Problems with 2003 Ford Taurus ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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. *jb

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. *ak

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. *ak

while driving at an undetermined speed vehicle stalled. vehicle was towed to the dealer, and mechanic determined that the engine failed. *ak

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. *jb

Consumer received nhtsa recall 04v105000 regarding the air filter. dealership still did not have the parts available to conduct recall repairs. *ak *la

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 *la

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. *ak

Consumer stated vehicle started intermittently. dealer could not duplicate the problem. *ak

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. *la

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. *la

While driving at highway speeds (65-70) when accelerating to pass, car bucks violently (at 70k miles on odometer). also, random rough idling since date of purchase of vehicle in july 2003. after taking car in numerous times to dealership while under warranty and they were unable to diagnose even after hooking up recorder. did my own research on line and discovered a faulty camshaft synchronizer was the problem. this is a $400 repair that ford is aware of as there is a service bulletin on it. however, the failure rate is usually after the warranty expires making it the responsibility of the consumer. i have also personally spoken with a dozen taurus owners who have experienced the same problem. lodged a complaint with ford motor company who did not respond or follow through. very disappointed as this could pose a serious safety problem for consumers not to mention catastrophic engine failure if the synchronizer fails completely. if your taurus has a rough idle that is intermittent and the diagnostic says there is no code, it is probably this problem as the service bulletin from ford indicates that the cam synchronizer does not throw a code to the computer system. also, if your car bucks or hesitates on hard acceleration or there is a high pitched chirping sound, it is the cam synchronizer. if you take it to the dealer tell them what it is so they don't charge you an additional diagnostic fee that will show no problems! it's bad enough to have to pay $400 for a part that shouldn't fail, but does after the warranty expires. ford should have issued a recall on this and other vehicles that had the same problems (know to occur in the f150 as well). *tr

Consumer states that while driving at any speed and without warning vehicle will shut off, causing consumer to pull over. dealer notified.*ak

While driving 45 mph vehicle shut off. vehicle was taken to the dealer, who could not determine the problem. *ak

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.*ak