2003 FORD TAURUS Complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS DOWN I88.. I WAS DOING ABOUT 65 MPH. ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR REVS ALL THE WAY UP WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I PULL OVER AND TRY TO SHIFT IT DOES NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. TURNS OUT MY TRANNY WENT.. THANKS ALOT FORD. MY CAR ONLY HAD 118,000 MILES ON AND I HAD GENERAL MAINTENANCE ON IT REGULARLY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

PARKED CAR OVERNIGHT, STARTED NEXT MORNING- CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. PARK WORKED, ALL OTHER GEARS ACTED AS IF IN NEUTRAL. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2003 TAURUS WITH MY SON DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN AT NIGHT. AFTER ALMOST BEING HIT FROM BEHIND, HE HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD & WAIT FOR THE TOW TRUCK, STILL DANGEROUS ON A BUSY STREET IN ANY CONDITION OR SITUATION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FORD ISSUE WITH NO SOLUTION. WORSE YET, THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS & THE FLUID SMELLS NORMAL. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT, AND WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DIED. THE CAR WAS JUST COASTING ON IT'S OWN MOMENTUM. HE TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR, TRIED REVERSE-NONE OF THE GEARS WORKED. OUR MECHANIC VERIFIED WHAT WE FEARED- WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE ARE NOW TRYING TO DECIDE HOW TO HANDLE THIS. WE CAN NOT AFFORD THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION, YET WE STILL OWE MONEY ON THE CAR. *TR

I WAS ON HIGHWAY 89S COMING OFF OF THE RAMP WHEN I HIT THE STOP SIGN AT THE END OF THE RAMP THE FORD TAURUS JUST STOPPED. I NOTICED THAT IT WAS REVVING UP A LOT ON THE HIGHWAY THEN NOTHING. IT IS NOW SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER BEING TOWED FROM CLINTON ST. *TR

DRIVING A 2003 FORD TAURUS SEL DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH, THE CAR JUST STOPS. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY WITH NO MISHAPS. I HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS SHOWING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, NO ENGINE NOISES OR SLIPPAGE. AFTER MY 300.00 TOW BACK HOME, I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. THE CAR HAS 108, 000 MILES ON IT. AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS THIS IS INDICATIVE OF THE 2003 TAURUS - THE TRANSMISSION JUST GOES WITHOUT WARNING. IT COULD HAVE VERY EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, AND SEEMS THAT WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND, FORD SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS ON NB 23 HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE WAS LIKE IT WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO COAST FROM THE LEFT LANE OVER TO THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE ROAD, DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THERE HAD BEEN NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE NO TRANSMISSION. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS SES, STOPS ON BUSY HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. TRANSMISSION FAILURE! CAR WON'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS! VERY DANGEROUS! FORD AND DEALER SAYS IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM! I HOPE MY PROBLEM BECOMES THEIR PROBLEM!! THEY SELL US THIS JUNK AND THEN DON'T HAVE TO STAND BEHIND IT...NO WONDER EVERYONE IS BUYING FOREIGN! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT RAINED. BECAUSE OF THE LEAKAGE, THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM STOPPED FUNCTIONING. SHE WAS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT MOLD FORMING WHEN THERE WAS WATER ON THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,346. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

LOSS OF FORWARD MOTION ON A DANGEROUS HIGHWAY INTERSECTION DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR