general problems of the 2003 Ford Taurus - part 2

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that there should be a splash shield over the cabin filter, located above the heater and near the blower fan. When it rains, water enters and shorts out the resistor or fan. As a result, power is lost. The dealer stated that there was no recall, only service bulletin number 31506. The contact has to purchase a splash shield, which prevents water from seeping down into the blower fan. He stated that this was the third resistor that has been installed since June of 2008 because they continue to short out. The failure mileage was 92,000. Updated 11-25-08 updated 11/26/08.

2003 Ford Taurus se with 33,000 miles. Blower fan quit working on low speeds spring of 2008. Repaired July 7, 2008 by replacing blower motor resistor. This worked for less than a month before failing again. Determined that banging on dash would allow blower to work. After first freeze of the 2008 winter season the blower quit and has not worked since. The car is unsafe to drive: the windows have ice on the inside severely limiting visibility, the temperature inside the car is near ambient - which is currently below freezing.

I discovered earlier year that water was leaking into the floorboard of my car's passenger side front seat. I never noticed it before, since I am always the driver, and rarely have passengers. In researching the problem, I found that it was a design error, and I have tried to plug the holes where water is coming in. I still have periodic leaks. As a result of the water leak, my blower has now shorted out. This is design error and Ford should have to rectify it. This is an ongoing complaint with Ford, please see other complaints attached to recall number 03v087000 and complaint 10184014. Please help!!.

About 3 months ago, my windshield wipers began turning themselves on and off for various lengths of time, while switched off. Now they run almost non stop. Dealer suggests multifunction switch (I changed it -didn't work), or a gem module. A search at Taurus car club sites shows this to be a common problem. Consumer reports identifies overall electrical problems in all Taurus' to be a common issue.

2003 Ford Taurus. Severe stalling problems. Also, before each stalling incident the dashboard lights will flash on and off, and the speedometer and tachometer will fluctuate. These problems occur when the auto is at driving speed or at idle. The most severe incident occurred when I was driving at approximately 50 mph. The dashboard lights flashed and the engine died. I have taken the auto to the Ford dealership in norman, ok. They have not been able to diagnose the problem.

Ac/heater blower only operates on high - speeds 1,2,3, no air blowing. Blower resistor part (f6dz-19a706-aa) has been replaced three times in six years. Obviously, there is a defect/known problem that Ford should be addressing.

When someone was going to do something about the stalling problems while driving2003 Ford Taurus. Sometimes it wasd at a stop, but it also happened at highway speeds. It choked out, the gauges went haywire, and it stalled. Thiswas something I found on blogs was a common complaint by Taurus owners. It was a distraction that could cause an accident at highway speeds. It was scary when it happened.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the windshield defroster must be powered on and off in order for it to operate. The contact was unable to retrieve air or heat inside the vehicle. The weather conditions were rainy. The manufacturer advised the contact to bring the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer stated that the blower motor failed and contained water damage. Ford agreed to pay for half of the repairs. The current mileage was a 16,400 and failure mileage was 16,300. The consumer states he would like to reimbursed for amount he paid of $182. 00, however Ford only agreed to pay for a portion of the repair. Updated 05/04/tr.

While driving at highway speeds the vehicle went dead for 1 to 3 seconds and then started back up again. It was to the point that I would not allow my wife to drive the vehicle since she may panic and have and accident. I have taken the car to dealer, and no one seemed to know the cause for this.

Have replaced the blower motor resistors on a 2003 Ford Taurus twice (paid for twice at a Ford repair shop) and it has quit again - all within a two month period. Afraid to let them try again.

2003 Ford Taurus ses. Ford TSB 4-15-3, NHTSA #10011149. Blower motor resistor failure. Moisture causes the resistor to short out. Moisture and electrical short is a fire hazard. Resistor and blower motor must be replaced and blower motor housing must be resealed. This same problem has occurred in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 model years. Defective workmanship and materials.

Blower motor (blown) issues with water leakage and a very wet and smelly car .

