CarComplaints.com Notes: Most people need a car that shifts gears & coil springs that don't shred tires. The Taurus fails in that respect.
The 2003 Ford Taurus has major issues with the transmission failing. Typically the 2003 Taurus transmission failure costs $2,000 to fix by about 90k-100k miles. Not good.
Adding insult to injury, the 1999-2003 Taurus also has a huge problem with coil springs breaking which can puncture or even shred tires while driving.
The US government spent THREE YEARS (2008-2011) investigating the 2002-2003 Taurus coil springs. Although Taurus/Sable from earlier years were recalled, ultimately the NHTSA did not force a recall. They determined that because there had been no deaths & very few bad crashes & injuries, the broken coil springs defect was no big deal & not a safety defect. Tell that to all the owners who had close calls...
5.4
fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
17,000 miles
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Sometimes the vehicle will accelerate when the consumer would take his foot off of the gas pedal just as if the cruise control was on when it was not. This has been happening off and on since December 2004. There were other problems with the vehicle that were not related. When the consumer had taken the vehicle to the dealership, they had replaced different parts on the vehicle. Although the repair made improvements, it did not completely fix the problem. The dealership could not find the exact problem. (11/15/05) Ford repurchased the vehicle. The consumer received compensation but did not feel that it was fair.
- Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Cincinnati, OH, USA