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...
9.0
really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
$2,000
Average Mileage:
115,350 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
not sure (1 reports)
pay exorbitent price to have it replaced (1 reports)
dealer wanted to replace all three cats. - they wanted 3000 Canadian dollars - took to alternate garage - they re-ran the diagnostic and only 1 cat needed replacing for $1,500 dollars - best part of the story? This part is on back order and isn't even manufactured in North American - at this time, we have not been told how long before the part arrives - there is one other person waiting for the same part and they have already waited three weeks - worst part of the story; more damage could result from driving the vehicle with this cat not working
- taurusch,
H, O, Canada
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The car stinks, i wish i had a different one. It has poor performance, the gas mileage is poor, and I have to drive 500 miles a week for my job.
- redberry1977, Columbus, GA, US