NHTSA Complaint #10214115 — 2002 FORD TAURUS

I HAVE HAD A 2002 FORD TAURUS FOR 2 YEARS. 54,000 MILES ON IT AND MAINTAINED QUITE WELL. ON JAN. 6, 2008, I HAD JUST DRIVEN BACK FROM A 3 1/2 HOUR DRIVE INTO TORONTO AND BACK. HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. WHEN I WENT OUT LATER IN THE DAY AND BACK MY CAR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED A RUBBING SOUND IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL AREA. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND FOUND OUT THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING COIL WAS BROKEN. ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS WEBSITE, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND THE 2001 TAURUS WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT NOT THE 2002. DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AS IT IS QUITE COMMON. I HAD THE SPRING REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TIRE FOR A COST OF $459.00. I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70 MILES AN HOUR INTO CANADA AND BACK AGAIN. *TR