2003 Ford Taurus complaints

2003 TAURUS 3.0L V6 - TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING, COULD ONLY COAST TO STOP. WAS FORTUNATE THAT WAS ABLE TO GET SIDE OF ROAD WITHOUT BEING REAR-ENDED BY FOLLOWING CARS. *TT

2003 FORDTAURUS SES 3.0L V6 55000 MILES, SETTING TRAFFIC LIGHT, LIGHT TURNED GREEN WENT 50FT. TRANSMISSION DIS-ENGAGED COULD NOT GET IT TO RE-ENGAGE (NO R OR D) HAD CAR TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP. WRITING THIS COMPLAINT DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL FOR THE NUMBER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A 2003 FORD TAURUS ON JULY 7, 2011. THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING. THE ENGINE WAS WORKING, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS TORN UP AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACE OR REBUILT. THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS INDICATIONS OF THE CAR HAVING TRANSMISSION TROUBLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT OTHER 2003 FORD TAURUS VEHICLES HAVE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM. IF THIS FAILURE HAD HAPPENED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. AS IT WAS, SHE ALMOST HAD A WRECK, BECAUSE THE CAR WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT HAVE ANY POWER TO THE WHEELS TO MOVE. SHE WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED BY A CAR BEHIND HER DUE TO THIS PRODUCT FAILURE. FORD NEEDS TO RECTIFY THIS DEFECT. I AM HAVING TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT APPARENTLY IS INHERENT TO THIS MODEL. I WOULD LIKE FOR FORD TO REIMBURSE MY EXPENSES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS SES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. AFTER TRYING TO RESTART IT TO NO AVAIL, IT WAS UNDRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANS AXLE HAD POSSIBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 113,000. UPDATED 08/05/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HEAD LIGHT LENSES TURNED YELLOW, NOT ALLOWING MUCH LIGHT TO RADIATE OUT OF THEM AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. UPDATED 09/14/11. *JB UPDATED 01/30/12. *JB

2003 FORD TAURUS, UNIT 1 WAS EASTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE WHEN THE TREAD CAME OFF OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE AND DAMAGED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0208-89)*JB

I WAS LOOKING ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE WITH REGARD TO ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I HAD HEARD ABOUT WITH THE 2003 TAURUS (FRONT END COLLAPSE) WHEN I CAME ACROSS THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. DRIVING IN HIGHWAY PASSING LANE, THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LOSE MOMENTUM. SPEEDOMETER RAPIDLY BEGAN TO DROP WHILE RPM'S WENT BALLISTIC, THEN DROPPED. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I QUICKLY REALIZED THE CAR WAS COMING TO A STOP THAT I COULD NOT CONTROL REGARDLESS OF HOW HARD I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OVER 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO MAKE IT INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE, WHERE IT CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT AND COULD NOT BE MOVED. NOT ONLY DID I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY 2003 TAURUS AT 71K MILES, WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2001 FORD F-150 AT 110K MILES & 2005 FORD FOCUS AT 80K MILES, AT A COST OF $8300.00. ALL OF THESE VEHICLES WERE PURCHASED NEW AND DRIVEN BY THE SAME DRIVER. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, I WOULD THINK EITHER FORD OR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND PERFORM AN IN DEPTH INVESTIGATION WHY SO MANY FORD TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING AND ISSUE A NOTIFICATION OF THESE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND THE STEPS TO REMEDIATE THOSE ISSUES BEFORE THE ISSUE CAUSES SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

