE WHILE BACK UP. TIRE WAS REMOVED AND STUCK ON FRONT SPRING. INSPECTION OF FRONT SPRING REVEALS THE SPRING BROKE INTO TWO PEICES. THE LOWER RUNG OF THE SPRING WAS FOUND UNDER THE VEHICLE. NOT REPAIRES AT THIS TIME WAITING FOR FORD SERVICE TO CONTACT IF FORD WILL COVER REPAIR. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PREPARING TO PLACE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE COIL SPRING AROUND THE STRUTS FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE, WHICH CAUSED A FLAT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL; THEREFORE, NO COMPENSATION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TODAY IS THANKSGIVING. I DROVE HOME ON TUESDAY NIGHT (TWO NIGHTS AGO), A TRIP OF APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES FROM COLLEGE TO SEE MY FAMILY. LAST NIGHT, AS I PUT MY 2003 FORD TAURUS INTO DRIVE IN MY CHURCH PARKING LOT, I BEGAN TO GO FORWARD AND HEARD A GIGANTIC "BOOM." I STOPPED THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS FLAT (A NEW, AND EXPENSIVE TIRE). AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TAKE THE TIRE OFF, I DISCOVERED THAT MY COIL SPRING ON MY STRUT SNAPPED AND CAME THROUGH MY TIRE. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RECALLED, AND I THINK, WITH IT BEING SO COMMON AND THE PART BEING JUNK, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I AM GOING TO THE DEALER TOMORROW TO TRY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 FORD TAURUS WITH 58,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS IN MY GARAGE AND JUST STARTED TO BACK OUT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT. AFTER PULLING OFF THE TIRE I DISCOVERED THAT THE SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. IF I HAD BIN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY 9 YEAR OLD SON AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. I WENT ONLINE AND SAW THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER FORD TAURUS OWNERS HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SPRINGS SNAPPING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE ON A NATIONAL SCALE. EVERYONE ON THE WEBSITES ARE SAYING THAT FORD HAD A RECALL UNTIL THE 2001 MODEL YEAR. I PUT MY VIN # INTO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S WEBSITE AND SEARCHED FOR A RECALL BUT NOTHING CAME UP. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY SOLD A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND ARE NOT STEPPING UP TO MAKE THEIR CUSTOMER'S WHOLE. *TR

I DISCOVERED EARLIER YEAR THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE FLOORBOARD OF MY CAR'S PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT. I NEVER NOTICED IT BEFORE, SINCE I AM ALWAYS THE DRIVER, AND RARELY HAVE PASSENGERS. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT IT WAS A DESIGN ERROR, AND I HAVE TRIED TO PLUG THE HOLES WHERE WATER IS COMING IN. I STILL HAVE PERIODIC LEAKS. AS A RESULT OF THE WATER LEAK, MY BLOWER HAS NOW SHORTED OUT. THIS IS DESIGN ERROR AND FORD SHOULD HAVE TO RECTIFY IT. THIS IS AN ONGOING COMPLAINT WITH FORD, PLEASE SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS ATTACHED TO RECALL NUMBER 03V087000 AND COMPLAINT 10184014. PLEASE HELP!! *TR

FORD TAURUS, HAS MANY PROBLEMS. MY FORD HAS HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AS WELL AS PROBLEMS WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR ON THE HEATER/AC. TRANSMISSION REBUILD JOB CONSISTED OF NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AS WELL AS NEW CLUTCH BANDS, THE SPLINES WERE STRIPED. AS FAR AS THE BLOWER, THE MOTOR MADE A NOISE FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN STOPPED. IF YA'LL WOULD RESEARCH THESE ISSUES YOU WILL FIND THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE A RECURRING ISSUES WITH THE 03 MODELS AND THE OTHERS WITH THIS TRANNY, AND BLOWER. HOPE YOU DO SOMETHING ON BEHALF OF THE CONSUMER. *TR

I OWN A 2003 FORD TAURUS WHICH EXPERIENCED A HEATER MOTOR AND HEATER SWITCH FAILURE LAST YEAR. I REPLACE THE COMPONENTS MYSELF FOR AROUND $250.00. THIS YEAR I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING WATER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AFTER HEAVY RAINS AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OR LOCATION OF THE WATER ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THIS WEEK WITH THE TORRENTIAL RAINS WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING, WATER WAS FOUND COMING OUT OF MY HEATER MOTOR AND HEATER AND DRAINING ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FOOT WELL CARPET WHILE USING MY HEATER AND DEFROSTER. ONCE I GOT HOME I REMOVED THE HEATER MOTOR FROM THE AIR DUCT AND APPROXIMATELY 8 OZ. OF WATER POURED OUT ON THE FLOOR. I SURMISED THE WATER OF THIS GREAT VOLUME WAS COMING IN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I SEARCH THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WERE OTHER OCCURRENCES OF THIS SITUATION AND ON YOU WEB SITE I FOUND THERE WAS A COMPLIANCE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE ON MARCH 3, 2003 ON VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN OCTOBER 29, 2001 AND APRIL 27, 2002 REGARDING WINDSHIELD RETENTION REQUIREMENTS. I AM FILLING THIS COMPLAINT ON NOVEMBER 17, 2008 IN HOPE OTHER OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THIS DEFECT(S). THIS POSES A CONSIDERABLE FINANCIAL UNDERTAKING BY THE CONSUMER SHOULD THE WATER INFILTRATE THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS IN THE SUSPECT VEHICLES AND CAUSE CONSIDER ELECTRICAL COMPONENT DAMAGE WITHIN SAID VEHICLES. TO DATE I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION FROM FORD REGARDING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS SE WITH A MANUFACTURE DATE OF 12/02 VIN.#. I FEEL THE NHTSA SHOULD INSTITUTE AN NATIONAL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A SPLASH SHIELD OVER THE CABIN FILTER, LOCATED ABOVE THE HEATER AND NEAR THE BLOWER FAN. WHEN IT RAINS, WATER ENTERS AND SHORTS OUT THE RESISTOR OR FAN. AS A RESULT, POWER IS LOST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, ONLY SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 31506. THE CONTACT HAS TO PURCHASE A SPLASH SHIELD, WHICH PREVENTS WATER FROM SEEPING DOWN INTO THE BLOWER FAN. HE STATED THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD RESISTOR THAT HAS BEEN INSTALLED SINCE JUNE OF 2008 BECAUSE THEY CONTINUE TO SHORT OUT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 11-25-08 *BF UPDATED 11/26/08. *JB

I HAVE TWO VEHICLES AND RARELY DRIVE MY NEWER CAR IN THE RAIN. I TOOK MY NEWER CAR ON VACATION AND WAS RETURNING HOME WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN. A COUPLE DAYS AFTERWARDS I WAS HEADED TO WORK WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO FOG UP. I TURNED ON THE DEFROST FANS AND COULD BARELY HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING. I TURNED TO HIGH WHERE IT RAN FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE BEFORE COMPLETELY FAILING. I FIGURED THAT MAYBE MY BLOWER WAS FAILING. I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 TAURUS AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM (RECALL NUMBER 03V087000 AND COMPLAINT 10184014). FROM WHAT I AM HEARING, WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE BLOWER UNIT AND CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THE BLOWER IS IN A COMPLETELY USELESS DUE TO THIS LEAK. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT $500 TO FIX. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR A DESIGN FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A DESIGN FLAW ON THE VEHICLE. THE BLOWER WAS WORKING DURING AND UP TO THE SEVERAL HOURS OF DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *TR

RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 FORD TAURUS SEDAN SE WITH 45,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE PUT VERY FEW MILES ON IT MYSELF (ABOUT 3,000). TODAY I DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE BOTH BROKEN. I HAD A FLAT TIRE IN THE LEFT REAR AND FOUND THAT THE COIL SPRING HAS BROKEN AND CUT THE TIRE. THE RIGHT COIL SPRING MUST HAVE BEEN BROKEN PREVIOUSLY BUT DID NOT CAUSE ANY TIRE DAMAGE (THAT I KNOW OF). LUCKILY THE FLAT HAPPENED AS I WAS EXITING ON AN OFFRAMP FROM THE HIGHWAY. THE COIL SPRINGS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED TODAY TO AVOID CONTINUED PROBLEMS (TOTAL COST $840 INCLUDING NEW TIRE). *TR

TIRE WENT FLAT GOING 65 MPH ON A INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. FILLED THE TIRE UP WITH AIR THE NEXT DAY TO LOOK FOR POSSIBLE LEAK AND NOTICED VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED. I PURCHASED 4 TIRES IN JULY OF 2007. DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2008, 3 OF THE TIRES WENT FLAT DO TO CRACKED STEM VALVES. THE FIRST 3 TIRES THE STEM WAS REPLACED. THE TIRE THAT WENT FLAT ON THE HIGHWAY WAS TAKEN BACK TO POINT OF PURCHASED AND WAS REPLACED. *TR

