2003 Ford Taurus complaints

ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009, I WAS DRIVING MY PARENTS 2003 FORD TAURUS SEL AROUND TOWN, DOING LAST MINUTE SHOPPING FOR THANKSGIVING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR TOOK OFF, AS IF THE GAS PEDAL HAD GOTTEN STUCK. MY MOTHER WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND I TOLD HER WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I TRIED STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL TO SEE IF IT HAD GOTTEN STUCK, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP AND I WAS GETTING VERY CONCERNED. I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THEN PUT THE CAR INTO A LOWER GEAR AND THEN INTO NEUTRAL, ALL THE WHILE, THE ENGINE CONTINUED RACING, AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. IT TOOK ME ALMOST TWO BLOCKS TO GET THE CAR STOPPED. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE AUTO CLUB FOR A TOW TRUCK, AS THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS GOING TO TURN THE ENGINE BACK ON. I THEN CALLED MY FATHER AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED AND HE PROCEEDED TO COME DOWN TO WHERE WE WERE. THE TOW TRUCK CAME AND THE DRIVER WAS THE ONE WHO FOUND THAT THE PLASTIC HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD BROKEN AND THE CABLE SLIPPED BACK AND WAS WEDGED-UP AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE BROKEN HOUSING. I TOOK PHOTOS OF THIS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN UP TO OUR MECHANIC. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS NEVER BEEN USED. WE CONTACTED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO TOOK ALL THE INFORMATION AND GAVE US CASE NUMBER 0436723349. THEY TOLD US TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. MY PARENTS TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY ONLY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE PART; HOWEVER, WE WANTED SOMEONE TO WITNESS IT AND SEE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE BEFORE THE PART WAS

CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 70 WHEN THE CAR ALL-OF-THE-SUDDEN ACCELERATED OUT OF MY CONTROL TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE RPM AND THEN SNAPPED AT ABOUT 90, RENDERING MY CAR COMPLETELY USELESS. I FOUND MYSELF COASTING W/ VERY LITTLE CONTROL, OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, 5 MILES FROM THE NEAREST EXIT. COST OVER $2000 OUT-OF-POCKET TO COMPLETELY REPLACE 200 TRANSMISSION-RELATED PARTS. *JS

I GOT THIS CAR IN 2009 AROUND ABOUT NOVEMBER. BY MARCH 2010, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME WITH NO WARNING. GOT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION NOW MARCH 2012 I JUST FOUND OUT TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT AGAIN AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT REBUILT AGAIN. HOW LONG DO A TRANSMISSION SUPPOSE TO LAST IN A FORD TAURUS ANYWAY. I MEAN WILL I HAVE TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT EVERY TWO YEARS AS LONG AS I OWN THIS CAR? *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE IN ANY GEAR WHICH WAS SELECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW MANUFACTURER'S TRANSMISSION. ONE WEEK LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENTER A DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS BEING REPLACED WITH ANOTHER MANUFACTURER'S TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 5/12/11 *CN

ON THIS SUNDAY, I HAD MADE THREE PREVIOUS STOPS, WITHOUT INCIDENT. I WAS TURNING INTO AN INTERSECTION, WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING, I HAD NO POWER. THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED! I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET AND CALLED AAA. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FIRESTONE DEALER. THE VERDICT ON MONDAY WAS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER. I WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INFORMED THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE NEW TRANSMISSION COST $3287.51; TOWING COSTS WERE $122.00! I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED PROPERLY. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE IS A WEBSITE THAT LISTS SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2003 FORD TAURUS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ALSO REGISTERED THIS COMPLAINT WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS VEHICLE, CONSIDERING THE HUNDREDS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES REPORTED FOR THE 2003 TAURUS, AND FULLY COMPENSATE OWNERS, WHO, IN CASES LIKE MINE, HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE RPMS WOULD FLUCTUATE RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT ACCELERATED BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, IT SEEMED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SURGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT WOULD THEN FIRMLY APPLY THE BRAKES AS A PRECAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN HIS FOOT WAS NOT ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY ENGAGING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 184,341. ..UPDATED 04/16/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE DID NOT SLOW DOWN NORMALLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WOULD MAINTAIN SPEED FOR 15-20 SECONDS AFTER THE ACCELERATOR WAS RELEASED. THE ENGINE IDLE WAS SET TOO FAST. UPDATED

WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND BRAKING DID NOT STOP THE ENGINE FROM ACCELERATING. SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND WHILE STILL HAVING DIFFICULTY BRAKING WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. CAR WAS TOWED TO SERVICE LOCATION AND CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISABLED TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. FORTUNATELY NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES RESULTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 35 MPH. THERE WOULD BE AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS UP TO 4,000 UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND FOUND THAT THE PLASTIC CLIP THAT HELD THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CABLE TO ITS BRACKET WAS FRACTURED. THE MECHANIC TOOK A PIECE OF WIRE AND WRAPPED IT AROUND THE CABLE AND BRACKET TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 93,000.

