Ford Taurus Reviews

I have a 2004 Taurus with the 24 valve 3.0 lit v6. It has 273000 miles, the trans was repaired at 90k. it needs new struts I think. I have replaced all the ignition coils by now. Car runs great still gets 20 to 24 mpg city. I am looking for a used one for my daughter.

Anyone here been with one car company 40 years?? Obviously not. It seems people buy cars for all the wrong reasons, or without knowing anything about cars. Most people just need to blame someone - anyone but themselves.

2008 Ford Taurus rear end needs lower arm replaced so the front tires wear even. They said it would cost over $700.00 at my local Ford car dealer. My car has 57,500 miles. The front tire on driver side wears on the inside of tire. They said the rear end is out of alignment. I went on the internet to see how to repair this and found that the Ford Fusion handles the same way my Taurus does. Always wants to oversteer and run off the road.

Driving my dad's 2006 V6 Ford Taurus 153,000 miles. Out of nowhere, the car wouldn't engage ANY gears. Would not even go into reverse!!! Disgusted with FORD!!! No signs of anything previously either.

Daughter driving. Coil spring snapped along the highway, totally shredded the tire. Thank GOD she was not on the highway!!!!!!!!

Leaking oil ford 3.0. Never buy poorly engineered Ford.

The front subframe bolts broke allowing the engine and transmission to fall. The car was at the bottom of my driveway when this happened... Car was towed to local garage where mechanic called Ford dealership regarding a recall on these failing bolts. Car was towed to Ford dealer for repair. The dealer replaced the rear mounting bolts but the mechanic failed to notice that it was the front bolts which had broken. I pointed this out to the service manager who had the car put back into the shop, he then informed me that I would have to pay for the broken front bolts to be replaced as the recall only covered the rear bolts. Cost was approx $140.00. I contacted Ford Canada to ask them to refund me. I was told that since I had purchased the car used, they would not be refunding the $140.00. This was only one of the multitude of problems I had with this vehicle. I got rid of it ASAP and will never buy a Ford product again. Neither will any of my family or friends. The Ford Motor Company are a disgrace.

After seeing numerous posts about the front coils breaking and puncturing tires what in the world is wrong with Ford Motor Company anyway. There definitely should have been a recall or at least a warning for us owners to bring this to our attention. Luckily this happened in our driveway and not going down the road where numerous lives could have been lost.I for one will never purchase a Ford again because of this experience .Ford Motor Company should bury their head in the dirt over this matter and I don't understand why no lawsuits have taken place.

Have 2003 Ford Taurus. Transmission went out five months ago. 2400 to fix. HAD FRONT coil spring go out while backing out on driveway onto solid ice roadway. Dangerous! Tore my tire to pieces! Just been informed it will take $750 to repair.

My rear strut springs failed at 60K miles. I replaced them with no real issues. I had the front passenger spring break and puncture the tire at 89K miles. Front Ball joints failed at 120K miles so I replaced ball joints, hubs and halfshafts. At 65K miles, the ignition coil pack cracked and I needed to replace it. Car would misfire very badly and barely ran. I changed coil pack, plugs and wires and am now at 125K miles with no further problems there. The heater core hoses are very short at the engine and firewall. There is a steel pipe section in the middle which rotted out and blew up at 100K miles. This part was difficult to find and a real joy to install.

Steering just would not turn. Car is not drivable and will be in the shop a total of 5 days for repair. Out of nowhere, 2 days ago, I went to turn into my driveway and no power steering. It took everything I had to turn the wheel. At a normal speed or while accelerating the steering worked fine, but at a slow speed I had no power steering at all. After changing the power steering pump at the local dealer, I got a call that they now had to replace the Steering Rack also because it was bad. Steering Rack & Power Steering Fluid Pump just went bad. Bought the car with 15 miles on it in May of 2010, so I have had it and it has been driven properly and maintained by the book. It currently has 72K miles on it and the warranty ran out on May 15th, 2013. End result $1350.00. This is a problem that seems to be common with the Ford Taurus complaints online. No idea why it is not being addressed, except that it's cheaper to have the customer pay for this problem rather than Ford themselves.

We, meaning my husband and I, purchased a 2008 Ford Taurus Limited, in May of 2010. We really liked our car, as it was a family car. It accommodated all four of us. We have two children. We have been satisfied with everything about this car up until now. I was recently driving down the road, when all of a sudden, the speed odometer goes to zero. The information center quit working and the wrench light came on. I made it home, and went to put the car in park, and it went very hard into park, and it felt as if I had hit something, along with a loud noise. The car is now at a transmission shop, and the repairman says it's the transmission, along with the speed sensor. I call the Ford manufacturers, and they tell me there is nothing they can do. We purchased the extended warranty, and it went out 9,000 miles ago. There are 100,000 miles on our car and it has been maintained regularly. Very pretty color on this car, very comfortable driving and riding car, but very expensive to fix on top of trying to pay for the car. I'm not satisfied with Ford. I will not purchase another one. We have only had this car for two and a half years. ;(

My car was running badly at 75,000 mi. so I checked a plug and found Motorcraft AGSF32N. This plug is non-platinum and will not go 100,000 mi without resetting the gap to .044". I didn't bother resetting the gap. I took them all out and replaced them with Motorcraft platinum, the plugs recommended for my '06 Taurus. Why weren't these plugs put in when the car was manufactured? My car was burning a lot of extra gas because the plug gap was .060". I expected to go 100,000 mi. without a tune-up as Ford advertised. No way, not with those plugs.

I have read tons of reports of people with spring problems, more than I care to. Here is the real problem. I used to do mechanic work on multiple brands of cars and the problem is not the products as much as it is the owner.

