2003 Ford Taurus complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE PARKED AND WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMED HIM THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN OR UNDER THE DASHBOARD. HE HAS PICTURES, IF NEEDED. THE PURCHASE DATE, VIN, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,000.

I WAS ONLINE CHECKING FOR AN AC/HEATER BLOWER MOTOR AS IT ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. I DISCOVERED A RECALL FOR THE MERCURY SABLE (03V087000) REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD LEAKING WATER ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. THE LEAK DRIPS ON THE AC/HEATER FAN MOTOR CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT AND TO STOP OPERATING. I LIVE IN WA, I FOUND WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR SEVERAL TIMES BUT NEVER FOUND THE LEAK. I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. FOR A TEMPORARY REPAIR, I CAN REPLACE THE BLOWER FOR $500. FOR A PERMANENT FIX, I WILL ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD, ANOTHER $500. THANKS FORD, YOU RECALLED THE PROBLEM ON THE MERCURY SABLE, WHY NOT THE TAURUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BUT THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT SPEED. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURES, BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

HEAVY RAIN CAUSED WATER TO APPEAR ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR IN MY 2003 FORD TAURUS. HEATER BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING AT SAME TIME. FORD REPAIRED AT A COST OF $580, INCLUDING REPLACING BLOWER. REFERENCE RECALL #03V087000 AND COMPLAINT #10184014. *JB

CAR WAS OUT IN THE RAIN. WATER LEAKED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. HAD PASSENGER SIDE COWL REPLACED, RAINHAT KIT INSTALLED, AND REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR LESS THAN 14,000 MILES AGO TO FIX THE SAME ISSUE. HOPEFULLY WON'T HAVE TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR AGAIN. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BELT FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THE NOISE CONTINUED. ANOTHER MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAM SENSOR FAILED AND, ONCE IT WAS REPAIRED, THE NOISE CEASED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,884 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,300.

2003 FORD TAURUS TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT A GUARD RAIL. *KB THE CONSUMERS PASSENGER EXPERIENCED SOME PAIN IN HER SHOULDER. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *JB

WATER LEAKS ONTO PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR RESULTING IN INTERIOR DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO HEATER BOX AND BLOWER MOTOR. DEALER REPLACED COWEL AT MY EXPENSE, WITHIN 3 MONTHS LEAK RETURNED AND DEALER WANTS TO REMOVE DASH AND CHECK HEATER BOX, AT A MINIMUM EXPENSE OF $850. FORD HAS A RECALL, 03V08700 AND TSB 04-15-3 REGARDING THESE PROBLEMS, BUT WANTS ME TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I ALSO PAID $375 TO HAVE THE INTERIOR CLEANED AND DISINFECTED AFTER THE FIRST REPAIR. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REFERENCE COMPLAINT 10184014. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY FOR INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 46,129 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ

1) NORMAL USE. 2) WATER LEAKED INTO HEATER BLOWER MOTOR OF 2003 FORD TAURUS. BLOWER MOTOR FAILED. HEATER RESISTER ALSO FAILED. 3) INSTALLED NEW BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR. NEED TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL PARTS FROM TSB 04-15-3 SO PROBLEM DOES NOT REPEAT. APPEARS TO BE POOR ORIGINAL ENGINEERING THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS TO OCCUR. THERE IS A RELATED RECALL, 03V087000 AND ALSO A PRIOR COMPLAINT 10184014. THANK YOU! *JB

I HAVE A 2003 FORD TAURUS IT IS A FLEX FUEL VEHICLE. WE HAVE RECENTLY GOTTEN E85 GAS IN OUR AREA AND I USE IT PERIODICALLY. I HAVE BEEN HAVING "STARTING ISSUES" WITH IT; OVER THE PAST YEAR IT HAS HAD THE IACV REPLACED TWICE, THE FUEL PUMP, THE STARTER AND THE FUEL FILTER ALL REPLACED ONCE. THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED WITH IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. THE CAR EITHER WILL ACT LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO START (SPUTTER STARTING), OR IT WILL DIE RIGHT AFTER PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE. IT HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN USING THE E85 GASOLINE, BUT ALSO DOES IT WITH REGULAR GAS. FORD BASICALLY HAS TOLD ME THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY STARTING OR STALLING PROBLEMS RELATED TO ETHANOL FUEL AND HAVE GIVEN UP ON FIXING MY PROBLEM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED WATER INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR AND CAUSED THE BLOWER MOTOR TO MALFUNCTION. THE DEFROSTER FAILED CAUSING LIMITED VISION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD GUARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD WARPED AND CAUSED THE LEAK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND ON 08/06/2007, IT FAILED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY SEAL, WEATHER STRIPPING AND WATER THAT WAS LEAKING INTO THE MOTOR. THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO GUESS THE NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES. THE CONTACT DID NOT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,466 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,450.

AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. CHECKED FUSES THEY WERE GOOD, STARTED ENGINE - UP AND BLOWER STARTED WORKING REST OF DAY. THEN IT ONLY WORKED WHEN IT WANTED TO. HAD DIAGNOSTIC 08/03/07 NEEDS BLOWER MOTOR. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS COIL SPRINGS REPAIR RECALL CUSTOMER WANTS FORD TO PAY FOR SOME OR ALL HER EXPENSES**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS WRITING ON BEHALF OF CUSTOMER WHO HAS TROUBLE COMMUNICATING. THE CONSUMER FOUND HER LEFT FRONT TIRE FLAT IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED FOUR BRAND NEW TIRES. THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES AND COIL SPRINGS AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FORD TAURUS, BUT NOT FOR THIS SPECIFIC YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WHICH CAUSED A FLAT TIRE, DAMAGE TO THE AIR BAG SENSORS, A BREAK IN THE MOUNTING BRACKET, AND FAILURE OF THE SHOCKS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED TO WARRANT A RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HE NOTICED RAIN ENTERED INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BLOWER MOTOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RAIN ENTERED THROUGH THE SEALS OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WEATHER STRIPPING PANEL AND BLOWER MOTOR. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE WINDSHIELD (RECALL #03V087000). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS NOT VERIFIED IF HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. IT WAS AN IMMEDIATE FAILURE WITH A LOUD EXPLOSION NOISE. THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED ME FROM A MAJOR ACCIDENT WAS THAT I WAS JUST STARTING UP. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FORD HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR IS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. *TR

OVER A YEAR AGO, I NOTICED THAT IT WAS HARD TO GET THE GEAR SHIFT TO MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION TO DRIVE OR REVERSE IN THE 2003 FORD TAURUS. NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRIED I COULD NOT GET THE CAR INTO GEAR. FINALLY, SOMETHING TOLD ME TO PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL,HARD, AND THEN IT WOULD RELEASE. I WOULD DO THIS FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR MONTHS. EACH TIME THAT THIS OCCURRED IT WOULD TAKE LONGER AND LONGER TO GET THE CAR INTO GEAR, THEN AGAIN, IT WOULD DISAPPEAR FOR MONTHS, THEN START ALL OVER AGAIN. I FINALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP, AND IT WOULD NOT FAIL FOR THEM, BUT INTRIGUED, THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK WHENEVER IT OCCURRED AGAIN. MONTHS LATER, YOU GUESSED IT, THE PROBLEM RETURNED WITH A VENGEANCE AND LASTED MORE THAN JUST A FEW DAYS. THE ONLY WAY IT WOULD RELEASE IS WHEN I REALLY STOMPED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. BACK TO THE SHOP IT WENT BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ALWAYS WORK , BUT THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD. THAT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS TIME THE MECHANICS CALLED FORD WHO TOLD THEM THAT THEY DID HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN CARS AND ASKED FOR THE VIN #. FOR SOME REASON, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN, MY VIN # NUMBER DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THAT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME. EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS NOT AN EXPENSIVE JOB, I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE ME. AFTER ALL, I DID HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN THE MECHANICS RECEIVED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH TO INSTALL, THE PAR

MY WIFE NOTICED WATER PORING OUT IN THE PASSENGER FLOORBOARD OF HER 2003 FORD TAURUS. SHE WAS AGGRAVATED BY THIS, BUT HAD NO MECHANICAL FAILURES AND DID NOT WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT IT. THEN SHE HAD HER DEFROSTER FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED AN ISSUE, BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO GET HOME IMMEDIATELY AND HAD TO USE A RAG TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD TO DRIVE HOME. SHE TOLD ME ABOUT IT AND REFUSED TO DRIVE ANYWHERE WITH OUR CHILDREN UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. I FOUND WATER IN THE VENT AND HAD TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR. THE FAN NOW RUNS, BUT ONLY RUNS ON HIGH BECAUSE ANOTHER COMPONENT FAILED THAT CONTROLS THE FAN SPEED. WHEN I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL HAD BEEN FILED. I LOOKED UP RECALL INFO ON THE FORD SITE BY VIN AND IT STATED NONE WERE ACTIVE. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE WEB WILL SHOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AN INABILITY TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD IMPAIRS THE ABILITY TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE GOING AND RECOGNIZE ANY HAZARDS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH IN BUSY EARLY AM TRAFFIC I HEARD A NOISE & THE CAR WAS LOSING SPEED. I PUSHED ON ACCELERATOR IT WOULD NOT MOVE. BARELY GOT OFF TO THE SIDE. THE CAR DID NOT WORK IN ANY GEAR. ONLY 59000 MILES AND HAD BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. NO ABUSE. TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP IN FORT MILL,SC. TOLD ME THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BAD PLUS TRANSMISSION WAS LIKELY DAMAGED .HAVE TO REBUILD WHOLE TRANSMISSION. CALLED FORD MOTOR CUSTOMER SERVICE & ASKED FOR SOME HELP SINCE THE MILEAGE WAS SO LOW & THE CAR NOT PAID FOR. AFTER 2 DAYS SAID NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. THE BILL WAS $3500 PLUS $250 DIAGNOSTIC AND $80 TOWING. I AM SINGLE, HAD 2 MORE YEARS TO PAY ON THE CAR. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO LET THE BANK FIGHT IT OUT WITH FORD. I CALLED AMOCO AND THEY T WILL FIX FOR APPROXIMATELY . $1650. SO I AM HAVING IT REPAIRED. FORD HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN THE CARS AND TRUCKS FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. MANY CIRCULATED ON THE INTERNET WITH TRANSMISSION STORIES. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD. COULD NOT BELIEVE THEY WOULDN'T AT LEAST PAY FOR PARTS. I AM GOING TO FILE COMPLAINTS AGAINST FORD EVERYWHERE I COULD . I WAS GOING TO THE LOCAL TV STATION AND TELL MY STORY. PLUS I WILL NEVER MISS A DAY TELLING EVERYONE I MEET OR TALK WITH FOLKS COUNTRYWIDE AT MY JOB ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE, AND FORDS LACK OF CONCERN. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED . IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER FOR FORD TO HAVE HELPED WITH THE COST, THAN HAVE ME AS THEIR WORST ADVISORY. I WILL NEVER QUIT TELLING MY STORY. I

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK IN THE FRONT SEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GALLIUM WAS LEAKING AND THEY REPLACED THE AC MOTOR AND RESISTER. THE DEALER CHARGED HER $700 FOR THE REPAIR AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN RECALL # 03V087000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,117.

ENGINE CONTINUALLY CUTS OUT, STALLS, FAILS TO ACCELERATE, ETC. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO THE CAM SENSOR ASSEMBLY WHICH FORD ADMITS IS FAULTY...AND YET I AM HAVING TO PAY OVER $500 IN ORDER TO FIX THIS!! *AK

SAME AS COMPLAINT NO. 10194207 BUT WITH A SECOND VEHICLE. IT HESITATES OR STALLS WITH NO NOTICE OTHER THAN ALL THE DASH LIGHTS COMING ON FOR A FEW SECONDS. THEN, THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER. HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION AND AT INTERSECTIONS. CAR CAN BE GOING 60 MPH OR CAN BE AT A STOPLIGHT. HAS BEEN ON FLIGHT RECORDER AND COMPUTER, BUT NO CODES. DIFFERENT FIXES HAVE BEEN TRIED BY FORD, BUT SO FAR NOTHING HAS WORKED FOR VERY LONG. HAD BOTH CARS IN SHOP AGAIN THIS MONTH FOR THE PROBLEM. NO ONE IS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM, SO THE TRIAL AND ERROR METHOD HAS BEEN FOR THE MOST RECENT STAYS IN THE SHOP. LEFT ONE OF THE VEHICLES AT FORD FOR ABOUT A WEEK EARLIER THIS MONTH. THE OTHER WAS IN ON AND OFF 2 OR 3 TIMES THIS MONTH. THE HESITATION AND STALLING AND REPEATED REPAIR ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR AWHILE BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED OR COULD BE FIXED, BUT NOW IT IS VERY UNLIKELY WITH TWO CARS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND YET TO BE FIXED.*AK

VEHICLE HESITATES OR STALLS OUT WHILE IN MOTION. ALL THE DASH LIGHTS COME AND THEN THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER. HAVE TWO OF THE SAME VEHICLE AND HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH BOTH. FORD HAS TRIED TO CORRECT THIS BUT ALL ATTEMPTS HAVE FAILED. BOTH CARS ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND HAVE ABOUT 54000 MILES. THE CARS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN WITH RECORDERS AND COMPUTER BUT NO CODES COME UP. LATELY, THEY HAVE BEEN HESITATING/STALLING AT LEAST A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK. SOMETIMES THEY STALL WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES WHILE AT A LIGHT. THE WORST IS WHEN THE LIGHTS ALL COME ON AND THEY HESITATE WHILE MOVING AT 65 MPH WITH AN EIGHT WHEELER OR SUV RIGHT BEHIND. MY WIFE, TWO DAUGHTERS, & I HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED THIS SITUATION AND IT'S VERY FRIGHTENING. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN IT RAINS. THE LEAK CAUSES A SHORTAGE IN THE AC RESISTOR. THE RESISTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND BLEW OUT TIRE AND STABILIZER BAR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S COOLING FAN HAS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR HAD FAILED ALONG WITH THE COOLING FAN. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY WATER ENTERING INSIDE OF THE COW PANEL. THE FAILURE OF THE BLOWER MOTOR CAUSED THE COOLING RESISTER TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

BLOWER FAN DOESN'T WORK. *AK

I WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. I WAS DRIVING A 2002 FORD TAURUS SE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY DOING ABOUT 55 MPH. A CHAIN REACTION OF ACCIDENTS STARTED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. APPROXIMATE SPEED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT WAS 50 MPH. THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR WAS DESTROYED. THE PROBLEM IS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO ONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DRIVER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL HARD. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED. THE CHP OFFICE, BODY SHOP MANAGER, AND THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER HAVE ALL SAID THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED, I.E. NOTHING WAS BROKEN, AND THEREFORE DIDN''T SEEK ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION. SHORT OF BRUISING, SORENESS, AND A COUPLE OF SCRAPES I WAS FINE. I CONTACT FORD ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND AND SPOUTED OUT A BUNCH OF LEGAL BANTER. I INFORMED THEM THAT I WAS NOT INTERESTED IN SEEKING LITIGATION, I SIMPLY WANTED A TECH TO INFORM ME OF WHY MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHEN IT MOST DEFIANTLY SHOULD HAVE. THEY AGAIN AND AGAIN GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND, ONLY GIVING ME THE PADDED ANSWERS I AM SURE THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT ADVISES THEM TO. FEELING AS THOUGH I WILL GET NOWHERE WITH FORD AND NOT KNOWING HAT THE ''NEXT STEP'' IS, I AM CONTACTING YOUR ORGANIZATION. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE ACCIDENT AND CAN GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION AS REQUESTED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT RAINS, WATER DRIPS FROM THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD INTO THE VEHICLE, CAUSING INTERIOR DAMAGE. THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILS DUE TO THE WATER DAMAGE AND THE BLOWER HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 37,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. RETURNED USPS, MADE 2ND ATTEMPT 07/03/07, ATTEMPT FAILED. *LJ

