2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

REAR PASSENGER COIL SPRING BROKE, DUG INTO THE REAR SIDE OF THE TIRE ALL THE WAY AROUND DOWN TO THE BELT. I FOUND IT BY ACCIDENT WHEN WASHING MY WIFE'S CAR, COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL DISASTER BECAUSE SHE DROVE ON THE FREEWAY EARLIER THAT DAY. REPLACING BOTH SPRINGS AND TIRE AT A COST OF APPROX $500. *TR

THE ENGINE CRADLE, OR SUBFRAME ON MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY RUSTED INTO, THE FRAME RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE, SHOWING NO OBVIOUS INDICATIONS ON THE EXTERNAL, VISIBLE PART OF THE FRAME, THIS INCIDENT CAME WITHOUT WARNING, UNTIL THE FRONT CONTROL ARM MOUNT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FRAME, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, CAUSING HER TO LOOSE CONTROL... THE BODY IS SOLID WITH NO RUST, AND VEHICLE IS KEPT UNDER CARPORT... *TR

MY MOTHER OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS, AND WE RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR, DRIVER-SIDE, COIL SPRING HAS BROKEN. FORTUNATELY, THIS DID NOT CAUSE ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE, SUCH AS A FLAT TIRE FROM THE SPRING PUNCTURING THE TIRE AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. SEVERAL CERTIFIED MECHANICS HAS INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS "A COMMON PROBLEM" WITH THESE COIL SPRINGS ON THESE AND SIMILAR VEHICLES. I HAVE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THERE ALREADY EXISTS A RECALL ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS THAT ALSO HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE INSTALLING A "SHIELD" ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS TO PREVENT THE SPRING FROM DAMAGING THE TIRE WHEN THE COIL SPRING BREAKS. AT THAT POINT, WHEN THE SPRING BREAKS, THE DEALERSHIPS WILL THEN REPLACE THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS AT NO CHARGE. IN MY OPINION, I FEEL THE REAR COIL SPRINGS SHOULD FALL UNDER THIS SAME RECALL. I HAVE GOT TO BELIEVE THAT THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE VERY SIMILAR IN ENGINEERING DESIGN. AT THIS POINT, THE DEALERSHIP IS MORE THAN WILLING TO INSTALL THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AT $385.02. *TR

REAR COIL SPRING IS BROKEN. WE DISCOVERED THE BROKEN SPRING WHEN IT STARTED MAKING A HARD RUBBING NOISE AGAINST THE TIRE. UPON INSPECTION, IT APPEARS BY THE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE FRACTURED END THAT IT HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR SOME TIME. WE TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN OFTEN AS OUR DAUGHTERS ARE BOTH IN COLLEGE OUT OF AREA. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN FATAL IF THE TIRE WOULD HAVE SHREDDED FROM THE BROKEN SPRING ON THE WASHINGTON DC BELTWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR NEW TIRES, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH REAR LEAF SPRINGS FAILED. THE REAR SPRINGS WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPRINGS COULD PUNCTURE THE TIRES AND CAUSE GREAT HARM. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $600. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000. UPDATED 04/14/08. *LJ UPDATED 04/11/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED AND MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. IN 2002, FORD PLACED A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE COIL SPRING. THE COVER WAS REMOVED WHEN THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED IN 2007. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS) WAS REFERENCED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92,000.

I AM A OWNER OF A 2001 FORD TAURUS WHICH I BOUGHT USED AND HAVE OWNED IT NOW FOR 2 YEARS. IT IS THE FIRST FORD I HAVE OWNED IN OVER 20 YEARS. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT, IT HAS NOT GIVEN ME TOO MANY PROBLEMS, JUST THE BASIC BREAK DOWNS LIKE, BATTERIES, BRAKES ,SEIZED A/C COMPRESSOR,COOLANT EXPANSION TANK CRACKED, ECT. THOSE THINGS ARE GOING TO BREAK. BUT WHAT HAS REALLY UPSET ME IS HOW I HAVE READ ABOUT THE COIL SPRINGS BREAKING ON THE TAURUS AND CAUSING POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN TO ME BUT AFTER ARRIVING HOME TODAY I NOTICED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL UNDER MY 01 TAURUS AND AFTER FURTHER OBSERVATION I FOUND IT TO BE A PIECE OF MY REAR COIL SPRING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE. I AM A 40+ YEAR OLD MALE WHO HAS HAD MANY MAKES AND MODELS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD OR HEARD OF COIL SPRINGS BREAKING AS THEY DO ON THE FORD TAURUS. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BY FORD AND NOT THE CONSUMER. SO I CAN ONLY EXPECT THAT THE REST OF THE SPRINGS ARE FAULTY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE I HAVE ANY FURTHER DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE FORD COMPANY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT CRAFTMANSHIP OR THE CONSUMERS SAFETY. SO CHANGE YOUR SLOGAN " HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY" TO " YOUR RIDING ON FAULTY COIL SPRINGS". THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL FORD TAURUS OWNERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE DEALER PLACED A SHIELD ON THE VEHICLE AS THE REMEDY. ON FEBRUARY 28, 2008, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS MALFUNCTIONED AND WERE CRACKED. THE DEALER WAS SURPRISED THAT THEY WERE STILL HOLDING. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,900. UPDATE 04-02-08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWAY LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $350. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000. UPDATED 03-28-08 *BF

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. IT MISSED THE TIRE BY LESS THAN ONE INCH AND RUBBED AGAINST THE RIM. I CALLED FORD BECAUSE WE HAD AN IDENTICAL FAILURE WITH THE FRONT SPRINGS OVER THE SUMMER, THEY WERE A RECALLED ITEM AND WERE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. FORD INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR WERE NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. I AM REPAIRING THE VEHICLE MYSELF, THE COST WILL BE AROUND $150.00. THIS COST WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER IF THE SPRING WOULD HAVE HIT THE TIRE, AND COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR