2003 Ford Taurus complaints

THE FRONT STRUT SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE CAUSING $462.55 WORTH OF DAMAGE, ALL OTHER YEARS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL BUT A FEW, INCLUDING THIS ONE WERE COVERED BY A RECALL OR WARRANTY. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR FATALITY COULD HAVE OCCURRED IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 35 MY DAUGHTER COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT NO POWER. IN TRAFFIC, SHE HAD TO COAST TO PULL OVER. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND THE CAR IS OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AND ARE REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, A LOUD SOUND EMITTED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THE PARK LAMP SWITCH SEEMS TO BE FAILING AND INTERMITTENTLY WILL STOP WORKING CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL AND THE VEHICLE TO NOT SWITCH OUT OF PARK. USING THE VIN NUMBER THE RECALL DOESN'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE BUT OBVIOUSLY THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. YOUR HELP WITH ADDRESSING THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER IGNITING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 04/14/15*LJ UPDATED 7/20/15*CN UPDATED 7/29/15*CN UPDATED 9/21/2017*CN

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR WITH ONE OF OUR GRANDKIDS IN THE BACK SEAT. SHE PULLED OFF A MAIN ROAD TO A SIDE STREET, SHE WENT ABOUT 50 YARDS AND THE CAR STOPPED GOING FORWARD. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE, BUT THERE WAS NO DRIVE FROM THE TRANSMISSION NO MATER WHICH GEAR SHE PUT IT INTO. EVIDENTLY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INDICATION SUCH AS LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID, A TROUBLE LIGHT INDICATION AND NO SOUND.THIS IS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF IT HAD FAILED IN THE INTERSECTION THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT.I AM EXTREMELY UPSET AND DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD'S HANDLING OF THIS FAILURE OF THERE PRODUCT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE BUT INCREASED IN RPM'S. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND IN THE OUTSIDE LANE OF A 4 LANE HWY. VEHICLE CHANGED LANES ABRUPTLY AND WENT LEFT OF THE CENTER OF ROADWAY ENTERING INTO THE NOURTHBOUND LANES OF TRAFFIC, CONTINUING IN A SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION, THE VEHICLE DEPARTED THE EAST SIDE AND COLLIDED WITH THE END PORTION OF A GUARDRAIL. THE INSIDE PORTION OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAUGHT THE OUTSIDE OF GAURDRAIL CAUSING THE CAR TO STRADDLE THE TOP OF THE RAIL UNTIL THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR CAUGHT ON A POST OF THE RAIL CAUSING THE CAR TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS UNTIL THE LEFT SIDE TIRES DUG INTO THE GROUND AND FLIPPED THE CAR COMPLETELY OVER WHERE IT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL SOUTH, ROLLING OVER AGAIN, COLLIDING WITH A WOOD POST THEN FINALLY COMING TO REST ON IT'S TIRES FACING NORTHWEST. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT ANY POINT OF THE COLLISION. GEARSHIFT WAS BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND OVERDRIVE. *TR

ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 27TH ABOUT 1:00PM, WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED AND WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. I DROVE TO A NEARBY BY GAS STATION TO AWAIT MY MOTOR SERVICE TO REPLACE THE TIRE. I PHOTOGRAPHED THE DAMAGED TIRE. ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 27H, GOODYEAR REPLACED THE TIRE AND STATED AGING WAS A FACTOR IN THE TIRE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE SERVICED BY THE SAME GOODYEAR STORE ON FRIDAY JANUARY 23RD AND NO MENTION OF AGING OR REPLACING THE TIRES WAS STATED BY GOODYEAR. I STILL HAVE TO REPLACE THREE (3) OF THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

ON 1-23-2015 A FRIEND WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A 4 LAND DIVIDED HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION QUIT PULLING. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO MOVE IN ANY GEAR. HE WENT ON TO A JOB INTERVIEW AND CALLED ME AND I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO MY RESIDENCE. I CHECKED AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR CAR, AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER GOES OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

ON THE ABOVE DATE THE TRANSAXLE IN THIS CAR QUIT WORKING. THE TORQUE CONVERTER BROKE A GEAR. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS PREVALENT IN THE 2003 FORD TAURUS AND THE 2003 WINDSTAR VANS. FORD RECALLED THE WINDSTARS BUT NOT THE TAURUS'. I HAD IT ,THE TRANSAXLE,REBUILT AND PUT ONLY 3000 TO 3200 MILES FROM THE DATE OF THIS REPAIR. ABOUT 5 WEEKS AGO THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. NOW IN REGARDS TO THE LIGHTING, THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REPLACING THOSE DAMNED "YELLOWED" OUT HEADLIGHT LENS ON JUST ABOUT 99% OF THE CARS THAT HAVE THEM. THIS SHOULD BE A MAJOR RECALL DUE TO THE HAZARD THEY CAN CAUSE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. WE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD THE COST TO REPLACE THIS DANGEROUS UNSAFE FEATURES ON ALMOST ALL VEHICLES PRODUCED BY ALL AUTO MANUFACTURERS SINCE THE 90'S. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS AROUND A SHARP TURN THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE EXPLODED . WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE TIRE TO SPARE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION WAS A BROKEN SPRING STICKING IN THE SIDEWALL . I HAD IT REPLACED . A FEW MONTHS LATER I SAW A PIECE OF A SPRING IN MY DRIVEWAY , WHEN I LOOKED AT MY CAR I FOUND THE PIECE OF SPRING CAME FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TAURUS . THEN LATER THAT YEAR AT STATE INSPECTION THE MECHANIC FOUND A REAR SPRING BROKE . I HAD BOTH REAR SPRINGS REPLACED . ALL FOUR SPRINGS REPLACED AT MY OWN COST. *TR

TODAY A COLD FRONT MOVED IN. I RECEIVED THE VEHICLE FROM MY GRANDPARENTS AND IT HAS SPENT ITS WHOLE LIFE IN THE GARAGE.NOW IT IS ALWAYS OUTSIDE. MULTIPLE TIMES THIS YEAR THE DOOR LATCHES HAVE GOTTEN STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THIS CAUSES THE DOORS NOT TO SHUT, AND ME HAVING TO HOLD THEM CLOSED AS I DRIVE. THEY EVENTUALLY START WORKING ( USUALLY AFTER 20-30 MINS OF DRIVING). I HAVE TRIED DE-ICER AND GREASE BUT NOTHING WORKS. MY MOMS 2005 FORD FREESTYLE HAS THE SAME ISSUE, EXCEPT IT WAS RECALLED BECAUSE OF IT. I FIND IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THAT I HAVE TO HOLD MY DOORS CLOSED OR THEY FLY OPEN WHEN I DRIVE. *TR

TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING, IT WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

I WAS COMING HOME THE CAR JUST LOST.POWER AND THANK GOODNESS. THERE. WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO.PULL IN MIDDLE LANE AND THE CAR WOULD.NOT.MOVE IT WENT INTO DRIVE ALL GEARS BUT NOTHING I WAS TERRIFIED AND ONCE I GATHER MYSELF I CALLED FOR HELP.SND I HAD CAR TOWED TO FORD & THEY ARE SAYING I NEED NEW TRANSMISSIONS. ARE YOU.KIDDING ME NO WARNING NO NOISE NOTHING JUST STOPPED.WHILE DRIVING I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE FORD 2003 TAURUS AND WAS IN SHOCK AGAIN HOW.MANY HAVE SAME.PROBLEM THIS CAR.BELONGS TO MY DAD WHO IS 89 YEARS.OLD.THANK GOODNESS HE WAS.NOT DRIVING. HE OR I COULD BE KILLED.HOW MANY MORE HAVE TO DIE OR GET HURT BY SOMETHING FORD IS AWARW OF. PLEASE DP SOMETHING. THE FORD PLACE WANTS OVER $2800 FOR S TRANSMISSIONS ! THIS.IS CRAZY I LOVE FORD.BUT NOT WHEN THEY PUT LIVES IN DANGER THANK YOU *JS

WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM SHOPPING ON A HIGHWAY WENT TO PUSH THE GAS AND MY CAR HAD STOPPED AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AFTER BEING STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY FOR AN HOUR TOW TRUCK HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO A GARAGE THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. GOING BACK TO ALMOST A YEAR HAVING THIS CAR WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WE DIDN'T HEAR NOTHING LIKE OUR TRANSMISSION GOING. JUST TO GET THIS FIXED WILL BE 2,000 OR MORE. AFTER A FEW MECHANIC WE NEW LOOKED THEY HAVE SAID THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OR OUR CAR AND THAT WE SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND THE WIRE ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH UP A HILL ON A SHARP TURN. COMPLETELY LOST POWER UNABLE TO GO FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST BACKWARD ACROSS THE ROAD INTO A DRIVEWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED A HUGE ACCIDENT WITH A CAR COMING AROUND THE CORNER. I HAD TO GO ACROSS SO CARS COMING BEHIND ME WOULDN'T HIT ME. IF I WASN'T ON A HILL I WOULD HAVE CAUSED A REAL ACCIDENT FOR SURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN AND I WILL NOW BE USING ALL OF MY CHRISTMAS MONEY TO GET ANOTHER USED TRANSMISSION. AFTER DOING HOURS OF RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER REPORTS OF OWNERS OF 2003 TAURUSES WITH THE EXACT SAME DESCRIPTIONS. I AM BLOWN AWAY WITH THE LARGE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS CARS TRANSMISSION YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE AND I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO GET FORD TO HELP OTHER OWNERS AND MYSELF FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE FLOOR BOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE IS WET AND HEATER BLOWER ONLY BLOWS ON SETTING 4. MECHANIC SAID WATER SHORTED OUT BLOWER MOTOR. DID SOME SEARCHING AND FOUND I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE. PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING; REFERENCE RECALL NUMBER 03V087000 AND OTHER COMPLAINT 10184014. THIS WILL SHOW A CONTINUING TREND. *TR

FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER, THE SHIFTER CHANGES, BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE REVERSE OR DRIVE OPTION. IT REMAINS STATIONARY. *TR

THE SHIFTER CHANGES TO REVERSE, DRIVE, NEUTRAL, BUT THE CAR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE REMAINS STATIONARY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE RPM'S INCREASED DRAMATICALLY WHILE THE SPEED DECREASED. THE ENGINE POWER WAS NOT BEING TRANSMITTED TO THE WHEELS. I NEEDED TO CROSS TRAFFIC AND GET OFF OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY, THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND MY CROSS WAS UNEVENTFUL. HAD THIS HAPPENED EARLIER, I WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY BEEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE OPERATED ABSOLUTELY NORMALLY, UP TO THAT LAST SECOND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID CONTAINER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AFTER MAKING A U-TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,002.

VEHICLE EXHIBITS FAILURE STATE AS DETAILED IN FORD RECALL 04S12. VEHICLE HAS FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST, HOWEVER CANNOT DOCUMENT WHAT EXACT DAYS THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED IN SUCH A MANNER. THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH/WIRING HAS FAILED IN THE CLOSED POSITION ONCE, IN THE OPEN POSITION TWICE, INCLUDING TODAY, AND THE VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NEVER ENTERED AS PART OF RECALL 04S12. *TR

MY CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WHEN DRIVING.AND IN THE MORNING IT WILL BE IN PARK BUT THE RPM NOZZLE WILL GO UP LIKE SOMEBODY'S PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL.WHEN IM PULLING OFF I HAVE TO HOLD THE BRAKES DOWN HARD BECAUSE THE CAR WILL TRY TO TAKE OFF BEFORE ME.IT HAS SERIOUS ACCELERATION ISSUES. *TR

SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. CAR WOULD REV WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN BUT NO ACCELERATION. PUSHED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO SLIPPING OF GEARS, NO FLUID LEAKING NO SOUNDS OR JERKY FEELINGS. CALLED FORD AND GOT A CASE NUMBER, BUT THEY ARE NO HELP. CONTACTED [XXX] , CONSUMER ADVOCATE AND HE ADVISED ME TO CONTACT FORD. FOUND 299 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND SAME PROBLEMS ON AUTOSAFETY.ORG. I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I SAID I WOULD HELP WITH COST BUT FEEL FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. ARE THEY WAITING FOR A FATALITY? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A MEDIAN WALL. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. ..UPDATED 10/06/14 *BF UPDATED 3/11/2015*JS

I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP IN TOWN. WHEN I WENT TO TALK TO THE MECHANIC HE SAID HE ALREADY KNEW WHAT IT WAS. HE SAID THAT HE HAD A MULTITUDE OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL THAT HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. HE SAID IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT ALLOWS THE TORQUE CONVERTOR TO "STRIP" WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AFTER TAKING THE TRANSMISSION APART HE CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTOR AND WHAT IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE IT INCLUDING LABOR SO I HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTOR REPLACED. ALL WAS GOING WELL WITH THE TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTOR UNTIL AUGUST 30, 2014 WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SO ONCE AGAIN I WILL HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 80,000 MILES ON IT. I AM EXTREMELY GRATEFUL THAT I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR SOMEONE TO SERIOUSLY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SO NO ONE IS KILLED? THIS IS A DANGEROUS CAR AND MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE AS EARLY AS APPROXIMATELY 2007 SO IT IS NOT THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE DESIGN FLAW. NO TELLING HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD THIS HAPPEN WITHOUT REPORTING IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED FOR ALL WHO HAVE OWNED OR STILL OWN THE 2003 FORD TAURUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED UP AN INCLINE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,322.

