2001 Ford Taurus complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 2 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING CREATED A HOLE IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

ON 7 JUNE 07, THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS SE BROKE AND CONTACTED THE TIRE, RUBBING THE INSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH. *TR

FAULTY SUSPENSION; BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKEN. *TR

LARGE BANG NOISE ON MODERATE (NORMAL) BRAKING TO STOP SIGN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. FOUND 2 FRACTURED REAR COIL SPRINGS AS WELL AS TWO TIRE SEVERELY GROOVED ON INTERIOR OF SIDEWALL. REPLACED TWO SPRINGS, AS WELL AS TWO REAR TIRES. PREVIOUS TIRES WERE ABOUT A MONTH OLD. *TR

REPEATED EXPENSIVE REPAIRS REQUIRED TO REPLACE BLOWER MOTOR CONTROL AND BLOWER FAN DUE TO LEAK IN RH COWLING. HAD TO INSTALL BRAIN HAT. *TR

ONE FRONT SPRING WAS REPLACED UNDER FORD RECALL PROCEDURE. NOW I HAVE LEARNED THAT BOTH OF THE REAR SPRINGS BROKE. LOCAL FORD DEALER SAID THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR REAR SPRINGS.*AK

REPLACED REAR COIL SPRINGS ON THE 2001 TAURUS SEDAN. ALSO, NEEDED NEW STRUTS AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE.*AK

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR RECALL SERVICE 04S17 FROM FORD, FRONT COIL SPRING SHIELDS. THE TECHNICIAN CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS HAVE A CRACK. THIS SOUNDS TO ME THAT THE REAR SPRINGS ARE ALSO A PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL IN TANDEM WITH THE FRONT COIL SPRING DEFECT. HE TOLD ME THAT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT I CAN BLOW OUT MY REAR TIRE, SO I NEED BOTH REAR SPRINGS REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST OF LABOR AND PARTS ALONG WITH AN ALIGNMENT, $460. I'M GOING TO GET THE WORK DONE SOON, BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF THE REAR TIRE BLOWING OUT, BUT IT DOES SOUND LIKE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT JUST LIKE THE FRONT COIL RECALL.

2001 TAURUS: THE SPRING ON THE EAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BROKE AND DESTROYED THE TIRE. FORD KNEW THAT THE SPRINGS INSTALLED ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE WERE PRONE TO BREAKING, AND EVEN HAD A RECALL RELATING TO THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR THE FRONT WHEELS. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPRINGS, BUT FAILED TO REPLACE ALL THE SPRINGS DURING THE RECALL. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THE REAR SPRINGS, AND THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL.*AK

I HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE COIL SPRINGS ON THE 2001 FORD TAURUS, AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS AT MY EXPENSE. LATER , I FOUND OUT ABOUT SAFETY RECALL 04V332000 , AND PRESENTED THE BILL TO THE LOCAL FORD GARAGE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE PRICE OF THE PARTS. THE DISTRICT FORD RECALL REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED MY CLAIM AND WOULD NOT GIVE A REASON OTHER THAN THE WORK WAS NOT DONE AT A FORD GARAGE. WHAT WERE THE OPTIONS. THE SPRING DESTROYED THE TIRE AND I COULD HAVE CRASHED UNDER OTHER CONDITIONS. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PREPARING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE FROM 50 MPH. THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER AND HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT BOTH OF THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE DAMAGED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED AND DAMAGED THE TIRE. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THERE IS CURRENTLY A DEFECT INVESTIGATION OPEN (NHTSA ACTION # PE05054). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,500. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED INVOICE FOR REPAIRS. UPDATED 06/19/07 *TR

2001 FORD TAURUS. BOTH REAR SPRINGS ARE BROKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH COIL SPRINGS, A DAMAGED CV JOINT, A FAILED CONNECTOR ROD, AND A DAMAGED STRUT. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE, AND DIDN'T KNOW IF THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER PER RECALL# 04V332000. THE CONTACT HAD THE FRONT BRAKE PADS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.*AK

