2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

MY CAR WAS RIDING LOW IN THE REAR FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE ONE NIGHT, JUST AFTER I STARTED ENGINE AND HAD DRIVEN ONLY A FEW YARDS. LEFT CAR THAT NIGHT AT BILL MARSH FORD-NEWTOWN, PA. THE NEXT MORNING I FOUND A PIECE OF MY RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING IN MY PARKING SPACE AT WORK. BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT PART OF A RECALL, ONLY THE FRONT SPRINGS ARE COVERED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET 20 MPH IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. ALTHOUGH THE OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, THERE WAS A LOSS OF HEARING DUE TO THE NOISE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE DEPLOYMENT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REMOVED THE AIRBAG MODULE AND SENT IT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE AIRBAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. UPDATED 4/6/2006 - *NM

LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING TIRE FAILURE FROM PUNCTURING INSIDE OF TIRE. *NM

DRIVING ON SIDE ROAD, PULLED ONTO MAIN ROAD AND REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED, PUNCTURING MY BRAND NEW TIRE. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR SPRINGS, OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *JB

MY CAR RODE LOW TO THE GROUND. I NOTICED I WAS LOWER THAN OTHER CARS. FINALLY, WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONE DAY, I NOTICED THE REAR PART OF MY CAR MADE ODD SOUNDS. I DETERMINED MY REAR SPRING BROKE. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED AND THE SPRINGS REPLACED. *JB

CAR WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER TO REPAIR RECALL ON FRONT SPRINGS, REPAIR WAS MADE AND MECHANIC THEN TOLD ME OF REAR SPRING THAT WAS BROKEN AND HAD CUT INTO THE LEFT REAR TIRE, REQUIRING A NEW SPRING AND TIRE AT A COST OF $517.46. *NM

LEFT REAR SPRING BROKE ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. TOOK IT TO MY DEALER TO FIX IT AND I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. IT ALMOST BLEW OUT MY TIRE ,WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO CRASH. I HEAR THAT FORD MAY BE HAVING A RECALL ON THE REAR SPRINGS ON THE 2000 AND 2001 TAURUS. HOWEVER, I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE PAID, TO HAVE THE SPRING FIXED AND I CALLED FORD ABOUT IT,THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE SPRINGS. I'M E-MAILING THIS IN HOPES THAT FORD WILL RECALL THE SPRINGS SO I CAN GET MY MONEY BACK ON THE REPAIR. UNLESS THEY MAKE IT RIGHT WITH ME, I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT!! *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND GOUGED THE SIDE WALL ON THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY REPLACED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS, STRUTS AND REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.

I HAD THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FAIL AND AS I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FRONT SPRINGS REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. FORTUNATELY, THE FRACTURE DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, COMMON SENSE WOULD STATE THAT IF THE FRONT COILS FAILED, THE REAR COILS ALSO WOULD EXHIBIT THE SAME CORROSION/FAILURE PROBLEM SINCE THE SPRINGS, MORE THAN LIKELY, CAME FROM THE SAME VENDOR FOR FORD. FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR (4) COIL SPRINGS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE SPARE WAS PUT ON. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE REAR PASSENGER COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. THE REAR COIL SPRING AND TIRE WERE REPLACED. *NM