2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

I TOOK MY 2001 FORD TAURUS TO A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE A MANDATORY STATE INSPECTION PERFORMED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT ONE OF THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WAS CRACKED AND HE SAID BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. I WAS TOLD TO STOP DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE BROKEN SPRING COULD PUNCTURE A TIRE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. NEW REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE ORDERED AND WILL BE INSTALLED BY THE DEALER ON 6/23/10. I WILL ASK TO KEEP THE OLD PARTS. MY CAR WAS PART OF THE 04S17 RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. SHIELDS WERE INSTALLED BELOW THE FRONT SPRINGS ON 5/10/05, AT 44,356 MILES. THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, BUT MAYBE THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN. *TR

REAR SPRINGS BROKE WHILE MOVING IN DRIVEWAY. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY? SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN 72,000 MILES. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR AND HAD PLANNED TO KEEP IT A LONG TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT WAS NOT SERVICED BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE CONTACT STATED HIS VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SERVICED FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V332000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: SPRINGS: COIL SPRINGS) BUT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD HIS REAR DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING REPLACED BECAUSE IT TOO WAS BROKEN IN THE PAST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000. UPDATED 6/19/10 *CN UPDATED 07/22/10*JB

1.RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE GOING THROUGH THE TIRE. 3.REAR SPRING AND TIRE WILL BE REPLACED, OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

PASSENGER REAR SHOCK MOUNT FAILED LETTING THE SHOCK STICK THROUGH TO THE INSIDE OF CAR BESIDE REAR SEAT. *TR

BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKEN ON A 2001 FORD TAURUS SES. WHILE ROTATING TIRES, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE SNAPPED. TWO NEW STRUTS WITH SPRINGS WERE INSTALLED AT A COST OF OVER $700. THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, HOWEVER, I PERSONALLY SAW THE LEFT REAR SPRING IN THE CAR BEFORE IT WAS REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE MADE A RIGHT TURN AT 15 MPH WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. SHE HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 121,000.

MY 2001 FORD TAURUS ENGINE STOPS WORKING AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IT STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS. THIS CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESP ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE STARTS ON ITS OWN AFTER A FEW HOURS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING THE REAR DRUMS REPLACED, THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED HE FELT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RIDING LOWER THAN USUAL BUT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: SPRINGS: COIL SPRINGS) BUT THE REAR WERE NEVER REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN DRIVABLE CONDITION AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 98,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORT P195/60/R15 TIRES. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION JUST AFTER 40,000 MILES. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE SAME TIRE FOR A 2001 FORD TAURUS AND A 2001 FORD FOCUS. BOTH THE VEHICLE DEALER AND TIRE STORE STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS TREAD SEPARATION BUT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER DISAGREED. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AT 35,000 MILES AND FAILED 5,000 MILES LATER. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000. THE CONSUMER STATED ONE OF THE TIRES THAT HAD JUST BEEN INSPECTED, WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. UPDATED 08/23/10 UPDATED 08/19/10*BF UPDATED 09/09/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/14/10