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...
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
41,980 miles
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The driver side air bag of my 2003 Taurus deployed for no apparent reason while I was driving. I was traveling on a two lane road at 30 mph when it deployed. I swerved to the left and recovered and pulled over and stopped. I thought the car had been hit by a large rock on the side of the car. On inspection there was no injury to the car. I was taking my son home from our vacation home in nh when it occurred. The Ford dealership replaced all the air bag elements but could not tell me why it deployed. Both the dealership and Ford motor said that they would be unwilling to guarantee that it won't happen again.
- Arlington, MA, USA
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- Arlington, MA, USA