2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

ONE FRONT SPRING WAS REPLACED UNDER FORD RECALL PROCEDURE. NOW I HAVE LEARNED THAT BOTH OF THE REAR SPRINGS BROKE. LOCAL FORD DEALER SAID THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR REAR SPRINGS.*AK

REPLACED REAR COIL SPRINGS ON THE 2001 TAURUS SEDAN. ALSO, NEEDED NEW STRUTS AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE.*AK

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR RECALL SERVICE 04S17 FROM FORD, FRONT COIL SPRING SHIELDS. THE TECHNICIAN CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS HAVE A CRACK. THIS SOUNDS TO ME THAT THE REAR SPRINGS ARE ALSO A PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL IN TANDEM WITH THE FRONT COIL SPRING DEFECT. HE TOLD ME THAT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT I CAN BLOW OUT MY REAR TIRE, SO I NEED BOTH REAR SPRINGS REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST OF LABOR AND PARTS ALONG WITH AN ALIGNMENT, $460. I'M GOING TO GET THE WORK DONE SOON, BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF THE REAR TIRE BLOWING OUT, BUT IT DOES SOUND LIKE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT JUST LIKE THE FRONT COIL RECALL.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PREPARING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE FROM 50 MPH. THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER AND HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,000.

I HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE COIL SPRINGS ON THE 2001 FORD TAURUS, AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS AT MY EXPENSE. LATER , I FOUND OUT ABOUT SAFETY RECALL 04V332000 , AND PRESENTED THE BILL TO THE LOCAL FORD GARAGE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE PRICE OF THE PARTS. THE DISTRICT FORD RECALL REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED MY CLAIM AND WOULD NOT GIVE A REASON OTHER THAN THE WORK WAS NOT DONE AT A FORD GARAGE. WHAT WERE THE OPTIONS. THE SPRING DESTROYED THE TIRE AND I COULD HAVE CRASHED UNDER OTHER CONDITIONS. *AK

2001 TAURUS: THE SPRING ON THE EAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BROKE AND DESTROYED THE TIRE. FORD KNEW THAT THE SPRINGS INSTALLED ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE WERE PRONE TO BREAKING, AND EVEN HAD A RECALL RELATING TO THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR THE FRONT WHEELS. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPRINGS, BUT FAILED TO REPLACE ALL THE SPRINGS DURING THE RECALL. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THE REAR SPRINGS, AND THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT BOTH OF THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE DAMAGED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED AND DAMAGED THE TIRE. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THERE IS CURRENTLY A DEFECT INVESTIGATION OPEN (NHTSA ACTION # PE05054). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,500. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED INVOICE FOR REPAIRS. UPDATED 06/19/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH COIL SPRINGS, A DAMAGED CV JOINT, A FAILED CONNECTOR ROD, AND A DAMAGED STRUT. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE, AND DIDN'T KNOW IF THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER PER RECALL# 04V332000. THE CONTACT HAD THE FRONT BRAKE PADS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR NEW REAR DRUMS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR DRUMS AND BRAKES, AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED. THROUGH RESEARCH THE CONTACT DISCOVERED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ABOVE MENTIONED FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,000.*AK