2003 Ford Taurus complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED, WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DISCHARGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH); THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 116,349. UPDATE 09/10/08*CW UPDATED 09/15/08*JB

2003 FORD TAURUS, WATER LEAKING IN CABIN ON PASSENGER SIDE AND FLOODED A/C UNIT. AC ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. REPAIR OF LEAK WILL COST $579 FROM DEALER. FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEM IN VEHICLES BUT WILL NOT REPAIR. *TR

APPLICATION OF BRAKES CAUSES CAR TO SHAKE AND SHIMMY. ROTORS, PADS AND CALIPERS REPLACED TWICE. REPLACED RIGHT FRONT BEARING, BALL JOINT, SWAY BAR LINK AND HALF SHAFT THE SECOND TIME, DO TO BEARING WEAR AND SQUEAK. NONE OF THE ABOVE HAS FIXED THIS PROBLEM. IT IS ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED SEVERAL WIRING MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD PERIODICALLY ILLUMINATE AUTOMATICALLY, AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ALSO TURNING ON AND OFF WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE LIGHT SWITCH. THE ENGINE WOULD ALSO REV AUTOMATICALLY AND, WHEN SWITCHING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE ENGINE WOULD REV AGAIN. IN ADDITION, WHEN IN PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF BY ITSELF AND HAVE TO BE PLACED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO BE RESTARTED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS ALSO PERFORMED, BUT IT DID NOT PRODUCE A FAILURE CODE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE , PUNCTURED MY TIRE AND BROKE THE STABILIZER ARM. HAD JUST PARKED MY CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THANK GOD WE WEREN'T HURT. *TR

HEARD A CLUNKING IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR SPRING HAD BROKEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION PUMP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77,000. UPDATED 08/04/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. UPDATED 08/06/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHEN IT RAINS, WATER LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE BLOWER TO MALFUNCTION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND WENT FROM HIGH TO LOW; HOWEVER, THE CONTROL KNOB WAS STILL SET ON HIGH. ONCE HE ARRIVED HOME, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER BACK ON AND THE POWER LEVEL WENT BACK TO HIGH. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE POWER WAS REDUCED AGAIN TO LOW. THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED COMPLETELY ONCE AGAIN AND THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING WIRES. THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO COME BACK ON AFTER THIS FAILURE; HOWEVER, ALL THE OTHER COMPONENTS STILL FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS AND WAS INFORMED THAT EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY, EXCEPT FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR. THE MECHANIC LOCATED A RECALL AND INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,295.

DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO STRUT, SWAY BAR LINKAGE AND TIRE. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS IN A RIGHT HAND TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. *TR

CAR SHIMMIES AND SHAKES ON BRAKING EVEN WITH NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. CAR HAS DONE THIS SINCE ABOUT 20,000 MILES. NO ACCIDENTS AND JUST NORMAL USE OF CAR. HAVE HAD TO HAVE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE ALREADY. UPON CHECKING FOR OTHERS WITH ISSUES, I DISCOVERED SEVERAL OTHERS AT EPINIONS.COM AND DECIDED TO CONTACT FORD DIRECTLY, THEY SAID THEY DON'T HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. I THEN DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO CONTACT THE NHTSA. *TR

THE A/C - HEATER BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING DUE TO A WATER LEAK THROUGH THE CABIN FILTER INTO THE MOTOR HOUSING. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR, RESISTOR, COWL AND NEW WEATHERSTRIPPING AT A COST OF $465.01. SINCE THERE IS A TSB FROM FORD REGARDING THIS, I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO AN ALL OUT RECALL. FORD KNOWS THAT IT IS A BAD DESIGN AND FORD NEEDS TO MAKE GOOD ON IT'S PRODUCTS. *TR

THE PASSENGER SPRING BROKE ON MY '03 FORD TAURUS. I DISCOVERED THIS WHEN I HEARD WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A BRAKE GRINDING. THE BRAKES WERE FINE, BUT THE REPAIRMAN NOTICED THE DAMAGE. LUCKILY, I AM HAVING THIS REPAIRED, BEFORE I GOT ON THE ROAD FOR A 200 MILE TRIP. THE TIRE WAS BEING DAMAGED AND WOULD HAVE BLOWN. *TR

