2003 FORD TAURUS Complaints

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON NOV. 24, 2011 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR LOST DRIVING POWER. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CAN NOT DRIVE CAR. WILL NOT DRIVE, REVERSE, NOTHING. CAR TURNS ON BUT WILL NOT DRIVE. TRANSMISSION FLUID IS RED AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE LEAKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO SLIPPAGE OR LEAKS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,400. UPDATED 01/18/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GOING INTO ANY GEAR, EXCEPT PARK. UPDATED 01/27/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE TRIED SHIFTING INTO REVERSE TO DRIVE BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

WAS GOING TO WORK ON 11/13/2011 AT 5A.M., WARMED UP CAR , JUMPED IN SAID CAR PUT IT IN REVERSE ...NOTHING; PUT IT IN DRIVE....AGAIN NOTHING= BLOWN TRANSMISSION...NO WARNING AT ALL!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,175.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN, WATER WOULD LEAK FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT TO THE BLOWER MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED HE HAD TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR AND THE RESISTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

A WATER LEAK WHICH DUMPED WATER ONTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ALSO CAUSED MY AC BLOWER MOTOR TO SHORT OUT. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED TO RECALL 03V087000 BUT I KNOW IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS COMPLAINT #10184014. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD VIOLENTLY. HE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE FAILURE, BUT THE DEFECT RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.