2003 Ford Taurus Brakes Problems

MY BRAKE BOOSTER IS CAUSING OIL TO GET IN MY HOSE CAUSING MY CAR PROBLEMS LIKE MY ENGINE CUTTING OFF WHILE IN DRIVE AND MY CAR CAN BARELY STOP WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES I HAVE TO PRESS THEM LITERLY ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Taurus. The contact stated the vehicle failed to release from the park position. The brake warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The contact stated the failure was similar to NHTSA Campaign number 04V106000 (Exterior Lighting).

BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER CAR WAS SITTING FOR A MONTH WHILE I WAS ILL. CAR SHAKES VERY BADLY WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES. BRAKE FLUID IS NOT LOW. CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SWITCH OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 05/11/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONSUMER INJURED HIS NECK. UPDATED 06/14/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LAMP BECAME INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DOING 25 MPH THE CAR ACCELERATE TO 45 MPH WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR, I HAD TURNED DOWN A SIDE STREET TRYING TO PUSH THE BRAKES WHILE PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK. THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE. THIS HAPPEN AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. IT IS VERY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I ALMOST TOOK THE HIGHWAY HOME THANK GOD I DIDN'T!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE SUFFERED A LACERATION ABOVE THE EYE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

2003 FORD TAURUS WITH ONLY 46,000 MILES ON IT AND THE WATER PUMP HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. ALSO, THE BRAKE PADS ON THE VEHICLE HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE PADS ON THE TAURUS ARE CHEAP AND WILL ERODE QUICKER THAN ON OTHER VEHICLES. LASTLY, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GET GOOD GAS MILEAGE AS EXPECTED. NEXT CAR WILL BE A HONDA. *TR

REAR BRAKES WENT OUT DUE TO DEFECTIVE WHEEL CYLINDERS. THE WHEEL CYLINDERS ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES WERE LEAKING AND/OR COMPLETELY BROKEN. THIS CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES TO COMPLETELY GIVE OUT CAUSING NOT ONLY A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, BUT A COMPLETE REBUILDING OF MY REAR BRAKES: DRUMS, SHOES, WHEEL CYLINDERS, ASSEMBLY KITS, SELF-ADJUSTING KITS, AND LINES. THIS COULD HAVE VERY WELL CAUSED THE MINOR ACCIDENT WHICH DAMAGED THE REAR BUMPER COVER OF THE VEHICLE, DUE TO THE FACT THESE WHEEL CYLINDERS WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THROUGH MY PERSONAL INVESTIGATION, WHEEL CYLINDERS USUALLY LAST 5-7 YRS ON AVERAGE. THIS VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 2 YRS OLD. *JB

FRONT BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AND SCRUBBING. BRAKING DISTANCE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN LENGTH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIDAS. AT THAT TIME IT HAD LESS THAN 22,000 MILES. BRAKE TECH. AT MIDAS EXAMINED PADS, WHICH WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FROM MANUFACTUER. PADS FROM BOTH WHEELS HAD HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THEM AND PIECES OF METAL SHAVINGS EMBEDDED. METAL SHAVINGS WERE CAUSING RUBS IN ROTORS. TECH STATED IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE PADS CRACKED COMPLETELY AND VEHICLE HAD ALOSS OF BRAKING. PADS WERE REPLACED WITH MIDAS CERAMIC TYPE. OLD PADS WERE DISCARDED AFTER A VISIT TO FORD DEALER HAD NO RESULTS.

THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES PULSATED TWICE FAILING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TT

DT: WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE CALLER HIT THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. IT HAPPENED WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AS WELL. ALSO, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND ROUGH IDLE WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS. THE CALLER SAID THERE WAS POOR GAS MILEAGE. TOOL VEHICLE TO DEALER 7 TIMES, ON FEBRUARY 11, 2005, JULY 6, JULY 22, 2005, JULY 27, 2005 , AND AUGUST 12, 2005. CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND MANUFACTURER SAID THEY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IN OTHER VEHICLES. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND SOMEONE FORM THE MANUFACTURER WILL GET BACK TO HIM. *AK

BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR SOMETIMES, AND STICK IN THE DOWN POSITION. THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARENT GOING TO STOP. THE DEALER SAID THEY CANT FIND A PROBLEM.*AK

EXCESSIVE BRAKE PRESSURE TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. DEALER UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK, THE GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT WORK; SPECIFICALLY THE VEHICLE STAYS "LOCKED" IN THE PARK SETTING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND REQUIRES ME TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF OR ATTEMPT TO "RE-SET" THE BRAKE BY APPLYING THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES. ADDITIONALLY, AT TIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN LIT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PLACED IN PART AND TURNED OFF WITH THE DRIVER LOCKING THE VEHICLE AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINING LIT HAS CAUSED THE BATTERY TO COMPLETELY DISCHARGE. TO OFFSET THIS I'VE HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE FOR THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS TO PREVENT THE BATTERY FROM DISCHARGING. I DID HAVE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINE THE ISSUE AND THE MECHANIC NOTED THE VEHICLE RECALL FOR A 2003 FORD TAURUS FOR THIS FAULT. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A LOT IDENTIFIED AS IMPACTED BY THE VEHICLE RECALL. SPECIFICALLY THE VIN FROM MY 2003 FORD TAURUS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THIS FAULT FIRST OCCURRED WHEN I WAS STATIONED IN JAPAN (2004 - 2007) SOMETIME IN MAY OF 2004 WHEN THE BATTERY DISCHARGED TO THE POINT THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY; I COULDN'T JUMP START THE VEHICLE WITH THE ORIGINAL BATTERY STILL IN THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME WAS 3,000 MILES. AS OF TODAY (AUGUST 10, 2017) THE MILEAGE ON THE 2003 FORD TAURUS HAS REACHED 104,000. REQUEST NHTSA REVIEW THE RECORDS FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF THE LOT FOR MY VEHICLE FOR INCLUSION IN THIS RECALL. ADDITIONALLY, WISH NHTSA TO CONSIDER INCLUDING THE LOT OF MY VEHICLE FOR INCLUSION IN RECALL 03V087000 REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED THE CABIN AIR FILTER AND THE BRAKE COMPONENTS SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, SO THE RECALLS ADDRESSING THOSE ISSUES ARE NOT APPLICABLE DUE TO REGULAR MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY.

ENGINE SURGES UNDER CONSTANT SPEEDS. BRAKES SOFT IN MIDDLE OF PEDAL STROKE. DEALER SAYS BOTH ARE RELATED. SOFT PEDAL ALARMS DRIVER. 2 INCHES SUDDEN TRAVEL IN PEDAL CAUSES DRIVER TO OVER DEPRESS BRAKE TO COMPENSATE FOR SUDDEN "NO BRAKE" CONDITION. *LA

TIRES CAUSING VIBRATION OF VEHICLE'S FRONT END. *MR (WHEN DRIVING 35 MPH OR HIGHER TIRE VIBRATION WOULD OCCUR) THERE WAS ALSO A BRAKE PROBLEM. GRINDING WOULD OCCUR. *SC *JB

THE VEHICLE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE AND IMPACT A CONCRETE BARRIER.*AK

POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE BRAKES ARE A CONCERN. BEFORE THE VEHICLE HAD 3,000 MILES, THE ROTORS WERE CUT. THAT IS UNHEARD OF FOR A CAR WITH SO LITTLE MILEAGE, AT LEAST TO ME. WE STILL HEAR GRINDING NOISES ON A HARD BRAKE IN THE RIGHT FRONT. EVERYTIME WE TAKE IT BACK, (4 TIMES) NO PROBLEMS ARE FOUND. I HAVE ALREADY TALKED TO FORD TWICE ABOUT THIS, BUT SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED (AT COST TO US), THEY DO NOT FEEL THEY (FORD) SHOULD PAY FOR IT. ONE OF THE TIMES THAT WE TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE, THEY SUGGESTED A REMEDY THAT IS NOT EVEN RECOMMENDED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. I UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES A VEHICLE IS JUST NOT PUT TOGETHER CORRECTLY, THEN FIX IT. VEHICLE HAS 36,470 MILES ON IT. *NM