2002 FORD TAURUS Suspension Problems

INSPECTION FOR FRONT END ALIGNMENT REVEALED BOTH REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN. *TR

I WAS BACKING MY 2002 FORD TAURUS OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE TIRE BLEW. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUT A HOLE IN MY NEW TIRE. HAD TO REPLACE BROKEN SPRING, SWAY BAR LINK, NEW STRUT AND NEW TIRE FOR A COST OF $441.82. HAD REPLACED THE BACK SPRINGS A MONTH EARLIER. *TR

WHEN I WAS BACKING MY FORD TAURUS 2002, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND WENT THROUGH MY NEW TIRE. *TR

MY 2002 TAURUS WITH 76,097 MILES THAT HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT FOR 7.5 YEARS HAD THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING RUPTURE. FORTUNATELY IT BROKE WHEN I PUT IT IN GEAR AND MOVED ABOUT THREE INCHES IN MY DRIVEWAY. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD HAVE FLIPPED AND ROLLED AS I WOULD HAVE HAD NO TIME TO BRAKE. WHEN IT BROKE, IT TOOK ONLY ABOUT A HALF SECOND TO SHRED MY TIRE AND DROP THE RIM TO THE GROUND. THE RUPTURED COIL SPRING PUT A 5-6 INCH GASH IN MY TIRE AND BROKE THE SWAY BAR LINK. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY (FORD) KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL. MY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO HAD THIS HAPPEN TO HIS CAR. I ASKED THE DEALER TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS,...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE FRONT END LOCKED UP ON THE DRIVER SIDE BREAKING THE STRUT ASSEMBLY SPRING AND THE LEFT SWAY BAR LINK. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE STRUT ASSEMBLY SPRING AND THE LEFT SWAY BAR LINK WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY AND HAD NO OPEN RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,781.

I HAVE A 2002 FORD TAURUS SE V6. THE LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE AND BEGAN TO RUB THE TIRE. I WAS ONLY DOING ABOUT 30 MPH AT THE TIME ON A SMALL ROAD AND COULD PULL OVER IN ABOUT 300 FEET. THIS CAR ALSO HAD TWO REAR SPRINGS BREAK ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. THE CAR HAS 117,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD A 1999 TAURUS THAT HAD A RECALL THAT INSTALLED A SHIELD AROUND THE SPRING TO PREVENT A SPRING BREAK FROM SHREDDING THE TIRE. THIS IS AN UNSAFE DESIGN. IF I WERE GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED, POSSIBLE ROLLOVER. *TR

2002 FORD TAURUS. BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE DECEMBER 2009 AND JANUARY 2010.. HAD TO HAVE BOTH COILS AND STRUTS REPLACED AND STABILIZER BAR, OVER $2,000. FRONT ONE BROKE AND PUNCTURED/RUINED TIRE FEBRUARY 2010, REQUIRING A TOW TO DEALER MECHANIC. LUCKILY THE FRONT ONE BROKE WHILE IN DRIVEWAY AND NOT WHILE DRIVING. SEEMS A BIT TOO COINCIDENTAL FOR 3 TO BREAK IN SUCH A SHORT TIME. I DON'T FEEL SAFE, SO HAD THE OTHER FRONT ONE REPLACED BEFORE IT SNAPS. ANOTHER OVER $2,000 BILL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD TAURUS 2002 AND THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE RESULTING IN THE BROKEN COIL SPRING PUNCTURING MY TIRE CAUSING IT TO GO IMMEDIATELY FLAT. THIS RENDERED MY CAR IMMOBILE, REQUIRED TOWING, AND REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND MOUNTS THAT HOLD THE COIL SPRINGS. (COST: $695) SO FAR, THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, AND I REALLY HOPE IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. I HAVE A PORTION OF THE COIL SPRING THAT BROKE OFF FROM THE REST OF THE COIL SPRING. THE REMAINING SPRING WAS KEPT BY THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE PORTION OF THE COIL SPRING THAT I HAVE SHOWS THE SLIGHTEST AMOUNT OF RUSTING ON THE INSIDE OF THE COIL SPRING. APPARENTLY, IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH TO DAMAGE THESE COIL SPRINGS. *TR

