2003 FORD TAURUS Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID CONTAINER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN HIS FOOT WAS NOT ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY ENGAGING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 184,341. ..UPDATED 04/16/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE DID NOT SLOW DOWN NORMALLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WOULD MAINTAIN SPEED FOR 15-20 SECONDS AFTER THE ACCELERATOR WAS RELEASED. THE ENGINE IDLE WAS SET TOO FAST. UPDATED

VEHICLE MADE NOISE WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT GROUND. ASKED PASSENGER IF THEY HEARD THE NOISE AND THEY DID NOT. CAR CONTINUED TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MORE MILES. CAR STARTED TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING UPHILL. THE CAR MADE A REVVING SOUND AND THEN STOPPED MOVING. TURNED FLASHERS ON AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SCARED THAT CAR WOULD NOT PARK. TRIED TO CHANGE GEARS AND VEHICLE WENT INTO PARK. STILL SCARED SO HAND BRAKE WAS APPLIED. CALLED FATHER AND UNCLE TO MOVE CAR. CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A SECONDARY SCHOOL. NEXT DAY, CAR WAS TOWED TO RESIDENCE. VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST IN FEBRUARY FOR DIAGNOSIS. HAD TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING TO WORK TO EVEN PAY FOR REPAIR. SCARED TO IMAGINE THE COST. *KB

WAS PULLING OUT OF THE CAR GARAGE AND PUT IN REVERSE THE CAR STARTED BACK AND THE ENGINES RPM ROARED UP AND CRASHED IN TO NEIGHBOR TREE WENT ACROSS THE STREET AND CRASHED IN THE OTHER NEIGHBOR TREE AND HOUSE ALL OF THIS IN REVERSE. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. NO POWER AT ALL. THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT WE COULD DO ABOUT IT. WE COASTED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. WE PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE - NOTHING, PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE - NOTHING. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. IT WILL COST $2,500.00 TO FIX. THE CAR ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE CARS BUT FAILS TO DO ANY RECALLS. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

WAS GOING TO WORK ON 11/13/2011 AT 5A.M., WARMED UP CAR , JUMPED IN SAID CAR PUT IT IN REVERSE ...NOTHING; PUT IT IN DRIVE....AGAIN NOTHING= BLOWN TRANSMISSION...NO WARNING AT ALL!! *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILDREN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON, MY CAR STARTED BUCKING, AND SOON LOST POWER AND I WAS FORCED TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND RESTART IT. *KB

IT SHOULD BE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH THE CAR LOST DRAGGING FORCE SUDDENLY AND I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR TO THE EMERGENCY ZONE. THEN I CANNOT MOVE THE CAR ANYMORE WITH ANY SHIFT (R, D, OD, 1). I FOUND MANY 03 TAURUS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS FROM SOME OTHER WEBSITES. THE MODEL SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT HAS NOTHING WARNING SOUND OR DAMAGE CLUE. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS (MILEAGE WAS 73,200) 8 AM THE MORNING OF MARCH 8, 2011 AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP WAS FINISHED W/MY CAR, I DROVE TO WORK, LESS THAN 5 MILES AWAY. I PARKED MY CAR AT MY OFFICE AND IT SAT IN THE PARKING LOT UNTIL 5 PM THAT DAY WHEN I DROVE MY CAR HOME. THE AFTERNOON OF MARCH 8, 2011 WE HAD A THUNDERSTORM PASS OVER W/1-2 INCHES OF RAIN. WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR TO DRIVE HOME I NOTICED A SPOT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR MAT BUT DIDN'T CHECK IT UNTIL I ARRIVED HOME. WHEN I OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT, I COULD SEE THE CARPET WAS SOAKING WET. I IMMEDIATELY USED SEVERAL TOWELS TO SOAK UP THE WATER. THE MORNING OF MARCH 9, 2011, I DROVE MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD THE OIL CHANGE. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER TO LOOK AT MY CAR, SHOWING HIM THE DAMP PASSENGER SIDE CARPET. I ASKED HIM IF SOMEONE BUMPED SOMETHING UNDER MY HOOD WHEN THEY CHANGED MY OIL THE DAY BEFORE. I ASKED HIM IF THEY KNOCKED SOMETHING LOOSE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE LEAK ON THE FLOOR. HE SAID 'NO' BUT ASKED ME TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING MORNING MARCH 10, 2011. I DID RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY LOOKED AT MY CAR AND TOLD ME I HAD A COWL LEAK AND IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $400 TO FIX. I HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED BUT I'VE NOTICED FROM READING ABOUT OTHER 2003 FORD TAURUS OWNERS, THEY'VE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM.. IS THERE NOT SOME WAY FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS? *TR

Mileage: 73,000

SPARK PLUG EJECTION 2003 FORD TAURUS SES 24V. *TR

Mileage: 195,732

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DECELERATING TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DECELERATING TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND UNDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

Mileage: 170,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED AND THE TRANSMISSION SURGED VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED A RELATED TSB (TSB 018746, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT NO RELATED RECALLS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT REPAIRS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 68,100.

Mileage: 68,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE AND A CHECK ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A VALVE SPRING HEAD BROKE OFF INSIDE OF THE ENGINE CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE. WITHIN A FEW DAYS, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,887 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 73,887

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.

Mileage: 77,000

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.

Mileage: 87,000

2003 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH COIL SPRINGS *TGW THE CONSUMER QUESTIONED THE LACK OF A RECALL FOR AN OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND PERHAPS DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS RUPTURED ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE BALL JOINTS, FRONT STABILIZER AND SERPENTINE BELT ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CALIPER FROZE, AND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. *JB UPDATED CONSUMER LETTER 10/27/10.*JB

Mileage: 106,617

BLOWER FAN FAILURE TO OPERATE AND WHEN IT DID WORK, IT MADE A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. FINALLY COMPLETE FAILURE. SYSTEM EVALUATLION, FUSES, CIRCUIT BREAKERS, HARNESSES ALL GOOD. REMOVED FAN MOTOR HOUSING AND FAN MOTOR. BOTH SHOWED EVIDENCE OF WATER COLLECTING IN THE HOUSING AND MOTOR ITSELF. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I PURCHASED A FAN MOTOR , INSTALLED AND REASSEMBLED EVERYTHING. MY QUESTION, IS THIS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN? *TR

Mileage: 41,000

DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN THE AC SHUT OFF AND THE OVERHEATED AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. EVERY TIME I TRIED TO START IT, IT MADE A KNOCKING SOUND. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHY IT OVERHEATED. *TR

Mileage: 92,873

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT. I EXITED THE FREEWAY, WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE THE CAR SLOWLY AND I STARTED TO SMELL BURNING OIL AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN I ACCELERATED. I STOPPED THE CAR AND OIL SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. *TR

Mileage: 93,063

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT SHE HAD A FLAT TIRE AND PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO A SERVICE STATION. WHILE THE TIRE WAS BEING REPLACED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE SPRING AND STRUTS WERE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $600 ON APRIL 12, 2008. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH DUE TO A STABILIZER FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ON JUNE 25, 2009, THE RADIATOR HOSE CORRODED AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,424. UPDATED 9/1/09 *CN UPDATED 09/02/09.*JB