HELLO, I HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS PURCHASED USED FROM PUNDMANN FORD FEB. 2003. A FEW DAYS AGO I NOTICED A LARGE PIECE OF COIL SPRING UNDER THE CAR. THINKING THAT THE SPRING WAS FROM THE FRONT AND RELATED TO THE SHIELDS THAT WERE INSTALLED UNDER A PREVIOUS RECALL I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. HOW CAN A VEHICLE THAT HAS NOT SUFFERED HARSH WINTERS AND IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD HAVE BROKEN SPRINGS? MY TRUNK IS NEVER WEIGHTED DOWN AND I DO NOT TOW ANYTHING. DID THE REAR SPRINGS COME FROM THE SAME VENDOR THAT SUPPLIED THE DEFECTIVE FRONT SPRINGS? AS FAR AS I KNOW THIS IS UNHEARD OF, EVEN THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WAS SURPRISED. THE FORD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE "SHOULD NOT HAVE PASSED THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION WITH THESE BROKEN SPRINGS". I WAS TOLD BY FORD CUSTOMER CARE THAT THEY WERE NOT REQUIRED TO DO ANYTHING AT THIS TIME. 4/23/07 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR NEW REAR DRUMS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR DRUMS AND BRAKES, AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED. THROUGH RESEARCH THE CONTACT DISCOVERED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ABOVE MENTIONED FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,000.*AK

DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, AND HEARD A LOAD "POP" FROM THE DRIVER REAR SIDE. I WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED IN. UNDER CAR INSPECTION SHOWED THE REAR COIL HAD BROKE AND CUT THROUGH THE INNER SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. TECHNICIAN SAID ANOTHER 500 FEET WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW. IF I HAD BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE FIRESTONE MANAGER STATES THEY SEE THIS PROBLEM OFTEN ON TAURUS/SABLE MODELS. I KNEW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS (I HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL TO CHECK/REPLACE). I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER FOR DETAILS ON WHAT TO DO FOR REAR SPRING RE-CALL AND WAS TOLD THEY KNOW OF NO PROBLEM WITH REAR COILS. I FIND THIS STATEMENT HARD TO BELIEVE, SINCE THE FIRESTONE REPAIR CENTER SEE CARS EVERY MONTH WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAD BOTH SPRINGS REPLACED,STRUTS (DAMAGED), TIRE REPLACED, AND VEHICLE ALIGNED ($1300 TOTAL). I HAVE DEFECTIVE SPRING IN MY GARAGE. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON IN OCTOBER 2005 AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAILURE OF EGR SENSOR; LIGHT TURNED OFF WHEN I ADDED MORE COOLANT TO THE RESERVOIR, WHICH WAS EMPTY BUT NOT GENERATING A HEATING MESSAGE. LIGHT TURNED BACK ON AFTER NEXT GAS FILL. *JB

REAR SPRINGS BROKEN, RECALL ON FRONT BUT NOT REAR. I READ THAT SOME SPRINGS BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRES. IF ONE SET OF SPRINGS IS BAD WOULDN'T IT BE OBVIOUS TO REPLACE ALL? WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO RECALL THE REAR SPRINGS? THIS IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE SPRINGS. WHY SHOULD CONSUMER HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT????? *TR

BROKEN REAR COIL SPRINGS. I WAS TO THE DEALER 2 MONTHS AGO AND HAD THE BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRINGS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, DURING A STATE INSPECTION ,WAS INFORMED THE REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND MUST BE REPLACED AT MY COST.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH\ THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A NOISE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO RECALL# 04V332000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76570, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76620. *AK

DETECTED A NOISE IN WHEEL PORTION OF AUTOMOBILE. DROVE TO LOCAL MASTER MECHANIC WHO ADVISED IT WAS A BROKEN RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING CREATING A SHARP BROKEN AREA THAT HAD SCORED THE TIRE, AND CUT. *JB

2001 FORD TAURUS -- REAR COIL SPRING BROKE, THEN PUNCTURED LEFT REAR TIRE WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. DEALER NEEDED TO DO APPROXIMATELY $700 IN REPAIRS.*AK

MY 2001 FORD TAURUS HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE HEATER BLOWER ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. PER THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 04-15-3, THISWAS A MANUFACTURING ERROR WHICH EVENTUALLY WILL RUIN THE CARPET, THE AIR CONDITIONER, AND COST ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND MAY NEVER BE FIXED.*AK

BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED AT THE SAME TIME, CAR HAS 51,000 MILES ON IT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS BUT NOT THE REAR, AND NOW THEY HAVE BROKEN, SEEMED VERY STRANGE, AND FORD WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, REPAIR COST OVER $500. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW SPEED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A KIT AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT FORD CUSTOMERS WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE REPAIR KIT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 92000. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT RAIN AND TO LEAK IN AND DESTROY THE BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR WITH THE BLOWER DESTROYED FRONT WINDSHIELD WILL NOT DEFROST. UPDATE 4/9 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYED LIT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED THE STOP LAMP SWITCH HARNESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL#04V106000 WAS ISSUED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 66,000. *AK UPDATE 4/23/07*TR THE TENSIONER AND BELT WAS REPLACED

I JUST GOT THROUGH HAVING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS REPLACED AT THE DEALER UNDER FORDS "CAMPAIGN" TO FIX THE SPRINGS ONLY IF THEY ARE BROKE ON MY 2001 TAURUS..NOW ,NOT EVEN THREE DAYS LATER THE CAR IS BACK AT THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE REAR SPRINGS. WHY SHOULD PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE POSSIBLY DIE BECAUSE OF A SPRING FAILURE THAT EVERYBODY AND THEIR BROTHER KNOWS IS GOING TO HAPPEN ON THESE TAURUS'? *JB

TL* -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS SES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH OR FASTER AND GOT WORSE THE VEHICLE REACHED 60 MPH. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND HAS NOT TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE EMISSIONS CAUSED THE ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON, BUT THAT SHE SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT IT. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE FOR THREE YEARS NOW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO, SHE GOT A JUMP START, AND HAD NO PROBLEM AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY IN A REPAIR SHOP, AND SHE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK, AND THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE THE RADIATOR FLUSHED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE BOTH 94600.*AK UPDATED 04/09/07. *JB

WHILE PARKED, THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ON BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE HAVE FRACTURED AND PARTS OF THE COIL HAVE FALLEN TO THE GROUND. FORD MOTOR HAS ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BY ISSUING A RECALL BUT YET DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. *JB

2001 FORD TAURUS. REAR SUSPENSION COIL BROKE. FLATTEN TIRE AND PLACE LARGE GROOVE AROUND TOTAL TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S REAR SIDE. THIS SHOULD BE COVER JUST LIKE THE FRONT WAS. *NM

RIGHT REAR SPRING SNAPPED IN HALF WHILE DRIVING AND PART OF THE SPRING SCORED THE TIRE AND IT WENT FLAT. NEED NEW REAR SPRING AND TIRE. *NM

MY 2001 TAURUS WAS TAKEN IN TO GET BRAKES CHECKED. THEY FOUND BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN. I WAS TOLD, WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO MY LAST CAR - MERCURY- THAT THIS HAD BEEN FIXED. SINCE I DRIVE FOR A LIVING IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A BIG PROBLEM. FORD HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS AND HASN'T DONE ANYTHING YET. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY A WARRANTY. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 119288 MILES. THE REAR COIL SPRINGS O FAILED; THIS WAS NOTICED BY A ROUTINE VEHICLE INSPECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE SAME AS RECALL 04V332000 REGAEDING SUSPENSION FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND HE WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING WERE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. BL. *AK

REAR RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE. *NM

2001 FORD TAURUS COIL SPRING BREAK FOR 2ND. TIME. LOST CONTROL OF CAR ON FREEWAY! GET OFF YOUR REARENDS AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*JB