2003 Ford Taurus Wagon - When I purchased my vehicle new, I knew something was wrong. When I put it in reverse and backed up, the engine would die and then I could not get it to go into gear without playing with it. Of course when I took it in, it worked fine. Another mechanic put computer on it and said it had transmission issues. The dealer denied any. Two transmissions now and going bad again. This morning I went out to start the car, put it in reverse to back out and pop a loud bang. I got out of the car to look and the brand new front tire blew. As it turns out, the coil spring snapped and ripped in to my tire. It seems there are issues with coil springs and transmissions in 2003 model. Ford never made it right for anyone who purchased that year. There should have been recalls. An online search clearly shows problems. Why was nothing done? I will never purchase another Ford product

I ordered a 2013 Ford Taurus Limited AWD from the factory. It showed up with scratches, paint dings, and more of an issue is the dents in both front fenders (same spot on both fenders). I had a body specialist look at it and he stated it was an issue with the manufacturing of the fender, exactly with the stamping process, which is causing the dents. It is a manufacturing defect from Ford Motor Company. You can very easily see the dents. Ford advised that they have checked other cars at the factory and they too have the dents. Ford is claiming that this is a "normal characteristic" of this vehicle. This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. This is a $41,000 car coming from the factory with dents. I would love to find an attorney who will to take this on. Special note: Ford states that this is the same on the 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 model years. I can’t believe I am the only one to ever complain.

First my daughter’s boyfriend bought a 2002 Ford Taurus. They looked up the recall which the car owner sold them to–it never covered it. He was stuck with the price of repair and the cost of a front tire that poked through! Then my daughter was driving and got stranded out of no where. She paid for the hotel and the car was towed back. The price of fixing was a total of $351.95 at the AutoPro Service Center in Arcadia, WI 54612 for both coils. I’m thankful that she knew enough not to drive but saved the tire from the previous incident. One who reads this and does nothing will have my luck, so remember this. I would like the company to consider thinking of reimbursing us, at least half. If not, once again what goes around comes around. I will pass on my luck. It’s your call now.

Add me to the list of Ford Taurus spring failures. Fortunately, the left front spring on my 2003 Taurus (66,512 miles) broke while my wife was pulling out of the driveway. The sharp broken end of the spring put a large slash through my one month old tire. I can only imagine the catastrophic result should this have happened at highway or road speed. Considering this car's history with this failure, it is inconceivable to me why a full investigation and recall has not been launched. I will need to replace both front springs and pop for another new tire. Unlike Ford Motor Company, I feel a moral responsibility not to sell this unsafe car to another, unsuspecting driver.

The car stopped in the middle of an intersection, and I had to replace the torque converter and transmission. The shaking and noise led to ball joint and strut replacement.

I was driving home, and was about 100 feet from my home when the front right tire blows out, and then upon pulling into my driveway, the front left tire blows out. I found that both front coil springs ripped through brand new tires at the same time. Although Ford had a recall on this for their 2001-2002 Taurus SE, our 2003 wasn't recalled. It could have cost us our lives, because 3 minutes earlier, we were on the highway, doing 55MPH. It pisses me off that Ford would put their profit before our lives. If they weren't going to recall it, they could have at least warned us of the danger, so we could have fixed it.

We were driving on a major road at 50 mph and without warning, the driver front suspension coil spring broke! My car is a 2003 Ford Taurus SE, less than 80,000 miles.

I was leaving for vacation in July 2009 when all of a sudden I could not accelerate. I had to have my car towed. Spent $2000 on a rebuilt transmission.

We own a 2004 Ford Taurus with a 3.0 DOHC. We just turned 90,000 miles and it blew out the number one spark plug. Does Ford have a recall on this? It cost me over $2000 to fix. Did I mention? I was a 1000 miles from home, had the added expense of renting a car and staying longer than planned at even more expense. I lost time at work.

Me and my husband purchased our 2002 Ford Taurus SES 4-door sedan in around May of this year (2011). For the first 2 weeks, it ran beautifully. I loved it, very spacious, great handling, etc., etc., blah, blah. Not sure if we purchased someone else's headache or not. Note that the sole reason of this purchase was because we had a baby and a tiny little Ford Ranger just wasn't cutting it. She rode illegally until we could afford a second vehicle (this piece of junk I'm reviewing now).

To my understanding for Taurus are not a great choice of car. I had mine for two years. It's a 2003 SESs 4-door sedan, has 106000 miles. Just last night I was driving 70 on the thruway and I heard kind of a clunking noise. I couldn't accelerate. The RPMs were going up but the car wouldn't keep speed. I pulled to the side, popped the hood (thought transmission fluid was dry). It had transmission fluid plus added more. Still wouldn't move. The car had been leaking something for a couple months. Haven't had money for any repairs. I'm hoping that my transmission isn't shot. Does nobody know if the Taurus have some kind of shut off for the tranny if a line bursts or something?

I have a 2006 Taurus with 145,000 miles on it. Lately the check transmission light comes on with the annoying warning tone. My mechanic dropped the transmission to replace a $14.00 temperature sensor which cost $400.00 labor to replace. I have driven about 600 miles and the light is back on. Does anyone have information regarding this?

I have a 2003 Ford Taurus and driving down the interstate I lost power. It was like the car was on neutral; it will not move when in reverse or drive the engine; it would just rev up. I see there are several reports of the same problem and nothing is being done. I guess Ford is waiting until someone gets killed before they will do a recall. My car is just sitting in my driveway because I do not have the money to get it fixed. It's so much fun making payments on a car that won’t run and depending on someone else to give you a ride to work and home. I will never buy another Ford.

The front driver's side coil spring broke on my 1999 Ford Taurus. It is not covered because it's over 10 years old, as of now it has not shifted and blown out my tire. It's the only car I have, I have to drive it back and forth to work. I hope and pray nothing happens while I am driving. This will be the last Ford I'll buy!

The broken coil spring on my 2002 Ford Taurus was not on recall. I recently financed the 2002 Ford Taurus from a used car dealership back in May. Now, four months later, I was backing out of my parking space about to drive my wife to work when I heard the tire blow after the sound of a metal snapping. There is no reason why the 2002 or 2003 Taurus isn't on that recall list. The coil springs were not on my 25,000 mile warranty either.

I have a 2003 Ford Taurus. I was reversing out of my cousin's driveway when we heard a popping sound. She said, "oh you just hit a rock!"

We own a 2003 Ford Taurus. My son was in a car accident and the passenger airbag deployed but not the driver's side. The car is at an auto body shop presently.

I have a 2002 Taurus. In May 2011, while backing my car out of the driveway, my driver’s side spring broke and went through the tire.

Add me to the growing list of 2003 Taurus owners who suddenly heard a bang/poof! As the driver's side coil spring suddenly snapped sending shrapnel into the front tire! Why Ford motor company isn't being held accountable for an obvious safety problem is beyond me. My father in law had the same thing happen on his '03 sable. We were lucky enough to have it happen in safe locations. I couldn't imagine the horror of it happening to anyone on a highway and at highway speeds.

I traded my previous car in for a 2000 Ford Taurus on 24 Mar 10. Within two weeks of having the car, the transmission goes out. The mechanic tells me that it is unsafe to drive the car and the dealership sold me a faulty vehicle. He replaced the transmission, but again advised me not to take the car. On 28 Feb 11, I take the vehicle in to have the breaks changed. However, the mechanic tells me of the numerous problems with the vehicle and how he believes it to be unsafe to drive. While fixing as many of the problems as possible, he comes out and tells me that it looks like someone had tried to fix the car before, but did it poorly.

I am a not-so-proud owner of a 2003 Ford Taurus. I left for work this morning (4-18-2011) and when I went to back out of my driveway, I heard a pop and my car couldn't move any further. I get out to see what the problem is and I see that my front driver side tire is flat because a spring coil broke and punctured it. I wish that I had known that this was an issue with this model. Never again will I purchase another Ford. No recall yet, huh?

I purchased a 2004 Taurus from a local dealer and purchased the extended warranty. Of course, after it was out, the transmission also went out. I was driving down the interstate (I-20) at 70 mph when all of a sudden, without warning, the car slowed down. I was able to coast to a stop in a somewhat safe location and call for assistance. After searching on the computer, I discovered this to be a problem with the 2003 through 2006 Taurus' with less than 100,000 miles.

My 18-year-old daughter was on the way to school in our 2003 Taurus. She called and stated that she had a flat tire. The tire was only a month old. I had difficulty getting the jack under the car. I found the passenger side spring had broken and shredded the tire. While replacing the strut, I found the driver side was also broken. I noted other Taurus with the same problem. I checked with Ford but there’s no recall.

I have now replaced all four springs in my 2002 Ford Taurus costing me more than $1,300, not to mention the cost of a new tire when the spring tore up the front tire. The front spring broke in 2008 and the rear spring broke in 2010. Of course, I had both sets of springs replaced each time one broke. I am extremely disappointed with Ford knowingly allowing this defect to exist and doing nothing about it. I hope that there is a class-action lawsuit against Ford in the near future.

I purchased a used 2002 Ford Taurus 2 years ago. About 3 weeks ago, I was driving out of a driveway at work and heard a loud popping noise. I got out of the car and couldn't see anything visibly wrong so I drove a short distance home (with a loud noise happening all the way). After having the car towed to a mechanic, he informed me that both of the front springs were broken in exactly the same place, resulting in the replacement of the springs as well as both front tires. In reviewing the remarks already posted on this site, what can we do to get compensation for our losses, which in my case, amounted to $600.00? What action can we take so Ford Motor Company recalls the 2002-2003 models?

I have a 2003 Ford Taurus. As I was leaving the parking garage at work, the spring on my vehicle broke. Not only did the spring break but when the spring broke, it in turn broke the Strut, Strut Assembly and Bracer Bar. The total cost about $700, perfect since it is a week before Christmas. I thank God that it did not happen while I had my children in the car. I can’t believe that Ford is aware that this part is extremely dangerous to use in their vehicles. The fact that there is no recall is not only irresponsibility but inexcusable. What will it take to get Ford to understand that this part needs to be recalled? I bet Ford executives don’t have their wives, daughters/sons driving them. I have always bought a Ford, this will be the last!

Coil spring broke and punctured tire. Total cost to replace about $1150.

I have a 2002 Ford Taurus. 3 of the 4 coil springs have broken. One of them destroyed the tire as well. Apparently, there is a recall on the 1999-2001 Tauruses for this problem, but they will not cover 2002 and 2003 Tauruses, which also use the same faulty parts. There have been hundreds of 02 and 03 Taurus owners facing the same problem. I had to pay for repairs out of pocket for one of the springs and a new tire. The other 2 springs are still on the car and broken. I fear this could lead to an accident as it is a major safety issue.

A relative was in an accident while driving a 2001 Ford Taurus. He lost control of the car as a result of a break in one of the rear coil springs. If you have experienced a rear coil spring break on a Ford Taurus model 1998-2003 which caused a loss of control of your vehicle, please contact me at **.

My 2003 Ford Taurus shoots coolant up out of the coolant recovery tank, immediately upon shutting off the engine. I lost about 1 gallon of coolant today and apparently it’s very common of a problem. Don't know yet. Could be a cap ($7), thermostat ($50 installed), or a head gasket ($500).

I purchased a Ford Taurus SHO approximately 2 years ago. I was driving on the highway 94 East bound in Michigan towards Galesburg and noticed smoke coming from the engine. I pulled off and coasted into a gas station because the engine shut down. I got out of the vehicle and was chocking from the all the smoke and plastic melting under the hood. I then opened the hood, and the engine was on fire. I quickly ran away from the vehicle and yelled for someone to get a fire extinguisher. People quickly put the fire out.

