2000 Ford Taurus complaints

2000 FORD TAURUS - REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING TIRE TO BLOW OUT DURING OPERATION AT A LOW SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH). CAUSE OF PROBLEM WAS NOT IDENTIFIED UNTIL A NEW TIRE WAS INSTALLED AND SEVERE RUBBING SOUND WAS NOTICED. REPLACEMENT TIRE WAS DAMAGED BY BROKEN SPRING BUT HAD NOT RUPTURED BEFORE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED. UPON RESEARCH WE FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT COIL SPRING FOR ESSENTIALLY THE SAME PROBLEM BUT WE HAD NOT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF RECALL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH A NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE COIL SPRING WAS REPLACED AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.

THE RIGHT REAR SPRING ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SE SVG BROKE PUNCTURING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON THESE CARS. FRONT SPRINGS WERE RECALLED SOME TIME AGO BUT NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN DONE ABOUT THE REAR. THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *JB

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND DAMAGED REAR TIRE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON CONSTANTLY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V106000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH; HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE SITTING LOWER THAN USUAL. THERE WERE NO OTHER WARNING INDICATORS OF A POSSIBLE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO ALERTED OF THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 7/3/2006 - *NM

WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT OR GOING OVER BUMPS SOUNDED LIKE ITEMS WERE SHIFTING OR CLUNKING IN THE TRUNK. EVERYTHING TAKEN OUT OF THE TRUNK AND THE NOISE CONTINUED. THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS LOOKED AT AND FOUND TO HAVE LOOSE REAR SWAY BAR LINKS. THE SWAY BAR WAS REPLACED. *NM

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND NOTICED RUBBING AND RESISTANCE IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR. I PULLED BACK INTO THE PARKING SPOT. AS SOON AS I PUT THE CAR IN PARK THERE WAS A VERY LOUD POP. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO FIND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD BLOWN. I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED. WHEN THE MECHANIC WAS DRIVING THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE HE NOTICED THE GRINDING AND RUBBING IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE. WHEN FURTHER LOOKING AT THE CAR IT WAS FOUND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. THE JAGGED EDGE OF THE COIL SPRING HAD GOUGED THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE NEARLY ALL THE WAY AROUND. IN THE SHORT DRIVE OF THE MECHANIC DRIVING THE CAR TO THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING AND BACK IN THE GARAGE TO FURTHER LOOK AT THE CAR, ANOTHER TIRE HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY THE BROKEN COIL. I HAD TO REPLACE 2 COIL SPRINGS, 2 TIRES AND SWAY BAR. I STILL HAVE THE OLD TIRES AND COIL SPRINGS. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *NM

LIGHT SWITCH IN MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WAGON, WHY FORD WILL NOT REPLACE THIS LIGHT. KNOB LISTED IN THE RECALLS 01V075000. HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HAVE THEM REPLACE IT SINCE 2001. THEY SAY I MUST BUY THE HOLD LIGHT SWITCH WITH THE KNOB AND PAY FOR IT TO BE INSTALLED. I ONLY NEED THE KNOB I PATCH IT UP AND IT IS STILL WORKING, BUT IS THIS FORD QUALITY I DON'T THINK SO. *JB

CAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINS ON AND DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT SECURE WHEN CAR IS PLACED INTO GEAR AND MOVED. YOU MAY PRESS LOCK MECHANISM ON THE DOOR, BUT LOCKS WILL UNLOCK AGAIN ALMOST INSTANTLY. I BELIEVE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCK SWITCH. IT MAY BE ONE OR ALL FOUR DOORS CAUSING THIS LACK OF SECURITY. *NM

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A CAR IN DECEMBER OF 2005 AND HAVE $6000 AS A CURRENT BALANCE. ON 05/03/2006 I WAS CRANKING UP MY CAR WHEN IT IGNITED AND CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD GET THERE. I CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER RELATION DEPARTMENT AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO THEM AND REQUESTED THAT THEY REPLACE MY CAR BECAUSE A 2000 FORD TAURUS SHOULD NOT JUST IGNITE ON FIRE FROM CRANKING IT UP, AND THEY DENIED MY REQUEST. I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE ON THIS MATTER OR ARE COMPANIES ALLOWED TO SELL CUSTOMERS DEFECTIVE CARS AND NOTHING BE DONE ABOUT IT. I ONLY HAD LIABILITY INSURANCE ON IT SO THE INSURANCE COMPANY COULD NOT ASSIST ME. I INFORMED THE DEALER FROM WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY ALSO SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. *JB

