2003 Ford Taurus: engine knocking or ticking

Filed Jul 1, 2014 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 147,777 miles · OK

Driving down long road, got up to 40 MPH, car stayed on that speed as if it was in cruise control mode. I had the cruise control off. I even slowed down to 30, car stayed on thirty. Had foot off the gas pedal. It surges forward. I read horror stories of other year taurus' doing same thing, causing crashes. My 16 yr old daughter drives this car. Every other car around this years date was recalled, but not the 2003. I changed my hoses, so it's not that. The car is literally staying in cruise control mode even when it's off. When I turn my steering wheel slightly to the right, I can hear a ticking sound once or twice, not sure what that is, it's scary though. Before something bad happens I want a recall for this year of taurus regarding the cruise control being engaged.

Filed Aug 26, 2010 · 38,000 miles · MD

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 federal safety agency 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.

Filed Jul 20, 2010 · Engine · 73,887 miles · OH

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. While driving approximately 55 MPH the engine began make a knocking noise and a check engine service light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was driven onto the emergency lane and would not restart. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that a valve spring head broke off inside of the engine causing engine failure. The authorized dealer replaced the engine with a remanufactured engine. Within a few days, the failure recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the authorized dealer who stated that they did not know what was wrong with the engine. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure continued to occur intermittently. The failure mileage was 73,887 and the current mileage was 80,000.

Filed Sep 4, 2009 · Engine · 92,873 miles · CA

Driving the car for about 10 minutes when the AC shut off and the overheated and suddenly the engine died in the middle of the street. Every time I tried to start it, it made a knocking sound. The car was towed to a ford dealership. They could not find out why it overheated.

Filed Sep 4, 2009 · Engine · 93,063 miles · CA

I was driving on the freeway when the car started to overheat. I exited the freeway, when I came to a complete stop the oil light came on. I drove the car slowly and I started to smell burning oil and the engine started to make a knocking sound when I accelerated. I stopped the car and oil smoke was coming out of the hood.

Filed Aug 12, 2004 · Airbags, Engine · CA · crash

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.