2000 Ford Taurus complaints

BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE AT MAYBE 1 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE PUNCTURING THE TIRE ON MY 2000 TAURUS. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL (ALTHOUGH POORLY WORDED) FOR THAT BUT THERE IS NO RECALL THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING APPARENTLY BROKE BEFORE SINCE THERE IS RUST AT THE FRACTURE. I HAD A SHOP TAKE CARE OF THE WORK AND IT LOOKS LIKE FORD MAY NOT BE WILLING TO PAY FOR ANY OF IT. THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT SHEEHY FORD IN GAITHERSBURG SAID THEY CERTAINLY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REAR SPRINGS AND ASSOCIATED COSTS BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL, YET IT APPEARS THAT THE REAR SPRINGS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM (EXCEPT THE REAR SPRING FRACTURE DID NOT PUNCTURE MY TIRE). I DO HAVE BOTH BROKEN SPRINGS AND PHOTOS IF YOU NEED THEM FOR THE INVESTIGATION. DID YOUR REVIEW AND DENIAL OF REAR SPRING FAILURES CONSIDER THAT A FRACTURED REAR SPRING MAY HAMPER A SUDDEN EMERGENCY MANEUVER CAUSING DAMAGE OR LOSS OF CONTROL? THE WAY THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE IS WORDED DOES NOT MAKE IT SOUND SIGNIFICANT, ONLY IF YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT CORROSION, AND I WOULD NEVER THINK JUST SURFACE CORROSION WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT PITTING WOULD CAUSE A FAILURE. IF YOU LOOK AT MY COIL SPRINGS, THEY ONLY HAVE SURFACE CORROSION AND I WOULD NOT THINK THAT CORROSION SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE A FRACTURE. THE SERVICE MAN AT SHEEHY EVEN ADMITTED THAT THE PARTS SUPPLIER USED SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL. HE THEN SAID IF THEY SAW A CRACK DURING RECALL SERVICING THEY'D REPLACE THE COIL, BUT IF IT'S GOING TO FRACTURE DUE TO

I WAS DRIVING A NORMAL DAY TO WORK AS I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF MY 2000 FORD TAURUS, AND AFTER PULLING OVER AND REMOVING THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE, DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED OFF AT THE BASE. CLOSE TO A 6 INCH PIECE OF THE SPRING WAS PROTRUDING OUT OF THE STRUT HOUSING THAT THE SPRING SITS IN. I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT PUNCTURE THE TIRE AT 55 MPH. AS THIS PIECE OF SHARP STEAL WAS RAPPED AROUND MY STRUT I COULD NOT REMOVE IT WITH MY HAND, I HAD TO CUT THE BROKEN SECTION OF SPRING IN HALF WITH A CUTTING WHEEL, TO MAKE THE CAR SAFE TO DRIVE. WENT TO GET ESTIMATES, PRICES RANGED FROM 450$ TO 750$, FOR ONE STRUT ASSEMBLY. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO REPLACE THE BROKEN PART. THUS BROKEN SPRING REMAINED ON CAR. THEN ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE. SO NOW I HAVE 2 BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THIS IS NOT A RANDOM EVENT, I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS A LITTLE AND IT SEEMS FORD SAYS THAT IT IS DUE TO RUST THAT WEAKENS THE SPRING. B***S***! I HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF OLD CARS ON THE ROAD WITH RUST THAT ATE THROUGH THE ENTIRE BODY OF THE CAR, WITH RUST COVERED SPRINGS, YET THEIR SPRINGS DO NOT BREAK. I HAD A 79 FORD F150 THAT WAS A RUST BUCKET, AND ITS SPRINGS NEVER BROKE AFTER TONS OF ABUSE. I BELIEVE THESE BROKEN SPRINGS ARE DUE TO WEAK STEAL AND POOR DESIGN OF THE SPRING. AND IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF OTHERS ON THE WEB FEEL THE SAME, AND HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

FORD TAURUS REAR SPRING BROKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT. SHE ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE TIRE WHEN SHE REALIZED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED A HOLE THROUGH THE TIRE. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V-332; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $760 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,000.

