2003 FORD TAURUS Complaints

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

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

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.

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

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

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