2002 FORD TAURUS Complaints

STARTED VEHICLE, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND PUT INTO DRIVE. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD,THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE NOSED DOWN, AND I STOPPED. INSPECTION OF VEHICLE SHOWED BROKEN LEFT FRONT SPRING. *TR

BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE HEARD NOISE AND THEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. AFTER REMOVING THE TIRE FOUND THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. *TR

SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF TRANSMISSION POWER - NO SECONDARY ACTIONS CAUSED THE PROBLEM, NOR WAS THERE ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. NO LEAKS, NO TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, NO OTHER INDICATORS OF A PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED. WHILE REVERSING, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PIERCED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 162,000. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PIERCED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

NEW YEARS EVE WITH MY HUSBAND MYSELF ,SON AND HIS FIANCES DAUGHTER IN THE CAR ,DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70MPH ,HEADING TO RESTAURANT, RT FRONT COIL BROKE. THANK GOD IT DIDN'T SLICE TIRE AND CAUSE A BLOW OUT AND KILL US OR SOMEONE ELSE. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL ON COILS INSTALLED ON FORD TAURUS NEWER THAN 2001?? THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT OF COIL FAILURE ON MY CAR, A BACK ONE WENT A FEW YEARS AGO. *TR

BACKING OUT OF GARAGE HEARD LOUD LEAK OF AIR. THOUGHT FLAT TIRE. WHEN ABOUT TO CHANGE TIRE DISCOVERED COIL BROKE AND SLASHED TIRE. THANK GOD DIDN'T HAPPEN A COUPLE WEEKS BEFORE WHEN SON BORROWED CAR AND WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OUT OF STATE. OF COURSE NO RECALL ON THESE COILS SO HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET COR 2 NEW REAR COIL SPRINGS AND LABOR TO INSTALL. CHECKED ON INTERNET AND READ HUNDREDS OF POSTS ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TAURUS. WHY NOT A RECALL ON THIS YEAR?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED AT THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD ALSO PUNCTURED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.