2003 FORD TAURUS Structure Problems

THE FLOOR BOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE IS WET AND HEATER BLOWER ONLY BLOWS ON SETTING 4. MECHANIC SAID WATER SHORTED OUT BLOWER MOTOR. DID SOME SEARCHING AND FOUND I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE. PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING; REFERENCE RECALL NUMBER 03V087000 AND OTHER COMPLAINT 10184014. THIS WILL SHOW A CONTINUING TREND. *TR

A WATER LEAK WHICH DUMPED WATER ONTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ALSO CAUSED MY AC BLOWER MOTOR TO SHORT OUT. FORD WILL NOT HONOR A RECALL BUT WILL FIX IT FOR $550 REPLACING THE BLOWER MOTOR,BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND THE LEAK THAT THEY SAID WAS COMING FROM A "RAIN CAP" ON THE WINDSHIELD. I LOOKED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WATER LEAKING IN FROM COWL PANEL...CAUSING HEATER MOTOR TO RUST OUT...COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN, WATER WOULD LEAK FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT TO THE BLOWER MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED HE HAD TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR AND THE RESISTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

A WATER LEAK WHICH DUMPED WATER ONTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ALSO CAUSED MY AC BLOWER MOTOR TO SHORT OUT. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED TO RECALL 03V087000 BUT I KNOW IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS COMPLAINT #10184014. *TR

A WATER LEAK, POSSIBLY FROM A FAULTY SEAL, ONTO THE PASSENGER INTERIOR FLOOR BOARD ALSO CAUSED MY AC/HEATER BLOWER MOTOR TO SHORT OUT. MY HEATER SWITCH WILL ONLY WORK IN THE MAXIMUM POSITION. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT IS DUE TO A HEATER MOTOR RESISTOR, WHICH HAS CAUSED SIMILAR PROBLEMS FOR OTHER TAURUS OWNERS. I COULD NOT GET FORD TO ACT EVEN THOUGH A RELATED RECALL EXISTED UNDER 03V087000. *TR

WE HAD A SMALL HAIL STORM PEA SIZE HAIL AND CALLED GEICO TO LOOK AT THE ROOF, TRUNK AND HOOD OF THE CAR. THE ROOF HAD LARGE AREA'S OF PAINT MISSING AND BUBBLED WITH LARGE AREA'S OF RUST UNDER IT. THE ADJUSTER TOLD US THIS WAS A DEFECT THAT FORD WAS HAVE WITH CARS AND TRUCKS BETWEEN 2000 - 2006 AND DENIED THE CLAIM. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF RESEARCH AND BODY SHOPS TELLING ME THIS IS A FORD DEFECT, CALLING FORD AND THEM TELLING ME IT'S NOT THERE PROBLEM, LOOKING AT WEB-SITES WITH 100'S OF COMPLAINTS, LEMON LAWS, FACEBOOK PAGES AGAINST FORD, FRUSTRATION BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE LOOSING THEIR CARS DUE TO RUST, AND FORD TELLING US OH WELL EVEN AFTER THE TSA REPORT FORD POSTED STATING THEY KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT ADHERING TO THE ALUMINUM TO MAKE THE CAR WEIGH LESS AND A GOOD POSSIBLE FIX...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT RAINED. BECAUSE OF THE LEAKAGE, THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM STOPPED FUNCTIONING. SHE WAS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT MOLD FORMING WHEN THERE WAS WATER ON THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,346. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK IN THE COWLING THAT CAUSED THE BLOWER MOTOR TO RUST; THEREFORE, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE WHEN THE FAN WAS NO LONGER BLOWING AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT RAINED, WATER MADE ITS WAY INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND FLOODED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. FURTHERMORE, THE DEFROSTER DID NOT WORK. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND, INTERIOR LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ILLUMINATED AND THE DOOR LOCKS DID NOT ENGAGE AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AT HIS EXPENSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,586.

I HAVE A 2003 FORD TAURUS AND EVERY TIME IT'S SETTING OUT IN A MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN THE RIGHT FRONT FLOORBOARD GETS SATURATED WITH WATER. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE BLOWER RESISTOR TWICE AND THE BLOWER MOTOR ONCE AND THE MOTOR IN IT NOW IS GOING OUT. WHY ISN'T FORD BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS AND COSTS AFFILIATED WITH THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THE COSTS INCURRED ON THOSE OF US UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE PURCHASED ONE OF THEM? DUE TO THIS ISSUE I NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT ON 03/08/10 WHEN MY WINDSHIELD FOGGED DURING A RAINSTORM AND I LOST ALMOST ALL VISIBILITY. IF I HADN'T KNOWN THE AREA VERY WELL PLUS 25 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT DRIVING I VERY WELL COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. NHTSA NEEDS TO ACT ON THIS ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I CAN BE CONTACTED AT...

MY TAURUS'S BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING IN DECEMBER 2009. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE IS A WATER LEAK OR BLOWN A/C HEATER BLOWER MOTOR. I THINK THE LEAK DUMPED WATER ONTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ALSO CAUSED MY AC BLOWER MOTOR TO SHORT OUT, NEEDING A REPLACEMENT. AFTER BROWSING THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHER FORD TAURUS OWNERS HAD THE SAME OR A SIMILAR PROBLEM, THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE 2003 FORD TAURUS. *TR

DUE TO A WATER LEAK PROBLEM, THE AC BLOWER MOTOR FAILED (SHORTED OUT) AND WAS UNABLE TO BLOW DEFROST AIR ONTO THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. WATER SOAKED THE PASSENGER FLOORBOARD. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL #03V087000. ANOTHER PERSON WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HAS FILED COMPLAINT #10184014. *TR

[REGARDING TAURUS/SABLE FOR WATER LEAK AND AC BLOWER DEFECT; SILENT RECALL; TSB 03-15-6; RELATED RECALL EXISTING UNDER 03V087000, & POSSIBLY ALSO COMPLIANCE RECALL 03C03] - ALSO SEE COMPLAINT #10184014 CERTIFIED CAR, 2003 FORD TAURUS SES, 47,000 MILES HAVE RECENTLY (11/7/09) GOTTEN WATER ON PASSENGER FLOOR, & NOW SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM & DESIGN DEFECT. NOW MY BLOWER MOWER HAS STARTED AN UNUSUAL SOUND AS WELL, & THIS IS OBVIOUSLY RELATED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS SOUND IS WATER SLOSHING AROUND & WILL RUST MY BLOWER MOTOR, MAKING THAT YET ANOTHER REPAIR. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT FORD WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIR - BUT HAVE FOUND MANY INSTANCES ONLINE WHERE FORD DID INDEED PAY 80% OF THIS EXACT SAME REPAIR. THIS IS A DEFECT & THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TAURUS WATER PROBLEM ALL OVER ONLINE, YET FORD CHOOSES TO IGNORE. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS, BLOWER MOTOR FAILING AND LEAKING WATER ONTO THE FLOORBOARD. FROM THE LOOKS OF IT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM FORD TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER VENT ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FLOOR WAS ALSO WET EACH TIME IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THREE DAYS AGO. THE VEHICLE WILL BE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

A WATER LEAK FROM THE FIREWALL WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE CARPET BECAME SOAKED AFTER DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR SOME TIME BECAUSE THERE IS MOLD UNDER THE CARPET. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT CARPET, PADDING AND FLOORBOARDS BECOME SOAKING WET EVERY TIME IT RAINS AND IT RAINS EVERY 3 DAYS IN THE CHICAGO AREA. WE HAVE TO WET VACUUM THE WATER OUT TO TRY AND KEEP THE CARPET & PADDING FROM MOLDING AND STINKING UP THE INTERIOR. THE DEALER THINKS THAT THEY CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT GUARANTEE ANY REPAIR FOR THIS EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. WE AND HAVE HEARD OF, AND THE DEALERS KNOW OF MULTITUDES OF FORD TAURUS OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A KNOWN CAUSE AND GOOD FIX TO THIS PROBLEM AND AS WIDE SPREAD OF A MAJOR PROBLEM THIS IS, ESPECIALLY FOR ALLERGY SUFFERERS LIKE MY WIFE, THERE SHOULD BE A FACTORY RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND FORD SHOULD ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MAJOR DESIGN PROBLEM AND FIX THIS PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I OWN A 2003 FORD TAURUS WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE FOUND OUT ON THE INTERNET THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT, WATER CAN GET INTO THE HEATER SYSTEM AND BLOWS OUT THE BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTER. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS AND HAVE READ THAT MANY PEOPLE THAT OWN FORD'S HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ANY TROUBLE WITH A CAR THAT HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

FAILURE OF THE A/C, HEATER, DEFROSTER FAN. *TR

I FOUND WATER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FLOOR BOARD AFTER A RAIN STORM IN THE SUMMER OF 2005. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING AFTER MOST HEAVY RAINS. AFTER SEVERAL OCCURRENCES THE BLOWER MOTOR OF THE HEAT / AC WOULD ONLY WORK ON HIGH. AFTER TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC THE BLOWER RESISTOR WAS CHANGED. I HAVE HAD THIS COMPLETED TWICE NOW. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED ONCE (THEY FOUND EVIDENCE OF WATER IN THE MOTOR). THERE IS ALSO A MUSTY SMELL WHEN I RUN THE HEATER SO I ASSUME THERE IS SOME MOLD GROWING IN THERE NOW. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THE FORD DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $300 TO FIX. THROUGH MY INTERNET SEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A LEAKY COWL PROBLEM ON TAURUS'S AND NOT UNIQUE TO MY CAR. *TR

PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD LEAK IN MY 2003 FORD TAURUS. TOOK CAR IN LAST QUARTER OF 2008. COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF LEAK. WAS TOLD THERE WAS MOLD UNDER THE CARPET. LOVELY. BLOWER MOTOR NOT WORKING ON 1/17/09. TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ONE. HAD IT INSTALLED AND HEAT/EXHAUST IS NOT WORKING AT FULL CAPACITY THE VERY NEXT DAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO SHORT OUT AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAKAGE IN THE DASHBOARD DURING RAINY CONDITIONS. THE FLOOR WOULD BECOME WET AND THE BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING. SHE ONLY NOTICED THE FAILURE WHEN IT RAINED AND IT ONLY OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,724 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

WATER LEAK AT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR, RESISTOR AND COWL, STILL LEAKS. REFERENCE RECALL 03V087000 AND MANY ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS, SPECIFICALLY 10184014. THERE WAS WATER LEAKING AT PASSENGER DASH AREA ON AND OFF SINCE 07. IT HADN'T LEAKED IN QUITE A WHILE SO I DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $250.00 TO FIX AND I WAS WAITING TO SEE IF IT KEPT UP OR GOT WORSE. THEN THE BLOWER QUIT WORKING. I SPENT $373.14 FOR A NEW BLOWER MOTOR, RESISTOR ASSY, WEATHERSTRIP, COWL PANEL AND SEALANT. ON THE 28TH OF DECEMBER, 2008 MY FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR WAS AGAIN, FULL OF WATER. NOTE, THIS HAD NOT HAPPENED FOR MANY MONTHS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WITH THE NEW COWL PUT ON ON DECEMBER 9TH. I ASKED THE DEALER IF THE PREVIOUS WATER PROBLEM CAUSED THE BLOWER MOTOR TO GO BAD. HE SAID IT...

2003 FORD TAURUS HAS WATER LEAKING IN TO BLOWER MOTOR. *TR

I DISCOVERED EARLIER YEAR THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE FLOORBOARD OF MY CAR'S PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT. I NEVER NOTICED IT BEFORE, SINCE I AM ALWAYS THE DRIVER, AND RARELY HAVE PASSENGERS. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT IT WAS A DESIGN ERROR, AND I HAVE TRIED TO PLUG THE HOLES WHERE WATER IS COMING IN. I STILL HAVE PERIODIC LEAKS. AS A RESULT OF THE WATER LEAK, MY BLOWER HAS NOW SHORTED OUT. THIS IS DESIGN ERROR AND FORD SHOULD HAVE TO RECTIFY IT. THIS IS AN ONGOING COMPLAINT WITH FORD, PLEASE SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS ATTACHED TO RECALL NUMBER 03V087000 AND COMPLAINT 10184014. PLEASE HELP!! *TR

THE FAN ON MY HEATER HAS GONE OUT ON ME THREE TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CARE IN AUGUST ON 2006 - JUST A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS. I UNDERSTAND IT HAS TO DO WITH A LEAK UNDER THE HOOD THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF (RECALL 03V087000? - SEE COMPLAINT #10184014). I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THIS BLOWER EVERY 8 MONTHS. *TR

AFTER A STRONG RAIN, A LEAKY COWL IN MY 2003 TAURUS LET WATER INTO MY BLOWER MOTOR AND SHORTED IT OUT. THE FAN ONLY WORKED ON HIGH. I HAD IT FIXED ONCE, AND THEN AFTER ANOTHER STORM IT IMMEDIATELY SHORTED OUT AGAIN. THEN, IN THE LAST WEEK (9/1/92008), IT STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER, EVEN ON HIGH. FORD HAS ISSUED A RELATED RECALL FOR A LEAKY WINDSHIELD (03V087000), BUT WILL NOT FIX THIS ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. WHEN I WENT IN TO TALK WITH FORD, THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT SAID SINCE IT WAS NOT YET RECALLED, THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. I HAVE NOT AS OF YET HAD THIS REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

WATER LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT FLOOR BOARD. WATER ALSO ACCUMULATES IN THE BLOWER MOTOR HOUSING, CAUSING IT AND THE CONTROL RESISTOR TO SHORT OUT. *TR

POOR VEHICLE DESIGN ALLOWED WATER TO LEAK INTO HVAC SYSTEM CAUSING DAMAGE TO BLOWER RESISTOR AND BLOWER MOTOR. NOW UNABLE TO DEFROST / DEFOG FRONT WINDSHIELD. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR FULL OF WATER AFTER IT RAINS, AIR ONLY BLOW ON HIGH UNTIL IT RECENTLY WENT COMPLETELY OUT. WORSE THIS TIME RADIO AND WIPER BLADES WERE AFFECTED. A RECALL IS NEEDED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS, WATER LEAKING IN CABIN ON PASSENGER SIDE AND FLOODED A/C UNIT. AC ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. REPAIR OF LEAK WILL COST $579 FROM DEALER. FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEM IN VEHICLES BUT WILL NOT REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER LEAKING ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. MORE WATER WAS NOTICED WHEN IT RAINED OR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS WET. THE FAILURE CAUSED TWO RESISTORS TO BLOW OUT, INCLUDING THE BLOWER MOTOR. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 06/25/08.*LJ

THE PART IN QUESTION IS A TRANSITOR FOR THE FORD TAURUS 2003. THE SAME PROBLEM EXIST WITH EARLIER MODEL SUCH AS THE 2001. A LEAK ABOVE THE DASH BOARD ALLOWS WATER TO FILL THE COMPARTMENT AND OVERFLOW ONTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE AMOUNT OF WATER IS ENOUGH TO SHORT OUT TRANSITORS AND CAUSE PROBLEMS. WHEN TALKING TO A FORD DEALER"VANCOUVER FORD DEALER", THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY REPAIR THIS PROBLEM QUIT OFTEN. COULD A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE 2003 MODELS??? THX *TR

LEAKY COWL. CAUSES FLOORBOARD TO BE CONSTANTLY SOAKED. HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED WITH COMPLAINT # 10184014. THE RECALL # IS 03V087000. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO COVER THESE CARS NO MATTER THE MILEAGE SINCE IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE HEATER WOULD NOT BLOW AND THEN STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I ALSO HAD WATER LEAKING ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. AGAIN YESTERDAY, MY HEATER AND A/C WILL ONLY BLOW ON HIGH. I SEE MANY PEOPLE ONLINE HAVE HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS. PLEASE REFER TO RECALL REF# 03V087000 AND COMPLAINT #10184014. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS CABIN AIR INTAKE LEAK DUE TO DESIGN DEFECT ALLOWS RAIN WATER TO ENTER INTERIOR OF VEHICLE AND CAUSES HEATER/AC FAN UNIT TO SHORT OUT DISABLING DEFROSTER AS WELL AS HEAT AND AIRCONDITIONING CONTROL. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE A/C WORKED ONLY ON HIGH FOR A FEW DAYS THEN A/C WENT OUT COMPLETELY. AS I DIDN'T HAVE MONEY NOR THE TIME TO FIX, I HAVE LEFT UNTIL NOW TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM NOW I SEE MANY PEOPLE ONLINE HAVE HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS. SINCE THIS ORIGINALLY OCCURRED I'VE NOTED WATER LEAKING ON THE PASSENGER FLOOR AFTER SOME RAIN STORMS. I THINK THE BLOWER FAN HAS GONE OUT AND PROBABLY WHAT EVER CAUSED THE LEAK CAUSED THE BLOWER TO GO OUT, TOO MANY COINCIDENCES AND OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. REFER TO RECALL REF# 03V087000 AND COMPLAINT #10184014. FORD SHOULD STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEMS THEY ARE CAUSING DUE TO DESIGN FLAWS. *TR

1. DISCOVERED WATER COLLECTING IN PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD, FOLLOWING HEAVY RAINS. 2. BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR FAILED, CAUSING BLOWER MOTOR TO ONLY OPERATE ON THE HIGHEST SPEED. 3. LOCATED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #TSB 04-15-3 WHICH DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING, THE CAUSE, AND CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE CORRECTIVE WORK PERFORMED AS DESCRIBED IN THE TSB. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS ON FEBRUARY 5, 2008, WHEN THE BLOWER MOTOR CEASED WORKING. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD. *TR WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO GOODYEAR I WAS TOLD THAT THE WATER LEAK CAUSED MY BLOWER MOTOR TO SHORT OUT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM AND THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXPENSE OF TIME LOST FROM WORK AND THE FOLLOWING COSTS: R/R BLOWER MOTOR, $88.00; NEW BLOWER MOTOR, $110.21; CABINET AIR FILTER GASKET AND BLOWER WEATHERSTRIP $27.73; R/R/ CABIN FILTER GASKET $70.40 AND THE COSTS OF INSTALLATION OF THE AIR FILTER $29.66. THE TOTAL IS $362.82. I AM REFERENCING FORD'S EXISTING RECALL NUMBER, 03V087000 AND THE COMPLAINT OF WILLIAM FORD #10184014.

WITHIN THE LAST MONTH (EARLY FEB. 2008) I HAD NOTICED A SMALL LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR MAT AFTER A BRIEF WARMING PERIOD (AND MELTING OF SOME SNOW). THEN JUST LAST WEEK (FEB. 18TH, 2008) MY 1-3 LEVELS OF MY FAN WERE NO LONGER OPERATING. THEN ON FEB. 23, 2008, THE 4TH AND FINAL STILL OPERATING FAN LEVEL STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. I CHECKED ALL FUSES APPLICABLE AND IT TURNS OUT THAT IT IS MOST LIKELY THE BLOWER RESISTOR THAT IS NO LONGER IN OPERATION. NOW I HAVE NO HEAT OR DEFROST AND IT MAKES LIFE MORE DIFFICULT WHEN I NEED TO LEAVE PROMPTLY AND I CAN'T SEE OUT MY WINDOWS. *TR

MY PASSENGER FLOORBOARD IS CONSTANTLY DAMP AS WATER HAS SEEMINGLY LEAKED THROUGH THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR. THIS HAS CAUSED THE BLOWER MOTOR TO THE A/C/HEATER TO QUIT WORKING. I WOULD ESSENTIALLY HAVE TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK AS WELL AS BUY A NEW BLOWER MOTOR TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT IT SEEMS AS IF FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE YET IS HESITANT TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WHATSOEVER. THIS IS ALSO IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 03V087000 AS WELL AS NHTSA COMPLAINT 10184014. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER IS LEAKING THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE WATER LEAKED INTO THE VENTS AND TRAVELED ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. THE DEALER REPLACED A WEATHER SEAL AND COW PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V087000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 3/11/08 *CN UPDATED 03/11/08 *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WATER LEAK. THIS LEAK CAUSES UNHEALTHY MOLD TO BUILD UP IN CARPETING ETC. AS WELL AS DESTROYS THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN SWITCH. THIS IS THE 3RD FORD TAURUS I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH. DEALER WANTS $995.00 TO REPAIR WHILE I AM SUFFERING FROM MOLD RELATED ALLERGIES. *TR

03 FORD TAURUS, THE HEAT HAS QUIT WORKING IN THE CAR FIRST I LOST LOW AND THE NEXT TWO SPEED CONTROLS THEN I LOST HIGH SPEED ALTOGETHER. DOING RESEARCH AT OTHER WEBSITES THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. ALSO THERE HAS BEEN THE OCCASIONAL WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD. WHERE IS THE RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. SHE ALSO DETECTED SMOKE AND THEN THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BLOWER MOTOR WAS LEAKING AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 3/5/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR BUT THE BLOWER RESISTOR WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT THE MECHANIC STATED BOTH WERE RUSTED FROM WATER DAMAGE. UPDATED 03/05/08 *TR

I HAVE A 2003 FORD TAURUS. I HAVE FOUND WATER IN THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD. OVER TIME, THE BLOWER FAN HAS STOPPED WORKING. DURING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT REPAIR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. *TR

HEATER/AC BLOWER ONLY WORKED ON HIGH, WATER WOULD LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD, NOW IT DOES NOT WORK. THERE ARE ALOT OF REPORTS ABOUT THIS FOR A 2003 FORD TAURUS, PLEASE HAVE THEM RECALL THESE AND FIX THEM. *TR

WATER LEAKS ONTO PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR RESULTING IN INTERIOR DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO HEATER BOX AND BLOWER MOTOR. DEALER REPLACED COWEL AT MY EXPENSE, WITHIN 3 MONTHS LEAK RETURNED AND DEALER WANTS TO REMOVE DASH AND CHECK HEATER BOX, AT A MINIMUM EXPENSE OF $850. FORD HAS A RECALL, 03V08700 AND TSB 04-15-3 REGARDING THESE PROBLEMS, BUT WANTS ME TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I ALSO PAID $375 TO HAVE THE INTERIOR CLEANED AND DISINFECTED AFTER THE FIRST REPAIR. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REFERENCE COMPLAINT 10184014. *TR

MY WIFE NOTICED WATER PORING OUT IN THE PASSENGER FLOORBOARD OF HER 2003 FORD TAURUS. SHE WAS AGGRAVATED BY THIS, BUT HAD NO MECHANICAL FAILURES AND DID NOT WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT IT. THEN SHE HAD HER DEFROSTER FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED AN ISSUE, BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO GET HOME IMMEDIATELY AND HAD TO USE A RAG TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD TO DRIVE HOME. SHE TOLD ME ABOUT IT AND REFUSED TO DRIVE ANYWHERE WITH OUR CHILDREN UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. I FOUND WATER IN THE VENT AND HAD TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR. THE FAN NOW RUNS, BUT ONLY RUNS ON HIGH BECAUSE ANOTHER COMPONENT FAILED THAT CONTROLS THE FAN SPEED. WHEN I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL HAD BEEN FILED. I LOOKED UP RECALL INFO ON THE FORD SITE BY VIN AND IT...