Mileage: 104,000

AC FAN ONLY BLOWS ON HIGH. WAS DRIVING HOME IN POURING DOWN RAIN, AND AC BLOWER QUIT WORKING ON 2ND NOTCH. WHEN CONTACTING FORD, THEY TOLD ME I DIDN'T HAVE A WARRANTY AND JUST THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WOULD BE 70 DOLLARS. I'M A SINGLE MOM OF THREE AND FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET I SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. AS YOU KNOW YOU NEED EITHER HEAT OR AIR TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY IF FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT AND DOES NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65-70) WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS, CAR BUCKS VIOLENTLY (AT 70K MILES ON ODOMETER). ALSO, RANDOM ROUGH IDLING SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE OF VEHICLE IN JULY 2003. AFTER TAKING CAR IN NUMEROUS TIMES TO DEALERSHIP WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE EVEN AFTER HOOKING UP RECORDER. DID MY OWN RESEARCH ON LINE AND DISCOVERED A FAULTY CAMSHAFT SYNCHRONIZER WAS THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A $400 REPAIR THAT FORD IS AWARE OF AS THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RATE IS USUALLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES MAKING IT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER. I HAVE ALSO PERSONALLY SPOKEN WITH A DOZEN TAURUS OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY WHO DID NOT RESPOND OR FOLLOW THROUGH. VERY DISAPPOINTED AS THIS COULD POSE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM FOR CONSUMERS NOT TO MENTION CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE IF THE SYNCHRONIZER FAILS COMPLETELY. IF YOUR TAURUS HAS A ROUGH IDLE THAT IS INTERMITTENT AND THE DIAGNOSTIC SAYS THERE IS NO CODE, IT IS PROBABLY THIS PROBLEM AS THE SERVICE BULLETIN FROM FORD INDICATES THAT THE CAM SYNCHRONIZER DOES NOT THROW A CODE TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. ALSO, IF YOUR CAR BUCKS OR HESITATES ON HARD ACCELERATION OR THERE IS A HIGH PITCHED CHIRPING SOUND, IT IS THE CAM SYNCHRONIZER. IF YOU TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TELL THEM WHAT IT IS SO THEY DON'T CHARGE YOU AN ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC FEE THAT WILL SHOW NO PROBLEMS! IT'S BAD ENOUGH TO HAVE TO PAY $400 FOR A PART THAT SHOULDN'T FAIL, BUT DOES AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. FORD SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS AND OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS (KNOW TO OCCUR IN THE F150 AS WELL). *TR

Mileage: 68,454

ONCE IN APRIL 2008 AND AGAIN IN FEBRUARY 2009, I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE HEATER BLOWER/MOTOR IN MY 2003 FORD TAURUS. BOTH TIMES, I HAD A PUDDLE OF WATER FORM ON THE FLOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR BEFORE THE MOTOR WENT OUT. BOTH TIMES THE BLOWER/MOTOR WAS REPLACED WITH A USED PART. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

MY CAR BEGAN MAKING A HIGH-PITCHED SQUEAL. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER. UPON HEARING THE NOISE THE TECH KNEW THAT IT WAS THE RESULT OF A BAD CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, CAMSHAFT SYNCHRONIZER. HE STATED THAT IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH FORDS. THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WOULD FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY RESULTING IN AN ENGINE STALL WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, WHEN PROCEEDING TO MAKE TURNS IN TRAFFIC, AND OTHER NOT SO IDEAL LOCATIONS. THANKFULLY ONCOMING TRAFFIC STOPPED THEIR VEHICLES BEFORE IMPACTING MY OWN. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC, BUT HE ALSO COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC REPROGRAMMED THE PCM TO THE LATEST CALIBRATION LEVEL, WHICH WAS RECOMMENDED, BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT SHUTS OFF AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 1/8/09 *CN UPDATED 01/14/09.*JB

Mileage: 42,000

I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR IS A THE CAMSHAFT SYCH. IT WAS MAKING A CHIRPING NOISE AND ITS GOING TO COST OVER 500 DOLLARS TO FIX. IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTOR WHY DON'T WE FIX IT? THERE IS EVEN A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THIS ISSUE #04208. PLEASE HELP ME FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

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

Mileage: 46,000

BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING - ONCE REMOVED I FOUND RUSTY WATER IN THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY - ONCE PUT BACK IN ONLY HIGH WORKS. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE MOTOR AND RESISTER BUT UNTIL THE LEAK IS FIXED STOPPING THE WATER FROM ENTERING THIS AREA I WILL NEED TO REPLACE AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR DIED BECAUSE I LET OF THE GAS PEDAL DUE TO TRAFFIC SLOW DOWN. WHEN I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IT DIED AGAIN. IT REPEATED ONE MORE TIME. THE THIRD TIME IT RESTARTED THE RPMS SHOT OVER 5000 AND WHEN I PUT IN GEAR THE RPMS CAME DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 78,081

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR FAILED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,500. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF UPDATED 09/15/08 *JB

