2003 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT COIL SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE STRUT AND COIL SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SPRING BROKE & PUNCTURED TIRE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE BOYS (9,5 & 6MONTHS) AND HAD DROVE HOME ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65MPH WITH ALL MY BOYS IN THE CAR. I PARKED MY CAR AT HOME & WENT OUT LATER TO RETRIEVE SOME PAPERWORK FROM MY VEHICLE ONLY TO FIND OUT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. WHEN THE TIRE WAS REMOVED TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT & HOPEFULLY JUST HAVING THE TIRE REPAIRED, THAT IS WHEN WE NOTICED THAT THE SPRING HAD BROKE WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED & PUNCTURED THE TIRE. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE I WAS IN SHOCK, BUT WAS THANKFUL THAT IT HAD NOT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH SHREDDING MY TIRE & POSSIBLY CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED AND HAS STILL HAD NO RECALL ! IS IT A MATTER OF A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DEATHS TO OCCUR BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ? IT IS A BLESSING THAT THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED YET & YOU WOULD THINK THAT FORD WOULD WANT TO KEEP IN MIND THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE WHO BUY THEIR CARS, BY HAVING A RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE SPRINGS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS & I FEEL THAT IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR FORD TO PLAY WITH THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE WHO BUY THEIR VEHICLES. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS IS A GREAT FINANCIAL SET BACK FOR ME & MY 3 CHILDREN & WILL THINK TWICE BEFORE EVER BUYING A FORD VEHICLE AGAIN KNOWING THAT THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN UNFORGIVABLE. YOU CAN REPLACE A DEFECTIVE PART, BUT YOU CANNOT REPLACE A LIFE......! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET HE SURMISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SPLINES INSIDE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

DROVE CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED (LESS THAN 5 MPH) WHEN DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING OF MY 2003 FORD TAURUS BROKE AND MADE APPROX. 8 INCH TEAR IN THE TIRE. TIRE DEFLATED INSTANTLY, COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE ROAD SHOULDER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC OR REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 01/29/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. UPDATED 1/30/2013 *JS

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED, AT FIRST THE CAR WOULDN'T GO OUT OF PARK, AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT FINALLY DID. AT THAT POINT IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULDN'T TURN OFF. I FOUND AN OLD RECALL THAT APPEARED TO MATCH THE VEHICLE (04S12) BUT THE FORD DEALER STATED MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL AND THEY WOULD NOT STATE WHETHER THE CAR HAD ALREADY HAD IT DONE OR NOT. *TR

THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR HAS STOPPED WORKING IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED ONCE AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. FORD HAS ISSUES A BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE AND IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM IF THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXIT RAMP AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH DECEMBER 14, 2012 MY 2003 FORD TAURUS BEGAN TO DECELERATE AT A FAST RATE. WHEN I PUSHED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR THERE WAS NO POWER. AS I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DROPPED IT INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. AFTER IDLING IN PARK AND MOVING THE GEAR INTO DRIVE AGAIN THE RPMS INCREASED, BUT THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. *TR

THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 15 MILES AN HOUR, SLOWING DOWN TO PREPARE TO TURN LEFT. SUDDENLY THE CAR SPED UP UNCONTROLLABLY. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN. THE CAR HAD TO BE THROWN INTO PARK TO MAKE IT STOP. WE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. TURNING THE ENGINE BACK ON, THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING UP VERY HIGH ON ITS OWN. WE TURNED THE ENGINE BACK OFF AND TOWED THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC, AND HE FOUND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. HE DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE, AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS IS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM REPORTED HERE: HTTP://WWW.FOXNEWS.COM/LEISURE/2012/03/13/FEDS-EXPAND-FORD-TAURUS-STICKY-ACCELERATOR-PROBE-TO-1-MILLION-CARS/ WE WERE LUCKY THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS ON THE ROAD AND THAT WE WERE NOT DRIVING VERY FAST. IF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RESULTS COULD BE VERY DIFFERENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE TURNED INTO A RECALL BEFORE IT CAUSES A FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS WAGON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS INSPECTED BY A PERSONAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION OR THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME JAMMED, WITH SPEEDS REACHING 85 MPH. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE STARTED BINDING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,546. UPDATED 05/23/13*LJ UPDATED 05/31/2013 *JS

WENT TO MY MOTHERS FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER. ON THE WAY HOME GOING 55 MILE AN HOUR THE CAR STARED EXCELLING IN SPEED. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND KNEW TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. HE HAD TO CONSTANTLY STAY ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW IT DOWN. WE GOT THE CAR HOME, I LOOKED ON LINE AND SAW THE COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE. MY HUSBAND THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FOR DEALERSHIP. HE TOOK A COPY OF THE COMPLAINT WITH HIM. FORD SERVICE DEPT. SAID THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THAT ARTICLE AND WANTED $80 TO EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR. THE CAR IS NOT FIXED, WE PLAN ON TRYING TO GET IT FIXED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT IT IS DOING, THAT SHOULD TAKE PLACE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. *TR

OCT 2012 BOUGHT MY FORD TAURUS 2003. IN NOVEMBER AS I DROVE HOME AT 3 AM AT 55 MPH THE CARS DASHBOARD LIGHTS ALL FLASHED ACROSS MY DASH THEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AS I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE CAR STALLED. I SAT FOR APPROX 15 RESTARTED CAR AND GOT IT HOME. THE NEXT MORN THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. PURCHASED BATTERY. CAR RAN FINE FOR A YEAR THEN CHANGED COILS IN OCTOBER 2013. ION NOVEMBER I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN DASH AND HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR INTO A DRIVEWAY BEFORE GETTIN HIT BY 2 CARS. CAR WAS TOWED TO MY HOUSE I CHARGED BATTERY CHECK THE ALTERNATOR. NEXT DAY CAR WAS STARTED 3 TIMES. THE FOURTH TIME NO GO. CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC. OR SHALL I SAY DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY CALLED NEXT DAY TO TELL ME IT WAS A DEAD BATTERY THEY HAVE CHARGED IT FOR AN HOUR. I LET THE CAR SIT THERE FOR A FEW DAYS THEN CALLED BACK, THEY THEN SAID MY NEG TERM TO MY BATTERY WASN'T CONNECTED.. AND THE CAR IS NOW FIXED, THE CAR HAS SAT AT DEALERSHIP FOR THREE WEEKS. IM SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND DON'T WANT MY FOUR KIDS IN THAT DEATH TRAP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON SPEED CONTROL, MY CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE LIKE CRAZY. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES, BUT THIS WAS A VERY SCARY ISSUE! *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON CRUISE CONTROL, THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED AND THE CAR QUICKLY SLOWED DOWN (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL!). LUCKILY, THERE WASN'T A TON OF TRAFFIC, BUT I WAS FORCED TO SLOWLY EXIT FROM THE LEFT LANE. THE CAR JUST STOPPED ON THE SERVICE ROAD, RIGHT IN AN AREA THAT I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN HIT. I'VE READ A TON OF COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE THIS, AND THIS IS PRETTY UNSAFE IN MY OPINION. *TR

AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3-MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT STOPPED FOR A RED-LIGHT. WHEN LIGHT CHANGED, STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR BUT CAR WOULD NO MOVE IN AN GEAR SELECTED. NO PRIOR NOISES OR FLUID LEAKAGE; JUST A DEAD TRANSMISSION. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON (WELL DOCUMENTED) PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN AT THAT SPEED AND WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND SPEED SENSOR BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 125,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE DRIVER APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A PLASTIC CLIP ON THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED THE CABLE TO BECOME STUCK. THERE WAS A CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12005 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AFFECTED PART: STARTER...CAR WOULD NOT START. I GOT IT JUMPED AND DROVE TO AUTOZONE TO TEST. STARTER WAS DEAD. REPLACED STARTER. AFFECTED PART: NOT SURE WHAT PART BUT I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS/DASHLIGHTS AND AIR, ALL WEAKENING AS I AM DRIVING. VEHICLES THINK I AM FLASHING MY HEADLIGHTS AT THEM. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATED UPHILL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AREA. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. STARTED THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE IN ANY GEAR WHICH WAS SELECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED/REPAIRED 18 MONTHS AGO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $710.00. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN STATE ROAD 9 AN AS I STARTED AROUND A CURVE MY RPM SHOT UP AN MPH GAUGE WENT DOWN ENVIED REVVED UP. I HAD NO DRIVE NO NEUTRAL NO REVERSE NO NOTHING. *TR

TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING, IT WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

CALIPERS FRONT RIGHT F REB CALIPER REMOVE AND INSPECT AND OVERHAUL CALIPER FRONT ONE SIDE. BRAKES WERE GRINDING AGAIN WHICH REQUIRED THAT INSPECTION WHICH I FIND OUT THAT THE SAME AREA IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACED. RECOMD, TIE ROD INNER REMOVE AND REPLACE TIE ROD END ONE SIDE INNER, BALL JOINTS LOWER FRONT LEFT REMOVE AND REPLACE F BALL JOINT ONE SIDE, 2 BRAKE HOSES FRONT. BRAKE ROTORS FRONT BOTH NEEDED REPLACED. SUGGESTED TIRES DUE TO MILEAGE ALSO RUBBER VALVE STEM. SYSTEM FAILURE- REQUIRED. RECD, BRAKE FLUID EXCHANGE WITH ABS, AND BLEED BRAKES. CERAMIC DISC BRAKE PADS PD598 BOTH FRONT. 03/02/2013 MIL 151213. 3RD REPAIR SHOP, REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH WARRANTY BRAKES AND PADS ALONG WITH DISCS NEEDED REPLACED FOR THE 4TH TIME. TRANSMISSION FLUSH DUE TO LEAKING FLUID. QT DEX 3 PROLINE. BRAKE DRUMS AND SHOES REPLACED. REPLACED BRAKE FLUID, TIE ROD END ONE SIDE INNER ALONG WITH REPLACE OF THE SHAFT SEAL REMOVE AND INSTALL F AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY ONE SIDE. TRAN'S SEAL CR. CV AXLE REPLACEMENT. BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH WHEEL CYLINDER REAR BOTH, BRAKE SERVICE WITH REAR BRAKE DRUM. ENGINE LIGHT OFF/ RUNS POOR DIAGNOSTIC, REPLACEMENT OF PCV VALVE ASSEMBLY, REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REMOVE AND REPLACED PCV VALVE ALONG WITH TUNE UP PACKAGE. RELEARN ENGINE IDLE, REAR BRAKES BASIC PC PKG, DORMAN REAR RIGHT WHEEL AND LEFT CYLINDERS. DURING THESE 3-4 REPAIR SHOPS CANNOT FIX THE CRUISE CONTROL TO GET THE CAR TO STOP DRIVING IT SELF WHEN ABOVE 30MPH ALONG WITH ACCELERATION, BACK TAIL LIGHT RIGHT SIDE SHORTS OUT CONTINUALLY. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AND VERY UNSAFE TO CONTROL A VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD MORE THAN THREE OR FOUR REPAIR SHOPS TRY THEIR HARDEST TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT APPARENTLY HAS SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS. I AM WITH THE BELIEF THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM ALONG THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITHIN THE 2003 FORD TAURUS SES DOHC IS UNSAFE FOR STREET USE IN THE U.S. DUE TO OUR STANDARDS HERE OF MOTOR SAFETY. WHEN PUT INTO GEAR THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS LOUD. *TR

THE VINYL COVER ON ALL FOUR OF THE DOORS HAVE COME LOOSE, ONE FALLING COMPLETELY OFF. *TR

ENTERED HIGHWAY ON-RAMP. AS I MERGED ONTO HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, I NOTICE THAT THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING FASTER THAN USUAL FOR THE AMOUNT OF THROTTLE I WAS USING. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE THROTTLE COMPLETELY AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO SLOWLY BUT STEADILY ACCELERATE. WITHOUT PLACING MY FOOT ON THE THROTTLE, I CONTINUED DOWN THE HIGHWAY TO THE NEXT EXIT. AS I APPROACHED THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE EXIT, I BEGAN BRAKING. FEELING THE ENGINE FIGHT THE BRAKES, I MOVED THE SHIFT LEVEL INTO NEUTRAL AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE EXIT. AS SOON AS I PLACED THE SHIFT LEVER INTO NEUTRAL, ENGINE RPM SHOT UP AS IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS BEING DEPRESSED. REPEATEDLY PRESSING AND UN-PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT NOTHING, NOR WAS THE PEDAL STUCK ON THE FLOOR MAT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND PLACE THE SHIFT LEVER INTO PARK. STARTING THE CAR AGAIN RESULTED IN THE SAME BEHAVIOR: ENGINE RPM SHOT UP EVEN THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND OPENED THE HOOD. I IDENTIFIED THE THROTTLE BODY AND NOTICE THAT A PLASTIC CLIP HAD BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE POINT WHERE THE THROTTLE CABLE ENTERS THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF REINSERTING AND WIGGLING THE CLIP, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO STAY IN ITS PROPER PLACE, AND THEREAFTER, THE THROTTLE BEHAVED NORMALLY. I CAREFULLY DROVE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FOLLOWING PART: YFIZ*9A825*CA ACTUATOR ASY. I HAVE THIS INVOICE AVAILABLE IF YOU NEED IT. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCE ANY OTHER ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE. *TR

I WAS TAKING MY BROTHER TO THE HOSPITAL. HE WAS HAVING A BREATHING PROBLEM. I SAW THE SIGN FOR QUITMAN EXIT AND VEERED IN THAT DIRECTION. IT WAS TO SOON, I WENT OFF AN EMBANKMENT AND BESIDES HITTING SOME TREES, DEBRIS, LANDED IN A POND. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HIT HEAD ON. MY BROTHER WAS HURT. *TR

I JUST PICKED MY FOUR YEAR OLD SUN FROM DAYCARE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, I WAS ON THE LEFT LANE AND HAD TO STEER THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO FORWARD NO REVERSE. NEIGHBOR SAID SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIS TAURUS AND HE CHANGED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND NOW IT DRIVES FINE, SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN, IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 60? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERAL INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,118.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE LOCATED THE FAILURE AS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS TODAY. VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IDLING, PUT INTO REVERSE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE. ENGINE SUDDENLY INCREASED SPEED AND VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS. VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ENGINE WOULD PERIODICALLY INCREASE SPEED AND VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, NOTABLY AT SPEEDS 20-40 MPH, VEHICLE SPEED WOULD START INCREASING ON IT'S OWN. ON THOSE OCCASIONS, THE INCREASE WAS NOT RAPID OR EXTREME, THESE WERE THOUGHT TO BE FLUKES, BUT NOW IT'S LURCHING AFTER THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE FREQUENCY OF THESE INCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE ARE INCREASING AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE GEARS SLIPPED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC OF THE FAILURE WAS DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NOT PRESENT CONSTANTLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,650 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,600. UPDATED 08/29/12*LJ UPDATED 09/05/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 70 MPH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, HE REALIZED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE BECAME DETACHED. HE WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THAT PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,869.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 232,000.

FAILURE OF BLOWER MOTOR. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT WATER LEAKING INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR COMPARTMENT AND SHORTING-OUT THE BLOWER MOTOR/RESISTOR IS CHRONIC IN THE 2003 FORD TAURUS, EVIDENCED BY THE PRESENCE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR PASSENGER SIDE-FRONT, AND NECESSITATES REPLACEMENT OF THE BLOWER MOTOR AND/OR BALLAST RESISTOR FROM WATER DAMAGE, AT OWNER EXPENSE! A RECALL IS IN ORDER TO COMPEL FORD TO ADDRESS THIS DESIGN ISSUE, AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN I-74 IN THE QUAD CITY AREA AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHEN MY 2003 FORD TAURUS QUIT MOVING - JUST STOPPED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE! WOULD NOT MOVE IN EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE DIRECTIONS. I WAS VERY LUCKY I WAS NOT HIT FROM BEHIND. HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE PUMP DRIVE SPLINES INSIDE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WERE DEFECTIVE. HAD TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AT A COST TO ME OF ABOUT $2,000. MY MECHANIC SAID HE'S SEEN THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE IN ABOUT THREE DOZEN TAURUS' IN HIS SHOP ALONE, IN 2003 TO 2007 MODELS. HE IS WONDERING IF ALL TORQUE CONVERTERS ARE MADE AT SAME LOCATION AND SHIPPED TO VARIOUS PLANTS FOR INSTALLATION?? TAURUS' BUILT AT SOME PLANTS ARE PART OF THE RECALL, BUT MINE ISN'T BECAUSE IT WASN'T BUILT AT THE "RECALL" PLANT. BUT MY VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER TORQUE CONVERTER RECALLS! *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL THROUGH A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA, MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING MANY (THANKFULLY) ALERT DRIVERS TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO MISS ME WHEN MY CAR WOULDN'T GO. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS, MOST NOTABLY 2003 MODEL YEAR, IN THE TAURUS' HAVE A BAD REPUTATION FOR THIS YET FORD REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THIS. MANY JUST GIVE OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I PRAY MY CHILDREN AREN'T WITH ME IF ANY SUCH OCCURS AGAIN AFTER I REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION...NO RECALL THAT I'M AWARE OF. *TR

AFFECTED PART: TRANSMISSION I WAS ACCELERATING AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT. THE CAR LUNGED AND MADE A POP SOUND THEN LOST SPEED. I COASTED TO A SHOULDER AND PLACED IT IN PARK. THEN TRIED REVERSE AND DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. IT STARTED BUT WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR REPAIR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO THE STORE,CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ACCELERATED AND IT SHIFTED FINE UNTIL I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING BESIDES HIGH RPMS... ALSO IT HAPPENED WITH NO SIGNS OR WARNINGS AND TRANSMISSION WASN'T SLIPPING OR ACTING UP...HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS MY TORQUE CONVERTER THAT RUINED THE SPLINES THAT ENGAGE.! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT. I READ ABOUT MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT IN A 2003 FORD TAURUS, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD ADD THIS ONE. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING UPHILL ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE SPEED WENT UP AND THE VEHICLE SPEED STARTED FALLING. SOME SMOKE APPEARED IN BACK OF THE CAR. WE BARELY MADE IT OVER TO A VERY NARROW SHOULDER (AGAINST A GUARD RAIL) BEFORE WE STOPPED. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. TRAFFIC WAS VERY FAST AND HEAVY AND ONLY A FOOT OR TWO FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR. WE WERE STUCK THERE FOR OVER AN HOUR. A MECHANIC WHO SUBSEQUENTLY LOOKED AT IT SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BURNED OUT. REPAIRS, NOW UNDER WAY, ARE ESTIMATED AT $2200. *TT

I HAD JUST PULLED OUT FROM A STOP SIGN WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE RPMS SUDDENLY WENT REALLY HIGH AND THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WAS IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC. I TRIED TO COAST MY CAR OFF THE ROAD BUT I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH SPEED. I WAS STUCK HALF WAY IN THE ROAD. THANKFULLY, I BROKE DOWN IN FRONT OF A GARAGE. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND A MECHANIC PUSHED CAR TO SAFETY. THE GARAGE INSPECTED MY CAR AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED/REBUILT. I'M REALLY GLAD I WASN'T GOING FAST OR ELSE I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED! MY MOTHER HAD ASKED EARLIER IF SHE COULD USE MY CAR TO TAKE MY SICK FATHER OUT OF STATE TO A DR. APPT.(BC THE CAR'S GAS MILEAGE IS BETTER THAN HER SUV). I'M GLAD I HAD CLASS THAT DAY AND COULDN'T LET HER TAKE IT. NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED HAVING THIS SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

