Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Ford Taurus.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | Vehicle was involved in a collision with major front end damage and no airbags deployed. The brakes have been soft or s… |
| 2022-07-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | At times the vehicle accelerates by itself albeit I am not touching the gas pedal. While driving the vehicle at 45 mph… |
| 2022-04-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that when taking the vehicle out of the park(P) after starting … |
| 2022-04-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the brake lights failed to actuate as needed. The contact … |
| 2022-03-10 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Windshield |
| 2019-12-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FORD TAURUS 2003 CAR SAFETY PROBLEM WAS REPORTED ON JULY 01, 2007.FORD TAURUS 2003, MANUFACTURED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY … |
| 2019-12-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AT WORK AND I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THEN FTHE AIR WWNT OUT OF MY TIRE ON THE FRO… |
| 2019-11-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE. VEHICLE WAS THANKFULLY PARKED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THERE WAS A… |
| 2019-11-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SLOWING DOWN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSING … |
| 2019-10-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ON OCTOBER 23 2019, I RETAINED MAVIS DISCOUNT TIRE TO INSPECT MY NEW YORK STATE REGISTERED 2003 FORD TAURUS. MAVIS DISC… |
| 2019-09-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY BRAKE BOOSTER IS CAUSING OIL TO GET IN MY HOSE CAUSING MY CAR PROBLEMS LIKE MY ENGINE CUTTING OFF WHILE IN DRIVE AN… |
| 2019-08-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR CABLE GETS STUCK. WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO REV AT 2000 RPMS EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE CAR IS … |
| 2019-08-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY CAR SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, ACCELERATED AND THE BRAKE PEDDLE DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR MAT WAS NOT ON TH… |
| 2019-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Ford Taurus. The contact stated the vehicle failed to release from the park position. The brake… |
| 2018-12-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | A STRANGE GRINDING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE AREA WHICH WAS VERY NOTICABLE TRYING TO BACK OUT OF D… |
| 2018-12-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY BATTERY LIGHT GOES ON A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE ENGINE STARTS AND I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE. THE LIGHT STAYS ON TILL I TU… |
| 2018-11-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THE CAR 11/17/2018 FROM EARLS CREDIT AUTO SALES IN PORTSMOUTH ON AIRLINE BLVD ; IT RODE WELL UNTIL 11/30/20… |
| 2018-10-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | HAD TO REPLACE MY TORQUE CONVERTER FOR $1,300 WHICH IS RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING THERE IS ONLY 87,000 MILES. THERE HAS BEE… |
| 2018-09-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED, HAS ADJUSTABLE PEDALS, AND WHEN I BOUGHT A SWITCH FROM FORD, THE INSERT MENTIONED A RECALL 04S12,… |
| 2018-07-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE I'M DRIVING, AND WILL STAY ON 2-3 HOURS AFTER THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED. |
| 2018-06-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT POSTED SPEEDS WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW WITH THE ACCELERATOR STILL PRESSED, ALMOST GETT… |
| 2018-06-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER CAR WAS SITTING FOR A MONTH WHILE I WAS ILL. CAR SHAKES VERY BADLY WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES.… |
| 2018-05-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | KEEP SHUTTING OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DURING IN THE CITY SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP. DOESN'T START ALL THE TIME. THERE'S RAT… |
| 2018-03-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE BECAME STUCK. T… |
| 2017-12-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WOULD NOT TURN OFF. BRAKE SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. BATTERY DIED THANKS .IN MOTION ON STREET |
| 2017-05-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DRIVING IN INTERMITTENT RAIN SHOWERS AT 60-70MPH I HAD THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND DROPPED OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. SPEEDOMETE… |
| 2017-04-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN FR… |
| 2017-03-02 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | LEAKING WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR, BLOWER MOTOR QUIT WORKING FLOOR IS STARTING TO MOLD MULTIPLE WORK BAGS SATU… |
| 2017-01-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I REGRET TO REPORT THAT MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF 3 COIL SPRING ASSEMBLIES AND A SUBSEQU… |
| 2016-12-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | 2003 FORD TAURUS ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPIT. THE CAR ACCELERATED SO FAST RHE THE PASSEN… |
| 2016-12-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THROTTLE STUCK WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL GOING INTO A TURN NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I RELEASED THE THROTTLE AND THE E… |
| 2016-12-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER … |
| 2016-12-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY ON THE DRIVE HOME FROM WORK (AT 6:40PM ON DEC 1ST, 2016) THE TRANSMISSION NO LONGER ENGAG… |
| 2016-11-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | COMPLAINT AIR BAGS CONTACT OWNS 2003 FORD TAURUS SEL WITH 40,000 MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING ALONE AT E… |
| 2016-11-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | ALL MY LIGHTS WORK EXCEPT MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND NOBODY CAN FIGURE IT OUT. ALSO KNOW I HAVE TO START IT IN NUMERAL ONLY. I… |
| 2016-11-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE IS A SERIOUS GAS LEAK ON MY FORD TAURUS. THE MECHANIC LIFTED THE VEHICLE AND THE GAS WAS JUST DRIPPING OUT OF TH… |
| 2016-10-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR REVVED THE ENGINE WHICH MADE IT FEEL LIKE THE CAR WAS GOING TO TAKE OFF.THE CAR DID JERK FORW… |
| 2016-09-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. … |
| 2016-08-31 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL DOWN THE VIS… |
| 2016-08-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR ACCELERATED ITSELF AFTER RELEASING GAS PEDAL ON HIGHWAY. ENGINE RPM HIT ABOUT 4000. IT WAS VERY HARD TO STOP THE CA… |
| 2016-08-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SPEED SUDDENLY DECLINED WHEN THE ACCEL… |
| 2016-08-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE GEAR FAILED TO SWITCH INTO THE DRIVE POSITI… |
| 2016-08-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FEL… |
| 2016-08-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE POLICE OFFICER AND THE FIREMEN SAID IT WAS A ELECTRIC FIRE. MY CAR WAS SITTING IN FRO… |
| 2016-07-29 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY FORD TAURUS SELF ACCELORATES WHEN ON THE ROAD.EVEN AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL IT WILL DRIVE ITSELF FASTER.M… |
| 2016-07-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DANGEROUS SITUATION TRANSMISSION COMPLETE FAILURE IN INTERSECTION WHILE TURNING LEFT. STOPPED AWAITING ON-COMING TRAFF… |
| 2016-07-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND THE MORE I TRIED TO PUT ON MY BRAKES IT CONTINUES ON A BUSY 4 LANE STREET.… |
| 2016-07-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOW… |
| 2016-07-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL AT 68 MPH ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY WARNING BEGAN TO QUICKLY … |
| 2016-05-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL FILTER RETAINING CLIPS (WHITE PLASTIC/NYLON) ARE NOT AVAILABLE. MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF FUEL … |