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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1FAFP53263G••••••2003 Ford TAURUS
That is about average for the 2003 Ford TAURUS — 4 complaints per build across 270 builds.
5on this build
1014on the model
270builds in total
1involved a crash
2injuries
Most reportedLatches/locks/linkages 1Electrical System 1Steering 1Air Bags 1
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringcrashOct 2008
Driving on a straight away at about 55 mph., the car suddenly pulled to the left. The driver could not regain control of the vehicle, which resulted in a rollover accident. Driver and passenger did not hear anything prior to the sudden pull. The car spun around and hit the…
Power TrainMay 2010
Transmission failure on 2003 ford taurus. Car would not go forward or reverse after pulling out into traffic although the engine was running fine. On-coming traffic had to stop or swerve to avoid my stopped car. This happened with absolutely no warning or previous problems. I…
Engine And Engine CoolingFeb 2009
Once in april 2008 and again in february 2009, I have had to change the heater blower/motor in my 2003 ford taurus. Both times, I had a puddle of water form on the floor on the passenger side of my car before the motor went out. Both times the blower/motor was replaced with a…
Electrical SystemOct 2006
I own a 2003 ford taurus and I had to replace the blower motor, a resistor and the bower motor wheel. This was do to a defective design by ford that lets moisture into the blower motor area thus causing it to fail, they refuse to do a recall and I have seen thousands of the same…
Latches/locks/linkagesMar 2004
The rear passenger door locks would stick. The consumer would be unable to open the rear door locks manually or with the remote control. The dealership mechanic repaired the problem three times, but the consumer is still having the same problem. Repaired with part#4l37-13713-aa.…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FAFP53263G251123 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.