THERE WAS NO WARNING. FRONT SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE WHEN DRIVING TO WORK. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PLATTSBURGHFORD AND REPAIRED. DEALER ADVISED THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH TAURUS. THAT THE 2003 NEVER HAD A RECALL BUT OTHER YEAR TAURUS DID. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS WAGON IT STALLS FOR ONLY A FEW SECONDS BUT COMES BACK ON BY ITSELF. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL. AT TRAFFIC LIGHT & ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON &CAR DID STALL & I HAD TO RESTART CAR. DRIVING AT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD WILL COME ON & CAR STALLS BUT RESTARTS ON ITS OWN WHICH IS SCARY. WARRANTY ALREADY EXPIRED. *TR

JUST PULLED INTO MY WORKPLACE IN MY 2003 FORD TAURUS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A LOUD BANG AND THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT END FELL RIGHT ON MY TIRE. NO PRIOR WARNING WHATSOEVER. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SPRING HAD BROKEN. I DID HAVE EXTENDED COVERAGE BUT WHAT A HASSLE WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO GET THEM TO PAY WHICH THEY FINALLY DID MINUS A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. TOOK 1 1/2 WEEKS TO GET IT FIXED AND NOW SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. *TR

THE A/C WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH PRESSURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHENEVER IT RAINS ON THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD BECOMES WET. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE SHORTS OUT. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,102.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND FELT THE VEHICLE JERK. WHEN HE ARRIVED HOME, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRINGS HAD FRACTURED, WHICH DAMAGED THE BRAKE HOSE AND TIRES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,931. UPDATED 06/30/08 *BF THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. UPDATED 06/27/08

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN "PARK" AND UNAGBLE TO SHIFT TO ANY GEAR. CAR TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND CONNECTOR HARNESS WAS REPLACED, PART # 3F1Z-13480. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE, HEARD A LOUD CRUNCHING NOISE AND A HUGE BANG! MY CAR WAS UNABLE TO GO INTO REVERSE WITHOUT PRESSURE ON THE TIRE...I GOT OUT AND THE TIRE WAS BLOW OUT! I CALLED THE TOW COMPANY AND THE TECHNICIAN FELT UNDER THE CAR AND SAID MY COIL SPRING HAS BROKEN! HE SAID IT WAS A GOOD THING IT HAPPENED IN MY GARAGE AND NOT WHEN I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD!!! FORD HAD A RECALL ON 1999 - 2002 FORD TAURUS CARS BUT OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM NEVER GOT RESOLVED ON THE 2003 CARS! VERY FRUSTRATING AND COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS! FORD AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE NOTHING TO HELP! *TR

BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON 2003 TAURUS W/ ABOUT 49K MILES. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING IN MY 2003 FORD TAURUS AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED AND AN ACCIDENT WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED AS I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 115000 MILES ON IT, BUT HAS HAD ROUTINE SERVICE PERFORMED. ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOT YET BEEN SERVICED, I DID CHECK THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL IS NORMAL AND NOT DISCOLORED OR EVIDENCE OF FOULED FLUID. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER LEAKING ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. MORE WATER WAS NOTICED WHEN IT RAINED OR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS WET. THE FAILURE CAUSED TWO RESISTORS TO BLOW OUT, INCLUDING THE BLOWER MOTOR. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 06/25/08.*LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER LEAKING ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. A FEW MONTHS LATER, HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR, WHICH CAUSED THE HEATER, DEFROSTER, AND AIR CONDITIONING TO NOT WORK. HE CALLED THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON FAILURE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RECALL. THEY OFFERED TO PLACE A RAIN CAP OVER A NEW BLOWER MOTOR, BUT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

THE PART IN QUESTION IS A TRANSITOR FOR THE FORD TAURUS 2003. THE SAME PROBLEM EXIST WITH EARLIER MODEL SUCH AS THE 2001. A LEAK ABOVE THE DASH BOARD ALLOWS WATER TO FILL THE COMPARTMENT AND OVERFLOW ONTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE AMOUNT OF WATER IS ENOUGH TO SHORT OUT TRANSITORS AND CAUSE PROBLEMS. WHEN TALKING TO A FORD DEALER"VANCOUVER FORD DEALER", THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY REPAIR THIS PROBLEM QUIT OFTEN. COULD A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE 2003 MODELS??? THX *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS. BLOWER MOTOR FAILURE DUE TO RAIN LEAKING THROUGH CABIN FILTER INTO BLOWER MOTOR. VISIBILITY IMPAIRED WHEN WINDSHIELD THEN FOGGED. WATER FOUND ON PASSENGER FLOOR. BLOWER AND RESISTOR FOUND CORRODED. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR, RESISTOR, WEATHERSTRIP AND DEFECTIVE COWL PANEL/RAIN HAT. LABOR + PARTS $412. TSB 03-15-06. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BOOM FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHAT CAUSED THE NOISE. THREE MONTHS LATER, SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP FOR SERVICE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS SERIOUS FAILURE WITH THE FRONT COIL SPRING. IF THE SPRING WERE TO UNCOIL, IT COULD SLIP THROUGH AND CAUSE GREAT DANGER WHILE DRIVING. AT THAT TIME, THE TIRE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FRONT COIL SPRING WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILED COIL SPRING MUST BE REPLACED. SIX INCHES OF STEEL WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE COIL SPRING. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FRONT COIL SPRING. SHE ELECTED TO PURCHASE THE QUICK STRUT PART, WHICH IS THE STRUT AND COIL SPRING COMBINATION MANUFACTURED BY MONROE. THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR SERVICE WAS $376. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,546. UPDATED 06/02/08 *BF

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE (GOT MAYBE AN INCH) AND THE CAR JOLTED SLIGHTLY. I HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A PUFF OF WHAT SEEMED SMOKE. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SAW MY TIRE WAS FLAT. REMOVED TIRE TO FIND FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED IN HALF AND RIPPED A LONG DEEP LINE IN TIRE. *TR

LEAKY COWL. CAUSES FLOORBOARD TO BE CONSTANTLY SOAKED. HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED WITH COMPLAINT # 10184014. THE RECALL # IS 03V087000. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO COVER THESE CARS NO MATTER THE MILEAGE SINCE IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

HEATER BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. FUSE AND RELAY ARE GOOD. CHECKED BLOWER MOTOR, CONDENSATION ON OUTSIDE OF MOTOR. SMELLS OF MOLD, WATER ON PASSENGER FLOORBOARD. IN NOVEMBER OF 2007 BLOWER STOPPED BUT I TAPPED THE HOUSING AND IT STARTING WORKING AGAIN. NOW WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE AIR CONDITIONER SWITCH WAS NOT WORKING IN THE VEHICLE AND WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE INABILITY TO USE THE HEATER OR FAN CAUSED THE CONTACT TO DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD DURING IRREGULAR WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,625 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 26,645. UPDATED 6/2/08 *CN

WHEN IT CAME TIME TO USE THE HEAT, WHICH WASN'T NEEDED BEFORE THIS PROBLEM, THE HEAT ONLY WORKED ON HIGH. SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT EVEN WORK. NOW, THE AIR DOES NOT WORK AS WELL. THEY WORK ON HIGH EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT THAT IS IT. A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS QUITE OFTEN IN THIS YEAR MODEL, AND WHILE YOU CAN JUST REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR SWITCH FOR A TEMPORARY FIX, IT WILL CONTINUALLY GO OUT EACH YEAR, AND THE ONLY REAL FIX IS TO REPLACE THE AIR COMPRESSOR. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE HEATER WOULD NOT BLOW AND THEN STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I ALSO HAD WATER LEAKING ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. AGAIN YESTERDAY, MY HEATER AND A/C WILL ONLY BLOW ON HIGH. I SEE MANY PEOPLE ONLINE HAVE HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS. PLEASE REFER TO RECALL REF# 03V087000 AND COMPLAINT #10184014. *TR

AS ALL THESE OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY 03 FORD TAURUS. NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS OR WHISTLES. APPROX. 54,000 MILES. SUCKS, THAT THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT. COST 2,700.00 PLUS TOWING. NEVER AGAIN! ONE WOULD THINK IN THIS DAY AND TIME WHEN THE ECONOMY IS SO CRAPPY, FORD WOULD WANT ALL THE BUSINESS THEY COULD GET....THEY KNOW THIS TRANS. IS A BAD ONE....MY NEXT CAR WAS GOING TO BE A CROWN VIC....BUT NOT NOW..... *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS CABIN AIR INTAKE LEAK DUE TO DESIGN DEFECT ALLOWS RAIN WATER TO ENTER INTERIOR OF VEHICLE AND CAUSES HEATER/AC FAN UNIT TO SHORT OUT DISABLING DEFROSTER AS WELL AS HEAT AND AIRCONDITIONING CONTROL. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE A/C WORKED ONLY ON HIGH FOR A FEW DAYS THEN A/C WENT OUT COMPLETELY. AS I DIDN'T HAVE MONEY NOR THE TIME TO FIX, I HAVE LEFT UNTIL NOW TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM NOW I SEE MANY PEOPLE ONLINE HAVE HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS. SINCE THIS ORIGINALLY OCCURRED I'VE NOTED WATER LEAKING ON THE PASSENGER FLOOR AFTER SOME RAIN STORMS. I THINK THE BLOWER FAN HAS GONE OUT AND PROBABLY WHAT EVER CAUSED THE LEAK CAUSED THE BLOWER TO GO OUT, TOO MANY COINCIDENCES AND OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. REFER TO RECALL REF# 03V087000 AND COMPLAINT #10184014. FORD SHOULD STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEMS THEY ARE CAUSING DUE TO DESIGN FLAWS. *TR

ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS AGO MY HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER STARTING WORKING ON HIGH ONLY. ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO THE BLOWER MOTOR WENT OUT ALL TOGETHER. I ALSO HAVE WATER LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD (NOT HEATER CORE, SINCE IT HAS NOT SMELL). THIS WATER HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR A LONG TIME BUT NO ONE COULD EVER FIND WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE A/C BLOWER MOTOR ON MY CAR ABOUT A MONTH AGO. YESTERDAY, 04/23/2008, THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR WENT OUT CAUSING THE BLOWER TO WORK ONLY ON HIGH. TODAY, 04/24/2008, THE BLOWER MOTOR COMPLETELY STOPPED BLOWING. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A TSB OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE READ SEVERAL DIFFERENT WEBSITES WHERE OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS SOMETHING I THINK FORD SHOULD RECALL AND FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE. IF THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM FIX IT! WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR A REPAIR THAT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT? *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS, COWL LEAK. WATER LEAKS INTO HEATER AND A/C BLOWER MOTOR CAUSING CORROSION. BLOWER MOTOR IS INOPERABLE. INHERENT PROBLEM, BUT NEVER CORRECTED. POSTINGS OF THIS CONDITION ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THE FORD DEALER WANTS ALMOST $600.00 TO REPAIR. THE IS A TSB 03-15-6 ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

HEATER/AC FAN ONLY WORKING ON HIGH SPEED THEN QUIT ENTIRELY, FOUND FAN MOTOR FULL OF WATER . SOMEHOW WATER LEAKS IN FROM AIR INLET. FORD AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN HOME GARAGE, FRONT SPRING BROKE, PIERCING FRONT TIRE CAUSING IT TO EXPLODE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, HAD TO REPLACE TIRE, FRONT SPRINGS AND STRUTS TO CORRECT DAMAGE. $986. *TR

I PURCHASED THE CAR ON 2/11/08 AND THEN TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE THE DOOR PANEL BROKE OFF AND THE CAR WAS IDLING HIGH WHEN I DRIVE IT. THEY KNOCKED $1,000 OFF OF THE SALES PRICE AND TOOK OFF THE FORD WARRANTY FOR THIS EXCHANGE AND THEY WROTE OUT ANOTHER SALES CONTRACT. A MONTH LATER, THE STARTER WENT OUT AND I PAID $200.00 TO FIX IT (OUT OF MY POCKET). THEN, ON 4/7/08 WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, THE CAR BROKE DOWN AGAIN AND I CALLED RACEWAY FORD. THE CAR DEALER WHOM SOLD ME THE CAR TOLD ME THAT HE DON'T KNOW IF THEY CAN HELP ME AND IF THEY DID FIX IT, HE SAID HE WOULDN'T KNOW WHEN IT'LL BE READY BECAUSE HE'S NOT A MECHANIC (IN A VERY SARCASTIC TONE). HE TOLD ME TO JUST CALL BACK WHEN THE MANAGER ARRIVE AT 3 P.M. TODAY. I HAD TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED THE SAME DAY SO I TOOK MY CAR TO GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE SHOP IN MORENO VALLEY AND PAID $688.00 (OUT OF MY POCKET) TO GET IT REPAIRED. AFTER MY CAR WAS REPAIRED, ON 4/7/08, I WENT TO RACEWAY FORD AND WAITED 15 MINUTES TO TALK TO THE SALES MANAGER, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS IN HIS OFFICE, ONLY 20FT AWAY FROM WHERE I WAS WAITING, HE SENT HIS ASSISTANT MANAGER TO COME OUT TO TALK TO ME BECAUSE THE ASSISTANT MANAGER SAID THE MANAGER WAS TOO BUSY TO HANDLE THE SITUATION AT THIS TIME. SO, I EXPLAINED ALL THE PROBLEMS I?VE HAD WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH I PURCHASED FROM THEM. THE ASSISTANT MANAGER MADE COPIES OF MY REPAIR BILLS AND TOLD ME THAT HE PROMISE HE'LL TRY TO HELP ME AS BEST AS HE CAN AND HE'LL CALL ME BACK TOMORROW (ON