I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR IS A THE CAMSHAFT SYCH. IT WAS MAKING A CHIRPING NOISE AND ITS GOING TO COST OVER 500 DOLLARS TO FIX. IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTOR WHY DON'T WE FIX IT? THERE IS EVEN A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THIS ISSUE #04208. PLEASE HELP ME FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT AWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH., THE CAR SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE DRIVER COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. DRIVER AND PASSENGER DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING PRIOR TO THE SUDDEN PULL. THE CAR SPUN AROUND AND HIT THE GRAVEL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THEN CONTINUED TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL. AT LEAST 2 ROLLOVERS. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I'M CONCERNED THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH SUSPENSION OR COIL SPRINGS SUDDENLY BLOWING OUT A TIRE. I WILL BE CONTACTING A MECHANIC ON MONDAY AND SCHEDULE AN INSPECTION. CAR IS TOTALED. INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER VEHICLE, BUT FORTUNATELY COVERS MEDICAL AND LIABILITY. FORTUNATELY THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER, AT THIS POINT, APPEAR TO HAVE WALKED AWAY RELATIVELY UNHARMED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER IT HAD BEEN RAINING, A PUDDLE OF WATER WAS FOUND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD, THE VEHICLE BLEW OUT COLD AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR FAILED DUE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE LEAKING UNDER THE DASHBOARD WHEN IT RAINED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE BLOWER MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,300.

HEAD ON COLLISION. BELTED DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT ADULT PASSENGERS SUFFERED SERIOUS AND PERMANENT INJURIES. *TR

NOTICED POOL OF WATER ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. AT SAME TIME TRIED TO RUN DEFROSTER AND THE FAN WOULD NOT TURN ON AT ALL. CHECKED ALL FUSES WHICH WERE GOOD. MECHANIC ASSESSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS NOT WORKING. CONTACTED FORD DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND COULD BE FIXED AT MY EXPENSE. THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE COWL, SEAL THE LEAK AND REPLACE THE MOTOR. THIS IS NOT JUST AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT A SAFETY ISSUE. VISIBILITY IS AFFECTED WITH NO WAY TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS. *TR

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS BLOWER MOTOR STARTED TO WORK ONLY PART OF THE TIME AND THEN EVENTUALLY STOPPED COMPLETELY. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I LIVE IN NORTHERN MN WHERE WE TEMPERATURES AT THE END OF JAN BEGINNING OF FEB OF - 40 BELOW AND HIGHS OF - 5 BELOW. THE BLOWER IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ARE BEING TOLD THAT WATER IS GETTING INTO THE BLOWER AND DESTROYING THEM TIME AFTER TIME. *TR

CAR HAD A LARGE LEAK OF TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NOT ANY TROUBLE WITH SHIFTING GEARS BUT A WHINE, AT TIMES. TRIED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THIS PAST MONDAY AT 10AM. THEY WERE CLOSED DUE TO STORM DAMAGE AND ELECTRICITY OUTAGES STARTING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WAS REFERRED TO TRANSMISSION COMPANY. TOLD IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES (I'M AT LITTLE MORE THAN 58,000). THE PRESSURE INSIDE CHANGES AND COMPUTER MAKES CHANGES THAT THEN CAUSES THE FLUID TO RISE THROUGH THE VENT. I'M BEEN TOLD IT IS GOING TO BE $1,816.96 REPAIR AND THREE DAYS WITHOUT A VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SHOP IS REBUILDING THE EXISTING TRANSMISSION. TECHNICIAN STATED UNSURE WHY FORD HAS NOT HAD A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS WITH ONLY 46,000 MILES ON IT AND THE WATER PUMP HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. ALSO, THE BRAKE PADS ON THE VEHICLE HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE PADS ON THE TAURUS ARE CHEAP AND WILL ERODE QUICKER THAN ON OTHER VEHICLES. LASTLY, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GET GOOD GAS MILEAGE AS EXPECTED. NEXT CAR WILL BE A HONDA. *TR

THE FAN ON MY HEATER HAS GONE OUT ON ME THREE TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CARE IN AUGUST ON 2006 - JUST A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS. I UNDERSTAND IT HAS TO DO WITH A LEAK UNDER THE HOOD THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF (RECALL 03V087000? - SEE COMPLAINT #10184014). I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THIS BLOWER EVERY 8 MONTHS. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING - ONCE REMOVED I FOUND RUSTY WATER IN THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY - ONCE PUT BACK IN ONLY HIGH WORKS. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE MOTOR AND RESISTER BUT UNTIL THE LEAK IS FIXED STOPPING THE WATER FROM ENTERING THIS AREA I WILL NEED TO REPLACE AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. *TR

FOUND FLAT TIRE RESULTING FROM BROKEN FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING PIERCING SIDE WALL OF TIRE. *TR

DASH LIGHTS WON'T WORK EXCEPT FOR HAZARD LIGHTS WHICH STAY ON AT ALL TIMES WHEN LIGHT SWITCH ACTIVATED. ALL OTHER INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WORK. STARTED DURING COLD MONTHS BUT WOULD RESOLVE WHEN CAR WARMED UP. NOW THE LIGHTS ARE TOTALLY OUT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE I CANNOT SEE THE GAUGES AS I AM DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK IN THE DARK. IT SEEMS TO BE A CROSSED WIRE OR CIRCUIT BOARD MALFUNCTION. TRIED TO EXPLAIN PROBLEM TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, HAD APPOINTMENT AND THEN THEY WANTED IT TO SIT THERE FOR 3 DAYS WHILE TECHNICIAN WHO STARTED THE WORK WAS OFF!! IT WILL BE GOING TO A NEW DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR DIED BECAUSE I LET OF THE GAS PEDAL DUE TO TRAFFIC SLOW DOWN. WHEN I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IT DIED AGAIN. IT REPEATED ONE MORE TIME. THE THIRD TIME IT RESTARTED THE RPMS SHOT OVER 5000 AND WHEN I PUT IN GEAR THE RPMS CAME DOWN. *TR

AFTER A STRONG RAIN, A LEAKY COWL IN MY 2003 TAURUS LET WATER INTO MY BLOWER MOTOR AND SHORTED IT OUT. THE FAN ONLY WORKED ON HIGH. I HAD IT FIXED ONCE, AND THEN AFTER ANOTHER STORM IT IMMEDIATELY SHORTED OUT AGAIN. THEN, IN THE LAST WEEK (9/1/92008), IT STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER, EVEN ON HIGH. FORD HAS ISSUED A RELATED RECALL FOR A LEAKY WINDSHIELD (03V087000), BUT WILL NOT FIX THIS ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. WHEN I WENT IN TO TALK WITH FORD, THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT SAID SINCE IT WAS NOT YET RECALLED, THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. I HAVE NOT AS OF YET HAD THIS REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

HAVE A 2003 FORD TAURUS THAT BROKE THE FRONT SPRING THAT SHREDDED THE TIRE THERE WAS A RECALL ON OLDER MODELS THIS PROBLEM MUST NOT OF BEEN FIXED. THIS BROKE AS SOON AS WIFE TURNED OFF THE HIGHWAY IF THIS WOULD OF HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED IT COULD OF BEEN BAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR AT THE COST OF $400, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR AGAIN. THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL AND POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES WERE REPLACED AND A NEW COMPUTER WAS INSTALLED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. DURING THE FINAL TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT AN ENGINEER WOULD BE FLOWN IN TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE ENGINEER CONCLUDED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING 2.4 VOLTS WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAUSED IT TO SHUT OFF. BYPASS WIRES WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET IT TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 30 DAYS AND IS CURRENTLY AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,693. UPDATED 09/25/08 *BF UPDATED 09/26/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN HER WINDSHIELD THAT CAUSED MOLD AND MILDEW BUILD-UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS SEALED AND THE VEHICLE WAS FUMIGATED. SINCE THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES UNTIL RECENTLY DURING HEAVY RAIN. THE ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE IS UNBEARABLE AND MOLD AND MILDEW WAS BUILT-UP WHERE THE WINDSHIELD MEETS THE DASHBOARD. WHEN BACKING OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT OBSERVED WATER LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE DAYS AFTER A RAINSTORM OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V087000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 10-30-08 *BF UPDATED 11/03/08. *JB

WATER LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT FLOOR BOARD. WATER ALSO ACCUMULATES IN THE BLOWER MOTOR HOUSING, CAUSING IT AND THE CONTROL RESISTOR TO SHORT OUT. *TR

POOR VEHICLE DESIGN ALLOWED WATER TO LEAK INTO HVAC SYSTEM CAUSING DAMAGE TO BLOWER RESISTOR AND BLOWER MOTOR. NOW UNABLE TO DEFROST / DEFOG FRONT WINDSHIELD. *TR

BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKEN ON A 2003 TAURUS. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR FULL OF WATER AFTER IT RAINS, AIR ONLY BLOW ON HIGH UNTIL IT RECENTLY WENT COMPLETELY OUT. WORSE THIS TIME RADIO AND WIPER BLADES WERE AFFECTED. A RECALL IS NEEDED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE AIR CONDITIONER FAN HAS STOPPED WORKING DUE TO A LEAK IN A DEFECTIVE COWL. *TR

MY WIFE STARTED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND HEARD A SCRAPING NOISE. THEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE RIGHT FRONT SPRING HAD BROKEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS WATER LEAK UNDER PASSENGER SIDE CARPET FROM FIREWALL SEAL DRAINAGE FROM A.C. LOOKS LIKE HAD BEEN SEEPING FOR YEARS AS PAD WAS VERY MOLDY AND MILDEW UNDER CARPET. MUSTY SMELL THAT MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO ONES HEALTH. FORD REFUSED TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE BOOT FREE BUT DEALER DID REPLACE WITH NEW SEAL AND SILICONED IT UNLIKE THE ORIGINAL PART. BILL WAS $775 BUT DEALER DID TAKE $200 OFF. I FEEL THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AT MANUFACTURE AND WE BOUGHT NEW. I FEEL THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL AND PAY 100% OF MY EXPENSE. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 FORD TAURUS AND ON 8-7-08 I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY MOTHER'S DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD POP. AFTER INSPECTING EVERYTHING UNDER THE CAR, I FOUND THE REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN AND STICKING INTO MY LEFT REAR TIRE. I HAD TO PURCHASE A LEFT REAR COIL SPRING FOR $98.00 AND I HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE REPAIR BILL YET. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR DID NOT WORK ON CAR. DEALER SAID BLOWER MOTOR SHORTED BECAUSE OF A LEAK IN THE COWL. SAME THING HAPPENED TWO WEEKS EARLIER AND WAS REPAIRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND MOVING IT FORWARD A FEW INCHES, THE CONTACT HEARD AND FELT A LOUD EXPLOSION. SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FRONT END FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY PERFORMED THE NECESSARY REPAIRS, WHICH INCLUDED BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS, BOTH TIE RODS, BOTH STRUTS, AND ONE BEARING PLATE. AN ALIGNMENT WAS ALSO PERFORMED. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL; THEREFORE, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. ALL THE REPAIRS WERE MADE WITHIN FOUR DAYS AT A LOCAL GARAGE AT THE COST OF $998.77. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,957 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 09/09/08 *BF THE FAILURE OF THE COIL SPRINGS, CAUSED DAMAGED TO OTHER COMPONENTS. UPDATED 09/09/08. *JB

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME ON 08/05/2008 AND THE CAR WOULD NOT THROTTLE DOWN. WHEN I CAME TO A STOPLIGHT THE CAR WAS JERKING FORWARD AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE. HAD I NOT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE CAR WOULD HAVE REAR-ENDED A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE BEGAN TO "REDLINE" IN RPMS UNTIL I SHUT IT DOWN. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, IT APPEARED THAT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE SIMPLY "FELL OFF". *TR

NOTICE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THAT OUR BLOWER MOTOR WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL TIMES. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AND NOW DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. WE CANNOT HEAT OR COOL THE VEHICLE OR DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD OR SIDE WINDOWS. I KNOW THE TEMP CONTROL IS WORKING BECAUSE WHEN I TURN THE AC ON THERE IS A FAINT FEELING OF COLD WHEN I HOLD MY HAND ON THE VENTS. I ACTUALLY WORK FOR A FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT YES IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT WHERE WATER LEAKS IN AND SHORTS OUT THE FAN MODULE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY WOULD INSTALL A NEW FAN AND SHIELD SO IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN BUT IT WOULD BE AT MY OWN EXPENSE. FORD HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ACCORDING TO OUR ADVISORS BUT NOT A RECALL AS THEY DON'T FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A SAFETY CONCERN IF YOU CAN'T CLEAR YOUR WINDOWS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PROCEEDING THROUGH A STOP SIGN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A SNAPPING SOUND. HE CONTINUED HOME AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE QUARTER PANEL WAS LOWER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE RELATED TO THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,066.

2003 FORD TAURUS HAS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AND THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT BUT FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *NJ

CRUISE CONTROL CABLE BECOME DISCONNECTED AND GET LODGED BEHIND THROTTLE LINKAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR FAILED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,500. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF UPDATED 09/15/08 *JB

THIS VEHICLE CONTINUES TO GET CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH CODE P0175. THE VEHICLE BUCKS AND JERKS AND HESITATES. THE CAR ALSO HAS BEEN USING ALOT OF GAS AS WELL WHICH IS ABNORMAL. *TR