Mileage: 81,500

THIS VEHICLE CONTINUES TO GET CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH CODE P0175. THE VEHICLE BUCKS AND JERKS AND HESITATES. THE CAR ALSO HAS BEEN USING ALOT OF GAS AS WELL WHICH IS ABNORMAL. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED SEVERAL WIRING MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD PERIODICALLY ILLUMINATE AUTOMATICALLY, AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ALSO TURNING ON AND OFF WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE LIGHT SWITCH. THE ENGINE WOULD ALSO REV AUTOMATICALLY AND, WHEN SWITCHING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE ENGINE WOULD REV AGAIN. IN ADDITION, WHEN IN PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF BY ITSELF AND HAVE TO BE PLACED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO BE RESTARTED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS ALSO PERFORMED, BUT IT DID NOT PRODUCE A FAILURE CODE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

Mileage: 75,000

SEE COMPLAINT # 10214539. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN GERMANY. A PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VALVE SPRING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY A FORD DEALER IN GERMANY. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BY A FORD DEALER, THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE OR THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

OIL LEAK CAUSING BURNING OIL SMELL. HAD TO HAVE REPAIR SHOP REPLACE OIL PAN GASKET IN MY 2003 FORD TAURUS WITH 24VALVE DUAL OVERHEAD CAM ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

HAVE A 2003 FORD TAURUS SES; 80K MILES. INITIALLY, MY FAN ONLY WORKED ON HIGH. I JUST DEALT W/ IT, NO BIG DEAL, BUT EVENTUALLY, MY ALTERNATOR WENT OUT... SO AFTER I CHANGED THAT, MY FAN NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR & THE RESISTOR FOR IT. IN THE MEAN TIME, DUE TO THE FAN NOT WORKING, I ALMOST WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DEFROST NOT BEING ABLE TO DO IT'S JOB, AND BECAUSE THERE WAS NO HEAT, I GOT A COLD AND MISSED SOME WORK. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT DUE TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE I HAVE FOUND THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM W/ THEIR FORD TAURUS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM, IF THAT'S THE CASE, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE PART FOR A RESOLUTION. BAD CHOICE ON FORDS PART. NEXT TIME, I'LL BUY HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BUT THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT SPEED. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURES, BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BELT FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THE NOISE CONTINUED. ANOTHER MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAM SENSOR FAILED AND, ONCE IT WAS REPAIRED, THE NOISE CEASED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,884 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,300.

Mileage: 61,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK IN THE FRONT SEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GALLIUM WAS LEAKING AND THEY REPLACED THE AC MOTOR AND RESISTER. THE DEALER CHARGED HER $700 FOR THE REPAIR AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN RECALL # 03V087000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,117.

Mileage: 47,117

SAME AS COMPLAINT NO. 10194207 BUT WITH A SECOND VEHICLE. IT HESITATES OR STALLS WITH NO NOTICE OTHER THAN ALL THE DASH LIGHTS COMING ON FOR A FEW SECONDS. THEN, THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER. HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION AND AT INTERSECTIONS. CAR CAN BE GOING 60 MPH OR CAN BE AT A STOPLIGHT. HAS BEEN ON FLIGHT RECORDER AND COMPUTER, BUT NO CODES. DIFFERENT FIXES HAVE BEEN TRIED BY FORD, BUT SO FAR NOTHING HAS WORKED FOR VERY LONG. HAD BOTH CARS IN SHOP AGAIN THIS MONTH FOR THE PROBLEM. NO ONE IS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM, SO THE TRIAL AND ERROR METHOD HAS BEEN FOR THE MOST RECENT STAYS IN THE SHOP. LEFT ONE OF THE VEHICLES AT FORD FOR ABOUT A WEEK EARLIER THIS MONTH. THE OTHER WAS IN ON AND OFF 2 OR 3 TIMES THIS MONTH. THE HESITATION AND STALLING AND REPEATED REPAIR ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR AWHILE BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED OR COULD BE FIXED, BUT NOW IT IS VERY UNLIKELY WITH TWO CARS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND YET TO BE FIXED.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S COOLING FAN HAS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR HAD FAILED ALONG WITH THE COOLING FAN. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY WATER ENTERING INSIDE OF THE COW PANEL. THE FAILURE OF THE BLOWER MOTOR CAUSED THE COOLING RESISTER TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

