2003 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHO REPLACED TWO STRUTS ASSEMBLY AND A TIRE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

CAME BACK FROM VACATION (WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR ON VACATION), BACKED UP CAR IN DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD SNAP. LOOKED AND THE TIRE WAS FLAT. CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND WHEN TOW TRUCK OPERATOR REMOVED THE TIRE TO REPLACE IT, HE FOUND A BROKEN FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING, WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE BACK SIDE OF THE TIRE, IT HAD NUMEROUS TEARS AND PUNCTURES. WE WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE COIL AND THE TIRE. *TR

HEAT/AC FAN BLOWS ONLY ON HIGH. REPLACED COWL PANEL AND INSTALLED RAIN HAT AND BLOWER RESISTOR 11/08; BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR FOUND DEFECTIVE 7/10 AND REPLACED. HEAT/AC FAN BLOWS ONLY ON HIGH TODAY 12/10. *TR

I OWN A 2003 FORD TAURUS LX AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER ON 11/23. MILEAGE IS 71,000. I WAS DRIVING ON A RATHER BUSY ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR A NOISE AND THE CAR NO LONGER RESPONDED EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE ROAD WAS NOT HEAVILY TRAVELED AT THE TIME. I AM THANKFUL FOR THAT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT INTO THE POST OFFICE DRIVEWAY AND A KIND GENTLEMAN PUSHED ME BECAUSE I WAS BLOCKING THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE PARKING LOT. I COULD GO NO FURTHER. CAR WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP BUT AN ESTIMATE IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SPRING BROKE ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS AND BLEW OUT THE TIRE. MAKING THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. *TR

WHILE EXITING HIGHWAY AUTO LOST POWER TO DRIVE AXLES. HAD TO PUSH CAR 1/4 MILE TO PARKING LOT,WALK 5 MILES HOME,ARRANGE TOW AND GET AUTO CHECKED OUT. TALKED TO 5 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND ALL AGREED THAT IT WAS TRANSMISSION. COST TO REPAIR OR REPLACE TRANSMISSION 900-1500 DOLLARS DEPENDING ON PROBLEM. WILL KNOW MORE LATTER BUT COSTS KEEP RISING. THIS IS BS AS FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.I KNOW THIS IS TRUE AS I KNOW SEVERAL FORD MECHANICS. *TR

I HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2003 FORD TAURUS SES. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY CAR YESTERDAY GETTING READY TO PULL ONTO A HEAVILY TRAVELED HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR PREVIOUS INDICATION. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 72,210 MILES ON IT AND FROM WHAT I'VE DISCOVERED ON OTHER COMPLAINT WEBSITES THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON THING ESPECIALLY WITH THE 2003 YEARS. THIS REALLY CONCERNS ME BEING A LOYAL FORD CUSTOMER THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE THIS. IT HAS CLEARLY BEEN EXPOSED AS AN ISSUE WITH FORD AND THEY ARE TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY?!? THE WORST PART OF THIS ISSUE IS THAT NOT ONLY DID MY WIFE, AND FIVE MONTH OLD CHILD STALL OUT HALF ON, HALF OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, BUT A LOADED ROCK TRUCK ALMOST TOOK HER AND AN ONCOMING VEHICLE OUT IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO AVOID AN ALMOST CERTAIN INCIDENT. THANK GOD MY FAMILY IS SAFE AND NO HARM WAS DONE, BUT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT FORD'S IGNORANCE OF QUALITY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY SAFETY! *TR

THE 2003 FORD TAURUS WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR APPLYING BRAKES WILL SURGE AND LUNGE FORWARD. VERY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE IT SURGES WITH PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT OF IT AND CARS IN FRONT OF THE CAR. THE CAR THEN FEELS LIKE IT IS HIT FROM THE REAR END AND SMELLS LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO CATCH ON FIRE. VERY SCARY SITUATION, MY CHILDREN ARE VERY SCARED AND WE ALREADY HAVE AN EVACUATION PLAN IF THE CAR CATCHES ON FIRE. IT IS DEFINTELY NOT SAFE. A SIMILAR PROBLEM HAS BEEN ADDRESSED WITH THE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. IT ALSO GOES DEAD WHILE BACKING UP. EVEN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO THE FLOOR, IT SURGES AND MOVES FORWARD. THE ENGINGE JERKING IS A VERY HARD JOLT. WE HOPE THIS WILL BE ADDRESSED. *TR

TRAVELING IN A BUSY AREA, DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE TRANSMISSION LOST ALL DRIVE. ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITH NO WARNING, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY DRIVE GEAR OR REVERSE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO LOOKED TO SEE IF THE FILTER HAD FALLEN CAUSING NO FLUID TO GET TO THE PUMP. NO SUCH LUCK. APPEARS THE PUMP OR PUMP SHAFT HAS FAILED. A FRIEND OF HIS THAT DOES TRANSMISSION WORK FOR FORD ADMITTED TO THIS BEING AN ISSUE. IT IS A SHAME WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM FORD ABOUT THIS. I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT MY WIFE, WHO NORMALLY DRIVES THE CAR, WAS NOT STUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH NO WAY TO GET OFF THE ROAD. *TR

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: LINKAGE 2003 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON; 3.0L DOHC A BLACK PLASTIC CONNECTOR ALONG THE THROTTLE CABLE UNDER THE HOOD BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM A GRAY PLASTIC PIECE. THE BLACK PLASTIC PIECE BECAME STUCK AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE GRAY PIECE, CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO STAY WIDE OPEN & UNDESIRED ACCELERATION & SOME PANIC. IT APPEARS THAT THIS COULD BE REPAIRED BY SIMPLY INSERTING 2 SCREWS TO SECURE THE 2 PLASTIC PIECES TOGETHER. *TR