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Love this Taurus SEL Premium
Ponderosa Pine, 08/05/2002
2003 Ford Taurus SEL Premium 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I traded in a 1997 Audi Quattro wagon for the Taurus. You might ask, why get rid of an Audi in favor of the Taurus? We owned a 1987 Taurus for 12 years and put 153k on it. We loved that car! As far as I'm concerned, the new Taurus drives better than the Audi and is more reliable. We got the 24V Duratec engine and it hauls!. We're getting better than 24 mpg in mountain driving (we live in CO). Fit and finish are beautiful.
Problems from the Start
Burrell, 09/07/2002
2003 Ford Taurus SEL Premium 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This is our second Taurus we bought a 2000 brand new and after 12000 miles we had to have 8 air bag sensors replaced and the computer as well, that did not even fix the problem so we asked Ford to replace the vehicle, I applaud them because they did replace it. We got a 2002 Taurus right when they were released. We now have 15000 on this one and we are having electrical problems with it, sometimes when you start the car none of the power accessories work (radio, windows, mirrors) nothing and the moon roof will not shut some times. We are going to trade it in for a different car, and not a Ford this time.
Affordable Family Luxury!
Es, 08/21/2002
2003 Ford Taurus SEL Premium 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I purchased my SEL Premium Taurus in June. It is one of my smarter choices of car purchases that I've made. I had a 97 Camry that has been very reliable but was too small for my family. The Taurus is far more spacious with a smooth quiet ride and good handling. The Duratec engine is also superb, it has been decently quiet and has proved to have good pasing power. In black with a rear spoiler I feel like the king of the road.
First Ford
jeffry hesler, 11/04/2008
2003 Ford Taurus SES 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I've had the vehicle for a year now. I started with 89,000 miles on it. It now has 98,000. I love to drive. I have had only problems with the brakes. The line broke and the disk or something like that on the wheel broke cause I pressed on the brake too hard. So I rate the brakes really good. The car overall is very big on the inside. I've been into 2 wrecks with the car one with a deer and the other was I went under a semi trailer and the rear wheel hit the stands for the trailer. Each time I've never gotten hurt cause the air bags have worked each time. I don't know if it's supposed to but all the air bags went off in every case. It even went off when I hit the deer.
Yellow Glove Treatment
JIM MADDEN, 12/21/2007
2003 Ford Taurus SEL Deluxe 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I like my Taurus with the DOHC engine and leather interior. I thought that there was a design problem with the fuel pump as I personally changed 3 in three years of ownership. On installation of the 2nd pump I bent the float arm so my gauge has been incorrect for almost a year. So this time I completely removed the tank from under the vehicle, carried it to the garage bench and low and behold I found a yellow workglove floating inside the gas tank. This car must have been built on a Monday with a disgruntled worker assembling the gas tank.It should run a little better without the restriction on the suction side of the fuel pump? Note: the interior dimensions are kind of small for a carsobig