Vehicle report
2003 FORD TAURUS
Reported problems
1223 complaints · median 78000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 169 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 147 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 136 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | 86 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 82 |
| STRUCTURE | 79 |
| SUSPENSION | 77 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 75 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 74 |
| VISIBILITY | 52 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 36 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 33 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 30 |
| AIR BAGS | 26 |
| ENGINE | 23 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 23 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 23 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 22 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 22 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 21 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 18 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 17 |
| TIRES | 16 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 12 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | 12 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 12 |
| STEERING | 11 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 9 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 9 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 8 |
| EQUIPMENT | 8 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | 8 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 7 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | 6 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 6 |
| WHEELS | 6 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 5 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 5 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 3 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | 2 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 2 |
| SEATS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | 2 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES | 1 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS | 1 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | 1 |
| TIRES:BEAD | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 1 |
| WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 1 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.