2003 FORD TAURUS Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that when taking the vehicle out of the park(P) after starting the vehicle, which required the brake pedal to be depressed, the contact could not depress the shifter button out of the park. The contact stated that the shift button would not depress. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact turned the vehicle off and turned the vehicle back on but had to pump the brake pedal to shift the vehicle out of the park. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The contact researched online and determined that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V106000 (Exterior Lighting). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 151,000.

Mileage: 151,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SLOWING DOWN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WHILE SWITCHING GEARS THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE LOCAL DEALER FORSOM LAKE FORD(12755 FOLSOM BLVD, FORSOM LAKE CA.) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

Mileage: 175,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT POSTED SPEEDS WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW WITH THE ACCELERATOR STILL PRESSED, ALMOST GETTING REAR ENDED I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. I REALIZED THE CAR WAS RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. I WAITED THREE HOURS FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO SHOW UP AND THEN HAD IT TOWED 80 MILES TO MY HOUSE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINES WOULD FAIL WITH NO WARNING. I ALSO DID SOME TEST TO CONFIRM IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED FIRST? FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED.

Mileage: 103,000

HAD TO REPLACE MY TORQUE CONVERTER FOR $1,300 WHICH IS RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING THERE IS ONLY 87,000 MILES. THERE HAS BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS! WOULDN'T LEAVE PARK, HAD IT TOWED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY.

Mileage: 87,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DISCHARGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT SPOKE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE LIKELY ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

Mileage: 3,000

THROTTLE STUCK WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL GOING INTO A TURN NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I RELEASED THE THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV, FORCING THE USE OF BRAKES TO GAIN CONTROL. PLACED TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND ENGINE REVVED BEFORE TURNING IGNITION SWITCH TO OFF POSITION. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIP BROKE AND PREVENTED THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO NEUTRAL POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 168,000

WHILE GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY ON THE DRIVE HOME FROM WORK (AT 6:40PM ON DEC 1ST, 2016) THE TRANSMISSION NO LONGER ENGAGED. I HAD TO COAST OVER TO A FIELD AND PARK WHILE AVOIDING ON-GOING TRAFFIC. I LOST ALL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE GEARS (RD21), AND IT IS LIKE BEING IN PERPETUAL NEUTRAL. THE SPLINES OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER ARE STRIPPED. FORD MADE THEM TOO SMALL, SO THEY STRIP. THE CAR HAS 126,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS ONLY USED TO GO TO AND FROM WORK. THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM, YET FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE SITUATION.

Mileage: 126,000

THE CAR WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND STOPPED. WHEN I PRESSED TO ACCEL THE TRANSMISSION DID'NT PULL OVER 15 FEET AND STOPPED PULLING. IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER THAT HAD GON OUT. AND THEN I GET A LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT OTHER RECALLS BUT NOT ON THE TRANSMISSIONS. I WORKED FOR FORD FOR 27 YEARS AS AN ENGINEER AND BUILT TRANSMISSIONS UNDER RECALLS. I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THESE PAOPLE! BUT THE 2004 HAS THAT RECALL.

Mileage: 1,024,083

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF A STOP LAMP FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 283,000.

Mileage: 283,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SPEED SUDDENLY DECLINED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE GEAR FAILED TO SWITCH INTO THE DRIVE POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

Mileage: 53,000

DANGEROUS SITUATION TRANSMISSION COMPLETE FAILURE IN INTERSECTION WHILE TURNING LEFT. STOPPED AWAITING ON-COMING TRAFFIC AT CITY STREET SITUATION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH ON-COMING TRAFFIC RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY! MANY COMPLAINTS ALREADY FILLED HOWEVER AFTER SPEAKING WITH FORD THE REFUSE TO FIX IT

Mileage: 53,203

WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL AT 68 MPH ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY WARNING BEGAN TO QUICKLY LOOSE SPEED AND THE ABILITY TO KEEP PACE WITH SURROUNDING TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND THE VEHICLE LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND FUNCTION IN A SAFE MANNER. I QUICKLY AND UNKNOWINGLY DROPPED BELOW THE SAFE DRIVING SPEED FOR THE HIGHWAY AND POSED A SAFETY RISK TO MYSELF AND OF THE DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AROUND ME. IN THE COURSE OF RAPID DECELERATION I WAS ALMOST STRUCK IN THE REAR BY A VEHICLE THAT WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF MY LOSS OF SPEED, AS I DID NOT APPLY THE BRAKES. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND AS TO NOT FURTHER ENDANGER THOSE AROUND ME; I TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND RELIED ON EVASIVE DRIVING TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SAFETY OF THE SHOULDER. ONCE OFF THE HIGHWAY, MOTOR RESPONDED BUT NONE OF THE GEARS (REVERSE, OVERDRIVE, 1ST, OR 2ND) WOULD ENGAGE. THE CAR HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS, SERVICE LIGHTS, OR CHECK ENGINE SIGNALS ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THERE ARE NO FLUID LEAKS OR OUTWARD APPEARANCE OF ANY BROKEN COMPONENTS. THIS SUDDEN MALFUNCTION HAS RENDERED MY VEHICLE BARELY FUNCTIONAL AND NOT SAFELY MANEUVERABLE.

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FELT AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER MAY HAVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,400.

Mileage: 132,400

TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER - STRIPPED SPLINES. JUST 49,334 MILES. THIS CAR HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE AND IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION. DEFINITELY A PROVEN BAD PART THAT FORD SHOULD COVER. THE CAR QUIT MOVING AT MY WORKPLACE PARKING LOT. IM GRATEFUL IT WASN'T IN AN INTERSECTION. HAD TO REPLACE CONVERTER.

Mileage: 49,334

THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS IT INCREASED IN ENGINE RPMS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

I HAVE AN ISSUES.

Mileage: 167,777

WHILE DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY ROAD, MY TRANSMISSION QUIT. I HAD NOTHING BUT NEUTRAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT IT WAS GOING TO FAIL, IT WENT FROM WORKING PERFECTLY TO HAVING NO GEARS (FORWARD OR REVERSE). LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE SPOT TO PARK AND WAIT FOR A TOW. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, IT WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, BUT FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IN ADDITION, THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE REVVED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESUME ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BECOME INOPERABLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. MA 10/15/2015

Mileage: 68,000

DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 45MPH WHEN VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING, SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD NOT REENGAGE. CAR ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN HOWEVER, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. CAR WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION. CAR TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED AND IT WAS STATED BY REPAIR FACILITY THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS SIGNS, SYMPTOMS, OR WARNINGS.

Mileage: 126,445

MY CAR RANDOMLY STOPPED MOVING WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IT WAS A MAJOR SCENE ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY 5 CARS HAD TO VEER OFF TO THE SIDE TO AVOID A ACCIDENT THESE TRANSMISSIONS/TORQUE CONVERTERS NEED TO BE RECALLED THEY WERE RECALLED IN THE FORD WINSTAR WITH THE SAME TRANNY PARTS BUT NOT THE FORD TAURUS 2003 I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT AND THIS IS A MORE THAN COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR OF TAURUSES THIS IS REDICILIOUS COME ON FORD RECALL THESE TRANNYS!!! I CANT AFFORD $1500

Mileage: 208,000

ON THE DATE ABOVE AND THEN AGAIN ON FEB,2015 THE TRANSAXLE QUIT WORKING, IT WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. HAD IT ROLLBACKED TO MY HOUSE BOTH TIMES AT A COST OF $50 PER TOW. THE COST TO REPAIR AND OR REPLACE THE TRANSAXLE WAS :2011: $1,400; 2015: $1,700. THE CAR AT THE 2ND. REWORK/EXCHANGE (THE TRANS SHOP REPLACED RATHER THAN REBUILD MINE) HAD ONLY 125,000 MILES. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE TRANSAXLES IN THESE GENERATION FORD TAURUSES WERE PRONE TO TRANSAXLE FAILURE, AS WERE THE FORD WINDSTARS AS BOTH VEHICLES USED THE SAME TRANSAXLE. UPON STUDYING UP ON THESE PROBLEMS IT SEEMS FORD MOTOR CO. RECALLED THE WINDSTAR AND CALLED IT A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. WHY DID THEY NOT RECALL THE TAURUSES ALSO, ANSWER: AMOUNT OF VEHICLES PRODUCED OF EACH MODEL AND THEIR FEET WERE NOT "HELD TO THE FIRE" BY YA'LL AND OUR GOV.. NOW TO GET TO THE LIGHTING PROBLEM: THE MOST SAFETY HAZARDOUS ITEM WHICH HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON VEHICLES IN THE LAST 15-20 YEARS IS THOSE DAMNED "PLASTIC LENSED HEADLIGHTS" THAT WITHIN 3 YEARS WILL "FOG OVER" TO THE EXTENT THEY DO NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH LIGHT TO BE USEFULL AT NIGHT. OH THEY SAY YOU CAN CLEAN THEM, OF WHICH I HAVE TRIED ON MY TAURUS, TO NOT MUCH AVAIL. I BELIEVE THE AUTO MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE ORDERED THRU A RECALL FROM YOU TO REPLACE THEM AT NO COST TO US OWNERS. IF YOU WILL CHECK, YOU WILL SEE A REPLACEMENT OF THOSE "WUNDERFULL" INVENTION , KNOWN AS BULLCRAP, LENS WILL SET AN OWNER OF THE VEHICLES AROUND $500 TO $700 PER PAIR INSTALLED. AND MUST BE ADJUSTED BY A DEALERS ONLY EQUIPMENT. I MY SELF DO NOT BELIEVE IN TODAYS WORLD 125,000 - 129,000 MILES IS A LOT. IF THE TRUTH WERE KNOWN THE "YELLOWED OUT" HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF A LOT OF NITE TIME ACCIDENTS. DO YOUR JOB AND GO AFTER THEM AND MAKE THEM REPLACE WITH NEW TRANSAXLES AND TORQUE CONVERTERS AND AT THE SAME TIME MAKE THEM REPLACE THE YELLOWED OUT HEADLIGHT LENSES.

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DEPARTING FROM PARKING LOT AND THE CAR SUDDENLY HAD SOME NOISE IN THE HOOD THEN LOST ALL THE POWER. AFTER STARTING ENGINE AGAIN, I CAN SHIFT THE GEAR INTO D OR R, ENGINE WORKS OK BUT THE CAR WON'T MOVE AT ALL. BEFORE IT HAPPENED, THE TRANSMISSION WORKS FINE, NO DELAYED ENGAGEMENT, NO SLIPS, NO JOLTS, SMOOTH GEAR-CHANGING...THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WITH NO WARNING SIGNS AT ALL. THE CAR IS REGULARLY AND WELL MAINTAINED. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WHEN IT HAPPENED. LATER IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE STRIPPED TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINES. IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG FORD EARLY 2000'S VEHICLES, THE SPLINES ARE ONLY 0.16" THICK BY FORD'S DEFECT DESIGNS, WHICH CAN BE EASILY STRIPPED.

Mileage: 68,000

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 35 MY DAUGHTER COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT NO POWER. IN TRAFFIC, SHE HAD TO COAST TO PULL OVER. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND THE CAR IS OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AND ARE REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER IGNITING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 04/14/15*LJ UPDATED 7/20/15*CN UPDATED 7/29/15*CN UPDATED 9/21/2017*CN

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR WITH ONE OF OUR GRANDKIDS IN THE BACK SEAT. SHE PULLED OFF A MAIN ROAD TO A SIDE STREET, SHE WENT ABOUT 50 YARDS AND THE CAR STOPPED GOING FORWARD. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE, BUT THERE WAS NO DRIVE FROM THE TRANSMISSION NO MATER WHICH GEAR SHE PUT IT INTO. EVIDENTLY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INDICATION SUCH AS LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID, A TROUBLE LIGHT INDICATION AND NO SOUND.THIS IS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF IT HAD FAILED IN THE INTERSECTION THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT.I AM EXTREMELY UPSET AND DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD'S HANDLING OF THIS FAILURE OF THERE PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE BUT INCREASED IN RPM'S. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON 1-23-2015 A FRIEND WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A 4 LAND DIVIDED HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION QUIT PULLING. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO MOVE IN ANY GEAR. HE WENT ON TO A JOB INTERVIEW AND CALLED ME AND I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO MY RESIDENCE. I CHECKED AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR CAR, AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER GOES OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 142,999

ON THE ABOVE DATE THE TRANSAXLE IN THIS CAR QUIT WORKING. THE TORQUE CONVERTER BROKE A GEAR. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS PREVALENT IN THE 2003 FORD TAURUS AND THE 2003 WINDSTAR VANS. FORD RECALLED THE WINDSTARS BUT NOT THE TAURUS'. I HAD IT ,THE TRANSAXLE,REBUILT AND PUT ONLY 3000 TO 3200 MILES FROM THE DATE OF THIS REPAIR. ABOUT 5 WEEKS AGO THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. NOW IN REGARDS TO THE LIGHTING, THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REPLACING THOSE DAMNED "YELLOWED" OUT HEADLIGHT LENS ON JUST ABOUT 99% OF THE CARS THAT HAVE THEM. THIS SHOULD BE A MAJOR RECALL DUE TO THE HAZARD THEY CAN CAUSE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. WE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD THE COST TO REPLACE THIS DANGEROUS UNSAFE FEATURES ON ALMOST ALL VEHICLES PRODUCED BY ALL AUTO MANUFACTURERS SINCE THE 90'S. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

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

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS COMING HOME THE CAR JUST LOST.POWER AND THANK GOODNESS. THERE. WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO.PULL IN MIDDLE LANE AND THE CAR WOULD.NOT.MOVE IT WENT INTO DRIVE ALL GEARS BUT NOTHING I WAS TERRIFIED AND ONCE I GATHER MYSELF I CALLED FOR HELP.SND I HAD CAR TOWED TO FORD & THEY ARE SAYING I NEED NEW TRANSMISSIONS. ARE YOU.KIDDING ME NO WARNING NO NOISE NOTHING JUST STOPPED.WHILE DRIVING I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE FORD 2003 TAURUS AND WAS IN SHOCK AGAIN HOW.MANY HAVE SAME.PROBLEM THIS CAR.BELONGS TO MY DAD WHO IS 89 YEARS.OLD.THANK GOODNESS HE WAS.NOT DRIVING. HE OR I COULD BE KILLED.HOW MANY MORE HAVE TO DIE OR GET HURT BY SOMETHING FORD IS AWARW OF. PLEASE DP SOMETHING. THE FORD PLACE WANTS OVER $2800 FOR S TRANSMISSIONS ! THIS.IS CRAZY I LOVE FORD.BUT NOT WHEN THEY PUT LIVES IN DANGER THANK YOU *JS

Mileage: 77,215

WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM SHOPPING ON A HIGHWAY WENT TO PUSH THE GAS AND MY CAR HAD STOPPED AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AFTER BEING STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY FOR AN HOUR TOW TRUCK HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO A GARAGE THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. GOING BACK TO ALMOST A YEAR HAVING THIS CAR WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WE DIDN'T HEAR NOTHING LIKE OUR TRANSMISSION GOING. JUST TO GET THIS FIXED WILL BE 2,000 OR MORE. AFTER A FEW MECHANIC WE NEW LOOKED THEY HAVE SAID THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OR OUR CAR AND THAT WE SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH UP A HILL ON A SHARP TURN. COMPLETELY LOST POWER UNABLE TO GO FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST BACKWARD ACROSS THE ROAD INTO A DRIVEWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED A HUGE ACCIDENT WITH A CAR COMING AROUND THE CORNER. I HAD TO GO ACROSS SO CARS COMING BEHIND ME WOULDN'T HIT ME. IF I WASN'T ON A HILL I WOULD HAVE CAUSED A REAL ACCIDENT FOR SURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN AND I WILL NOW BE USING ALL OF MY CHRISTMAS MONEY TO GET ANOTHER USED TRANSMISSION. AFTER DOING HOURS OF RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER REPORTS OF OWNERS OF 2003 TAURUSES WITH THE EXACT SAME DESCRIPTIONS. I AM BLOWN AWAY WITH THE LARGE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS CARS TRANSMISSION YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE AND I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO GET FORD TO HELP OTHER OWNERS AND MYSELF FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER, THE SHIFTER CHANGES, BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE REVERSE OR DRIVE OPTION. IT REMAINS STATIONARY. *TR

Mileage: 47,682

THE SHIFTER CHANGES TO REVERSE, DRIVE, NEUTRAL, BUT THE CAR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE REMAINS STATIONARY. *TR

Mileage: 115,858

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE RPM'S INCREASED DRAMATICALLY WHILE THE SPEED DECREASED. THE ENGINE POWER WAS NOT BEING TRANSMITTED TO THE WHEELS. I NEEDED TO CROSS TRAFFIC AND GET OFF OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY, THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND MY CROSS WAS UNEVENTFUL. HAD THIS HAPPENED EARLIER, I WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY BEEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE OPERATED ABSOLUTELY NORMALLY, UP TO THAT LAST SECOND. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AFTER MAKING A U-TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,002.

Mileage: 90,002

SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. CAR WOULD REV WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN BUT NO ACCELERATION. PUSHED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO SLIPPING OF GEARS, NO FLUID LEAKING NO SOUNDS OR JERKY FEELINGS. CALLED FORD AND GOT A CASE NUMBER, BUT THEY ARE NO HELP. CONTACTED [XXX] , CONSUMER ADVOCATE AND HE ADVISED ME TO CONTACT FORD. FOUND 299 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND SAME PROBLEMS ON AUTOSAFETY.ORG. I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I SAID I WOULD HELP WITH COST BUT FEEL FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. ARE THEY WAITING FOR A FATALITY? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 89,000

I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP IN TOWN. WHEN I WENT TO TALK TO THE MECHANIC HE SAID HE ALREADY KNEW WHAT IT WAS. HE SAID THAT HE HAD A MULTITUDE OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL THAT HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. HE SAID IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT ALLOWS THE TORQUE CONVERTOR TO "STRIP" WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AFTER TAKING THE TRANSMISSION APART HE CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTOR AND WHAT IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE IT INCLUDING LABOR SO I HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTOR REPLACED. ALL WAS GOING WELL WITH THE TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTOR UNTIL AUGUST 30, 2014 WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SO ONCE AGAIN I WILL HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 80,000 MILES ON IT. I AM EXTREMELY GRATEFUL THAT I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR SOMEONE TO SERIOUSLY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SO NO ONE IS KILLED? THIS IS A DANGEROUS CAR AND MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE AS EARLY AS APPROXIMATELY 2007 SO IT IS NOT THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE DESIGN FLAW. NO TELLING HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD THIS HAPPEN WITHOUT REPORTING IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED FOR ALL WHO HAVE OWNED OR STILL OWN THE 2003 FORD TAURUS. *TR

Mileage: 44,441

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED UP AN INCLINE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,322.

Mileage: 98,322

THE 2003 TAURUS WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A SECONDARY ROAD ON 7/7/14 WHEN IT QUITE MOVING FORWARD AS IT WAS IN DRIVE, UPON ACCELERATION AND THE CAR WAS STEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROADWAY AND DRIFTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN OFF A BUSY ROADWAY . ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT IN THAT ROADWAY IT WAS STILL OBSTRUCTING THE ALTERNATE ROAD RIGHT LANE TRAVELED BY DUMP TRUCKS , UNTIL TOWED 2 HOURS LATER , VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT OR OTHERWISE GO INTO ANY GEAR , THE CAR IS IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE, PARKED SINCE THAT DAY,AS OBVIOUSLY THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEEDS REPAIR OR REBUILDING. I CAN NOT AFFORD A TRANSMISSION REPAIR RIGHT NOW COSTING $3000. *TR

Mileage: 161,328

WENT TO CROSS A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION IN OUR CITY (AND INTERSECTION WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE FATALITIES), AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO. ENGINE WAS RUNNING; TRANSMISSION ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSIEST ROAD IN DESOTO COUNTY. MY FRIENDS AND I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND PUSH IT ACROSS THE ROAD TO A SAFE PLACE. IT APPEARS THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOPS WANT CLOSE TO $1800.00 TO REPLACE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE AFFECTING OTHERS. WHY HASN'T FORD PLACED A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND FIX IT? I AM SURPRISED SOMEONE HAS NOT BEEN KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FILTER AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PUMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULE TO BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN CAR WOULD NOT GO. IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS IN REVERSE,OVERDRIVE ,DRIVE OR 1ST GEAR ACTS JUST LIKE IT IS NEUTRAL. NO WARNING OF ANY ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 152,000

STOPPED AT STOP SIGN AND CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE OR GO INTO ANY GEAR. TROUBLE SHOT PROBLEM AS BEING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

Mileage: 147,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN HIGHWAY WHEN MY RPM'S DROPPED (AS IF CAR WAS GOING TO STALL), THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER AND THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AS I WAS IN A AREA WHERE THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC I HAD TO EASE MY WAY OVER TO BE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS NO POWER. THE SHIFTER ON THE COLUMN JUST GOES UP AND DOWN AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. EVERYONE THAT I HAVE CONSULTED SEEMS TO THINK THAT IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SINCE DONE RESEARCH ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. HAD I KNOWN THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED IT. ON ONE WEBSITE ALONE THERE WERE 293 CASES REPORTED OF THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND FORD HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. MY DAD WORKED FOR FORD FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS BEFORE RETIRING. WE HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN FORDS AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS WITH ANY OF OUR VEHICLES. I AM SURE THAT MY DAD IS TURNING OVER IN HIS GRAVE RIGHT NOW AT THE POOR QUALITY OF THE TAURUS AND THE KNOWN ISSUES WHICH FORD IS AWARE OF, BUT HAS NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO RECTIFY IT WITH TAURUS OWNERS. WHO CAN AFFORD TO GO OUT AND BUY A BRAND NEW CAR IN THIS DAY AND AGE? EVEN WORSE YET, WHO WOULD WANT TO SINK THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IT WOULD COST FOR A REPAIR JOB ON A TRANSMISSION INTO A CAR THAT ISN'T WORTH MUCH MORE VALUE WISE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD! I AM A SINGLE FEMALE IN HER 60'S THAT CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIRS OR TO GO OUT AND BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. I AM STILL WORKING AND ALSO DRIVE A HALF HOUR ONE WAY TO GO TO COLLEGE 4 DAYS A WEEK. NOW WHAT DO I DO? SHAME ON YOU FORD FOR NOT STANDING BEHIND YOUR PRODUCTS!

Mileage: 111,345

CAR HAS/HAD BEEN DRIVING AND SHIFTING PERFECTLY,(NO SLIPPING, NO HESITATION, NOTHING). AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES, TURNING CAR OFF FOR ROUGHLY 10 MINUTES, RESTARTING AND DRIVING ABOUT 1 MILE TRANSMISSION ACTED AS IF IT WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. AFTER STOPPING, ATTEMPTED SHIFTING THROUGH ALL GEARS INCLUDING REVERSE, SAME RESULT. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND FLUID LEVEL RIGHT AT FULL MARK, AND FLUID WAS AS CLEAN AS THE DAY IT WAS NEW,(NOT BURNT AT ALL). WAS TOLD BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR TAURUS AND THAT THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS, (CUSTOMER PAY ONLY). CAR HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE IT BROKE DOWN BECAUSE WE ARE WAITING TO SEE IF FORD MAY/WILL GET FORCED TO ADDRESS THIS OBVIOUS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

STARTED MY 2003 FORD TAURUS TO GO TO WORK. MY CAR WAS PARKED ON A DOWNWARD SLOPED DRIVEWAY AS IT HAS BEEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AS I WENT TO PUT IT IN REVERSE IT ROLLED DOWN THE INCLINE. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE BUT EACH TIME IT ROLLED DOWN THE INCLINE. AFTER ALMOST HITTING MY BACKYARD FENCE I CUT THE CAR OFF AND CALLED IN LATE FOR WORK. I REALIZE ALL CARS HAVE THINGS THAT MIGHT HAVE TO BE REPLACED OR WORKED ON BUT GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE AMONG THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FORD SHOULD MAKE THIS RIGHT WITH PEOPLE WHO TRUSTED THE COMPANY ENOUGH TO BUY THEIR PRODUCT. MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE CAUSED NEAR ACCIDENTS. I COULD HAVE ENDED UP DESTROYING MY FENCE AND ENTERING THE CREEK THAT RUNS ALONG MY BACKYARD. MY MECHANIC SAID THIS WAS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION INVOLVING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. FORD PLEASE PAY FOR THE DEFECT IN YOUR PRODUCT SO I CAN TRUST YOU AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

MY BATTERY DISCHARGE LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE ABS LIGHT, THE BRAKE LIGHT AND OTHERS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND NEITHER HE NOR I CAN FIND THE BATTERY DRAIN. THE COMPUTER DOESN'T SHOW ANYTHING. AT TIMES IF ITS RAINING THE WIPERS GO AS DOES THE HEAT OR AIR BLOWER. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE ENGINE STOPPING OR THE BRAKES NOT WORKING AND I HAVE HAD MY WIPERS NOT WORK IN A RAIN STORM . ANY ADVICE? *JS

Mileage: 120,000

OUR DAUGHTER HAD PLANNED TO COME HOME FOR A FAMILY GATHERING ON EASTER SUNDAY AND INDICATED SHE WAS LEAVING DEKALB, IL AND WOULD BE TAKING THE INTERSTATE 88 TOLL WAY TO DIXON. SHORTLY AFTER SHE HAD CALLED, SHE PHONED AGAIN TO SAY THAT HER CAR SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF GEAR AS SHE WAS DRIVING TO GET ON THE TOLL WAY. THE CAR ENGINE RACED HAS THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. FORTUNATELY, SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF ON TO A SIDE ROAD AND STOP THE CAR. ACCORDING TO THE WEB SITE WWW.CARCOMPLAINT.COM, 292 COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED SINCE 2012 FOR THIS SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TO MY SURPRISE, FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION DESIGN ISSUE WHICH COULD EASILY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. THANKFULLY OUR DAUGHTER'S CAR HAD NOT LOST THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. SHE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN TAIL ENDED AND SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND WARRANTS A MANUFACTURER RECALL. OUR DAUGHTER FEARS THAT IF THE TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED OR REQUIRES A MAJOR PART, IT WILL LIKELY CONTAIN THE SAME FLAW AS THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. SHE SAYS SHE DOES NOT FEEL SHE CAN EVER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE INTERSTATE OR CHICAGO FREEWAYS WHERE SHE VISITS HER FRIEND. FORD NEEDS TO FURNISH A RELIABLE AND SAFE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION BY ORDER OF THE NATIONAL SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. THE HIGH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY OR DEATH DICTATES IMMEDIATE ACTION. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WARMED UP HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE ISSUE DID NOT PERSIST WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 MILES AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 MILES.

Mileage: 70,000

PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO MOVE THE STRUT ASSEMBLY BROKE THE SPRING WENT THRU THE TIRE MULTIPLE TIMES.A 90,000 MILE TIRE THAT ONLY HAD 1900 MILES ON THEM. I AM THE ONE OWNER OF THIS CAR WITH REG MAINTENANCE WITH NO WARNING OR PREVENTION OF THIS HAPPENING. *TR

Mileage: 119,938

I HAVE A 2003 FORD TAURUS, WITH 66K THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. SHE WAS HEADED FOR HOME WITH MY GRAND KIDS WHEN THE ENGINE ACCELERATION INCREASED AND THE CAR STOPPED MOVING FORWARD. LUCKY SHE WASN'T ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A WIDE SPOT IN THE ROAD. THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS HAD SHE BEEN ON THE EXPRESS WAY, IN A MAJOR INTERSECTION OR PASSING ON A TWO LANE ROAD. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I RESEARCHED OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME YEAR TAURUS AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY! I STRONGLY FEEL THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND INTEND TO REPORT THIS TO FORD AND THE AUTO SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. I ALSO INTEND TO MAKE A POST ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND SUGGEST OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM DO THE SAME. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TOWED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

Mileage: 111,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. MANAGED TO GET OVER TO SHOULDER AND CAR WOULD NOR MOVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

THERE IS A RECALL ON MY CAR, BUT MY VIN WAS NEVER ENTERED. THEREFORE A NOTICE WAS NEVER SENT OUT TO RECALL THE VEHICLE. FORD RANDALL REED AND REYNOLDS FORD IN OKLAHOMA CITY REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REP CONFIRMED MY CAR CAME FROM THE PLANT THAT HAD THE RECALL AND THAT THERE WAS NEVER A REPAIR/NOTICE BECAUSE THE VIN HADN'T BEEN ENTERED. THEY GAVE ANOTHER PHONE NUMBER, BUT THAT NUMBER ONLY SPEAKS TO DEALERSHIPS. MY CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. MY MECHANIC IS [XXX]AT MIDAS ON NW 23RD PHONE: [XXX] FORD HAS BEEN GIVING HIM THE RUN-AROUND, BUT HE IS TRYING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE OF MY VIN NOT BEING REPORTED. THE RECALL WENT OUT IN APRIL 2004T HE CAMPAIGN # 04V106000. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE A CRASH. RECALL ID # 41871 - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH HIDE DETAILS RECALL DATE: MAR 02, 2004 MODEL AFFECTED: 2003 FORD TAURUS SUMMARY: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES ARE BEING RECALLED TO CORRECT A PROBLEM WITH A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH AND/OR ASSOCIATED WIRING. THIS MALFUNCTIONING COULD RENDER THE STOP LAMPS INOPERABLE OR CAUSE THEM TO STAY ON ALL THE TIME. THIS COULD CAUSE CONFUSION TO A FOLLOWING DRIVER, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. CONSEQUENCES: IN ADDITION, IF THE SWITCH AND/OR ASSOCIATED WIRING FAIL IN THE OPEN POSITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT ACTUATE AND THE DRIVER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF "PARK" IF THEY FAIL IN THE CLOSED POSITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL REMAIN ON, WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW THE SPEED CONTROL TO BE ACTIVATED. THIS COULD ALSO CAUSE THE BATTERY TO DISCHARGE. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH AND ASSOCIATED WIRING ASSEMBLY AND INSTALL A NEWLY DESIGNED STOP LAMP SWITCH AND WIRE ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON APRIL 5, 2004. . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THERE IS A RECALL ON MY CAR, BUT MY VIN WAS NEVER ENTERED AND NOTICE WAS EVER SENT OUT TO RECALL THE VEHICLE.I HAD PROBLEMS WITH INSURANCE BECAUSE OF THE VIN, MAYBE THE VIN SHOULD BE [XXX]. FORD RANDALL REED AND REYNOLDS FORD IN OKLAHOMA CITY REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REP CONFIRMED MY CAR CAME FROM THE PLANT THAT HAD THE RECALL AND THAT THERE WAS NEVER A REPAIR/NOTICE BECAUSE THE VIN HADN'T BEEN ENTERED. THEY GAVE ANOTHER PHONE NUMBER, BUT THAT NUMBER ONLY SPEAKS TO DEALERSHIPS. MY CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. MY MECHANIC IS [XXX]AT MIDAS ON NW 23RD PHONE: [XXX]FORD HAS BEEN GIVING HIM THE RUN-AROUND, BUT HE IS TRYING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE OF MY VIN NOT BEING REPORTED. THE RECALL WENT OUT IN APRIL 2004 THE CAMPAIGN # 04V106000. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE A CRASH. RECALL ID # 41871 - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH HIDE DETAILS RECALL DATE: MAR 02, 2004 MODEL AFFECTED: 2003 FORD TAURUS SUMMARY: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES ARE BEING RECALLED TO CORRECT A PROBLEM WITH A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH AND/OR ASSOCIATED WIRING. THIS MALFUNCTIONING COULD RENDER THE STOP LAMPS INOPERABLE OR CAUSE THEM TO STAY ON ALL THE TIME. THIS COULD CAUSE CONFUSION TO A FOLLOWING DRIVER, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. CONSEQUENCES: IN ADDITION, IF THE SWITCH AND/OR ASSOCIATED WIRING FAIL IN THE OPEN POSITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT ACTUATE AND THE DRIVER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF "PARK" IF THEY FAIL IN THE CLOSED POSITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL REMAIN ON, WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW THE SPEED CONTROL TO BE ACTIVATED. THIS COULD ALSO CAUSE THE BATTERY TO DISCHARGE. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH AND ASSOCIATED WIRING ASSEMBLY AND INSTALL A NEWLY DESIGNED STOP LAMP SWITCH AND WIRE ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON APRIL 5, 2004. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6), *TR

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE ENGINE RPMS ABNORMALLY INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS THE ENGINE ROARED LOUDLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107, 000. UPDATED 12/04/13*LJ UPDATED 12/6/2013 *JS

Mileage: 107,000

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS ABOUT 6PM IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I MADE A LEFT TURN AND ENGINE REVVED AS HIT THE GAS AND SUDDENLY THE CAR STALLED. I COASTED TO THE LEFT TURN MEDIAN. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, I PUT IN REVERSE THEN IN DRIVE AND NO RESPONSE. I TURN MY HAZARDS LIGHTS ON. I WAS ALMOST HIT TWICE IN THE BACK BY OTHER TURNING CARS WHO COULD SEE ME UNTIL THEY COMPLETED THEIR TURN. I CALLED THE POLICE AND HE PUSHED MY CAR WITH HIS CRUISER 4 LANES OVER TO GET TO SIDE THE ROAD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME. TWO MECHANICS ADVISED ME OF A NEW/REBUILT TRANSMISSION. A THIRD MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT IT IS LIKELY THE TORQUE CONVERTER, WHICH IS A COMMON COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT THERE WAS A 'SHUDDER' FELT THROUGHOUT THE CAR AND THE CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE. PARK WILL WORK (NO VEHICLE MOVEMENT) BUT CAR WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR SELECTION (R, OD, D, D1). MECHANIC STATES THAT IT IS PROBABLY STRIPPED SPLINES TO TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS AN APPARENT KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. HAD THIS OCCURRED IN HEAVER TRAFFIC OR AN INTERSECTION OR INTERSTATE WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO PULL OVER THIS IS AN ACCIDENT (FATAL) WAITING TO HAPPEN. WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET IS UNEXPLAINABLE AS THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND IS KNOWN TO MECHANICS. *TR

Mileage: 70,666

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE TRANSMISSION RESPONDED AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE FORWARD AND IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000..... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF UPDATED 10/24/2013 *JS

Mileage: 148,000

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND AS MADE MY TURN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. I HAD NO WARNING OF ANY KIND, THE ENGINE WOULD JUST REV. THANKFULLY I WAS ALONE IN THE CAR AND I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND AM WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THE DAMAGE IS. *LN

Mileage: 61,825

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 10/30/2013 *JS

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE BUT SHE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AFTER APPLYING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TAIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER TRAIN MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWNHILL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT FUNCTION IN ANY GEAR OTHER THAN PARK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

2003 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STOPPED FORWARD MOVEMENT, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE, AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE. UPDATED 11/20/13

2003 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STOPPED FORWARD MOVEMENT, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE, AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE. UPDATED 11/20/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

FORD TAURUS 2003 SES, ENGINE 3.0L CAR WAS PURCHASED ON MAY 28, 2011. LEFT SIDE ELECTRICAL ALONG WITH COMPONENTS OF THE TURN SIGNAL SNAP BACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THIS SAFETY FEATURE MADE FOR VEHICLES. ON 06/15/2011 THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKES OF THE VEHICLE WENT OUT AND REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. DURING THE DRIVE HOME WHICH WAS FROM A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 20 MILES I EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE REPLACED BRAKE CALIPER BOLT CAME LOOSE AND WAS LOST ALONG THE HIGHWAY. ON 07/19/2011 AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP THE A/C COMPRESSOR HAD FAILED AGAIN ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING ROUGHLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS BLOWING HOT, BRAKES GRINDING, TRANSMISSION FLARE SHIFTING 2-3 SHIFT. REPAIR SHOP STATED SLIPPING AT 30MPH AND STATED REBUILT TRANSMISSION. DURING A WEEK PERIOD AROUND 07/22/2011 THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING AGAIN AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE INSTALLED. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AROUND 30MPH AND AC WAS STILL BLOWING HOT. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT DURING THIS TIME FRAME DUE TO FLARE SHIFT 2-3 SHIFT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP EACH TIME. 08/17/2011 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT, GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATE AND BRAKE, A/C BLOWS HOT. ON 08/31/2011 THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, STATED NEED TO REPLACE ALL ELECTRONICS IN TRANSMISSION, ONE OR MORE SOLENOIDS ARE DEFECT. 09/12/2011 ODOMETER 112377 OUT O. ON 09/20/2012 MIL 140,768. BALANCED 55 SERIES AND ABOVE REAR RIGHT WHEELS BALANCED PARTS FOR FLAT WITH PLUG. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE JUMPS WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AND INTO GEAR AND SEEMS TO WANT TO STAY ON CRUISE CONTROL. I WILL POST FURTHER COMMENTS TO MY COMPLAINT AS THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SPACE FOR FACTS. *TR

Mileage: 105,497

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

MINNESOTA: TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER COMPLETELY FAILED. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FROM STANDING POSITION. PARK IS ONLY GEAR THAT WORKED, ALL OTHERS WERE LIKE NEUTRAL. NO FORWARD NOR BACKWARD MOTION WHEN IN R OR D. REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH REBUILT. COST: $2550.24. *TR

Mileage: 135,518

WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN WITH NO WARNING THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A RETENTION POND.CANNOT DRIVE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE! NO MONEY AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON ONLY S.S. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

OUR FORD TAURUS WAS DRIVING JUST FINE. WE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN WE STARTED TO GO AND HIT THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR DIDN'T GO...THE RPM'S WENT TO A HIGH RATE AND THEN THE CAR KICKED INTO GEAR AND DROVE BUT THE RPMS REMAINED RUNNING HIGH. A LIGHT ON THE DASH LIT UP. IT WAS A " ! " WITH A WRENCH TYPE CIRCLE AROUND LIT UP ON THE DASH. WE PULLED INTO AN AUTOPARTS STORE AND THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THREE DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY ALL SAY IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL '03 TAURUSES WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND TO CHECK WITH FORD TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL YET. AS FAR AS FORD HAS TOLD US THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 129,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,866 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. *TR

Mileage: 96,866

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. SUDDENLY LOST POWER TO AXLES THOUGH RPMS WERE UP, AS IF CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION WHILE IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 40 MILES TURNED OFF LI EXPRESSWAY CAME TO A LIGHT WHEN I STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL TO HEAR ENGINE REVVING UP BUT THE CAR NOT MOVING. HAD TO CALL AAA TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME AND THEN HAD THE FORD DEALERSHIP COME PICK IT UP. THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SO WITH MY CHOICES BEING 1- FIX IT AT MY OWN EXPENSE OR 2- BUY A NEW CAR. I HAD TO HAVE THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION TO THE COST OF $3066.24. THIS IS USUALLY WHEN YOUR JUST BREAKING IN THE ENGINE ON A CAR NOT REPLACING A TRANSMISSION AND AT MY COST. NOW FAST FORWARD 7 YRS DEC 12 2012 WITH 18800 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON THE LI EXPRESSWAY I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SPEEDS UP TP 75 MPH WITHOUT WARNING I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT COULD FEEL THE ENGINE FIGHTING ME ALL THE WAY. THE CARS RPM NEEDLE STARTS TO RISE TO 5500 TO 6000 RPMS THIS HAPPENED ALL THE WAY HOME NOW ITS AT THE REPAIR SHOP I CAN JUST IMAGINE HOW MUCH THIS IS GOING TO COST. NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY A FORD. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH UPHILL, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO MOVE IN ANY GEAR. I ALSO NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE ROAD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SERVICE GARAGE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THE MECHANIC CALLED ME LATER THAT DAY AND TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. I WAS GIVEN 2 OPTIONS, HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT INTO THE CAR OR HAVE MINE REBUILT. THIS WOULD INCLUDE REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND A CHAIN IN THE TRANSMISSION SHAFT THAT WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR. I CHOOSE TO HAVE IT REBUILT. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON FORD WINDSTAR'S FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER. HE TOLD ME THAT THE SAME TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER WERE ALSO IN MY FORD TAURUS. I HAVE OWNED AND OPERATED SEVERAL VEHICLES PRODUCED BY THE FORD MOTOR CO. WITH MORE THAN 100,000 MILES ON THEM AND NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD. *TR

Mileage: 67,550

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. ...UPDATED 05/29/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 06/04/2013 *JS

Mileage: 38,000

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

Mileage: 92,900

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.

Mileage: 113,000

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

Mileage: 100,000

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.

Mileage: 103,000

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

Mileage: 135,000

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

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

Mileage: 102,441

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

Mileage: 127,000

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

Mileage: 127,000

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

Mileage: 131,349

WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY TO ARBYS THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME WITH NO WARNING. MY CAR COULD NOT SHIFT GEARS TO GO INTO REVERSE OR FORWARD. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE EMPLOYEES AT ARBYS ASSISTED ME WITH PUSHING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVE-THROUGH. THE CAR RUNS BUT CANNOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY RECONDITIONED TRANSMISSION WITH REMAN TORQUE CONVERTER. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $1,839.33. *TR

Mileage: 84,081

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

Mileage: 94,261

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

Mileage: 137,000

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

Mileage: 80,000

CPSC# I1240221A. 2003 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. *LN

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.

Mileage: 145,000

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

Mileage: 60,600

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

Mileage: 88,000

DRIVING 2003 FORD TAURUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON OVERPASS CHAMPAIGN ILLINOIS. RPM'S SOARED AND DRIVETRAIN COMPLETELY STOPPED MOVING CAR FORWARD. WE COASTED TO SAFE PARKING. HAD CAR TOWED TO TRANSMISSION MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES AND TO KEEP THE RECEIPT OF WHAT I HAD PAID IN EXCESS OF $1200 FOR NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. I HAVE EXACT DATES IN SEPTEMBER 2011 TO INCLUDE FULL RECEIPTS IN STORAGE AT THIS TIME. HAD I NOT BEEN AS SKILLED A DRIVER, MANY COULD HAVE DIED IN SUCH ABRUPT DRIVETRAIN FAILURE, NO WARNING!!!!!! WE WANT A FULL REFUND FOR WANT WE HAD TO PAY, TO INCLUDE TOWING. WE HAVE MOVED FROM ILLINOIS TO FLORIDA, I AM ON DISABILITY AND WOULD APPRECIATE SOME ATTENTION TO SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT WE HAD TO PAY FOR SUCH A DANGEROUS CONDITION. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND COPIES OF OUR RECEIPTS FROM THE REPUTABLE MECHANIC. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

COMING INTO TOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SLOWED DOWN TO 30 MPH AND THEN NOTHING THE SPLINES IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER STRIPPED OUT AND I LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. COULDN'T GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD. FORD DOES HAVE A RECALL FOR NEWER VEHICLES BUT NOT ON MY MODEL. MY FORD DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE DONE A NUMBER OF THESE REPAIRS ON OLDER MODELS AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 177,000

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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 232,000

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

Mileage: 119,000

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE OUT OF NO WHERE. MULTIPLE OTHER PHANTOM ENGINE FAILURES/ENGINE INEXPLICABLY DIES. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 110,000

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 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

Mileage: 113,000

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

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

Mileage: 142,950

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT FURTHER ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONE YEAR AGO BY ANOTHER MECHANIC AFTER EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,304 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

Mileage: 69,304

AS I ACCELERATED AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN , THERE WAS A NOISE, THE CAR COASTED A SHORT DISTANCE AND STOPPED. I COULD NOT PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I HAD NO WARNING OF THIS FAILURE, NO SLIPPAGE OR NOISES, AND HAD I BEEN IN TRAFFIC, I WOULD SURELY HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE REAR BY ANY CAR BEHIND ME. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TAURUS AND SHUDDER TO THINK HOW MANY ACCIDENTS MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY SIMILAR FAILURES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE RELIGIOUSLY FOLLOWED FORD'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SERVICE. I REALIZE THIS IS A 2003 VEHICLE, BUT WITH ONLY 52,000 MILES I DID NOT EXPECT THIS FAILURE. I RECEIVED ESTIMATES UP TO $2600 TO REPAIR, BUT WAS TOLD BY ONE KNOWLEDGEABLE AND HONEST MECHANIC, THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS USUALLY THE CAUSE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN A CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE, DISMANTLING PROVED THE CONVERTER TO BE THE PROBLEM. BY REBUILDING MY TRANSMISSION I SAVED A SUBSTANTIAL SUM, BUT THIS INFORMATION IS NOT EASILY AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS; LEADING MANY TO SPEND MORE MONEY THAN NECESSARY TO REPAIR. ALTHOUGH WELL PAST ANY WARRANTY, I DO FEEL THE TRANSMISSION WAS INFERIOR. THIS REPAIR MIGHT HAVE BEEN COVERED IF I WERE A HIGH MILEAGE DRIVER. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

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

THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY BETWEEN 40-50 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST DROPPED. HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. NO WARNINGS, LIGHTS, WINDING, ETC. THE CAR WAS JUST IN FOR A TUNE UP AND OIL CHANGE THE WEEKEND PRIOR AND THERE WAS NOTHING DETECTED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE WITH AN AVERAGE MILEAGE UNDER 100,000 MILES. WE CALLED FORD TO EXPLAIN THAT THERE WAS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM, THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *JS

Mileage: 140,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER. *TR

Mileage: 179,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DOING 45 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING I LOST ALL POWER. NO GEARS WILL WORK. IT SEEMS AS IF ALL GEARS ARE LIKE NEUTRAL. ENGINE STARTS AND RUNS FINE BUT NO GEARS WILL WORK. TRANSMISSION WONT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 172,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

CAR WAS SLOWLY APPROACHING RED SIGNAL AT MAJOR BUSY TRAFFIC INTERSECTION. WHILE CAR WAS STILL MOVING, SIGNAL TURNED GREEN. BUT, WITH NEITHER UNUSUAL SOUNDS NOR OTHER ADVANCE WARNINGS, THE ENGINE LOST ALL ABILITY TO TRANSMIT POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION, CREATING AN URGENT EMERGENCY SITUATION FOR SAFELY TRANSITING THE INTERSECTION AS WELL AS BRINGING THE CAR TO A FULL CONTROLLED STOP OUT OF WAY OF CONSIDERABLE FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. THEN HAD TO DEAL WITH MY VISUALLY-HANDICAPPED WIFE AND SIGNIFICANT FOODSTUFFS JUST PURCHASED, PLUS TOW ARRANGEMENTS TO OUR FORD DEALER. FORD SERVICE DETERMINED CAUSE CLEARLY RESULTED FROM CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER BECAUSE OF STRIPPED SPLINES. REPAIRS COST OVER $1,300 JUST FOR TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, TRANSMISSION COULD STILL FAIL SUDDENLY FROM UNDISCOVERED INTERNAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY BROKEN TORQUE CONVERTER, REQUIRING SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL COST FOR REBUILT TRANSMISSION. NOW, IT'S LIKE A "RUSSIAN ROULETTE" EXPERIENCE EACH TIME WE GET IN THE CAR, SOMETHING TWO ELDERLY SENIORS REALLY ARE NOT WELL-EQUIPPED TO DEAL WITH!

Mileage: 24,928

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING WITH NO WARNING. COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE. LUCKLY CAR WAS ALREADY PARKED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON ALL 2003 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSIONS, SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY GOING TO BE HURT BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 102,462

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

I AM DISABLED AND MY SON AND I HAD THE SAME TYPE OF CAR A 2003 FORD TAURUS. ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY SONS CAR JUST SUDDENLY HAD ITS TRANSMISSION STOP WORKING HE SAID THERE WAS NO SIGNS BEFORE IT HAPPENED, BUT I THOUGHT HE WAS JUST NOT PAYING ATTENTION. WELL TODAY 03/31/12 MY 2003 TAURUS DID THE EXACT SAME THING AND THERE WAS NO WARNING IT JUST WAS LIKE IT WAS KICKED OUT OF GEAR. I DEPEND ON MY CAR BECAUSE OF MY PHYSICAL CONDITION. HOWEVER BEING LEFT STRANDED AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY HELP WAS A BIG PROBLEM. *JS

I TURNED MY CAR ON AND REVERSED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I HIT THE STREET MY CAR WOULD NOT BUDGE. THE CAR TURNED ON BUT WOULD NOT MOVE LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I BELIEVE THESE CARS ARE DANGEROUS AND HAVE FOUND A LARGE COMMUNITY ONLINE THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OR WORSE WITH THESE CARS. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T CARE AND WILL NOT RECALL THESE CARS. SOMEONE WITH A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE ON A FORUM DIRECTED ME HERE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. MY CAR HAD LESS THAN 65,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS WELL MAINTAINED. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *TR *JS

Mileage: 65,000

CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 70 WHEN THE CAR ALL-OF-THE-SUDDEN ACCELERATED OUT OF MY CONTROL TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE RPM AND THEN SNAPPED AT ABOUT 90, RENDERING MY CAR COMPLETELY USELESS. I FOUND MYSELF COASTING W/ VERY LITTLE CONTROL, OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, 5 MILES FROM THE NEAREST EXIT. COST OVER $2000 OUT-OF-POCKET TO COMPLETELY REPLACE 200 TRANSMISSION-RELATED PARTS. *JS

Mileage: 75,000

I GOT THIS CAR IN 2009 AROUND ABOUT NOVEMBER. BY MARCH 2010, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME WITH NO WARNING. GOT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION NOW MARCH 2012 I JUST FOUND OUT TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT AGAIN AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT REBUILT AGAIN. HOW LONG DO A TRANSMISSION SUPPOSE TO LAST IN A FORD TAURUS ANYWAY. I MEAN WILL I HAVE TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT EVERY TWO YEARS AS LONG AS I OWN THIS CAR? *JS

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT 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 TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW MANUFACTURER'S TRANSMISSION. ONE WEEK LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENTER A DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS BEING REPLACED WITH ANOTHER MANUFACTURER'S TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 5/12/11 *CN

Mileage: 82,000

ON THIS SUNDAY, I HAD MADE THREE PREVIOUS STOPS, WITHOUT INCIDENT. I WAS TURNING INTO AN INTERSECTION, WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING, I HAD NO POWER. THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED! I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET AND CALLED AAA. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FIRESTONE DEALER. THE VERDICT ON MONDAY WAS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER. I WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INFORMED THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE NEW TRANSMISSION COST $3287.51; TOWING COSTS WERE $122.00! I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED PROPERLY. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE IS A WEBSITE THAT LISTS SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2003 FORD TAURUS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ALSO REGISTERED THIS COMPLAINT WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS VEHICLE, CONSIDERING THE HUNDREDS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES REPORTED FOR THE 2003 TAURUS, AND FULLY COMPENSATE OWNERS, WHO, IN CASES LIKE MINE, HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. *TR

Mileage: 66,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, BUT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THERE WAS AND INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS, BUT THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED INSTEAD OF ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

Mileage: 179,000

CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND DOESN'T STOP TILL IT IS SHUT OFF. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AND INPUT SHAFT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 03/28/12 *BF UPDATED 04/09/12

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

Mileage: 53,000

I PURCHASED A NEW FORD TAURUS SE IN 2003. AFTER ONLY 30,000. MILES ON THE ODOMETER MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO GOODYEAR AND A MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND REFERRED ME TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. MY QUOTE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT WAS $3,000. I BELIEVE THAT THIS FALLS UNDER "CATASTROPHIC MECHANICAL FAILURE" AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO GET THIS SITUATION RECTIFIED. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AND REQUESTED THAT THE CAR BE REPLACED WITH A NEW TAURUS OR A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR OF ANY COLLATERAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE CAR SITTING IN MY GARAGE SINCE 2008, I WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I WAS NEARLY KILLED AS I TRIED TO NAVIGATE FROM THE FREEWAY TO THE SHOULDER. IN ESSENCE I PAID $1,000. PER MILE FOR THE LIFE OF THIS CAR. 2003 WAS ONE OF FORD'S WORST YEAR FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. TO HAVE SUCH A MAJOR COMPONENT FAIL AFTER OWNING THE CAR 5-YEARS AND JUST 30,000. MILES IS A TRAVESTY. IN CONCLUSION, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OWNERS DIED AS A RESULT OF THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND HOPE THAT WE CAN RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FOR THIS TRAVESTY BY AN AMERICAN AUTO COMPANY'S LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND I DON'T KNOW HOW A COMPANY CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS , TO ME, IS AN ILLEGAL ACT THAT SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED! *TR UPDATED IVOQ 07/09/12 THE CONSUMER ALSO REPORTED TRANSMISSION FAILURES EXPERIENCED BY OTHER CONSUMERS. UPDATED IVOQ 07/23/12

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AS THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTED HAVING FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE CONTACT'S ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION PUMP.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

Mileage: 87,000

SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR WENT FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING, AND THEN WON'T ENTER ANY GEAR. FORTUNATELY WE WEREN'T ON A BUSY FREEWAY AT THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AT WORK ONTO DELHI PIKE A 4 LANE HIGHWAY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN (RUSH HOURS TRAFFIC) GOT OUT TO LANE STARTED DOWN ROAD, ENGINE JUST REVVED CAR QUITE RUNNING, RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC 35 MILE HR ZONE. CALLED FORD, NO RECALLS (WAS TOLD NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FILED). FORD REALLY DID NOT EVEN SEEM CONCERNED OR ACT LIKE THEY CARED ABOUT IT. I GUESS SINCE THE VEHICLE IS 2003 AND IT IS NOW 2011. SORRY ABOUT MY LUCK, WAS HOW FORD APPROACHED IT. IT COST $2231 TO REPAIR. THANK GOD I AM ALIVE IF THIS WOULD HAVE QUIT IN MIDDLE OF THE LEFT TURN I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. IS IT GOING TO TAKE DEATHS TO MAKE THIS A RECALL, IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THERE IS A PROBLEM. MY CAR HAD 52520 MILES ON IT, MOST VEHICLES THIS IS JUST BROKE IN. CAR COMPLAINTS.COM THERE ARE OVER 200 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. IMAGINE GOING 70 ON HIGHWAY SEMI BEHIND YOU ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU SLOW UP HAVE NO WAY TO GET OFF HIGHWAY, I GUESS THE SEMI RUNS OVER TOP OF YOU KILLING YOU AND HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE, EITHER IN YOUR CAR OR CHAIN REACTION. FORD AND THE NHTSA NEED TO STEP UP, AND HELP OUT. HOW MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE DID NOT FILE A COMPLAINT, OR KNOW THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TAURUS. *TR

Mileage: 52,520

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, VEHICLE SHUDDERED A LITTLE AS IF TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WAS BUMPED OUT OF GEAR. VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. NO MOTION WAS FOUND BY SELECTING OTHER GEARS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND TRANS FAILURE CONFIRMED. TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE, TC BEARING FAILURE, BOOST PUMP FAILING AND CHECK VALVES OUT OF SPECIFICATION. $1,800 IN REPAIR COSTS. I KNOW OF MANY PEOPLE WITH FAILED FORD TRANSAXLE FAILURES BEFORE 75K MILES.... *TR

Mileage: 76,075

CAME HOME ON MY 03 FORD TAURUS WORKING GREAT THE NEXT DAY TURNED ON THE CAR TO GO TO WORK STARTED GREAT PUT IT IN GEAR TO LEAVE AND NO GO WILL NOT GO FORWARD OR BACK. FRIENDS AND FAMILY TOLD ME TRANSMISSION MIGHT HAVE GONE BAD BUT THE STRANGE THING IS NO WARNING SIGNS LUCKY FOR ME IT FAILED OUTSIDE MY HOUSE. EXPLORED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT THE 03 FORD TAURUS HAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

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

THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING WITH NO PRIOR INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TORQUE LINKAGE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I LOOKED THIS UP I LINE I SAW MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *KB

Mileage: 75,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED ON WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND PUMP SHAFT FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 159,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 159,000

I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPMS JUST WENT UP AND I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN,PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED SHIFTING IN REVERSE AND THEN DRIVE AND WOULD NOT MOVE,RPMS JUST WENT UP WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS. *TR

Mileage: 48,482

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY TIME. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR THE VEHICLE TO PERFORM NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE SYMPTOMS WERE SIMILAR TO THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER) RECALL, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE PULLED ONTO A STREET, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ITS GEARS. THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/28/12

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT MOVED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO REVERSE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ABNORMALLY WITH AN INCREASE IN ENGINES RPMS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ENCOUNTERED ONCE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 75,000

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

IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY QUIT. THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN FINE, BUT I HAD NO FORWARD POWER. I HAD TO COAST THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I WAS ON A SLIGHT UPHILL INCLINE AND WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. CARS WERE PASSING ME ON BOTH SIDES. FORTUNATELY SOMEONE STOPPED AND HELPED ME PUSH THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A VERY SCARY SITUATION FOR A WHILE. *TR

Mileage: 90,456

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON NOV. 24, 2011 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR LOST DRIVING POWER. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CAN NOT DRIVE CAR. WILL NOT DRIVE, REVERSE, NOTHING. CAR TURNS ON BUT WILL NOT DRIVE. TRANSMISSION FLUID IS RED AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE LEAKING. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO SLIPPAGE OR LEAKS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,400. UPDATED 01/18/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GOING INTO ANY GEAR, EXCEPT PARK. UPDATED 01/27/12

Mileage: 93,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE TRIED SHIFTING INTO REVERSE TO DRIVE BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

Mileage: 118,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,175.

Mileage: 51,175

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD VIOLENTLY. HE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE FAILURE, BUT THE DEFECT RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 64,000

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS HAS 39,464. I GOT IN IT TO GO TO WORK, STARTED IT, PUT IT IN REVERSE AND CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I TRIED DRIVE AND NOTHING. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM, AND FIND THIS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON IN THE 03 TAURUS, AND OTHER FORD VEHICLES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO BE DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AS A LOT OF THE PEOPLE I HAVE READ ABOUT. THE PROBLEM BEING A DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU OPENED AN INVESTIGATION IN JULY OF 2009, WITH APRROX. 3000 REPORTS OF THIS PART FAILING. FORD NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THESE PARTS, BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. THIS IS MY FIRST STEP IN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS MATTER, BUT IT IS NOT MY LAST. *TR

Mileage: 39,464

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 126000 MILES FIRST OF TWO COIL SPRINGS BROKE IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR. HAD BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS REPLACED. THREE WEEKS LATER WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE AT WORK ONLY TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION PUMP FAIL. CAR ACTED EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE, SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, HIGH ENGINE REV AND AN INABILITY OF THE CAR TO WORK IN ANY GEAR. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS THEN TOLD THAT NOT ONLY DID THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REBUILT BUT I ALSO HAD A REAR COIL SPRING THAT NOW WAS BROKEN. HAVE PURCHASED MANY FORD VEHICLES BUT THIS IS ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU LOOK AT A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

I OWN A 2003 FORD TAURUS WITH 85,172 MILES ON IT. ON A RECENT TRIP OUT OF TOWN, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING,AND WE HAD TO BE TOWED HOME OVER 100 MILES. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ,I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OWNERS OF 2003 FORD TAURUS' HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO WARNING OF THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. IT APPEARS TO BE AN INTERNAL PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF. I FOUND 164 COMPLAINTS ON THE CAR COMPLAINTS/FORD WEBSITE CONCERNING THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT COST ME OVER $3600 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THAT IS OVER HALF WHAT THE BLUE BOOK VALUE IS ON MY CAR! I WANT TO KNOW IF FORD HAS LOOKED INTO THIS PROBLEM ON THE TRANSMISSIONS? WITH THAT MANY 2003 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSIONS GOING OUT, SEEMS TO ME THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION OR A RECALL ON THEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOMEONE CHECKING INTO THIS PROBLEM. I REALLY LOVE MY TAURUS, BUT AM VERY UPSET THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON A CAR THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY FORD DEALERSHIPS FOR EVERYTHING FROM OIL CHANGES TO BRAKES, AIR CONDITIONER, ETC. ALWAYS HAD THE SERVICE DONE AT THE INTERVALS THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY DETERMINED NEEDED TO BE DONE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP IS THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE DONE ANY SERVICE ON MY CAR OTHER THAN TIRES.I FEEL THAT I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING TO KEEP MY CAR IN PERFECT CONDITION AND AM TERRIBLY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED. PLEASE WOULD YOU CHECK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND SEE IF THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS?? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME! IF THE CAR HAD STOPPED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY TO US AND OTHERS! THANK YOU! *TR

Mileage: 85,172

I STOPPED AT A SIGNAL LIGHT WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN SO I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR AND THANKFULLY JUST CLEARED THE BUSY INTERSECTION. I WAS IN THE OUTSIDE LANE OF TRAFFIC AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED. I DRIFTED TO THE CURB. THE MOTOR STILL RUNNING. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN IN GEAR. PRESSED THE GAS. NOTHING HAPPENED. I COULD TELL BY THE SOUND THE CAR WAS NOT GOING INTO GEAR. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. PUT INTO GEAR, PRESSED GAS NOTHING HAPPENED. IT JUST SAT THERE. I HAD NO PROBLEMS OR PRIOR SYMPTOMS WITH THIS CAR. NO WARNING SIGNS! THIS PROBLEM COULD RESULT IN SOME VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. AFTER TALKING TO A LOCAL MECHANIC HE TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM I HAD WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TAURUS ESP. THE 2003 MODEL. HE HAD REPLACED SEVERAL TORQUE CONVERTERS ON FORD TAURUS' LATELY. *KB

Mileage: 117,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR, GOING SPEED LIMIT 65, WHEN CAR FAILED TO ENGAGE, ENGINE REVVED BUT CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS, ALMOST HIT BY ON COMING TRAFFIC WHILE STUCK IN ROAD. REST OF CAR IS LIKE NEW......... WTF? *TR

Mileage: 74,367

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH IN A PARKING LOT AND UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH WAS A COMMON ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MERGED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND A MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED A LOUD NOISE EMITTED NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE COIL SPRING FRACTURED IN HALF. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE COIL SPRING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THIS FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A SECOND PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PREPARING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE AND WILL BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP. THE DEALER STATED THE REPAIR COST WAS $3000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED NO RECALLS WERE ISSUED FOR THE FAILURE, AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

2003 FORD TAURUS SES, AUTOMATIC-TRANSMISSION. WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND HAD JUST MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE ENGINE STARTED TO OVER-REV AND THERE WAS NO POWER BEING TRNASMITTED TO THE WHEELS. THE ENGINE RUNS FINE BUT NO MATTER WHAT GEAR IS SELECTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THERE IS NO POWER BEING TRANSMITTED TO THE WHEELS. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK AS HAD THIS HAPPEND WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR CROSSING AN INTERSECTION COULD EASLIY HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJUIRES OR DEATH. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH FORD TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY. *TT

Mileage: 107,235

DRIVING ALONG ON MY WAY TO WORK, ON MAJOR HIGHWAY (RT. 95, EWING, NJ) SLIGHTLY OVER 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ENGINE STARTS RACING. NO BANG, CLANG OR BOOM SOUNDS. I REDUCED PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL TO STOP RACING ENGINE. TRIED TO PRESS AGAIN TO RESUME SPEED, BUT NO REACTION BUT RACING ENGINE AGAIN. PULLED OVER TO RIGHT SHOULDER THROUGH 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC IN MORNING RUSH HOUR AND STOPPED. TRIED CAR IN ALL GEARS (INCLUDING REVERSE), ONLY REACTION WAS LIKE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL, NO GEARS WORKED. CALLED FOR A TOW. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE (TORQUE CONVERTER BROKE AND A PUMP?) IN MY 2003 FORD TAURUS WITH 102K MILES. I WAS LUCKY I HAD ENOUGH SPEED TO MANEUVER MY WAY ACROSS THE HIGHWAY TO THE SHOULDER. *TR

Mileage: 102,200

DROVE HOME FROM WORK...NO PROBLEMS...WENT OUT ON 8/25/2011..STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT...EVERYTHING WAS FINE...WENT ABOUT 50 FEET...TRANSMISSION DIS-ENGAGED AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD...GOT TOWED HOME . TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FINE BUT WONT ENGAGE . *TR

Mileage: 135,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR CAR, WHEN THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE GEAR. AT THE TIME SHE WAS CROSSING A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WILL START AND RUN, BUT WILL NOT MOVE. I HAVE EVEN REPLACED THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH, AND THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 98,891

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS SES TO WORK ON 8/4/11 AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR STOPPED GOING! MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS +/- 126,000 MILES ON IT. IT STILL WAS RUNNING, JUST NONE OF THE GEARS WORKED. I WAS LUCKY THAT I GO TO WORK AT 7:00AM AND TRAFFIC WAS VERY LIGHT! I WAS ALSO LUCKY TO COAST TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE LEADING UP TO THIS! I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, HOPEFULLY FORD WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! I WILL AT LEAST CALL THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET THEIR OPINION, BUT WILL PROBABLY TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE AS I AM PRETTY SURE THE PRICE WILL BE BETTER! IT SOUNDS LIKE FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND MAKE THIS RIGHT! *TR

Mileage: 126,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE TRANSMISSION OF THE CAR WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CAR WAS RECENTLY SERVICED AND ONLY HAD 65'K MILES. AFTER SOME SEARCHING THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM EVEN AT LOW MILES. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL THEN BACK TO DRIVE GEAR. THE VEHICLE STALLED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. AFTER THE VEHICLE COOLED DOWN, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

I WAS DRIVING EASTBOUND ON I-90 (MASS. PIKE) IN MASSACHUSETTS, ABOUT 60 MILES OUTSIDE OF BOSTON, WITH MY FIANCEE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE IDEAL. TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE HIGH 80S. SUN WAS OUT, ABOUT 4 P.M. IN THE AFTERNOON. SUDDENLY, THE RPMS WENT THROUGH THE ROOF, BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW OR SPEED. I TESTED AGAIN AND SAME THING HAPPENED. I SIGNALED RIGHT AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE OVER ONE LANE AND AGAIN ONTO THE SHOULDER. ONCE PARKED, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I JUST GOT REVVING IN PARK, DRIVE, REVERSE, LOWER GEARS, ETC. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO POWER TO THE GROUND. REPAIR COSTS CAME TO $2,000. I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF MY CAR ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE SPACE TO MY REAR AND RIGHT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURED, BUT HAD I BEEN BOXED IN, THERE CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE '03 TAURUS.