I bought a 2006 Ford Taurus. In 2009, the paint on the hood started bubbling then the back bumper bubbled. I ask the Ford dealer and they said the warranty was out at 36000 miles. A paint job should last more than three years and 36000 miles. I have had cars for 10 years with over 150000 miles on them and the paint was still fine. I can not afford to repaint the car so it will only get worse.

2003 Ford Taurus rear suspension coil broke and punctured new tire. I had to buy 2 new tires before I learned that the coil was broken and the handling is off making driving unsafe.

I have a 2003 Ford Taurus SE. On Sunday, June 6, 2010 I was driving and heard and felt a giant pop; at the same time the front end of my car dropped. Turns out the left front coil broke and shredded my tire which was all of 4 months old. The Ford recall turns out to end at 2001 models. The Ford dealer quoted me $800 to fix without replacement of the tire. Ridiculous that now Ford has plates built to prevent this from happening. Recall stops at 2001. What about all the models in between these two times?

2003 Ford Taurus' left side, driver side coil spring and stabilizer bar broke, pulling out of the parking space at work. It made a loud grinding noise and the front end came down almost touching the left front tire. Cost $400 to get it fixed. Thankfully, it did not happen on the highway. Now I am scared of it happening to the other tires after reading all the people who have had the same problem.

2002 Ford Taurus. The vehicle was just sitting in the driveway and the rear passenger spring busted, but did not puncture the tire. About 2 months ago, the front driver's spring busted while backing out of my garage and punctured the tire. When is Ford going to help out its customers? I am about tired of this! Last time, this cost me over $500.00 but I had to get a tire and something else. I am sure this will run at least $250, probably more!

When I tried to drive my 2003 Ford Taurus out of my driveway, I heard a loud noise. It sounded like an explosion. I got out to see what was happening. I noticed that the front driver's side was low to the ground. I called my mechanic. After he inspected my car, he found that the left front spring was broken. I immediately got on line and found out that hundreds of other people with 2002-03 Ford Taurus had the same problem. I love Ford Taurus and always have recommend people to purchase them. But after reading all the complaints and also having a bad experience, I'm not certain if I'll ever buy another Ford car. I cannot understand why Ford Motor Company has not placed a recall on this particular defect when they know it could cause serious injuries or death to their customers.

I too, have a 2003 Ford Taurus and the front right coil spring broke and tore up my brand new tires. The tires were under warranty but it did not help since it was a manufacture defect that punctured the tire, so I am out a ton of money since I just bought new tires. Now I need another new tire and two new coil springs! Why can't ford stick behind their products! I guess, they are going to wait until they have a huge Toyota thing on their hands and someone dies! Ford, you need to figure this one out.

My Taurus has only 29,000 miles. I take great care in keeping everything updated on my car. Today, 5/4/10, I pulled out onto the street, and less than 50 feet later, I heard a loud bang and then grinding sound. I drove it directly to a mechanic. He told me the spring and strut was broken on the driver's side. He said he had never seen a car with 29,000 miles have this problem, and he said it was definitely a factory problem.

I have a 2002 Ford Taurus and had to have my ball joints replaced this last month ($600). When I went in to pay, they said my rear coil springs were broken (another $500). In reviewing this problem, I came across that a lot of people have had this issue. Thankfully, I was not driving when it happened, also no punctured tire, but still, an issue of this happening to all these people especially in light of the recall on the earlier models.

April 25th, 2010, I have a 2002 Ford Taurus and I was backing out of my driveway and my front driver side tire blew. We got out of the car and took the tire off and my coil spring was broke and it punctured a hole in the tire. Luckily we were not on the road. I had my husband and our grandson with me. About a year ago, I was on my way home and the passenger side front coil spring broke and also punctured a hole in the tire. Again, I had my grandson with me and luckily no one got hurt. (Why does it take someone to get seriously injured or even killed before the manufacturer recognizes that there is a serious defect with their product! The expense of a coil spring and strut. A purchase of a new tire, also the cost of labor.

I just purchased a 2002 Ford Taurus today with 40,500 miles. Before I picked up the car from the dealer, I asked them to complete a safety inspection of the vehicle. The dealer informed me that the car I just purchased had both rusted rear springs that were broken. The dealer ran a recall report and found that my 2002 was left off the recall list to my surprise.

Our Ford Taurus SE 2002 with approximately 130,000 km. I had 2 front springs, both struts and stabilizer arms completely damaged along with a damaged front tire caused by the broken spring. It cost us $1,150.00 to repair. I can’t imagine that the entire front suspension of a vehicle can be damaged without being in an accident. Luckily, my wife came to a stop when this happened otherwise it could have been fatal on the road. Ford should do a recall and compensate those who had to repair their vehicles.

We drive a 2003 Mercury Sable (same as the Ford Taurus). Yesterday, while backing out of our driveway, our tire exploded. When my husband put the car up on jacks and looked, we saw that the steel spring on the front driver's side had broken, and ripped the tire in half. If this had happened on the highway, we could have been killed. We see there are many identical complaints posted online. This is a very dangerous product flaw. It looks like the 2001 model was recalled, but not some other model years. Please be sure to report your problem to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, so they know what is happening, and can issue recalls.

I have a 2003 Ford Taurus. On Feb. 7th 2010, vehicle lost power while driving down the road. It only has 76,000 actual miles. I had just topped a hill and loss the power. Vehicle would not respond to gas pedal. I rolled down a hill into a store parking lot. Luckily no one was hurt. Got a call from a friend who has a 2005 Taurus with the same mileage. Same thing happened to her. Something needs to be addressed concerning this problem with Ford transmission. Very dangerous.

My sister was driving our Ford Taurus (2001) with 80K or so miles on it when she felt the left rear tire scrape the ground. It was towed to the mechanic and the tire had a large puncture caused by the snapping of the rear coil spring. It turned out we needed brakes as well. Luckily, the driver was unharmed due to the slow speed she was traveling at. Unfortunately, we are both on disability and the $1500-plus cleaned out our bank account.

