2002 FORD TAURUS Complaints

MY DAUGHTER'S 2002 FORD TAURUS HAD THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING SNAP OFF AND PUNCTURED HERE NEW TIRE, WHILE BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL UP TO 2001 AND WONDER WHY THIS CAR, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING. *TR

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND RUPTURED LEFT FRONT TIRE, ALSO BROKE LEFT SIDE SWAYBAR END LINK. *TR

MY 2002 TAURUS WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN MY HUSBAND HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BROKE AND PUT A HOLE THE TIRE. THE COST TO GET THE SPRINGS REPLACED AND A NEW TIRE WAS OVER $600.00. *TR

1. STARTED CAR, A 2002 FORD TAURUS AND BEGAN TO BACK UP AND THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW VIOLENTLY. 2. SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND SPEARED FRONT TIRE. 3. REPLACED COIL SPRINGS AND FRONT TIRE AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $500. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD TAURUS 2002 AND THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE RESULTING IN THE BROKEN COIL SPRING PUNCTURING MY TIRE CAUSING IT TO GO IMMEDIATELY FLAT. THIS RENDERED MY CAR IMMOBILE, REQUIRED TOWING, AND REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND MOUNTS THAT HOLD THE COIL SPRINGS. (COST: $695) SO FAR, THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, AND I REALLY HOPE IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. I HAVE A PORTION OF THE COIL SPRING THAT BROKE OFF FROM THE REST OF THE COIL SPRING. THE REMAINING SPRING WAS KEPT BY THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE PORTION OF THE COIL SPRING THAT I HAVE SHOWS THE SLIGHTEST AMOUNT OF RUSTING ON THE INSIDE OF THE COIL SPRING. APPARENTLY, IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH TO DAMAGE THESE COIL SPRINGS. *TR

CAR WAS PARKED AND PUT INTO REVERSE TO BACK UP IN DRIVE WHEN TIRE EXPLODED. UPON EXAMINATION THE DRIVERS SIDE SUSPENSION SPRING HAD EXPLODED INTO 2 PIECES AND RIPPED INTO TIRE. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING BROKE ON A 2002 FORD TAURUS, PULLING IT OUT OF THE GARAGE. CAR IS IMMACULATE, BARELY DRIVEN (40K MILES), NEVER HIT OR BUMPED. BROKEN SPRING SHREDDED THE TIRE COMPLETELY IN HALF. CERTAIN DEATH WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, HAD THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR AND MODEL, FOR YEARS ENDING 2001. NEEDS TO BE MANDATED FOR 2002 (AND BEYOND, IF APPLICABLE). *TR

FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE ---PUNCTURED TIRE ----SPRING DROPPED DOWN ON TRANSAXLE ----LEFT FRONT DROPPED TO ROAD SURFACE -----CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

SUDDEN FAILURE OF FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING ON 2002 FORD TAURUS RESULTING IN PUNCTURE OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND LEFT FRONT TIRE WERE REPLACED. REFERENCE NHTSA EA-08-018. *TR

2002 FORD TAURUS LAST MONTH I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH OF THE REAR SPRINGS LAST WEEK I HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK/PINION TODAY AS I JUST STARTED TO DRIVE FORWARD IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT RIGHT SPRING BROKE AND PIERCED THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. I WAS GOING SO SLOW IN THE DRIVEWAY THAT THE SHARP EDGE OF THE BROKEN SPRING STARTED SLICING INTO THE TIRE AS IF A PERSON WERE PEELING AN APPLE. IT SCRAPED INTO THE TIRE UNTIL IT PIERCED THROUGH THE SIDEWALL. THANK HEAVENS THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT 70MPH I HAVE READ ABOUT THE PRIOR RECALL INVOLVING THESE SAME PARTS ON THE 2001 AND EARLIER FORD TAURUS MODELS AND ON 2003 AND EARLIER FORD FOCUS MODELS WHICH USE THE SAME PARTS. HOW IN GOOD FAITH COULD YOU BELIEVE THAT THESE PARTS WERE GOING TO JUST DISAPPEAR FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH. FORD CONTINUED TO USE THESE PARTS UNTIL THEY WERE GONE AND JUST ROLLED THE DICE THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE CAUGHT BY YOUR AGENCY. YOU MUST HELP THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE DRIVING VARIOUS MODELS OF FORDS WITH THESE SAME PARTS THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY, VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD SPRINGS. THE EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO THE REAR SPRINGS BEING DEFECTIVE WERE A THUMP WHEN THE R/R SPRING BROKE AND THE CAR DROPPED A LITTLE BIT. WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS REPLACING IT, I HAD HIM CHECK THE L/R SPRING AT WHICH TIME HE FOUND THAT ONE ON THE VERGE OF CRACKING. THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT TOO WAS FOUND TO BE BAD. AND AS I EXPLAINED ABOVE, I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT APPROX 2 MPH AS I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 20' AS I HAD TO STOP AND PICK UP MY WIFE WHO HAD WALKED TO THE MAILBOX. THE REAR SPRINGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AS IT WAS LAST MONTH. THE RACK AND PINION IS GOING TO BE RETURNED FOR THE CORE DEPOSIT UNLESS YOU ASK ME TO KEEP IT. THE FRONT SPRINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE AS I WILL BE CHANGING OUT THE L/F SPRING ALSO. PLEASE HELP ALL OF US AND POSSIBLY PREVENT A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. *CN