2003 FORD TAURUS Complaints

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND AS MADE MY TURN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. I HAD NO WARNING OF ANY KIND, THE ENGINE WOULD JUST REV. THANKFULLY I WAS ALONE IN THE CAR AND I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND AM WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THE DAMAGE IS. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 10/30/2013 *JS

MY HUSBAND PICKED ME UP FROM SCHOOL AND HE WENT IN THE STORE AND THE CAR WHILE ME AND MY 1 YEAR OLD WERE IN THE CAR STARTED SMOKING LIKE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER PART THE WHOLE FRONT PART OF THE CAR, MY HUSBAND RAN OUT OF STORE STATING CAR WAS ON FIRE HE PULLED CAR WAY FROM GAS STATION, I GOT OUT OF CAR AND GOT MY DAUGHTER OUT, FIRE WAS COMING OUT OF HOOD AND BOTTOM OF CAR HIGH WE CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT EVERYTHING IS ON CAMERA, THAN A POLICE OFFICER CAME OUT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE BUT SHE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AFTER APPLYING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TAIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER TRAIN MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWNHILL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT FUNCTION IN ANY GEAR OTHER THAN PARK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

2003 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STOPPED FORWARD MOVEMENT, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE, AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE. UPDATED 11/20/13

THE INTERIOR GAUGE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. SOME REMAIN ON BUT IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE THE SPEED, GASOLINE LEVEL, ETC. DUE TO THE BLOWN LIGHTS. THIS PRESENTS A HAZARD WHEN DRIVING AS YOU CANNOT SEE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TR

THE VINYL COVER ON ALL FOUR OF THE DOORS HAVE COME LOOSE, ONE FALLING COMPLETELY OFF. *TR

THE AIR BAG HAS BEEN SENDING CODE 2-4 UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND THEN AFTER A FEW TIMES OF BLINKING THIS CODE, IT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. THIS APPARENTLY RENDERS THE AIRBAGS NON-OPERABLE & ACCORDING TO ONLINE POSTS, THIS IS CAUSED BY CORROSION IN A COMPONENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.