2003 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY TIME. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR THE VEHICLE TO PERFORM NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE SYMPTOMS WERE SIMILAR TO THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER) RECALL, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE PULLED ONTO A STREET, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ITS GEARS. THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/28/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT MOVED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO REVERSE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING SNAPPED WHILE SITTING IN THE COLD. THINKING TIRE WAS FLAT MOVED CAR OVER A FEW FEET IN DRIVEWAY AND SHARD OF METAL FROM COIL SPRING SHREDDED INSIDE OF TIRE. THIS IS OUR THIRD TAURUS (ALSO HAVE AN '01 AND '02) THAT THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. NO POWER AT ALL. THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT WE COULD DO ABOUT IT. WE COASTED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. WE PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE - NOTHING, PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE - NOTHING. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. IT WILL COST $2,500.00 TO FIX. THE CAR ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE CARS BUT FAILS TO DO ANY RECALLS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ABNORMALLY WITH AN INCREASE IN ENGINES RPMS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ENCOUNTERED ONCE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY QUIT. THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN FINE, BUT I HAD NO FORWARD POWER. I HAD TO COAST THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I WAS ON A SLIGHT UPHILL INCLINE AND WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. CARS WERE PASSING ME ON BOTH SIDES. FORTUNATELY SOMEONE STOPPED AND HELPED ME PUSH THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A VERY SCARY SITUATION FOR A WHILE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING WATER LEAKS AND INCREASED WIND NOISE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V087000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,200.