I WAS BACKING THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE WHEN I HEARD THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLOW OUT, AFTER REMOVING THE TIRE I NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT TIRE WAS BROKEN INTO 2 PIECES, WITH ONE OF THE PIECES PUNCTURING THE TIRE. THE CAR IS A 2002 FORD TAURUS, AND THE SPRING HAS NO CORROSION OR OTHER DAMAGES TO IT AT ALL. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THIS OCCURRED, I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING YET TO FIX THE CAR, I WAS HOPING THERE WAS SOME SORT OF RECALL NOTICE ON IT, AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I NOTICED THAT THERE IS NO ACTIVE RECALL ON THE 2002, BUT SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TW

THE FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE ON MY 2002 FORD TAURUS, CAUSING MY TIRE TO HAVE ONE SIDE COMPLETELY SLICED OFF AND BLOW OUT. UPON GETTING THIS FIXED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE BACK RIGHT SPRING WAS ALSO BROKEN. I HAD NOT HAD ANY COLLISIONS OR ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS. UPON SEARCHING THE WEB, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON YEARS UP TO 2001 FOR FORD TAURUS'S ON THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO AT LEAST 2002. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED ON BOTH BROKEN SPRINGS, BUT IT TOOK 12 DAYS TO GET IT DONE! *TR

ON JAN 15, 2010, MY WIFE PULLED OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY TO GO TO WORK IN OUR 2002 FORD TAURUS SEDAN. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT IMMEDIATELY. I QUICKLY PUT ON THE COMPACT SPARE TIRE SO SHE COULD GET TO WORK ON TIME. TWO DAYS LATER, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT ALL OF THE SUDDEN ABOUT A MILE FROM OUR HOUSE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT EACH OF THE TIRES WENT FLAT BECAUSE THE COIL SPRING OF THE FRONT STRUT ON THE ASSOCIATED SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BROKE AND STABBED THE TIRE. I KNOW IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE BUT WITHIN TWO DAYS, THE SPRING ON EACH OF THE FRONT STRUTS BROKE. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL THAT THIS HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY IF IT HAD BEEN THE WEEK BEFORE WHEN WE WERE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON A TRIP TO DES MOINES. AT...

I HAVE A 2002 FORD TAURUS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 COIL SPRINGS DUE TO THEM BREAKING. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM OVER AND OVER IN THIS MODEL OF CAR. THE MOST RECENT BREAK I HAD INVOLVED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING AND DESTROYED A FRONT TIRE AS WELL FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT DRIVING FAST WHEN THIS OCCURRED AS I'M SURE IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MORE SERIOUS END. ALL 4 SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE LAST 7 MONTHS I DO NOT DRIVE MY CAR WRECKLESSLY. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND RIPPED APART THE WHOLE FRONT TIRE. THE CAR WAS UNDRIVEABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A GARAGE. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANICS THAT THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2002 TAURUS AND THAT THE FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED ON BOTH SIDES AND ALSO SWAY LINK INSTALLED. TOTAL COST FOR LABOR, PARTS AND TOWING WAS $910.54 PLUS THE COST OF A NEW TIRE. THE MECHANIC ALSO SAID THAT I WILL NEED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE BROKEN COIL SPRING LOOKED BRAND NEW AND WAS NOT RUSTED. I,M LUCKY THIS HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT WHEN THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN 65 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON BAD COIL SPRINGS FOR 2002 FORD TAURUS....

