2003 FORD TAURUS Complaints

A WATER LEAK WHICH DUMPED WATER ONTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ALSO CAUSED MY AC BLOWER MOTOR TO SHORT OUT. FORD WILL NOT HONOR A RECALL BUT WILL FIX IT FOR $550 REPLACING THE BLOWER MOTOR,BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND THE LEAK THAT THEY SAID WAS COMING FROM A "RAIN CAP" ON THE WINDSHIELD. I LOOKED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

CALIPERS FRONT RIGHT F REB CALIPER REMOVE AND INSPECT AND OVERHAUL CALIPER FRONT ONE SIDE. BRAKES WERE GRINDING AGAIN WHICH REQUIRED THAT INSPECTION WHICH I FIND OUT THAT THE SAME AREA IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACED. RECOMD, TIE ROD INNER REMOVE AND REPLACE TIE ROD END ONE SIDE INNER, BALL JOINTS LOWER FRONT LEFT REMOVE AND REPLACE F BALL JOINT ONE SIDE, 2 BRAKE HOSES FRONT. BRAKE ROTORS FRONT BOTH NEEDED REPLACED. SUGGESTED TIRES DUE TO MILEAGE ALSO RUBBER VALVE STEM. SYSTEM FAILURE- REQUIRED. RECD, BRAKE FLUID EXCHANGE WITH ABS, AND BLEED BRAKES. CERAMIC DISC BRAKE PADS PD598 BOTH FRONT. 03/02/2013 MIL 151213. 3RD REPAIR SHOP, REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH WARRANTY BRAKES AND PADS ALONG WITH DISCS NEEDED REPLACED FOR THE 4TH TIME. TRANSMISSION FLUSH DUE TO LEAKING FLUID. QT DEX 3 PROLINE. BRAKE DRUMS AND SHOES REPLACED. REPLACED BRAKE FLUID, TIE ROD END ONE SIDE INNER ALONG WITH REPLACE OF THE SHAFT SEAL REMOVE AND INSTALL F AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY ONE SIDE. TRAN'S SEAL CR. CV AXLE REPLACEMENT. BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH WHEEL CYLINDER REAR BOTH, BRAKE SERVICE WITH REAR BRAKE DRUM. ENGINE LIGHT OFF/ RUNS POOR DIAGNOSTIC, REPLACEMENT OF PCV VALVE ASSEMBLY, REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REMOVE AND REPLACED PCV VALVE ALONG WITH TUNE UP PACKAGE. RELEARN ENGINE IDLE, REAR BRAKES BASIC PC PKG, DORMAN REAR RIGHT WHEEL AND LEFT CYLINDERS. DURING THESE 3-4 REPAIR SHOPS CANNOT FIX THE CRUISE CONTROL TO GET THE CAR TO STOP DRIVING IT SELF WHEN ABOVE 30MPH ALONG WITH ACCELERATION, BACK TAIL LIGHT RIGHT SIDE SHORTS OUT CONTINUALLY. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AND VERY UNSAFE TO CONTROL A VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD MORE THAN THREE OR FOUR REPAIR SHOPS TRY THEIR HARDEST TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT APPARENTLY HAS SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS. I AM WITH THE BELIEF THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM ALONG THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITHIN THE 2003 FORD TAURUS SES DOHC IS UNSAFE FOR STREET USE IN THE U.S. DUE TO OUR STANDARDS HERE OF MOTOR SAFETY. WHEN PUT INTO GEAR THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS LOUD. *TR

FORD TAURUS 2003 SES, ENGINE 3.0L CAR WAS PURCHASED ON MAY 28, 2011. LEFT SIDE ELECTRICAL ALONG WITH COMPONENTS OF THE TURN SIGNAL SNAP BACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THIS SAFETY FEATURE MADE FOR VEHICLES. ON 06/15/2011 THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKES OF THE VEHICLE WENT OUT AND REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. DURING THE DRIVE HOME WHICH WAS FROM A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 20 MILES I EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE REPLACED BRAKE CALIPER BOLT CAME LOOSE AND WAS LOST ALONG THE HIGHWAY. ON 07/19/2011 AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP THE A/C COMPRESSOR HAD FAILED AGAIN ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING ROUGHLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS BLOWING HOT, BRAKES GRINDING, TRANSMISSION FLARE SHIFTING 2-3 SHIFT. REPAIR SHOP STATED SLIPPING AT 30MPH AND STATED REBUILT TRANSMISSION. DURING A WEEK PERIOD AROUND 07/22/2011 THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING AGAIN AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE INSTALLED. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AROUND 30MPH AND AC WAS STILL BLOWING HOT. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT DURING THIS TIME FRAME DUE TO FLARE SHIFT 2-3 SHIFT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP EACH TIME. 08/17/2011 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT, GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATE AND BRAKE, A/C BLOWS HOT. ON 08/31/2011 THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, STATED NEED TO REPLACE ALL ELECTRONICS IN TRANSMISSION, ONE OR MORE SOLENOIDS ARE DEFECT. 09/12/2011 ODOMETER 112377 OUT O. ON 09/20/2012 MIL 140,768. BALANCED 55 SERIES AND ABOVE REAR RIGHT WHEELS BALANCED PARTS FOR FLAT WITH PLUG. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE JUMPS WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AND INTO GEAR AND SEEMS TO WANT TO STAY ON CRUISE CONTROL. I WILL POST FURTHER COMMENTS TO MY COMPLAINT AS THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SPACE FOR FACTS. *TR

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS WAGON RPM'S REV UP AND DOWN CAUSING THE CAR TO SPUTTER, HARD LURCHES FORWARD AND DIE WHEN STOPPING, USUALLY IF THE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING, ALSO THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT RELEASE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. WHEN FIRST STARTING CAR UP, IT REV'S TO 2000 RPM AND I HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO IDLE DOWN TO 1000 BEFORE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK TO DRIVE. IF I AM DRIVING AT SPEED OF 30MPH OR MORE, I CAN TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WILL MAINTAIN THE EXACT SPEED ON ITS OWN FOR MILES, SOMETIMES EVEN SPEEDING UP 10 MORE MPH. IF I TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER, STILL NOT PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WILL DECREASE ITS SPEED BY ABOUT 10MPH, CONSEQUENTLY IF I TURN OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER THE CAR WILL SPEED UP ABOUT 10 MORE MPH'S. I HAVE HAD THE WAGON IN THE MECHANIC'S SHOP TWICE, ONE WAS AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, THE LAST WAS A FORD DEALERSHIP. BETWEEN THE TWO SHOPS I HAVE SPENT OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NEITHER ONE COULD DIAGNOSE OR FIX MY PROBLEM. IT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR AT STOPS AND I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT WITH MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR BUT BEING A SINGLE MOTHER WITH NO OUTSIDE HELP, OUR LIVES DEPEND ON THE WAGON AND I HAVE NO MORE FINANCES TO TRY A SHOP AGAIN. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL OR COULD YOU ADD MY PROBLEM TO YOUR DATABASE TO SEE IF SOMEONE ELSE HAS MY PROBLEM, MAYBE THEY CAN TELL ME WHAT FIXED THEIRS, THANK YOU! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. *TR

COIL SPRINGS HAD SNAPPED AND RIPPED OPEN INSIDE OF A BRAND NEW TIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.OUR DAUGHTER NOTICED A FLAT TIRE SO SHE WENT TO CHANGE IT AND TOOK TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THIS. SO WE THOUGHT MAYBE THE TIRES WERE ON RECALL. I CHECKED ON THE WEB AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF '03 FORD TAURUS OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE COILS SNAPPING BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE '03'S. BUT THERE WAS ON '01-'02 TAURUS,APPARENTLY SAME PROBLEM BUT FORD WILL NOT STAND BEHIND PRODUCT.YET TODAY I SEE A RECALL ON THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE FOR '03 TAURUS DUE TO DEADLY ACCIDENTS. ANOTHER ITEM I NEED TO GET FIXED.THOUGHT WE BOUGHT A RELIABLE VEHICLE FOR A COLLEGE KID THAT PUTS ON TONS OF MILES. SO DISAPPOINTED IN FORD BUT THANKFUL THIS WAS NOT A TRAGEDY. *TR

WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHEN THROTTLE BECAME STUCK OPEN. ENGINE REVVED HIGH. I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PULLED OVER. ENGINE WAS REVVING AT 4000 RPM'S. OPEN ENGINE HOOD AND NOTICED THE THROTTLE CABLE MOUNT/HARNESS HAD BROKEN LOOSE AND CAME OUT OF ALIGNMENT. I THEN DROVE HOME AND TRIED TO CALL A SERVICE STATION, BUT IT WAS AFTER 5PM ON SATURDAY AND COULD NOT FIND AN OPEN SERVICE STATION. WILL CALL FORD ON MONDAY MORNING. *TR

MINNESOTA: TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER COMPLETELY FAILED. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FROM STANDING POSITION. PARK IS ONLY GEAR THAT WORKED, ALL OTHERS WERE LIKE NEUTRAL. NO FORWARD NOR BACKWARD MOTION WHEN IN R OR D. REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH REBUILT. COST: $2550.24. *TR

MINNESOTA: FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 15 MPH. REPLACED BOTH FRONT COIL SPRING, STRUT ASSEMBLIES. COST: $1183.20 INCLUDED ALIGNMENT + NEW TIRE INSTALL + BALANCING. ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. $COST NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME. *TR

AS I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM THE CURB TO GO TO WORK MY CAR JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE. THEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT. I TRIED TO BACK UP BACK TO THE CURB BUT IT WOULDN'T MOVE. A NEIGHBOR CAME TO CHANGE THE TIRE BUT COULDN'T GET IT OFF. THEN A PIECE OF THE COIL SPRING FELL ONTO THE ROAD AND HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REST OF THE SPRING IS IN THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. THERE IS NO RUST ON THE SPRING. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 5 YEARS AND IT NEVER GAVE ME ANY INDICATION THAT THE SPRING WAS GOING TO BREAK SUCH AS BOUNCING, ETC. WHAT IF I HAD BEEN BARRELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE? NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT EVEN IF I MANAGE TO AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED! I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. MAYBE THERE IS A PRODUCT PROBLEM?? *TR