2003 Ford Taurus complaints

2003 FORD TAURUS BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING AND THE WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM WAS WATER GETTING INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR AREA FROM THE COWL AREA AT THE CABIN FILTER. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS A TSB FIX WITH A SHIELD AND WEATHERSTRIP. THEY TELL YOU ABOUT THE PROBLEM AFTER THE WATER HAS ALREADY CAUSED THE PROBLEM COSTING YOU $300 EXTRA BECAUSE NOW YOU NEED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FIXED. *NM

CONSUMER 2003 FORD TAURUS FAN BLOWER BECAME INOPERABLE AFTER 50,000 MILES. *TS *JB

WINDSHIELD LEAKS WATER AND AIR. FOUND ON YOUR WEBSITE THAT THEIR WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN IT. *NM

I JUST PURCHASED A 2003 FORD TAURUS FROM ROYAL FORD IN OWEGO, N.Y. AND THE BLOWER MOTOR QUIT ON ME, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE, I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 4 MONTHS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD GLASS LEAKED DURING RAINY WEATHER AND PUDDLES OF RAINWATER FORM IN THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEALANT AROUND THE WINDSHIELD GLASS. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 03V087000 REGARDING VISIBILITY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE AIR CONDITION FAILED. UPDATED 09/22/06. *JB

FAILURE OF BLOWER MOTOR AND FAN RESISTOR DUE TO WATER PUDDLING IN THIS AREA AND CAUSING REPLACEMENT. *NM

THERE WAS WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AFTER A RAIN STORM THIS WEEK AND NOW THE CLIMATE CONTROL BLOWER MOTOR DOESN'T WORK IN MY 2003 FORD TAURUS. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10011149 AND SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 031506. *JB

THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG OF MY 2003 TAURUS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE ROAD AT 30 MPH WHEN IT DEPLOYED. I SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND RECOVERED AND PULLED OVER AND STOPPED. I THOUGHT THE CAR HAD BEEN HIT BY A LARGE ROCK ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR. ON INSPECTION THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE CAR. I WAS TAKING MY SON HOME FROM OUR VACATION HOME IN NH WHEN IT OCCURRED. THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED ALL THE AIR BAG ELEMENTS BUT COULD NOT TELL ME WHY IT DEPLOYED. BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD MOTOR SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE UNWILLING TO GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. *NM

ON FEB 9, 2006 OUR BLOWER MOTOR WOULD ONLY WORK ON HIGH. WE TOOK IT IN THEN AND THEY REPLACED THE RESISTOR, NEVER MENTIONING A POTENTIAL WATER PROBLEM THAT WOULD LEAD TO BLOWER MOTOR FAILURE. ON JUNE 25, 2006 OUR BLOWER MOTOR WENT OUT. WE TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND WERE TOLD A WATER LEAK CAUSED THIS & THEY REPLACED IT & TOLD US ABOUT A BONNET THEY COULD INSTALL SO THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. WE FEEL WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD IN FEBRUARY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND GIVEN THE CHANCE TO PURCHASE THE BONNNET AT THAT TIME, INSTEAD OF PAYING FOR A NEW BLOWER MOTOR IN JUNE. WE FEEL THESE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT ON THESE VEHICLES IN THE FIRST PLACE AND NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. *JB

ON 6-7-06, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR TO WORK, THE FAN MOTOR QUIT. FOR THE NEXT WEEK, THE MOTOR WOULD QUIT OR FAIL TO RUN ANY TIME THAT IT WAS RAINING OR HAD RAINED. THIS EFFECTED USING THE DEFROST AND THE AIR CONDITIONING. AFTER CHECKING ALL FUSES, I FINALLY TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. ONE OF THE SERVICE ADVISORS LOOKED AT THE CAR AND ASKED IF THIS WAS A 2003 MODEL TAURUS? HE THEN EXPLAINED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH THAT CAR. HE EXPLAINED ABOUT THE WATER GETTING IN THE MOTOR AND THAT THERE WAS A TSB ON HOW TO FIX THIS. HOWEVER, FORD WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE COST SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR WAS 401.14 DOLLARS. SINCE THIS CAUSED A ELECTRICAL SHORT AND WAS NOT PROTECTED BY FUSES, I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE WAS NOT A FIRE. THE CAR WAS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD BUT HAD 37,398 MILES WHEN THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. *NM

THERE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE RIGHT COWL TRIM THAT ALLOWED WATER TO SEEP INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR WHICH CAUSED THE MOTOR TO RUST OUT AND STOP WORKING. IF THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHIN THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY IT WAS FIXED FOR FREE BUT IF YOU WERE UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE IT FAIL AFTERWARDS FORD SAYS YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE. THEY KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT DID NOT WARN THE CONSUMER. I BELIEVE THAT SINCE THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM ALL ALONG THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. *NM

YESTERDAY MY FORD TAURUS 2003 WHILE MY CHILD WAS WITH ME HAD THE ENGINE GO WILD OUT OF CONTROL. THE ENGINE ALL BY ITS SELF STARTED RACING AT HIGH SPEED AND THERE WAS NO CONTROL OF IT. I HAD GOOD SENSE TO HOLD DOWN THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED IT INTO NEUTRAL. IT RAN THIS WAY FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. I ALMOST KILLED MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER. I TOOK THE CAR RIGHT AWAY TO WESTFIELD FORD 708-354-8600 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE ENGINE WENT WACKY AND NEEDED TO BE RE-PROGRAMMED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS CONDITION WHEN THE CAR CAN JUST TAKE OFF BY ITS SELF WITH NO SAFETY SHUT DOWN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE MAYBE SOMEONE WAS KILLED THIS WAY BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN A COMPUTER. IF THERE WAS MORE TRAFFIC PRESENT I COULD HAVE DIED ALONG WITH MY CHILD. THE CUSTOMER REPORT FROM WESTFIELD SAYS 94490 DIAGNOSIS J# 1 06F0Z0ENGD. THE FORD PEOPLE SEEMED TO ACT LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE TO OTHER PEOPLE. *JB

POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE BRAKES ARE A CONCERN. BEFORE THE VEHICLE HAD 3,000 MILES, THE ROTORS WERE CUT. THAT IS UNHEARD OF FOR A CAR WITH SO LITTLE MILEAGE, AT LEAST TO ME. WE STILL HEAR GRINDING NOISES ON A HARD BRAKE IN THE RIGHT FRONT. EVERYTIME WE TAKE IT BACK, (4 TIMES) NO PROBLEMS ARE FOUND. I HAVE ALREADY TALKED TO FORD TWICE ABOUT THIS, BUT SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED (AT COST TO US), THEY DO NOT FEEL THEY (FORD) SHOULD PAY FOR IT. ONE OF THE TIMES THAT WE TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE, THEY SUGGESTED A REMEDY THAT IS NOT EVEN RECOMMENDED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. I UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES A VEHICLE IS JUST NOT PUT TOGETHER CORRECTLY, THEN FIX IT. VEHICLE HAS 36,470 MILES ON IT. *NM

ENGINE MISFIRED THEN SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. *NM

MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS GOING FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. CAR ONLY HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. BACK SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONS, DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. A PROBLEM WITH THE MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH AND/OR ASSOCIATED WIRING HAS CAUSED THE STOP LAMPS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START UNLESS PLACED IN NEUTRAL. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 04V106000, REGARDING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FLASH. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM THE DRIVE POSITION. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START IT MUST BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 04V106000, REGARDING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

PURCHASED USED '03 TAURUS SES FROM NON-FORD DEALER, ON 3/2/06. APRIL 22, AFTER HEAVY RAIN NOTICED PUDDLE OF WATER ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. FOLLOWING MONDAY MORNING DURING DRIVE TO WORK...STILL RAINING AND MISTY...WINDOWS FOGGING UP...TURN ON HEATER/DEFOGGER/AC...NOT WORKING! CALL DEALER TO ADVISE OF THE WATER AND HEATER/AC NOT FUNCTIONING...ADVISED STILL COVERED UNDER 3/36 FACTORY WARRANTY...HOWEVER, FORD ADVISED WARRANTY EXPIRED 3/31/06. DEALER THEN HAD THEIR MECHANIC TAKE A LOOK...ADVISED THERE'S A LEAK BEHIND FIREWALL CAUSING WATER TO GET IN...AND ALSO CAUSE OF MOTOR BLOWER NOT WORKING...EST. $500-600 TO REPAIR...NOT INCLUDING PART FOR MOTOR BLOWER! THEY WOULD NEED TO CONTACT FORD ABOUT PRICE ON MOTOR BLOWER...I DECIDE TO CHECK PRICING ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS! CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS ASKING IF THEY COULD MAKE AN EXCEPTION ON HAVING COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS IT WAS NOT QUITE 30 DAYS BEYOND EXPIRING. THEY CONTACTED SERVICE MGR. AT FORD DEALER CLOSEST TO ME...TOLD THAT THEY WOULD AGREE TO REPAIR WORK ACCORDING TO FORD'S GUIDELINES AND DISCOUNT REPAIR COST...I DROPPED CAR OFF TODAY FOR THEM TO "ASSES" THE PROBLEM WHICH WILL COST $80 ON TOP OF THE $109 PAID TO OTHER DEALERS MECHANIC. I'D LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES WITH SERVICE MGR...TO DISCUSS...NEVER CALLED BACK! I PUT $4K DOWN PAYMENT ON THIS VEHICLE AND ONLY ABOUT TO MAKE 2ND CAR NOTE...I'M CERTAIN THAT I, LIKE MANY OTHERS WHO'VE COMPLAINED, WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COSTLY R

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. CAR WENT INTO FREE ROLL. CAUSED SERIOUS PERSONAL PROBLEMS FINANCIALLY. *NM

ENGINE STARTS MISFIRING AND LOSES POWER COMPLETELY AND SHUTS OFF. YOU CAN TURN IGNITION OFF AND RESTART ENGINE AND THE ENGINE RUNS GOOD FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE FUEL RAIL SENSOR CORRECTS THIS PROBLEM, BUT I'VE INSTALLED TWO SENSORS IN FOUR MONTHS. *JB

DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT IN FORD TAURUS, WATER GETS INTO THE HEATER SYSTEM CAUSING THE HEATER/AIR BLOWER TO FAIL. ALSO, PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR CAUSING CARPET TO SMELL. *NM

2003 TAURUS BLOWER MOTOR BLEW OUT PER MECHANIC. THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSED WATER TO ENTER INTO THE AIR INTAKE OF THE VEHICLE, ENTERING THE BLOWER MOTOR. *TS *JB

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO A 2003 FORD SES TAURUS AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE CAR WAS IN A DIRECT HIT IN FRONT AND TOTALED WITH 12,000 OF DAMAGE INCLUDING BLOCK CRACKED ON ENGINE. VIN # [XXX]. NOTE THIS CAR WE REQUESTED TO HAVE REPLACED UNDER THE LEMON LAW AND WENT ALL THE WAY AND COULDN'T GET ANY HELP FROM ANYONE TO GET ANYTHING DONE. PLEASE HELP US IN RESOLVE FOR OUR NEEDS RESOLVE BUT NOT TO LET ANOTHER PERSON GET HURT AND OR ABUSED AS SUCH. THERE WAS INJURIES IN THIS CASE AND I DO HAVE A FULL SENT OF PHOTOS TO FAX. SINCERELY ITS TIME TO STOP THIS TYPE OF IRRESPONSIBLE ACTIONS. *JB UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

STARTER BURNED OUT PREMATURELY BECAUSE OF FAULTY LOCATION OF THE OIL FILTER RIGHT ABOVE THE STARTER CAUSING OIL TO BE LEAKED INTO THE STARTER AND CAUSING FAILURE. *NM

IN 2004 I HAD THE FORD DEALER REPAIR A WATER LEAK THAT CAUSED THE PASSENGER FLOOR TO FILL WITH WATER IN RAIN AND CAR WASHES. I STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM TODAY. MY FAMILY ALSO HAD THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM IN 1995 ON A FORD CONTOUR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DEFROSTER IS INOPERABLE RESULTING IN WATER LEAKAGE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED HOWEVER NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

2003 FORD TAURUS BLOWER MOTOR WENT OUT DUE TO A WATER LEAK THAT IS KNOWN BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW WHILE IN A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A BROKEN COIL SPRING. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V332000, REGARDING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. UPDATED 3/17/2006 - *NM

HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER FAN MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. WATER LEAKS IN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH LARGE PUDDLE ON PASSENGER FLOOR. WATER LEAK HAS BEEN NOTICED SEVERAL TIMES BUT BLOWER MOTOR JUST STOPPED WORKING. *JB

DURING A SNOW FALL, MY WIFE HAD JUST STARTED HER 2003 TAURUS AND TURNED THE HEATER/DEFROSTER MOTOR ON HIGH. SHE CLEANED SNOW OFF THE EXTERIOR WINDOWS AND WHEN SHE RE-ENTERED THE CAR, THE BLOWER WAS NOT RUNNING; IT WOULD NOT RUN AT ANY SPEED. SHE HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH NO HEATER/DEFROSTER WORKING. SHE HAD NO CHOICE BECAUSE SHE HAD TO GET HOME. THIS TYPE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON MANY TAURSE'S. SERVICE BULLETIN 031506 HAS BEEN ISSUED AND FORD HAS REDESIGNED THE REPLACEMENT BLOWER, A TACIT ADMISSION THAT THE ORIGINAL DESIGN WAS FAULTY. WHEN THE FORD DEALER CALLED ME WITH DESCRIPTION AND COST OF REPAIRS I SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF A TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED, THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME NO TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED. THE CAR WAS 6 WEEKS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE REPAIRS COST ME $450. I HAVE OWNED ABOUT 2 DOZEN VARIOUS AMERICAN CARS OVER ABOUT 35 YEARS AND I KNOW AMERICAN CAR QUALITY HAS IMPROVED TREMENDOUSLY SINCE THE 70'S. BUT ANY COMPANY THAT TREATS ITS CUSTOMERS THE WAY I WAS TREATED IN THIS CASE DESERVES TO CONTINUE LOSING MARKET SHARE. I ACTUALLY HATE TO HAVE TO SAY THIS, BUT OUR NEXT 2 CARS WILL PROBABLY BE JAPANESE. *JB

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS'S TRANSMISSION DIED AS I WAS DRIVING MY SONS TO SCHOOL AT 45 MPH, COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. *NM

BLOWER MOTOR/DEFROST NO LONGER WORKS. *NM

JUST LIKE EVERY ONE ELSE. MY HEATER BLOWER QUIT WORKING ON ALL MODES EXCEPT HIGH. THEN WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS HIGH WENT OUT. I TESTED IT AND FOUND THE RESISTOR TO BE BAD, BUT WHEN I BY-PASSED IT, THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS ALSO BAD. THAT'S WHEN I KNEW THERE WAS MORE TO THE STORY THAN WHAT I WAS SEEING. I NOTICED THAT THE RESISTOR HAD RUST ON IT. THIS WAS NOT GOOD, WHEN I OPENED THE FAN MOTOR CASING I FOUND WATER IN IT. THIS IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. THE SEAL IS FAULTY (DEFECTIVE) . I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A BULLETIN OUT ON THIS AT FORD DEALERSHIPS SO FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT OBLIGATED TO TELL CUSTOMERS. SO IF YOU STILL HAVE A WARRANTY IT'S COVERED ONLY IF YOU CONTACT FORD. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A WARRANTY NO LONGER THAN YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY THE BILL. THEY HAVE NOT PUT OUT A RECALL BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED. MOST TAKE IT IN TO SERVICE AND FORD REPAIRS AND CHARGES THEM, USUALLY WITHOUT TELLING THEM ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE SEAL. I AM CURRENTLY FIGHTING WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAVE CALLED AND MADE COMPLAINTS. MY VEHICLE IS NOT FIXED AT THE MOMENT, BUT I AM DETERMINED. THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS DEFECTIVE SEAL, BUT YET DID NOT HAVE THE COMMON COURTESY TO INFORM THEIR CUSTOMERS AND HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE IT COST APPROXIMATELY $400-$500 FOR THOSE WITHOUT WARRANTY INSTEAD OF SAVING THE $300-$400 . SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT RIPPING OFF CUSTOMERS, AND MAKING THEM PAY THE PRICE FOR ANOTHER'S KNOWING MISTAKE. THIS LEADS TO ELECTRICAL PR

I WAS GOING TO WORK THE MONDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING 2005, I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THEN PROCEEDED TO GO, WENT TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO SPEED UP, AND IT REVVED, AND I COASTED IN A PARKING LOT.*AK

I PURCHASED A 2003 FORD TAURUS WITH A FIVE YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM ELDER FORD. BLOWER MOTOR WAS FULL OF WATER THAT LEAKED THROUGH THE VENT. THIS MADE IT BURN OUT. THE DEALER WANTS $420 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR AND COWL COVER. THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM, I HAVE NOT MODIFIED ANY PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. NOT EVEN THREE YEARS LATER THIS IS THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING. AND I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED FOR OVER $800. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE COVERED AND FORD SHOULD NOT BE RIPPING PEOPLE OFF BY BUILDING JUNK. *AK

