One problem related to speed control springs has been reported for the 2003 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Ford Taurus based on all problems reported for the 2003 Taurus.
Coil springs had snapped and ripped open inside of a brand new tire on the drivers side. Our daughter noticed a flat tire so she went to change it and took to a local garage and they said they never saw anything like this. So we thought maybe the tires were on recall. I checked on the web and found that a lot of '03 Ford Taurus owners are having the same issues with the coils snapping but there is no recall on the '03's. But there was on '01-'02 Taurus,apparently same problem but Ford will not stand behind product. Yet today I see a recall on the speed control cable for '03 Taurus due to deadly accidents. Another item I need to get fixed. Thought we bought a reliable vehicle for a college kid that puts on tons of miles. So disappointed in Ford but thankful this was not a tradegy.