2003 FORD TAURUS Complaints

2003 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING! ON I-44 IN OKLAHOMA, DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL AT 75 MPH, ENGINE REVVED TO 4500 RPM AND ONLY STOPPED CLIMBING BECAUSE I TURNED OFF CRUISE CONTROL. IT WAS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ALLOW FORWARD OR REVERSE IN ANY OF THE GEAR RANGES. WE HAD NO PRIOR OCCURRENCES OF THIS PROBLEM, IT CAME WITHOUT WARNING! THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT FORD TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT COST $3171 TO REPLACE AND $350 FOR A RENTAL CAR TO USE TO CONTINUE OUR VACATION. WE WERE OVER 750 MILES FROM HOME AND ON THE SECOND DAY OF VACATION WHEN IT OCCURRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT A VERY LOW SPEED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE NEAR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND PIERCED THE TIRE. THE COIL SPRING WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND PIERCED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE SECOND FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,000.

I OWN A 2003 FORD TAURUS SES WITH 123K MILES ON IT. NEVER HAD A MOMENTS TROUBLE OUT OF IT TILL JULY 1 2010. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE CAR JUST STOPPED PULLING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IF I HAD BEEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY THIS COULD HAVE ENDED IN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT WAY. THIS IS A VERY BAD SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FRONT COIL SPRING AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FRONT COIL SPRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COIL SPRING COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR CRASH IF THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

MY WIFE'S 2003 FORD TAURUS WITH 58,000 MILES HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINE GEAR,THAT WAS NOT HEAT TREATED PROPERLY. FAIL.JUST OUT OF NOWHERE.IT HAPPENED AT AN INTERSECTION.NO FORWARD OR REVERSE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY.THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND WE FEEL A RECALL IS IN ORDER.THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAM SENSOR WAS AGAIN REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CAM SENSOR WAS RESET. THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND PIERCED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,600.

2003 FORD TAURUS. CAR WAS RUNNING OKAY. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. A FEW DAYS EARLIER DURING A HEAVY RAINFALL I NOTICED THE RPMS METER GO UP WHILE THE SPEED DIPPED. I PANICKED BUT HE CAR MADE IT HOME AND DROVE FINE FOR SEVERAL DAYS THEREAFTER. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY, IN ARKANSAS, AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IT. I WENT TO PASS A VEHICLE, AND INSTEAD OF THE VEHICLE KICKING INTO PASSING GEAR, IT WAS AS IF THE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL INSTEAD. THE ENGINE JUST REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW. I BARELY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WITHOUT BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE GAVE NO INDICATION OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 132,000 MILES ON IT. THERE WERE NO SHIFTING ISSUES, SOUNDS, OR WARNING LIGHTS. I HAVE READ WHERE MANY OTHER FORD TAURUS OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED NEARLY THE SAME ISSUE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE THAN IT WAS, SINCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAIN HIGHWAY AND TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANY FORWARD GEAR OR REVERSE. *TR

FORD TAURUS 2003 REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN. CAUSED RUBBING ON TIRE ON SAME SIDE WHICH WORE A DEEP GROOVE IN THE SIDE WALL. ALSO CAUSED TIRE ON OPPOSITE SIDE TO WEAR UNEVENLY. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH TIRES AS WELL AS REPLACE COIL SPRINGS BOTH SIDES. LIVE IN MAINE (SALT- BELT STATE). BOUGHT AS USED VEHICLE. DON'T KNOW IF FRONT SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. DATE OF INCIDENT WAS WHEN THE DEFECT WAS FOUND ON REGULAR INSPECTION. *TR

WHEN BACKING A 2003 FORD TAURUS FROM ITS WINTER STORAGE PLACE IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, A STRANGE NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND IT TOOK MORE POWER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE TO BACK OUT. UPON STOPPING THE CAR AFTER A FEW FEET TO SEE IF SOMETHING WAS UNDER THE CAR, IT WAS NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. AFTER COMPLETELY BACKING OUT OF THE CLOSE QUARTERED GARAGE AND A BETTER INSPECTION OF THE TIRE AND ITS REMOVAL, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE WHOLE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WAS TORN AND THE TIRE WAS IN TWO PIECES. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND THE BROKEN PORTION'S POINT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR RIPPING THE TIRE. INQUIRIES TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER CONFIRMED FORD WOULDN'T DO ANY SORT OF COMPENSATION FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM BUT DID SAY HE THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL SOME TIME AGO BUT GIVEN THE VIN THIS VEHICLE HE SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. AFTER A $700+ FIX AT AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE THE CAR WAS ON THE ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS WHEN THE RIGHTSIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND DID THE SAME THING ONLY THIS TIME IT WAS BEING DRIVEN BY IT'S 79 YEAR OLD OWNER WHO FORTUNATELY WAS ALL MOST STOPPED TO MAKE LEFT TURN WHEN IT BROKE AND SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND CALLED ASSISTANCE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED A SECOND TIME AND THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THE FORD MOTOR CO. HAS NOT BEEN CALLED YET FOR ANY KIND OF FINANCIAL HELP OR SERVICE ON THIS SECOND INCIDENT YET. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, IF ANY, BEFORE CALLING TO THEM OR NY STATE LEVEL CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCIES. IT IS MY BELIEF THIS IS AN OLD AND KNOWN PROBLEM TO FORD AS MANY MECHANICS I HAVE TALKED TO KNOW OF MANY SUCH IDENTICAL INCIDENTS AND IT IS NOT SO UNCOMMON THAT. THERE SHOULD BE A PERMANENT RECALL FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR