2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

DRIVING TO WORK AND HEARD A LOAD RUBBING SOUND IN THE RIGHT REAR SPRING/TIRE. WHAT ALERTED ME TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF WAS THE BURNING SMELL OF RUBBER AND THE LOUD RUBBING NOISE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM BECAUSE I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. BROUGHT IT IN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR RIGHT SIDE SPRING WAS BUSTED AND IT GOUGED MY TIRE. IF I WOULD HAVE DROVE JUST A BIT MORE, IT COULD HAVE BLOWN. *JB

AUTO WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. LEFT REAR COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND WEDGED AGAINST TIRE. I JACKED UP CAR, REMOVED TIRE AND INSTALLED SMALL SPARE TIRE SO SPRING WOULD NOT RUB TIRE. DROVE TO REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY REPLACED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS. OLD PARTS WERE DISCARDED. DID NOT HEAR ABOUT FAULTY COIL SPRINGS UNTIL RECALL NOTICE FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS WAS RECEIVED FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN FEBRUARY 2006. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE RIGHT REAR SPRING WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE RIGHT TIRE. THEREFORE, BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPORTS HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 6/16/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE RIGHT REAR SPRING WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE RIGHT TIRE. THEREFORE, BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPORTS HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.

BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING AND SUPPORT. 2001 FORD TAURUS [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING TIRES REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE, THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED ON 05/30/2006. *AK *TS

PURCHASED A 2001 TAURUS IN 2004 WITH 26000 MILES. HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITHIN 2 MONTHS. DEALER REFLASHED TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY OF USED CAR DEALER. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL NOT WORKING RIGHT, AND IS ON THE VERGE OF FAILURE. I ALREADY HAD A CODE FOR TORQUE CONVERTER COME UP, BUT IT DOESN'T SHOW ANY MORE. *NM

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE; REAR LEFT TIRE ALMOST PUNCTURED DUE TO RUBBING OF BROKEN SPRING ON TIRE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. I AM AN ENGINEER AND THE FEMA FAILURE EFFECTS MODE ANALYSIS SHOULD FORCE THIS COMPANY TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS UNDER RECALL. THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS INSTEAD OF COLLECTING DATA! MARK PORTYRATA. *NM

MY 2001 FORD TAURUS REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE UPON REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. I CALLED MY MECHANIC WHO THEN ADVISED ME NOT TO EVEN TRY TO DRIVE IT TO HIS SHOP FOR FEAR OF PUNCTURING A TIRE. I THEN CALLED A FLATBED TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT FOR REPAIRS. THE COST FOR THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WAS $513.50 PLUS TOW. IF I DID NOT HAVE IT TOWED THAT WAY, THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE TIRES WOULD HAVE BEEN PUNCTURED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, AT 5 MPH, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE COIL HAD FRACTURED. BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.