NHTSA Complaint #10281296 — 2003 FORD TAURUS

2003 FORD TAURUS- BROKEN LEFT FRONT SPRING. TURNING AROUND IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURING THE TIRE, AND CAUSING THE CAR TO COLLAPSE NEARLY TO THE GROUND. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 78,000 MILES OF NORMAL ROAD DRIVING. THE FORD DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT IT ENDED WITH 2001 VEHICLES. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT END WITH THE 2001 VEHICLES AND CERTAINLY WAS NOT CORRECTED THROUGH AT LEAST 2003, PERHAPS LONGER. THE REPAIR EXPENSE SHOULD BE ON FORD. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND NOT MY FAULT OR BECAUSE OF WEAR. MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT IF I HAD BEEN DOING 55 MPH OR 65 MPH. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT, PERHAPS EVEN DEATH. WHEN WILL THE OTHER SIDE BREAK? RESEARCH INDICATES THAT IT MAY VERY WELL HAPPEN AGAIN. I'M VERY, VERY CONCERNED AND CONSTANTLY WORRIED WHEN I DRIVE. *TR