2000 FORD TAURUS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET INSPECTED WHEN HE NOTICED THE REAR SPRING WAS FAULTY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

REAR COIL SPRING FAILURE ON 4 2000 FORD TAURUS' FROM 6/2006 THROUGH 6/2007. *AK

FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE ON THE 2000 FORD TAURUS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS EXACT ISSUE, BUT I WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. I HEARD OF MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WITH THE FRONT AND BACK SPRINGS MALFUNCTIONING, AND THEY HAVE NOT HAD THEM COVERED BY THE RECALL. I THINK THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER MORE VEHICLES AND INCLUDE THE REAR SPRINGS ALSO! THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE CAR AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN, AND SLID DOWN TO NEXT COIL, LEAVING VERY SHARP POINT OF BROKEN COIL VERY CLOSE TO TIRE SIDEWALL. COULD HAVE SLICED TIRE AND CAUSED A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN VERY INJURIOUS TO ME.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT DONE. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TWO REAR BROKEN SPRINGS, STRUTS AND STRUT MOUNTS. THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS DAMAGED FROM THE BROKEN SPRING. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE BEFORE THE ALIGNMENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 76,469. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED TOOK VEHICLE TO GENOA FORD FOR BRAKE REPAIR NOT AN ALIGNMENT. THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED THE ALIGNMENT WAS NECESSARY DUE TO THE DEFECT. UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE'S REAR SPRING HAS FAILED. FORD STATED THAT IT IS NOT THERE PROBLEM AND TRANSFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. HE STATED THAT THE FRONT SPRINGS FAILED TWO YEARS AGO UNDER A RECALL IN WHICH HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED. THE FRONT SPRINGS AND SHIELDS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND TRANSMISSION TYPE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND THAT'S WHY THE TIRES WERE PUNCTURED. UPDATED 07/10/07 *TR

IN JULY 2006, THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS OF MY 2000 FORD TAURUS FAILED EVEN AFTER I FOLLOWED A RECALL NOTICE AND HAD THE SHIELDS PLACED ON MY CAR. THIS FAILURE WAS FIXED. NOW IN MAY 2007, THE BACK COIL SPRINGS FAIL FOR THE SAME REASON BUT ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE ORIGINAL RECALL. HOW CAN THIS BE ? THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MFG OF THE SPRINGS OR THE SPECIFICATION TO BUILD THEM. THE SAME SALT THAT CORRODED THE FRONT, CORRODED THE BACK. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE BOTH FRONT AND BACK COIL SPRINGS. *TR

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE LEFT REAT COIL SPRING BROKE DISCOVERED BOTH 5/23/07

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 10 MPH AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRUNK. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE HAD FLATTENED. AAA PLACED A SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE AND A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED. SHE BELIEVES THE FAILURE IS RELATED TO NHTSA RECALL # 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 99,310 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS ON THE 2000 FORD TAURUS BROKE APPROXIMATELY AT 80,000 MILES ALONG WITH REAR STABILIZER BAR MOUNTS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO TIRES, BUT I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AS THE TIRES COULD BE PUNCTURED BY THE BROKEN SPRINGS. THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE, HOWEVER, NO RECALL ON THE REAR SPRINGS EVEN THOUGH THE SAME DANGER EXISTED. THE REPAIR BILL WILL BE SETTLED TODAY ,AND I ANTICIPATE IT TO EXCEED $500 FOR THIS PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON ALL 4 COIL SPRINGS ON THE FORD TAURUS MODELS AFFECTED.*AK