2000 FORD TAURUS Complaints

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURING THE TIRE. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS, STRUTS, SWAY BAR AND ALIGNMENT AT 29965 MILES. ALSO REPLACED TIRES FOR SAFETY SAKE. *BF *NM

VEHICLE WAS ON THE ROAD WHEN CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. SHE DECIDED TO GO BACK HOME. CONSUMER CHECKED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN.*AK *BF *NM

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY CAR THAT WE PAID FOR IN CASH, GOING ABOUT 30MPH ON A SLIPPERY ROAD AND SPUN OUT AND HIT AN ELECTRIC POLE, DRIVERS SIDE HIT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER WE ALREADY GOT RID OF THE CAR, THEN SOMEONE TOLD ME ABOUT CONTACTING FORD. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY INSURANCE ON IT YET. THE INSURANCE GUY WAS COMING OUT THAT NIGHT. SO THIS WAS A TOTAL LOSS. IT HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND I AM STILL WITHOUT A VEHICLE. SOMEONE TO CONTACT ME WOULD BE NICE ABOUT A POSSIBLE LAWSUIT.

PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, MY LEFT REAR TIRE ON DRIVER'S SIDE BLEW OUT, AND AFTER INVESTIGATION BY REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE TIRE, THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL WAS BROKEN AND HAD CUT INTO THE TIRE CAUSING IT TO BLOW OUT THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. I AM HAVING MY COIL FIXED AND HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE AS A RESULT. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME SITUATION FOR THE RECALL FOR THE FRONT COILS ON THIS SAME VEHICLE. *JB

(1) BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. 2) DRIVER SIDE FRONT SPRING FAILURE 2000 FORD TAURAS, SPRING FRACTURED PUNCTURING THE TIRES SIDEWALL. (3) RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE I BELIEVE IN AUGUST OF 2004 AND HAVE BEEN CONTACTING THE DEALER IN MY AREA AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SUCH RECALL CALL, BACK AT A LATER DATE.*AK

ABOUT 100' FROM MY HOUSE, I EXPERIENCED A LOUD EXPLOSION. I GOT OUT AND SAW THE TIRE WAS FLAT AND HAD SPARE TIRE PUT ONTO CAR. COULD NOT FIND ANY PUNCTURES IN THE TIRE. TOOK TO TIRE STORE. PERSON IN STORE TOLD US THE DRIVER'S REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN AND THAT IT SLICED THE TIRE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALER.*AK

UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER HEARD A CRACKING SOUND. THE NOISE GOT WORSE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND AFTER DRIVING A FEW FEET. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE, AND ARRANGED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING CRACKED AND CUT INTO THE RUBBER OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE AND COIL HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN RECALL 04V332000 FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRING. *AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRINGS. WHILE PERFORMING RECALL REPAIRS MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT, AND THE TIE ROD BROKE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V332000; FORD ISSUED A FRONT COIL SPRINGS RECALL. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL IN AUG 2004 AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE YET BUT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 10 MPH THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. *AK *NM

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON THE ROAD WHILE ALL OF SUDDEN THE PASSENGER CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN. DEALER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT AIR BAG WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK WHILE TRAVELING 25MPH CONSUMER HEARD A POP SOUND FOLLOWED BY SMOKE AND A FOUL ODOR. CONSUMER FOUND THE SEAMS HAD POPPED OPENED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND THE AIR BAG WAS EXPOSED. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TT