I HEARD FROM AN ACQUAINTANCE THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL ISSUES POSTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE REGARDING THE FAILURE OF COIL SPRINGS ON THE FORD TAURUS. I TOO EXPERIENCED THE COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF MY 2003 TAURUS WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC DUE TO COIL SPRING FAILURE. WITH THE INITIAL JOLT AND SUBSEQUENT DRAGGING OF THE CAR TO BRING IT TO A SAFE AREA TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP, I ACTUALLY THOUGHT I HAD HIT A PERSON OR LARGE OBJECT. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR I FOUND THE THE FRONT END OF THE CAR SITTING ON TOP OF MY TIRE. MY MECHANIC ACTUALLY TOOK PICTURES OF THE CAR AS HE COULD NOT BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE THAT HAD OCCURRED. I HAD TO REPLACE THE STRUTS, SPRINGS, SWAY BAR LINKS, LOWER BALL JOINT AND AXLE SHAFT. ALL OF THIS AT 61K MILES!! FOR A COST OF $1300.00. IN CLOSING, MY 2003 FORD TAURUS HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN 2 SERIOUS MALFUNCTIONS POSTED TO THE NHTSA WEBSITE WHICH COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO MYSELF OR FELLOW MOTORISTS IF I WAS NOT ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY AND CONTROL THE CAR WITH A COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF THE FRONT END OR COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WITH THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE (REF #FBN24-10467). BOTH OF THESE ISSUES OCCURRED WITHIN 4 MONTHS (5K MILES) OF EACH OTHER (66K - 71K) AND COST IN EXCESS OF $4,000.0 TO REPAIR. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COIL SPRING COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY THE NHTSA AND THE OPEN INVESTIGATION (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA08018) , I WOULD THINK EITHER FORD OR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AN

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY FREEWAY HEADING TO WORK AT 70 MPH MY CAR JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING... IT SCARED ME SO BAD I ALMOST SIDESWIPED A CAR NEXT TO ME JUST IN REACTION TO GET OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE THERE WAS A SEMI BEHIND ME. MY CRUISE HAD TRIED TO KEEP UP WITH THE 70 MPH I SET IT AT BUT IT COULDN'T SO THE RPMS WENT SKY HIGH AND MY GAS PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY FREEWAY WHILE SPEEDING CARS WERE FLYING BY ME, SO I ALSO COULD HAVE GOTTEN SIDESWIPED THERE, I'VE SEEN IT MANY TIMES ON TV WITH PARKED CARS ON THE SIDE OF A FREEWAY. IM NOT GOING TO HAVE A CAR FOR A LONG TIME UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION IS FIXED. AND HOW IM GOING TO GET THE MONEY FOR IT I HAVE NO CLUE. I CANT GET TO WORK I DON'T MAKE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. FORD SHOULD RECALL BECAUSE ITS HAPPENED TO SO MANY PEOPLE AND ITS NOT OUR FAULT, ITS THEIRS FOR BUILDING A FAULTY CAR. MY CAR BARELY HAS 87,000 MILES ON IT, A CARS TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT GO OUT AT 87,000 MILES. MY OLD CAR HAD 180,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THAT. I MAY BE GOING TO A NEW CAR COMPANY NEXT CAR IF FORD DOESN'T FIX THIS ISSUE. IM LUCKY I HAD QUICK REACTION TIME AND I KNEW HOW TO HANDLE THE CAR OR I WOULD BE DONE FOR, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD WONT ADMIT THAT. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS WON'T RUN IN ANY GEAR, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAD TO WALK IN 105 WEATHER WITH 5 KIDS IN ORDER TO GET HELP FOR A TOW. THIS WAS ON A BUSY FOUR LANE ROAD WHERE I HAD TO NARROWLY AVOID BEING REAR ENDED GOING 50 MILES AN HOUR. IS SOMEONE WAITING FOR A DEATH TO OCCUR TO REQUIRE FORD TO RECALL THIS FAULTY PRODUCT? *TR

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS BROKE DOWN ON THE ROAD-UPON INVESTIGATING IT, THE FRONT SPRINGS BROKE AND GREASE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE FRONT PART OF THE CAR. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED, SO IT WAS TOWED TO MY HOME GARAGE. *TR

TRANSMISSION QUIT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER INPUT SHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED 02/27/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 112,000. UPDATED 08/31/11 *BF UPDATED 09/09/11

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE.

I OWN A 2003 FORD TAURUS THAT BEGAN HAVING WATER LEAKS THAT KEPT SHORTING OUT THE VEHICLES BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. THESE EVENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN 12/10/2010 TO 05/24/2011 DURING WHICH AT MY EXPENSE TWO RESISTORS WERE INSTALLED. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD THEY CONTINUED TO FAIL AS DID THE BLOWER MOTOR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD WATER DAMAGE THAT CAUSED THE BLOWER MOTOR TO FAIL. A NEW BLOWER MOTOR PLUS NEW COWL INSULATION WAS IN STALLED AT A COST OF $468.42.THE TWO RESISTORS I PREVIOUSLY HAD INSTALLED COST $80.00 PARTS AND LABOR. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY AUTOMOTIVE MODEL AND FORD SHOULD HAD A RECALL AND FIXED THIS FACTORY DEFECT. I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS REPAIR SHOULD FALL UNDER FORD RECALL 03V087000 BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS NO. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ANOTHER COMPLAINT IS ON FILE WITH YOU CONCERNING THIS MATTER (10184014). I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR INVESTIGATION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER STATES COIL SPRING SNAPPED FROM THE STRUT ASSEMBLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. *TGW UPDATED 10/06/11. *JB UPDATED 01/05/12. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE STRUT WAS REPLACED AT A CONSIDERABLE COST. UPDATED 02/07/12. *JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I24 WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. OUT OF THE BLUE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I HAD TO COAST ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WITH MY CHILD FOR 2 1/2 HRS WAITING ON A TOW TRUCK. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO SCARED OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT. WHY IS FORD WAITING ON SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY FIX THIS PROBLEM????? THIS WILL BE THE LAST VEHICLE THAT I PURCHASE FROM FORD!!!! I WILL BE GOING WITH A FOREIGN MADE CAR FROM NOW ON. *TR

DRIVING CAR, HEARD A LOAD CRASH FROM FRONT END LIKE SOMEONE HAD DROPPED A TRAY OF SOCKET WRENCHES. LOAD POPPING NOISE FOLLOWED. PULLED OVER TO INSPECT. FOUND A LARGE PORTION OF FRONT SPRING DRIVERS SIDE WRAPPED AROUND THE STRUT. THE PIECE WAS THE SHAPE OF A "C". I AM GLAD THAT THE SHARP END DID NOT PUNCTURE THROUGH THE TIRE AS IT WAS WITHIN 1/8" OF THE TIRE. I GUESS QUICK REACTIONS PREVENTED AN ACCIDENT. SPRING WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND FRONT END INSPECTED FOR ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. OLD SPRING AND BROKEN OFF PART ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH AND LEAVING HIS DRIVEWAY HE NOTICED HE HAD A FLAT TIRE. WHEN HE INSPECTED THE TIRE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING HAD PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE RESULTS OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,845 UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN UPDATED 06/23/11

THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON MY 2003 TAURUS SES COMPLETELY AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED WORKING - THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT I WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE ANY OF THE GEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 09/15/14*LJ

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT DOES NOT CHANGE OR SHIFT GEARS. HAS NOT BEEN REAPIRED YET, TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED DUE TO A SEVERE PUNCTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SHOCK AND STRUT MODULE ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. THE TIRE AND FRONT SWAY BARS WERE ALSO REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,708. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ UPDATED 07/01/11

WAS TOLD BY FORD DEALER BOTH FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS ON DRIVERS SIDE WERE BROKE ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS. FOUND OUT THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS WITH NO RECALL. BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND NOW I HAVE ONLY 71,000 MILES .PAID 1354.12 TO HAVE CAR REPAIRED AND IM VERY UNHAPPY WITH FORD OVER THIS. FORD SHOULD MAKE GOOD FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED; YET, THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO FOUR UNOCCUPIED VEHICLES AND SMALL TREES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NO PERSONAL INJURIES; HOWEVER, THERE WERE THREE BYSTANDERS THAT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE CONTACT SMELLED RUBBER BURNING WHEN HE NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V332000 (SUSPENSION FRONT SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH HIS VIN AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,900.

PUT MY 2003 FORD TAURUS IN REVERSE, BACKED UP ABOUT A FOOT , TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SUSPENSION SPRING WAS BROKEN. *TR

2003 TAURUS S/W LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN AT 103,000 MILES. FOUND UNDER ROUTINE INSPECTION. NO TIRE DAMAGE, NO CRASH FORTUNATELY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, EVERYTHING WORKED FINE UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN FOR A TURN, AND WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN...IT WOULDN'T. THE CAR IS AT AROUND 83,000 MILES, AND BESIDES THIS ISSUE THE CAR IS IN AMAZING SHAPE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND DROVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PIERCED THE TIRE. A SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 133,050.

