2003 Ford Taurus Heating & air conditioning Problems

CALIPERS FRONT RIGHT F REB CALIPER REMOVE AND INSPECT AND OVERHAUL CALIPER FRONT ONE SIDE. BRAKES WERE GRINDING AGAIN WHICH REQUIRED THAT INSPECTION WHICH I FIND OUT THAT THE SAME AREA IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACED. RECOMD, TIE ROD INNER REMOVE AND REPLACE TIE ROD END ONE SIDE INNER, BALL JOINTS LOWER FRONT LEFT REMOVE AND REPLACE F BALL JOINT ONE SIDE, 2 BRAKE HOSES FRONT. BRAKE ROTORS FRONT BOTH NEEDED REPLACED. SUGGESTED TIRES DUE TO MILEAGE ALSO RUBBER VALVE STEM. SYSTEM FAILURE- REQUIRED. RECD, BRAKE FLUID EXCHANGE WITH ABS, AND BLEED BRAKES. CERAMIC DISC BRAKE PADS PD598 BOTH FRONT. 03/02/2013 MIL 151213. 3RD REPAIR SHOP, REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH WARRANTY BRAKES AND PADS ALONG WITH DISCS NEEDED REPLACED FOR THE 4TH TIME. TRANSMISSION FLUSH DUE TO LEAKING FLUID. QT DEX 3 PROLINE. BRAKE DRUMS AND SHOES REPLACED. REPLACED BRAKE FLUID, TIE ROD END ONE SIDE INNER ALONG WITH REPLACE OF THE SHAFT SEAL REMOVE AND INSTALL F AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY ONE SIDE. TRAN'S SEAL CR. CV AXLE REPLACEMENT. BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH WHEEL CYLINDER REAR BOTH, BRAKE SERVICE WITH REAR BRAKE DRUM. ENGINE LIGHT OFF/ RUNS POOR DIAGNOSTIC, REPLACEMENT OF PCV VALVE ASSEMBLY, REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REMOVE AND REPLACED PCV VALVE ALONG WITH TUNE UP PACKAGE. RELEARN ENGINE IDLE, REAR BRAKES BASIC PC PKG, DORMAN REAR RIGHT WHEEL AND LEFT CYLINDERS. DURING THESE 3-4 REPAIR SHOPS CANNOT FIX THE CRUISE CONTROL TO GET THE CAR TO STOP DRIVING IT SELF WHEN ABOVE 30MPH ALONG WITH ACCELERATION, BACK TAIL LIGHT RIGHT SIDE SHORTS OUT CONTINUALLY. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AND VERY UNSAFE TO CONTROL A VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD MORE THAN THREE OR FOUR REPAIR SHOPS TRY THEIR HARDEST TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT APPARENTLY HAS SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS. I AM WITH THE BELIEF THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM ALONG THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITHIN THE 2003 FORD TAURUS SES DOHC IS UNSAFE FOR STREET USE IN THE U.S. DUE TO OUR STANDARDS HERE OF MOTOR SAFETY. WHEN PUT INTO GEAR THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS LOUD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10524635

Incident

Sep 29, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING WATER UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF WHERE THE WATER WAS COMING FROM. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER RESISTER MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE WATER LEAK. THE CONTACT VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,349.

NHTSA ID

10428372

Incident

Sep 26, 2011

Mileage

106,349 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITION. THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL KNOCKING NOISE AND A MUSTY ODOR EMITTING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED DURING RAINY CONDITIONS WATER WOULD LEAK THROUGH THE DEFECTIVE FRONT WINDSHIELD THAT RESULTED TO AN ACCUMULATION OF WATER OVER A PERIOD OF TIME IN THE AIR CONDITION BLOWER MOTOR. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 003V087000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD); THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD SPOKEN WITH A TECHNICIAN THAT STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE AIR CONDITION BLOWER MOTOR HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.

NHTSA ID

10352018

Incident

Feb 10, 2010

Mileage

38,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED WITH WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AC BLOWER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WOULD ONLY OPERATE IF IT WERE ON HIGH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82351.