PULLED INTO TRAFFIC JUST BEFORE STOP LIGHT, CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, AT STOP LIGHT PUT CAR IN TO NEUTRAL, ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE, TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON STILL CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, PULLED INTO TRAFFIC AS I COULD NOT PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC CONTINUE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, IN AND OUT TILL COULD PULL OVER AND CALL TOW TRUCK. BREAKS WERE ABLE TO CONTROL CAR BUT ENGINE OVER HEATED. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE WAS TOLD IT WAS A BROKEN/STUCK CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND THAT ENGINE OVERHEATING HAD CRACKED RADIATOR CAP. *TR

FIRST TIME WE NOTICED IT I WAS ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE FREEWAY AND THE THROTTLE PEDAL FELT LIKE IT WAS STICKING AT A POINT ABOUT 1/4 THROTTLE THEN IT WOULD WORK NORMALLY PAST THAT POINT. THIS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT DAY. AFTER THAT OCCURRENCE TWO DAYS LATER WE WERE ON OUR WAY HOME AND WHILE CRUISING AT 70MPH ON I-40, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, I ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND I FELT THE SAME INCIDENT AS BEFORE. THE FEELING ON THE THROTTLE IS AS FOLLOWS: HARD TO PRESS UNTIL THE PEDAL REACHES THE 1/4 POINT THEN A SNAP AND THE PEDAL MOVES DOWN FREELY. BY COINCIDENCE TWO DAYS AFTER ARRIVING HOME I CAME UPON THE MSN REPORT OF FORD TAURUS THROTTLE PROBLEMS. I WILL NOW BE TAKING MY CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS SEDAN SES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 75 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER AND STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL THROTTLE CABLE WAS FRACTURED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE CABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, BUT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THERE WAS AND INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS, BUT THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED INSTEAD OF ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE FAILURE CEASED AFTER A FEW MOMENTS. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO DECREASE SPEED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 202,000.

I HAVE A 2003 FORD TAURUS. IN THE PAST, I'VE HAD THE PEDAL STICK AND THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES, IT TAKES ME ABOUT 3 TIMES AS LONG TO STOP THE CAR AND ONCE IT'S STOP IT IS STILL TRYING TO GO AND THE RPM WAS ABOVE 3. I WAS ALSO PUSHING THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD AND THE CAR WAS STILL TRYING TO GO. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS IN THE WINTER OF 2010. IT HAPPENED ROUGHLY 5 TIMES IN THE WINTER OF 2010 AND 3-4 TIMES IN THE WINTER OF 2011. IT DID NOT HAPPEN IN 2012 DUE TO THE WARM WINTER CLIMATE, AT LEAST THAT IS MY GUESS. I ALSO REMEMBER IT HAPPENING WHEN IT WAS VERY COLD OUTSIDE. THE ONE TIME IT WAS AROUND 0 DEGREES. IT FELT LIKE THE PEDAL WOULD GET STUCK. THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET IT TO STOP WOULD BE TO AGGRESSIVELY KEEP PUSHING THE PEDAL AND THEN IT WOULD GET UNSTUCK. ONE TIME I LET IT GO TO SEE HOW FAR IT COULD SPEED UP ON IT'S OWN I GOT IT TO 50 MPH WITHOUT PUSHING THE PEDAL BEFORE I GOT NERVOUS AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO STOP. I'VE ALSO NOTICED IN THE PAST THAT THE PEDAL SOMETIMES WILL FEEL LIKE IT WILL GET STUCK BUT IN THOSE CASES THE CAR WON'T ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN LIKE I EXPLAINED ABOVE. I BROUGHT ALL OF THIS TO THE DEALER'S ATTENTION BUT THEY WROTE ME OFF AND SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE COLD. I NEVER THOUGHT TO REPORT IT TILL I HEARD ABOUT OTHER INCIDENTS SIMILAR TO MINE RECENTLY IN THE NEWS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH WITH THE CURSE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE WHILE BRAKING. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT THEN SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER OR TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

MY SON WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING AND THAN THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. HE PULLED OVER AND IT STALLED AND HE SAW FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE POLICE OFFICER SUSPECTS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE CAR BURNT FROM FRONT TO REAR..A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND DOESN'T STOP TILL IT IS SHUT OFF. *TR