TIRES ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUSES WORE DOWN TO STEEL BELTS WITH RUBBER SEPARATING FROM BELTS CAUSING TIRE REPLACEMENT UNDER (2) 20,000 / (2) 28000 MILES. CALLED FORD'S HQ CS AN RECEIVED A LETTER 01/27/2012 FROM HQ CS WAS TOLD BY FORD MOTOR CS TO TAKE THE LETTER SENT TO ME TO A DEALER. SHOWED THE LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR HQ CS TO LOCAL DEALER BUT WAS TOLD WE DO NOT COVER DEFECTED TIRES AFTER THEY CALLED AN YELLED AT THE CS REP. IN FRONT OF ME FROM FORD'S HQ AT WHICH TIME I SAID BUT THE LETTER ASK THE DEALER TO HONOR MY REIMBURSEMENT FOR PARTS & SERVICE COMPLAINT. THE DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER FIRMLY ASK ME TO LEAVE AFTER BRINGING TO THEIR ATTENTION IF I WAS THE CS REP. I WOULD NOT HONOR IT EITHER AFTER BEING YELLED AT LIKE. THAT'S WHEN THE SERVICE MANAGER ASK ME TO LEAVE FIRMLY SO I HONOR HIS REQUEST AN LEFT. ALSO, MY 2006 FORD TAURUS HAD WEAR ISSUES. SINCERELY, A VERY DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER *TR

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS ACCELERATES BY ITSELF TO 35-45 MPH WITHOUT HAVING TO TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR (NOTE: THE CAR WILL ALSO ACCELERATE UPHILL WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WORKS, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL ITSELF IS NOT ENGAGING. *TR

I WANTED TO REPORT THOSE BLACK COVERS THAT GO OVER THE BRAKE LAMPS IN TX ALMOST HAD A COLLISION LITE IS NOT VISIBLE WHEN SUN BRIGHT PLEASE DO SOMETHING OF THIS AFTER MARKET CRAP. *TR

I WOKE UP ON 7/19/14 TO FIND MY 2003 FORD TAURUSES BATTERY DEAD. THIS SEEMED STRANGE SINCE THE BATTERY WAS NEW AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS IN GREAT SHAPE. NOT SURE WHY MY BATTERY WAS DEAD, I JUMPED THE CAR AND DROVE SOMEWHERE. WHEN I PARKED MY CAR, I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF. I TRIED TAPPING ON THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND A FORD RECALL (04S12) FOR 2003 FORD TAURUS THAT SAID BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON ALL THE TIME. THE RECALL COVERED THE REPLACEMENT OF A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY VIN DID NOT QUALIFY UNDER THE RECALL. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE SWITCH ANYWAYS AT MY COST. THE REPLACEMENT BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FIXED THE ISSUE. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO COVER MY VIN. *TR

THE 2003 TAURUS WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A SECONDARY ROAD ON 7/7/14 WHEN IT QUITE MOVING FORWARD AS IT WAS IN DRIVE, UPON ACCELERATION AND THE CAR WAS STEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROADWAY AND DRIFTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN OFF A BUSY ROADWAY . ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT IN THAT ROADWAY IT WAS STILL OBSTRUCTING THE ALTERNATE ROAD RIGHT LANE TRAVELED BY DUMP TRUCKS , UNTIL TOWED 2 HOURS LATER , VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT OR OTHERWISE GO INTO ANY GEAR , THE CAR IS IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE, PARKED SINCE THAT DAY,AS OBVIOUSLY THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEEDS REPAIR OR REBUILDING. I CAN NOT AFFORD A TRANSMISSION REPAIR RIGHT NOW COSTING $3000. *TR

WENT TO CROSS A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION IN OUR CITY (AND INTERSECTION WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE FATALITIES), AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO. ENGINE WAS RUNNING; TRANSMISSION ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSIEST ROAD IN DESOTO COUNTY. MY FRIENDS AND I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND PUSH IT ACROSS THE ROAD TO A SAFE PLACE. IT APPEARS THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOPS WANT CLOSE TO $1800.00 TO REPLACE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE AFFECTING OTHERS. WHY HASN'T FORD PLACED A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND FIX IT? I AM SURPRISED SOMEONE HAS NOT BEEN KILLED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN LONG ROAD, GOT UP TO 40 MPH, CAR STAYED ON THAT SPEED AS IF IT WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF. I EVEN SLOWED DOWN TO 30, CAR STAYED ON THIRTY. HAD FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. IT SURGES FORWARD. I READ HORROR STORIES OF OTHER YEAR TAURUS' DOING SAME THING, CAUSING CRASHES. MY 16 YR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR. EVERY OTHER CAR AROUND THIS YEARS DATE WAS RECALLED, BUT NOT THE 2003. I CHANGED MY HOSES, SO IT'S NOT THAT. THE CAR IS LITERALLY STAYING IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE EVEN WHEN IT'S OFF. WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT, I CAN HEAR A TICKING SOUND ONCE OR TWICE, NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS, IT'S SCARY THOUGH. BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS I WANT A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR OF TAURUS REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL BEING ENGAGED. *TR

TRAVELING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN FRONT LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE) SUSPENSION SPRING COIL BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. REFERENCE: INVESTIGATION: #EA08018. *TR

THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A BROKEN PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING. IT IMMEDIATELY CUT THROUGH AND DEFLATED THE FRONT TIRE. IT IS LUCK THAT THIS HAPPENED AT VERY SLOW SPEED, IF IT HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, LOSS OF CONTROL WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKELY. THE BROKEN COIL SPRING "HOOKED" THE TIRE AND CUT THE TIRE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL A FULL 360 DEGREE SEPARATING THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE FROM THE TREAD SURFACE. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE VEHICLE IN A DESIRED DIRECTION. IT WAS EASIER TO PARK THE VEHICLE SAFELY BY BACKING UP TO THE CURB. I UNDERSTAND THAT EARLIER MODEL YEAR FORD TAURUS' WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME TYPE OF SPRING FAILURE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FILTER AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PUMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULE TO BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN CAR WOULD NOT GO. IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS IN REVERSE,OVERDRIVE ,DRIVE OR 1ST GEAR ACTS JUST LIKE IT IS NEUTRAL. NO WARNING OF ANY ISSUES. *TR

STOPPED AT STOP SIGN AND CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE OR GO INTO ANY GEAR. TROUBLE SHOT PROBLEM AS BEING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN HIGHWAY WHEN MY RPM'S DROPPED (AS IF CAR WAS GOING TO STALL), THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER AND THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AS I WAS IN A AREA WHERE THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC I HAD TO EASE MY WAY OVER TO BE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS NO POWER. THE SHIFTER ON THE COLUMN JUST GOES UP AND DOWN AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. EVERYONE THAT I HAVE CONSULTED SEEMS TO THINK THAT IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SINCE DONE RESEARCH ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. HAD I KNOWN THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED IT. ON ONE WEBSITE ALONE THERE WERE 293 CASES REPORTED OF THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND FORD HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. MY DAD WORKED FOR FORD FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS BEFORE RETIRING. WE HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN FORDS AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS WITH ANY OF OUR VEHICLES. I AM SURE THAT MY DAD IS TURNING OVER IN HIS GRAVE RIGHT NOW AT THE POOR QUALITY OF THE TAURUS AND THE KNOWN ISSUES WHICH FORD IS AWARE OF, BUT HAS NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO RECTIFY IT WITH TAURUS OWNERS. WHO CAN AFFORD TO GO OUT AND BUY A BRAND NEW CAR IN THIS DAY AND AGE? EVEN WORSE YET, WHO WOULD WANT TO SINK THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IT WOULD COST FOR A REPAIR JOB ON A TRANSMISSION INTO A CAR THAT ISN'T WORTH MUCH MORE VALUE WISE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD! I AM A SINGLE FEMALE IN HER 60'S THAT CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIRS OR TO GO

