2003 Ford Taurus complaints

FRONT SPRING BROKE AND UNCOILED ,STABBING FRONT TIRE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED SO NO STRAIN ON SPRING. IF MOVING TIRE SIDEWALL WOULD HAVE RIPPED OPEN. NO CONTAINMENT AT ALL. *TR

OUR FORD TAURUS WAS DRIVING JUST FINE. WE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN WE STARTED TO GO AND HIT THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR DIDN'T GO...THE RPM'S WENT TO A HIGH RATE AND THEN THE CAR KICKED INTO GEAR AND DROVE BUT THE RPMS REMAINED RUNNING HIGH. A LIGHT ON THE DASH LIT UP. IT WAS A " ! " WITH A WRENCH TYPE CIRCLE AROUND LIT UP ON THE DASH. WE PULLED INTO AN AUTOPARTS STORE AND THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THREE DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY ALL SAY IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL '03 TAURUSES WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND TO CHECK WITH FORD TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL YET. AS FAR AS FORD HAS TOLD US THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

WE HAVE REPLACED VALVES. CLEANED THROTTLES ETC.. ON OUR FORD TAURUS AND WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION (REVVING) RPM'S AT OVER 2,000-3,000. AT A STOP LIGHT IT WILL BE AT AROUND 2000 RPMS WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THEN JUST DROP DOWN TO .5. I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN IT IS REVVING SO HIGH. IF THE SPEED LIMIT IS 35 I RIDE THE BRAKE CONTINUALLY UNTIL IT FINALLY LOWERS. I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING IT OR SELLING IT, YET IT IS ONE OF OUR PRIMARY VEHICLES. THE SHOP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I SEEN THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS AND I AM WONDERING WHAT THE CURRENT STATUS IS. IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT, I AM SURE I WILL HAVE TO SPEND $ TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKES NEXT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DOING 25 MPH THE CAR ACCELERATE TO 45 MPH WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR, I HAD TURNED DOWN A SIDE STREET TRYING TO PUSH THE BRAKES WHILE PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK. THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE. THIS HAPPEN AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. IT IS VERY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I ALMOST TOOK THE HIGHWAY HOME THANK GOD I DIDN'T!! *TR

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS!!!CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION.HAS HAPPENED 3 SEPARATE TIMES. HAVE HAD CAR TOWED SEVERAL TIMES. CAR WON'T START AFTER BEING RUN FOR AFEW MILES;WILL START AGAIN AFTER COOL. MOTHER HAS CANCER AND NEED THIS VEHICLE TO GET HER TO HER CHEMOTHERAPY AND DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS. MOTHER ALSO USES A WALKER AND AFTER GETTING CHEMO TREATMENTS WHICH PHYSICALLY WEAR HER OUT IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, FRUSTRATING, AND HIGHLY INCONVENIENT TO GET HER INTO A TOW TRUCK!!!!! HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND STILL NOTHING. APPARENTLY SOMEONE(PERHAPS YOUR DEPARTMENT)NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS VERY PREVALENT ISSUE!!!!! *TR

DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC AT 30 MPH, CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN, DESPITE TAPPING ON ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. HAD TO PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND HOLD BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE THE CAR REMAINED AT 4000 RPM. EVEN AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES, IT REMAINED STUCK AT 4000 RPM (IN BOTH PARK AND NEUTRAL). HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WAS INOPERABLE AND A SAFETY CONCERN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,866 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. *TR

AC/HEATER BLOWER ONLY OPERATES ON HIGH - SPEEDS 1,2,3, NO AIR BLOWING. BLOWER RESISTOR PART (F6DZ-19A706-AA) HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN SIX YEARS. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A DEFECT/KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD SHOULD BE ADDRESSING. *TR

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY HEARD LOUD NOISE LIKE SOMETHING HITTING METAL AND A POP. UPON REMOVING TIRE NOTICED JAGGED EDGE OF COIL STICKING DOWN AND BROKEN PIECE LAYING ON GROUND. ALSO LARGE GASH ON INSIDE OF TIRE WALL. *TR