Mileage: 125,000

2003 TAURUS 3.0L V6 - TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING, COULD ONLY COAST TO STOP. WAS FORTUNATE THAT WAS ABLE TO GET SIDE OF ROAD WITHOUT BEING REAR-ENDED BY FOLLOWING CARS. *TT

Mileage: 80,333

2003 FORDTAURUS SES 3.0L V6 55000 MILES, SETTING TRAFFIC LIGHT, LIGHT TURNED GREEN WENT 50FT. TRANSMISSION DIS-ENGAGED COULD NOT GET IT TO RE-ENGAGE (NO R OR D) HAD CAR TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP. WRITING THIS COMPLAINT DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL FOR THE NUMBER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A 2003 FORD TAURUS ON JULY 7, 2011. THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING. THE ENGINE WAS WORKING, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS TORN UP AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACE OR REBUILT. THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS INDICATIONS OF THE CAR HAVING TRANSMISSION TROUBLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT OTHER 2003 FORD TAURUS VEHICLES HAVE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM. IF THIS FAILURE HAD HAPPENED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. AS IT WAS, SHE ALMOST HAD A WRECK, BECAUSE THE CAR WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT HAVE ANY POWER TO THE WHEELS TO MOVE. SHE WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED BY A CAR BEHIND HER DUE TO THIS PRODUCT FAILURE. FORD NEEDS TO RECTIFY THIS DEFECT. I AM HAVING TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT APPARENTLY IS INHERENT TO THIS MODEL. I WOULD LIKE FOR FORD TO REIMBURSE MY EXPENSES. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS SES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. AFTER TRYING TO RESTART IT TO NO AVAIL, IT WAS UNDRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANS AXLE HAD POSSIBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 113,000. UPDATED 08/05/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HEAD LIGHT LENSES TURNED YELLOW, NOT ALLOWING MUCH LIGHT TO RADIATE OUT OF THEM AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. UPDATED 09/14/11. *JB UPDATED 01/30/12. *JB

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS SES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. AFTER TRYING TO RESTART IT TO NO AVAIL, IT WAS UNDRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANS AXLE HAD POSSIBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 113,000. UPDATED 08/05/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HEAD LIGHT LENSES TURNED YELLOW, NOT ALLOWING MUCH LIGHT TO RADIATE OUT OF THEM AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. UPDATED 09/14/11. *JB UPDATED 01/30/12. *JB

Mileage: 113,000

I WAS LOOKING ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE WITH REGARD TO ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I HAD HEARD ABOUT WITH THE 2003 TAURUS (FRONT END COLLAPSE) WHEN I CAME ACROSS THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. DRIVING IN HIGHWAY PASSING LANE, THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LOSE MOMENTUM. SPEEDOMETER RAPIDLY BEGAN TO DROP WHILE RPM'S WENT BALLISTIC, THEN DROPPED. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I QUICKLY REALIZED THE CAR WAS COMING TO A STOP THAT I COULD NOT CONTROL REGARDLESS OF HOW HARD I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OVER 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO MAKE IT INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE, WHERE IT CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT AND COULD NOT BE MOVED. NOT ONLY DID I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY 2003 TAURUS AT 71K MILES, WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2001 FORD F-150 AT 110K MILES & 2005 FORD FOCUS AT 80K MILES, AT A COST OF $8300.00. ALL OF THESE VEHICLES WERE PURCHASED NEW AND DRIVEN BY THE SAME DRIVER. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, I WOULD THINK EITHER FORD OR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND PERFORM AN IN DEPTH INVESTIGATION WHY SO MANY FORD TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING AND ISSUE A NOTIFICATION OF THESE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND THE STEPS TO REMEDIATE THOSE ISSUES BEFORE THE ISSUE CAUSES SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Mileage: 71,000

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY FREEWAY HEADING TO WORK AT 70 MPH MY CAR JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING... IT SCARED ME SO BAD I ALMOST SIDESWIPED A CAR NEXT TO ME JUST IN REACTION TO GET OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE THERE WAS A SEMI BEHIND ME. MY CRUISE HAD TRIED TO KEEP UP WITH THE 70 MPH I SET IT AT BUT IT COULDN'T SO THE RPMS WENT SKY HIGH AND MY GAS PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY FREEWAY WHILE SPEEDING CARS WERE FLYING BY ME, SO I ALSO COULD HAVE GOTTEN SIDESWIPED THERE, I'VE SEEN IT MANY TIMES ON TV WITH PARKED CARS ON THE SIDE OF A FREEWAY. IM NOT GOING TO HAVE A CAR FOR A LONG TIME UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION IS FIXED. AND HOW IM GOING TO GET THE MONEY FOR IT I HAVE NO CLUE. I CANT GET TO WORK I DON'T MAKE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. FORD SHOULD RECALL BECAUSE ITS HAPPENED TO SO MANY PEOPLE AND ITS NOT OUR FAULT, ITS THEIRS FOR BUILDING A FAULTY CAR. MY CAR BARELY HAS 87,000 MILES ON IT, A CARS TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT GO OUT AT 87,000 MILES. MY OLD CAR HAD 180,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THAT. I MAY BE GOING TO A NEW CAR COMPANY NEXT CAR IF FORD DOESN'T FIX THIS ISSUE. IM LUCKY I HAD QUICK REACTION TIME AND I KNEW HOW TO HANDLE THE CAR OR I WOULD BE DONE FOR, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD WONT ADMIT THAT. *TR

Mileage: 86,598

WITHOUT WARNING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS WON'T RUN IN ANY GEAR, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAD TO WALK IN 105 WEATHER WITH 5 KIDS IN ORDER TO GET HELP FOR A TOW. THIS WAS ON A BUSY FOUR LANE ROAD WHERE I HAD TO NARROWLY AVOID BEING REAR ENDED GOING 50 MILES AN HOUR. IS SOMEONE WAITING FOR A DEATH TO OCCUR TO REQUIRE FORD TO RECALL THIS FAULTY PRODUCT? *TR

Mileage: 145,075

TRANSMISSION QUIT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER INPUT SHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED 02/27/12

Mileage: 58,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I24 WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. OUT OF THE BLUE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I HAD TO COAST ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WITH MY CHILD FOR 2 1/2 HRS WAITING ON A TOW TRUCK. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO SCARED OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT. WHY IS FORD WAITING ON SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY FIX THIS PROBLEM????? THIS WILL BE THE LAST VEHICLE THAT I PURCHASE FROM FORD!!!! I WILL BE GOING WITH A FOREIGN MADE CAR FROM NOW ON. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON MY 2003 TAURUS SES COMPLETELY AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED WORKING - THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT I WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE ANY OF THE GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 72,525

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT DOES NOT CHANGE OR SHIFT GEARS. HAS NOT BEEN REAPIRED YET, TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, EVERYTHING WORKED FINE UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN FOR A TURN, AND WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN...IT WOULDN'T. THE CAR IS AT AROUND 83,000 MILES, AND BESIDES THIS ISSUE THE CAR IS IN AMAZING SHAPE. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

2003 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION BREAKS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH,WE WERE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT 11 PM IN THE RAIN.!!! IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION FAILING IT IS THE SAME TRANSMISSION THAT WAS RECALLED IN THE WINDSTAR. BUT SINCE NO ONE HAS DIED YET NOTHING WILL CHANGE. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

I OWN A 2003 FORD TAURUS AND WAS DRIVING ON A NORMAL COMMUTE, WHILE DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE THE TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT. I THEN HAD TO COAST THROUGH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ACROSS 4 LANES AND SIT IN THE EMERGENCY LANE FOR AN HOUR FOR RESCUE. THERE WAS NO WARNING NO SIGNS JUST QUIT WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO AFRAID OF BEING IN AN ACCIDENT AS THAT DAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN THAT I HAVE LEARNED FORD IS AWARE OF AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX OR ATTEMPTED A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS THAT FAIL. IT COST NEARLY $2000 TO REPAIR, ON A CAR THAT ONLY HAS A BLUE BOOK VALUE OF $3500 CLEARLY THIS IS A TERRIBLE WAIST JUST TO GET THE CAR MOVING AGAIN. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT A LARGE COMPANY LIKE FORD CAN ALLOW SUCH PROBLEMS TO OCCUR IN THERE CARS, AT LEAST COMPANIES LIKE TOYOTA FIX THE PROBLEMS THEY FIND. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MARCH 2009 AND HAD WAS EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH IT. ON NOVEMBER 5, 2009 MY HUSBAND AND I LEFT FOR THE STORE. WE HAD NOT EVEN GOTTEN 1 MILE AWAY FROM THE HOUSE WHEN THE CAR STOPPED RESPONDING WHEN YOU PRESSED ON THE GAS. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO LOUD NOISES AND THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE. WHEN WE STOPPED TO INSPECT WHAT HAPPENED WE FOUND THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. WHEN YOU SHIFTED OUT OF PARK--NOTHING, LITERALLY NOTHING HAPPENED. WE FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND FORKED OVER THE $1000 TO HAVE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION PUT IN. PROBLEM SOLVED--OR SO WE THOUGHT. EARLIER THIS WEEK (MARCH 22, 2011) MY HUSBAND LEFT FOR WORK AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SAME AS LAST TIME- NO WARNING AND THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE. WE ARE AT OUR WITS END WITH THIS CAR AND ALTHOUGH I LOVE IT WE CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP PUTTING TRANSMISSIONS IN IT EVERY FEW MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

APRIL 5, 2008 STARTED OFF LIKE ANY OTHER SATURDAY,CLEANING MY HOUSE THEN GOING SHOPPING AT MY LOCAL GROCERY, BUT THIS DAY WAS DIFFERENT. WHEN I GOT IN MY 2003 FORD TAURUS TO GO SHOPPING, I TURNED THE KEY TO START MY CAR AND PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED AGAIN BY PUTTING MY CAR IN REVERSE. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE CAR WOULD NOT BUDGE. NO PROBLEMS WERE INDICATED BEFORE THAT DAY. I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO ASK THEM ABOUT A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM, BUT THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO BRING MY CAR TO THEIR SHOP. I SAID 'HOW CAN I BRING MY CAR TO YOUR SHOP WHEN I CAN'T DRIVE IT ANYWHERE SINCE IT WON'T GO IN REVERSE'? THE PERSON ON THE PHONE TOLD ME I COULD HAVE IT TOWED TO THEIR LOCATION AND WHEN I ASKED HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, THE GUY TOLD ME $3500. YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW SHOCKED I WAS TO HEAR THIS COST! IN THE MEANTIME A NEIGHBOR CAME TO MY HOUSE AND SUGGESTED I CALL ONE OF MY TOWN'S TRANSMISSION SHOPS. I DID AND WAS TOLD THE COST TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION WOULD BE ABOUT $1500. I WAS ALSO ASKED HOW MANY MILES I HAD ON MY CAR AND I TOLD HIM 35,000. HE WAS SHOCKED TO HEAR A TRANSMISSION WAS OUT W/ONLY 35,000 MILES ON MY CAR. LATER THAT DAY MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN MY CAR. FOR ONE WEEK SOMEONE HAD TO TAKE ME TO WORK AND BACK HOME AND AT THE END OF THE WEEK I PAID $1500 AND GOT MY CAR BACK HOME. DURING THAT WEEK I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED OTHER 2003 FORD TAURUS OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD W/MY CAR. SEEMS FORD SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE A 2003 FORD TAURUS SES WITH 67,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED. PARK AND NEUTRAL ONLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC WHEN IT HAPPENED. OVER THE LAST YEAR A COUPLE MINOR SLIPS, BUT THIS TIME TOTAL FAILURE. HAVING IT TOWED TO A DEALER MONDAY. *TR

Mileage: 67,254

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A 2003 FORD TAURUS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

2003 FORD TAURUS SEL. 78K MILES IN GREAT OVERALL CONDITION AND NO HISTORY OF SERIOUS PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DISENGAGED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I COASTED TOWARDS THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND TRIED CYCLING THE SHIFTER FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. NO SUCCESS. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT THROUGH THE GEARS BUT THE GEARS WERE NOT ENGAGING. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. NO NOISES, NO BUCKING, NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO HAVE HAPPEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. HAD THE CAR TOWED 80 MILES TO MY HOUSE FOR A COST OF 400.00. THE TRANS NEEDS A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. ESTIMATE AT 1850.00. DON'T HAVE OLD PARTS. HAVE HUNDREDS OF EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL CAR. FORD REALLY NEEDS TO PONY UP AND MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

2003 FORD TAURUS DRIVING ALONG AND ENGINE RUNS BUT IT FEEL LIKE I AM IN NEUTRAL TRANSMISSION GONE. 2 TIME IN 2 1/2 YEARS AND FORD FIXED IT THE FIRST TIME. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

I WAS DRIVING I-75N, GOT OFF AT MY EXIT AND SWITCHED LANES AS THE LIGHT WAS TURNING FROM RED TO GREEN. JUST AS I GOT UNDER THE LIGHT, MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WAS IN GEAR, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY REV (AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL). I PUT ON MY HAZARDS, RESTARTED THE CAR TO NO AVAIL. CALLED 911 AND REPORTED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. A KIND (AND BRAVE) STRANGER WAS ABLE TO PUSH MY CAR SAFELY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND TO THE SHOULDER WHERE I PARKED AND WAITED FOR A TOW-TRUCK AND FRIEND TO PICK ME UP. HAD IT TOWED TO PEPBOYS (THEY DON'T WORK ON TRANSMISSIONS) HAD IT TOWED TO AAMCO AND SUBSEQUENTLY COTTMAN TRANSMISSIONS WHERE IT SITS NOW. PARTS AND LABOR ARE ESTIMATED AT $2331. MANY, MANY OTHER SIMILAR ACCOUNTS FROM OTHER 2003 FORD TAURUS OWNERS. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE FAILING TORQUE CONVERTERS. AND THE STICKLER IS, I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS IN GREAT CONDITION. THERE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW RELIEVED I WAS HEARING THAT FROM THE MANUFACTURER.

Mileage: 132,000

I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A GAS STATION AND CAME DOWN THE STEEP HILL TO MY HOUSE AND WHEN I WENT TO BACK INTO MY PARKING SPACE THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED . I THOUGHT MY TIRES WERE JUST SPINNING DUE TO SOME ICE . WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO TRY TO FIND ANOTHER SPACE I DISCOVERED THE ONLY GEARS I HAD WERE PARK AND NEUTRAL. THE CAR THEN COASTED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND STOPPED, I THEN HAD TO GET MY NEIGHBOR TO HELP PUSH THE CAR AROUND THE CORNER AND INTO A PARKING SPOT. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL THE TRANSMISSION NEVER SLIPPED AND THERE WERE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS . NOTHING AT ALL JUST TOTAL FAILURE. I'M JUST GLAD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR ALONG THE HIGHWAY ON OUR WAY TO CUB SCOUTS.

Mileage: 74,000

IN OCTOBER OF 2008, MY 2003 FORD TAURUS SES SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO MOVE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED - THE VEHICLE HAD 41,086 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. COST OF REPAIR WAS $1260.96. *TR

Mileage: 41,086

MINOR DRIVING CAR, WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS SIGNS OF TROUBLE,NO WARNING LIGHTS, ETC., AFTER TURNING CORNER, CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. COULD NOT ENGAGE CAR IN GEAR AFTER THAT. HAD TO GET HELP PUSHING INTO NEARBY PARK AND HAVE IT TOWED IN FOR REPAIR. THANKFULLY, NOONE WAS HURT, AND PARK WAS NEARBY. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I DON'T WANT TO IMAGINE THE OUTCOME. THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO SIGNS OF TROUBLE PREVIOUSLY THAT INDICATED ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 97,456

2003 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING ON BUSY STREET, WAS LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO ALMOST OFF OF ROADWAY. TWO PEOPLE CAME TO AID AND PUSHED THE CAR COMPLETELY OUT OF ROADWAY. CAR HAS JUST 62,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT JUST UNDER 95,000 MILES WITH NO WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

WHEN COMING HOME FROM PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER FROM WORK, MY CAR COULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE CAR RUNS BUT I CANNOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEARS. AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO A GAS STATION. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND I SEE BY YOUR WEBSITE THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHO IS GOING TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE AND SOMEONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY HUSBAND AND I ALONG WITH OUR 2 YR OLD WERE DRIVING HOME ONE EVENING AND STOPPED AT STOPPED SIGN AND MY HUSBAND HIT THE GAS TO GO AND IT TOOK OFF SLOWLY, THAN JUST WOULDN'T GO WE HAD TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC AROUND US. NO WARNING LIGHT OR ANYTHING THE TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT. THE CAR WONT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE, IT SHIFTS BUT WONT MOVE. WE NEED THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT, WE GOT AN ESTIMATE OF 2100. I LOST MY JOB, IM PREGNANT WITH MY 2ND CHILD AND WE JUST PURCHASED THE 2003 FORD TAURUS ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BE REPAIRING A CAR WE JUST GOT. *TR

Mileage: 138,452

WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY GAS PEDAL OF MY VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD - THE CAR JERKED AND THEN NOTHING. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I HAD TO ROLL AND THEN PUSH MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME OR I WOULD OF BEEN HIT - IT WAS VERY SCARY. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. HAD TO WAIT FOR AAA AND THEN GET MY CAR TOWED TO TRANSMISSION PLACE. THEY REPLACED AND IT COST ME $1,133.58. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT LAST DEC AND NOW AM EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, MY SIGNAL LIGHTS/HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AND WAS TOLD THE WIRES AND HARNESS NEED TO BE REPLACED. HINGES THAT HOLD REAR WINDOW IN HAVE SNAPPED OFF, WINDOW HELD IN PLACE BY LOCK. *TR

Mileage: 103,798

I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I JUST BROKE MY NECK ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO SO IT WAS HARD FOR ME ALONE TO PUSH THE CARD TO SAFE AREA. THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS WOULD NOT GO FURTHER LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I TRIED PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE, REVERSE AND THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD HAPPEN IS THE MOTOR WOULD REV UP LIKE IT WAS IN PARK. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL FORD. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS MODEL OR AT LEAST PAY TO FIX ALL THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS I AM READING ABOUT. THE AMOUNT THAT IT COST TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION IS THE SAME AMOUNT THE CAR IS WORTH IF THAT. WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET FORD INVOLVED WITH THIS PROBLEM AND STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THIS REALLY LEAVES A BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH ABOUT FORD. ONE UNHAPPY CUSTOMER TELLS THE WHOLE WORLD 100 HAPPY CUSTOMERS BARLEY GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT A COMPANY, BUT I BELIEVE IF FORD WOULD DO A RECALL ON THESE 2003 TAURUS TRANSMISSIONS EVERYBODY WOULD CHANGE THEIR MIND ABOUT HOW FORD DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. ALL THESE TRANSMISSION COMPLIANT SOUND THE SAME. SO IT MUST BE THE PRODUCT NOT THE DRIVER. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TRANSMISSION JUST DIED LIKE THIS WEBSITE STATES. *TR HTTP://BIT.LY/VIL7

Mileage: 110,000

I OWN A 2003 FORD TAURUS LX AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER ON 11/23. MILEAGE IS 71,000. I WAS DRIVING ON A RATHER BUSY ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR A NOISE AND THE CAR NO LONGER RESPONDED EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE ROAD WAS NOT HEAVILY TRAVELED AT THE TIME. I AM THANKFUL FOR THAT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT INTO THE POST OFFICE DRIVEWAY AND A KIND GENTLEMAN PUSHED ME BECAUSE I WAS BLOCKING THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE PARKING LOT. I COULD GO NO FURTHER. CAR WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP BUT AN ESTIMATE IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

I HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2003 FORD TAURUS SES. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY CAR YESTERDAY GETTING READY TO PULL ONTO A HEAVILY TRAVELED HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR PREVIOUS INDICATION. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 72,210 MILES ON IT AND FROM WHAT I'VE DISCOVERED ON OTHER COMPLAINT WEBSITES THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON THING ESPECIALLY WITH THE 2003 YEARS. THIS REALLY CONCERNS ME BEING A LOYAL FORD CUSTOMER THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE THIS. IT HAS CLEARLY BEEN EXPOSED AS AN ISSUE WITH FORD AND THEY ARE TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY?!? THE WORST PART OF THIS ISSUE IS THAT NOT ONLY DID MY WIFE, AND FIVE MONTH OLD CHILD STALL OUT HALF ON, HALF OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, BUT A LOADED ROCK TRUCK ALMOST TOOK HER AND AN ONCOMING VEHICLE OUT IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO AVOID AN ALMOST CERTAIN INCIDENT. THANK GOD MY FAMILY IS SAFE AND NO HARM WAS DONE, BUT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT FORD'S IGNORANCE OF QUALITY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY SAFETY! *TR

Mileage: 72,210

WHILE EXITING HIGHWAY AUTO LOST POWER TO DRIVE AXLES. HAD TO PUSH CAR 1/4 MILE TO PARKING LOT,WALK 5 MILES HOME,ARRANGE TOW AND GET AUTO CHECKED OUT. TALKED TO 5 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND ALL AGREED THAT IT WAS TRANSMISSION. COST TO REPAIR OR REPLACE TRANSMISSION 900-1500 DOLLARS DEPENDING ON PROBLEM. WILL KNOW MORE LATTER BUT COSTS KEEP RISING. THIS IS BS AS FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.I KNOW THIS IS TRUE AS I KNOW SEVERAL FORD MECHANICS. *TR

Mileage: 70,756

THE 2003 FORD TAURUS WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR APPLYING BRAKES WILL SURGE AND LUNGE FORWARD. VERY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE IT SURGES WITH PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT OF IT AND CARS IN FRONT OF THE CAR. THE CAR THEN FEELS LIKE IT IS HIT FROM THE REAR END AND SMELLS LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO CATCH ON FIRE. VERY SCARY SITUATION, MY CHILDREN ARE VERY SCARED AND WE ALREADY HAVE AN EVACUATION PLAN IF THE CAR CATCHES ON FIRE. IT IS DEFINTELY NOT SAFE. A SIMILAR PROBLEM HAS BEEN ADDRESSED WITH THE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. IT ALSO GOES DEAD WHILE BACKING UP. EVEN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO THE FLOOR, IT SURGES AND MOVES FORWARD. THE ENGINGE JERKING IS A VERY HARD JOLT. WE HOPE THIS WILL BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 198,000

TRAVELING IN A BUSY AREA, DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE TRANSMISSION LOST ALL DRIVE. ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITH NO WARNING, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY DRIVE GEAR OR REVERSE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO LOOKED TO SEE IF THE FILTER HAD FALLEN CAUSING NO FLUID TO GET TO THE PUMP. NO SUCH LUCK. APPEARS THE PUMP OR PUMP SHAFT HAS FAILED. A FRIEND OF HIS THAT DOES TRANSMISSION WORK FOR FORD ADMITTED TO THIS BEING AN ISSUE. IT IS A SHAME WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM FORD ABOUT THIS. I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT MY WIFE, WHO NORMALLY DRIVES THE CAR, WAS NOT STUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH NO WAY TO GET OFF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS DOWN I88.. I WAS DOING ABOUT 65 MPH. ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR REVS ALL THE WAY UP WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I PULL OVER AND TRY TO SHIFT IT DOES NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. TURNS OUT MY TRANNY WENT.. THANKS ALOT FORD. MY CAR ONLY HAD 118,000 MILES ON AND I HAD GENERAL MAINTENANCE ON IT REGULARLY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

PARKED CAR OVERNIGHT, STARTED NEXT MORNING- CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. PARK WORKED, ALL OTHER GEARS ACTED AS IF IN NEUTRAL. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2003 TAURUS WITH MY SON DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN AT NIGHT. AFTER ALMOST BEING HIT FROM BEHIND, HE HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD & WAIT FOR THE TOW TRUCK, STILL DANGEROUS ON A BUSY STREET IN ANY CONDITION OR SITUATION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FORD ISSUE WITH NO SOLUTION. WORSE YET, THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS & THE FLUID SMELLS NORMAL. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS ON HIGHWAY 89S COMING OFF OF THE RAMP WHEN I HIT THE STOP SIGN AT THE END OF THE RAMP THE FORD TAURUS JUST STOPPED. I NOTICED THAT IT WAS REVVING UP A LOT ON THE HIGHWAY THEN NOTHING. IT IS NOW SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER BEING TOWED FROM CLINTON ST. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT, AND WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DIED. THE CAR WAS JUST COASTING ON IT'S OWN MOMENTUM. HE TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR, TRIED REVERSE-NONE OF THE GEARS WORKED. OUR MECHANIC VERIFIED WHAT WE FEARED- WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE ARE NOW TRYING TO DECIDE HOW TO HANDLE THIS. WE CAN NOT AFFORD THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION, YET WE STILL OWE MONEY ON THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 15,500

DRIVING A 2003 FORD TAURUS SEL DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH, THE CAR JUST STOPS. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY WITH NO MISHAPS. I HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS SHOWING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, NO ENGINE NOISES OR SLIPPAGE. AFTER MY 300.00 TOW BACK HOME, I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. THE CAR HAS 108, 000 MILES ON IT. AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS THIS IS INDICATIVE OF THE 2003 TAURUS - THE TRANSMISSION JUST GOES WITHOUT WARNING. IT COULD HAVE VERY EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, AND SEEMS THAT WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND, FORD SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 108,210

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS ON NB 23 HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE WAS LIKE IT WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO COAST FROM THE LEFT LANE OVER TO THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE ROAD, DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THERE HAD BEEN NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE NO TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

2003 FORD TAURUS SES, STOPS ON BUSY HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. TRANSMISSION FAILURE! CAR WON'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS! VERY DANGEROUS! FORD AND DEALER SAYS IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM! I HOPE MY PROBLEM BECOMES THEIR PROBLEM!! THEY SELL US THIS JUNK AND THEN DON'T HAVE TO STAND BEHIND IT...NO WONDER EVERYONE IS BUYING FOREIGN! *TR

Mileage: 104,328

LOSS OF FORWARD MOTION ON A DANGEROUS HIGHWAY INTERSECTION DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 60,125

2003 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION QUIT IN MIDDLE OF MY WIFE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. NO WARNING LIGHT, NOISE, INDICATION OF AN ISSUE. AFTER SHE GOT THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND PARKED, SHE TRIED TO ENGAGE THE CAR IN "REVERSE" AND THERE WAS NOT A SOUND OF ENGAGEMENT AND THE SAME WHEN SHE TRIED TO ENGAGE THE CAR IN "DRIVE". THIS MORNING I LOOKED AT THE CAR AND EVERYTHING SHE SAID IS TRUE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILING IN THE MIDDLE OF HER MERGING ACROSS THE MAIN ROAD COULD HAVE CREATED A DEVASTATING ACCIDENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T ALLOW HER TO MERGE TO A SAFE LOCATION AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. WAS PULLING OUT INTO BUSY TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE REVVED BUT STOPPED MOVING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A ONE TIME EVENT. THERE WERE NO SIGNS, SYMPTOMS OR WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO FAILURE. THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING DONE TO REPAIR OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM DUE TO THE REPAIR COSTS. *TR

Mileage: 62,500

MY WIFE TURNED RIGHT FROM A TWO LANE COUNTY ROAD ONTO A FOUR LANE US HWY. THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL AS TRUCKS AND CARS FLEW PAST HER. SHE THANKFULLY GOT OFF THE ROAD AND WALKED BACK TO THE NEAREST STORE FOR HELP. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND INPUT SHAFT. THE ESTIMATE WAS $1800. THE CAR HAS OVER 80K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER HAD BEEN CHANGED AT 30K AND 60K MILES AS FACTORY RECOMMENDED. DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE INTERSECTION WHERE NORTHBOUND US HWYS 441 & 301 SPLIT, THE SPEED WHERE TRAFFIC CHANGES LANES DUE TO THEIR INABILITY TO READ SIGNS AND THEN A CAR STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC DEATH EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN THE OUTCOME. *TR

Mileage: 86,753

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 30 M.P.H. PULLED OVER , PUT IN PARK, SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. CYCLED THROUGH GEARS, NO ENGAGEMENT. FREE WHEELS IN ANY GEAR BUT PARK. NO SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO THIS. WILL UPDATE WHEN IT IS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

THERE ARE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE!! MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY 45 MINUTES AWAY FROM HOME AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED SUDDENLY, SHE WAS IN AN AREA WHERE HER CELL PHONE HAD NO SERVICE, SHE HAD TO ACCEPT HELP FROM A STRANGER THAT STOPPED TO HELP! HER AND HER 15 YEAR OLD SISTER WERE TERRIFIED!! AFTER FINALLY GETTING IN TOUCH WITH ME I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED IN WHICH THEY HAD TO RIDE WITH A TOW TRUCK DRIVER WHICH WAS JUST AS SCARY TO THEM!! SINCE THEN I HAVE DONE A SMALL AMOUNT OF RESEARCH AND MY FINDINGS ARE ASTONISHING!!! THE 2003 FORD TAURUS HAS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM! TRANSMISSION FAILURE... I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS CAR AND SHE WAS DRIVING IT TO CHAPEL HILL BECAUSE IT WAS SAFER (IN MY EYES) THAT HER 1998 MERCURY MARQUIS, I AM VERY UPSET THAT NO ONE HAS TOLD US OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE THAT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I REALLY EXPECT TO HEAR SOMETHING FROM SOMEONE IN REFERENCE TO FIXING THIS PROBLEM OR I WILL BE CONTACTING THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF ALL THE OTHER OWNERS AND PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY I'M LETTING FORD TOUCH MY CAR AGAIN... AND WILL BE GETTING THE RESULTS LATER NEXT WEEK, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE OUT OF A VEHICLE BECAUSE OF A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT COULD OF BEEN FIXED SOONER! THANK YOU AND KNOW I WILL BE HEARING FROM SOMEONE SOON! *TR

Mileage: 93,634

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. NO WARNINGS OR SIGNS OF MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO. *TR

Mileage: 89,563

2003 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED PULLING. NO SLIPPING NO PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER THEN NOTHING. IT ONLY HAS 43K MILES AND I'M NEARLY 80 YRS OLD. I CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND $2000 ON A REPAIR THAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS ODD TO ME THAT MOST RECALLS ARE FOR SOMETHING STUPID LIKE A TAILLIGHT MAY BE PRONE TO LEAKING BUT WHEN IT COMES TO LIFE THREATENING PROBLEMS IT IS OVERLOOKED. IT IS JUST A GOOD THING THAT SHE WASN'T HIT BY SOMEONE SINCE SHE HAD PULLED OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND MADE IT TO HER LANE BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED PULLING NOT NOISE, POP OR ANYTHING!! WILL SOMEONE WITH A BACKBONE PLEASE STAND UP!!! *TR

Mileage: 42,571

2003 FORD TAURUS FAILS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO A DEAD STOP. MANY REPORTS NOTED ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM - IN LINE WITH TOYOTA FAILURES. ENDANGERS THE PUBLIC. ALL RELATED TO KNOWN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY MY TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR PILE UP IT COST ME AROUND 2500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM HERE IS A LINK OF OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/TAURUS/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILED.SHTML. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

I WAS ON I-95 N SPEED 65 MPH. MY CAR REVVED TO 4-5 RPM AND I NOTICED THAT EVEN AS I WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR THAT THE CAR WAS NOT GAINING SPEED BUT DECELERATING. I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER AN COASTED TO A STOP. THE CAR WASN'T/DIDN'T OVER HEAT, THERE WAS NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS THAT CAME ON TO WARN ME. I HAD NO WARNING OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEFORE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON WHICH WORKED JUST FINE I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. I PUT THE CAR IN OVERDRIVE AND REVERSE AN THE SAME THING IT WAS LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN A CONSTANT NEUTRAL. THE CAR JUST HIT THE 60K MILE A FEW DAYS AGO. WHILE I WAITED ON FAMILY MEMBERS TO COME ASSIST ME I CHECKED ALL FLUID LEVELS INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUID WAS CORRECT. FROM READING ON THE FORUMS THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM MORE THAN A FEW THOUSAND PEOPLE. I WILL HAVE TO GO TO A SHOP AND THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM ON AVERAGE IS 2 GRAND. *TR

Mileage: 60,120

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY HER PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,506. UPDATED 12/21/10*BF UPDATED 12/30/10*JB

Mileage: 58,506

SON WAS DRIVING CAR, STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE SURE NO CARS WERE APPROACHING, TOOK FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND NOTHING, STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. HE SHUT THE CAR OFF, STARTED IT BACK UP, TRIED ALL THE GEARS AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR EARLIER IN THE DAY AND DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, THERE WAS NOT ANY INDICATIONS ANYTHING WAS WRONG. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A HUGE, COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 FORDS. I AM A STUDENT AND I HAD JUST PAID OFF THIS CAR. IT HAS JUST OVER 89,000 MILES ON IT. I DON'T HAVE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IT IS GOING TO TAKE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO TELL FORD THAT THEY HAVE A DEFECT IN THEIR VEHICLES AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I CALLED FORD AND ALL THEY SAID THEY COULD DO WAS TAKE DOWN MY INFORMATION AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND THEY ARE IGNORING THOSE WHO HAVE A FORD VEHICLE AND REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED SINCE I NOW HAVE NO CAR AND CAN'T BUY ANOTHER ONE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING. *TR

Mileage: 89,819

I WAS DRIVING 55 MGH DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV, BUT MY CAR WOUND NOT GO FORWARD. COASTED TO A STOP AND TRIED ALL GEARS BUT IT JUST WOULD NOT MOVE. IT WAS A VERY HOT DAY, AND I WAS IN AN AREA WITHOUT CELL SERVICE TO CALL FOR A TOW. IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. $1400 TO REPLACE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 76354 MILES ON IT. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003 TAURUS'. *TR

Mileage: 76,354

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN RAPIDLY DECREASING. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON TWO LANE HIGHWAY. CAR WENT OUT OF GEAR AS THOUGH IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NEVER ANY PRIOR INDICATION THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,000.

Mileage: 101,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE, AND TWO DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

2003 FORD TAURUS WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE EARLIER IN THE DAY, THEN MY WAS GOING TO MY DAUGHTERS HOME, WHEN SHE STOPPED FOR A STOP SIGN BY MY DAUGHTERS HOME, THE CAR PULLED AWAY AND STOPPED ACCELERATING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. SHE WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING FROM ADIFFERENT DIRECTION. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE IF SHE HAD BEEN ON AN INTERSTATE OR OPEN ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OF ANY TYPE THAT A PROBLEM WAS FORTHCOMING. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS. ROUGH ESTIMATES $2000 +/-. FORD ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS, BUT WILL NOT DISCOUNT ANY REPAIR OR HELP CUSTOMER IN ANY WAY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ALL THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET ON THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME RESULT. NO HELP FROM FORD. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED, BECAUSE ACCIDENTS COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED FROM THIS CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

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

Mileage: 71,750

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

Mileage: 58,000

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

Mileage: 123,000

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

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

Mileage: 132,000

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

Mileage: 88,475

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

Mileage: 108,000

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

Mileage: 115,000

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

Mileage: 120,000

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

Mileage: 120,000

1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, NONE. CAR HAD NO PROBLEMS, TRANSMISSION MADE NO NOISE, WAS NOT SLIPPING, ETC... CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED. 2) THE FAILURE, HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, THE CONSEQUENCES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE CAR AT 107,000 MILES, NO WARNING, WAS ON THE FREEWAY COMING HOME FROM WORK, DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS ANOTHER CAR AND THEN RPMS MAXED OUT. CAR DID NOTHING IN ANY GEARS. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MERGE OVER 3 LANES AND ARRIVE SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER. HOWEVER, HAD I NOT HAD ENOUGH SPEED THIS MOST DEFINITELY COULD HAVE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. 3) WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE? THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY MY DAD, A FORMER MECHANIC, WAS ABLE TO PUT IN A USED (16,000 MILES) TRANSMISSION FOR ME. THIS COST ME ABOUT $700 DOLLARS. WHILE THIS TRANSMISSION IS STILL DOING FINE, CAR NOW HAS 135,000 MILES, THIS GIVES ME NO ASSURANCE AS THESE TRANSMISSIONS TEND TO GO WITHOUT WARNING AT LOW MILEAGE. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

2003 FORD TAURUS SE - VIN# [XXX] - I HAD JUST TAKEN A RIGHT TURN ONTO A STREET AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE PEOPLE BEHIND ME. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT SWITCH GEARS. ALL FLUIDS WERE IN CORRECT ORDER WITH NO ISSUES. THERE WERE NEITHER DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS NOR ANY UNUSUAL AUTO NOISES. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 102,000 MILES ON IT. IT COSTED $1600 TO FIX. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT ON A VERY BUSY ROAD OR I COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERLY INJURED. FORD NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS AND INITIATE A RECALL ON THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. I WAS TOLD BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC THAT THIS PARTICULAR FORD HAS 6 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSIONS...MEANING THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS BEING COVERED UP! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 102,000

DRIVING CAR TO THE STORE AND CAME OUT OUR CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. RAN FINE BUT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. MECHANIC SAID OUR TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT. THEY SEE ABOUT 2-3 TAURUS'S A MONTH WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. COST AROUND $800.00 TO FIX. NEEDS RECALLED CONSIDERING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE BEEN READING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION JUST GAVE OUT WHILE DRIVING. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF ROAD AND GET CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. I HAVE ONLY 83,000 MILES ON CAR AND TRANSMISSION GAVE NO WARNING IT WAS GOING! NOW I HAVE TO PAY 2650 DOLLARS TO FIX TRANNY FORD KNEW WAS BAD! *TR

Mileage: 83,000

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WOULD JUST INCREASE THE RPMS. THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE IN ANY GEARS. REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 156,000

DRIVING AT APPROX. 30MPH AND MY CAR ACTED LIKE I JUST THREW IT INTO NEUTRAL. ANY GEAR I TRIED TO PUT IT INTO ACTED LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL. MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPAIRED. I AM READING THE MESSAGE BOARDS AND SEEING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ALOT IN THE FORD TAURUS. SOME WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND THAT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS GOING FROM 65MPH TO 0. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE TAURUS TRANSMISSIONS. MY MECHANIC STATED THAT HE'S FIXED AROUND 20 OF THEM IN THE PAST YEAR, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THEM. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR EXCEPT PARK. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND WILL COST $2200 FOR A REBUILT ONE TO BE INSTALLED. THIS OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE, THE SAME DAY OUR STATE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO DRIVE AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2003 FORD TAURUS. CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE AFTER PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE. ON-COMING TRAFFIC HAD TO STOP OR SWERVE TO AVOID MY STOPPED CAR. THIS HAPPENED WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING OR PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. I FOUND 68 OTHER DOCUMENTED CASES IDENTICAL TO THIS INCIDENT. TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID HE HAS TOWED 68 CASES HIMSELF AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I CALLED FORD AND WAS ASSIGNED CASE#[XXX] BUT WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RE-CALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS DEFINITELY A "LIFE-THREATENING" SITUATION. PLEASE READ THE OTHER INCIDENT REPORTS AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/TAURUS/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILED.SHTM POLICE WERE ON SITE BUT DON'T KNOW IF A REPORT WAS GENERATED. THEY PUSHED CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 87,426

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, WHEN I ACCELERATED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION...NO POWER. THERE WAS NO WARNING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR TOW TRUCK. THANK GOD I WASN'T INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ALSO, CONSIDERING THE TRANSMISSION JUST GOES OUT AND HOW IMPATIENT DRIVERS ARE. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WITH NO WARNING AT ALL, MY 2003 FORD TAURUS STARTS TO REV AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TRY PUTTING IT GEAR WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. NOT EVEN A LITTLE JERK. GET IT TOWED TO A SHOP, THEY TELL ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. TRANNY JUST STOPPED WITH NO WARNING. I TRIED GOOGLING THE DEFECT AND I FOUND A WEB SITE CALLED WWW.TOPIX.COM AND I FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TAURUS. THE ONE THING FOR SURE IS, IS THAT I WILL NEVER, EVER BUY A FORD VEHICLE AGAIN. I WOULDN'T EVEN TAKE ONE IF I WON IT IN A DRAWING. THIS IS MY 3RD ONE AND EACH OF THEM HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS. 3 TIMES, SHAME ON ME. I BELIEVE FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND STOP MAKING SHODDY PRODUCTS. I HAD A TEMPO, THE ENGINE WENT AT 88,000. I HAD A FORD WINDSTAR, THE TRANNY WENT. GOT IT REBUILT 3 TIMES IN A 6 MONTH PERIOD AND FINALLY JUST JUNKED IT. AND THEN WHEN I ALREADY TOLD MYSELF THAT I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD, I GET A GOOD DEAL ON A TAURUS. WHAT A MISTAKE. I KNOW THAT I'M RAMBLING ON, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT FORD COULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I'VE GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM ON THE WEB AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE JUST LIKE ME THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY. THAT THE TAURUS IS JUNK. *TR

Mileage: 128,095

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 TAURUS SES AND WAS FOLLOWING A TRUCK GOING OVER A RAILROAD TRACK AND WAS GOING LIKE LESS THAN 5MPH SINCE THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WAS GOING SO SLOW AND WHEN I WENT TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MOVE FORWARD AFTER PASSING THE TRACKS THE CAR WAS MAKING A NOISE WHEN I TRIED TO PRESS ON IT MORE. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST STOPPED AT FIRST THAN STARTED MOVING AGAIN SO I PULLED OVER OFF THE MAIN ROAD. THE NEXT THING I KNOW THE CAR JUST STOPPED AND WOULD NOT MOVE WHATSOEVER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD BY PRESSING ON THE GAS AND IT DIDN'T BUDGE. THE CAR DIDN'T EVEN MOVE AT ALL NOR IN REVERSE. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS RUNNING FINE AND THERE WAS NO TECHNICAL LIGHTS ON IN THE CAR. EVENTUALLY I HAD IT TOWED BACK HOME AND FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT THE NEXT DAY RESULTING THAT I HAVE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. I'VE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS COMMON APPARENTLY FOR 2003 TAURUS CARS TO BE DEFECTS FOR TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS HIGHLY A HAZARD ON THE ROAD WHERE A CAR JUST STOPS OUT OF NOWHERE WHEN WHO KNOWS YOU CAN BE CROSSING A LIGHT, RAILROAD TRACK OR IN MID-TRAFFIC WHERE ACCIDENTS CAN OCCUR! *TR

Mileage: 99,986

WITH NO WARNING OR PROBLEMS OF ANY KIND MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. MY CAR WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. NOTHING I COULD DO. BUSES WERE COMING AT ME FROM THE LEFT, CARS FROM BEHIND AND IN FRONT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. HAD TO REPLACE WITH ANOTHER TRANSMISSION COSTING OVER 1500.00. WE WILL NEVER PURCHASE A FORD VEHICLE AGAIN UNLESS THIS IS MADE RIGHT BY THE COMPANY. WE HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THIS IS COMMON AMONGST FORD TAURUS'. WISH WE WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS ONGOING PROBLEM BEFORE WE PURCHASED. WE ALSO WONDER WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. IS THIS THE PURPOSE OF RECALLS. HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO COMPLAIN BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. NO WONDER PEOPLE ARE BUYING FROM TOYOTA. AT LEAST THEY OWN THEIR PROBLEMS AND OFFER A SOLUTION. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

2006 FORD TAURUS. STARTED DECELERATING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. ENGINE STARTS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND STAYS OFF SO PROBABLY NO DPC CODE. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. FORD SHOP SAID IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. IT HAS 107,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 63,000 MILES ON IT! *TR

Mileage: 63,000

DRIVING TO WORK LOST POWER IN CAR. RPM WENT UP PULLED OVER I HAD NO DRIVE NO REVERSE NOTHING THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE NO WARNING NO LIGHTS, NO NOISE JUST STOPPED. I HAD IT TOWED TO SHOP THEY TOLD ME THE PUMP WAS OUT. I HAVE BEEN ONLY OWNER AND ALWAYS MAINTAINED MY CAR. IT HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

ON 3/31/10 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS SOUTHBOUND ON I-5 IN THE SACRAMENTO, CA AREA AT ABOUT 7:20 PM. JUST NORTH OF RICHARDS BOULEVARD MY AUTO BEGAN SLOWING DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO DASHBOARD EMERGENCY LIGHTS CAME ON AND THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL SOUNDS. AS I DEPRESSED MY ACCELERATOR MY RPM INDICATOR WOULD INCREASE BUT MY CAR CONTINUED TO LOSE SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE FREEWAY AND MY AUTO COASTED TO A STOP ON A SIDE STREET. I THEN PLACED MY CAR IN REVERSE, DRIVE, 1 AND 2 AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR DID NOT ADVANCE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. CAR WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP ON 4/1/10. ON 4/3/10 A CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THEY NEED TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM FURTHER. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 59,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAD PURCHASED IT USED IN 2007 WITH APPROXIMATELY 23,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT IS A POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHICH COULD COST ME APPROXIMATELY $2500.00 TO FIX. I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR $8,900.00! I'VE OWNED A 1989 MAZDA 323 AND A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH EACH HAD OVER 110,000 MILES ON THEM AND I NEVER ENCOUNTERED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 58,671

I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF MY LOCAL YMCA AND WAS DRIVING ON A SUBURBAN ROAD WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY RPMS WENT UP AND MY SPEED WENT DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP BUT LOSS ALL CONTROL OF THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BROKEN DOWN. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE ON MY CAR AT THE TIME IS 70,900 MILES. THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED OVER 58 TIMES ON THE WEB AT: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/TAURUS/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILED.SHTML

Mileage: 70,900

2 TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN 2005 AT 68,000 MILE AND THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 121,000 MILES. HAD TO PAY TO HAVE FIXED AND WHEN I CONTACTED FORD THEY SAID THEY ARE SORRY BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN HELP ME WITH. IS IT TRADITIONAL FOR A TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT EVERY 60,000 + MILES? I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES A HOUR WHEN THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WENT AND THE CAR REVVED UP AND WOULDN'T GO NO WHERE AND ALMOST GO REARENDED BECAUSE THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION ON HIGHWAY AND NO WHERE'S TO PULL OVER. I ALSO HAD MY GRANDSON AND DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND WE ALL WERE SCARED THAT WE WHERE GOING TO GET HIT. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55MPH WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. I HAVE SEARCHED THIS AND HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 162,000

2003 FORD TAURUS LX -WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CEASED TO FUNCTION. THIS CAR HAD 40,500 MILES ON IT. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND THAT SOME PEOPLE WERE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY ACCIDENT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR ANYWHERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINES WERE TOTALLY WORN OUT. THIS AT JUST OVER 40,000 MILES! MY CAR IS IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND SAFETY CHECK EVERY 3,000 MILES AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE DETECTED. HOWEVER, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL OR PUBLICITY REGARDING THIS. THIS WAS A $1300 FIX. *TR

Mileage: 40,544

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY, WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. ALL GEAR SETTINGS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PARK, RESPONDED IN THE SAME MANNER AS NEUTRAL. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY TYPE. THE TRANSMISSION SIMPLY FAILED. ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON OR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE FOR THIS VEHICLE. A CURSORY SEARCH OF INTERNET AUTO MESSAGE BOARDS REVEALED AT LEAST SEVERAL HUNDRED FAILURES OF THE SAME TYPE IN 2003 FORD TAURUS AUTOMOBILES. *TR

Mileage: 174,000

JUNE 12, 2009 DRIVE TIME 7300 E. HAMPTON AVE. MESA, AZ 85209 TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN: MY NAME IS ANDREA M. LOVE. MAY 14, 2009 WAS THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE BECAUSE I PURCHASED MY FIRST NEW CAR, A 2003 FORD TAURUS SES FROM DRIVE TIME AT 11247 E. COLONIAL DRIVE, ORLANDO, FL 32817. THE COLOR IS A BEAUTIFUL DARK CHERRY RED, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LOOKS MAGNIFICENT; IT'S ROOMY FOR MY FAMILY AND BEST OF ALL IT'S MY FIRST NEW CAR. I'VE SEEN THE MANY ADVERTISEMENTS ON TELEVISION AND THOUGHT TO MYSELF EVERYONE CAN'T GET APPROVED LIKE THEY SAY. I WENT ONLINE AND FILLED OUT THE APPLICATION AND TO MY SURPRISE THE NEXT DAY I RECEIVED AN EMAIL AND A TELEPHONE CALL THAT I WAS APPROVED AND NEEDED TO COME INTO THE OFFICE TO SPEAK WITH A SALES PERSON. I CALLED MY ENTIRE FAMILY AND ALL MY FRIENDS AND TOLD THEM THE GREAT NEWS I HAD JUST RECEIVED BECAUSE A WEEK PRIOR I HAD A VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE. ON MAY 19, 2009 IT RAINED FROM SUN UP TO SUN DOWN AND IT WAS FORECASTED TO RAIN THE REST OF THE WEEK, SO MY CHILDREN ASKED ME TO DRIVE THEM TO SCHOOL THE NEXT DAY. WHEN MY DAUGHTER OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TO GET IN, SHE STEPPED INTO A THREE INCH PUDDLE OF WATER. AT THE SAME TIME THE BATTERY LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF. ON WEDNESDAY THE 20TH I CALLED THE DRIVE TIME SERVICE CENTER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE LEAK LOOKED AT AND REPAIRED. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK OFF WORK TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM AND THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD, BUT THE BATTERY WAS OKAY. THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND SAID I NEEDED TO CALL THE SERVICE CENTER BACK TO FIND ANOTHER REPAIR CENTER TO HAVE THE WATER LEAK CHECKED OUT. I HAD TO GO ANOTHER DAY CLEANING WATER OUT OF THE CAR AND BUYING AIR FRESHENERS TO RID THE CAR OF A NASTY MILDEW SMELL. THURSDAY, MAY 21ST I CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER AGAIN AND TOLD THEM WHAT REPAIRS I HAD RECEIVED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE SATURDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING 2007, WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WENT TO PULL AWAY AND MAKE A TURN THEN CAR STOPPED MOVING. I WAS ON A TWO LANE ROAD, WITH CARS COMING BEHIND ME. I STARTED CAR BACK UP AND PUT INTO GEAR, WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD TOWED TO WORK (SUBARU, LINCOLN, MERCURY OF BEECHMONT). OUR TECH LOOKED AT ON MONDAY AND TOLD NEEDED A TRANSMISSION. FORD L/M WOULD NOT HELP WITH ANY COVER OF THE REPAIR. THE CAR HAD 83,412 MILES AT THAT TIME. I HAD TO PUT A USED TRANSMISSION IN, WHICH IS BAD AND PUT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION IN AND THAT ONE IS BAD BUT DRIVABLE.... I FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. I DID CALL FORD CO AND THE REP WAS NOT PLEASANT AND REALLY DID NOT WANT TO TAKE ME INFORMATION, THEY DID AND NOTHING WAS DONE.. *TR

Mileage: 83,412

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 52774 MILES. HAD IT SERVICED TWICE IN THIS SHORT OF MILAGE. HAD TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AT A COST OF 1,897.69. *TR

Mileage: 52,774

WITHOUT WARNING, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, AFTER MIDNIGHT IN 30 DEGREE WEATHER, MILES FROM HOME. THIRD SUCH OCCURRENCE WITH SAME PRODUCT. PROBLEM WILL NOT BE FIXED IN THE NEAR FUTURE DUE TO BEING UNEMPLOYED. *TR

Mileage: 80,125

DROVE MY CAR HOME FROM WORK , WENT OUT THE NEXT MORNING AND STARTED SO IT WOULD BE WARMED UP .. I WAS TAKING MY SON TO SCHOOL. WE WENT OUT GOT IN THE CAR, I PUT IN DRIVE IT WOULD NOT MOVE.. PUT IN REVERSE .. NOTHING. I HAD TO CALL SOMEONE TO TAKE MY SON TO SCHOOL, HAD MY CAR TOWED TO FORD DEALER. THEY REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION AND TOLD ME THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BAD .. GOING TO BE AT LEAST 1,000 DOLLARS TO FIX IT ...I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IT RAN OUT 10,000 MILES PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. I HAD NO SIGNS OR WARNINGS ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

FORD TAURUS, HAS MANY PROBLEMS. MY FORD HAS HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AS WELL AS PROBLEMS WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR ON THE HEATER/AC. TRANSMISSION REBUILD JOB CONSISTED OF NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AS WELL AS NEW CLUTCH BANDS, THE SPLINES WERE STRIPED. AS FAR AS THE BLOWER, THE MOTOR MADE A NOISE FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN STOPPED. IF YA'LL WOULD RESEARCH THESE ISSUES YOU WILL FIND THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE A RECURRING ISSUES WITH THE 03 MODELS AND THE OTHERS WITH THIS TRANNY, AND BLOWER. HOPE YOU DO SOMETHING ON BEHALF OF THE CONSUMER. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

CAR HAD A LARGE LEAK OF TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NOT ANY TROUBLE WITH SHIFTING GEARS BUT A WHINE, AT TIMES. TRIED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THIS PAST MONDAY AT 10AM. THEY WERE CLOSED DUE TO STORM DAMAGE AND ELECTRICITY OUTAGES STARTING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WAS REFERRED TO TRANSMISSION COMPANY. TOLD IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES (I'M AT LITTLE MORE THAN 58,000). THE PRESSURE INSIDE CHANGES AND COMPUTER MAKES CHANGES THAT THEN CAUSES THE FLUID TO RISE THROUGH THE VENT. I'M BEEN TOLD IT IS GOING TO BE $1,816.96 REPAIR AND THREE DAYS WITHOUT A VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SHOP IS REBUILDING THE EXISTING TRANSMISSION. TECHNICIAN STATED UNSURE WHY FORD HAS NOT HAD A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR AT THE COST OF $400, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR AGAIN. THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL AND POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES WERE REPLACED AND A NEW COMPUTER WAS INSTALLED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. DURING THE FINAL TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT AN ENGINEER WOULD BE FLOWN IN TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE ENGINEER CONCLUDED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING 2.4 VOLTS WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAUSED IT TO SHUT OFF. BYPASS WIRES WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET IT TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 30 DAYS AND IS CURRENTLY AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,693. UPDATED 09/25/08 *BF UPDATED 09/26/08. *JB

Mileage: 65,000

2003 FORD TAURUS HAS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AND THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT BUT FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *NJ

2003 FORD TAURUS HAS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AND THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT BUT FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *NJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION PUMP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77,000. UPDATED 08/04/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. UPDATED 08/06/08

Mileage: 77,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN "PARK" AND UNAGBLE TO SHIFT TO ANY GEAR. CAR TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND CONNECTOR HARNESS WAS REPLACED, PART # 3F1Z-13480. *TR

Mileage: 25,201

WHILE TRAVELING IN MY 2003 FORD TAURUS AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED AND AN ACCIDENT WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED AS I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 115000 MILES ON IT, BUT HAS HAD ROUTINE SERVICE PERFORMED. ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOT YET BEEN SERVICED, I DID CHECK THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL IS NORMAL AND NOT DISCOLORED OR EVIDENCE OF FOULED FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

AS ALL THESE OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY 03 FORD TAURUS. NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS OR WHISTLES. APPROX. 54,000 MILES. SUCKS, THAT THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT. COST 2,700.00 PLUS TOWING. NEVER AGAIN! ONE WOULD THINK IN THIS DAY AND TIME WHEN THE ECONOMY IS SO CRAPPY, FORD WOULD WANT ALL THE BUSINESS THEY COULD GET....THEY KNOW THIS TRANS. IS A BAD ONE....MY NEXT CAR WAS GOING TO BE A CROWN VIC....BUT NOT NOW..... *TR

2003 TAURUS - TRANSMISSION FAILED; WENT TO ACCELERATE THROUGH BUSY INTERSECTION; NO POWER; HAD TO COAST THROUGH INTERSECTION TO GET TO SAFER PLACE. CAR TOWED; EST. 1300-1600- TO FIX PER FORD DEALER; FINAL COST $1933.50. NO WARNING; NO NOTHING; JUST WOULD NOT ACCELERATE; LAST YEAR IT WAS THE STRUT BLOWING THROUGH THE REAR END OF THE WAGON FOR $1500.00 FIX; THIS YEAR $1933.50 FOR TRANSMISSION; FORD SAYS OUT OF WARRANTY; TOO BAD; IT IS LIKE HAVING A HEART ATTACK AND THE DOCTOR CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY; WHAT AN EXPLANATION TO GET FROM A "REPUTABLE DEALER". THEY TOOK MY MONEY WHETHER I HAD A HEART ATTACK OR NOT. *TR

Mileage: 49,649

2003 FORD TAURUS, TRANSMISSION FAILS. IT DIES ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING AND FORD SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. OF COURSE NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO REPAIR MY CAR. STARTED IN SEPT OF 07 WITH 73,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. INTERESTING THAT HE CAN GET THE CAR TO SHOW SYMPTOMS, BUT THE DEALERSHIP COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, AFTER THEY HAD IT OFF AND ON FOR 2 MONTHS. FORD REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND FILTER AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT IS UNDER WARRANTY WITH FORD NOW. THIS IS STRICTLY NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF FORD. THEY PUT A CAR OUT THERE THAT THEY KNOW HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS. SHAME ON FORD. *TR

Mileage: 73,159

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD SLIPPED DOWN AND SHE HEARD A LOT OF WIND NOISE, RATTLING, AND WATER LEAKAGE. THE FLOOR BEGAN TO RUST, THE LIGHTS FLICKERED, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED DUE TO WATER DAMAGE. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE DUE TO WATER DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V087000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 04-02-08 *BF THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN THE CONSUMER DRIVES OVER 35 MPH. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO DIM. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS DUE TO A BAD ALTERNATOR. UPDATED

Mileage: 43,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH IN BUSY EARLY AM TRAFFIC I HEARD A NOISE & THE CAR WAS LOSING SPEED. I PUSHED ON ACCELERATOR IT WOULD NOT MOVE. BARELY GOT OFF TO THE SIDE. THE CAR DID NOT WORK IN ANY GEAR. ONLY 59000 MILES AND HAD BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. NO ABUSE. TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP IN FORT MILL,SC. TOLD ME THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BAD PLUS TRANSMISSION WAS LIKELY DAMAGED .HAVE TO REBUILD WHOLE TRANSMISSION. CALLED FORD MOTOR CUSTOMER SERVICE & ASKED FOR SOME HELP SINCE THE MILEAGE WAS SO LOW & THE CAR NOT PAID FOR. AFTER 2 DAYS SAID NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. THE BILL WAS $3500 PLUS $250 DIAGNOSTIC AND $80 TOWING. I AM SINGLE, HAD 2 MORE YEARS TO PAY ON THE CAR. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO LET THE BANK FIGHT IT OUT WITH FORD. I CALLED AMOCO AND THEY T WILL FIX FOR APPROXIMATELY . $1650. SO I AM HAVING IT REPAIRED. FORD HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN THE CARS AND TRUCKS FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. MANY CIRCULATED ON THE INTERNET WITH TRANSMISSION STORIES. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD. COULD NOT BELIEVE THEY WOULDN'T AT LEAST PAY FOR PARTS. I AM GOING TO FILE COMPLAINTS AGAINST FORD EVERYWHERE I COULD . I WAS GOING TO THE LOCAL TV STATION AND TELL MY STORY. PLUS I WILL NEVER MISS A DAY TELLING EVERYONE I MEET OR TALK WITH FOLKS COUNTRYWIDE AT MY JOB ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE, AND FORDS LACK OF CONCERN. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED . IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER FOR FORD TO HAVE HELPED WITH THE COST, THAN HAVE ME AS THEIR WORST ADVISORY. I WILL NEVER QUIT TELLING MY STORY. I WILL MAKE A BIG IMPACT IN THEIR ALREADY SAGGING SALES. IT WILL TAKE ME YEARS TO PAY THIS OFF & COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WITH THIS TRANSMISSION TYPE. IF FORD WANTS TO RETAIN THEIR HONOR& STOP MY TELLING THE STORY, THEN THEY CAN DO THE HONORABLE THING & HELP WITH THEIR MESS. I CAN COST THEM A LOT MORE THAN A COUPLE OF THOUSAND DOLLARS. *AK

Mileage: 59,000

2003 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 59,000 MILES. WE WERE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH DURING THE WEEKEND. IT WAS HARD TO GET IT TOWED IT BEING THE WEEKEND. COST TO REPAIR WAS $2,000. WON'T BUY FORD CAR AGAIN. B *JB

Mileage: 59,000

INTERSTATE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED ON 2003 TAURUS WITH 53,000 MILES. ALL GEARS REACTED LIKE NEUTRAL. TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP, AND WAS DIAGNOSED T AS TORQUE CONVERTER AND GASKET FAILURES. REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT $1500. *AK

Mileage: 53,000

STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, WAS UNABLE TO MOVE CAR WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN. NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED AS MAJOR TRANSMISSION WORK NEEDED AND SUGGESTED I CONTACT FORD FOR ASSISTANCE. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY ADVISED I TAKE TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY WOULD TRY TO WORK WITH ME ON "FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE". DULANEY LINCOLN MERCURY FORD DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THEY ADVISED THE COST WAS $3100, FORD COVERED ALL BUT $1000 LABOR PORTION & TOW BILLS.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

Mileage: 74,870

AS WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER 2003 TAURUS OWNERS, I ALSO HAVE WATER LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE COMPARTMENT FROM A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FLAW. I ALSO REPLACED THE HEATER FAN WHICH I FOUND TO BE FULL OF WATER. I AM ALSO VERY, VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE IDEA THAT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW AND FORD WON'T MAKE IT RIGHT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HAVING THEIR FEET HELD TO THE FIRE BY A GOVERNMENT AGENCY. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR HAS OCCASIONALLY DONE WHAT IS CALLED A "NEUTRAL DROP". WHILE STARTING OUT FROM A STOP IN "DRIVE", THE TRANSMISSION HAS (ON THREE OCCASIONS) NOT ENGAGED UNTIL THE ENGINE HAS REACHED ABOUT 2000 RPM. THE RESULTANT EFFECT FROM THIS SURPRISE ENGAGEMENT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS THE FEELING OF HAVING SOMEONE RUN INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, TESTS WERE RUN WITH NO ERROR CODES FOUND FOR ANY TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS. APPARENTLY THE COMPUTER'S MEMORY IS SELECTIVE. I USED TO HAVE A WIFE LIKE THAT. I'VE PURCHASED FIVE FORDS SINCE 1994 AND HAVE HAD SERIOUS DESIGN/MANUFACTURER PROBLEMS WITH ALL OF THEM. DO YOU THINK I'LL BUY ANOTHER ONE? I HAVE A LONG MEMORY, AND THAT'S IT FOR ME. *NM

Mileage: 43,000

NO WARNINGS....FORD TAURUS 2003 SES...58,000 MILES....TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAD A REMANFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. TRADED CAR IN FOR A HYUNDAI THE SAME WEEK. *NM

Mileage: 58,000

MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS GOING FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. CAR ONLY HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. BACK SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONS, DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *NM

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. CAR WENT INTO FREE ROLL. CAUSED SERIOUS PERSONAL PROBLEMS FINANCIALLY. *NM

MY 2003 FORD TAURUS'S TRANSMISSION DIED AS I WAS DRIVING MY SONS TO SCHOOL AT 45 MPH, COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. *NM

Mileage: 49,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR CABLE DISCONNECTED. HE WAS MOVING THE SELECTOR FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE WHEN THE CABLE DISCONNECTED ON THE SWITCH AT THE TRANSMISSION. ON THE COLUMN IT SAID REVERSE AND IT WAS ACTUALLY IN DRIVE. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND THE CABLE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED AT THE PARK NEUTRAL DRIVE SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. HE TEMPORARILY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF.*AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 25,200

POWER TRAIM: TRANSMISSION WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDDLE

Mileage: 4,000

THE CONSUMER NOTICED WATER LEAKING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE EVERY TIME IT RAINS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY, AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE PASSENGERS FLOOR, FUMES AND OR ODORS FROM THE WATER LEAKAGE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD STALL OUT WHILE IN MOTION, THE OVERDRIVE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE BLOWER MOTOR MADE NOISES AND WAS NOT BLOWING PROPERLY AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND. *SC *JB

WHEN SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. THIS STARTED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DUPLICATED BEFORE THE PROBLEM COULD BE RESOLVED. *JB

Mileage: 18,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 42000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

Mileage: 42,000

2003 FORD TAURUS SE - THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS STOPPED TWICE WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE QUESTIONED MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT IT IS MOST LIKELY AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION'S COMPUTER. BUT IF THEY CAN'T REINACT IT, THEY CAN'T FIX IT. WE ARE NOW EXPERIENCING ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE NOW "JUMPS" FORWARD RANDOMLY. THE RPM'S INCREASE WHEN WE ARE BREAKING AND OUR FOOT IS NOT ON THE "GAS" PEDAL.*AK

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

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE JERKED BACK AND FORTH AND PRODUCED A " ROARING" SOUND. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 26,000

SHIFTING FROM OVERDRIVE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WENT INTO FREE-WHEELING MODE. MR *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN OVERDRIVE THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN OVERDRIVE THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *MR

Mileage: 10