2001 Ford Taurus complaints

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CAR AND HEARD FUNNY RATTLING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. I CHECKED OUT THE FRONT END AND FOUND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. WHILE GETTING THAT FIXED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR COIL SPRING WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN ALSO! *TR

BACK SPRINGS BROKE AND ALMOST PUNCTURED A TIRE. WE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE SPRINGS REPLACED ON THE REAR. IF EVERYONE WAS AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER WITH THE FRONT SPRINGS WHY WEREN'T THE BACK SPRINGS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL? I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO BECAUSE THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS VERY UNFAIR TO HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF. MY TAURUS HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON IT AND I'M WONDERING WHAT OTHER POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES I HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO. *TR

REAR SPRING BROKE, ONLY 57,000 MILES ON MY 2001 TAURUS. MECHANIC CLAIMED YOU NEED TO REPLACE BOTH - COST IS $1033!! *TR

STARTING ENGINE WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARK; WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK, BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. OCCURS DAILY. HAVE TO TURN ENGINE OFF, START, THEN PUT INTO GEAR, BUT BRAKE LIGHTS STILL DON'T USUALLY WORK. TRIED TO HAVE FORD DEALER REPAIR UNDER RECALL (04V10600 OR 04S12, RELATED TO 1S08?), BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER & FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY VIN. PAID DEALER TO REPLACE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND WIRING. CONCERNED AS BOTH FAILURE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR & BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE HAVE LEFT THE DRIVER STRANDED & AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE AND PROBABLY MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL. REPAIR COST 158.61. *TR

2001 FORD TAURUS. BACK (REAR) SUSPENSION SPRINGS BROKE. ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THE BROKEN SPRINGS CAN PUNCTURE THE TIRE AND ULTIMATELY CAUSE PHYSICAL AND/OR PROPERTY HARM. THE FRONT SPRINGS HAD A RECALL ON THEM RELATED TO THIS ISSUE HOWEVER, NOT THE REAR SPRINGS. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS AND VERY COMMON ACCORDING TO TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND BEGAN TO MOVE WHEN SPRING ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE. *TR

BOTH REAR COILS SPRINGS ARE BROKEN. *TR

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I HEARD A SOUND FROM MY CAR'S REAR END. AFTER I TURNED AROUND AND RETURNED HOME I SMELLED BURNING RUBBER AND NOTICED PIECES OF RUBBER INSIDE THE WHEEL. I REMOVED THE WHEEL AND SAW THAT THE STRUT SPRING HAD BROKEN AND WAS RUBBING THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE AWAY. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT VERY WELL COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT DRIVING. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD THAT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND WILL PRODUCE AN UNCONTROLLABLE CAR. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND ALSO CALLED FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE BUT THEY WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS HAZARD OR WILL THEY HELP IN THE REPAIR. THE FRONT SPRINGS WERE UNDER A RECALL BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THIS UNTIL ONE OF THESE FAILED. FORD REPLACED THE FRONT SPRINGS AFTER THIS HAPPENED. FROM LOOKING AT THIS SITE, THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS COMPONENT. *TR

REAR SUSPENSION COILS SNAPPED IN HALF REQUIRING A COMPLETE REPLACE OF REAR SUSPENSION. *TR

I WAS GETTING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN THE REPAIR MAN SAID THAT BOTH OF MY REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN ON MY '01 FORD TAURUS. HE MENTIONED THAT A BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING CAN PUNCTURE TIRES AND LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. HE FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT IT WOULD COST ROUGHLY $1400 TO REPLACE THE COIL SPRINGS AND SHOCKS AND ALL THE FITTINGS ETC.. I HAD NEVER HEARD THIS SEVERE OF A PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE THAT HAS LESS THAN 100K. I FURTHER DID RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE TO FIND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND THE BEST THAT FORD WILL SAY ABOUT IT IS, "IT HAS NOT CAUSED ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS." I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE BEFORE A COMPANY OWNS UP TO THE PROBLEM AND TAKES CARE OF IT. I WILL SURELY NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE IF THIS IS THE WAY THEY DO BUSINESS. *TR

THE REAR OF MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAS DROPPED. *TR

