2003 FORD TAURUS Complaints

WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN WITH NO WARNING THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A RETENTION POND.CANNOT DRIVE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE! NO MONEY AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON ONLY S.S. *TR

FRONT SPRING BROKE AND UNCOILED ,STABBING FRONT TIRE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED SO NO STRAIN ON SPRING. IF MOVING TIRE SIDEWALL WOULD HAVE RIPPED OPEN. NO CONTAINMENT AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,493. *TR

OUR FORD TAURUS WAS DRIVING JUST FINE. WE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN WE STARTED TO GO AND HIT THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR DIDN'T GO...THE RPM'S WENT TO A HIGH RATE AND THEN THE CAR KICKED INTO GEAR AND DROVE BUT THE RPMS REMAINED RUNNING HIGH. A LIGHT ON THE DASH LIT UP. IT WAS A " ! " WITH A WRENCH TYPE CIRCLE AROUND LIT UP ON THE DASH. WE PULLED INTO AN AUTOPARTS STORE AND THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THREE DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY ALL SAY IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL '03 TAURUSES WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND TO CHECK WITH FORD TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL YET. AS FAR AS FORD HAS TOLD US THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

WE HAVE REPLACED VALVES. CLEANED THROTTLES ETC.. ON OUR FORD TAURUS AND WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION (REVVING) RPM'S AT OVER 2,000-3,000. AT A STOP LIGHT IT WILL BE AT AROUND 2000 RPMS WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THEN JUST DROP DOWN TO .5. I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN IT IS REVVING SO HIGH. IF THE SPEED LIMIT IS 35 I RIDE THE BRAKE CONTINUALLY UNTIL IT FINALLY LOWERS. I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING IT OR SELLING IT, YET IT IS ONE OF OUR PRIMARY VEHICLES. THE SHOP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I SEEN THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS AND I AM WONDERING WHAT THE CURRENT STATUS IS. IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT, I AM SURE I WILL HAVE TO SPEND $ TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKES NEXT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DOING 25 MPH THE CAR ACCELERATE TO 45 MPH WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR, I HAD TURNED DOWN A SIDE STREET TRYING TO PUSH THE BRAKES WHILE PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK. THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE. THIS HAPPEN AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. IT IS VERY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I ALMOST TOOK THE HIGHWAY HOME THANK GOD I DIDN'T!! *TR

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS!!!CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION.HAS HAPPENED 3 SEPARATE TIMES. HAVE HAD CAR TOWED SEVERAL TIMES. CAR WON'T START AFTER BEING RUN FOR AFEW MILES;WILL START AGAIN AFTER COOL. MOTHER HAS CANCER AND NEED THIS VEHICLE TO GET HER TO HER CHEMOTHERAPY AND DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS. MOTHER ALSO USES A WALKER AND AFTER GETTING CHEMO TREATMENTS WHICH PHYSICALLY WEAR HER OUT IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, FRUSTRATING, AND HIGHLY INCONVENIENT TO GET HER INTO A TOW TRUCK!!!!! HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND STILL NOTHING. APPARENTLY SOMEONE(PERHAPS YOUR DEPARTMENT)NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS VERY PREVALENT ISSUE!!!!! *TR

DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC AT 30 MPH, CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN, DESPITE TAPPING ON ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. HAD TO PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND HOLD BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE THE CAR REMAINED AT 4000 RPM. EVEN AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES, IT REMAINED STUCK AT 4000 RPM (IN BOTH PARK AND NEUTRAL). HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WAS INOPERABLE AND A SAFETY CONCERN.

AC/HEATER BLOWER ONLY OPERATES ON HIGH - SPEEDS 1,2,3, NO AIR BLOWING. BLOWER RESISTOR PART (F6DZ-19A706-AA) HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN SIX YEARS. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A DEFECT/KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD SHOULD BE ADDRESSING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,866 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. *TR