2001 FORD TAURUS 86000/KM PERFORMING ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION / NOTICED BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING ON PASSENGER SIDE / NO RECALLS / REPLACED COIL SPRING / FINISHED REPLACEMENT / ROAD TEST / DROVE APPROX. 8 FT. TO EXIT DRIVEWAY / BANG/SNAP / BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING ON DRIVER SIDE / TEMPERATURE AT THAT TIME APPROX. (NEG) -12*C./ HAVE YET TO REPLACE FRACTURED SPRING ON DRIVER SIDE. *NM .

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED PART OF THE REAR COIL SPRING LYING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE DRIVER HAD ALREADY LEFT WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, AND THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING THE REAR COIL SPRINGS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL AND HE FEELS AS THOUGH THE REAR COIL SPRINGS SHOULD BE AS WELL. *AK UPDATED 03/02/07. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE DRIVING THE 2001 FORD TAURUS ( HE PROCEEDED TO FASTEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT, BUT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT ENOUGH TO FASTEN. THE WEBBING WAS OUT, FAR ENOUGH TO RESTRAIN A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT SAFELY. THE CONTACT WILL PAY TO REPAIR THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE FORD STATED THEY WOULD NOT.* *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT HAS STATED THAT THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED. WHILE GETTING THE TIRES CHANGED THE MECHANIC NOTICE DTHAT THE REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE FAILURE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WERE ONLY FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THERE IS CURRENTLY AN OPEN INVESTIGATION , PE05-054 FOR REAR COIL SPRING FAILURES. *AK UPDATED 2/16/2007 - *NM

DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED RIGHT REAR SPRING ON 2001 FORD TAURUS BROKE AND CUT INSIDE SIDEWALL OF TIRE CAUSING BLOWOUT, WENT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AND FOUND THAT THE LEFT REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN AND WAS CUTTING THE INSIDE SIDEWALL ON THAT TIRE,RESULTING IN REPAIRS OF $775 DEALER KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT FORD WON'T HELP WITH COST. *JB

ONE WINTER MORNING I PULLED MY 2001 FORD TAURUS OUT OF MY GARAGE TO DO SOME ERRANDS. BECAUSE I HAD SOME SNOW BUILD-UP ON THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL, I FIGURED THE LIGHT GRINDING NOISE WAS FROM THE BUILDUP. WHEN I PULLED UNTO THE STREET AND REACHED HIGHER SPEEDS (ABOUT 45), THE NOISE STOPPED LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE SNOW HAD FALLEN OFF. AFTER ABOUT 4 MILES OF DRIVING, I REACHED THE LOCATION I WAS GOING TO. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND NOTICED THE BACK END SAGGING. I KEPT WALKING AROUND MY CAR TO GET MY 22 MONTH OLD SON OUT WHEN I REALIZED I HAD A FLAT TIRE. AFTER TAKING THE TIRE OFF TO REPLACE IT WITH THE SPARE, I TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AT THE TIRE. A GROVE HAD FORMED PERFECTLY AROUND THE LOWER WALL OF THE TIRE. I TOOK THE TIRE IN TO BE REPLACED AND ASKED THAT THEY CHECK OUT THE CAUSE. AFTER BEING REASSURED THAT IT WAS OKAY BUT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT MORE CLOSELY, I DROVE 2 MILES HOME. ONCE AT HOME THE TIRE WAS REMOVED AGAIN ONLY TO AGAIN SEE THE DEEP GROVE IN A BRAND NEW TIRE. CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE CAR RESULTED IN FINDING A BROKEN COIL SPRING THE HAD BEEN RUBBING ON THE TIRE AND HAD CAUSE RAPID AIR DEFLATION AFTER NO MORE THAN 4 MILES OF DRIVING. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE TIRE, THE COIL SPRINGS, AND THE REAR STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE TUNE OF NEARLY $700. I WAS THANKFUL THAT I HAD FORGOT TO TAKE OUT ALL THE WARM WINTER CLOTHES OUT OF MY CAR THAT WE HAD USED THE NIGHT BEFORE TO GO SLEDDING; I WAS ABLE TO KEEP MY SON WARM ON A COLD AND FRIDGED DAY WHERE I WAS TRAPPED WITH

TL* - THE CONTACT TOOK THE 2001 FORD TAURUS TO DEALER FOR SERVICE ON 01/05/07. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE, AND THAT IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THEY COULD POSSIBLY PUNCTURE A TIRE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTIFIED FORD, BUT THEY STATED THAT THERE WASN'T ANY RECALL ON THE REAR COILS AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATE 4/9 *TR

TL* - WHILE DRIVING THE 2001 FORD TAURUS AT 50 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A RUBBING SOUND AND THE TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT USED THE SPARE TIRE, AND DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NUMBER 04V332000. *AK UPDATED 02/22/07. *JB

TOOK 2001 FORD TAURUS IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK AND OIL CHANGE. MECHANIC FOUND THE TWO REAR SPRING COILS WERE BROKEN AND COULD POSE A DANGER IF THEY PUNCTURE THE REAR TIRE(S). WE WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE REAR SPRING COILS AS I REFUSE TO DRIVE WITH THE BROKEN COILS WITH MY INFANT IN THE CAR AND RISK THE POSSIBILITY OF A TIRE BLOWOUT AND CRASH. WE HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE ON THE FRONT SPRING COILS TO HAVE THE SHIELD PUT IN. WHY DIDN'T FORD ALSO HAVE A RECALL DONE TO HAVE SHIELDS PUT ON THE REAR SPRING COILS? *JB

UNEVENTFUL FAILURE OF BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. THE BROKEN RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING WAS VERY CLOSE TO INSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. THIS WAS OBSERVED ON JUNE 9, 2006 DURING A ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION. A CLAMP WAS INSTALLED TO STOP THE FAILED SPRING FROM MOVING CLOSER TO THE TIRE. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THIS TEMPORARY FIX, HOWEVER I CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE SPRINGS REPLACED EITHER.

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JANUARY 5, 2007 THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING IN REVERSE WHEN SHE HEARD A NOISE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CONTACT STATED ON JANUARY 4, 2007 HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE GARAGE, HE WENT TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND NOTHING. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE NOISE HE HEARD WAS THE FRONT TIRE SPRING RUPTURING. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD HEARD SQUEAKING NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WOULD GO OVER BUMPS, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS. THE CONTACT HAD THE MECHANIC TAKE A LOOK AT IT, BUT HE DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. WHERE THEY ORDERED TWO NEW FRONT SPRINGS. *AK UPDATED 02/22/07. *JB

PURCHASED A USED 2001 FORD TAURUS. AFTER PURCHASING, NOTICED THAT HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS BROKEN OFF AND WAS JUST RESTING IN ORIGINAL PLACE. CONTINUED TO OPERATE HEADLIGHT SWITCH UNTIL PLASTIC PIECE THAT FIT INTO PART BROKE OFF. CAN STILL TURN HEADLIGHTS ON & OFF, BUT ONLY WITH A LOT OF EFFORT. PLANNING TO CALL DEALER TO SEE IF IT CAN BE REPLACED AT NO COST; OTHERWISE WILL DO THE REPAIR MYSELF. *JB

DRIVING 25 MPH, STRAIGHT & SMOOTH WHEN REAR COIL SPRING SNAPPED PUNCTURING TIRE & HIT GARAGE BEFORE STOPPING. PART REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AT A DEALER. PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. REAL SAFETY ISSUE HERE AND COULD HAVE BEEN BAD IF IT HAPPENED WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. FORD SHOULD HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THESE SPRINGS LIKE THEY DID ON THE FRONT ONES. THE FRONT COIL SPRING ALSO SNAPPED ON THIS CAR EARLIER IN THE YEAR. *NM