NHTSA ID

10282571

Incident

Aug 25, 2009

Mileage

82,351 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER VENT ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FLOOR WAS ALSO WET EACH TIME IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THREE DAYS AGO. THE VEHICLE WILL BE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

NHTSA ID

10281517

Incident

Aug 20, 2009

Mileage

43,000 mi

A/C HEATER BLOWER MOTOR SHORTOUT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10277457

Incident

Jul 20, 2009

Mileage

87,000 mi

2003 FORD TAURUS WATER LEAK UNDER PASSENGER SIDE CARPET FROM FIREWALL SEAL DRAINAGE FROM A.C. LOOKS LIKE HAD BEEN SEEPING FOR YEARS AS PAD WAS VERY MOLDY AND MILDEW UNDER CARPET. MUSTY SMELL THAT MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO ONES HEALTH. FORD REFUSED TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE BOOT FREE BUT DEALER DID REPLACE WITH NEW SEAL AND SILICONED IT UNLIKE THE ORIGINAL PART. BILL WAS $775 BUT DEALER DID TAKE $200 OFF. I FEEL THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AT MANUFACTURE AND WE BOUGHT NEW. I FEEL THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL AND PAY 100% OF MY EXPENSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10238383

Incident

Aug 1, 2008

2003 FORD TAURUS, WATER LEAKING IN CABIN ON PASSENGER SIDE AND FLOODED A/C UNIT. AC ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. REPAIR OF LEAK WILL COST $579 FROM DEALER. FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEM IN VEHICLES BUT WILL NOT REPAIR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10234811

Incident

Jun 15, 2008

Mileage

86,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHEN IT RAINS, WATER LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE BLOWER TO MALFUNCTION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND WENT FROM HIGH TO LOW; HOWEVER, THE CONTROL KNOB WAS STILL SET ON HIGH. ONCE HE ARRIVED HOME, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER BACK ON AND THE POWER LEVEL WENT BACK TO HIGH. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE POWER WAS REDUCED AGAIN TO LOW. THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED COMPLETELY ONCE AGAIN AND THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING WIRES. THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO COME BACK ON AFTER THIS FAILURE; HOWEVER, ALL THE OTHER COMPONENTS STILL FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS AND WAS INFORMED THAT EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY, EXCEPT FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR. THE MECHANIC LOCATED A RECALL AND INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,295.

NHTSA ID

10233440

Incident

Oct 10, 2007

Mileage

80,000 mi

THE A/C WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH PRESSURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10230997

Incident

Jan 16, 2008

Mileage

75,000 mi

THE AIR CONDITIONER FAN HAS STOPPED WORKING DUE TO A LEAK IN A DEFECTIVE COWL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10229419

Incident

May 28, 2008

Mileage

53,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE AIR CONDITIONER SWITCH WAS NOT WORKING IN THE VEHICLE AND WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE INABILITY TO USE THE HEATER OR FAN CAUSED THE CONTACT TO DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD DURING IRREGULAR WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,625 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 26,645. UPDATED 6/2/08 *CN

NHTSA ID

10226805

Incident

May 3, 2008

Mileage

26,625 mi

2003 FORD TAURUS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE A/C WORKED ONLY ON HIGH FOR A FEW DAYS THEN A/C WENT OUT COMPLETELY. AS I DIDN'T HAVE MONEY NOR THE TIME TO FIX, I HAVE LEFT UNTIL NOW TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM NOW I SEE MANY PEOPLE ONLINE HAVE HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS. SINCE THIS ORIGINALLY OCCURRED I'VE NOTED WATER LEAKING ON THE PASSENGER FLOOR AFTER SOME RAIN STORMS. I THINK THE BLOWER FAN HAS GONE OUT AND PROBABLY WHAT EVER CAUSED THE LEAK CAUSED THE BLOWER TO GO OUT, TOO MANY COINCIDENCES AND OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. REFER TO RECALL REF# 03V087000 AND COMPLAINT #10184014. FORD SHOULD STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEMS THEY ARE CAUSING DUE TO DESIGN FLAWS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225830

Incident

Nov 1, 2007

Mileage

28,500 mi

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WATER LEAK. THIS LEAK CAUSES UNHEALTHY MOLD TO BUILD UP IN CARPETING ETC. AS WELL AS DESTROYS THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN SWITCH. THIS IS THE 3RD FORD TAURUS I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH. DEALER WANTS $995.00 TO REPAIR WHILE I AM SUFFERING FROM MOLD RELATED ALLERGIES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10217412

Incident

Feb 7, 2008

Mileage

19,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR ON TWO OCCASIONS AFTER IT WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 2 OR 3 DEGREES AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WAS UNCOMFORTABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $100. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,960.

