2001 Ford Taurus complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO REMAINED ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION AND STATIONARY. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V106000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, SWITCH IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE HEATING UNIT FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,600.

2001 FORD TAURUS, LOST BRAKE PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING (PEDAL TO FLOOR). AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE STEEL BRAKE LINES RUNNING TO THE REAR OF THE CAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH, AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AT A VERY FAST / HIGH RATE. IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE CORROSION WAS CAUSE BY (2) PLASTIC GUARDS USED TO PROTECT THE LINES FROM THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE. THE GUARDS HELD WATER, SALT ETC... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE HE COULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE "DRIVE" POSITION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000.

RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS BROKE WHILE DRIVING AND DAMAGED MY TIRE. *TR

THREE OF THE FOUR SPRINGS ON OUR 2001 FORD TAURUS ARE BROKEN AT UNDER 100 THOUSAND MILES. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED. THE BROKEN SPRING CAN PUNCTURE TIRE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 68,000 MILES WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, THE RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THIS ITEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AT SIGNIFICANT COST TO ME, NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT THE TIRE COULD HAVE BEEN PUNCTURED RESULTING IN AN INJURY ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS SEDAN. I REPLACED THE FRONT STRUTS AS PART OF A RECALL EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE SPRING ON THE FRONT STRUT BROKE. A FEW MONTHS AFTER I REPLACED THE FRONT STRUTS, I NOTICED A NOISE EMANATING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG, I NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE CAR WAS RIDING MUCH LOWER THAN BEFORE. I DISCOVERED THAT THE SPRING ON THE DRIVER-SIDE REAR STRUT HAD BROKEN, AS WELL. THE BROKEN SPRING HAD COME HALFWAY OFF OF THE STRUT, AND THE SHARP, BROKEN END OF THE SPRING WAS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO MY TIRE. I STILL HAVE THE STRUT WITH THE BROKEN SPRING. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHER TAURUS OWNERS WERE HAVING THIS SAME DIFFICULTY AND FOUND MANY POSTS ON MESSAGE BOARDS OUTLINING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOW REPLACED THE REAR STRUTS. BECAUSE THE REAR STRUTS ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE FRONT STRUTS, AND BECAUSE THEY ARE SUBJECT TO THE SAME FAILURE, I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD RECALL THE REAR STRUTS. *TR

I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW. IT HAS LESS THAN 70, 000 MILES AND THE REAR SPRINGS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. THE SERVICE STATION ADVISED ME THAT I SHOULDN'T EVEN DRIVE THE CAR HOME BECAUSE THE SPRING COULD PUNCTURE THE TIRE. IT COST $850 TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS AND THE STRUTS. FORD RECALLED THE FRONT BUT NOT THE BACK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD SHOULD RECALL THE BACK AS WELL AS THE FRONT SPRINGS. *TR

THE THROTTLE 'STUCK' ON A 2001 FORD TAURUS WHILE IN MOTION ~45MPH AND IN MODERATE TRAFFIC. EXPERIENCED DRIVER USED AGGRESSIVE BRAKING TO CONTROL AND STOP VEHICLE WITHOUT CRASHING AND THEN TURNED IGNITION OFF TO CONTROL ENGINE. THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM WAS NOT IN USE. FOUND PLASTIC 'TAB' HOLDING SPEED CONTROL CABLE TO THE ACCELERATOR CABLE BRACKET ON THROTTLE BODY DAMAGED. THIS ALLOWED OUTER SHEATHING OF THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE TO SEPARATE AND JAM AND HOLD THROTTLE PLATE OPEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPEED CONTROL CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH PART NUMBER YF1Z-9A825-CA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 TO 30 MPH SEVERAL DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON A DIRT ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED WHEN IT ROLLED OVER AND IT WAS ALSO DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS SHOULDER. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. UPDATED 10/22/09.*JB

CAR LOST BRAKES WHILE DRIVING ,SMOKE FROM REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. *TR

2001 FORD TAURUS WAGON WITH 80,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON ROUTE 80 I HEARD A LOUD BANGING SOUND IN THE FRONT END - THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. LUCKILY THE PROTECTIVE GUARDS INSTALLED LAST YEAR PREVENTED THE TIRE FROM BLOWING UP. *TR

