NHTSA Complaint #10304167 — 2001 FORD TAURUS

2001 FORD TAURUS MODEL SEL . REAR COIL SPRINGS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2004 WITH 35,000 MILES AND NOW HAS 71,000 MILES. GARAGE KEPT, WIFE DRIVES. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT CAUSING ME TO HAVE PROTECTIVE SHIELDS PLACED AROUND FRONT COILS DUE TO POSSIBLE BLOWOUT IF COIL BROKE, OBVIOUSLY SOME HAD BROKE. I HAD TO HAVE BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS REPLACED ON 2/2/10 AT A COST OF $390 PARTS ONLY. I'M 65 YEARS OF AGE AND HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WITH TWO BROKEN SPRINGS ON THE REAR. I SUBMIT THAT ONE OF THE COILS HAD SHIFTED AND COULD HAVE BLOWN OUT REAR TIRE. I DON'T THINK DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT SEEING THESE REPAIRS DUE TO AGE AND LABOR PER HOUR AT A DEALERSHIP. A PRIVATE MECHANIC REPAIRED MINE AND REPORTS HAVING REPAIRED OTHERS. I BELIEVE THESE COILS ON THIS MODEL ARE DEFECTIVE , FRONT AND REAR. NOTHING HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT THE REAR COILS OR ANY PROTECTIVE DEVICE TO PREVENT A BLOWOUT. *TR