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...
The brake lights stayed on and wouldn't shut off. It drained my battery. The VIN was not included in the Ford recall (04S12). Replaced brake light switch and issue was resolved.
Update from Jul 21, 2014: reported to NHTSA...please delete complaint
- gustx,
Addison, TX, US
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Its been on for a while, nothing seems to be out of the ordinary.
- Azalea S., Atchison, US