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS I HAD A RIGHT REAR SPRING BROK E ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

FIRST HAD FLUID ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR,COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE IT CAME FROM THEN BLOWER FAN STOPPED WORKING. HAS BEEN OUT FOR OVER A WEEK. WINDOW FORMS IDC AND CAN NOT EVEN SEE OUT OF IT! *TR

PASSENGER FOOT WELL FILLS WITH WATER DURING HARD RAINS. *TR

I VISITED FORD DEALERSHIP IN TORONTO IN REGARDS TO RECALLS AND I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT ONLY RECALL THAT APPLIES TO MY VEHICLE IS THE FOLLOWING ONE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V332000; COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS; MFR'S REPORT DATE: JUL 06, 2004.BROWSING THE HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/RECALLS/RESULTS.CFM I HAVE REALIZED THAT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL OTHER RECALLS FOR THE 2000 TAURUS. ONE OF THE RECALLS THAT I FOUND AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED WEBSITE IS: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V242000 VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE "VEHICLE CAPACITY WEIGHT" AND "DESIGNATED SEATING CAPACITY" INFORMATION WAS NOT PRINTED ON THE SAFETY CERTIFICATION LABELS AFFIXED TO THESE VEHICLES AFTER I EXAMINED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE SAFETY CERTIFICATION LABEL ON MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME INFORMATION MISSING. I CONTACTED FORD AND AFTER EXPRESSING MY CONCERNS THEIR FINAL ANSWER WAS THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER RECALLS THAN THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS RECALL THAT APPLIES TO MU VEHICLE, AND IT IS NOT THEIR FAULT IF SOME OF THE INFORMATION PRINTED ON THE LABEL ARE NOT VISIBLE ENOUGH. TODAY, I HAVE BEEN AT THE YORKDALE FORD LOCATED IN TORONTO, CANADA. AFTER I EXPLAINED THE WHOLE SITUATION NO ONE INSPECTED MY VEHICLE'S STICKER AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE DEALER CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT STICKER (THEY DID INSTALL PROTECTIVE SPRING SHIELDS) AND I SHOULD CONTACT THE FORD. MY CONCERNS IN REGARDS TO ABOVE ARE: 1. SINCE MY VEHICLE'S SAFETY CERTIFICATION LABEL DOES NOT CON

THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS HAVE BROKEN. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER NOT THE REAR SPRINGS WHEN THE REAR SPRINGS ARE CAUSING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AS THE FRONT WHEN THEY BREAK. *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAVE MET OTHER TAURUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO INJURE HER FACE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE TECHNICIAN ADDED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BECAUSE HE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AND THAT COMPONENT WAS NOT REFERENCED IN THE REMEDY OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000. UPDATED 10-29-08 *BF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. UPDATED 10/30/08. *JB

2000 FORD TAURUS SEDAN: REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND GOUGED TIRE. VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR SIMILAR ISSUE ON FRONT COIL SPRING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-28 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP AND HEARD A LOOSE METAL SOUND. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED. SHE DROVE TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO SAFETY RECALL. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT IF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE FAULTY, THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE AS WELL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 111,943. UPDATED 02/05/09. *LJ UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 133,000.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE. THE MAIN ISSUE IS THAT IT HAS HAD THE POTENTIAL TO KILL ME,MY FAMILY AND PASSERS BY ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS . TO START WITH WE REPLACED ALL OF THE PULLEYS ON THE VEHICLE LAST WINTER, DUE TO A CONSTANT SQUEALING NOISE THAT REPLACING THE BELT DID NOT FIX. THIS COST A SMALL FORTUNE AS WE BROKE SEVERAL TOOLS (AND 4 TENSIONER PULLEY'S) AS DID 3 MECHANICS TRYING TO GET THE PULLEYS BACK ON. FORD WAS ABSOLUTELY NO HELP, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE 300 OR MORE DOLLARS TO ATTEMPT THE JOB, THEIR QUOTE WAS SOMETHING LIKE "THOSE THINGS ARE A PAIN IN THE A@# AND WE NEVER KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WITH LABOR WHEN WE GET ONE IN!" AFTER NEARLY 2 WEEKS WE COMPLETED THE WORK AND MANY DOLLARS LATER ONLY TO LATER DISCOVER THAT WHEN WE DRIVE IT IN THE RAIN THE BELT COMES OFF! AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THIS IS NOT EXACTLY FUN WHEN ON A COUNTRY ROAD IN THE RAIN WITH YOUR CHILD AT 55 MPH AND YOU SUDDENLY HAVE NO CONTROL OF YOUR CAR. AS WAS THE CASE WITH ME THE FIRST TIME BY THE TIME I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY 2 MILES LATER I HAD SOMETHING PLASTIC SMOKING ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE AND SEVERE OVERHEATING ISSUES!!! THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE, ONCE LEAVING ME STRANDED AT WAL-MART,ONCE IN A FRIENDS DRIVEWAY AND MOST RECENTLY AFTER 2 DAYS OF RAIN I DECIDED TO TAKE MY KIDS TO THE END OF THE RAOD TO THE BUS STOP(THIS IS ONLY RE: 80 FEET OR SO AWAY) AND I HADN'T BEEN ANYWHERE AND HIT NO PUDDLES OUT OF FEAR, AND YET STILL LOST THE BELT COMING BACK TO

I WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON MY CAR BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY ROUGHLY 3-4 YEARS AGO. THE RECALL WAS TO REPLACE SPRINGS THAT FORD FEARED WOULD BREAK. I RESPONDED TO THE RECALL AND HAD A LOCAL FORD DEALER REPLACE THE SPRINGS AS PER THE RECALL. THIS PAST WEEK, I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR ANOTHER ISSUE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE FRONT SPRINGS ON MY CAR WERE BROKEN. WHEN I QUESTIONED FORD ABOUT THE FACT THAT APPARENTLY THAT DEFECTIVE PARTS WERE REPLACED WITH OTHER DEFECTIVE PARTS, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST ME. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR FACILITY, NEARLY EVERY FORD TAURUS THAT COMES TO THEIR FACILITY HAS BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRINGS. *TR

BROKEN REAR COIL SPRINGS. *TR

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY CAR. THIS PUNCTURED A TIRE WHICH QUICKLY DEFLATED WHEN I WAS ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT A FAST SPEED. I HAD TO PAY $900 TO REPLACE THE STRUTS BECAUSE NO MECHANICS AROUND HERE CAN JUST REPLACE THE SPRING. *TR

2000 FORD TAURUS SERPENTINE BELT BROKE AND LOST CONTROL THEN WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RAMP AND INTO A DITCH. *NJ THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD OVERHEATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BELT WAS REPLACED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. THE OFFICER NOTICED A PUDDLE OF ANTI-FREEZE ON THE GROUND UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE REAR BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0231-89)*JB UPDATED02/24/10 *BF

REAR SPRINGS BOTH BROKE. CAR HAS RECALL FOR FRONT SPRINGS BUT NOT REARS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS MANY OF THESE MODELS HAVE BROKEN SPRINGS. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR TIE RODS A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES IN APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 YEARS ON A 2000 FORD TAURUS. ONE OF THE THREE TIMES WAS WHEN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING BROKE (WHICH THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONT BY NOT THE REAR). (I DO HAVE THE PARTS FROM THE SPRING REPAIR). LUCKILY I WAS JUST BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT WHEN THE SPRING GAVE WAY VERSUS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE REAR SUSPENSION. THIS IS QUITE A SHORT TIME SPAN TO HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION. *TR

ON 7-29-08 I WAS COMING OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS TOLD I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED INTO NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT 3 SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING TORE THROUGH MY TIRE DEFLATING IT. I'M LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED DOING 60 ON THE FREEWAY. I CALLED FORD AND THEY WON'T PAY FOR IT. THAT'S A DEFECT THAT FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR. *TR

ON 7-29-08 I WAS COMING OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS TOLD I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED INTO NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT 3 SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING TORE THROUGH MY TIRE DEFLATING IT. I'M LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED DOING 60 ON THE FREEWAY. I CALLED FORD AND THEY WON'T PAY FOR IT. THAT'S A DEFECT THAT FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR. *TR