I FOUND THIS WEB SITE ( TTP://FORUMS.CARREVIEW.COM/SHOW THREAD.PHP?T=2030 ) WHILE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO CHANGE THE HEATER FAN BLOWER RESISTER ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHAT WAS DESCRIBED ON THIS SITE IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. MY WIFE NOTICED A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT OF THE CAR. NOT LONG LATER THE FAN FOR THE HEATER WENT OUT. THE ABOVE MENTIONED SITE SAID THAT A FORD ADMITTED DESIGN DEFECT ALLOWED WATER TO GET INTO THE HEATER SYSTEM AND CAUSES THE BLOWER TO GO OUT. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR WHEN IT IS COLD BECAUSE THE FRONT WINDOW WILL FOG UP AND I CAN'T SAFELY SEE OUT THE WINDOW. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD REPLACE THE RESISTER/ BLOWER MOTOR OR WHATEVER WENT OUT ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS TO CAUSE THE FAN TO QUIT WORKING AND THEY SHOULD FIX THE DESIGN DEFECT THAT ALLOWED WATER INTO THE HEATING SYSTEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE RESOLVED SOON.*AK

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN SPRING OF 2005 TO BUY AMERICAN. I STILL WILL. WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE I NOTICED A LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALTHOUGH UNDER WARRANTY, I PAID DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR. IT SEEMED OK FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. WHEN I GO TO THE POST OFFICE I KEEP IMPORTANT MAIL TEMPORARILY ON THE FLOOR. AFTER A LONG RAIN. I FOUND MY IMPORTANT MAIL SITTING IN A PUDDLE, NOW MY BLOWER SWITCH IS NOT FUNCTIONING, PROBABLY DUE TO THIS LEAK. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. THIS WAS A NEW CAR TO ME. I WANT IT PERMANENTLY REPAIRED FOR NO CHARGE. THANK YOU. FORD KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM. *NM

BLOWER WAS MAKING A STRANGE NOISE AND THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE CAR TO TURN ON THE HEAT THE BLOWER WOULDN'T WORK. I PURCHASED A NEW BLOWER MOTOR FROM A FORD DEALER. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THERE WAS NO PRIOR EVIDENCE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR OR LEAKING FROM THAT AREA; HOWEVER, WHEN WE TOOK OUT THE OLD BLOWER MOTOR, WATER POURED OUT ONTO THE FLOOR. WHEN I CALLED THE FORD DEALER BACK, I WAS TOLD FROM THE PARTS DEPARTMENT, THAT THERE HAD BEEN CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS OF BLOWER MOTORS BURNING OUT FROM WATER LEAKING INTO THAT AREA. *NM

BLOWER MOTOR ON 03 FORD TAURUS CEASED TO OPERATE. NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. FUSE AND RELAY OK. DANGEROUS BECAUSE VISIBILITY PROBLEM DUE TO FROST. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE UNAWARE OF PROBLEM! INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALED THAT FORD IS AWARE OF A PROBLEM. (TSB 03-15-6). CALLED DEALER, THEY CLAIM WE HAVE NO RECOURSE BECAUSE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. IF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS IN THE UP POSITION, BOTH OF THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WORK PROPERLY. IF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS THE UP AND STANDARD POSITION, THE LIGHTS WOULD MALFUNCTION. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *JB UPDATED 02/09/06. *JB

CAR HEATER MOTOR FAILED - FULL OF WATER- REPAIRMAN SAYS IT'LL KEEP HAPPENING BECAUSE OF DESIGN FLAW OF 2003 FORD TAURUS WAGON. *JB

I OWN A 2003 FORD TAURUS SES. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD A FRONT WINDOW WATER LEAK, HOWEVER IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE LEAK HAS MADE THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE WHEN THE WEATHER IS INCLEMENT. THE VIN OF THIS TAURUS IS [XXX]. TODAY I HAD THE WINDSHIELD REMOVED AND THE GLASS INSTALLER TOLD ME THAT THE REASON THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED IS THAT THERE WAS NO ADHESIVE AT BOTH OF THE BOTTOM CORNERS OF THE GLASS, AND THAT THIS ALLOWED THE WATER TO ENTER THE CABIN AREA. IT WAS SO BAD THAT DURING THE LAST FEW WEEKS, THERE WOULD BE WATER DRIPPING FROM THE LOWER PARTS OF THE DASH BOARD AND THE WATER HAD FILLED THE HEATER FAN HOUSING, FROZEN AND MADE THE FAN TOTALLY INOPERABLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFELY ISSUE AS THE FAN WAS TOTALLY INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE DE-FOGGING OF THE WINDSHIELD. *JB UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DURING A SNOW STORM, WHILE TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK ON A SLUSHY ROAD, THE VEHICLE'S BLOWER MOTOR QUIT WORKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE CAR BECAME MOST UN-DRIVABLE AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES DUE TO CONDENSATION AND FROSTING ON THE WINDSHIELD. I ALMOST RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ONE TIME. *NM

2003 FORD TAURUS HAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSE WATER TO GET IN TO DASH BOARD AREA ON PASSENGER SIDE. MY FAN BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING, WHEN I REMOVED THE MOTOR THERE WAS WATER IN THE MOTOR AND THE FLOOR WAS WET. WE HAD NOTICED WATER ON THE FLOOR SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. *JB

BLOWER FAN SWITCH ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. I SUSPECTED THAT IT WOULD EITHER BE THE BLOWER SWITCH ITSELF OR THE RELAY. I REPLACED BOTH AND QUICKLY DETERMINED THAT THOSE TWO COMPONENTS WERE FINE. AFTER READING COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM, I SUSPECT THAT MY PROBLEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH TSB 031506. LIKE THE OTHER PLAINTIFFS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD OFFER TO REPAIR THIS COSTLY GLOBAL ISSUE WITH THEIR 2003 TAURUS MODELS. *JB

HEATER BLOWER MOTOR AND BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR FAILED DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE INTO BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR CAUSED BY POORLY DESIGNED COWL VENT SCREEN(PASSENGER SIDE). FORD HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. THEY ISSUED TSB #03-15-6 TO DETAIL THE REPAIR PROCEDURE AND REDESIGNED THE PASSENGER SIDE COWL OUTSIDE SCREEN/VENT PANEL TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. WHILE IT MIGHT NOT BE A SERIOUS ENOUGH PROBLEM TO RECALL ALL THE CARS COVERED UNDER THIS TSB, THE REPAIR OF THE DEFECT SHOULD BE BORNE BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY, NOT THE CONSUMER! THEY CHARGED ME $382.57 TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB

18 MAY 2004, AFTER RAIN SHOWERS, VEHICLE BLOWER MOTOR QUIT WORKING. COULD NOT SEE OUT OF FRONT WINDSHEILD AFTER 15 MINUTES FROM CONDENSATION BUILD-UP. ON 24 MAY 2004, TOOK VEHICLE TO FOMOCO DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR AND SAID A SEAL FAILED. *NM

HEATER BLOWER NOT WORKING LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER IN PASSENGER FLOOR PAN. *JB

BLOWER MOTOR FAILED BECAUSE OF AN "ACT OF GOD" (DEALER'S DESCRIPTION). THE VEHICLE HAS A COMPREHENSIVE WARRANTEE TO 75,000 MILES AND THE MOTOR FAILED AT JUST OVER 51,000 MILES. COST $350 TO REPLACE AND ONLY WARRANTEED FOR A YEAR EVEN THOUGH THIS IS MOST LIKELY A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE CAR. *NM

THE HEATER IN MY CAR FAILED. WE CALLED THE FORD PARTS DEPARTMENT AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THE COWL, RELAY AND BLOWER FAILED DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE. WE TOOK THE CAR IN THEY SAID THE COST WOULD BE 400.00 WHICH I COULD NOT AFFORD AT THAT TIME. NOW I HAVE NO CHOICE WINTER IS HERE AND I NEED MY HEATER WORKING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ITS TIME FORD FIXES THE PROBLEM AT THEIR COST NOT OURS! I'VE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED FRONT BALL JOINTS MY CAR FAILED INSPECTION. THIS CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD I SHOUDN'T BE HAVING THESE MAJOR PROBLEMS. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT MONTH OR DAY I TOOK THE CAR INTO WESTBROOK FORD DEALER BUT COST US 40.00 TO TELL ME WHAT I ALREADY KNEW THE THE BLOWER DIDN'T WORK BECAUSE OF WATER LEAKAGE. *NM