BROKEN COIL SPRINGS FRONT AND REAR ON A 2002 FORD TAURUS. RESULTING IN PUNCTURED TIRES IN BOTH CASES. THEY BROKE WITHIN 7 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. LIVING IN MASS. *TR

DROVE CAR OVER 110 MI, PARKED THE CAR, NEXT MORNING, NOTED THAT TIRE WAS FLAT DUE TO BROKEN COIL SPRING. I LIVE IN WESTERN NEW YORK WHERE ROADS ARE TREATED BY SALT. I WAS INFORMED BY FORD DEALER THAT THESE CONDITIONS MOST LIKELY CAUSED FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING TO BREAK AND PUNCTURE THE FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL WHICH WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. (POLICE NOTIFIED DUE TO ALTERNATE PARKING RESTRICTION. VEHICLE REQUIRED TOW.) *TR

BOTH MY 1995 AND 2002 FORD TAURUS FRONT COIL SPRINGS SNAPPED IN NORMAL CONDITIONS WHILE PARKED. THIS RELATES TO YOUR ONGOING INVESTIGATION #EA08018. THE TWO REPAIRS COST NEARLY $2000. I HAVE THE '02 BROKEN SPRING. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, I THOUGHT WAS BAD LUCK - THE SECOND SENT ME TO YOUR WEBSITE WHERE I LEARNED MORE OF THE HISTORY. I HOPE YOU CAN PUSH FORD TO DEAL WITH ALL THE SNAPPED COIL SPRINGS. IT'S JUST SHODDY QUALITY CONTROL. YOUR ONLINE FORMS ALLOWS FOR THE ENTRY OF JUST ONE OF MY VEHICLES. IF YOU WANT THE VIN FOR THE OLDER ONE, LET ME KNOW. *TR

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE. REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT. ONE MONTH LATER FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. REPLACED PARTS AGAIN, AT LEAST 7 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. *TR

THE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE ON MY 2002 FORD TAURUS DAMAGING MY TIRE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED ONTO THE FRONT TIRE. THE DRIVER NEARLY CRASHED BECAUSE SHE HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST MORE THAN $340. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

WHEN I GOT INTO MY 2002 FORD TAURUS SES, I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE. I HEARD A "RUBBING" SOUND FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT IT AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE. I MOVED FORWARD A COUPLE OF INCHES AND HEARD THE "RUBBING" SOUND AGAIN, FOLLOWED BY A POP. AS IS TURNS OUT, THE SUSPENSION COIL HAD SNAPPED AND THE END OF THE COIL WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRE. IT PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND RENDERED THE CAR IMMOBILE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST IS $1200 TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT STRUTS AND BOTH TIRES. THIS COMES LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER I HAD THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION COIL SNAP, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE COSTS TO REPLACE BOTH REAR STRUTS AND TIRES WAS $1148.24. BASED ON COMPLAINTS I...

2002 FORD TAURUS, COIL SPRINGS BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE. SAME AS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE04044 I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMMENTS ONLINE ABOUT THE 2002. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE TIRE. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

CAR: 2002 FORD TAURUS SES INDECENT: EXITING DRIVEWAY AND HEARD LOUD NOISE, THAT SHOOK THE CAR, PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SPRING HAD BROKEN, IN TURN HITTING TIRE AND AND BRAKING SWAY BAR. NOTE:JULY 15, 2004 | RECALL ID# 15302 HIDE DETAILS RECALL REASONSUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS RECALL DATEJULY 15, 2004 MODEL AFFECTEDTAURUS POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED 899060 RECALL SUMMARY ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS COULD FRACTURE DUE TO CORROSION ASSOCIATED WITH SALT USED ON THE ROADWAYS DURING THE WINTER. A FRACTURED SPRING COULD MOVE PAST THE SPRING SEAT AND CONTACT A FRONT TIRE. CONSEQUENCE IF THIS OCCURS, THE TIRE MAY RUPTURE RESULTING IN A RAPID AIR...

MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON I-75 WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO SWAY BAR LINK, TIRE AND STRUT. THIS CAUSED HER TO ALMOST CRASH INTO LEFT CONCRETE BARRIER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED DUE TO IT NO LONGER BEING DRIVABLE. A FEW MONTHS BACK THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING ALSO BROKE CAUSING US TO REPLACE STRUT MOUNT, STRUT AND SPRING. *TR

WENT TO PULL OUT OF MY INTEGRAL GARAGE AND A 6 INCH PIECE OF THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING FELL OUT ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. *TR

I OWN A 2002 FORD TAURUS. I RECENTLY HAD A STANDARD SERVICE VISIT TO MY LOCAL DEALER TO BE TOLD ALL FOUR OF MY COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. I DID FIND A RECALL ON 99-01 MODELS FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS, BUT I FIND IT IRONIC THAT MY 02 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED FORD, BUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM CONCERNED. THESE COILS BREAKING CAN AND HAVE CAUSED TIRES TO PUNCTURE. I FIND THIS TO BE HIGHLY DANGEROUS IF THE CAR IS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGH WAY. *TR

PULLING OUT OF WORK PARKING SPACE, HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE METAL GRINDING AND THEN MY TIRE WENT FLAT. SPRING HAD SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE. BEFORE REALIZING THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED, TRIED TO CHANGE THE TIRE. HAD TO HAVE A TOW TO FIRESTONE AND WHILE WORKING ON IT THEY FOUND THAT WHEN THE SPRING/COIL SNAPPED IT CUT MY BRAKE LINE. TOTAL COST IS $1200. *TR

THREE WEEKS AGO MY DAUGHTER AT COLLEGE CALLED TO SAYS SHE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CAR. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING. BETWEEN THE RUINED TIRE AND REPAIR WORK THE BILL CAME TO OVER $1200. TONIGHT SHE CALLED TO SAY THE FRONT SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD BROKEN AND ONE OF THE NEW TIRES IS TOAST. THANK GOD SHE WASN'T DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION TO BREAK - $1100 REPAIR. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURING THE TIRE AND FORCING A REPAIR OF $400 FOR COIL SPRINGS+ $125 FOR NEW TIRE. NOW (3/3/09) I AM TOLD THAT THE REAR STRUTS NEED REPLACED DUE TO WEAR (AWAITING ESTIMATE). THIS IS A 2002 FORD TAURUS WITH 55,000 MILES. I DRIVE 12 MILES A DAY(6 TO AND 6 FROM) WORK. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME. I AM LOYAL TO FORD, AND I LOVE MY TAURUS, BUT THIS IS NOT RIGHT. *TR

2002 FORD TAURUS REAR DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. NO TIRE DAMAGE. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. THE TIRE WAS DESTROYED. *TR

2002 SES FORD TAURUS. FRONT COIL SPRINGS SNAPPED. SUMMER 2007. AFTER TURNING VEHICLE ON IN GARAGE, PLACE IN REVERSE AND HEARD LOUD BANG AND CAR DROPPED. THE DRIVER SIDE SPRING COIL SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED TIRE. HAD TO HAVE TOWED OUT OF GARAGE. BILL WAS OVER $700. I HAVE READ OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MODEL AND YEAR ON THIS ISSUE. I HAD BOTH FRONT SPRINGS/COILS REPLACED. JUST LAST NIGHT, 2/12/09 WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON SMOOTH SURFACE HEARD LOUD NOISE IN REAR. SAME THING, COIL SNAPPED SHREDDED TIRE. CAR IS CURRENTLY UNDRIVEABLE AND I ALSO LOOKED AT THE OTHER REAR COIL, WHICH ALSO LOOKS SNAPPED. WHY IS FORD NOT RECALLING THE 2002 MODEL WHEN IT IS CLEARLY A MECHANICAL DEFECT? I SEE THEY HAVE RECALLED PREVIOUS YEARS. *TR

BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, WHEN RIGHT REAR WHEEL MADE TRANSITION FROM DRIVEWAY, CURB, TO STREET, RIGHT REAR STRUT COIL SPRING BLEW APART AND PUNCTURED INSIDE SIDEWALL OF TIRE. WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE TIRE AND BOTH REAR COMPLETE STRUT ASSEMBLIES. AFTER HEARING OF OTHER SAME INSTANCES I INVESTIGATED THE NHTSA SITE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF THE SAME, BOTH FRONT AND REAR HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR COMPLAINTS. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT FORD HAD A RECALL FOR THE VERY SAME CONDITION FOR 1999-2001TAURUS, RECALL 04S17 / NHTSA 04V332000. INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 01/13/2009 65,270 MILES. THIS TYPE OF DEFECT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH - SHOULD BE A RECALL ON FRONT AND REAR SPRING COILS. *TR

