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...
Looking on the sites I see I am not the only one having this same problem (put in new wires and plugs, no help). I know this has HAPPENED while I have kids in the car on a busy highway. Thankfully there HAPPENS to be an open to turn into to get out of road. THIS should be a recall by Ford to get fixed on these cars before they lead to a death because of them cutting off while driving.
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Looking on the sites I see I am not the only one having this same problem (put in new wires and plugs, no help). I know this has HAPPENED while I have kids in the car on a busy highway. Thankfully there HAPPENS to be an open to turn into to get out of road. THIS should be a recall by Ford to get fixed on these cars before they lead to a death because of them cutting off while driving.
- Shirley H., Thomaston, GA, US