2003 FORD TAURUS SEC WAGON WITH A LEAKY WINDSHIELD. WATER GOT INTO MY A/C BLOWER FAN HOUSING AND SHORTED OUT THE A/C BLOWER FAN, CAUSED THE BLOWER FAN TO FAIL, THE AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE RESISTER SWITCH AND THE 40 AMP FUSE IN THE SAME SYSTEM DUE TO WATER ENTERING INTO THE CAR FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND COWL DESIGN FLAW. THE RESULT IS A LOSS OF DEFROSTER AND ANTI-FOG CAPABILITY RESULTING IN A SEVERE LOSS OF VISIBILITY DUE TO A LOSS OF SAID CAPABILITY AND/OR FUNCTIONALITY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD PING SOUND FOLLOWED BY A CLANKING SOUND AS IF METAL WAS BOUNCING ON THE GROUND. THE DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A PIECE OF UNKNOWN METAL HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN HOME AND WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION FOR THE FAILURE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA08018 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: SPRINGS: COIL SPRINGS). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

2003 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION BREAKS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH,WE WERE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT 11 PM IN THE RAIN.!!! IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION FAILING IT IS THE SAME TRANSMISSION THAT WAS RECALLED IN THE WINDSTAR. BUT SINCE NO ONE HAS DIED YET NOTHING WILL CHANGE. *TR

2ND BROKEN COIL , 1ST PASSENGER REAR, NOW FRONT DRIVER SPRINGS. ON EACH OCCURRENCE FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED TIRE - SIMILAR TO COMPLAINT EA08-018. 2003 FORD TAURUS - 102,864 MILES. DATE OF LATEST OCCURRENCE. JANUARY 2011. *TR

I OWN A 2003 FORD TAURUS AND WAS DRIVING ON A NORMAL COMMUTE, WHILE DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE THE TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT. I THEN HAD TO COAST THROUGH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ACROSS 4 LANES AND SIT IN THE EMERGENCY LANE FOR AN HOUR FOR RESCUE. THERE WAS NO WARNING NO SIGNS JUST QUIT WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO AFRAID OF BEING IN AN ACCIDENT AS THAT DAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN THAT I HAVE LEARNED FORD IS AWARE OF AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX OR ATTEMPTED A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS THAT FAIL. IT COST NEARLY $2000 TO REPAIR, ON A CAR THAT ONLY HAS A BLUE BOOK VALUE OF $3500 CLEARLY THIS IS A TERRIBLE WAIST JUST TO GET THE CAR MOVING AGAIN. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT A LARGE COMPANY LIKE FORD CAN ALLOW SUCH PROBLEMS TO OCCUR IN THERE CARS, AT LEAST COMPANIES LIKE TOYOTA FIX THE PROBLEMS THEY FIND. *TR

TOYO VERSADO LX FOR 2003 FORD TAURUS. I BOUGHT THESE TIRES AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I HAD THEM INSTALLED. THE SHAKE STARTED OFF SLIGHT, AND OVER TIME HAS PROGRESSED TO DANGEROUS LEVELS WHERE I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO 5 DIFFERENT FRONT END SHOPS SEARCHING FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. THE FOURTH FINALLY PIN POINTED THE TIRES. I WENT BACK TO WHERE I PURCHASED THE TIRES, AND NEITHER THE SHOP OR TOYO WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE SAFETY PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. THE SHAKE IS NOW SO EXTENSIVE I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO FEAR OF DAMAGING THE STEERING OR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. EACH TIME I HAVE BEEN IN, A ROAD FORCE BALANCE IS PERFORMED, BUT DOES NOT COMPLETELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. EVEN THE SO CALL FRONT END "EXPERT" SAID IT WAS THE TIRES. THE CAR CAN NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL I SAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY NEW TIRES. *TR

WHEN MY CAR IS PARKED IN THE RAIN, WATER WILL LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ON APPROXIMATELY FEBRUARY 1, 2011, IT SHORTED OUT THE BLOWER MOTOR THAT COOLS/HEATS THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AFTER SITTING IN THE RAIN AT THE AIRPORT PARKING LOT. SINCE THEN, I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF WATER IN THE PASSENGER FLOORBOARD. I HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME WATER LEAK IN 2006, BUT THE SHORT OF THE BLOWER DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL THIS YEAR.