I HAD AN APPOINTMENT ON SATURDAY 5/6/06 FOR A RECALL TO PUT A GUARD ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. ON TUESDAY, 5/2/06, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE, RUPTURING THE TIRE AND CAUSING THE FRONT END OF THE CAR TO HIT THE ROAD. FORD REPLACED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS, PUT ON THE GUARDS AND REPLACED THE FRONT TIRE AS PART OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF THE RECALL. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AS WELL, TEARING UP THE REAR TIRE BUT NOT BURSTING IT. BOTH THE TIRE AND THE COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY/RECALL. THE FAULTY COIL SPRINGS USED ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR ARE ALSO USED ON THE BACK AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NORMAL USE OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 65,000 MILES SHOULD NOT RESULT IN BROKEN COIL SPRINGS EVEN IN A SO CALLED "CORROSION STATE". *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 FORD TAURUS ALONG A SMOOTH ROAD AT 35 MPH. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE, WHICH ONLY HAD 10,000 MILES ON IT, WENT FLAT WITH A LOUD BANG AND HISSING SOUND. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MY RESIDENCE I JACKED UP THE VEHICLE AND REMOVED THE FLAT TIRE. UPON INSPECTION THE TIRE HAD A 1/2 INCH HOLE THROUGH THE SIDEWALL AND A GROOVE CUT ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE MAKING REPAIR USELESS. I LOOKED AT THE STRUT AREA AND NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR STRUT SPRING HAD BROKEN AND IT WAS POINTING TOWARD THE AREA NEEDED FOR THE TIRE, IT WAS SHINY ON THE END OF THE SPRING FROM RUBBING THE TIRE CAUSING ITS FAILURE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS HAD FRACTURED.

2000 FORD TAURUS WITH 42500 MILES BREAKAGE OF DRIVER REAR COIL SPRING THAT WEDGED AGAINST TIRE AND WAS CUTTING A SECTION OUT OF THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. THAT TIRE HAD APPROX 32,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAD A HUGE LAYERS OUT OF THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE INB UNDER 10 MILES. WOULD HAVE BEEN A BLOW OUT IF IT HAD HAPPENED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. REPAIR COST 1216.80. *NM

(A) NORMAL CITY DRIVING. (B) BOTH REAR SPRINGS SNAPPED. (C) BOTH REAR SPRINGS AND STABILIZER LINKS REPLACED AT LOCAL FORD DEALER. BOTH REAR STRUTS REPLACED AT MONRO FRANCHISE. THESE ARE THE 2ND AND 3RD SPRINGS TO SNAP ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST (LEFT FRONT) SNAPPED WHEN COMING OFF A TURNPIKE IN JULY 2003. FORD LATER SETTLED THE FIRST SPRING INCIDENT WITH RECALL 04S17 / 03M04 IN SEPTEMBER 2004.*JB

THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING THE REMAINING SPRING TO COME OUT OF THE LOWER MOUNTING BRACKET/SUPPORT. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND WHILE MY TIRE WAS NOT PUNCTURED IT HAS A GOUGE IN THE SIDEWALL ALL THE WAY AROUND WHERE THE SPRING RUBBED AGAINST IT AS I WAS STOPPING. *NM

2000 TAURUS REAR SPRING BROKE. *TS ***NAR***

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE COIL SPRING AND TIRE ARE BEING REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED FOLLOWED BY A POPPING NOISE. AFTER AN INITIAL INSPECTION, THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE TIRE, IT WAS DETERMINED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED AND HAD PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER.

I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY RECENTLY AND HEARD A LOUD CRACK COME FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING, SO I STOPPED THE CAR AND WENT OUT AND LOOKED AT THE REAR SUSPENSION. I HAD HEARD OF THE FRONT SPRINGS CRACKING, BUT NOT THE REARS, BUT I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THE REAR SPRING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR HAD CRACKED. HAVING TAKEN AUTOMOTIVE CLASSES BEFORE, I WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS MYSELF WITH A NEW SET FROM FORD, BYPASSING THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE SPRINGS. THIS WAS AN INCONVENIENCE FOR ME AT THE TIME, AND IT ENDED UP COSTING ME MONEY FOR A PART THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE FAILED. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF THE PART FAILURE, AND FORD DIDN'T HELP ME MUCH, SO I DID NOT REPORT IT. IT WASN'T UNTIL I TALKED TO OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS RECENTLY THAT I CHOSE TO REPORT THIS TO YOU AT THE NHTSA. I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE TO PREVENT FUTURE FAILURES, IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY OR MOVING AT A FASTER SPEED. THE CAR IS A 2000 FORD TAURUS SEL. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF THE FAILURE AT THE TIME. *NM

BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING AND MECHANIC FOUND THAT ONE OF THE REAR SPRING WERE BROKE AND THE OTHER WAS IN BAD SHAPE. BOTH COILS HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE STRUTS. *NM

HAD RIGHT REAR SPRING BREAK AND CUT INTO MY TIRE. CAR HAS LESS THEN 52,000 MILES ON IT. BOTH REAR SPRINGS, SHOCKS AND DAMAGED TIRE WERE REPLACED AND CAR WAS ALIGNED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY PICKED UP HALF OF REPLACEMENT COST EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB

HAVING TROUBLE WITH SHIFTER CABLE ON THIS CAR, AFTER PUTTING CAR INTO I THOUGHT WAS PARK, THE CAR DRIFTED AND THE BRAKES HAD TO BE APPLIED. THE BOLT FELL OUT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO ASAP AND THEN RECALL SAID ITEM, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY MATTER. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF A SUSPENSION PROBLEM, HOWEVER, AT AN ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AS WELL AS THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY AND SWAY BAR. A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V332000 CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDINGLY AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER REPAIRED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT DID NOT COVER THE COST OF THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY AND SWAY BAR.

THIS TAURUS HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES,DRIVEN LOCALLY,GARAGED AND ADULT DRIVEN. I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY HEAD-FIRST AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE TAURUS SUDDENLY BOTTOMED OUT ON THE "SKIRT" OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE" BOTTOM-REAR "OF THE TAURUS SCRAPED HEAVILY ON THE CONCRETE SURFACE. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE REAR OF THE TAURUS SITTING MUCH TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION WITH A FLASHLIGHT, I NOTICED THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED IN HALF. ONE PIECE OF THE SPRING WAS NOW RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRE AND BRAKE LINE. THE OTHER HALF OF THE SPRING IS STILL MOUNTED, BUT A BROKEN JAGGED EDGE JUST MISSED PUNCTURING THE LEFT REAR TIRE BY A HALF OF AN INCH. IF I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR ANY FURTHER, ONE SPRING WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY CUT THE BRAKE LINE AND THE OTHER PROBABLY WOULD HAVE PUNCTURED THE TIRE ON THE FIRST RIGHT TURN MADE. FORD HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF THIS REAR SPRING DEFECT. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY GARAGE FOR THREE DAYS UNTIL I CAN AFFORD THE $550-$600 REPAIR. THE SOLE REASON I BOUGHT THE FORD TAURUS WAS FOR ITS OVERALL SAFETY AND CRASH TEST RATINGS. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH WOULD BE THE FAILURE OF THE FRONT(RECALLED ALREADY) AND/OR REAR COIL SPRINGS ON THE CAR ITSELF. AND NOW FORD CHOOSES TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY. *JB

2000 FORD TAURUS SEDAN, ~66,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE SPRING DID NOT PUNCTURE THE TIRE UPON FAILURE. *NM

DRIVER SIDE REAR SPRING COIL BROKE, PUNCTURING MY TIRE AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CALLED DEALERSHIP. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED MARCH 10, 2006. TODAY IS MARCH 13TH 2006. THE SPRING COIL MALFUNCTIONED MARCH 12TH 2006. THEY WANT TO CHARGE $475.00. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE PUNCTURING THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING, LEFT AND RIGHT STRUTS, AND LEFT REAR TIRE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50MPH, THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE AND PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR. UPDATED 03/20/06. *JB

HAD VEHICLE IN LOCAL SHOP FOR OIL CHANGE AND NEW BATTERY, ASKED THEM TO RESEARCH CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL/TIRE. UPON INVESTIGATION THEY STATED BROKEN SPRING COIL, THEN NOTICED THAT REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING COIL BROKEN AND EDGE WAS RUBBING AGAINST TIRE TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAS CREATED A GROOVE INTO THE TIRE. MECHANIC STATED THAT IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY AND DECISION WAS MADE TO CUT 1-2 INCH PIECE TO RELIEVE PRESSURE FROM TIRE UNTIL VEHICLE CAN BE BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP. UNTIL THIS POINT I WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE THAT ANYTHING THIS SEVERE WAS WRONG. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND THEY INDICATED EXTENSION OF WARRANTY ON FRONT SPRING BUT NOT REAR. SUGGESTED TO TAKE IT TO DEALER. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY IMMEDIATELY TOOK A "DEFENSIVE" ATTITUDE, BY ASKING HAS THE VEHICLE BEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT OR WHAT DID I HIT. NEITHER HAS OCCURRED, OTHERWISE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *NM

