2003 FORD TAURUS Visibility 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

MY BATTERY DISCHARGE LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE ABS LIGHT, THE BRAKE LIGHT AND OTHERS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND NEITHER HE NOR I CAN FIND THE BATTERY DRAIN. THE COMPUTER DOESN'T SHOW ANYTHING. AT TIMES IF ITS RAINING THE WIPERS GO AS DOES THE HEAT OR AIR BLOWER. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE ENGINE STOPPING OR THE BRAKES NOT WORKING AND I HAVE HAD MY WIPERS NOT WORK IN A RAIN STORM . ANY ADVICE? *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WITH THE DEFROSTER ACTIVATED WHEN SHE SMELLED AN ABNORMAL ODOR. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR WINDOW HAD BECOME DISCOLORED. THE DEFROSTER WAS TURNED OFF AND THE ODOR DIMINISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING WATER LEAKS AND INCREASED WIND NOISE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V087000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,200.

WATER LEAK ON PASSENGER FLOOR,SHORTED BLOWER MOTOR. *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

I OWN A 2003 FORD TAURUS THAT BEGAN HAVING WATER LEAKS THAT KEPT SHORTING OUT THE VEHICLES BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. THESE EVENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN 12/10/2010 TO 05/24/2011 DURING WHICH AT MY EXPENSE TWO RESISTORS WERE INSTALLED. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD THEY CONTINUED TO FAIL AS DID THE BLOWER MOTOR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD WATER DAMAGE THAT CAUSED THE BLOWER MOTOR TO FAIL. A NEW BLOWER MOTOR PLUS NEW COWL INSULATION WAS IN STALLED AT A COST OF $468.42.THE TWO RESISTORS I PREVIOUSLY HAD INSTALLED COST $80.00 PARTS AND LABOR. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY AUTOMOTIVE MODEL AND FORD SHOULD HAD A RECALL AND FIXED THIS FACTORY DEFECT. I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS REPAIR SHOULD FALL UNDER FORD RECALL 03V087000 BUT...

2003 FORD TAURUS SEC WAGON WITH A LEAKY WINDSHIELD. WATER GOT INTO MY A/C BLOWER FAN HOUSING AND SHORTED OUT THE A/C BLOWER FAN, CAUSED THE BLOWER FAN TO FAIL, THE AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE RESISTER SWITCH AND THE 40 AMP FUSE IN THE SAME SYSTEM DUE TO WATER ENTERING INTO THE CAR FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND COWL DESIGN FLAW. THE RESULT IS A LOSS OF DEFROSTER AND ANTI-FOG CAPABILITY RESULTING IN A SEVERE LOSS OF VISIBILITY DUE TO A LOSS OF SAID CAPABILITY AND/OR FUNCTIONALITY. *TR

PURCHASED 2003 FORD TAURUS WITH 49K MILES 8 MONTHS AGO. BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR HAVE FAILED TWICE. WATER IS COMING INTO THE BLOWER HOUSING THROUGH THE AIR INTAKE. RECENT FAILURE AT 60K HAPPENED IN COLD WEATHER WHILE ON THE ROAD, CAUSING FAN TO STOP WORKING AND WINDSHIELD RAPIDLY FOGGED OVER, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. FAILURE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. *TR

IN LINE WITH NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS ABOUT THE 2003 FORD TAURUS, MY BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTER HAVE FAILED DUE TO A WATER LEAK ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, I CANNOT DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. THE RESULT LACK OF VISIBILITY IS DANGEROUS FOR MY PASSENGERS AND FOR NEARBY CARS. CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM IS NOT A SIMPLE MATTER OF REPLACING THE BLOWER MOTOR, BUT ALSO REQUIRES A COMPLICATED REPAIR OF THE CAUSATIVE LEAK. I REQUEST NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE AND WORK WITH FORD IN ISSUING A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE JUST PURCHASED A 03 TAURUS WHICH LEAKED WATER ONTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ALSO CAUSING MY AC BLOWER MOTOR TO SHORT OUT. WHEN IT IS RAINING, HUMID OR LATER WHEN IT GETS COLD THERE WILL BE NO WAY TO KEEP THE WINDSHIELD CLEAR OF INTERIOR CONDENSATION OR FROST. THIS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS IF CAUGHT IN A STORM. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET FORD TO ACT EVEN THOUGH A RELATED RECALL EXISTED UNDER 03V087000. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ THE DESCRIPTIONS RELATED TO RECALL NUMBER 03V087000 AND FORD TSB 04-15-3. I ALSO SEE THERE IS AN EXISTING COMPLAINT NUMBER TO NHTSA: 10184014. THE WATER LEAKS DURING STORMS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CAR IS DRIVING OR SITTING STILL. THE FAN FIRST WOULD ONLY RUN ON HIGH SPEED AND NOW WON'T RUN AT ALL. THIS IS AN KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT AND I AM...

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

WATER IN THE BLOWER CASE OR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR, AND THE BLOWER MOTOR ONLY WORKS ON HIGH SPEED. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN. ASKED IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL NUMBER 03V087000 AND WAS TOLD NO. *TR

TAURUS WITH A WATER LEAK OR BLOWN A/C HEATER BLOWER MOTOR. THE BLOWER ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I HAVE WATER DRAINING ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR IN RAIN STORMS. THE BLOWER WOULD ONLY WORK ON HIGH SPEED BEFORE IT STOP WORKING COMPLETELY. REFER TO FORD RECALL NUMBER: 03V087000. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN MOTOR RESISTOR FOUR TIMES. AFTER THE FOURTH REPAIR, THE DEALER REALIZED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE FAN MOTOR WHICH CAUSED THE RESISTOR TO FAIL. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE FAN MOTOR AND THE WINDSHIELD FOR $500. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTED AND THEY DIDN'T OFFER TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COST. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,000.

HEATER A/C FAN ON MY 2003 FOR TAURUS HAS STOPPED WORKING SEEMS FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THIS PARTICULAR CAR WILL FOG UP FRONT WINDOW UNLESS DEFROSTER IS RUN. PROBLEM IS LEAKING WATER INTO FAN AREA, FUNNY FORD HAS A REPAIR KIT FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WINDSHIELD OF 2003 TAURUS EXHIBITS LEAKS, WIND NOISE, SQUEAKS AND RATTLES AND MAY REDUCE PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR ACCIDENT. *TR

I JUST DISCOVERED WATER IN MY BLOWER MOTOR ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS. RECENTLY MY BLOWER STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER AND IT WILL NOT WORK AT ALL NOW. I AM CURRENTLY GOING TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND SEE IF THIS REPAIRS THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR IN MY 2003 TAURUS ONLY RUNS ON HIGH. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH YEAR AND MODEL. WATER LEAKS IN AND BURNS THE BLOWER OUT. RECENTLY HAD TO DRIVE WITH NO DEFROSTER OND UE TO NO BLOWER. HAD THE BLOWER REPLACED NOW IT ONLY RUNS ON HIGH,IT APPARENTLY NEEDS A NEW RESISTOR. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD BECAME FILLED WITH WATER DURING A RAINSTORM. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST WITH ANY REPAIRS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD AND WATER FILLING UP IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE WATER ENTERED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 129,500.

2003 FORD TAURUS - WATER LEAKAGE THROUGH THE HEATER BOX CAUSED A FAILURE OF THE VENTILATION FAN, RESULTING IN INABILITY TO DEFROST/DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD FOR SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS. FAN BLOWER MOTOR (FOR HEAT AND AIR SYSTEM) FAILED DUE TO COWL LEAK ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. KNOWN ISSUE FOR FORD. CAN CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IF FAILURE OCCURS DURING RAIN OR COLD WEATHER. (LACK OF HEAT OR AC TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD). *TR

2003 FORD TAURUS WAGON. THERE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY A RECALL: WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE CABIN AIR FILTER AREA INTO CABIN COMPARTMENT AND SEIZING AND OVERHEATING HEATING RESISTOR AND HEATER BLOWER MOTOR. MY FORD DEALER TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THESE PROBLEMS ON MY CAR WHICH IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THE WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE CABIN AIR FILTER AREA INTO THE CABIN COMPARTMENT IN MANY 2001-3 TAURUS'S HAVE CAUSED THEIR HEATER BLOWER MOTORS TO BIND OR SEIZE WHICH ALSO BURNS OUT THE BLOWER RESISTOR. IT ALSO EVENTUALLY CAUSES MOLD TO FORM IN THE HEATER AREA AND UNDER THE DAMPENED CARPETING. AFTER NOTING A BURNING SMELL SEVERAL TIMES IN MY CAR'S CABIN AFTER STARTING MY HEATER FAN, MY HEATER DEFROSTER BLOWER AT FIRST WOULD NOT WORK- ONLY TO WORK A BIT LATER-UNTIL IT FINALLY CEASED TO WORK COMPLETELY. ON AT LEAST 3...

ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TURNING THEMSELVES ON AND OFF FOR VARIOUS LENGTHS OF TIME, WHILE SWITCHED OFF. NOW THEY RUN ALMOST NON STOP. DEALER SUGGESTS MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH (I CHANGED IT -DIDN'T WORK), OR A GEM MODULE. A SEARCH AT TAURUS CAR CLUB SITES SHOWS THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. CONSUMER REPORTS IDENTIFIES OVERALL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN ALL TAURUS' TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2003 FORD TAURUS SEDAN. TWICE IN THE LAST 2 OR 3 YEARS I NOTICED WATER ON THE CARPET ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WELL, OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS THE BLOWER MOTOR STARTED ACTING ABNORMALLY. FINALLY, ON FEBRUARY 23, 2009, I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE BLOWER MOTOR, A RESISTOR BANK, A PIECE OF COWL TOP PLASTIC AND SOME WEATHERPROOF GASKET REPLACED. I LEARNED JUST PRIOR TO TAKING THE VEHICLE IN THAT THERE WAS A "TSB" ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR A RANGE OF VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN 2001 AND 2003. THE COST OF THESE REPAIRS WAS $237.00 IN LABOR AND APPROXIMATELY $200.00 IN PARTS. I AM ANNOYED AND IRRITATED THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY STILL CAN'T LEARN HOW TO MAKE CARS, TEST THEM AS LONG AS THEY DO, BUILD THEM AND THEN I EXPERIENCE THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM...

HEATER BLOWER FAILED TO START. *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

1. PURCHASED CAR IN APRIL 2003; 2. NOTICED WATER LEAKING INTO PASSENGER SIDE (ON FLOORBOARD) OF CAR DURING HEAVY RAINS AFTER PURCHASE. PROBLEM OCCURS ONLY DURING HEAVY RAIN AND HAS CAUSED A BAD SMELL INSIDE CAR. THE FIRE RETARDANT INSULATION IS SATURATED AND IS CAUSE OF ODOR. 3. RECEIVED RECALL IN JUNE 2006 REGARDING STOP LAMP SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND AIR FILTER. NOT CERTAIN IF RECALL RELATED TO LEAKING WATER PROBLEM, HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUED AFTER DEALERSHIP PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS. 2. *TR

I HAD THE PROBLEM THAT MY BLOWER WOULD ONLY WORK ON HIGH SPEED. MY MECHANIC KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT IT WAS THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. SO WENT TO FORD AND BOUGHT A NEW ONE AND REPLACED IT. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WORKED ONLY ON HIGH. I HAD IT LIKE THIS FOR ABOUT A MONTH WHEN I LOST THE BLOWER COMPLETELY. WENT TO MY MECHANIC AGAIN AND HE TOOK OUT THE MOTOR, AT WHICH TIME WE TURNED IT OVER AND OUT CAME ABOUT A 1/2 CUP OF WATER. WATER IS ALL OVER THE GLOVE BOX. ALSO LIKE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE WINDSHIELD THE BUTTON RUBBER PIECE HAS EXPANDED SO WHAT FLOWS THROUGH THERE TO THE GLOVE BOX. *TR

DUE TO IMPROPER SEALING ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE WATER LEAKS IN AND DAMAGES BLOWER MOTOR AND BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. THIS RENDERS THE DEFROSTER INOPERABLE AND THEREFORE CAUSES A DANGEROUS VISIBILITY SITUATION. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 FORD TAURUS. *TR

RAIN WATER LEAKS ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THIS SHORTED OUT THE HEATER/AC BLOWER MOTOR. PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED YET. OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED RE:10184014. THERE IS ALSO A RECALL TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IS THE SOURCE OF THE LEAKAGE (03V087000). *TR

ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, THE HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS WOULD ONLY WORK ON A HIGH SETTING. A COUPLE DAYS LATER, IT STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. I TOOK IT INTO A MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR AND THE RESISTOR FOR OVER $400. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE BLOWER MOTOR WENT OUT AGAIN. I WENT TO SOME RANDOM FORUM, AND SAW OVER ONE-HUNDRED PEOPLE UPSET BECAUSE THEY OWN AN 02 OR 03 TAURUS, AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR BLOWERS. AND THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL? I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MANY TAURUS OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. ALL I KNOW IS THAT IT IS 20 DEGREES WHERE I LIVE RIGHT NOW AND IS GOING TO BE COLDER TOMORROW. NOT ONLY IS THIS UNCOMFORTABLE, IT IS DANGEROUS. IT IS CLEAR THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME SITUATION, SO IT'S CLEAR TO ME THAT NOTHING WILL...

HEATER BLOWER MOTOR WENT OUT ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THROUGH FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AS THEY HAVE ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE THE MOTOR UNDER WARRANTY. WATER LEAKS INTO THE MOTOR THAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS DANGEROUS IN THE WINTER BECAUSE MY DEFROSTER DOESN'T WORK AND MY FRONT WINDSHIELD STAYS FOGGED UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. THE FAILURE OCCURS IN ANY TYPE OF CONDITION THAT INVOLVES MOISTURE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. WITHOUT REPAIR, WATER COULD SEEP INTO THE HEATER, BURN OUT THE MOTOR, AND CAUSE MOLD TO FORM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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...

ONE DAY MY HEATER STOPPED BLOWING. I FIRST CHECKED THE BLOWER MOTOR FUSE, WHICH WAS FINE. DURING THIS PROCESS I FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD WAS SOAKING WET. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND THAT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE WATER APPARENTLY SHORTED OUT MY BLOWER MOTOR SO NOW I HAVE NO HEAT OR AIR. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR FAILURE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 FORD TAURUS WHICH EXPERIENCED A HEATER MOTOR AND HEATER SWITCH FAILURE LAST YEAR. I REPLACE THE COMPONENTS MYSELF FOR AROUND $250.00. THIS YEAR I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING WATER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AFTER HEAVY RAINS AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OR LOCATION OF THE WATER ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THIS WEEK WITH THE TORRENTIAL RAINS WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING, WATER WAS FOUND COMING OUT OF MY HEATER MOTOR AND HEATER AND DRAINING ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FOOT WELL CARPET WHILE USING MY HEATER AND DEFROSTER. ONCE I GOT HOME I REMOVED THE HEATER MOTOR FROM THE AIR DUCT AND APPROXIMATELY 8 OZ. OF WATER POURED OUT ON THE FLOOR. I SURMISED THE WATER OF THIS GREAT VOLUME WAS COMING IN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I SEARCH THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WERE OTHER OCCURRENCES OF THIS SITUATION AND ON YOU WEB SITE...

I HAVE TWO VEHICLES AND RARELY DRIVE MY NEWER CAR IN THE RAIN. I TOOK MY NEWER CAR ON VACATION AND WAS RETURNING HOME WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN. A COUPLE DAYS AFTERWARDS I WAS HEADED TO WORK WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO FOG UP. I TURNED ON THE DEFROST FANS AND COULD BARELY HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING. I TURNED TO HIGH WHERE IT RAN FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE BEFORE COMPLETELY FAILING. I FIGURED THAT MAYBE MY BLOWER WAS FAILING. I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 TAURUS AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM (RECALL NUMBER 03V087000 AND COMPLAINT 10184014). FROM WHAT I AM HEARING, WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE BLOWER UNIT AND CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THE BLOWER IS IN A COMPLETELY USELESS DUE TO THIS LEAK. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT $500...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER IT HAD BEEN RAINING, A PUDDLE OF WATER WAS FOUND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD, THE VEHICLE BLEW OUT COLD AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR FAILED DUE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE LEAKING UNDER THE DASHBOARD WHEN IT RAINED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

NOTICED POOL OF WATER ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. AT SAME TIME TRIED TO RUN DEFROSTER AND THE FAN WOULD NOT TURN ON AT ALL. CHECKED ALL FUSES WHICH WERE GOOD. MECHANIC ASSESSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS NOT WORKING. CONTACTED FORD DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND COULD BE FIXED AT MY EXPENSE. THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE COWL, SEAL THE LEAK AND REPLACE THE MOTOR. THIS IS NOT JUST AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT A SAFETY ISSUE. VISIBILITY IS AFFECTED WITH NO WAY TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS. *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

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

BLOWER MOTOR DID NOT WORK ON CAR. DEALER SAID BLOWER MOTOR SHORTED BECAUSE OF A LEAK IN THE COWL. SAME THING HAPPENED TWO WEEKS EARLIER AND WAS REPAIRED. *TR

NOTICE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THAT OUR BLOWER MOTOR WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL TIMES. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AND NOW DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. WE CANNOT HEAT OR COOL THE VEHICLE OR DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD OR SIDE WINDOWS. I KNOW THE TEMP CONTROL IS WORKING BECAUSE WHEN I TURN THE AC ON THERE IS A FAINT FEELING OF COLD WHEN I HOLD MY HAND ON THE VENTS. I ACTUALLY WORK FOR A FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT YES IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT WHERE WATER LEAKS IN AND SHORTS OUT THE FAN MODULE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY WOULD INSTALL A NEW FAN AND SHIELD SO IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN BUT IT WOULD BE AT MY OWN EXPENSE. FORD HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ACCORDING TO OUR ADVISORS BUT NOT A RECALL AS THEY DON'T FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HOW CAN THIS...

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

2003 FORD TAURUS. BLOWER MOTOR FAILURE DUE TO RAIN LEAKING THROUGH CABIN FILTER INTO BLOWER MOTOR. VISIBILITY IMPAIRED WHEN WINDSHIELD THEN FOGGED. WATER FOUND ON PASSENGER FLOOR. BLOWER AND RESISTOR FOUND CORRODED. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR, RESISTOR, WEATHERSTRIP AND DEFECTIVE COWL PANEL/RAIN HAT. LABOR + PARTS $412. TSB 03-15-06. *TR

1. HEAVILY RAINING ON AN HOUR TRIP FROM HOME. 2. BLOWER MOTOR FOR HEATER STOPPED WORKING MAKING IT UNABLE TO SEE ROAD, TRAFFIC, ETC AND MAKING IT FREEZING IN CAR. WAS ALMOST IN ACCIDENT SINCE UNABLE TO SEE. 3. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO TO CHECK RECALLS. UNABLE TO LOCATE HOWEVER IF YOU GOOGLE THE PROBLEM IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MAKING OF THIS VEHICLE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE BLOWER MOTOR AND SENSOR. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS A FIX FOR IT HOWEVER YOU MUST PAY FOR THE ENTIRE COST. PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSB 04-15-3. PLEASE ALSO SEE THE FOLLOWING SITES FOR SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.EPINIONS.COM/MSG/SHOW_~THREADS/CAT_ID_~3/ID_~11913/FORUM_ID_~124 HTTP://WWW.FORD-FORUMS.COM/FORD-TAURUS/5133-2003-TAURUS-BLOWER-MOTOR.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/TAURUS/2003/TSBS.SHTML HTTP://WIKI.ANSWERS.COM/Q/WHAT_COULD_CAUSE_THE_BLOWER_ON_A_2003_FORD_TAURUS_SE_TO_STOP_WORKING HTTP://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/FORD/TAURUS/2003/CONSUMERREVIEW.HTML. *TR