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS HAS HAD WATER LEAKING IN TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD EVER SINCE I PURCHASED IT, NOT THINKING A WHOLE LOT ABOUT IT WHEN I RETURNED FROM OVER SEAS DUE TO A DEPLOYMENT THERE WAS RUST STAINS IN MY CARPET AND THE BLOWER THEN WOULD ONLY WORK ON HIGH, ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE BLOWER MOTOR QUIT WORKING SO I ASKED MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED BUT I HAVE 40,000 MILES ON MY CAR RIGHT NOW AND THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO FIX IT UNDER THE TSB'S OR UNDER ANY RECALLS. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS. FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURED TIRE AND DAMAGED OTHER RELATED PARTS. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS PARKED AT THE TIME. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR RPAIR AND REPLACEMENT.

2003 FORD TAURUS HAD LEAKING UNDER PASSENGER DASHBOARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED FOR $155. THE BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING EXCEPT ON HIGH. I READ THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 FORD TAURUS. NOW I WAS GOING TO BE OUT MORE MONEY TO REPLACE THE BLOWER AND/OR BLOWER RESISTOR. THIS WAS AN APPARENT DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS LOOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER. THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN NHTSA RECALL # 98V323000 (STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY REMEDIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 136,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

ANY TIME AIR CONDITIONER WAS USED IT SMELLED MUSTY, THEN THE FAN BLOWER QUIT WORKING EXCEPT FOR HIGH, REPLACED BLOWER RESISTOR.*AK

RAIN WATER LEAKED INTO THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT VIA CABIN AIR FILTER. WATER PASSED THROUGH ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS CONTROLLING HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. A SHORT COULD OCCUR, POSSIBLY IGNITING A FIRE. FINALLY, A PUDDLE WILL FORM ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOOR; THE SIZE OF THE PUDDLE WAS DETERMINED BY THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL. *AK

2003 FORD TAURUS STALLS AT HIGH SPEEDS AND AT SLOWING DOWN. *AK

AFTER 8 HOURS OF DRIVING THE CAR BEGAN STALLING WHILE MOVING AT POSTED SPEEDS. AFTER STOPPING A FEW MINUTES ENGINE RAN FINE. RECURRED ABOUT FIVE TIMES ON TRIP. OBD-II CODE INDICATED FUEL RAIL PRESSURE PROBLEM. LATER FUEL PUMP PRESSURE CHECK INDICATED THE PUMP WAS WORKING NORMALLY. *AK

2003 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 59,000 MILES. WE WERE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH DURING THE WEEKEND. IT WAS HARD TO GET IT TOWED IT BEING THE WEEKEND. COST TO REPAIR WAS $2,000. WON'T BUY FORD CAR AGAIN. B *JB

I OWN A 2003 FORD TAURUS. SINCE 5/04/05 I HAVE HAD A WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM THE WATER DRIPS IN FROM UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DASH. MANY TIMES IT HAS CREATED LARGE PUDDLES. THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME WAS IN THE SHOP FOR ITS 30,000 MILE CHECK. THE DEALER WAS TOLD BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED. AFTER READING FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL CAUSE OTHER SYSTEM FAILURES,EX.AC BLOWER SHORTING OUT. ECT.. .PLEASE HELP ME FIND A SOLUTION. THANK YOU *JB

