2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT. IF I HADN'T NOTICED A PIECE OF THE COIL SPRING ON MY GARAGE FLOOR, WHO KNOWS WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR. WE JUST HAD NEW TIRES AND A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT A MONTH BEFORE THE SPRING BROKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPRINGS AND STRUTS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FAILED. IF DRIVEN, THE STRUTS COULD PUNCTURE THE TIRES. SHE DID NOT REALIZE THE FAILURE UNTIL JANUARY 14, 2009 AFTER NEW TIRES WERE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. SHE STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THE REAR SPRINGS AND STRUTS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000. UPDATED 02-23-09 *BF THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STAYING ON THE ROAD PROPERLY WHEN THE ROADS WERE WET. THE CONSUMER HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AND IN THE PROCESS SHE WAS INFORMED THE SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. UPDATED 02/25/09. *JB

THE FAILURE IS A BROKEN LEFT REAR SPRING, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF BOTH REAR SPRINGS. THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I WOULD NOT SAY THAT THE BROKEN SPRING IN MY PARTICULAR CASE CAUSED IMMEDIATE DANGER AS THE SPRING WAS STILL IN THE SPRING SEAT, HOWEVER IT IS CAUSE TO FAIL A PA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION, AND COULD HAVE BECOME DANGEROUS IF THE SPRING WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD 99,600 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. I CAN'T PINPOINT ANY SPECIFIC EVENTS OTHER THAN ALMOST 100,000 MILES OF USE IN THE SALT BELT. IT IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THE TAURUS, AND MINE BROKE LATER THAN MANY OTHERS. THE FRONT SPRINGS (WHICH HAVE NOT BROKEN ON MY CAR) ARE COVERED UNDER RECALL...THE REARS SHOULD BE AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR SERVICE. THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000. UPDATED 020209 *BF UPDATED 02/03/09.*JB

2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 69,000 MILES HAS A BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT COILS WHICH FORD WILL FIX NO CHARGE UNDER 04M04 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION GUARANTEE BUT IT DOES NOT COVER THE REAR SPRINGS. IN THE EVENT OF THE BACK SPRING WORKING IT'S WAY TO THE TIRE THERE HAS BEEN REAR TIRE BLOWOUTS WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE ITSELF AND A DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. AT THIS TIME MY MOTHER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS BEING LOOKED INTO AS A MANDATORY RECALL. I FEEL SINCE THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT AND HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECT THAT THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SPRINGS OF THOSE SAME YEARS. PARTS REQUIRED TO CORRECT PROBLEM ARE NEW COILS BOTH SIDES. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE THINKS THERE SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL BUT HE DID NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THAT DECISION AND REFERRED ME TO YOU. THE COST TO MY MOTHER WHICH IS ON A FIXED BUDGET IS 600.00 AND SHE CANNOT AFFORD IT. THE SERVICE MANGER ADVISED HER TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE IT CAUSED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WHICH WOULD NOT BE COVERED EVEN THOUGH THE DAMAGE OCCURRED FROM THE BROKEN COIL SPRING. AT THIS TIME THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES BUT THERE ARE A POSSIBILITY OF THEM HAPPENING AT ANY TIME. PLEASE LOOK CLOSER AT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MAKE IT MANDATORY TO HAVE FORD MOTOR COMPANY FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU BRAD FARROW *TR

I NOTICED THAT AFTER INSTALLING FOUR BRAND NEW TIRES ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS, THAT THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT DRAMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE ALIGNMENT WAS JUST DONE AS WELL. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SAT EXTREMELY LOW. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAD SNAPPED AT THE BASE OF STRUT. FRONT SPRINGS HAVE A RECALL, WHY NOT THE FRONT. I AM AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS ON THIS SUBJECT AS I AM FORMERLY A SERVICE ADVISOR FOR FORD. THIS IS AN ALL TOO COMMON PROBLEM AND DOES POSE A SAFETY PROBLEM!!!! THIS IS TRUE AS THE VEHICLE FAILS NYSI AND MAKES VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. FORD WILL NOT REPAIR, YET THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THE SAME EXACT CONCERN. MY VEHICLE IS IN PERFECT OPERATING CONDITION AND CARED FOR WELL. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN! APPARENTLY UNTIL SOMEONE DIES, FORD AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. MY 2001 IMPALA AND MY 2002 CAVALIER BOTH HAD WELL OVER 100K, NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WERE IN THE SALT STATES THEIR ENTIRE OPERATING LIVES!! THERE MUST BE SOMETHING DONE NOW PLEASE. I AM FORCED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT MY OWN COST FOR SOMETHING THAT IS WELL KNOWN BY THE GOVERNMENT AND FORD. *TR

REAR COIL SPRINGS BREAK! I REMEMBER THE RECALL FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS. BUT WHY FORD DOESN'T RECALL REAR AS THEY BREAK AS OFTEN AS THE FRONT ONES?? *TR

FRONT & REAR SPRINGS FAILED ON 2001 FORD TAURUS & WERE REPLACED. FRONT SPRINGS ALSO DESTROYED STRUTS & WERE COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. REAR SPRINGS ALSO DESTROYED SHOCKS BUT WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. FORD DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS "COMMON" ON THIS MODEL YEAR. *TR

AT TIME OF STATE INSPECTION: REAR DRIVERS COIL SPRING FAILURE CAUSING DAMAGE TO REAR TIRE. ESTIMATED @ $397 FOR THE COIL AND LABOR, PLUS $125 FOR NEW TIRE. MECHANIC SAID REAR PASSENGER SPRING IS NOT FAR BEHIND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. IN AUGUST OF 2007, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE REAR TIRES WERE ESPECIALLY WORN. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. IN OCTOBER OF 2008, ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AGAIN. A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO WEAR. THE REPAIR OF THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WOULD COST $800. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE REAR COIL SPRINGS; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.