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS ON 2002 FORD TAURUS. JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2008, THE FRONT SPRING BLEW AND SHREDDED THE TIRE. ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2009, THE BACK SPRING BLEW AND SHREDDED THE BACK TIRE. THANKFULLY, BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN A DRIVEWAY. FROM READING NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2002 FORD TAURUS'. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE VERY ROUGHLY AND ALMOST DROVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING SNAPPED, WHICH CAUSED A HOLE IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA08018 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS), DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED AUGUST 28, 2008, DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED: OPEN WAS REFERENCED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE CLOSED AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 152,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT SMELLED RUBBER AND PULLED OVER AT A GAS STATION. SHE NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, IT COULD BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS) IS IDENTICAL TO THE CONTACT'S FAILURE, BUT IT ONLY APPLIES TO THE 1999-2001 MODELS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 145,000.

THE TAURUS WAS RUNNING GREAT UNTIL ONE MORNING THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT/COIL SPRING GAVE OUT, I JUST REPLACED THE BALL JOINS TOTALING ABOUT $700.00. NOW I HAVE TO FIND SOMEONE TO REPLACE THE COIL. LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING AND THE TIRE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE SAVED BUT IF NOT I HAVE TO INVEST IN NEW TIRES AS WELL. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE AND THE SPRING GAVE OUT, NEARLY RUINING THE INSIDE OF MY TIRE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT MOST FORD TAURUS'S HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR STRUTS/SPRINGS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON A MAJORITY OF THE MODELS LEADING UP TO 2003. HOWEVER, MY CAR A 2002 IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOW UNFAIR TO SECLUDE A LARGE PORTION OF CAR OWNERS AND MAKE THEM PAY FOR THE DAMAGE THAT REALISTICALLY WAS NOT THE CONSUMERS FAULT....

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKS INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH SHORTENS THE CIRCUIT IN THE FLOORBOARD. SECONDLY, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. SHE HAS NOT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V087000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD). FINALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE BALL JOINTS AND THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE TO FAIL. THE SPRINGS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE HER WITH ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 65 MPH, IT FELT AS IF THE ENGINE WERE SHAKING. THE HIGHWAY FELT ROUGH TO DRIVE ON AND THE COIL SPRING SNAPPED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY BUMP AND GROOVE IN THE ROAD FELT AS IF THE ENGINE WERE MOVING AROUND. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE STREET, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXCESSIVELY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT AND THE FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THE TECHNICIAN TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS INOPERATIVE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH, THE COIL SPRINGS ON THE SUSPENSION FAILED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE FLATTENED DUE TO THE COIL PUNCTURING THE TIRES. THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED TWO YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC, BUT THE CONTACT STILL BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000.

IN 2006, I HAD A FLAT REAR-DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. I TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED AT DISCOUNT TIRE, IN PLAINFIELD IL. THE MECHANIC PROMPTLY TOLD ME, AFTER HE HAD AFFIXED THE REPAIRED TIRE, THAT I HAD TWO BROKEN REAR SPRINGS. HE THEN TOLD ME TO CONTACT FORD, AS THE TAURUS HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THAT PARTICULAR PROBLEM. I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEM WITH THE CAR THAT WOULD CAUSE THAT TO HAPPEN. I PHONED FORD IN PLANO, IL. THEN FOLLOWING DAY, AND WAS TOLD THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY FORD FOR THAT PROBLEM. I THINK THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD SHOULD FIX, AS I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE IT! *TR

CAR MADE CLUNKING NOISE - SOUNDED LIKE THE CAR WAS GOING TO FALL APART - TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC - HE INFORMED ME THAT ALL 4 SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. *TR

AFTER TODAY I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE COIL SPRINGS MY 2002 FORD TAURUS, WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE FIRST COIL SPRING TO GO WAS A REAR COIL SPRING, FORTUNATELY WHEN IT DECIDED TO GO I WAS DRIVING ON MY STREET. IT GRAZED THE REAR TIRE CAUSING A GIANT RIP. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE SECOND COIL (FRONT DRIVERS SIDE) WENT IN MARCH OF 2007, IT BASICALLY BLEW OUT MY TIRE, ON A BUSY STREET. IT CAUSE NEARLY $1500 WORTH OF DAMAGE TODAY MY CAR WENT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE (UNRELATED TO THE COIL SPRINGS) AND I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE TWO COIL SPRINGS TO THE TUNE OF OVER $700.00. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS OCCURRING ON THE 2002 FORD TAURUS. *TR

IN FEBRUARY, 2008, HAD BOTH REAR SPRINGS FIXED ON MY 2002 FORD TAURUS. WAS TOLD BY THE GARAGE THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR FORD BUT THE 2002 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. JUST TODAY, JUNE 15, 2008, WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH WITH MY FAMILY HOME FROM CHURCH WHEN IT SOUNDED LIKE WE RAN OVER A LOG - MY HUSBAND CHECKED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SPRING IS BUSTED. *TR

DROVE MY CAR IN NORMAL CONDITIONS. I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE AND WHEN CHECKING IT OUT FOUND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED. TOOK IT IN TO HAVE BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT FELT A BUMP AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE WHEN SHE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. SHE REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE AND WENT TO THE TIRE STORE. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPRING STRUT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO GARAGE AND THE SPRING STRUT AND STABILIZER BAR WERE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $300. THE MANUFACTURER ADDED THE CONTACT'S NAME TO THE RECALL WAITING LIST, BUT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,483.

COIL SPRINGS BROKE ON MY 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHEN I CALLED THE TOW TRUCK COMPANY, HE STATED IT WAS ABOUT THE SIXTH TAURUS HE HAD TOWED THAT MONTH WITH THE SAME, EXACT PROBLEM. WHEN WE GOT TO THE AUTO MECHANIC, HE SAID HE FIXES THESE ALL THE TIME ON TAURUS' AND HE'S VERY SURPRISED THEY WILL NOT COVER IT ON A RECALL. I WAS JUST RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET & FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE VERY SAME ISSUE ON 2002 FORD TAURUS'. *TR

WE JUST HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS IN MY 2002 FORD TAURUS WITH ONLY 32000 MILES. DO YOU THINK WHEN I GO TO REPLACE THIS CAR THAT I WILL LOOK FOR ANOTHER FORD????????????????????I DON'T THINK SO. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD TAURUS. ON THE EVENING OF JAN. 22, 2008 MY WIFE WAS LEAVING WORK WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD THUMP, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FELL DOWNWARD. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STEER, MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAVING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, WE HAD IT TOWED TO A NEAR BY AUTO REPAIR STATION WHERE IT WAS THAN INSPECTED. NEEDING THE VEHICLE ASAP, THE TECHNICIAN CALLED THAT NIGHT TO INFORM US THAT THE DRIVERS FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE IN HALF AND THAT IT WAS WEDGE INTO THE WHEEL. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION HE FOUND THAT THE PASS FRONT COIL SPRING WAS ALSO CRACKED. NEEDING THE VEHICLE, I HAD THEM DO THE REPAIRS WHICH INCLUDED COIL SPRINGS, STRUTS, DAMAGED SWAY BAR LINKS, AND BEARINGS FOR A TOTAL $ 810.84. WHEN I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP I WAS TOLD BY THE TECH THAT THE REAR SPRINGS ARE ALSO CRACKED AND SHOULD...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT LEFT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW. UPON INSPECTION, HE NOTICE THE STRUT SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT STRUT SPRING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,958. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNAVAILABLE.