2000 FORD TAURUS Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COIL SPRING BROKE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE BROKEN COILS SPRING ALSO PUNCTURED A NEW TIRE. *NM

AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL LETTER ON THE FRONT COIL SPRING, CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SERVICED UNTIL NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER 2004. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WOULD SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PEDALS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.

CONSUMER STATED THAT IN DECEMBER 2003 ONE SPRING WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH ONE STRUT AND THE TIRE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ,AND DEALERSHI REFUSED TO DO SO. CONSUMER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY TOO REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS AT NO CHARGE. CONSUMER DRECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS DEFECT. *AK

WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND IT LANDED IN A DITCH. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE PARKING IN REVERSE FRONT COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SPRING BROKEN AND A PUNCTURED STRUT, RUPTURED TIRE, AND A BROKEN LINK.*MR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SPRING CRACKED PRIOR TO THIS AND WAS REPLACED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL ON NHTSA SITE WHICH DESCRIBED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR BOTH FAILURES. *NM

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE EXPLODED, AND THE FRONT END COLLAPSED. *AK *SC *JB

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WAS UNEXPECTEDLY LOW TO THE GROUND. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB