NHTSA Complaint #10224348 — 2002 FORD TAURUS

FORD ISSUED A RECALL ON ITS TAURUS THAT ENDED WITH 2001 MODELS. THE NHTSA ACTION # IS PE04044. IT DESCRIBES FAILING COIL SPRINGS THAT CAN CAUSE TIRES TO BE TORN UP. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN NOW TO MY 2002. THE CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE AND BEING LOADED WITH SOME THINGS MY DAUGHTER WAS TAKING BACK TO COLLEGE AFTER THE WEEKEND. THERE WAS A "BANG" WE HEARD WHOSE SOURCE WAS UNDETERMINED. WHEN SHE BEGAN TO BACK OUT THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT. UPON INSPECTION THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PIERCED THE TIRE. THIS WEBSITE OUTLINES MANY SIMILAR CASES INVOLVING ALL 4 CORNERS OF THE CAR. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/FORD_SPRINGS.HTML I'VE UNDERSTOOD FORD WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY SATISFACTION TO OWNERS OF THESE CARS. AS IT IS SUNDAY I HAVE NO REPAIR OPTIONS AVAILABLE, BUT THE CAR WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED AND A TIRE AND AT LEAST THE SPRING WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. BASED ON THE RESPONSES IN THE ABOVE WEB PAGE COSTS COULD GO BEYOND $1,000. *TR