LEFT REAR SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE ON MY MOTHERS 2001 FORD TAURUS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS AND WHEN I ACCELERATED AFTER PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM A PARKING LOT, THE CAR REACHED A SPEED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 50-60 MPH AND HELD THAT SPEED. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH I RARELY USE. I WAS NOT USING IT AT THE TIME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR HELD STEADY AT THE SAME SPEED. I DROVE APPROXIMATELY SIX MILES IN MODERATE TRAFFIC, DAMAGING THE BRAKES IN THE PROCESS, UNTIL I FOUND AN AREA WHERE I COULD SAFELY DRIVE OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT RISK TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. EVENTUALLY, THE CAR SLOWED TO THE POINT AT WHICH I COULD ANGLE INTO A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT AND STOP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY REPAIRED THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE BRAKES BUT KEPT THE CAR FOR A WEEK AND STILL HAD SOME DIFFICULTY IN IDENTIFYING WHAT CAUSED THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THEY FINALLY SAID THAT IT HAD TO DO WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND DISCONNECTED IT. THE MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THERE COMMENTED THAT THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM HE'D ENCOUNTERED BEFORE. THEY ALSO FOUND THAT THE CAR IDLED AT AN UNACCEPTABLY HIGH RATE AND HAD SOME DIFFICULTY RESOLVING THAT PROBLEM. I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS. THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION IN THAT IT WILL HOLD A SPEED FOR NEARLY A HALF MILE OR SO, ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WILL STOP IT. THE FACT THAT THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP WERE SO PERPLEXED BY THE PROBLEM AND WERE UNABLE TO FULLY ELIMINATE IT LEADS ME TO WONDER IF IT MIGHT NOT BE THE RE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO GARAGE AND THEY STATED THAT BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE COILS AND STRUTS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE HER BECAUSE THE REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,830 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 63,956. UPDATED 09/16/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/18/08 *JB

WATER LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. IN RESEARCHING IT ON THE WEB I FOUND A LINK TO THIS SITE. IT JUST STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO. I FOUND ANOTHER COMPLAINT 10184014. THIS SITE SAID TO MENTION RECALL NUMBER 03V087000. AS WIDESPREAD AS THIS APPEARS TO BE I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD COVER THE DESIGN MISTAKE. *TR

REAR COIL SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN CAUSING DAMAGE TO TIRE. EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. *TR

I HAD TO REPLACE THE BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE LEFT FRONT HAD BROKEN. THE CAR DID HAVE THE SHIELDS INSTALLED AS PER THE RECALL. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO HELP WITH THE COST. THE CAR HAS 72,000 MILES . *TR

REAR COIL SPRING OF MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAS BROKEN AND MAKING CONTACT WITH THE TIRE. THE TIRE IS DAMAGED ALL AROUND IT,AND THE CAR WAS MAKING NOISE WHEN I CHECKED IT MYSELF I FOUND OUT THAT ITS THE SPRING THAT IS BROKEN,KNOW I HAVE TO FIX IT AND BUY A NEW TIRE,BECAUSE THE TIRE IS BADLY DAMAGED ,IF I DID NOT CHECK IT ,IT COULD HAVE BEEN A PROBABLE ACCIDENT DUE THE TIRE PUNCTURE. I THINK FORD HAS TO PAY FOR IT. *TR

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE ON RIGHT REAR 2001 TAURUS DAMAGING TIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THE BLOWER RESISTOR REPLACED IN HER VEHICLE BECAUSE THE AIR WOULD ONLY BE DISTRIBUTED IN HIGH AMOUNTS. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE KNOB FAILED AGAIN AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING IN THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE ENGINE, WHICH LED TO THE BLOWER RESISTOR FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CAN HEAR WATER ENTERING HER VEHICLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V087000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD). SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,579.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR BRAKE WORK, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED TIRE DAMAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

NOISE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. SOUNDED LIKE BRAKE PAD STICKING. AFTER A COUPLE OF MILES OF DRIVING THE TIRE BLEW OUT. WHEN INVESTIGATING TIRE FAILURE IT WAS FOUND THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE FAILURE JUST HAPPENED TODAY THEREFORE THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION. VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON 4/7/08 THAT MY 2001 FORD TAURUS WAS BEING RECALLED TO HAVE FRONT ANTI-CORROSION SHIELDS INSTALLED ON THE FRONT SPRINGS. ON 4/8/08 THE LT FRONT SPRING RUSTED THROUGH AND PUNCTURED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT THE TIME I WOULD HAVE BEEN PULLED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD SORRY THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 3900 MILES EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A RECALL PROBLEM. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT 4/7/08 WAS THE FIRST NOTICE I RECEIVED AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD BEEN TRYING TO RECALL THE CAR SINCE 2004 BUT HAD BEEN SENDING THE NOTICES TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2006. IT DID NOT MATTER THAT WAS THE FIRST NOTICE I HAD RECEIVED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE I HAD PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE ILLINOIS WAS SLOW TO UPDATE THEIR DATABASE FOR FORD. I AM NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR A 900.00 REPAIR BILL. HAD THEY CONTACTED ME IN A TIMELY MANNER, THE SHIELDS WOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN 2006. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT ANY PRUDENT CONSUMER LOOKS FOR ANY RECALLS ON THAT VEHICLE ON THE CORPORATE WEB SITE BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. THEY HAD A DESIGN FLAW AND ARE TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. *TR