I own a 2003 Ford Taurus and I had to replace the blower motor, a resistor and the bower motor wheel. This was do to a defective design by Ford that lets moisture into the blower motor area thus causing it to fail, they refuse to do a recall and I have seen thousands of the same complaints on websites for auto repair.

Blower motor switch went out, plus water leak on passenger front side.

Yesterday my Ford Taurus 2003 while my child was with me had the engine go wild out of control. The engine all by its self started racing at high speed and there was no control of it. I had good sense to hold down the brake and shifted it into neutral. It ran this way for a minute or two. I almost killed myself and my daughter. I took the car right away to westfield Ford 708-354-8600 and was told that the computer that controls the engine went wacky and needed to be re-programmed. This is a very serious condition when the car can just take off by its self with no safety shut down. Please investigate maybe someone was killed this way because of a defect in a computer. If there was more traffic present I could have died along with my child. The customer report from westfield says 94490 diagnosis j# 1 06f0z0engd. The Ford people seemed to act like this has happened before to other people.

On 6-7-06, while driving the car to work, the fan motor quit. For the next week, the motor would quit or fail to run any time that it was raining or had rained. This effected using the defrost and the air conditioning. After checking all fuses, I finally took the car into the dealer service department. One of the service advisors looked at the car and asked if this was a 2003 model Taurus? he then explained that this problem is common with that car. He explained about the water getting in the motor and that there was a TSB on how to fix this. However, Ford would not cover any of the cost since there was no recall at this time. Total cost of the repair was 401. 14 dollars. Since this caused a electrical short and was not protected by fuses, I am surprised that there was not a fire. The car was less than three years old but had 37,398 miles when the repair was completed.

: the consumer stated the turn signals and hazard lights worked intermittently. If the steering wheel was in the up position, both of the signal lights work properly. If the steering wheel was the up and standard position, the lights would malfunction. The dealership and manufacturer have not been contacted. Updated 02/09/06.

When driving my 2003 Ford Taurus wagon it stalls for only a few seconds but comes back on by itself. This doesn't happen all the time but you never know when it will. At traffic light & all dashboard lights came on &car did stall & I had to restart car. Driving at 65mph on highway all lights on dashboard will come on & car stalls but restarts on its own which is scary. Warranty already expired.

2003 Ford Taurus. Vehicle stalled on June 13, 2005 and all the dashboard indicator lights came on and stayed for just a couple of seconds. This happened at least 7 times since then. The car will never completely die, it just mad ethe consumer fell that he haad no control of vehicle. When it did die it will restart, and the car was back to normal. Took vehicle to dealer, and they checked it out and could not find anything wrong.

Vehicle stalls and dies out at any given time.

Vehicle hesitates or stalls out while in motion. All the dash lights come and then there is a sudden loss of electric power. Have two of the same vehicle and have the problem with both. Ford has tried to correct this but all attempts have failed. Both cars are still under warranty and have about 54000 miles. The cars have been driven with recorders and computer but no codes come up. Lately, they have been hesitating/stalling at least a couple of times a week. Sometimes they stall while driving and sometimes while at a light. The worst is when the lights all come on and they hesitate while moving at 65 mph with an eight wheeler or SUV right behind. My wife, two daughters, & I have all experienced this situation and it's very frightening.

Same as complaint no. 10194207 but with a second vehicle. It hesitates or stalls with no notice other than all the dash lights coming on for a few seconds. Then, there is a loss of power. Happens when car is in motion and at intersections. Car can be going 60 mph or can be at a stoplight. Has been on flight recorder and computer, but no codes. Different fixes have been tried by Ford, but so far nothing has worked for very long. Had both cars in shop again this month for the problem. No one is able to identify the specific problem, so the trial and error method has been for the most recent stays in the shop. Left one of the vehicles at Ford for about a week earlier this month. The other was in on and off 2 or 3 times this month. The hesitation and stalling and repeated repair attempts have been going on for awhile because we were told the problem was fixed or could be fixed, but now it is very unlikely with two cars having the same problem and yet to be fixed.