WHEN DRIVING DOWN A PUBLIC ROAD THE FRONT DRIVER SPRING BROKE BEFORE I COULD SAFELY STOP THIS IN TURN CUT THE TIRE ,THIS IS A LONG STANDING PROBLEM WITH FORD TAURUS, PRIOR RECALLS, YET NOT CORRECTED IN LATTER MODEL YEARS THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AND INPUT SHAFT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 03/28/12 *BF UPDATED 04/09/12

BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT BOTH OF MY REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN. NOT SURE WHEN THIS HAPPENED BUT NOTICE A COUPLE OF WEEKS EARLIER THAT THE BACK END OF THE CAR WAS SAGGING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A MINOR SEIZURE CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED TWO RUPTURED DISCS IN HER BACK AND SEVERE CHEST PAIN. THE DRIVER SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DEEMED IT AS BEING DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 05/21/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT. UPDATED 06/22/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

I PURCHASED A NEW FORD TAURUS SE IN 2003. AFTER ONLY 30,000. MILES ON THE ODOMETER MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO GOODYEAR AND A MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND REFERRED ME TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. MY QUOTE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT WAS $3,000. I BELIEVE THAT THIS FALLS UNDER "CATASTROPHIC MECHANICAL FAILURE" AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO GET THIS SITUATION RECTIFIED. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AND REQUESTED THAT THE CAR BE REPLACED WITH A NEW TAURUS OR A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR OF ANY COLLATERAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE CAR SITTING IN MY GARAGE SINCE 2008, I WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I WAS NEARLY KILLED AS I TRIED TO NAVIGATE FROM THE FREEWAY TO THE SHOULDER. IN ESSENCE I PAID $1,000. PER MILE FOR THE LIFE OF THIS CAR. 2003 WAS ONE OF FORD'S WORST YEAR FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. TO HAVE SUCH A MAJOR COMPONENT FAIL AFTER OWNING THE CAR 5-YEARS AND JUST 30,000. MILES IS A TRAVESTY. IN CONCLUSION, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OWNERS DIED AS A RESULT OF THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND HOPE THAT WE CAN RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FOR THIS TRAVESTY BY AN AMERICAN AUTO COMPANY'S LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND I DON'T KNOW HOW A COMPANY CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS , TO ME, IS AN ILLEGAL ACT THAT SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED! *TR UPDATED IVOQ 07/09/12 THE CONSUMER AL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AS THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTED HAVING FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE CONTACT'S ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION PUMP.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR WENT FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING, AND THEN WON'T ENTER ANY GEAR. FORTUNATELY WE WEREN'T ON A BUSY FREEWAY AT THE TIME. *TR

PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AT WORK ONTO DELHI PIKE A 4 LANE HIGHWAY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN (RUSH HOURS TRAFFIC) GOT OUT TO LANE STARTED DOWN ROAD, ENGINE JUST REVVED CAR QUITE RUNNING, RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC 35 MILE HR ZONE. CALLED FORD, NO RECALLS (WAS TOLD NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FILED). FORD REALLY DID NOT EVEN SEEM CONCERNED OR ACT LIKE THEY CARED ABOUT IT. I GUESS SINCE THE VEHICLE IS 2003 AND IT IS NOW 2011. SORRY ABOUT MY LUCK, WAS HOW FORD APPROACHED IT. IT COST $2231 TO REPAIR. THANK GOD I AM ALIVE IF THIS WOULD HAVE QUIT IN MIDDLE OF THE LEFT TURN I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. IS IT GOING TO TAKE DEATHS TO MAKE THIS A RECALL, IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THERE IS A PROBLEM. MY CAR HAD 52520 MILES ON IT, MOST VEHICLES THIS IS JUST BROKE IN. CAR COMPLAINTS.COM THERE ARE OVER 200 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. IMAGINE GOING 70 ON HIGHWAY SEMI BEHIND YOU ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU SLOW UP HAVE NO WAY TO GET OFF HIGHWAY, I GUESS THE SEMI RUNS OVER TOP OF YOU KILLING YOU AND HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE, EITHER IN YOUR CAR OR CHAIN REACTION. FORD AND THE NHTSA NEED TO STEP UP, AND HELP OUT. HOW MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE DID NOT FILE A COMPLAINT, OR KNOW THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TAURUS. *TR

CAR SITTING IN DRIVEWAY AND WE NOTICED A FLAT TIRE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND WAS STUCK IN THE TIRE. *TR

