2003 FORD TAURUS Complaints

I HAVE JUST PURCHASED A 03 TAURUS WHICH LEAKED WATER ONTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ALSO CAUSING MY AC BLOWER MOTOR TO SHORT OUT. WHEN IT IS RAINING, HUMID OR LATER WHEN IT GETS COLD THERE WILL BE NO WAY TO KEEP THE WINDSHIELD CLEAR OF INTERIOR CONDENSATION OR FROST. THIS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS IF CAUGHT IN A STORM. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET FORD TO ACT EVEN THOUGH A RELATED RECALL EXISTED UNDER 03V087000. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ THE DESCRIPTIONS RELATED TO RECALL NUMBER 03V087000 AND FORD TSB 04-15-3. I ALSO SEE THERE IS AN EXISTING COMPLAINT NUMBER TO NHTSA: 10184014. THE WATER LEAKS DURING STORMS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CAR IS DRIVING OR SITTING STILL. THE FAN FIRST WOULD ONLY RUN ON HIGH SPEED AND NOW WON'T RUN AT ALL. THIS IS AN KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT AND I AM FRUSTRATED THAT I CAN'T GET IT REMEDIED BY FORD. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY, I FELT THE GEARS SLIP AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO OVERDRIVE. AFTER THE GEAR CHANGE, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, HOWEVER, POWER DID NOT TRANSFER FROM THE ENGINE TO THE WHEELS. I COASTED TO A STOP. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR

RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE AND BLEW OUT RIGHT FRONT TIRE. LUCKILY, MY WIFE WAS NOT AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN IT HAPPENED. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE,AND THE FRONT RIGHT SPRING AND STRUT ASSEMBLY. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS V6 3.0 SE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON A BUSY SAN FRANCISCO STREET WHILE MAKING A TURN AND ACCELERATING SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE TURN. HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE STREET AT SOME PERIL TO MYSELF. I HAVE INVESTIGATED AND THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON THE 2003 TAURUS. TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED WITH A REBUILD. THE COST IS $1300.00 PLUS TOWING FEE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A RUBBER BURNING SMELL. HE THEN NOTICED THAT REAR LEFT TIRE HAD BECOME FLAT AND THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FLAT WAS A COIL SPRING THAT BROKE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT IT WOULD BE EASY IF THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE PART HIMSELF AND REPAIR IT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,837.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED AND ANY ROAD CONDITION, THE CONTACT WOULD OBSERVE AN UNUSUAL SCREECHING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SYNCHRONIZER SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND SHE WAS ADVISED THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 87,200.

2003 FORD TAURUS, 120,000 MILES NO WARNING CAR JUST STOPPED GOING MOVING, TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO NOT BE WORKING, GOES IN EVERY GEAR JUST NO MOVEMENT, HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT 3 YRS AGO. *TR

I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AND HAD JUST STARTED UP AN INCLINE AFTER STOPPING AT A STOPLIGHT AT ONE OF THE BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS IN ST.LOUIS (HWY 64 & LINDBERGH). AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, I HEARD AN AWFUL NOISE AND REALIZED I DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS....JUST GONE! LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF/COAST INTO A NEARBY MALL'S PARKING LOT (PLAZA FRONTENAC). WHEN I GOT TO A STOP, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN PROCEEDED TO TRY ALL THE GEARS ON THE GEARSHIFT. NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM....THEY ALL SEEMED LIKE NEUTRAL. I KEPT THE CAR RUNNING, CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND NOTICED SOME GREY/BLACK IN WITH THE PINK (JUST ON THE EDGES). ONCE MY HUSBAND GOT THERE, HE VERIFIED HE THOUGHT THE GREY WAS FROM METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO MY 1997 DODGE AVENGER (TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT AT 37K ON BUSY HIGHWAY AT RUSH HOUR), SO I KNEW THE SIGNS. AFTER HAVING AAA TOW MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP, WE WAITED FOR THE VERDICT. IT WILL BE AT LEAST $1600 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE SHOP SAYS THEY WILL ALSO REPLACE SOME OF THE OTHER WEAK PARTS THE TAURUS IS KNOWN FOR IN THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. THE CAR IS A 2003 FORD TAURUS SES WITH 115K ON IT. I'VE HAD IT SINCE BRAND NEW AND CAN'T BELIEVE ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE, ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS TO THE 2003 TAURUS. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL?!? I DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE THE CAR OR MY INSURANCE INFO.ON ME TO SUPPLY THE VIN NUMBER.... *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS TO THE CORNER STORE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SIGNS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. LUCKILY MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE END OF OUR QUARTER MILE DRIVEWAY WERE WE THEN PUSHED IT TO THE HOUSE. I AM VERY THANKFUL THIS DID NOT HAPPEN TO MY THREE CHILDREN AND I WHEN WE WERE OUT SHOPPING EARLIER THAT DAY. THIS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY FAILURE THAT I HAVE FOUND MANY CASES OF ONLINE. *TR

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN AM, THE DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND RUPTURED THE TIRE. VEHICLE LOWERED UNTIL FRAME WAS ONE INCH FROM GROUND. HAD TO BE TOWED TO LOCAL SERVICE STATION FOR REPAIR. *TR