ON OR ABOUT MAY 5TH OF 2012 THE FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING FRACTURED. WHICH THEN PUNCTURED A SIX MONTH OLD TIRE. THEN NOT MORE THAN 50 DAYS LATER, ON APROXIMATELY JUNE 20TH OF 2012 THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE DRIVERS TIRE WHICH WAS APROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS OLD. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON THE ROAD ON EITHER OCCASION IT COULD HAVE EASILY LED TO ONE OR MORE FATALITY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE PUSHED TO THEIR RESIDENCE BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE IN THIS CAR. IT HAS BEEN FLUSHED AND IS FULL OF FLUID. FROM THE BEGINNING I COULD ACTUALLY PUT THE COLUMN SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. NOT WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO. THE SALESMAN ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AND SHIFTS ROUGH WHEN HOT. LAST MONTH AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 1/2 HOUR TO GET TO WORK, I GOT OFF THE EXIT AND HAD TO WAIT AT A LIGHT. THE CAR REFUSED TO SHIFT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THE LIGHT CHANGED. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED. TWO WEEKS AGO THE SAME THING HAPPENED. A CAR CAME AROUND THE CORNER AND JUST MISSED ME AS I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION AND IT IS SO BAD IT EVEN HAS ITS OWN FACEBOOK PAGE. I WORK PART-TIME AND HAVE A LONG COMMUTE. I NOW CAN ONLY DRIVE BACKROADS AT LOW SPEEDS TO MAKE SURE MY CAR WILL SHIFT. AND I DO NOT HAVE MONEY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I CAN'T DRIVE TO OTHER CITIES FOR JOB INTERVIEWS. I UNDERSTAND FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND DID NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE CAR NEEDS A RECALL. *JS

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND WAS FORCED TO PRESS HARD ON MY BRAKES TO GET THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET WHEN THE CAR QUIT MOVING FORWARD. I COASTED TO A STOP AND TRIED REVERSE, AND IT WOULD NOT GO IN THAT DIRECTION EITHER. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I HAD A BABY IN THE CAR AND A TRUNK FULL OF GROCERIES. I GOT OUT AND CHECKED ALL THE FLUIDS. THEY WERE FULL. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CLEAR. THE MAINTENANCE BOOK SAID NOT TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID UNTIL 100,000. MY CAR HAS ONLY 73,000 MILES. THIS CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED. I PAID TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST CAR REPAIR SHOP. THEY DETERMINED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND COULD NOT FIX IT. I THEN HAD TO PAY TO TOW IT TO ANOTHER SHOP THAT INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC PROBLEM OF A 2003 FORD TAURUS. IF THIS DEFECT IS KNOWN BY FORD'S AND THEY CHOSE TO IGNORE IT AND NOT FIX OUR CARS, I HOPE YOU WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND MAKE FORD'S FIX IT WITHOUT ME HAVING TO PAY A HUGE BILL WHICH IS HARD ON A LIMITED INCOME. I SAW THIS ADDRESS ON A FACEBOOK PAGE. THE ADDRESS IS: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PAGES/FIGHT-FOR-RECALL-OF-2003-FORD-TAURUS-TRANSMISSION-PROBLEMS/156915101017448. PLEASE CHECK OUT THIS PAGE. YOU WILL SEE THE MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS HAPPEN. I JUST STUMBLED UPON THE PAGE BY ACCIDENT. I WONDER HOW MANY MORE THERE ARE OUT THERE NOT KNOWING THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF US DRIVING FORD'S DEFECTIVE CARS. PLEASE MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE. THEY DID NOT HESITATE TO TAKE CAR PAYMENTS FOR YEARS. THEY SHOULD NOT HESITATE TO FIX A CAR THAT THEY BUILT. I WAS FROM DETROIT AND ALWAYS BELIEVED IN BUYING AMERICAN, BUT MY OPINION HAS CHANGED. THAT IS A SHAME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HOPE YOU CAN DO SOMETHING TO HELP ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WITH THE DEFROSTER ACTIVATED WHEN SHE SMELLED AN ABNORMAL ODOR. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR WINDOW HAD BECOME DISCOLORED. THE DEFROSTER WAS TURNED OFF AND THE ODOR DIMINISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.