INTERMITTENT BLOWER MOTOR, WET FLOOR PASSENGER SIDE UNDER BLOWER, WATER INSIDE THE BLOWER MOTOR HOUSING. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2003 FORD TAURUS FROM CARMAX IN BALTIMORE, MD IN SEPT 2006 AFTER TRADING IN MY 2000 FORD RANGER. THE TAURUS WAS A RENTAL CAR IN NJ BEFORE BEING SOLD TO CARMAX. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY, STARTER, BLOWER MOTOR RELAY, TRANSMISSION GASKET AND NOW THE AIR COMPRESSOR, POWER STEERING PUMP AND BELT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

1. DISCOVERED WATER COLLECTING IN PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD, FOLLOWING HEAVY RAINS. 2. BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR FAILED, CAUSING BLOWER MOTOR TO ONLY OPERATE ON THE HIGHEST SPEED. 3. LOCATED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #TSB 04-15-3 WHICH DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING, THE CAUSE, AND CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE CORRECTIVE WORK PERFORMED AS DESCRIBED IN THE TSB. *TR

ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS SEL THE THROTTLE BODY STICKS CAUSING AN UNUSUALLY HIGH AMOUNT OF GAS PEDAL PRESSURE TO RELEASE IT AND ONCE IT RELEASES THE HIGH PEDAL PRESSURE APPLIED CAUSES A RAPID, DANGEROUS ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE THE FIRST REPAIR WAS DONE BY THE FORD DEALER ON JANUARY 15, 2005 AND NOW IT IS OCCURRING AGAIN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES AND THERE ARE WEBSITES DEVOTED TO DISCUSSING THIS. IN EVERY OCCURRENCE THE THROTTLE BODY MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS HEATER FAN MOTOR STOPPED WORKING IN SLOW SPEEDS AT ABOUT 51,000 MILES, FOR ABOUT A MONTH ONLY THE FAST SPEED WOULD WORK AND YESTERDAY THE FAN STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. REPLACED THE RELAYS AND FUSES TO NO AVAIL, LAST RESORT WILL BE TO CHANGE OUT THE FAN MOTOR ITSELF. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR WORKED THEN QUIT ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING. DID NOT WORK ON ANY SETTING. IT WAS RAINING AND WINDOWS WERE STARTING TO FOG. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO WRECK BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE ANY DEFROSTER. RECALL NUMBER 03V087000 DOES NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH ITS SIMILAR. I THINK IT SHOULD INCLUDE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE HAVING THE BLOWER MOTOR GO OUT IS DANGEROUS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS ON FEBRUARY 5, 2008, WHEN THE BLOWER MOTOR CEASED WORKING. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD. *TR WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO GOODYEAR I WAS TOLD THAT THE WATER LEAK CAUSED MY BLOWER MOTOR TO SHORT OUT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM AND THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXPENSE OF TIME LOST FROM WORK AND THE FOLLOWING COSTS: R/R BLOWER MOTOR, $88.00; NEW BLOWER MOTOR, $110.21; CABINET AIR FILTER GASKET AND BLOWER WEATHERSTRIP $27.73; R/R/ CABIN FILTER GASKET $70.40 AND THE COSTS OF INSTALLATION OF THE AIR FILTER $29.66. THE TOTAL IS $362.82. I AM REFERENCING FORD'S EXISTING RECALL NUMBER, 03V087000 AND THE COMPLAINT OF WILLIAM FORD #10184014.