REAR SPRING BROKE ON 2000 FORD TAURUS, APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON FRONT AND REAR SPRINGS. FORD RECALLED FRONT BUT WHY NOT REAR? *TR

LOUD "CLUNKING EXPLOSION" SOUND FROM REAR AND CAR HANDLING WAS AFFECTED. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND FOUND I HAD 3 BROKEN COIL SPRINGS-- 2 OF WHICH HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR A LONG TIME. ONE ON THE FRONT, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL AND BOTH BACK SPRINGS. FRONT SPRING WAS COVERED IN RECALL, BUT FROM WHAT I'VE FOUND ONLINE JUST AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR SPRINGS. CHARGED OVER $600 IN REPAIR TO GET 2 NEW REAR SPRINGS INSTALLED, BUT STILL HAVE RATTLING PROBLEMS AFTERWARDS. CAR IS DRIVEN EXTREMELY LIGHTLY AND THE FINAL BREAKAGE HAPPENED WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT APX 5MPH. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS AND OF COURSE BOTH OF MY FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE. THANK HEAVEN NO ACCIDENTS. HAD THEM REPLACED AT A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ON 07/15/2008 WAS INFORMED AS WELL THAT ONE REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN. NOT COVERED UNDER 04M04B THEY ARE THE SAME SPRINGS AS THE FRONT!!!!! NOW I HAVE TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET MY CAR FIXED WITH NO CASH NOT GOING TO BE EASY. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS WITH FORD!!! *TR

DURING A VERY COLD SNAP, MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR AND HEAR A BANG. I FOUND THE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED AND IMPALED THE TIRE. IT WAS AN ALMOST CLEAN BREAK, WITH A BROKEN WHISKER OF STEEL AT THE PERIMETER OF THE COIL. FORD HAD OFFERED TO SUPPLY A SHROUD TO PROTECT TIRES OF CARS IN "RUST-PRONE " STATES, BUT THIS WAS NO RUST-THROUGH. IT WAS CLEARLY A CASE OF BAD STEEL. OTHERS HAVE HAD VARIOUS LUCK WITH FORD, EVEN COVERING THE COST OF NEW SPRINGS AND INSTALLATION. I WAS TOLD NO, THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, AND THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THE SHROUDS INSTALLED. WHERE WOULD I BE THEN, EXCEPT HAVING A GOOD TIRE AND A BROKEN SPRING THAT THEY STILL WOULDN'T COVER? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WALKED TO THE BACK OF HIS HOME WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. HE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, BUT NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE BEFOREHAND AND HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS, APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO THE FRONT SPRING BROKE AND WENT THROUGH THE TIRE, THANK GOD IT HAPPENED IN THE DRIVE WAY NOT THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. I ASSUMED THEY REPLACED ALL SPRINGS AS IF THERE IS A STRESS RELIEF PROBLEM IT WOULD BE IN ALL SPRINGS. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACED THE BROKEN SPRING AND TOLD THEM THAT BOTH REAR SPRINGS ARE BROKEN AND IF THEY REPLACED THEM PREVIOUSLY. THEY TOLD ME NO, THE REAR SPRINGS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN INUNDATED WITH CONSUMERS WITH THE REAR SPRINGS BROKEN BUT FORD REFUSES TO FIX THEM. HE STATED I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THEM MYSELF AT APPROXIMATELY $400. THE VEHICLE IS NEARLY UNDRIVEABLE AND A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD THE WAY IT IS. HOW CAN FORD, KNOWING THE SPRINGS ARE BAD (RECALL ON FRONT SPRINGS) AND IT BEING A SAFETY HAZARD AND REFUSE TO REPAIR THE BROKEN SPRINGS. FORD CONSUMER HOTLINE TOLD ME, ONLY THE FRONT IS COVERED AND WOULD NOT TELL ME WHY THE REAR ARE NOT. IT IS DANGEROUS, HOWEVER I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT THIS WAY SINCE I DO NOT HAVE $400 +/- TO GET THEM FIXED. NO WONDER THEY ARE DOWN 28% IN SALES. *TR

