2003 FORD TAURUS Complaints

REAR SPRINGS WERE FOUND BROKEN WHEN HAVING THE OIL CHANGED. BROKEN SPRING COULD PUNCTURE REAR TIRES, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAD TO REPLACE BROKEN REAR SPRINGS, OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT RESIDENCE. AT ABOUT 6 AM I UNLOCKED THE DRIVER'S DOOR WITH MY KEYFOB. I ENTERED INTO VEHICLE. STARTED VEHICLE, SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. AS I MOVED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY A CAR LENGTH WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE RIGHT TURN OUT OF PARKING SPACE, THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE@ REPAIR SHOP WAITING FOR NEW PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK IN THE COWLING THAT CAUSED THE BLOWER MOTOR TO RUST; THEREFORE, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE WHEN THE FAN WAS NO LONGER BLOWING AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE INTO THE GARAGE HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WASNT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V106000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH; THEREFORE THEY WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 133,000.

2003 FORD TAURUS FAILS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO A DEAD STOP. MANY REPORTS NOTED ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM - IN LINE WITH TOYOTA FAILURES. ENDANGERS THE PUBLIC. ALL RELATED TO KNOWN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY MY TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR PILE UP IT COST ME AROUND 2500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM HERE IS A LINK OF OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/TAURUS/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILED.SHTML. *TR

I WAS ON I-95 N SPEED 65 MPH. MY CAR REVVED TO 4-5 RPM AND I NOTICED THAT EVEN AS I WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR THAT THE CAR WAS NOT GAINING SPEED BUT DECELERATING. I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER AN COASTED TO A STOP. THE CAR WASN'T/DIDN'T OVER HEAT, THERE WAS NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS THAT CAME ON TO WARN ME. I HAD NO WARNING OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEFORE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON WHICH WORKED JUST FINE I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. I PUT THE CAR IN OVERDRIVE AND REVERSE AN THE SAME THING IT WAS LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN A CONSTANT NEUTRAL. THE CAR JUST HIT THE 60K MILE A FEW DAYS AGO. WHILE I WAITED ON FAMILY MEMBERS TO COME ASSIST ME I CHECKED ALL FLUID LEVELS INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUID WAS CORRECT. FROM READING ON THE FORUMS THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM MORE THAN A FEW THOUSAND PEOPLE. I WILL HAVE TO GO TO A SHOP AND THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM ON AVERAGE IS 2 GRAND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL 03V087000, VISIBILITY WINDSHIELD WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RELATED TO THE RECALL. FORD ADVISED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS FILING A SAFETY COMPLAINT DUE TO THE WATER ENTERING INTO THE VEHICLE CAUSING CORROSION THAT SHORTS OUT THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 12/22/10*LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATING SYSTEM THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT NO AIR BLOW OUT OF THE VEHICLES VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE RESISTOR WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE RESISTOR WAS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59000. UPDATED 12/10/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE REPLACED THREE RESISTOR UNITS AND A PROTECTIVE BONNET FOR THE OUTSIDE AIR VENT AND A NEW BLOWER UNIT. UPDATED 12/17/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY WHERE THE LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE WHO REPLACED BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND FOUR NEW TIRES AT HER EXPENSE FOR $1405. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE HER YEAR, MAKE OR MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,280.