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...
I have a 2003 Ford Taurus SESI bought new. the car has 100 some-odd thousand miles, but has been a fairly dependable car, with just the general repairs, but overall a good car. The only problem I am having now is a strong fuel odor coming from where I don't know, as I have looked everywhere underneath the car and also underneath the hood and I can't seem to locate where the odor is coming from. You can only smell the fuel odor after you have driven the car and it is shut off and you get out of the car.
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I have a 2003 Ford Taurus SESI bought new. the car has 100 some-odd thousand miles, but has been a fairly dependable car, with just the general repairs, but overall a good car. The only problem I am having now is a strong fuel odor coming from where I don't know, as I have looked everywhere underneath the car and also underneath the hood and I can't seem to locate where the odor is coming from. You can only smell the fuel odor after you have driven the car and it is shut off and you get out of the car.
- aachord, Killeen, TX, US