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MARCH 2009 AND HAD WAS EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH IT. ON NOVEMBER 5, 2009 MY HUSBAND AND I LEFT FOR THE STORE. WE HAD NOT EVEN GOTTEN 1 MILE AWAY FROM THE HOUSE WHEN THE CAR STOPPED RESPONDING WHEN YOU PRESSED ON THE GAS. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO LOUD NOISES AND THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE. WHEN WE STOPPED TO INSPECT WHAT HAPPENED WE FOUND THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. WHEN YOU SHIFTED OUT OF PARK--NOTHING, LITERALLY NOTHING HAPPENED. WE FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND FORKED OVER THE $1000 TO HAVE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION PUT IN. PROBLEM SOLVED--OR SO WE THOUGHT. EARLIER THIS WEEK (MARCH 22, 2011) MY HUSBAND LEFT FOR WORK AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SAME AS LAST TIME- NO WARNING AND THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE. WE ARE AT OUR WITS END WITH THIS CAR AND ALTHOUGH I LOVE IT WE CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP PUTTING TRANSMISSIONS IN IT EVERY FEW MONTHS. *TR

OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS (MILEAGE WAS 73,200) 8 AM THE MORNING OF MARCH 8, 2011 AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP WAS FINISHED W/MY CAR, I DROVE TO WORK, LESS THAN 5 MILES AWAY. I PARKED MY CAR AT MY OFFICE AND IT SAT IN THE PARKING LOT UNTIL 5 PM THAT DAY WHEN I DROVE MY CAR HOME. THE AFTERNOON OF MARCH 8, 2011 WE HAD A THUNDERSTORM PASS OVER W/1-2 INCHES OF RAIN. WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR TO DRIVE HOME I NOTICED A SPOT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR MAT BUT DIDN'T CHECK IT UNTIL I ARRIVED HOME. WHEN I OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT, I COULD SEE THE CARPET WAS SOAKING WET. I IMMEDIATELY USED SEVERAL TOWELS TO SOAK UP THE WATER. THE MORNING OF MARCH 9, 2011, I DROVE MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD THE OIL CHANGE. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER TO LOOK AT MY CAR, SHOWING HIM THE DAMP PASSENGER SIDE CARPET. I ASKED HIM IF SOMEONE BUMPED SOMETHING UNDER MY HOOD WHEN THEY CHANGED MY OIL THE DAY BEFORE. I ASKED HIM IF THEY KNOCKED SOMETHING LOOSE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE LEAK ON THE FLOOR. HE SAID 'NO' BUT ASKED ME TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING MORNING MARCH 10, 2011. I DID RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY LOOKED AT MY CAR AND TOLD ME I HAD A COWL LEAK AND IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $400 TO FIX. I HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED BUT I'VE NOTICED FROM READING ABOUT OTHER 2003 FORD TAURUS OWNERS, THEY'VE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM.. IS THERE NOT SOME WAY FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS? *TR

APRIL 5, 2008 STARTED OFF LIKE ANY OTHER SATURDAY,CLEANING MY HOUSE THEN GOING SHOPPING AT MY LOCAL GROCERY, BUT THIS DAY WAS DIFFERENT. WHEN I GOT IN MY 2003 FORD TAURUS TO GO SHOPPING, I TURNED THE KEY TO START MY CAR AND PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED AGAIN BY PUTTING MY CAR IN REVERSE. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE CAR WOULD NOT BUDGE. NO PROBLEMS WERE INDICATED BEFORE THAT DAY. I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO ASK THEM ABOUT A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM, BUT THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO BRING MY CAR TO THEIR SHOP. I SAID 'HOW CAN I BRING MY CAR TO YOUR SHOP WHEN I CAN'T DRIVE IT ANYWHERE SINCE IT WON'T GO IN REVERSE'? THE PERSON ON THE PHONE TOLD ME I COULD HAVE IT TOWED TO THEIR LOCATION AND WHEN I ASKED HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, THE GUY TOLD ME $3500. YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW SHOCKED I WAS TO HEAR THIS COST! IN THE MEANTIME A NEIGHBOR CAME TO MY HOUSE AND SUGGESTED I CALL ONE OF MY TOWN'S TRANSMISSION SHOPS. I DID AND WAS TOLD THE COST TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION WOULD BE ABOUT $1500. I WAS ALSO ASKED HOW MANY MILES I HAD ON MY CAR AND I TOLD HIM 35,000. HE WAS SHOCKED TO HEAR A TRANSMISSION WAS OUT W/ONLY 35,000 MILES ON MY CAR. LATER THAT DAY MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN MY CAR. FOR ONE WEEK SOMEONE HAD TO TAKE ME TO WORK AND BACK HOME AND AT THE END OF THE WEEK I PAID $1500 AND GOT MY CAR BACK HOME. DURING THAT WEEK I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE

I HAVE A 2003 FORD TAURUS SES WITH 67,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED. PARK AND NEUTRAL ONLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC WHEN IT HAPPENED. OVER THE LAST YEAR A COUPLE MINOR SLIPS, BUT THIS TIME TOTAL FAILURE. HAVING IT TOWED TO A DEALER MONDAY. *TR

PULLED OUT OF GARAGE AND HEARD A LOUD POP. FRONT STRUT BROKE PUNCTURING TIRE ON DRIVERS SIDE. WE JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 3 WKS AGO IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 90K ON IT. VEHICLE IS IN GOOD SHAPE OTHER WISE. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD ALREADY REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE STRUT A FEW WEEKS BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT. VERY DISAPPOINTING. WAS HOPING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART. AND JUDGING BY THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SUSPENSION ISSUES, THERE CERTAINLY SHOULD BE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED SIMUTANEOUSLY. THE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN OFF FOR APPROXIMATLEY FIVE TO TEN SECONDS BEFORE RE-ILLUMINATING. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A 2003 FORD TAURUS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS SEL. 78K MILES IN GREAT OVERALL CONDITION AND NO HISTORY OF SERIOUS PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DISENGAGED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I COASTED TOWARDS THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND TRIED CYCLING THE SHIFTER FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. NO SUCCESS. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT THROUGH THE GEARS BUT THE GEARS WERE NOT ENGAGING. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. NO NOISES, NO BUCKING, NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO HAVE HAPPEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. HAD THE CAR TOWED 80 MILES TO MY HOUSE FOR A COST OF 400.00. THE TRANS NEEDS A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. ESTIMATE AT 1850.00. DON'T HAVE OLD PARTS. HAVE HUNDREDS OF EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL CAR. FORD REALLY NEEDS TO PONY UP AND MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR

WHILE PARKED IN MY GARAGE THE FRONT END OF MY 2003 FORD TAURUS COLLAPSED. UPON INSPECTION THE TIRE WAS FULLY DEFLATED. I PUT THE SMALL SPARE ON THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SERVICE. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THE FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED CAUSING A SHARP SHARD TO PENETRATE THE TIRE. THE SPRING BROKE INTO TWO EXTREMELY SHARP PIECES. THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED WITH MY 1993 FORD TAURUS A NUMBER OF YEARS BACK. I ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. I CAN ONLY THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE PIECE BROKE AND CUT THROUGH MY TIRE. I WAS AGAIN FORTUNATE THAT NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE SMALL SPARE TO THE REPAIR SHIP. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY WHO RESPONDED WITH A GENERAL "BRUSH OFF" LETTER AND NOT RECOGNIZING ANY OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS I EXPRESSED!!! ON BOTH CARS!!!! I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT MY OWN EXPENSE INCLUDING A REPLACEMENT TIRE. I HAVE SAVED THE PART (SPRING/COIL) IF FURTHER INSPECTION IS REQUIRED BY NHTSA. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 FORD TAURUS SINCE NEW. AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES IT STARTED HAVING ACCELERATION WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS. NO CODES SHOWED UP. EVERY MECHANIC HAS A DIFFERENT OPINION. BASICALLY TRIAL AND ERROR, NONE OF WHICH WORKS. I HAVE HAD THE CRUISE CHECKED, CHANGED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THE IDLE AIR VALVE. IT STILL DOES THIS AT 111,000. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY WIFE'S SAFETY SINCE IT IS HER CAR. I READ THAT FORD HAS NOT RECOGNIZED THIS AS A PROBLEM, BUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR ONLINE COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, HE ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE DEFROSTER BUT THE BLOWER FAN FAILED TO OPERATE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOORBOARD WOULD PERIODICALLY EXHIBIT WATER RETENTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY IN RAINY AND SNOWY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS WATER WITHIN THE BLOWER FAN MOTOR RELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.

2003 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER STATES DEFECTIVE FRONT COIL SPRING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE COIL SPRINGS FAILED TWICE. *JB