Engine misfired then shut down completely while driving.
2003 Ford Taurus engine complaints
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Starter burned out prematurely because of faulty location of the oil filter right above the starter causing oil to be leaked into the starter and causing failure.
Heater and air conditioner fan motor stopped working. Water leaks in on the passenger side with large puddle on passenger floor. Water leak has been noticed several times but blower motor just stopped working.
Dt: about four months ago the engine would completely shut down while driving with a loss of power. This happened without warning, no previous stalling. Once the engine died, a period of about ten minutes would pass, and then a restart would be possible. Sometimes it would take numerous times to restart. After the first occurrence, the consumer took the vehicle to a ford dealer, where it was still under warranty, and they replaced the fuel pump. The fuel pump did not correct the problem because the engine would still die. The consumer did return to the dealer, and they performed a diagnostic test which showed a valve assembly control failure and it was replaced. Also, they performed fuel pump pressure test, recorder monitor road test, check of battery condition, and a replacement of the electrical fuel pump assembly. After all of these tests and corrections, this was still a problem. The vehicle continued to have a problem that has not been corrected. The consumer went to the dealer six times, and has not contacted ford manufacturer. After all of these attempts the dealer suggested to the consumer to call the federal safety agency and check the lemon law. *ak updated 12/27/05.
Driving on highway, vehicle suddenly lost power. Pulled off roadway. Smoke coming from under hood. Raised hood and called 911. Fire department responded to put out fire. Car fully engulfed in flames. Car total loss, front end melted, passenger area fully involved in fire. Extra ford manufacturer 75,000 warranty specifically states it will cover engine defects, etc however ford says it can't determine the cause of fire due to excessive thermal damage.
Engine experiences a very short hesitation when accelerating from a stop. On one occassion engine stalled in intersection. Vehicle has been to dealership on two instances and problem is still there.
I get 1 or 2 inches of water in passenger side of car, and it causes the heater fan not to work on an 2003, ford, taurus se.
Water leaking on floorboard on the passenger side front, I have taken it in to the dealer 4 times since I purchased this car, the last time was jan 2004 and I have to take it infor the 5th time on thursday for the same problem. They replaced the blower moter and charged me 50.00 dollars for my quality care deductable, and im still having the same problem.
Continuous water leak on passenger side which fills up floorboard and has effected the fan motor on the heating and air system...fan has quit blowing. This is a factory defect and that was mentioned to the dealer several times but they state it was not written down so they would not honor the warranty.
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.
While driving at an undetermined speed vehicle stalled. Vehicle was towed to the dealer, and mechanic determined that the engine failed.
Consumer stated vehicle started intermittently. Dealer could not duplicate the problem.
Consumer received the federal safety agency recall 04v105000 regarding the air filter. Dealership still did not have the parts available to conduct recall repairs. *ak
Dealership indicated that they were unable to perform air filter recall 04v10500 repairs because the parts were on back order. Consumer spoke to the manufacturer, and they indicated that the parts were available.*ak
Request for details about the defect trends odi uses for determining recall factors. *ph
Vehicle was taken to dealer for a burning smell. Mechanic stated that the oil filter was defective and loose, causing an oil leak.
Engine surges under constant speeds. Brakes soft in middle of pedal stroke. Dealer says both are related. Soft pedal alarms driver. 2 inches sudden travel in pedal causes driver to over depress brake to compensate for sudden "no brake" condition.
From the first day I bought the car, there was a vibration in the steering wheel in idle. When I inquired about it, they said it was normal because I have 24 ohv engine. I had a 1999 taurus and I didnt have the vibration. I asked for another car and they said I could only buy another one not "just get another one". I think this is a lemon.
Consumer states that while driving at any speed and without warning vehicle will shut off, causing consumer to pull over. Dealer notified.
While driving 45 MPH vehicle shut off. Vehicle was taken to the dealer, who could not determine the problem.
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