2000 FORD TAURUS. VEHICLE HAS CONSTANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FROM JANUARY 9TH UNTIL TODAY 02/26/06, CAR HAS BROKEN DOWN 4 TIMES. WON'T START. ALMOST $1,000 LATER AND 4 AAA TOWS, THE CAR WON'T START AGAIN. *NM

REAR SPRING (DRIVER'S SIDE) FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR TIRE. THE FRONT SPRINGS ON THIS VEHICLE WERE PART OF AN NHTSA RECALL (#04V332000) WHICH ALLOWED FORD TO ADDRESS DEFECTS WITH THE FRONT SPRINGS FRACTURING BY PLACING SHIELDS ON THEM, RATHER THAN REPLACING THEM. OBVIOUSLY THE DEFECT COULD HAPPEN ON ALL SPRINGS ON THIS VEHICLE AND FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE THEM, NOT JUST PUT A SHIELD ON THEM. LUCKILY THIS WAS A LOW-SPEED INCIDENT. I SHUTTER TO THINK THAT I MIGHT NOT BE HERE TO WRITE THIS, IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *NM

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKED UP IN A PARTIALLY EXTENDED POSITION. IT WILL NEITHER EXTEND FURTHER OR RETRACT, RENDERING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE UNSAFE FOR USE. *JB

LOUD NOISE ON FORD 2000 TAURUS FROM THE REAR. DEALER SAID DRIVER REAR COIL SPRING FAILED AND RUBBED TIRE TO THE POINT IT WAS UNSAFE. REPLACED BOTH REAR COILS AND TIRES AS A PRECAUTION.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT COLLISION AT 40 MPH. THERE WAS PRIOR BRAKING. THE SEATBELTS WERE WORN, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKING AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROADS THE CRUISE CONTROL ALWAYS FAILS TO DISENGAGE. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED, BUT NO INSPECTIONS WERE COMPLETED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN IN ONE YEAR. UPDATED 03/20/06. *JB

ON 12/2/04 I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO FORD FOR A REPAIR. MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT DISENGAGING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS. THE REPAIR WAS DONE. I HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS UNTIL APROX 12/14/05. THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM RECURRED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT DISENGAGING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALER WHO DID THE ORIGINAL REPAIR, I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE REPAIR SINCE THEY ONLY WARRANTED FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. CLEARLY A REPAIR SUCH AS THIS SHOULD NOT RECUR IF NEW PARTS WERE USED. EITHER THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE OR FAULTY PARTS WERE USED. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD MFG I WAS TOLD THE SAME >>>MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED (BY 2 WEEKS I SHOULD ADD)>>>SO I WAS OUT OF LUCK. NO WONDER FORD IS GOING UNDER! ANYWAY, THAT'S MY ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE. *JB

2000 FORD TAURUS REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED PIERCING TIRE SIDEWALL. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS AT THE TIME. THIS CAR RECENTLY HAD A FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED BOTH THE REAR COIL SPRINGS HAD FRACTURED CAUSING THE PUNCTURE IN THE TIRE. THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED.

2000 FORD TAURUS SEDAN, REAR COIL SPRING CORROSION/ FRACTURE, PIERCING SIDEWALL OF TIRE. FRONTS WERE REPLACED AFTER FRACTURE IN JULY, UNDER FACTORY RECALL. SAME CONCERN WITH REARS, NO HELP FROM FORD.*AK

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND 3 DAYS LATER BRAND NEW TIRE BLEW OUT. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND UPON INSPECTION THE REAR LEFT SIDE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE SPARE TIRE WAS PUT ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 2/13/2006 - *NM

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE05054 I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A "GRINDING" NOISE. I WAS EXTREMELY CONCERNED HAVING NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS. I WAS FORTUNATELY LESS THAN A MILE FROM A BP PROCARE WHERE A FRIEND WORKS. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED IN DRIVING LESS THAN A MILE AND NEVER EXCEEDING 30 MPH. THE PASSENGER REAR COIL HAD "POPPED" AS HE PUT IT. I ONLY HAVE 52,000 MILES ON THE CAR WHICH IS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD. I FIND IT TO BE A NUISANCE TO REPLACE A TIRE WITH LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON IT, AND AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE COIL SPRING WOULD HAVE SUCH A SHORT LIFE SPAN TO IT. THANKFULLY IT HAPPENED AT A RED LIGHT, NOT ON THE HIGHWAY, ESPECIALLY WITHOUT MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *JB

PE05054 ADD MY VEHICLE TO THE NUMBER OF THOSE THAT HAVE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND THE DEALER TOLD ME OF THE BROKEN SPRING. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *JB

(1) HEARD LOUD "SPRONG" SOUND WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE HIT SOMETHING IN ROAD. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT A FEW MINUTES LATER. IT WAS EARLY MORNING AND DARK SO I REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY OTHER ISSUES. TODAY, 1/6/2006, THE SEARS TIRE CENTER FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING HAD FAILED AND THEN WORE INTO AND PUNCTURED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. (2) RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING FAILED PUNCTURING RIGHT REAR TIRE (3) REPLACED TIRE AND WAITING FOR PARTS TO REPLACE BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS. OLD SPRINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED. TIRE WAS KEPT BY SEARS. *JB

AFTER PLACING LUGGAGE IN TRUNK OF CAR AFTER A TRIP. I LEFT THE PARKING AREA, I HEARD A RUBBING SOUND FROM THE LEFT REAR AREA OF THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED FOR THE NOISE, BUT COULD SEE NOTHING, AND CONTINUED HOME. TRIP WAS APPROXIMATLY 30 MILES. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LEFT REAR SPRING HAD BROKEN ABOUT 1/4 QUARTER OF THE WAY DOWN FROM THE TOP. THE RUBBING NOISE WAS THE BROKEN END OF THE COILED SPRING COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THHIS WAS CAUSED BY THE EXCESSIVE RUSTED AND CORRODED CONDITION OF THE COILED SPRING. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE TIRE HAD NOT BLOWN OUT. IN SEPTEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR (2005), I HAD BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS, WHERE THE INSTALLED A SHIELD TO PREVENT THE SPRING FROM PUNCTURING THE TIRES. (THIS WAS FOR VEHICLES IN HIGH SALT CORROSION AREAS). I FEEL THAT THE SAME RECALL OR AN ADDITIONAL RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE REAR SPRINGS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT REAR SPRING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NOT RUST OR CORROSION, ONLY THE LEFT ONE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V106000 CONCERNING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT INTERMITTENTLY DARKENED. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER, AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS STILL DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE SINCE THE RECALL WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED TWICE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. *AK

AS I WENT TO START MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SE I STARTED THE CAR PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE, MY REAR COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED AND SLICED AND DESTROYED THE REAR TIRE, I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT A FORD DEALER,THERE HAVE BEEN 100'S OF THE SAME INCIDENT AND THIS SHOULD BE FORD'S LIABILITY TO REPLACE THE REAR SPRINGS AND LIABLE FOR NEW TIRE. *JB

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING HOME IN MY 2000 FORD TAURUS SEL ON THE ILLINOIS TOLL ROAD ON 12/20/2005 USING CRUISE CONTROL IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER (8-11 DEGREES). I DROVE SEVERAL MILES, AND THEN EXITED THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AT ABOUT 50-55 MILES PER HOUR. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT RELEASE. I DROVE THE CAR FOR NEARLY 2 MILES TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO, AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY. FINALLY, NEAR MY HOME, IN AN OPEN, LESS-TRAVELED AREA, I TRIED TO STOP, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE, AND THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD. I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT, PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND FLIPPED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, WHICH STOPPED THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY AND CAME TO A STOP. I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ENGINE REVVED TO 4000 RPM AND I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER TRYING THIS TWICE, AND TAPPING THE PEDAL HEAVILY TO TRY TO RELEASE THE STUCK ACCELERATOR, I PROCEEDED TO OPEN THE HOOD WITH THE CAR OFF. I TRIED TO FIND THE ACCELERATOR CABLE IN THE COLD (NOW 4 DEGREES) AND DARK. AFTER SEARCHING FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, I AGAIN TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT STARTED NORMALLY. I WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE HOME CAUTIOUSLY. TOMORROW I WILL CONTACT MY FORD VEHICLE FOR SERVICE. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES RECENTLY, BUT IT NEVER STUCK FOR MORE THAN A FEW SECONDS. HOWEVER, THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT ONLY EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS, BUT ALSO COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY DAMAGED THE ENGINE AND B