Wiper Problems of Ford Taurus - part 2

While attempting to shift the vehicle out of park, the gear shifter will not work; specifically the vehicle stays "locked" in the park setting. This has occurred on several occasions and requires me to turn the vehicle off or attempt to "re-set" the brake by applying the brake several times. Additionally, at times the brake lights remain lit after the vehicle has been placed in part and turned off with the driver locking the vehicle after exiting the vehicle. The brake lights remaining lit has caused the battery to completely discharge. To offset this I've had to remove the fuse for the rear brake lights to prevent the battery from discharging. I did have an independent mechanic examine the issue and the mechanic noted the vehicle recall for a 2003 Ford Taurus for this fault. When I contacted Ford I was informed that my vehicle was not included in a lot identified as impacted by the vehicle recall. Specifically the VIN from my 2003 Ford Taurus was not included in the NHTSA campaign number 04v106000 (exterior lighting). This fault first occurred when I was stationed in japan (2004 - 2007) sometime in may of 2004 when the battery discharged to the point that I had to replace the battery; I couldn't jump start the vehicle with the original battery still in the vehicle. The approximate mileage of the vehicle at that time was 3,000 miles. As of today (August 10, 2017) the mileage on the 2003 Ford Taurus has reached 104,000. Request NHTSA review the records for possible inclusion of the lot for my vehicle for inclusion in this recall. Additionally, wish NHTSA to consider including the lot of my vehicle for inclusion in recall 03v087000 regarding the windshield on my vehicle. I have replaced the cabin air filter and the brake components since purchasing the vehicle, so the recalls addressing those issues are not applicable due to regular maintenance activity.

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The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that he received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 03v087000 (visibility) however, his VIN was not included in the recall campaign. The contact also mentioned that he had been experiencing the same problem that was listed on the recall, in which the blower motor was retaining water and caused the motor to fail. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000.

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Since I bought my Ford in July 2003 I've been complaining about my windshield being defective, the windshield itself has little chips in it (a manufacturer defect in the glass) and I've always complained to my Ford dealer about highway noise. 9 years later the "noise" has gotten so bad that I'm afraid that if I hit a pot hole hard enough that my windshield will fall out! also the bottom right corner of my windshield has gotten so bad that I had to stuff tissues to reduce the rattling of my windshield. After doing extensive research on recalls for my car I've found one recall for the exact problem I've been having all these years. Please tell me that I can still have my windshield replaced. It's coming to the point that I am afraid to drive my car. Ford recall number 03c03, dated March 03, 2003 from NHTSA. These recall notices were sent out in March on 2003, I bought my car from Ford in July 2003!. . Read more...

My daughter is a grad student who commutes from michigan city, in to chicago, IL 3 times a week in the evenings. On October 7th 2009 she left school and turned on wipers the worked for a second then stopped. We noticed that a fuse was blown replaced it and they worked for a second we replaced the blown fuse one more time and the wipers worked as before until the fuse was blown again. I went online and found a recall for 2000 Ford Taurus for this problem but my VIN is not included in that recall.

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