WATER LEAKING IN FROM COWL PANEL...CAUSING HEATER MOTOR TO RUST OUT...COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. SUDDENLY LOST POWER TO AXLES THOUGH RPMS WERE UP, AS IF CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR NOTICED A CLUNKING FEELING IN FRONT END. AFTER APPROX ONE MILE SAW SMOKE AND SMELLED BURNING RUBBER. TURNED AROUND TO GET CAR HOME, AND WHILE SITTING AT STOP LIGHT, FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED LIKE A GUN SHOT. CAR WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND FOUND "FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING IT TO RUB ON TIRE CAUSING BURNING RUBBER SMELL, SMOKE AND TIRE TO BLOW OUT". REPAIR BILL IS APPROX $925. OWNER IS 83 YEAR OLD WOMAN, AND THIS IS A VERY COSTLY EXPENSE. RECALL 04V332000 DOES NOT EXTEND TO THIS VIN ALTHOUGH IT IS CLEARLY THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION WHILE IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CRASHED INTO THE CURB AND STOPPED ON THE GRASSY AREA WHILE THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER, RIGHT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT AND THE RIGHT TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TIE ROD WAS ALSO BROKEN DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE AND THE DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 40 MILES TURNED OFF LI EXPRESSWAY CAME TO A LIGHT WHEN I STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL TO HEAR ENGINE REVVING UP BUT THE CAR NOT MOVING. HAD TO CALL AAA TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME AND THEN HAD THE FORD DEALERSHIP COME PICK IT UP. THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SO WITH MY CHOICES BEING 1- FIX IT AT MY OWN EXPENSE OR 2- BUY A NEW CAR. I HAD TO HAVE THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION TO THE COST OF $3066.24. THIS IS USUALLY WHEN YOUR JUST BREAKING IN THE ENGINE ON A CAR NOT REPLACING A TRANSMISSION AND AT MY COST. NOW FAST FORWARD 7 YRS DEC 12 2012 WITH 18800 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON THE LI EXPRESSWAY I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SPEEDS UP TP 75 MPH WITHOUT WARNING I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT COULD FEEL THE ENGINE FIGHTING ME ALL THE WAY. THE CARS RPM NEEDLE STARTS TO RISE TO 5500 TO 6000 RPMS THIS HAPPENED ALL THE WAY HOME NOW ITS AT THE REPAIR SHOP I CAN JUST IMAGINE HOW MUCH THIS IS GOING TO COST. NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY A FORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH UPHILL, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO MOVE IN ANY GEAR. I ALSO NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE ROAD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SERVICE GARAGE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THE MECHANIC CALLED ME LATER THAT DAY AND TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. I WAS GIVEN 2 OPTIONS, HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT INTO THE CAR OR HAVE MINE REBUILT. THIS WOULD INCLUDE REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND A CHAIN IN THE TRANSMISSION SHAFT THAT WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR. I CHOOSE TO HAVE IT REBUILT. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON FORD WINDSTAR'S FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER. HE TOLD ME THAT THE SAME TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER WERE ALSO IN MY FORD TAURUS. I HAVE OWNED AND OPERATED SEVERAL VEHICLES PRODUCED BY THE FORD MOTOR CO. WITH MORE THAN 100,000 MILES ON THEM AND NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. ...UPDATED 05/29/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 06/04/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION STARTER WAS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE ORIGINAL STARTER THAT WAS INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST OF 2011. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH FRONT STRUTS AND THE FRONT AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,847.

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL BROKE. WHEN IT BROKE, IT RUINED MY TIRE. *TR

FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE. FRONT OF CAR DROPPED. VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND PULL TO SIDE. I THOUGHT FORD HAD FIXED THIS PROBLEM AS THE PREVIOUS RECALL WAS FOR EARLIER YEARS. *TR

JUST PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN CAR FELT WEIRD DRIVING. GOT OUT AND NOTICED IT WAS A FLAT TIRE IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. LOOKED CLOSER AND REALIZED MY WHOLE SPRING BROKE FALLING DOWN THE SHAFT AND SLICED MY TIRE OPEN. I NOW HAVE TO GET IT TOWED AND FIXED, I GOT TO SCHOOL AND WORK FULL TIME AND NEED A CAR. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON 98-01 TAURUS. IM GOING TO PURSUE FILING A COMPLAINT WITH FORD TO GET A RECALL ON MODELS AFTER 01 AS WELL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

MY SON PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND THE STRUT COIL SPRING BROKE PUNCTURING THE TIRE. *TR

DROVE CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED (LESS THAN 5 MPH) WHEN DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING OF MY 2003 FORD TAURUS BROKE AND MADE APPROX. 8 INCH TEAR IN THE TIRE. TIRE DEFLATED INSTANTLY, COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

WENT TO MY MOTHERS FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER. ON THE WAY HOME GOING 55 MILE AN HOUR THE CAR STARED EXCELLING IN SPEED. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND KNEW TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. HE HAD TO CONSTANTLY STAY ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW IT DOWN. WE GOT THE CAR HOME, I LOOKED ON LINE AND SAW THE COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE. MY HUSBAND THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FOR DEALERSHIP. HE TOOK A COPY OF THE COMPLAINT WITH HIM. FORD SERVICE DEPT. SAID THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THAT ARTICLE AND WANTED $80 TO EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR. THE CAR IS NOT FIXED, WE PLAN ON TRYING TO GET IT FIXED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT IT IS DOING, THAT SHOULD TAKE PLACE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT COIL SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE STRUT AND COIL SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET HE SURMISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SPLINES INSIDE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SPRING BROKE & PUNCTURED TIRE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE BOYS (9,5 & 6MONTHS) AND HAD DROVE HOME ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65MPH WITH ALL MY BOYS IN THE CAR. I PARKED MY CAR AT HOME & WENT OUT LATER TO RETRIEVE SOME PAPERWORK FROM MY VEHICLE ONLY TO FIND OUT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. WHEN THE TIRE WAS REMOVED TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT & HOPEFULLY JUST HAVING THE TIRE REPAIRED, THAT IS WHEN WE NOTICED THAT THE SPRING HAD BROKE WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED & PUNCTURED THE TIRE. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE I WAS IN SHOCK, BUT WAS THANKFUL THAT IT HAD NOT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH SHREDDING MY TIRE & POSSIBLY CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED AND HAS STILL HAD NO RECALL ! IS IT A MATTER OF A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DEATHS TO OCCUR BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ? IT IS A BLESSING THAT THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED YET & YOU WOULD THINK THAT FORD WOULD WANT TO KEEP IN MIND THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE WHO BUY THEIR CARS, BY HAVING A RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE SPRINGS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS & I FEEL THAT IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR FORD TO PLAY WITH THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE WHO BUY THEIR VEHICLES. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS IS A GREAT FINANCIAL SET BACK FOR ME & MY 3 CHILDREN & WILL THINK TWICE BEFORE EVER BUYING A FORD VEHICLE AGAIN KNOWING THAT THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN UNFORGIVABLE. YOU CAN REPLACE A DEFECTIV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE ROAD SHOULDER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC OR REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 01/29/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. UPDATED 1/30/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS WAGON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS INSPECTED BY A PERSONAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION OR THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED, AT FIRST THE CAR WOULDN'T GO OUT OF PARK, AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT FINALLY DID. AT THAT POINT IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULDN'T TURN OFF. I FOUND AN OLD RECALL THAT APPEARED TO MATCH THE VEHICLE (04S12) BUT THE FORD DEALER STATED MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL AND THEY WOULD NOT STATE WHETHER THE CAR HAD ALREADY HAD IT DONE OR NOT. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXIT RAMP AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH DECEMBER 14, 2012 MY 2003 FORD TAURUS BEGAN TO DECELERATE AT A FAST RATE. WHEN I PUSHED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR THERE WAS NO POWER. AS I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DROPPED IT INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. AFTER IDLING IN PARK AND MOVING THE GEAR INTO DRIVE AGAIN THE RPMS INCREASED, BUT THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. *TR

THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 15 MILES AN HOUR, SLOWING DOWN TO PREPARE TO TURN LEFT. SUDDENLY THE CAR SPED UP UNCONTROLLABLY. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN. THE CAR HAD TO BE THROWN INTO PARK TO MAKE IT STOP. WE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. TURNING THE ENGINE BACK ON, THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING UP VERY HIGH ON ITS OWN. WE TURNED THE ENGINE BACK OFF AND TOWED THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC, AND HE FOUND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. HE DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE, AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS IS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM REPORTED HERE: HTTP://WWW.FOXNEWS.COM/LEISURE/2012/03/13/FEDS-EXPAND-FORD-TAURUS-STICKY-ACCELERATOR-PROBE-TO-1-MILLION-CARS/ WE WERE LUCKY THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS ON THE ROAD AND THAT WE WERE NOT DRIVING VERY FAST. IF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RESULTS COULD BE VERY DIFFERENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE TURNED INTO A RECALL BEFORE IT CAUSES A FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR

I BOUGHT THE 2003 FORD TAURUS USED AT THE END OF 2008. I DID NOT START TO EXPERIENCE THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM UNTIL 2011. LUCKILY, I'M A WELL-TRAINED DRIVER FROM THE DAYS OF HIGH SCHOOL DRIVERS ED. CLASSES AND MY DAD TEACHING ME EVERYTHING FROM DRIVING IN DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO WHAT TO DO IF YOUR BRAKES FAIL, ETC. THE OCCURRENCES HAVE GOTTEN MORE FREQUENT; I CALLED IN A COMPLAINT MONTHS AGO TO FORD BUT THE LADY I SPOKE WITH ACTED LIKE SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE ME. SHE STATED THAT MY CAR WAS AN OLDER MODEL AND THAT THEY WERE LOOKING INTO THINGS ABOUT A NEWER MODEL, SHE ALSO SAID IF I WERE TO FIX IT JUST KEEP THE RECEIPT. SO IN OTHER WORDS COME UP WITH THE MONEY YOURSELF OR HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE CARS RPM NEEDLE STARTS TO RISE AND IT'S ABOUT 5500 TO 6000 BEFORE I CAN GET IT TO ENGAGE. I RIDE THE BRAKES UNTIL I GET TO A RED-LIGHT AND THEN PUT IT IN PARK AND REV THE ENGINE TO GET IT BACK DOWN TO NORMAL. OTHER TIMES I'VE HAD TO POP IT IN NEUTRAL, PUSH THE ACCELERATOR UNTIL IT STARTS TO COME DOWN THEN BACK TO DRIVE. THIS IS UNNERVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE KIDS IN THE CAR, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR NEAR A SCHOOL AT 3:00. FORD NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME JAMMED, WITH SPEEDS REACHING 85 MPH. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE STARTED BINDING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,546. UPDATED 05/23/13*LJ UPDATED 05/31/2013 *JS

AFFECTED PART: TRANSMISSION I WAS ACCELERATING AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT. THE CAR LUNGED AND MADE A POP SOUND THEN LOST SPEED. I COASTED TO A SHOULDER AND PLACED IT IN PARK. THEN TRIED REVERSE AND DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. IT STARTED BUT WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR REPAIR. *TR

AFFECTED PART: STARTER...CAR WOULD NOT START. I GOT IT JUMPED AND DROVE TO AUTOZONE TO TEST. STARTER WAS DEAD. REPLACED STARTER. AFFECTED PART: NOT SURE WHAT PART BUT I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS/DASHLIGHTS AND AIR, ALL WEAKENING AS I AM DRIVING. VEHICLES THINK I AM FLASHING MY HEADLIGHTS AT THEM. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON CRUISE CONTROL, THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED AND THE CAR QUICKLY SLOWED DOWN (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL!). LUCKILY, THERE WASN'T A TON OF TRAFFIC, BUT I WAS FORCED TO SLOWLY EXIT FROM THE LEFT LANE. THE CAR JUST STOPPED ON THE SERVICE ROAD, RIGHT IN AN AREA THAT I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN HIT. I'VE READ A TON OF COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE THIS, AND THIS IS PRETTY UNSAFE IN MY OPINION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON SPEED CONTROL, MY CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE LIKE CRAZY. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES, BUT THIS WAS A VERY SCARY ISSUE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN AT THAT SPEED AND WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND SPEED SENSOR BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 125,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN STATE ROAD 9 AN AS I STARTED AROUND A CURVE MY RPM SHOT UP AN MPH GAUGE WENT DOWN ENVIED REVVED UP. I HAD NO DRIVE NO NEUTRAL NO REVERSE NO NOTHING. *TR

AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3-MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT STOPPED FOR A RED-LIGHT. WHEN LIGHT CHANGED, STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR BUT CAR WOULD NO MOVE IN AN GEAR SELECTED. NO PRIOR NOISES OR FLUID LEAKAGE; JUST A DEAD TRANSMISSION. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON (WELL DOCUMENTED) PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 45 MPH WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE AIR IDLE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 193,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THERE WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM AND HER SON CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER. SIX MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MORE TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE LOCAL NEWS ABOUT NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE12033. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

ENTERED HIGHWAY ON-RAMP. AS I MERGED ONTO HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, I NOTICE THAT THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING FASTER THAN USUAL FOR THE AMOUNT OF THROTTLE I WAS USING. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE THROTTLE COMPLETELY AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO SLOWLY BUT STEADILY ACCELERATE. WITHOUT PLACING MY FOOT ON THE THROTTLE, I CONTINUED DOWN THE HIGHWAY TO THE NEXT EXIT. AS I APPROACHED THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE EXIT, I BEGAN BRAKING. FEELING THE ENGINE FIGHT THE BRAKES, I MOVED THE SHIFT LEVEL INTO NEUTRAL AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE EXIT. AS SOON AS I PLACED THE SHIFT LEVER INTO NEUTRAL, ENGINE RPM SHOT UP AS IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS BEING DEPRESSED. REPEATEDLY PRESSING AND UN-PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT NOTHING, NOR WAS THE PEDAL STUCK ON THE FLOOR MAT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND PLACE THE SHIFT LEVER INTO PARK. STARTING THE CAR AGAIN RESULTED IN THE SAME BEHAVIOR: ENGINE RPM SHOT UP EVEN THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND OPENED THE HOOD. I IDENTIFIED THE THROTTLE BODY AND NOTICE THAT A PLASTIC CLIP HAD BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE POINT WHERE THE THROTTLE CABLE ENTERS THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF REINSERTING AND WIGGLING THE CLIP, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO STAY IN ITS PROPER PLACE, AND THEREAFTER, THE THROTTLE BEHAVED NORMALLY. I CAREFULLY DROVE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FOLLOWING PART: YFIZ*9A825*CA ACTUATOR ASY. I HAVE THIS INVOICE AVAILABLE IF YOU NEED IT. I HAVE NOT EXPER

AS I WAS DRIVING, I NOTICED MY CAR STARTING TO ACCELERATE. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN, THE CAR JUST WANTED TO KEEP DRIVING AS IF BY ITSELF; SO, I HAD TO MAKE A SHARP TURN INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT IN MY ATTEMPT TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. FINALLY, IT CAME TO A STOP AND ALMOST RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR, BUT WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AT A FAST SPEED; NONE LIKE I HEARD BEFORE AND THEN I TURNED IT OFF. *TR

IN ADDITION TO PREVIOUS COMPLAINT..CONFIRMATION # 10482482...... THE REPAIR SHOP I TOOK IT TO SAID THAT IT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE THAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE SPEEDING UP LIKE THAT. I WAS IN THE CAR WITH MY SON AT THE TIME. SAFE TO SAY THAT ME AND HIM WERE SCARED OUT OF OUR WITS. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE SPEEDING UP SINCE THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE CABLE. NEVERTHELESS, I JUST HEARD A COUPLE DAYS AGO ABOUT AN INVESTIGATION INTO MY MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE AGAIN ABOUT ENGINES REVVING UP ON ABC NEWS. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL OR NOT. HOWEVER, ON MY WAY FROM CHURCH TODAY, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME THIS YEAR. I STOPPED BY AN AUTOZONE TO GET A FREE ENGINE CHECK AND THE RESULTS SAID THAT IT DETECTED A HIGHER THAN NORMAL ENGINE SPEED DUE TO A POSSIBLE ENGINE VACUUM LEAK OR FAILED IAC VALVE. I WILL TAKE IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP THIS WEDNESDAY TO GET IT CHECKED OUT OFFICIALLY (IF MY CAR WILL MAKE IT) BECAUSE I HAVE TO WORK MONDAY AND TUESDAY. I'M A LITTLE ANXIOUS, SCARED, AND WONDERING IF MY ENGINE WILL REV UP LIKE THAT AGAIN OR STALL OUT SOMEWHERE :( *TR

THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO THROTTLE AND THEN SHUT OFF AT ANY TIME IF YOUR FOOT IS NOT ON THE GAS. THE VEHICLE ALSO STAYS OR GOES UP IN SPEED WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. I HAD THOUGHT THIS WAS THE FUEL PUMP BUT LEARNED IT IS NOT. IM AFRAID THAT WHATEVER THE PROBLEM MAY BE I COULD BE DRIVING THE SPEED WILL GO UP ON ITS OWN AND THEN FORCE THE CAR TO SHUT OFF AND DIE LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT. THEREFORE I MUST SAY I DO NOT DRIVE THIS CAR OFTEN OR FAR. *TR