2001 FORD TAURUS Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 5MPH DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE PASSENGER REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS.

I ENTERED MY CAR ONE MORNING AND STARTED BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND I HEARD A METAL GRINDING SOUND FROM THE RIGHT REAR SIDE. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED THE CAR SEEMED TO BE RIDING LOWER ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE. A WEEK OR SO LATER I TOOK THE CAR INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE RIGHT REAR SPRING AND BOTH STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE SAID THE BROKEN SPRING WAS GOUGING A HOLE IN MY TIRE. THE RIGHT REAR STRUT WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT HE SAID I WOULD TO HAVE BOTH REPLACED FOR THE RIDE TO BE EVEN. ADDITIONALLY, HE SAID I WOULD NEED TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT DONE. I DID NOT HAVE THE WORK PERFORMED ON MY CAR AS THE DEALER WAS ASKING OVER $700 FOR THE REPAIRS. I CALLED FOR OTHER ESTIMATES. I PULLED THE TIRE OFF AT HOME AND DID FIND THE SPRING WAS BROKER AND CAUSING A GOUGE TO BE DUG INTO MY 1 YEAR OLD TIRE JUST AN INCH BELOW THE TOP OF THE TIRE AND ABOUT 1/4 INCH DEEP. I HAVE YET TO SPEAK TO FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM.*AK

REAR COIL SPRINGS ON 2001 FORD TAURUS. BOTH, OF REAR COIL SPRINGS HAVE FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING AND ONE THE SHARP BROKEN SPRING WAS LESS THAN 1/4" FROM THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE I HAVE NO IDEA HOW IT DID NOT RIP A HUGE HOLE IN THE TIRE. IF I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD SOME UNRELATED WORK DONE ON THE REAR OF THE CAR I WOULD HAV E NEVER KNOWN UNTIL THE TIRE WOULD HAVE BEEN RIPPED WIDE OPEN AND POSSBLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ALL FOUR OF THE VEHICLE SEATBELT STRAPS WILL NOT RETRACT. ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALERSHIP, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

FORD TAURUS ,COMMON FAILURE OF THE BLOWER FOR THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING. FORD SERVICE SAYS WATER GETS INTO THE BLOWER AND THE BLOWER MOTOR WITH THE RESISTOR SHOULD BE REPLACED. COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO FORD SERVICE AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB. *NM

I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS [XXX]. THE RIGHT REAR SPRING FRACTURED WHEN LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FRACTURE. THERE IS A CURRENT INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA (PE05054) FOR THE REAR SPRINGS ON THIS AUTOMOBILE. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE SPRING REPLACED AT MY OWN COST BECAUSE FORD WILL NOT RECOGNIZE ANY LIABILITY. I SPOKE WITH SHAUNA AT FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND MY REF # WITH FORD IS [XXX] AND THEY ASSURED ME THE LEFT SPRING WAS OK AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT. *NM UPDATE 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I STARTED HEARING A SOUND FROM THE REAR WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN. AT HOME I CHECKED CAREFULLY AND FOUND THE REAR SPRING BROKEN WITH A SHARP POINT DRAGGING ON THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS GOUGED THROUGH THE FIRST LAYER OF CORD. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED BOTH REAR SPRING AT MY EXPENSE. IT WAS VERY FORTUNATE FOR ME THAT I HEARD THE SOUND BEFORE THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED. *JB

CAR PARKED IN GARAGE, STARTED UP HEARD A BANG, TIRE WAS BLOWN OUT- TRIED TO REVERSE OUT OF GARAGE -REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP - CALLED AUTO CLUB THEY PUT SMALL DOUGHNUT SPARE ON REAR DRIVERS SIDE (BLOWN OUT SIDE) -TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL GARAGE- UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC SAID REAR SPRINGS HAD FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND NEEDED REPLACING, THIS WITH LESS THAN 50 000 MILES ON VEHICLE -COST TOTALED $465.60 PLUS TAXES. HAD THIS HAPPENED THE PREVIOUS DAY WE WERE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO A FRIENDS COTTAGE -WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!! *JB

THE REAR COIL SPRING AND MOUNTING BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE BROKEN SPRING TO CONTACT THE TIRE. THE TIRE DID NOT PUNCTURE. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AT A FORD DEALER. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN HANDLING AS THOUGH THERE WERE WINDY CONDITIONS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK. ALSO, WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE CONTACT HEARD SOMETHING FALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN INTO THE GARAGE, AND THE CONTACT DETERMINED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED BY THE CONTACT. *AK UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM