2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS SES. I NOTICED THAT THE REAR END OF MY CAR WAS SITTING VERY LOW AND TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. APPARENTLY, THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN DUE, PRESUMABLY, TO CORROSION FROM SALT IN NORTHERN CLIMATE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL OF CAR. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME I WAS LUCKY I BROUGHT IT IN WHEN I DID AS THE COILS WERE CLOSE TO PUNCTURING MY TIRES, WHICH WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. PARTS WERE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL TO HAVE A SHIELD INSTALLED FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BECAUSE THEY HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS, BUT NO RECALL FOR THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. *TR

I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS SEL WITH 156K MILES. I LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE DURING RUSH HOUR COMMUTE HOME. THE CAR ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY ON ITS OWN AS IF THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK. I NEARLY SLAMMED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE ACCELERATION OVER POWERED THE BRAKES. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO THE POINT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BLOW. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF A DANGEROUS/BUSY LOCATION. WHAT SCARES ME THE MOST IS THAT I SHARED THIS VEHICLE WITH A 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2001 FORD TAURUS USED, IN 2004 IT HAS BEEN A GOOD CAR UNTIL 2008 WHEN IT STARTED SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A RACK AND PINION, SO I HAD THAT REPLACED AND PAID THROUGH THE NOSE. THE CAR WAS STILL SHAKING, I TOOK IT BACK HE SAID THAT I HAD TO GET IT ALIGNED BECAUSE IT WAS TOWED OUT AND HE DID NOT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO DO THAT. I REPLACED THE NOW BALD TIRED AND HAD IT ALIGNED. STILL SHAKING AND NOW WORSE, I AM NOW UNEMPLOYED AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND THE WARRANTY ON THE MECHANIC I TOOK IT TO IS UP AND HE SAYS IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR HIM TO LOOK AT IT FURTHER. WHEN I HAD IT ALIGNED THEY DID TELL ME THAT THE RODS AND THE STRUTS WERE FINE. SO WHAT EXACTLY COULD THIS BE? AFTER 40 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES LIKE CRAZY AND THERE IS A WHIRLING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEELS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

IN MARCH OF 2009 I HAD A FRONT SPRING BLOW OUT ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. AT THAT TIME FORD REPLACED THEM UNDER A RECALL, HOWEVER FORD REFUSED TO PAY FOR A NEW TIRE WHICH A SET OF NEW HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN FEB. 2009 AND THE TOWING BILL. NOW THE RIGHT REAR SPRING HAS DONE THE SAME THING AND DESTROYED ANOTHER TIRE. THE MECHANIC AT MY LOCAL FORD TELLS ME THE REPAIR IS 280.00 NOT INCLUDING ANOTHER TIRE AND TOWING. HE ALSO STATED TO ME THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE CARS FOR THE REAR SPRING ALSO, BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD AS MUCH TROUBLE AS THE FRONT. LUCKILY BOTH INSTANCES HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED. I BELIEVE IT IS UP TO YOUR AGENCY TO PUSH FOR A MANDATORY RECALL, BEFORE SOMEONE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED! OR DOES THE LAST SENTENCE HAVE TO HAPPEN FIRST! *TR

WE HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS THAT HAS A BROKEN COIL SPRING IN REAR OF THE CAR. THE FRACTURED PIECE OF THE SPRING IS RIGHT BESIDE THE TIRE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. IN ADDITION TO THIS DANGER WHEN THE SPRING BROKE IT ALLOWED THE BACK OF THE CAR TO SET SO FAR DOWN THAT YOU CAN NOT EVEN PLACE 1 FINGER BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE TIRE AND THE FENDER WELD NOW. THE CAR WOULD CONSISTANTLY RUB THE TIRES IF WE TRY TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE CALLED FORD MOTOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NOT HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT REAR SPRING BREAKAGE SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. NOW HOWEVER AFTER READING THIS WEBSITE I SEE THAT I AM IN A CLASS OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS - I DO LIVE IN OHIO WHICH AFTER READING MORE ON YOUR SITE I REALIZE THAT WE ARE IN THE AREA THAT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO ALOT. AFTER SPEAKING TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP ABOUT MY PROBLEMS I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT REAR COIL SPRING BREAKAGE ON THESE TAURUS'S IS ONE OF THE MOST SEEN PROBLEMS IN HIS SHOP. PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR INVESTIGATION - IF IT MAKES FORD FIX THESE PROBLEMS AND 1 LIFE IS SAVED - IT WOULD BE WORTH ALL OF THE COMPLAINING AND NAGGING WE HAVE HAD TO DO TO GET THEM TO STEP UP AND REPAIR THEIR DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

MY LOW MILEAGE 2001 FORD TAURUS HAD THE REAR COIL SPRING BREAK WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSING OTHER CAR DAMAGE INCLUDING RIPPING OPEN A NEW TIRE. ALL TOLD $600 OF DAMAGE OCCURRED AND IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING FASTER, MY LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN DANGER. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2001 TAURUS BRAND NEW IN 2001. WHEN I GOT MY CAR INSPECTED IN 2008 THE INSPECTOR INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE 4 BROKEN SPRINGS ON MY CAR! ONE ON EACH WHEEL! IT WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. SO FAR I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IS $1200! *TR

DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS AND REALIZED I HAD A FLAT. MY HUSBAND CAME TO GET ME AND NOTICED THAT MY REAR TIRE WAS SHREDDED AND MY REAR SPRINGS BROKE AND THE JAGGED METAL SHREDDED MY TIRE. I CALLED FORD WHO TOLD ME IT WAS COVERED UNDER SOMETHING LIKE A RECALL, BUT NOT AN ACTUAL RECALL. WE DROP CAR OFF, I THEN GET A CALL SAYING IT WILL BE $736!!! THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS MY REAR TIRE (NOT FRONT) WHEN HE TOLD ME IT WOULD BE 100% COVERED. WHY ISN'T IT COVERED IF ALL THESE COMPLAINTS AND THEY ARE COVERING FRONT. MY CAR HAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. THIS WAS AFTER SPENDING $1200 ON AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM LAST SUMMER AND $600 FOR HEATER PROBLEMS THIS WINTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE. SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRINGS FAILED, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GOODYEAR AND THEY REPLACED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AND THE STRUTS AT THE COST OF $976. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000. UPDATED 6/8/09 *CN UPDATED 06/11/09.*JB

2001 TAURUS SE, WHILE DOING A TIRE ROTATION, NOTICED LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN, SHARP END WAS ONLY 1/4" FROM TIRE. LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE LAST YEAR DAMAGING A NEW TIRE, SPRING WAS REPLACED IN RECALL BUT NOT THE TIRE. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU MAKE THEM RECALL THESE CARS WITH DEFECTIVE SPRINGS? *TR