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH. AFTER APPLYING BRAKES, I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD BROKEN AND CAUSED THE THROTTLE TO STAY FULLY OPEN. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON. CONSUMER STATES WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE THE LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE SENDING A PIECE OF BROKEN COIL INTO THE TIRE CAUSING IT TO RUPTURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENTIRE COIL AND STRUT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, VEHICLE SHUDDERED A LITTLE AS IF TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WAS BUMPED OUT OF GEAR. VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. NO MOTION WAS FOUND BY SELECTING OTHER GEARS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND TRANS FAILURE CONFIRMED. TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE, TC BEARING FAILURE, BOOST PUMP FAILING AND CHECK VALVES OUT OF SPECIFICATION. $1,800 IN REPAIR COSTS. I KNOW OF MANY PEOPLE WITH FAILED FORD TRANSAXLE FAILURES BEFORE 75K MILES.... *TR

CAME HOME ON MY 03 FORD TAURUS WORKING GREAT THE NEXT DAY TURNED ON THE CAR TO GO TO WORK STARTED GREAT PUT IT IN GEAR TO LEAVE AND NO GO WILL NOT GO FORWARD OR BACK. FRIENDS AND FAMILY TOLD ME TRANSMISSION MIGHT HAVE GONE BAD BUT THE STRANGE THING IS NO WARNING SIGNS LUCKY FOR ME IT FAILED OUTSIDE MY HOUSE. EXPLORED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT THE 03 FORD TAURUS HAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH IN REVERSE, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND DAMAGED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COIL SPRINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

FRONT SPRING BROKE WHILE IN GARAGE,PUNCTURING FRONT TIRE.LOCAL GARAGE REPLACED BOTH FRONT STRUTS,SPRINGS,AND TIRE {1]. CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALL OR WARRANTY.THEY WHERE NOT HELPFUL. *TR

CAR BEGAN MAKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. LOCAL GARAGE FOUND BROKEN REAR SPRING AND REPLACED BOTH REAR STRUTS AND REAR SPRINGS. *TR

VEHICLE MADE NOISE WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT GROUND. ASKED PASSENGER IF THEY HEARD THE NOISE AND THEY DID NOT. CAR CONTINUED TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MORE MILES. CAR STARTED TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING UPHILL. THE CAR MADE A REVVING SOUND AND THEN STOPPED MOVING. TURNED FLASHERS ON AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SCARED THAT CAR WOULD NOT PARK. TRIED TO CHANGE GEARS AND VEHICLE WENT INTO PARK. STILL SCARED SO HAND BRAKE WAS APPLIED. CALLED FATHER AND UNCLE TO MOVE CAR. CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A SECONDARY SCHOOL. NEXT DAY, CAR WAS TOWED TO RESIDENCE. VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST IN FEBRUARY FOR DIAGNOSIS. HAD TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING TO WORK TO EVEN PAY FOR REPAIR. SCARED TO IMAGINE THE COST. *KB

THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING WITH NO PRIOR INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TORQUE LINKAGE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I LOOKED THIS UP I LINE I SAW MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *KB

WAS PULLING OUT OF THE CAR GARAGE AND PUT IN REVERSE THE CAR STARTED BACK AND THE ENGINES RPM ROARED UP AND CRASHED IN TO NEIGHBOR TREE WENT ACROSS THE STREET AND CRASHED IN THE OTHER NEIGHBOR TREE AND HOUSE ALL OF THIS IN REVERSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY HE HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. AFTER INSPECTING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE SHOCKS, STRUTS, THE STABILIZER LINKS FOR THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HAD ALL BEEN DAMAGED AS WELL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COILS SPRINGS WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE BLOWER MOTOR AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS EXPERIENCED FAILURES. AS A RESULT, HOT AIR WOULD NOT BLOW FROM THE VENTS AND THE WINDSHIELD COULD NOT BE DEFROSTED. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY AND DRAINED THE BATTERY PREMATURELY. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPUTER AND CORRECTED THE INTERIOR LIGHT FAILURE. THE BLOWER MOTOR FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,555 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 85,754. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ UPDATED 03/06/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED ON WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND PUMP SHAFT FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 159,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPMS JUST WENT UP AND I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN,PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED SHIFTING IN REVERSE AND THEN DRIVE AND WOULD NOT MOVE,RPMS JUST WENT UP WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS. *TR

LEFT FRONT SPRING CRACKED/BROKE, SHREDDED FRONT LEFT TIRE.

WHILE BACKING UP IN MY 2003 FORD TAURUS SES, FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SNAPPED AND SLASHED TIRE. *TR