2003 Ford Taurus Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“While driving on a very busy road, my transmission quit. I had nothing but neutral. There were no warning signs that it was going to fail, it went from working perfectly to having no gears (forward or reverse). Luckily I was able to coast to a safe spot to park and wait for a tow. The transmission had to be replaced, it was not repairable. The car had approximately 45,000 miles on it.”

“I was on my way to work and as made my turn the transmission would not engage. I was able to coast to a safe place, but was unable to move. I had no warning of any kind, the engine would just rev. Thankfully I was alone in the car and I was not on the highway. I had to have it towed and am waiting to hear what the damage is.”

“Coming into town at highway speeds, slowed down to 30 MPH and then nothing the splines in the torque converter stripped out and I lost power to the wheels. Couldn't go forward or backward. Ford does have a recall for newer vehicles but not on my model. My Ford dealer says they have done a number of these repairs on older models as well.”

“On 1-23-2015 a friend was driving the car on a 4 land divided highway when the transmission quit pulling. He pulled over to the side of the road but could not get the car to move in any gear. He went on to a job interview and called me and I had the vehicle towed back to my residence. I checked and this is a common problem for this make, model and year car, as the torque converter goes out without any warning.”

“Without warning my 2003 Ford Taurus won't run in any gear, transmission failure. I had to walk in 105 weather with 5 kids in order to get help for a tow. This was on a busy four lane road where I had to narrowly avoid being rear ended going 50 miles an hour. Is someone waiting for a death to occur to require Ford to recall this faulty product?”