Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||||
| 18471 | 03/01/2005 | 10014663 | Rke inoperative. *eh | 05/05/2005 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||||
| 17681 | 04/01/2004 | 10008206 | Autolocks and (rke) remote keyless entry inoperative. *tt | 07/23/2004 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| 02208 | 10/14/2002 | 10013060 | Climate control a/c service tech tips. *eh | 04/07/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 03/08/2011 | 73000 | ||
| Oil change was performed on my 2003 ford taurus (mileage was 73,200) 8 am the morning of march 8, 2011 at a ford dealership. when the dealership was finished w/my car, i drove to work, less than 5 miles away. i parked my car at my office and it sat in the parking lot until 5 pm that day when i drove my car home. the afternoon of march 8, 2011 we had a thunderstorm pass over w/1-2 inches of rain. when i got in my car to drive home i noticed a spot on the passenger side floor mat but didn't check it until i arrived home. when i opened the passenger side door and removed the floor mat, i could see the carpet was soaking wet. i immediatelly used several towels to soak up the water. the morning of march 9, 2011, i drove my car back to the dealership where i had the oil change. i asked the service manager to look at my car, showing him the damp passenger side carpet. i asked him if someone bumped something under my hood when they changed my oil the day before. i asked him if they knocked something loose that would have caused the leak on the floor. he said 'no' but asked me to return to the dealership the following morning march 10, 2011. i did return to the dealership, they looked at my car and told me i had a cowl leak and it would cost approximately $400 to fix. i have not had it fixed but i've noticed from reading about other 2003 ford taurus owners, they've had this same problem.. is there not some way ford motor company should be held responsible and pay for these repairs? | |||
| 11/20/2008 | 75000 | ||
| Heat/ac fan blows only on high. replaced cowel panel and installed rain hat and blower resistor 11/08; blower motor resistor found defective 7/10 and replaced. heat/ac fan blows only on high today 12/10. | |||
| 06/03/2010 | 84000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. whenever the contact uses the air conditioner she noticed that the front passenger side floor board would become wet. the vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that motor blower needed to be replaced. there were no prior warnings. the failure mileage was at 84000 and the current mileage was at 86000. bml | |||
| 01/15/2010 | 41000 | ||
| Blower fan failure to operate and when it did work, it made a loud squeaking noise. finally complete failure. system evaluatlion, fuses, circuit breakers, harnesses all good. removed fan motor housing and fan motor. both showed evidence of water collecting in the housing and motor itself. to correct the problem i purchased a fan motor , installed and reassembled everything. my question, is this going to happen again? | |||
| 08/24/2008 | 100000 | 1 | |
| Passenger side floor full of water after it rains, air only blow on high until it recently went completely out. worse this time radio and wiper blades were affected. a recall is needed to fix this problem. *tr | |||
| 04/19/2008 | 13566 | 1 | |
| 2003 ford taurus, cowl leak. water leaks into heater and a/c blower motor causing corrosion. blower motor is inoperable. inherent problem, but never corrected. postings of this condition all over the internet. the ford dealer wants almost $600.00 to repair. the is a tsb 03-15-6 on this problem. *tr | |||
| 04/02/2008 | 68812 | 7 | 09/06/2006 |
| I purchased my 2003 ford taurus from carmax in baltimore, md in sept 2006 after trading in my 2000 ford ranger. the taurus was a rental car in nj before being sold to carmax. since i purchased the car, i have had to replace the battery, starter, blower motor relay, transmission gasket and now the air compressor, power steering pump and belt needs to be replaced. *tr | |||
| 02/20/2007 | 27450 | 1 | 01/20/2007 |
| Water was noticed in the floor board on passenger side. a few days later, 2/20/2007, my blower motor went out. i called local ford dealership and was told to bring it in. turned out to be a well known water leak problem stemming from a design defect leaks at the base of the windshield. it allows water to get into the blower motor and the rest is history. i paid $324 for the repairs and the replacement cowl still bows so the water can continue to enter with the same results. i returned my car this morning 2 23 07, (the day after picked it up in the dark) to express my dissatisfaction and was told to come back monday. how can a car manufacturer of 100 years not know what it is going to leak...at the base of the windshield??!! ford needs to correct this problem. thanks. *jb | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 09/26/2011 | 106349 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle was leaking water under the front passenger seat. the contact was unaware of where the water was coming from. the contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer or a local mechanic. the contact believed that the air conditioner blower resister malfunctioned and caused the water leak. the contact vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 106,349. | |||
| 08/25/2009 | 82351 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. while the contact was examining his vehicle he noticed that the floor of the vehicle was covered with water. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the contact was informed that the ac blower motor needed to be replaced. the contact noticed that the blower motor would only operate if it were on high. the current and failure mileages were 82351. | |||
| 08/20/2009 | 43000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. water was leaking from the air conditioner vent on the right front passenger side of the vehicle. the floor was also wet each time it rained. the vehicle was purchased three days ago. the vehicle will be diagnosed by the dealer. the failure mileage was 43,000. | |||
| 07/20/2009 | 87000 | 1 | |
| A/c heater blower motor shortout. *tr | |||
| 08/01/2008 | 1 | ||
| 2003 ford taurus water leak under passenger side carpet from firewall seal drainage from a.c. looks like had been seeping for years as pad was very moldy and mildew under carpet. musty smell that may be hazardous to ones health. ford refused to replace defective boot free but dealer did replace with new seal and siliconed it unlike the original part. bill was $775 but dealer did take $200 off. i feel the part was defective and not installed properly at manufacture and we bought new. i feel this is not an isolated incident and ford should do a recall and pay 100% of my expense. *tr | |||
| 06/15/2008 | 86500 | 1 | |
| 2003 ford taurus, water leaking in cabin on passenger side and flooded a/c unit. ac only works on high. repair of leak will cost $579 from dealer. ford is aware of problem in vehicles but will not repair. *tr | |||
| 10/10/2007 | 80000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. when it rains, water leaks into the passenger compartment, which may have caused the blower to malfunction. while driving 55 mph, the air conditioner began to lose power and went from high to low; however, the control knob was still set on high. once he arrived home, the air conditioner failed completely. the contact turned off and then turned the air conditioner back on and the power level went back to high. approximately five minutes later, the power was reduced again to low. the air conditioner failed completely once again and the contact smelled burning wires. the air conditioner failed to come back on after this failure; however, all the other components still functioned properly. he took the vehicle to a local mechanic after several months and was informed that everything was working properly, except for the air conditioner blower motor. the mechanic located a recall and instructed the contact to call nhtsa. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was 80,000 and current mileage was 96,295. | |||
| 01/16/2008 | 75000 | 1 | |
| The a/c will only work on high pressure. *tr | |||
| 05/28/2008 | 53000 | 1 | |
| The air conditioner fan has stopped working due to a leak in a defective cowl. *tr | |||
| 05/03/2008 | 26625 | 1 | 04/18/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the air conditioner switch was not working in the vehicle and water was leaking into the front passenger side of the vehicle. the inability to use the heater or fan caused the contact to defog the windshield during irregular weather conditions. the dealer has not been notified. the failure mileage was 26,625 and current mileage is 26,645. updated 6/2/08 *cn | |||
| 11/01/2007 | 28500 | 1 | |
| 2003 ford taurus several months ago the a/c worked only on high for a few days then a/c went out completely. as i didn't have money nor the time to fix, i have left until now to look into the problem now i see many people online have had the same symptoms. since this originally occurred i've noted water leaking on the passenger floor after some rain storms. i think the blower fan has gone out and probably what ever caused the leak caused the blower to go out, too many coincidences and other people experiencing the same thing. refer to recall ref# 03v087000 and complaint #10184014. ford should step up and take responsibility for the problems they are causing due to design flaws. *tr | |||
| 02/07/2008 | 19000 | 3 | 04/06/2004 |
| Front passenger side water leak. this leak causes unhealthy mold to build up in carpeting etc. as well as destroys the air conditioning fan switch. this is the 3rd ford taurus i have had the same problem with. dealer wants $995.00 to repair while i am suffering from mold related allergies. *tr | |||
| 06/16/2007 | 41000 | 3 | 12/16/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact changed the heater blower resistor on two occasions after it was diagnosed by the dealer. the heater blower motor has failed completely. the temperature was 2 or 3 degrees at the time of the failure. the temperature inside the passenger compartment was uncomfortable. the dealer stated that the repair would cost over $100. the failure mileage was 41,000 and current mileage was 49,960. | |||
| 01/12/2006 | 80000 | 15 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. the contact noticed a leak underneath the dashboard on the passenger side floorboard. she also detected smoke and then the air conditioner failed. the mechanic stated that blower motor was leaking and it was replaced. the purchase date was unknown. the current mileage was 91,000 and failure mileage was approximately 80,000. updated 3/5/08 *cn the consumer stated the mechanic replaced the blower motor but the blower resistor was not repaired but the mechanic stated both were rusted from water damage. updated 03/05/08 *tr | |||
| 11/05/2006 | 52000 | 1 | 03/13/2003 |
| Any time air conditioner was used it smelled musty, then the fan blower quit working except for high, replaced blower resistor.*ak | |||
| 04/09/2007 | 1 | 02/05/2005 | |
| Water leaked into the cabin on passenger's side front of the 2003 ford taurus, causing the heater and air condition r ( /a-c) blower to rust and become inoperative. visibility a problem before changing the motor myself. dealer refused to fix under ext. warranty. recall #031506, for water leak.*ak | |||
| 05/08/2005 | 1 | 06/12/2004 | |
| Water leaking on the passenger's side floorboard of the 2003 ford taurus. a/c blower doesn't work due to leaking. (ak | |||
| 12/01/2005 | 4700 | 2 | 03/01/2004 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the front windshield glass leaked during rainy weather and puddles of rainwater form in the floorboard. the vehicle was inspected by the dealer. the dealer replaced the sealant around the windshield glass. afterwards, the problem persisted. there was a nhtsa recall # 03v087000 regarding visibility. the vin was not included in the recall. the manufacturer was not alerted. the battery needed to be replaced, because the vehicle would not start. the air condition failed. updated 09/22/06. *jb | |||
| 10/27/2005 | 43799 | 1 | 08/30/2004 |
| Blower motor for heat and air conditioning system no longer functioning, wet floor in passenger side, musty odor. oem has fix under tsb but because the vehicle is outside of the 3/36 warranty they refuse to cover repairs. *nm | |||
| 04/15/2004 | 29 | ||
| 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 | |||
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| Consumer noticed air conditioner (a/c) motor stopped blowing air or heat. dealership serviced vehicle and noticed seal needed to be replaced. *ak | |||