2003 Ford Taurus drivetrain & axles problems
Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 170 complaints for the 2003 Ford Taurus, 11% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 170 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 98,000 miles 158 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 21 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 31 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 25 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 30 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 20 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 12 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 158 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 98,000 miles, and 16% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes.
What owners wrote
2003 ford taurus has problems with transmission, engine backfiring, hood latch is broken, and seat bracket fell off. 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…
I was just driving along and all of a sudden the rpms just went up and I started to slow down,pulled over to the side of the road and tried shifting in reverse and then drive and would not move,rpms just went up when I stepped on the gas.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Ford Taurus
- Suspension 331 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 211 complaints
- Transmission 149 complaints
- Body & structure 111 complaints
- Electrical system 100 complaints
- Cruise control 90 complaints
- Engine 75 complaints
- Air bags 49 complaints