OUR 2001 FORD TAURUS HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE GARAGE FOR 4 MONTHS. MY WIFE BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. I DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND HEARD THE NOISE ALSO. I REMOVED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL AND DISCOVERED THE RIGHT REAR STRUT SPRING HAD BROKEN AND WAS RUBBING ON THE TIRE. NOTHING PHYSICAL WAS DONE TO CAUSE THIS FRACTURE; THE FRACTURE APPEARS TO BE FRESH, BUT THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF THE SPRING APPEARS TO BE CORRODED. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS PURCHASED FROM DAN BUCKEY FORD IN CHESTNUT RIDGE, NY (NOW DIAMOND FORD). A FEW YEARS AGO (2005 I THINK) WE RECEIVED NOTICE ABOUT DEFECTIVE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. WE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND HAD SHIELDS INSTALLED THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT FROM TIRE BLOWOUTS. THEY ALSO SAID THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WARRANTY WOULD BE EXTENDED TO 150,000 MILES. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN THE DEALER, THEY TOLD US THAT THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL OR THE WARRANTY. WE HAD TO PAY $600 TO GET IT REPAIRED. YESTERDAY, THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. AGAIN, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. COIL SPRINGS SHOULD RARELY BREAK ON CARS. IF THE FRONT SPRINGS ARE DEFECTIVE, THEN IT MAKES SENSE THAT THE REAR SPRINGS ARE TOO. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

HEARD RUBBING SOUND THEN FELT REAR TIRE "POP" AND DEFLATE. ON REMOVAL OF REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FOUND SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE AND CAUSE OF TIRE FAILURE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND AM HAVING REAR SPRINGS AND SHOCKS REPLACED AS WELL AS DESTROYED REAR TIRE. *TR

REAR PASSENGER COIL SPRING BROKE, DUG INTO THE REAR SIDE OF THE TIRE ALL THE WAY AROUND DOWN TO THE BELT. I FOUND IT BY ACCIDENT WHEN WASHING MY WIFE'S CAR, COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL DISASTER BECAUSE SHE DROVE ON THE FREEWAY EARLIER THAT DAY. REPLACING BOTH SPRINGS AND TIRE AT A COST OF APPROX $500. *TR

THE ENGINE CRADLE, OR SUBFRAME ON MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY RUSTED INTO, THE FRAME RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE, SHOWING NO OBVIOUS INDICATIONS ON THE EXTERNAL, VISIBLE PART OF THE FRAME, THIS INCIDENT CAME WITHOUT WARNING, UNTIL THE FRONT CONTROL ARM MOUNT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FRAME, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, CAUSING HER TO LOOSE CONTROL... THE BODY IS SOLID WITH NO RUST, AND VEHICLE IS KEPT UNDER CARPORT... *TR

REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED RESULTING IN BLOWN TIRE. *TR

MY MOTHER OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS, AND WE RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR, DRIVER-SIDE, COIL SPRING HAS BROKEN. FORTUNATELY, THIS DID NOT CAUSE ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE, SUCH AS A FLAT TIRE FROM THE SPRING PUNCTURING THE TIRE AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. SEVERAL CERTIFIED MECHANICS HAS INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS "A COMMON PROBLEM" WITH THESE COIL SPRINGS ON THESE AND SIMILAR VEHICLES. I HAVE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THERE ALREADY EXISTS A RECALL ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS THAT ALSO HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE INSTALLING A "SHIELD" ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS TO PREVENT THE SPRING FROM DAMAGING THE TIRE WHEN THE COIL SPRING BREAKS. AT THAT POINT, WHEN THE SPRING BREAKS, THE DEALERSHIPS WILL THEN REPLACE THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS AT NO CHARGE. IN MY OPINION, I FEEL THE REAR COIL SPRINGS SHOULD FALL UNDER THIS SAME RECALL. I HAVE GOT TO BELIEVE THAT THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE VERY SIMILAR IN ENGINEERING DESIGN. AT THIS POINT, THE DEALERSHIP IS MORE THAN WILLING TO INSTALL THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AT $385.02. *TR

REAR COIL SPRING IS BROKEN. WE DISCOVERED THE BROKEN SPRING WHEN IT STARTED MAKING A HARD RUBBING NOISE AGAINST THE TIRE. UPON INSPECTION, IT APPEARS BY THE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE FRACTURED END THAT IT HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR SOME TIME. WE TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN OFTEN AS OUR DAUGHTERS ARE BOTH IN COLLEGE OUT OF AREA. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN FATAL IF THE TIRE WOULD HAVE SHREDDED FROM THE BROKEN SPRING ON THE WASHINGTON DC BELTWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED AND MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. IN 2002, FORD PLACED A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE COIL SPRING. THE COVER WAS REMOVED WHEN THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED IN 2007. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS) WAS REFERENCED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR NEW TIRES, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH REAR LEAF SPRINGS FAILED. THE REAR SPRINGS WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPRINGS COULD PUNCTURE THE TIRES AND CAUSE GREAT HARM. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $600. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000. UPDATED 04/14/08. *LJ UPDATED 04/11/08 *TR

I AM A OWNER OF A 2001 FORD TAURUS WHICH I BOUGHT USED AND HAVE OWNED IT NOW FOR 2 YEARS. IT IS THE FIRST FORD I HAVE OWNED IN OVER 20 YEARS. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT, IT HAS NOT GIVEN ME TOO MANY PROBLEMS, JUST THE BASIC BREAK DOWNS LIKE, BATTERIES, BRAKES ,SEIZED A/C COMPRESSOR,COOLANT EXPANSION TANK CRACKED, ECT. THOSE THINGS ARE GOING TO BREAK. BUT WHAT HAS REALLY UPSET ME IS HOW I HAVE READ ABOUT THE COIL SPRINGS BREAKING ON THE TAURUS AND CAUSING POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN TO ME BUT AFTER ARRIVING HOME TODAY I NOTICED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL UNDER MY 01 TAURUS AND AFTER FURTHER OBSERVATION I FOUND IT TO BE A PIECE OF MY REAR COIL SPRING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE. I AM A 40+ YEAR OLD MALE WHO HAS HAD MANY MAKES AND MODELS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD OR HEARD OF COIL SPRINGS BREAKING AS THEY DO ON THE FORD TAURUS. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BY FORD AND NOT THE CONSUMER. SO I CAN ONLY EXPECT THAT THE REST OF THE SPRINGS ARE FAULTY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE I HAVE ANY FURTHER DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE FORD COMPANY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT CRAFTMANSHIP OR THE CONSUMERS SAFETY. SO CHANGE YOUR SLOGAN " HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY" TO " YOUR RIDING ON FAULTY COIL SPRINGS". THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL FORD TAURUS OWNERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE DEALER PLACED A SHIELD ON THE VEHICLE AS THE REMEDY. ON FEBRUARY 28, 2008, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS MALFUNCTIONED AND WERE CRACKED. THE DEALER WAS SURPRISED THAT THEY WERE STILL HOLDING. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,900. UPDATE 04-02-08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWAY LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $350. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000. UPDATED 03-28-08 *BF

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. IT MISSED THE TIRE BY LESS THAN ONE INCH AND RUBBED AGAINST THE RIM. I CALLED FORD BECAUSE WE HAD AN IDENTICAL FAILURE WITH THE FRONT SPRINGS OVER THE SUMMER, THEY WERE A RECALLED ITEM AND WERE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. FORD INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR WERE NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. I AM REPAIRING THE VEHICLE MYSELF, THE COST WILL BE AROUND $150.00. THIS COST WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER IF THE SPRING WOULD HAVE HIT THE TIRE, AND COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2001 FORD TAURUS - LEFT AND RIGHT REAR COIL SPRINGS - BROKEN. REPAIRED OCTOBER 2007. COST INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF LEFT AND RIGHT REAR STRUTS $965.87. *TR

LEFT REAR SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURED DESTROYING TIRE. *TR

WHEN ROTATING THE HEADLAMP CONTROL SWITCH CLOCKWISE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (DASH) LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. HOWEVER, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS DO COME ON. *TR