WHEN HOT (AMBIENT TEMPERATURE), CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR FROM "PARK" UPON STARTING ENGINE. BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT OPERATE - SAME AS NHTSA RECALL 04V106000. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN "REAR-ENDED" TWICE DURING LAST MONTH. FORD ADVISES THAT MY VIN NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL, BUT SAFETY PROBLEM EXISTS. *TR

THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WERE NOT FATAL AND THERE WASN'T A CRASH. I WAS DRIVING AND BEGAN TO HEAR A RUBBING NOISE IN THE BACK TIRE OF MY CAR. WHEN I TOOK THE WHEEL OFF TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE THE REAR COIL SPRING HAD BROKE AND WAS RUBBING A GROOVE INTO MY TIRE. I THEN HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR SPRINGS AND BOTH REAR TIRES. I RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR INTO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED AND WAS TOLD THE SPRINGS WERE ONCE AGAIN BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I'M HAVE NOW PAID CLOSE TO $1000 ON FAULTY SPRING AND REPAIR. *TR

THE WIPER SWITCH/MOTOR ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAS FAILED. I FOUND OUT ONLINE THAT IT HAS BEEN UNDER RECALL FOR 2001 TAURUSES, HOWEVER WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY REFUSED REPAIR. I CONTACTED FORD COMPANY, THEY SAY ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME IT'S NOT BEEN RECALLED. THE MAIN ARGUMENT: IT HAS 90K MILES, SO IT'S A COINCIDENT. IT'S INCREDIBLE HOW THEY DECEIVE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THERE WAS NO SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUT THE TEMPERATURE DIAL DROPPED QUICKLY. WITHIN MINUTES, THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. SHE ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COOL OFF AND IT WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT ALL OF THE FLUIDS WERE FINE; HOWEVER, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE HEADS WERE MADE OF ALUMINUM AND WHEN THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, THEY WARPED AND CRACKED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE ENTIRE MOTOR TO BE REPLACED. DURING THE ENTIRE ORDEAL, THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 08/31/09 *BF UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB

2001 FORD TAURUS. MARCH 09, 68,000 MILES DRIVERS FRONT COIL SPRING BREAKS AND CUTS TIRE DOWN. JULY 09, 78,000 MILES MECHANIC FINDS BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS SIMILARLY BROKEN. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 SPRINGS, STRUTS AND 1 TIRE. LUCKILY, THE CAR WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN WHEN SPRINGS BROKE ON FRONT END. DONT KNOW WHEN THE REARS BROKE, BUT SOMETIME IN THE LAST 10K MILES OR THE 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WOULD HAVE DISCOVERED THE BROKEN REAR SPRINGS IN MARCH 09. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS PULLING OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MELTED INSIDE OF THE GAS TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 170,000. UPDATED 10/27/09 *CN THE WIRES HAD MELTED INSIDE OF THE GAS TANK. UPDATED 10/28/09

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES, EVEN WHEN THE IGNITION IS ON OR OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V078000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

FORD TAURUS 2001 CRUISE CONTROL POORLY DESIGNED CRUISE CABLE CAUSED THE CAR TO CONTINUE RUNNING AT HIGH SPEED. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED AT THE TIME OF THE PROBLEM SHOWING UP. I TURNED ENGINE OFF. IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD IF SOME ONE ELSE WAS DRIVING. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AND CAN EASILY REPRODUCE IT. WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BOTH THE THROTTLE CABLE AND THE CRUISE CABLE ARE MOVING TOGETHER. BUT WHEN THE PLASTICS ON THE END OF THE CRUISE CABLE GETS OLD THE TWO PARTS SEPARATE AND THE CABLE SLEEVE IS GETTING STUCK ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOLDING PIECE. THE ACCELERATOR CABLE THEN CANNOT GO BAKE INTO IDLE POSITION. IF THE EXPLANATION IS NOT CLEAR I CAN ADD PHOTOS OF THE PROBLEM. ARIE KRYZEWSKI *TR

MY 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 97,000 MILES ON IT HAS ONE FRONT AND TWO REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE REAR ONES ARE NOT COVERED. THIS CAR HAS BEEN CAREFULLY DRIVEN....AND FORD WON'T COVER IT? WERE THE COIL SPRINGS ON THE FRONT FROM A DIFFERENT SUPPLIER? MADE FROM DIFFERENT STEEL? WHERE'S THE LOGIC IN THIS? *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS SES. I NOTICED THAT THE REAR END OF MY CAR WAS SITTING VERY LOW AND TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. APPARENTLY, THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN DUE, PRESUMABLY, TO CORROSION FROM SALT IN NORTHERN CLIMATE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL OF CAR. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME I WAS LUCKY I BROUGHT IT IN WHEN I DID AS THE COILS WERE CLOSE TO PUNCTURING MY TIRES, WHICH WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. PARTS WERE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL TO HAVE A SHIELD INSTALLED FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BECAUSE THEY HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS, BUT NO RECALL FOR THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. *TR

I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS SEL WITH 156K MILES. I LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE DURING RUSH HOUR COMMUTE HOME. THE CAR ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY ON ITS OWN AS IF THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK. I NEARLY SLAMMED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE ACCELERATION OVER POWERED THE BRAKES. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO THE POINT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BLOW. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF A DANGEROUS/BUSY LOCATION. WHAT SCARES ME THE MOST IS THAT I SHARED THIS VEHICLE WITH A 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2001 FORD TAURUS USED, IN 2004 IT HAS BEEN A GOOD CAR UNTIL 2008 WHEN IT STARTED SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A RACK AND PINION, SO I HAD THAT REPLACED AND PAID THROUGH THE NOSE. THE CAR WAS STILL SHAKING, I TOOK IT BACK HE SAID THAT I HAD TO GET IT ALIGNED BECAUSE IT WAS TOWED OUT AND HE DID NOT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO DO THAT. I REPLACED THE NOW BALD TIRED AND HAD IT ALIGNED. STILL SHAKING AND NOW WORSE, I AM NOW UNEMPLOYED AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND THE WARRANTY ON THE MECHANIC I TOOK IT TO IS UP AND HE SAYS IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR HIM TO LOOK AT IT FURTHER. WHEN I HAD IT ALIGNED THEY DID TELL ME THAT THE RODS AND THE STRUTS WERE FINE. SO WHAT EXACTLY COULD THIS BE? AFTER 40 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES LIKE CRAZY AND THERE IS A WHIRLING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEELS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

IN MARCH OF 2009 I HAD A FRONT SPRING BLOW OUT ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. AT THAT TIME FORD REPLACED THEM UNDER A RECALL, HOWEVER FORD REFUSED TO PAY FOR A NEW TIRE WHICH A SET OF NEW HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN FEB. 2009 AND THE TOWING BILL. NOW THE RIGHT REAR SPRING HAS DONE THE SAME THING AND DESTROYED ANOTHER TIRE. THE MECHANIC AT MY LOCAL FORD TELLS ME THE REPAIR IS 280.00 NOT INCLUDING ANOTHER TIRE AND TOWING. HE ALSO STATED TO ME THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE CARS FOR THE REAR SPRING ALSO, BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD AS MUCH TROUBLE AS THE FRONT. LUCKILY BOTH INSTANCES HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED. I BELIEVE IT IS UP TO YOUR AGENCY TO PUSH FOR A MANDATORY RECALL, BEFORE SOMEONE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED! OR DOES THE LAST SENTENCE HAVE TO HAPPEN FIRST! *TR

WE HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS THAT HAS A BROKEN COIL SPRING IN REAR OF THE CAR. THE FRACTURED PIECE OF THE SPRING IS RIGHT BESIDE THE TIRE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. IN ADDITION TO THIS DANGER WHEN THE SPRING BROKE IT ALLOWED THE BACK OF THE CAR TO SET SO FAR DOWN THAT YOU CAN NOT EVEN PLACE 1 FINGER BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE TIRE AND THE FENDER WELD NOW. THE CAR WOULD CONSISTANTLY RUB THE TIRES IF WE TRY TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE CALLED FORD MOTOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NOT HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT REAR SPRING BREAKAGE SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. NOW HOWEVER AFTER READING THIS WEBSITE I SEE THAT I AM IN A CLASS OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS - I DO LIVE IN OHIO WHICH AFTER READING MORE ON YOUR SITE I REALIZE THAT WE ARE IN THE AREA THAT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO ALOT. AFTER SPEAKING TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP ABOUT MY PROBLEMS I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT REAR COIL SPRING BREAKAGE ON THESE TAURUS'S IS ONE OF THE MOST SEEN PROBLEMS IN HIS SHOP. PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR INVESTIGATION - IF IT MAKES FORD FIX THESE PROBLEMS AND 1 LIFE IS SAVED - IT WOULD BE WORTH ALL OF THE COMPLAINING AND NAGGING WE HAVE HAD TO DO TO GET THEM TO STEP UP AND REPAIR THEIR DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

REAR COIL SPRING BREAKS AND HITS TIRE. *TR

MY LOW MILEAGE 2001 FORD TAURUS HAD THE REAR COIL SPRING BREAK WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSING OTHER CAR DAMAGE INCLUDING RIPPING OPEN A NEW TIRE. ALL TOLD $600 OF DAMAGE OCCURRED AND IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING FASTER, MY LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN DANGER. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2001 TAURUS BRAND NEW IN 2001. WHEN I GOT MY CAR INSPECTED IN 2008 THE INSPECTOR INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE 4 BROKEN SPRINGS ON MY CAR! ONE ON EACH WHEEL! IT WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. SO FAR I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IS $1200! *TR

DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS AND REALIZED I HAD A FLAT. MY HUSBAND CAME TO GET ME AND NOTICED THAT MY REAR TIRE WAS SHREDDED AND MY REAR SPRINGS BROKE AND THE JAGGED METAL SHREDDED MY TIRE. I CALLED FORD WHO TOLD ME IT WAS COVERED UNDER SOMETHING LIKE A RECALL, BUT NOT AN ACTUAL RECALL. WE DROP CAR OFF, I THEN GET A CALL SAYING IT WILL BE $736!!! THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS MY REAR TIRE (NOT FRONT) WHEN HE TOLD ME IT WOULD BE 100% COVERED. WHY ISN'T IT COVERED IF ALL THESE COMPLAINTS AND THEY ARE COVERING FRONT. MY CAR HAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. THIS WAS AFTER SPENDING $1200 ON AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM LAST SUMMER AND $600 FOR HEATER PROBLEMS THIS WINTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE. SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRINGS FAILED, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GOODYEAR AND THEY REPLACED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AND THE STRUTS AT THE COST OF $976. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000. UPDATED 6/8/09 *CN UPDATED 06/11/09.*JB

2001 TAURUS SE, WHILE DOING A TIRE ROTATION, NOTICED LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN, SHARP END WAS ONLY 1/4" FROM TIRE. LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE LAST YEAR DAMAGING A NEW TIRE, SPRING WAS REPLACED IN RECALL BUT NOT THE TIRE. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU MAKE THEM RECALL THESE CARS WITH DEFECTIVE SPRINGS? *TR

MY BOTH FRONT AND BOTH BACK SPRING COILS BROKE IN MY CAR. NO-ONE EVER NOTIFIED ME ABOUT RECALL FOR MY CAR MODELS. I AM LUCKY THAT DIDN'T GOT INTO ANY ACCIDENTS. MY TIRES ARE LESS THAN 2 YEAR OLD AND ARE JUNK BECAUSE OF THE SPRINGS DAMAGING THEM. NOW I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TIRES, AND IT WILL COST ME A MONEY I DON'T REALLY PREPARED TO SPEND RIGHT NOW. I FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL ON SPRINGS COIL ON MY CAR BY OVERHEARING SOMEONE TALKING ABOUT IT. I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THAT. DO FORD REALLY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET INTO ACCIDENT TO FIX THEIR PROBLEMS? *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. HE PULLED IN TO MY DRIVEWAY WITH SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND RIGHT SIDE OF CAR. MY MECHANIC SAID THE FRONT SPRING BROKE WHICH ALSO BROKE THE STRUT AND SHREDDED THE BOOT. ITS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. NOW MY CONCERN IS THE REAR SPRINGS. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FOR THIS! APPARENTLY FORD KNOWS OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND DOES NOTHING! PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL!! BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR QUICK STRUTS SPRING FAILED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SPRINGS FAILED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE ISSUE WITH THE SPRINGS FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,318. UPDATED 5/15/09 *CN THE COST TO REPLACE EVERYTHING WAS $ 921.03 UDATED 05/15/09.*JB

LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN, NO IMMEDIATE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SHREDDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE REAR COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE FAILING AND ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO MAKE REPAIRS UNTIL THE COIL SPRINGS ACTUALLY FAILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 88,000.

I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE MY TIRE WAS SHREDDED. LATER I FOUND OUT THAT THE TIRE SHREDDED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT WAS ALSO IN POOR CONDITION AND SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR MUCH LONGER. I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THE FRONT WAS UNDER RECALL. I DROPPED HE CAR OFF TO STONEHAM FORD WHO TOLD ME THAT SINCE THEY WERE NOT CURRENTLY "FRACTURED" THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM. THEY WOULD NOT TELL ME THE CURRENT CONDITION YET MY MECHANIC STATES THEY ARE IN VERY POOR CONDITION. FORD CONTINUED TO SAY THAT SINCE THEY ARE NOT FRACTURED AND NO ONE HAS YET BEEN HURT, THEY ARE NOT REPLACING THEM. NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED YET.*TR

HAD BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS COVERED UNDER FORD RECALL BUT ALSO HAD LEFT AND RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURES NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. REAR COILS REPLACED AND INSTALLED FOR $415.13. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AS WELL... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND TURNING LEFT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 151,356. UPDATED 12/08/09. *LJ UPDATED 12/10/09.*JB

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE REAR TIRE BLEW MAKING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. IT WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT BOTH OF THE REAR SPRINGS HAD SNAPPED. I WAS TOLD THAT HAD HE BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED HE MOST ASSUREDLY WOULD HAVE EITHER BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THE COST OF THE REPAIR SO FAR HAS TOTALED ALMOST $900 DOLLARS. FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND MY FRONT SPRINGS ARE ALSO ABOUT TO SNAP. FORD STATED THAT THE FRONT SPRINGS ARE RECALLED BUT THE REAR ARE NOT BECAUSE THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY FATALITIES YET. I HOPE THAT IT DOES NOT TAKE A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY TO GET FORD OR THE NHSTA TO MAKE FORD OWN UP TO ITS RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

A NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE LEAD ME TO LOOK AND FIND MY REAR COIL SPRINGS ON BOTH SIDES ARE BROKEN. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONTS, BUT NOT THE REARS, WHICH MAKES NO SENSE. FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE READ, I'M PRETTY LUCKY. MINE BROKE NEAR THE BASE, AND CAUSED NO FURTHER DAMAGE, BUT MANY APPARENTLY BREAK IN THE MIDDLE AND DESTROY THE TIRE. JUST ABOUT EVERY TAURUS I SEE SAGS IN THE BACK. I'M SURE THERE ARE A LOT MORE OUT THERE THAT PEOPLE ARE DRIVING ON AND HAVE NO IDEA. *TR

WENT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO TAKE CARE OF A RECALL NOTICE I HAD RECEIVED ON MY 2001 TAURUS FOR BROKEN FRONT SPRINGS. WHILE THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF MY FRONT SPRINGS THEY ALSO INSPECTED THE REAR SPRINGS ON THE CAR. WHEN THEY WERE FINISHED THEY CAME OUT AND TOLD ME THE REAR SPRINGS ARE CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I WORK IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY DEALING WITH METAL PARTS. I UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF HEAT TREATING METALS AND IF FORD WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SPRINGS CRACKING AND BREAKING DUE TO BAD HEAT TREATING, THE REAR SPRINGS FROM THE SAME TIME PERIOD SHOULD BE SUSPECT AND ALSO PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

PASSENGER REAR COIL SPRING ON 2001 FORD TAURUS BROKE AND RUPTURED TIRE. *TR

MY '01 TAURUS SES WITH 62K WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR. TOOK IT FOR AN INSPECTION AND FOUND THE LEFT REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN. IT SCRATCHED THE INNER SIDE OF THE TIRE BUT DID NOT PUNCTURE IT. AS A CONSEQUENCE AND $400 LATER I HAD THE SPRINGS REPLACED. THIS CAR WAS INVOLVED IN THE FRONT SPRING SHIELD RECALL. THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THAT THE MOST COMMON REPAIR ON THE TAURUS/SABLE AND FOCUS IS BROKEN REAR SPRINGS. *TR

I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND HEARD SOMETHING DROP FROM MY CAR (AT A SPEED OF 20 MPH). I STOPPED MY VEHICLE AND WALKED DOWN THE ROAD TO FIND, WHAT APPEARED TO BE A PART FROM MY VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT IT, AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW, IT WAS MY FRONT COIL THAT HAD BUSTED. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPAIRED IT SINCE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT COILS. LAST WEEK, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND I HEARD SOMETHING METAL-LIKE FALL OFF MY VEHICLE AND MY CAR FISHTAILED (ABOUT 55 MPH). I STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FOUND THAT A COIL HAD BUSTED YET AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE COIL THAT BROKE WAS FROM THE REAR AND GOOD OLD FORD ADVISED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE REAR COILS---JUST THE FRONT!ARE YOU KIDDING ME? SO, IN SHORT, THERE IS AN APPARENT PROBLEM WITH THE COILS ON THE 2001 FORD TAURUS. I HAVE READ THROUGH ABOUT 200 COMPLAINTS THUS FAR AND DECIDED THAT SOMETHING AS TO BE WRONG WITH THESE COILS AND I FEEL THAT IT'S THE COMPANIES RESPONSIBILITIES TO RESOLVE THESE ISSUES. PLEASE, DO NO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO LOOSE A LIFE IN ORDER TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE FROM THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND THEY CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AT THE COST OF $1,200. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FORD MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DO NOT COVER THE REAR SPRINGS OF THE VEHICLE, ONLY THE FRONT SPRINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 3/11/09 *CN UPDATED 03/13/09. *JB

I AM SENDING THIS ON BEHALF OF MY FATHER WHO DOES NOT HAVE INTERNET ACCESS. HE OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS THAT IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY MY MOTHER AND ONLY HAS 26000 MILES ON IT. A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN HE WAS CLEANING OUT HIS GARAGE HE FOUND A PIECE OF METAL ON FLOOR WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS FROM THE CAR. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO HIS LOCAL MECHANIC HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON YOUR WEBSITE I FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS BUT NOT THE REAR. I ALSO CHECKED WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE FRONT BUT NOT THE REAR. I ASKED THE DEALER WHY THERE WOULD NOT BE A RECALL FOR THE REAR AND ACCORDING TO HIM HE THINKS THERE SHOULD BE BUT FORD HAS NOT RELEASED ONE AS OF YET. BOTH REAR SPRINGS AND SWAG END LINKS HAD TO BE REPLACED THE CORRECT THE ISSUE AT A COST OF ABOUT $500. THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS A LITTLE DISHEARTENING SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS SUCH LOW MILEAGE, IS A 1 OWNER, VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE IT WAS NEW. *TR

FORD HAS A WARANTY REPLACEMENT ON THIER FRONT SPRINGS FOR A FORD TAURUS BUT NOT ON THIER BACK SPRINGS, I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 83,000 MILES AND THE BOTH BACK SPRINGS ARE BROKE AND IT WAS CLOSE TO PUNTURING THE REAR TIRE, IF THE FRONT SPRINGS BREAK AND ARE COVERD BUT NOT THE BACKS ONE IS'NT IT A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. *TR