BLOWER MOTOR (BLOWN) ISSUES WITH WATER LEAKAGE AND A VERY WET AND SMELLY CAR . *JB

Mileage: 44,076

BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR FAILED ON HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WHERE IT WOULD WORK ON HIGH ONLY. PART REPLACED AND IT IS NOW WORKING, APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 FORD TAURUS. *NM

Mileage: 73,000

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER 5 TIMES FOR STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND NOT STARTING ON ANY GIVEN DAY. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED EXCEPT THE CAR ITSELF. UPON THE LAST VISIT, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE STARTER AND THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR IT TO BE REPLACED. AFTER IT WAS REPLACED AND THE DEALERSHIP CALLED TO LET ME KNOW IT WAS READY, I WENT UP THERE AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. AT THAT TIME THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT ALSO. ANY INFORMATION ON EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG, WOULD BE NICE. I HAVE DRIVEN THEIR LOANER CAR MORE THAN THE CAR I BOUGHT! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WATER LEAKED ONTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD THROUGH THE BLOWER MOTOR VENTS CAUSING THE DEFROSTER/FOGGER BLOWER MOTOR TO SHORT OUT. THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON TWO OCCASIONS. ALSO, THE ENGINE WILL STALL WHILE IDLING. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS BLINKED ON/OFF PRIOR TO STALLING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR AND RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE STALLING PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 69,000

YESTERDAY MY FORD TAURUS 2003 WHILE MY CHILD WAS WITH ME HAD THE ENGINE GO WILD OUT OF CONTROL. THE ENGINE ALL BY ITS SELF STARTED RACING AT HIGH SPEED AND THERE WAS NO CONTROL OF IT. I HAD GOOD SENSE TO HOLD DOWN THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED IT INTO NEUTRAL. IT RAN THIS WAY FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. I ALMOST KILLED MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER. I TOOK THE CAR RIGHT AWAY TO WESTFIELD FORD 708-354-8600 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE ENGINE WENT WACKY AND NEEDED TO BE RE-PROGRAMMED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS CONDITION WHEN THE CAR CAN JUST TAKE OFF BY ITS SELF WITH NO SAFETY SHUT DOWN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE MAYBE SOMEONE WAS KILLED THIS WAY BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN A COMPUTER. IF THERE WAS MORE TRAFFIC PRESENT I COULD HAVE DIED ALONG WITH MY CHILD. THE CUSTOMER REPORT FROM WESTFIELD SAYS 94490 DIAGNOSIS J# 1 06F0Z0ENGD. THE FORD PEOPLE SEEMED TO ACT LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE TO OTHER PEOPLE. *JB

Mileage: 84,598

ENGINE MISFIRED THEN SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. *NM

STARTER BURNED OUT PREMATURELY BECAUSE OF FAULTY LOCATION OF THE OIL FILTER RIGHT ABOVE THE STARTER CAUSING OIL TO BE LEAKED INTO THE STARTER AND CAUSING FAILURE. *NM

HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER FAN MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. WATER LEAKS IN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH LARGE PUDDLE ON PASSENGER FLOOR. WATER LEAK HAS BEEN NOTICED SEVERAL TIMES BUT BLOWER MOTOR JUST STOPPED WORKING. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

DT: ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO THE ENGINE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING WITH A LOSS OF POWER. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING, NO PREVIOUS STALLING. ONCE THE ENGINE DIED, A PERIOD OF ABOUT TEN MINUTES WOULD PASS, AND THEN A RESTART WOULD BE POSSIBLE. SOMETIMES IT WOULD TAKE NUMEROUS TIMES TO RESTART. AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER, WHERE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD STILL DIE. THE CONSUMER DID RETURN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH SHOWED A VALVE ASSEMBLY CONTROL FAILURE AND IT WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THEY PERFORMED FUEL PUMP PRESSURE TEST, RECORDER MONITOR ROAD TEST, CHECK OF BATTERY CONDITION, AND A REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. AFTER ALL OF THESE TESTS AND CORRECTIONS, THIS WAS STILL A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE A PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES, AND HAS NOT CONTACTED FORD MANUFACTURER. AFTER ALL OF THESE ATTEMPTS THE DEALER SUGGESTED TO THE CONSUMER TO CALL NHTSA AND CHECK THE LEMON LAW. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB

Mileage: 30,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. PULLED OFF ROADWAY. SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. RAISED HOOD AND CALLED 911. FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO PUT OUT FIRE. CAR FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. CAR TOTAL LOSS, FRONT END MELTED, PASSENGER AREA FULLY INVOLVED IN FIRE. EXTRA FORD MANUFACTURER 75,000 WARRANTY SPECIFICALLY STATES IT WILL COVER ENGINE DEFECTS, ETC HOWEVER FORD SAYS IT CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FIRE DUE TO EXCESSIVE THERMAL DAMAGE.

Mileage: 40,000

ENGINE EXPERIENCES A VERY SHORT HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. ON ONE OCCASSION ENGINE STALLED IN INTERSECTION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP ON TWO INSTANCES AND PROBLEM IS STILL THERE.

Mileage: 38,500

I GET 1 OR 2 INCHES OF WATER IN PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR, AND IT CAUSES THE HEATER FAN NOT TO WORK ON AN 2003, FORD, TAURUS SE. *AK

WATER LEAKING ON FLOORBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT, I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR, THE LAST TIME WAS JAN 2004 AND I HAVE TO TAKE IT INFOR THE 5TH TIME ON THURSDAY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTER AND CHARGED ME 50.00 DOLLARS FOR MY QUALITY CARE DEDUCTABLE, AND IM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

CONTINUOUS WATER LEAK ON PASSENGER SIDE WHICH FILLS UP FLOORBOARD AND HAS EFFECTED THE FAN MOTOR ON THE HEATING AND AIR SYSTEM...FAN HAS QUIT BLOWING. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND THAT WAS MENTIONED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY STATE IT WAS NOT WRITTEN DOWN SO THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. *AK

Mileage: 12,000

2003 FORD TAURUS HAS PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, ENGINE BACKFIRING, HOOD LATCH IS BROKEN, AND SEAT BRACKET FELL OFF. *MR THE TIRES WERE CONTINUOUSLY GOING FLAT. SIX FLATS OCCURRED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS ON A TRIP, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND WOULD JERK IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE WOULD BACK FIRE INTERMITTENTLY AND STALLED ON ONE OCCASION, THE SEAT BRACKET WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER BUT FAILED AGAIN (THE SEAT BRACKET WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED FROM THE START), THE ENGINE ALSO DISPLAYED KNOCKING AND HAD TAKEN ABOUT 9 VISITS BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A VALVE WAS STICKING OUT. THE A/C DID NOT COOL, THE CONSUMER SMELLED COOLANT WHICH LEAKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES AND RIMS WERE A PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS ABOUT 18 VISITS/TWO REAR TIRES REMAINED A PROBLEM DUE TO SEVERE INFLATION PROBLEMS AND THE TIRES WOULD NEED TO BE INFLATED SEVERAL TIMES DAILY. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *SC THE GAS MILEAGE WAS POOR. TIRE LOOSING AIR PRESSURE FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *TC THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 2-25-06 AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. UPDATED 03/29/06. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE STARTED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 19,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V105000 REGARDING THE AIR FILTER. DEALERSHIP STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. *AK *LA

DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERFORM AIR FILTER RECALL 04V10500 REPAIRS BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. CONSUMER SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK *LA

Mileage: 35,575

REQUEST FOR DETAILS ABOUT THE DEFECT TRENDS ODI USES FOR DETERMINING RECALL FACTORS. *PH *LA

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A BURNING SMELL. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE OIL FILTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND LOOSE, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK.*AK

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

Mileage: 1,000

FROM THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL IN IDLE. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT IT, THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL BECAUSE I HAVE 24 OHV ENGINE. I HAD A 1999 TAURUS AND I DIDNT HAVE THE VIBRATION. I ASKED FOR ANOTHER CAR AND THEY SAID I COULD ONLY BUY ANOTHER ONE NOT "JUST GET ANOTHER ONE". I THINK THIS IS A LEMON. *LA

Mileage: 300

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE SHUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK