2003 FORD TAURUS Complaints

COMING INTO TOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SLOWED DOWN TO 30 MPH AND THEN NOTHING THE SPLINES IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER STRIPPED OUT AND I LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. COULDN'T GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD. FORD DOES HAVE A RECALL FOR NEWER VEHICLES BUT NOT ON MY MODEL. MY FORD DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE DONE A NUMBER OF THESE REPAIRS ON OLDER MODELS AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 70 MPH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, HE REALIZED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE BECAME DETACHED. HE WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THAT PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,869.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 232,000.

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT. I READ ABOUT MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT IN A 2003 FORD TAURUS, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD ADD THIS ONE. *TR

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE OUT OF NO WHERE. MULTIPLE OTHER PHANTOM ENGINE FAILURES/ENGINE INEXPLICABLY DIES. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL THROUGH A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA, MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING MANY (THANKFULLY) ALERT DRIVERS TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO MISS ME WHEN MY CAR WOULDN'T GO. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS, MOST NOTABLY 2003 MODEL YEAR, IN THE TAURUS' HAVE A BAD REPUTATION FOR THIS YET FORD REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THIS. MANY JUST GIVE OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I PRAY MY CHILDREN AREN'T WITH ME IF ANY SUCH OCCURS AGAIN AFTER I REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION...NO RECALL THAT I'M AWARE OF. *TR

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT AROUND 65 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE, SO I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. IN NEUTRAL THE CARS RPM SHOT UP TO 4000. I TURNED THE CAR OFF. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE THROTTLE IT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CLIP OR ADJUSTER THAT CONNECTS THE CABLE TO THE THROTTLE IS CRACKED AND NOT LONGER HOLDS THE CABLE IN PLACE. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MANUALLY ADJUST THE CABLE BACK INTO POSITION AND DRIVE THE CAR, BUT IT CONTINUES TO FALL OUT AND ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THIS "CLIP" TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. *JB

ON OR ABOUT MAY 5TH OF 2012 THE FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING FRACTURED. WHICH THEN PUNCTURED A SIX MONTH OLD TIRE. THEN NOT MORE THAN 50 DAYS LATER, ON APROXIMATELY JUNE 20TH OF 2012 THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE DRIVERS TIRE WHICH WAS APROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS OLD. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON THE ROAD ON EITHER OCCASION IT COULD HAVE EASILY LED TO ONE OR MORE FATALITY. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE IN THIS CAR. IT HAS BEEN FLUSHED AND IS FULL OF FLUID. FROM THE BEGINNING I COULD ACTUALLY PUT THE COLUMN SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. NOT WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO. THE SALESMAN ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AND SHIFTS ROUGH WHEN HOT. LAST MONTH AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 1/2 HOUR TO GET TO WORK, I GOT OFF THE EXIT AND HAD TO WAIT AT A LIGHT. THE CAR REFUSED TO SHIFT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THE LIGHT CHANGED. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED. TWO WEEKS AGO THE SAME THING HAPPENED. A CAR CAME AROUND THE CORNER AND JUST MISSED ME AS I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION AND IT IS SO BAD IT EVEN HAS ITS OWN FACEBOOK PAGE. I WORK PART-TIME AND HAVE A LONG COMMUTE. I NOW CAN ONLY DRIVE BACKROADS AT LOW SPEEDS TO MAKE SURE MY CAR WILL SHIFT. AND I DO NOT HAVE MONEY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I CAN'T DRIVE TO OTHER CITIES FOR JOB INTERVIEWS. I UNDERSTAND FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND DID NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE CAR NEEDS A RECALL. *JS