2003 Ford Taurus cruise control problems
90 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2003 Ford Taurus, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 90 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 104,000 miles 77 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 11 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 8 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 77 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 104,000 miles, and 22% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 1 fire, 9 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Vehicle was traveling southbound in the outside lane of a 4 lane hwy. Vehicle changed lanes abruptly and went left of the center of roadway entering into the nourthbound lanes of traffic, continuing in a southbound direction, the vehicle departed the east side and collided with the end portion of a guardrail. The inside portion of the right front tire caught the outside of gaurdrail causing the car to straddle the top of the rail until the undercarriage of the car caught on a post of the rail causing the car to…
I having so much trouble issues on this car I want refund money for this was $1,900 refund back to me...updated 11/13/15
Other problems reported for the 2003 Ford Taurus
- Suspension 331 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 211 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 170 complaints
- Transmission 149 complaints
- Body & structure 111 complaints
- Electrical system 100 complaints
- Engine 75 complaints
- Air bags 49 complaints