THE MOTOR THAT RUNS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID STOPPED WORKING. *TR

BROKEN REAR SPRINGS ON 2001 FORD TAURUS COST OVER 500 TO REPLACE. FRONT SPRINGS DEFECTIVE ALSO AND CAUSED FLAT TIRE. SPRINGS IN FRONT REPLACED AT FORD COST. I WAS NOT REIMBURSED FOR TIRE. *TR

MY 2001 FORD TAURUS SE IS CONSTANTLY BREAKING SMALL CHUNKS OF THE REAR COIL SPRING. I HAVEN'T REPLACED THEM YET. THAT IS MY SPRING PROJECT. I NOTICED THIS HAPPENING LAST YEAR WHEN I REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS. I WAITED UNTIL NOW BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A WEB ADDRESS TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT WITH. *TR

FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS LEAKING IN MY VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND HAVE BEEN THE ONLY DRIVER. EVERYTIME IT RAINS MY FLOOR HAS A PUDDLE OF WATER ON IT AND IT TAKES DAYS FOR IT TO DRY. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY FAN MOTOR BLOWER 4 TIMES AND I USE A TOWEL TO WIPE THE HUMIDITY OF THE WINDOW SINCE THE HEATER DOESN'T WORK WELL DUE TO ALL THE MOISTURE. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND DECIDED TO REPORT IT HERE. *TR

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. LEFT PART OF REAR COIL SPRING ON GARAGE FLOOR-NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. SPRING WAS REPLACED. *TR

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE IN PARKING LOT. *TR

I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON. TWICE NOW I'VE BEEN TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. TRUE, I HAVE JUST UNDER 100,000 MILES ON IT; BUT THAT'S STILL TWO TRANSMISSIONS. THE FIRST TIME I REPLACED THE TRANNY I HAD ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT. PIECE OF JUNK! *TR

MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAS BEEN LEAKING WATER INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT RAINS AND IT ACTUALLY LEAVES A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR MAKING THE CARPET SMELL AND COLLECT MOLD. THIS IS TURN, THE WATER IS ALSO COLLECTING IN THE BLOWER MOTOR CASING AND FILLING UP CAUSING THE BLOWER MOTOR TO STOP WORKING. I USED TO BE ABLE TO BANG ON THE BLOWER MOTOR CASING TO HELP THE WATER LEAK OUT OF IT AND ONCE THE WATER DID LEAK OUT THE BLOWER MOTOR WOULD WORK, HOWEVER IT IS NOW WINTER TIME AND GETTING BELOW ZERO AT NIGHT, I WENT TO TAKE MY SON TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING AND THE BLOWER MOTOR WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL, LEAVING US WITH NO HEAT IN THE VEHICLE AND ACTUALLY CAUSING A DRIVING HAZARD AS THE WINDOWS FOG UP AND FREEZE INSTANTLY, I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH MY SON IN THE CAR...THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND I WANT SOME ANSWERS AS TO WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED ON THESE CARS. I HAVE READ UP ON THIS AND THIS IS HAPPENING FOR YEARS WITH SEVERAL MAKES AND MODELS BUT MOSTLY ON THE FORD TAURUS'. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR AND FIND THE LEAK...BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

REAR SUSPENSION COIL BROKE ON OUR 2001 FORD TAURUS. IT CAUSED MY WIFE TO FISHTAIL, DUE TO PUNCTURE OF TIRE BY BROKEN END OF COIL IN WINTERTIME. LUCKILY FOR US THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD OR AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE ENSUED, THOUGH MY WIFE IS CURRENTLY SUFFERING A MIGRAINE FROM THE WHIPLASH. I HOLD FORD RESPONSIBLE FOR BEING AWARE OF COIL PRODUCT PROBLEMS, HAVING RECALLED THE FRONT SPRINGS IN 2005. I HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT PUBLICLY ASSERTING THE PROBLEMS WITH BOTH FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION AS COMPLAINTS AROSE AND SPECIFICALLY TELLING CONSUMERS THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION SPRING/COIL WAS NOT AND/OR WOULD NOT BE RECALLED. I FIND THIS TO BE UNACCEPTABLE, AND BELIEVE THAT THE PIECE SHOULD BE RECALLED, AND EVERY CONSUMER REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSE OF REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT PRIOR TO THE RECALL BY FORD MOTOR CO. IT'S FOR THIS VERY REASON THAT SO MANY AMERICAN CONSUMERS ARE TURNING TO FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,630.