2003 Ford Taurus fuel system problems
25 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2003 Ford Taurus, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 81,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 81,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
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…
After 8 hours of driving the car began stalling while moving at posted speeds. After stopping a few minutes engine ran fine. Recurred about five times on trip. OBD-II code indicated fuel rail pressure problem. Later fuel pump pressure check indicated the pump was working normally.
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
- Cruise control 90 complaints
- Engine 75 complaints