Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2003 Ford Taurus has 298 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
298
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2003 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that when taking the vehicle out of the park... |
| Nov 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SLOWING DOWN WOULD NOT ACCELE... |
| Oct 24, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | HAD TO REPLACE MY TORQUE CONVERTER FOR $1,300 WHICH IS RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING THERE IS ONLY 87,000 M... |
| Jun 29, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT POSTED SPEEDS WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW WITH THE ACCELERATOR STILL P... |
| Dec 1, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY ON THE DRIVE HOME FROM WORK (AT 6:40PM ON DEC 1ST, 2016) THE TRANSMISS... |
| Sep 26, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF ... |
| Aug 15, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SPEED SUDDENLY DECL... |
| Aug 11, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE GEAR FAILED TO SWITCH IN... |
| Aug 10, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNI... |
| Jul 26, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | DANGEROUS SITUATION TRANSMISSION COMPLETE FAILURE IN INTERSECTION WHILE TURNING LEFT. STOPPED AWAIT... |
| Jul 7, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL AT 68 MPH ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY WARNIN... |
| Feb 12, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FE... |
| Oct 27, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED B... |
| Oct 26, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR |
| Oct 5, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER... |
| Sep 11, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER - STRIPPED SPLINES. JUST 49,334 MILES. THIS CAR HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE A... |
| Sep 8, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNIN... |
| Sep 7, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MER... |
| Aug 20, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 45MPH WHEN VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING, SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD NOT REENGAG... |
| Aug 10, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE F... |