CAR HAS/HAD BEEN DRIVING AND SHIFTING PERFECTLY,(NO SLIPPING, NO HESITATION, NOTHING). AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES, TURNING CAR OFF FOR ROUGHLY 10 MINUTES, RESTARTING AND DRIVING ABOUT 1 MILE TRANSMISSION ACTED AS IF IT WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. AFTER STOPPING, ATTEMPTED SHIFTING THROUGH ALL GEARS INCLUDING REVERSE, SAME RESULT. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND FLUID LEVEL RIGHT AT FULL MARK, AND FLUID WAS AS CLEAN AS THE DAY IT WAS NEW,(NOT BURNT AT ALL). WAS TOLD BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR TAURUS AND THAT THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS, (CUSTOMER PAY ONLY). CAR HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE IT BROKE DOWN BECAUSE WE ARE WAITING TO SEE IF FORD MAY/WILL GET FORCED TO ADDRESS THIS OBVIOUS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

STARTED MY 2003 FORD TAURUS TO GO TO WORK. MY CAR WAS PARKED ON A DOWNWARD SLOPED DRIVEWAY AS IT HAS BEEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AS I WENT TO PUT IT IN REVERSE IT ROLLED DOWN THE INCLINE. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE BUT EACH TIME IT ROLLED DOWN THE INCLINE. AFTER ALMOST HITTING MY BACKYARD FENCE I CUT THE CAR OFF AND CALLED IN LATE FOR WORK. I REALIZE ALL CARS HAVE THINGS THAT MIGHT HAVE TO BE REPLACED OR WORKED ON BUT GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE AMONG THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FORD SHOULD MAKE THIS RIGHT WITH PEOPLE WHO TRUSTED THE COMPANY ENOUGH TO BUY THEIR PRODUCT. MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE CAUSED NEAR ACCIDENTS. I COULD HAVE ENDED UP DESTROYING MY FENCE AND ENTERING THE CREEK THAT RUNS ALONG MY BACKYARD. MY MECHANIC SAID THIS WAS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION INVOLVING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. FORD PLEASE PAY FOR THE DEFECT IN YOUR PRODUCT SO I CAN TRUST YOU AGAIN. *TR

MY BATTERY DISCHARGE LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE ABS LIGHT, THE BRAKE LIGHT AND OTHERS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND NEITHER HE NOR I CAN FIND THE BATTERY DRAIN. THE COMPUTER DOESN'T SHOW ANYTHING. AT TIMES IF ITS RAINING THE WIPERS GO AS DOES THE HEAT OR AIR BLOWER. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE ENGINE STOPPING OR THE BRAKES NOT WORKING AND I HAVE HAD MY WIPERS NOT WORK IN A RAIN STORM . ANY ADVICE? *JS

OUR DAUGHTER HAD PLANNED TO COME HOME FOR A FAMILY GATHERING ON EASTER SUNDAY AND INDICATED SHE WAS LEAVING DEKALB, IL AND WOULD BE TAKING THE INTERSTATE 88 TOLL WAY TO DIXON. SHORTLY AFTER SHE HAD CALLED, SHE PHONED AGAIN TO SAY THAT HER CAR SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF GEAR AS SHE WAS DRIVING TO GET ON THE TOLL WAY. THE CAR ENGINE RACED HAS THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. FORTUNATELY, SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF ON TO A SIDE ROAD AND STOP THE CAR. ACCORDING TO THE WEB SITE WWW.CARCOMPLAINT.COM, 292 COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED SINCE 2012 FOR THIS SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TO MY SURPRISE, FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION DESIGN ISSUE WHICH COULD EASILY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. THANKFULLY OUR DAUGHTER'S CAR HAD NOT LOST THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. SHE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN TAIL ENDED AND SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND WARRANTS A MANUFACTURER RECALL. OUR DAUGHTER FEARS THAT IF THE TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED OR REQUIRES A MAJOR PART, IT WILL LIKELY CONTAIN THE SAME FLAW AS THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. SHE SAYS SHE DOES NOT FEEL SHE CAN EVER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE INTERSTATE OR CHICAGO FREEWAYS WHERE SHE VISITS HER FRIEND. FORD NEEDS TO FURNISH A RELIABLE AND SAFE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION BY ORDER OF THE NATIONAL SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. THE HIGH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY OR DEATH DICTATES IMMEDIATE ACTION. *TR

THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN (INTERMITTENT) SOMETIMES. TRAVELING AT BOUT 55 OR 60 I WILL TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL AND THE CAR WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. WHEN I FINALLY COME TO A STOP (WHICH IS HARD ON THE BRAKES) MY RPM'S ARE 1000. IF I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL MY RPM'S WILL CLIMB TO 4000. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WARMED UP HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE ISSUE DID NOT PERSIST WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 MILES AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 MILES.