NHTSA ID

10216110

Incident

Jun 16, 2007

Mileage

41,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. SHE ALSO DETECTED SMOKE AND THEN THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BLOWER MOTOR WAS LEAKING AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 3/5/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR BUT THE BLOWER RESISTOR WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT THE MECHANIC STATED BOTH WERE RUSTED FROM WATER DAMAGE. UPDATED 03/05/08 *TR

NHTSA ID

10214235

Incident

Jan 12, 2006

Mileage

80,000 mi

ANY TIME AIR CONDITIONER WAS USED IT SMELLED MUSTY, THEN THE FAN BLOWER QUIT WORKING EXCEPT FOR HIGH, REPLACED BLOWER RESISTOR.*AK

NHTSA ID

10190935

Incident

Nov 5, 2006

Mileage

52,000 mi

WATER LEAKED INTO THE CABIN ON PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT OF THE 2003 FORD TAURUS, CAUSING THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITION R ( /A-C) BLOWER TO RUST AND BECOME INOPERATIVE. VISIBILITY A PROBLEM BEFORE CHANGING THE MOTOR MYSELF. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX UNDER EXT. WARRANTY. RECALL #031506, FOR WATER LEAK.*AK

NHTSA ID

10187830

Incident

Apr 9, 2007

WATER LEAKING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD OF THE 2003 FORD TAURUS. A/C BLOWER DOESN'T WORK DUE TO LEAKING. (AK

NHTSA ID

10187766

Incident

May 8, 2005

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD GLASS LEAKED DURING RAINY WEATHER AND PUDDLES OF RAINWATER FORM IN THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEALANT AROUND THE WINDSHIELD GLASS. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 03V087000 REGARDING VISIBILITY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE AIR CONDITION FAILED. UPDATED 09/22/06. *JB

NHTSA ID

10164557

Incident

Dec 1, 2005

Mileage

4,700 mi

BLOWER MOTOR FOR HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM NO LONGER FUNCTIONING, WET FLOOR IN PASSENGER SIDE, MUSTY ODOR. OEM HAS FIX UNDER TSB BUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF THE 3/36 WARRANTY THEY REFUSE TO COVER REPAIRS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10141152

Incident

Oct 27, 2005

Mileage

43,799 mi

2003 FORD TAURUS HAS PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, ENGINE BACKFIRING, HOOD LATCH IS BROKEN, AND SEAT BRACKET FELL OFF. *MR THE TIRES WERE CONTINUOUSLY GOING FLAT. SIX FLATS OCCURRED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS ON A TRIP, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND WOULD JERK IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE WOULD BACK FIRE INTERMITTENTLY AND STALLED ON ONE OCCASION, THE SEAT BRACKET WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER BUT FAILED AGAIN (THE SEAT BRACKET WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED FROM THE START), THE ENGINE ALSO DISPLAYED KNOCKING AND HAD TAKEN ABOUT 9 VISITS BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A VALVE WAS STICKING OUT. THE A/C DID NOT COOL, THE CONSUMER SMELLED COOLANT WHICH LEAKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES AND RIMS WERE A PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS ABOUT 18 VISITS/TWO REAR TIRES REMAINED A PROBLEM DUE TO SEVERE INFLATION PROBLEMS AND THE TIRES WOULD NEED TO BE INFLATED SEVERAL TIMES DAILY. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *SC THE GAS MILEAGE WAS POOR. TIRE LOOSING AIR PRESSURE FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *TC THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 2-25-06 AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. UPDATED 03/29/06. *JB

NHTSA ID

10089425

Incident

Apr 15, 2004

CONSUMER NOTICED AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) MOTOR STOPPED BLOWING AIR OR HEAT. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE AND NOTICED SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10053958