I OWN A 2003 FORD TAURUS AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR, A RESISTOR AND THE BOWER MOTOR WHEEL. THIS WAS DO TO A DEFECTIVE DESIGN BY FORD THAT LETS MOISTURE INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR AREA THUS CAUSING IT TO FAIL, THEY REFUSE TO DO A RECALL AND I HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON WEBSITES FOR AUTO REPAIR. *JB

WATER LEAK CAUSING BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR TO FAIL ON 2003 FORD TAURUS. *JB

OUR 2003 FORD TAURUS STARTED TO LEAK FROM SOMEWHERE. THE FLOORS BECAME WET WHEN IT RAINED. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED"THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES EACH TIME THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. WE WERE LEFT WITHOUT A CAR FOR A WEEK THE LAST TIME ,AND STILL WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THE WATER DAMAGE HAS LEFT MY CAR WITH A FOUL SMELL AND HAS SHORTED OUT OUR BLOWER FOR THE SECOND TIME. FORD IN WATERBURY CT HAS GIVEN UP ON THE CAR AND CLAIMED THAT THEY CANNOT FIND WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM. THIS HAPPENED OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS. SINCE THIS TIME OUR WARRANTY HAS RAN OUT AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. WE ARE AWARE OF RECALL # 03V087000, BUT WE ARE NOT SURE IF THIS IS PART OF IT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET TO FIND MANY DESCRIPTIONS OF FORD MODELS 2001-2003 WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT THE VALUE OF MY TAURUS HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY, AND I CANNOT TRADE IN THIS CAR KNOWING THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I'M NOT SURE ANYONE WOULD EVEN WANT THIS CAR AT THIS POINT. WE ARE VERY FRUSTRATED AND FEEL "RIPPED OFF" BY FORD. THIS WAS A BEAUTIFUL CAR WHEN WE BOUGHT IT BUT IS NOW PLAGUED BY WATER DAMAGED CARPETS AND UNHEALTHY MOLD. THE HEATER/AC/BLOWER DOES NOT WORK AND ON VERY COLD, ICY, OR HOT DAYS IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO SAFETY HAZARDS.*AK PLEASE HELP US TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM WE HAVE NOWHERE LEFT TO TURN. FORD TAURUS 4 DR SEDAN TAN. *AK

WHEN SOMEONE WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE STALLING PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING2003 FORD TAURUS. SOMETIMES IT WASD AT A STOP, BUT IT ALSO HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT CHOKED OUT, THE GAUGES WENT HAYWIRE, AND IT STALLED. THISWAS SOMETHING I FOUND ON BLOGS WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT BY TAURUS OWNERS. IT WAS A DISTRACTION THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT WAS SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENED. *AK

RAIN IS ENTERING THE HEATER/AC BOX SHORTING THE HEATER/AC FAN. WINDOW FOGS SUDDENLY CREATING HAZARD. IT IS NOT ANTIFREEZE OR HEATER CORE. AFTER HEAVY RAIN YOU CAN HEAR WATER SLOSHING AROUND IN THE HEATER BOX. THERE IS ALSO A FAINT ODOR OF A BURNT ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. I SUSPECT BLOWER MOTOR. *JB

WATER LEAKING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD OF THE 2003 FORD TAURUS. A/C BLOWER DOESN'T WORK DUE TO LEAKING. (AK

WATER LEAKED INTO THE CABIN ON PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT OF THE 2003 FORD TAURUS, CAUSING THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITION R ( /A-C) BLOWER TO RUST AND BECOME INOPERATIVE. VISIBILITY A PROBLEM BEFORE CHANGING THE MOTOR MYSELF. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX UNDER EXT. WARRANTY. RECALL #031506, FOR WATER LEAK.*AK

INTERSTATE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED ON 2003 TAURUS WITH 53,000 MILES. ALL GEARS REACTED LIKE NEUTRAL. TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP, AND WAS DIAGNOSED T AS TORQUE CONVERTER AND GASKET FAILURES. REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT $1500. *AK