BROUGHT 2000 FORD TAURUS IN TO REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED. REC'D PHONE CALL THAT BOTH REAR STRUT SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND THEY WOULD NOT PUT TIRES ON BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE OF SPRINGS POKING INTO TIRES & CAUSING ACCIDENT. SO STRUTS NEED TO BE FIXED FIRST TO THE TUNE OF $1000, WHICH I DON'T HAVE. APPARENTLY, THIS IS COMMON IN TAURUSES, AND FORD SHOULD BE OFFERING TO PAY SOME OR ALL OF THE REPAIRS. *TR

DRIVER STARTED ENGINE AND SHIFTED TO REVERSE AT WHICH TIME THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE SPRING WAS BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT SPRING WAS ALSO BROKEN BUT HAD NOT YET PUNCTURED THE TIRE. WHILE THESE TIRES HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 10 MILES PER DAY FOR 12 MONTHS THEY HAD NO TREAD ON THE INSIDE WHILE THE REST OF THE TIRES HAD LITTLE WEAR. BOTH SPRINGS APPEAR TO HAVE BROKEN IN THE SAME SPOT. *TR

REAR SPRINGS BROKEN ON VEHICLE. SAT DOWN IN VEHICLE AND REAR SPRING BUSTED IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN NEED $1447.72 DOLLARS TO FIX. *TR

ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 23RD, 2008. I PROCEEDED TO GET INTO MY AUTOMOBILE, I STARTED THE ENGINE, PUT MY THINGS AWAY WHILE MY ENGINE WARMED UP AND APPROXIMATELY WHILE BACKING UP 1 FT TO LEAVE; MY FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE INTO PIECES AND BLEW MY TIRE OUT. I AM LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL FAILED. HE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

THE DAY OF THE REPAIR THE CAR SEEMED A BIT TILTED AND MADE A FUNNY NOISE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WAS TOLD BOTH REAR COILS WERE BROKEN. BOTH FRONT COILS HAD BEEN REPLACED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND ALSO RESULTED IN A RUPTURED TIRE. CURRENT COSTS ESTIMATED AROUND 600 DOLLARS. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE FRONT COIL RECALL, BUT INVOLVES THE SAME FAULTY PART. *TR

BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE AND PUT DEEP CUTS INTO BOTH REAR TIRES NEW SPRINGS ARE BEING INSTALLED AND NEW TIRES HAD TO BE PURCHASED I STILL HAVE THE OLD TIRE FOR YOUR INSPECTION. *TR

2000 FORD TAURUS PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR SPRINGS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR SPRINGS AND LINKS WERE REPLACED. BRAKE LINE WAS REPAIRED, AND THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS REPLACED. *KB ***NAR***

TODAY OUR FORD SERVICE SHOP INFORMED US WE HAVE A BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING. THE COIL MUST BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE STRUT. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN A PORTION OF THE BROKEN SPRING COMING LOOSE AND PUNCTURING THE REAR TIRE. OBVIOUSLY, A TIRE BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS DANGEROUS. WE HAD THE SPRING REPLACED. DURING THE PROCESS, THE REPAIRMAN INDICATED FORD HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS FOR EXACTLY THIS REASON. THE REPAIR MAN EXPLAINED THAT THE SPRINGS ON BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE CAR ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. FAILURE OF ANY OF THOSE SPRINGS COULD RESULT IN A BLOWN TIRE. I ASKED HIM WHY FORD HAD NOT THEN RECALLED ALL THE SPRINGS SINCE A) THEY ARE THE SAME PART; B) FAILURE RESULTS IN THE SAME DANGEROUS CONDITION. HE COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY. I WROTE A LETTER FOR FORD ASKING WHY THEY HAD NOT RECALLED ALL SPRINGS, THEY SUGGESTED I CONTACT THE NHTSB. SO, WHY ARE THE REAR SPRINGS NOT RECALLED IF THEY ARE THE SAME PART AND THE END RESULT IF THEY FAIL IS THE SAME???? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE DROVE TO A SERVICE STATION AND HAD THE TIRE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,223 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,221.

TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC) 2000 FORD TAURUS, PLACED IN REVERSE AFTER REPAIR FOR FRACTURED COIL SPRINGS (WARRANTED) WERE REPLACED ,THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED WHILE SLIGHTLY BRAKING NOW FORD DEALER HANDING ME A BILL FOR OVER $2,000.00 , VEHICLE RAN AND DROVE GREAT BEFORE THIS REPAIR (OF COURSE THEY SAID IT WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATE) PLEASE HELP I'VE READ OTHER REPORTS OF INCIDENTS. *TR

RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. THE FRONT APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN IN THE DRIVEWAY, PUNCTURING THE TIRE. WHEN THE REAR BROKE IS UNKNOWN. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS UNDER RECALL, BUT CHARGED ME FOR NEW TIRE AND REAR SPRINGS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 30MPH ON A FRIDAY WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. I MADE A SERVICE CALL TO COME AND CHANGE MY TIRE TO THE SPARE. ONCE I WAS AT THE REPAIR SHOP TO GET A NEW TIRE, THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO CAUSE THE BLOW OUT. THE REAR SPRING COIL HAD BUSTED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND LACERATED THE TIRE. MY CAR WAS DEEMED UNSAFE AND I WAS WITHOUT IT FOR A FULL WEEKEND BECAUSE THE REPAIRS COULDN'T BE MADE UNTIL MONDAY. NOT ONLY DID I HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR SPRING COILS, BUT ALSO THE STRUTS, SWAY LINK BAR, AND A NEW TIRE FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF $986. I ALSO HAD THE FRONT SPRING COILS REPLACED (BECAUSE ONE WAS CRACKED) 13 MONTHS EARLIER. *TR

INSPECTION OF VEHICLE AFTER SUFFERING A FRONT FLAT TIRE REVEALED THE LEFT REAR SPRING BROKEN. BROKEN SPRING ALMOST CONTACTS THE TIRE. VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED THIS WEEKEND TO REPLACE PARTS. *TR

2000 FORD TAURUS WITH SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE HEADS ON THE MOTOR REPLACED TWICE, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS REPLACED. TRANSMISSION HAD WORK DONE TO IT, AND THE BACK LOCK DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. *KB THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. *JB

AROUND 2005, MY FRONT LEFT SPRING BROKE WHILE PUTTING MY 2000 FORD TAURUS INTO DRIVE AND NEARLY POPPED MY TIRE. ABOUT ONE YEAR LATER, I RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE FRONT SPRING SHIELDS, AND HAD THAT DONE. NOW, AS OF THE CURRENT DATE IN 2008, I RECEIVED WORD FROM MY MECHANIC THAT MY REPLACED FRONT LEFT SPRING IS BROKEN AGAIN, ALTHOUGH NOT YET PROTRUDING INTO MY TIRE, AND THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO OFFER THESE INFERIOR SPRINGS AND NOT COVER THEM AS A RECALL, BUT INSTEAD TRY TO BLAME THE PROBLEM ON AN INEXPENSIVE "SPRING SHIELD." *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION DROPPED ON HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE CORRODED AND OVERLAPPING ONE ANOTHER. IN MARCH OF 2008, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE CONTACT URGED THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE REAR SUSPENSION AS WELL; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NHTSA ONLY ORDERED THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO BE RECALLED. THE DEALER WILL ONLY REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

WITHOUT WARNING, ONE REAR SPRING FAILED UPON ENTERING VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. ALTHOUGH SOUND WAS HEARD, RESPONSIBLE FAILED ITEM WAS UNKNOWN AT TIME. METALLIC NOISE CONSTANTLY EMITTED UPON LEAVING DRIVEWAY. IMMEDIATELY DROVE 10 MILES TO DEALER WITHOUT INCIDENT. SPRING FAILURE RESULTED IN GROOVE IN REAR TIRE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. BOTH SPRINGS WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT PER DEALER. CURRENTLY, NOISE IS EMITTED FROM TRUNK AREA, DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE STRUTS. NO WORK DONE YET. REPORTED TO FORD TODAY AS WELL. *TR

WATER LEAKED ONTO THE FLOOR BOARDS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I HAVE REPLACED THE BLOWER RESISTOR THREE TIMES, ONCE FOLLOWING THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW COWL AND RAIN HAT. *TR