Suspension complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2003 Ford Taurus has 309 NHTSA suspension complaints and 0 suspension-related recalls.
309
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2019 | SUSPENSION | I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AT WORK AND I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THEN FTHE AIR WWNT OUT OF... |
| Nov 18, 2019 | SUSPENSION | DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE. VEHICLE WAS THANKFULLY PARKED WHEN THIS HA... |
| Dec 29, 2018 | SUSPENSION | A STRANGE GRINDING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE AREA WHICH WAS VERY NOTICABLE TRYI... |
| May 15, 2018 | SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | KEEP SHUTTING OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DURING IN THE CITY SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP. DOESN'T START ALL THE... |
| Jan 15, 2017 | SUSPENSION | I REGRET TO REPORT THAT MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF 3 COIL SPRING ASSEM... |
| Apr 23, 2016 | SUSPENSION | AFTER THE DRIVING MY CAR ON APRIL 22 (A FRIDAY), I PARKED THE CAR FOR THE EVENING. ON APRIL 23, 201... |
| Mar 12, 2016 | SUSPENSION | WHEN BACKING UP FROM BEING PARKED, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE EXPLODED AND THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF... |
| Jan 15, 2016 | SUSPENSION | ON ABOUT 15 JAN 2016, THE DRIVER'SIDE SIDE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE. WHEN IT BROKE IT PUNCTURED THR... |
| Jan 8, 2016 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES | WE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP,AND SLIDE ON DRY PAVEMENT,AND WET CONDITIONS... |
| Aug 3, 2015 | SUSPENSION | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE COIL SPRING FRACT... |
| Apr 10, 2015 | SUSPENSION | THE FRONT STRUT SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE CAUSING $462.55 WORTH OF DAMAGE, ALL OTHER... |
| Feb 13, 2015 | SUSPENSION | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, A... |
| Jun 29, 2014 | SUSPENSION | TRAVELING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN FRONT LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE) SUSPENSION SPRING COIL B... |
| Jun 13, 2014 | SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A BROKEN PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING. IT IMMEDIATELY CUT THROUGH AN... |
| Mar 17, 2014 | SUSPENSION | WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS AROUND A SHARP TURN THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE EXPLODED . WHILE TRYI... |
| Feb 20, 2014 | SUSPENSION | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A GARAGE, A LO... |
| Feb 17, 2014 | SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN | PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO MOVE THE STRUT ASSEMBLY BROKE THE SPRING WENT THRU THE TIRE MULTIPLE TIMES.A 9... |
| Dec 21, 2013 | SUSPENSION,WHEELS | SON WAS BACKING CAR DOWN DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A NOISE AND FELT FRONT END SAG. HE GOT OUT AND NOTICED T... |
| Dec 6, 2013 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | JUST BOUGHT THE CAR AND DOING SOME ROUTINE SERVICE , OIL CHANGE , BRAKE INSPECTION ETC. NOTICED THAT... |
| Jun 26, 2013 | SUSPENSION | COIL SPRINGS HAD SNAPPED AND RIPPED OPEN INSIDE OF A BRAND NEW TIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.OUR DAUGHTER... |