I have owned 3 Ford Taurus (1994, 1998, and 2001). When we buy a new model, my daughter inherits the old one. My story is this: back in August 2009, I had an unusual clunking and shaking from the rear of the 2001. I was told I needed rear struts and one had a broken spring. I paid the bill and didn't think too much about it. Now last weekend (January 2010) my daughter driving our old 1998 was staying over with her husband. In the morning, I went out to move her car so I could get my truck out of the garage.

I currently own a 2002 Ford Taurus. I also have the same problem that everyone else seems to be having. With my shock, I am only glad that it didn't happen when I was on the highway. I drive a lot and was thankful that it happened in my driveway. I heard a loud bang noise and just thought that it was my son's dogs moving around, only to find in the morning that my front left tire was flat and my shocks were broken. I'm not really happy about this and I hope that Ford does fix the problem at hand before anyone gets hurt. Flat left tire and front shocks replaced

I have an issue with my 2003 Ford Taurus. I, too just this morning, had the driver side front coil burst through my tire as we were backing out of the driveway. Thank god it happened then as we were on our way to an out-of-town event with a very dangerous road. If this had occurred while driving, results would be unknown. The total cost for this was $840.69.

I purchased a 2005 Ford Taurus SE in February of 2006 with 25,000 miles on it. Three weeks later, the transmission started jerking and pulling, and I returned it to the dealer for repair. The repairs were made and the transmission was supposedly rebuilt at the time under warranty. On Christmas 2009, as I was driving down a major highway at 70mph, the transmission completely failed. I pressed the accelerator and the car behaved as though I was in neutral. After $300 in towing costs to get it to the dealer (Ganley Ford in Barberton, Ohio), they tell me that it will cost $4,000 to put in a new transmission with a three-year warranty. Therefore, this is the second transmission repair, and the car has 62,999 miles on it. The total cost for repairs on the vehicle promises to be nearly $5,000, on a car that is barely worth that amount.

While pulling out of the parking space at work, the right front coil spring broke on my wife's 2003 Ford Taurus and punctured the tire. This is obviously a problem with the Ford Taurus from what I have been reading, but they are telling us that the problem was fixed on our car. The people we talked to at Ford asked for the VIN on our car and said that it's not on the recall list. This is actually something that could have been prevented, as I had the car in for the front brakes this summer. I asked about the recall after reading about the springs and was told the problem was fixed on our car model. While my wife was driving to work, it was snowing hard and the roads were slippery. It was very lucky that the spring didn't break then. Of course, the other side needed to be replaced, at our expense and another problem noticed. Great way to celebrate Christmas!

I own a 2005 Ford Taurus, and the transmission had to be rebuilt in 9/07 at 63,000 miles. Car was under extended warranty, so cost to me was only $150.00. In 4/09, at 99,000 miles, the transmission went out again. No warranty coverage this time and no help or response from Ford. Dealer said estimated cost would be approx. $3,000. I took the car to another shop where they told me that the problem was torque converter and that Ford knew there were problems with that model and that the first shop should have replaced the torque converter when they rebuilt the transmission in 2007. This problem costs me 5 months of renting cars, missing functions for lack of transportation and $1,100 in repairs.

I purchased an extended warranty about 7 months ago and am paying $149.56 each month. On August 3, 2009, my vehicle was towed to the Ford Dealership. I was then told that my transmission went out in my 2002 Ford Taurus. The dealership contacted the warranty company only to receive a message that my coverage was denied, due to the fact that my odometer was wrong at the time of the purchase of the warranty. They had a different VIN on their records. I contacted them regarding the VIN and a man by the name of Rich said that he would straighten it out, because my warranty covered up to 60 months or 150,000 miles.

When my son drove the Taurus into the driveway, it started smoking and then burst into flames. The wind was pretty strong and blew flames onto our Toyota 4Runner, and burned it up before the fire department was able to put them out. The insurance company did not cover the entire cost of what we owed on the Taurus and wouldn't cover the 4Runner at all since we just had basic insurance on it. With poor credit, we have not been able to borrow money to replace even one car, so we bought a used Ford Truck and a used Mitsubishi Montero. Both vehicles developed transmission problems within 24 hours of purchase. $800 and 2 months later, we still do not have a working car. My wife has had to decline 11 substitute teaching jobs, which amounts to over $800 in wages lost.

I purchased a 2005 Ford Taurus in November of 2004. It was great the first couple of months and then the transmission started slipping. The car acted like it was on a wet surface and it would hesitate and then it would go into gear. I found this strange and called the dealership. It took some time to get a rental car and they took the car in, never calling me to tell what they found. I had their rental car for about a week when I called them and joking said, "Did the transmission fall out?" The reply from the mechanic on the other end of the phone was, "Wait a minute, I'll get the work order."

2001 Ford Taurus rear driver's side coil spring broke. I was told not to drive by dealer or it would puncture my tire and the repair cost would be $600.00+.

2002 Ford Taurus front driver's side coil spring broke while backing out of the parking lot and punctured a brand new tire on Dec. 26, 2008. Local Ford shop replaced both front springs on Dec. 30, 2008. Today, we noticed that the back right side tire was making noise. We took the car to Walmart where the tires were changed just before Thanksgiving. They told me that the spring is broken for this tire as well. I purchased this 2002 model car on October 1, 2001. I am not sure how this car is technically different than the 2001 Taurus cars as Ford has agreed to fix spring problems for 2001 cars.

My son's 2002 Taurus. The driver's side spring broke in 1/2 while he was backing it out of the garage. Car has 95161 miles on it. Had 93972 odometer miles when he bought it in April of 2008. We had it inspected by a mechanic and all looked good. He has only driven the car 1182 miles. When the spring broke, it tore an 8-inch gash in the driver's side tire and destroyed it. Now I'm concerned for his safety driving this vehicle. Strut and spring assemblies don't just fall apart or disassemble themselves unless the whole assembly is simply faulty and never should have been installed in the first place.

Ford Taurus 2002 Sel - Driver side coil spring broke. Ford knows about it too, but they will not recall 2002 models. When the spring broke, it cut the tire causing rapid deflation. My son was driving home from work and was able to control the car, but it could have been tragic. Now I will have to shell out $500.00 to fix the car.

I'd like to add my name to the list of complaints about the springs on 2002 and later Ford Tauruses that Ford continues to deny any responsibility for. Took my tires in to be rotated and found that my rigth rear spring is broken in three places. This is common with Tauruses was the response from the tire dealership. They want more than $600 to replace the springs and struts. Thanks, Ford!

2005 Ford Taurus with no previous problems, at 74,000 miles transmission wont shift second or third gear. Apears to be a very common problem.

Dropped out of gear at 55/mph. Would not engage in any gear after that.

While pulling out of my driveway I heard a several loud pops and then realized that my left front tire of my 2002 Ford Taurus was rubbing against the inner fender. I assumed that it was an issue with the suspension. After doing some research I learned that this was a common problem with the Taurus. Apparently it is caused by a broken front spring. As I am sure you are aware, Ford has recalled the 2000 and 2001 model years of the Taurus but not the 2002 or later. A google search will reveal that this is a widespread defect. It frighens me to imagine what could have happened had the spring broken while I was on the highway rather than my driveway.

Bought ford 2005 taurus used with 20K miles. Transmission failed at 72353 miles. was fine with no trouble and next day it wouldnt shift from 2nd to 3rd. told to replace transmission. have found this to be a common issue with ford taurus. Ford will not accept any responcibility.

2001 Ford Taurus 51k miles. Noticed it dumping red fluid all over the driveway. That turned out to be transmission, also asked the mechs to look at suspension due to general creaking and squeaking. They replaced the tie rod ends in front and *then* noticed the seemingly standard coil spring break in left rear. No tire damage yay. I found this site read for a few minutes and asked them to replace the other rear spring before it went. FWIW the guy's other bay also had a 2001 Taurus with a broken spring only mangled tire.

This Ford Taurus 2001 had coil springs replaced during factory recall in 2007 and now in Mat 2008 the head gasket blew which damaged transmission and cracked an engine block. Lookign at $4,000 repair bill. Car has 83,000 miles on it and I drive with a soft foot so it wasnt my doing. I see so many people with problems on this lemon of a car but Ford doesnt do a thing about transmissions. I will nto repair car since it will happen again. I will buy foreign nesxt time. Thanks for letting me air my thoughts.

On 5/9/08 my car, 1999 Ford Taurus Sedan, caught fire on the side of a highway in Massachusetts. The car was totaled, or I expect it to be declared such. Is there a history of 1999 Ford Taurus' with fires due to company negligence? The car was destroyed from the dashboard forward. Total loss of vehicle. No personal injury.

Original owner of 2000 Ford Taurus. After a litany of problems (3 brake switches, adjustable pedal malfunction, constant recalls) now I have a broken rear coil spring. The mechanic told me this is a huge problem with the 00-01 Taurus. $600+ to replace the rear springs and struts. This comes on the heals of my 3rd set of brake rotors (4 sets total). They simply can't handle the heat and constantly warp. This car has been junk from day one. I should have bought a Honda and been done with it

I own a 2000 Ford Taurus and just had to replace another front bearing. This is the 2nd time within 2 years for the same bearing! I have had nothing but problems with the suspension system on this car since the day I bought it. I have had both front springs replaced (one broke, but no damage) and both rear springs and struts. I go through tires like theres no tomorrow. I really wish Ford Motor Company would take responsbility for this and put out a recall. By the sounds of it, this is a common problem. All of the vehicles that I have owned have been Fords, but next car I buy will NOT be!

I have a 2006 Ford Taurus SE with 61,000 miles on it, and the headgasket just blew. A local Ford dealer wanted to repair it at an estimated $2500 to $3000. I got a second opinion at an independent garage, and was estimated at about $1500 to $2000 for the work. The mechanic told me that there was a design flaw in the Taurus, and that it should not have blown at 61000 miles. I have never had any other problems, and all of the fluids have been maintained.

My 2002 Ford Taurus, broke down, on Oct. 5th 2007, I am a Mechanic, talked to Tow truck driver and he confirmed my suspiscion, that the altenator was defective. Had it towed to World Ford, and advised the service advisor of the problem. He told me they would have to test the battery, and electrical charging system, They called me back advising me the battery was shot,I had a warranty replacement contract (secondary market), so I brought a new battery, installed it in my vehicle. They then went ahead with their diagnostic procedures, and told me there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. They charged $75.00 fee as according to them there was no defective part. I drove the vehicle home and later had to travel a few miles to do some volunteer work at my Church. After I left the church it was dark and it started to rain, I was stopped at a red light and the electrical system began to fail, the head lights went out. I started driving in the rain with very little visibility, then the wipers failed to work, I drove the car 16 blocks without lights in this heavy downpour,the car finally stopped running. I got out and started to push the car in the driving rain 2 blocks, I am 66 years old,it is a miracle I didn't have a heart attack or stroke, or I could have been hit by another car, finally a car pulled over and a young man helped me push the car a couple of more blocks to my home, I was soaked to the skin cold exhausted, disgusted & depressed. not to mention without the use of my vehicle. I explained this to this service advisor and he apologized for my ordeal, and he explained I should not have had to go through that. Asked for the refund of the deposit as it was a charge that was charged to the warranty insurance company. The Ford dealer called me the following day sent a tow truck to pick up vehicle, and they replaced the defective alternator. I have the two invoices reflecting the visits & the charges, (that I could fax to complaint rep.)

I owned a Honda, but it was twenty years old. It used to be my mother's car, and it was still running. I needed a car that could travel distances for school, somthing reliable. I bought a brand new 2002 Ford Taurus. I noticed that whenever I drove the car and it rained, the driver side window would sometimes fail to work. I took the car back to the dealer to have it fixed. They said they could not find a problem. I drove it off the lot. Two days later it rained, and wouldn't you know it; it rained and my window would not let down. At this point I am very upset. I call the dealership and they give me this BS about how they ran all these tests and could not find anything wrong. Whatever....At the end of my first year, with the car without an operating driver side window, I left out to go to the grocery store. A half mile into my trip, my car begins hesitating, as if it did not want to go. This condition got worse and worse as the year went on. I took it to Ford who wanted to charge me $3000 to replace the engine in this car that was less than two years old. I took it to several mechanic shops to diagnose the problem. They all stated that it was my fifth cylinder and recommended that I buy a new engine or have it rebuilt. This was upsetting to me. I bought a new car because I needed reliable transportation for the next four years to get me through college. Now, I was stuck with a lemon I could not afford to fix and pay the monthly payments on it. Right as the end of my warranty, it started to cut off at red lights and whenever I attempted to accelerate quickly. I just prayed it would get me through the next year. It did and as soon as I finished school and began working, I went out and bought me another Honda.

I brought a 1993 ford turas from them on march 21, 2007 the car was tow back to them the car broke down. only having the car for two weeks. I been calling to see if they fix the car and no answer. To this day i don't now where my car is and i want to get it back it's been almost a year that he had my car and i don't know what to do?? Please help me

In January 2005, I leased a used 2005 Ford Taurus. At lease end (January 7, 2008), I opted to purchase the vehicle. I took it in to Avis Ford in Southfield, MI for them to process the paperwork and perform an inspection (required according to the dealership). At that time they replaced rear brakes and flushed the transmission. On February 5, 2008 (less than a month later) my car started having trouble shifting from 1st to 2nd gear. I returned to Avis Ford to have them look at my car and tell me what was wrong. They did a quick diagnostics check and informed me that something in the transmission had failed but could not pinpoint exactly what had failed. I was then told that they could pinpoint the problem by braking down the transmission at a minimum of 10 hours labor at $87.50 per hour. I contacted Ford Customer Service to try and get some assistance with the repair cost. I also did research on my own and consulted with a trusted professor of auto mechanics and found that Ford has had and known about a problem with the Taurus transmissions since 1998. My car had 64,000 miles, had been well maintained and had never given me any problems with its operation. Ford refused to assist me in any way stating that they had no record of me ever bringing my car to any dealership for repairs (I had not had any problems prior to the dealership inspection, so there was no need for repair service). I had my oil changed every 3000 to 5000 miles (though not at a dealership) and all fluids checked on a regular basis. I had no reason to believe anything was wrong with my car. I ended up taking my car to A-1 Transmission and had them rebuild my transmission for much cheaper than what I would have had to pay at the dealership. Less than eight days after having my trans rebuilt, I was still experiencing problems. The mechanic at A-1 told me the manual lever position sensor had gone bad and that was what had caused my initial transmission problems (somehow the dealership managed to miss that diagnosis during their inspection). I feel like I have been duped by both the dealership and Ford Motor Company and one or both should pay for my trouble. There is no way they could not have known about the transmission problem with this particular model (maybe that's why they stopped making them in 2007).

I have a 1999 Ford Taursas with Heater Core problems and a blown gasket. Shame on Ford for not recalling these cars with such defects as the Heater Core, brown coolant, and blown head gasket then they act as through they don't know what the world you are talking about when even presenting them with TB#'s and number of blogs about the exact problem that many of their customers are experiencing. I've had the car for the last 6 years and I'm very disappointed in the quality of the service department that opt to give you the run around to obtain business and take their customers hard earn cash in today's society. Their should be a law suit put against them immediately.

bought 93 Ford Taurus sedan with 3.8 litre engine with 56,000 miles (verified through car fax) and with ongoing good service records by previous owner who only averaged 4,000 miles per year. I have had engined oil changed every 3,000 miles since. at about 80,000 miles i blew a head gasket. after reading coments on this site I realize that this 3.8 litre engine is nothing but a problem. I am fortunate to have access to friends who are mechanics and they fixed for $900.00 plus parts. total cost about $1,350.00. and they put in 45 hours since engine was pain to fix due to side position. I realize now that i will check all web sites before buying another used car. however, after reading articles on this Ford engine, they knew they had a Lemon and have done liitle or nothing to compensate buyers of this piece of junk. next tiem i will buy a foreign car as my friends swear by them.

I own a 2000 Taurus. Seems like 2000 model was very bad quality model. in 2003 I had Rack/Pinion replaced because it was leaking power steaeing fluid, costs me $500. in 2006 I had coolant leak problem, it took $600 to fix that. In 2007 Rear spring broke and shredded my tire into pieces, I spend $800 to fix spring and new tire. Last month Head Gaskets were damaged. Couple of mechanics quoted me in the neighborhood of $2000 to fix that because it is very labor intensive. I am going to put a new refurbished engine in it which will cost me $1200. I will never ever buy any Ford or vehicle made by Ford. Quality is so poor no wonder they are loosing market share.

I sent you guy a letter before never here back for any one about this proublem, it a 2004 ford exploror transmissions, what gone to be done about this, i can not drive this car, if you go to ford site it said there werew gone to sent letter out to owner of this truck, i have never her from them or you, it said ford will fix transmissions

Shreaded my tire and damaged the mount

While driving my 1998 Ford Taurus SHO the engine stalled. I had it towed to a automotive shop and was told the camshaft was stripped and bent the intake values. I was told it would cost atleast $6000.00 to replace the engine not including the cost of labor. I contacted Ford's customers relations office on March 14 2007 and was told there was nothing the company could due because the vehicle is out of warranty.

FORD TAURUS - 2002 BROKEN COIL SPRINGS, FRONT AND REAR

The front coil spring on my 2001 Taurus snapped as well. They were replaced without hassle by the dealership due to recall. Now both rear springs are bad. No recall on those. My guess would be that Ford uses the same springs for front and rear right? Why would they only recall the front? Because the risk of a lawsuit related to loss of vehicle control is much greater if a front spring breaks on a front wheel drive car. They are taking a risk with there customers lives that the rear springs are less likely to cause an accident! Don't you think!

Went to work this morning iat 4:00am and when I went out to leave at 10:00am I got in my car, turn it on, put it in gear and went to pull forward and heard aloud racket. I only moved about a foot forward and stopped and backed up into my parking spot. I got out of the car and went around the front on the passenger side and my right front tire was flat.

Took my 2001 Ford Taurus to get an oil change (and corresponding free brake inspection) and found out that the right rear coil is broken. Coincidently, received a recall notice from Ford two days later in regards to the recall on the Front Coils. The technician who inspected the vehicle said it was very common in the 2000/2001 Taurus/Escort Family for the rear coils to break and many complaints have already been established.

Lost 2 tires before I realized coil spring fracture. Cost over $200 to replace coil spring, and $150 for the tires. Ford only recalled front coil springs, but not rear coil springs.

I am the owner of a 2002 Ford Taurus SES 4dr sedan, I have taken it to 4 of the local dealers we have in Huntsville,AL 3 in Huntsville 1 in Athens,AL.I have issues with my transmission which Ford is well aware of that model and the issues,TSB'S etc don't help any because Ford has told their dealerships to just say you can't duplicate customer concern and ship it out,myself & husband are former Ford employees,no help from our extended warranty company either,

On September 01, 2006 I started our 2002 Ford Taurus, put it in reverse and immediately blew the front drivers side tire. Yes, a coil spring had ruptured. I had backed up about 6 inches and that is how long the slash was in the sidewall of the tire. I thank God my wife, son, or I were not driving on the road. The coil spring ruptured while parked in the yard. There was only 59,120 km on the car when this happened (approximately 36,950 miles).

My dad purchased a 1993 Mercury Sable with the 3.8 V6 a few years back from a mechanic at a local Mercury dealership. The car has about 85,000 miles, with a new transmission. Well, the car is now on its 4TH(!!!!!) transmission. I'm not worried about this one going out, due to the fact that the head gaskets blew at 123,000 miles. Less than a month after that was fixed, the engine spun a crankshaft bearing. Ford's quality has gone to crap.

My 1996 Ford Windstar (built on October 10, 1995, and having a 3.8 L engine) failed with a head gasket problem at 77,000 miles. My independent Ford Platinum Certified mechanic explains that the 1996 3.8 L Windstar engine is the same engine that was installed in the 1995 Windstars. This problem exists in all lines of Ford 3.8 L automobiles, including those installed in the Lincoln Continental, Crown Victoria, and Taurus. This problem was so pervasive that Ford now purchases its gaskets from a different supplier. This is the last Ford Motors product that I will purchase.

On July 30, 2006 my Ford 2001 Taurus caught fire, spontaneously, while I was parking the car in manhattan NYC. Right now the car is a total loss and is in storage near my house awaiting word from my insurance company as to how much they will pay for coverage.

Now I am finding from an independent auto shop that my rear coil is broken. And on calling the ford customer service, they say they don't have any recalls yet for the rear side of the vehicle.

Rear Coil springs, like the recalled front springs, corroded and broke, causing a series of problems with the vehicle. Vehicle is a 2001 Ford Taurus.

I own a 2000 Ford Taurus with about 53,400 miles on it. I heard the loud grinding noise while pulling the car out of Peoria Sam's parking lot on July 27, 2006. I found the rear left tire got flat. Later, I was told by Peoria Ford dealer that the rear-wheel spring at the driver side was broken and punctured the inner rim of the tire. Initially I thought that I got a flat tire and thus pulled the car to the Sam's tire service. I replaced the pretty new tire with a brand new tire and got out.

I got involved in a VERY small fender bender, just a paint scratch on the surface. My passenger air bag on my Ford Taurus deployed, destroying my passenger door, my dash, my windshield, yet, my driver airbag slowly opened and the bag sort of fell out of the steering wheel. It's defective!

On October 22, 2004 I bought a 2003 Ford Taurus from Sunbelt Ford. I drove it about 70 miles over the week-end. On October 25, 2004 I drove it to work which is about a 5-minute drive. My windshield was fogged over so I turned on the defogger. As I turned into the school parking lot I noticed a strange smell but attributed it to the foggy air. I got to school about 7:15 and about 7:40 the secretary announced to whoever owned a Ford Taurus to go to your car.

No one should have to pay $2,000 four times for the same problem. I can not afford to put in a fourth transmission, which is a shame because I had hoped to give this car to my son.

I was involved in an auto accident in August 2003 with my 2001 Ford Taurus. It was a front impact involving a truck with a speed of approx. 30 mph or greater for both vehicles. The Impact was about 7 to 10 inches from the impact sensor on the front of my vehicle, yet the airbag did not deploy. From my understanding and from the police officers at the scene, the air bag should have deployed. I feel that if I had been going faster and the airbag still didn't deploy, I could have been seriously injured.

On Feb. 13/01 I purchased a 2001 Taurus at Moe Campbell Dealership. After getting home that day, I opened the hood to find several components with heavy rust on them such as the cylinder block, cylinder heads and bolts, motor mount, etc. I brought the car back the next day explaining that I would not have accepted delivery of it knowing about the rust. The dealership refused to help saying it was not their concern and that it was an engine plant concern.