2003 FORD TAURUS Complaints

WAS DRIVING DOWN I-74 IN THE QUAD CITY AREA AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHEN MY 2003 FORD TAURUS QUIT MOVING - JUST STOPPED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE! WOULD NOT MOVE IN EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE DIRECTIONS. I WAS VERY LUCKY I WAS NOT HIT FROM BEHIND. HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE PUMP DRIVE SPLINES INSIDE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WERE DEFECTIVE. HAD TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AT A COST TO ME OF ABOUT $2,000. MY MECHANIC SAID HE'S SEEN THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE IN ABOUT THREE DOZEN TAURUS' IN HIS SHOP ALONE, IN 2003 TO 2007 MODELS. HE IS WONDERING IF ALL TORQUE CONVERTERS ARE MADE AT SAME LOCATION AND SHIPPED TO VARIOUS PLANTS FOR INSTALLATION?? TAURUS' BUILT AT SOME PLANTS ARE PART OF THE RECALL, BUT MINE ISN'T BECAUSE IT WASN'T BUILT AT THE "RECALL" PLANT. BUT MY VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER TORQUE CONVERTER RECALLS! *TR

CPSC# I1240221A. 2003 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,118.

FAILURE OF BLOWER MOTOR. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT WATER LEAKING INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR COMPARTMENT AND SHORTING-OUT THE BLOWER MOTOR/RESISTOR IS CHRONIC IN THE 2003 FORD TAURUS, EVIDENCED BY THE PRESENCE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR PASSENGER SIDE-FRONT, AND NECESSITATES REPLACEMENT OF THE BLOWER MOTOR AND/OR BALLAST RESISTOR FROM WATER DAMAGE, AT OWNER EXPENSE! A RECALL IS IN ORDER TO COMPEL FORD TO ADDRESS THIS DESIGN ISSUE, AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE LOCATED THE FAILURE AS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE SUFFERED A LACERATION ABOVE THE EYE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUSE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE GEARS SLIPPED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC OF THE FAILURE WAS DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NOT PRESENT CONSTANTLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,650 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,600. UPDATED 08/29/12*LJ UPDATED 09/05/12

THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS TODAY. VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IDLING, PUT INTO REVERSE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE. ENGINE SUDDENLY INCREASED SPEED AND VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS. VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ENGINE WOULD PERIODICALLY INCREASE SPEED AND VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, NOTABLY AT SPEEDS 20-40 MPH, VEHICLE SPEED WOULD START INCREASING ON IT'S OWN. ON THOSE OCCASIONS, THE INCREASE WAS NOT RAPID OR EXTREME, THESE WERE THOUGHT TO BE FLUKES, BUT NOW IT'S LURCHING AFTER THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE FREQUENCY OF THESE INCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE ARE INCREASING AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

DRIVING 2003 FORD TAURUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON OVERPASS CHAMPAIGN ILLINOIS. RPM'S SOARED AND DRIVETRAIN COMPLETELY STOPPED MOVING CAR FORWARD. WE COASTED TO SAFE PARKING. HAD CAR TOWED TO TRANSMISSION MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES AND TO KEEP THE RECEIPT OF WHAT I HAD PAID IN EXCESS OF $1200 FOR NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. I HAVE EXACT DATES IN SEPTEMBER 2011 TO INCLUDE FULL RECEIPTS IN STORAGE AT THIS TIME. HAD I NOT BEEN AS SKILLED A DRIVER, MANY COULD HAVE DIED IN SUCH ABRUPT DRIVETRAIN FAILURE, NO WARNING!!!!!! WE WANT A FULL REFUND FOR WANT WE HAD TO PAY, TO INCLUDE TOWING. WE HAVE MOVED FROM ILLINOIS TO FLORIDA, I AM ON DISABILITY AND WOULD APPRECIATE SOME ATTENTION TO SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT WE HAD TO PAY FOR SUCH A DANGEROUS CONDITION. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND COPIES OF OUR RECEIPTS FROM THE REPUTABLE MECHANIC. THANK YOU. *TR