2002 FORD TAURUS Suspensionfront Problems

ON 7/27/11 WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 FORD TAURUS WHICH HAS APPROX 41000 MILES I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER ARRIVING AT MY HOME I DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT HAND FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. ALTHOUGH I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO MY HOUSE THIS COULD HAVE TURNED INTO A DANGEROUS SITUATION HAD THE BROKEN SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS XL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MILES PER HOUR MAKING A TURN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE, AND PUNCTURED THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 10/03/11 *BF UPDATED 2/21/12 *CN UPDATED 3/27/12 *CN

WE DISCOVERED OUR 2002 TAURUS IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH A COMPLETELY FLAT TIRE. UPON REMOVAL OF THE TIRE TO PUT ON A TEMP TIRE WE DISCOVERED THE COIL (FRONT PASSENGER) HAD BROKEN AND HAD PUNCTURED THE TIRE (IT WAS ACTUALLY THROUGH THE TIRE AND WE HAD TO WORK TO GET IT OUT OF THE TIRE). LUCKILY NO ONE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. *TR

BROKEN DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING 2002 FORD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS SES. THE CONTACTS STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE, THEN THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FELL ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT SPRING HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 118,000.

THIS MORNING AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. I STOPPED THE CAR AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR TO CHECK FOR OBSTRUCTIONS. I THEN TURNED THE CAR AROUND AND BACKED IT BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. I BEGAN TO PULL FORWARD SLOWLY, ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE IF THE NOISE WAS FROM THE BRAKE. AT THAT POINT THE TIRE BLEW, AND THE WAS A LOUD POP. UPON REMOVING THE TIRE, I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE COIL AROUND THE STRUT HAD EMBEDDED ITSELF INTO THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, AND TORE A RING ALL THE WAY AROUND. IT LOOKS AS IF I TRIED TO OPEN THE TIRE WITH A CAN OPENER. AFTER REMOVING THE STRUT AND THE COIL, I WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT A PIECE OF THE COIL HAD SNAPPED OFF UP NEAR THE TOP. AFTER LOOKING AT THE POINT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A VERY LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD BEEN PUNCTURED BY THE COIL SPRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 148,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLANGING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING AND UPON REACHING HER RESIDENCE, SHE NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING HAD COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT. WHEN INSPECTED, HE NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED AND HAD PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEABLE AND WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND WOULD PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

BROKEN LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AS WELL AS OTHER SUSPENSION AND DRIVE AXLE COMPONENTS. THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION NHTSA EA08-018. NO INJURIES OR CRASH RESULTED. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE ON MY 2002 FORD TAURUS. IT WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE IT FAILED. I HAVE SEEN ON FORUMS THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND FORD HAD RECALLS UNTIL 2001 FOR THE EXACT ISSUE. THERE IS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION GOING ON. PLEASE REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA08018. MINE IS THE EXACT ISSUE. *TR

THE SPRING OF THE FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLY ON MY 2002 FORD TAURUS BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THERE WAS NO RUST OF ANY KIND AROUND IT. THE STRUT ASSEMBLY WAS THE ORIGINAL ONE FORM THE FORD FACTORY. I SAW ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE FOR WHICH FORD ISSUED A RECALL THAT GOES UP TO 2001 MODELS. I WONDER WHY NEWER MODELS WERE NOT INCLUDED IF THE ISSUE WAS NEVER RESOLVED. *TR

DRIVER FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED TIRE. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONTS. REARS HAD SNAPPED AS WELL. REPLACED THEM TOO. *TR

DRIVING VEH ON ROAD,FRONT SPRING BUSTED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO TIRE+POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS OF VEHICLE IN THAT AREA. HAD TO REPLACE STRUT AND SPRINGS, AND OF COURSE IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT BOTH FRONT STRUTS + SPRINGS BE REPLACED. VEH IS 2002 FORD TAURUS---FORD DID RECALL FOR EXACT PROBLEM-BUT ONLY FOR 1998,1999,2000,+2001 YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE THEN LOOKED AT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. WHEN HE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE A FEW MORE FEET THE NOISE RECURRED. HE DECIDED TO PLACE THE SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT A WIRE WAS FRACTURED THAT HAD PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

JUST STARTING BACKING UP AND HEARD AND LOUD SOUND AND THEN THE TIRE WENT FLAT. TRIED TO CHANGE THE TIRE BUT COULD NOT GET IT OFF. I FOUND THAT THE SPRING HAD BROKE AND WENT THROUGH THE TIRE. CALLED AAA AND THEY SAID THIS WAS COMMON WITH THE 2002 TAURUS AND THAT I WAS LUCKY IT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. *TR

2002 FORD TAURUS SEL: DRIVING AT 40 MPH, PASSENGER'S SIDE SPRING BROKE AND IMMEDIATELY CUT ENTIRE INSIDE DIAMETER OF CAR TIRE. CAR IMMEDIATELY PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE. CAR WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS LAWN THAT CAR SWERVED ONTO. HAD TO HAVE SPRING AND TIRE REPLACED, REPLACED DRIVER SIDE AS WELL. COST WAS OVER $550. 6 MONTHS LATER AT INSPECTION REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN AND HAD ANOTHER $450 EXPENSE. ONLINE SEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AND RE-CALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 2002 FORD TAURUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT COIL SPRING SUDDENLY FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL DEALER THE FIRST FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE SECOND FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO AN UNKNOWN RELATED MANUFACTURER RECALL BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,200 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. SHE NOTIFIED AAA, WHO TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER: 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SQUEAKING AND LOW GROWL FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY COIL SPRING THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THIS WINTER I HAD MY RIGHT FRONT STRUT SPRING BREAK AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE SPRING WENT RIGHT THROUGH MY TIRE. THE NOISE SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION AND SCARED ME TO DEATH! MY HUSBAND GOT THE SPRING AND STRUT REPAIRED AND PURCHASED A NEW TIRE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM UNTIL I WALKED OUT TODAY AND SAT IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK. I HAD NOT TURNED THE CAR ON, OR EVEN TOUCHED THE STEERING WHEEL AND AGAIN I HEARD THE SAME LOUD NOISE AND NOW THE SPRING ON THE LEFT SIDE BROKE. I AM ALSO GOING TO CHECK THE BACK TIRES BECAUSE MY CAR SITS AT A FUNNY ANGLE AND I WOULD GUESS THE THE SPRING ON THE LEFT REAR IS ABOUT TO BREAK. *TR

I INITIALLY NOTICED A METAL-ON-METAL GRINDING SOUND WHEN I DROVE OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD (LIKE MY SHOCKS WERE BAD). I HAD THE 2002 TAURUS EXAMINED AT MY FORD DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC SAID ONE OF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WAS BAD. HE ALSO SAID HE WAS SURPRISED THE FRONT TIRE HADN'T BLOWN OUT. HE ADVISED THAT I HAVE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH I DID. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT BOTH FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ADVISED OF A RECALL ON THE 2001 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES WHICH RELATED TO THE SAME FAILURE HE EXPERIENCED. THE RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE CONTACTS YEAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

MY 2002 FORD TAURUS FOUND FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL JUST SNAPPED AND TORE UP THE WHEEL. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. CHECKED AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR UP TO AUGUST 2001 .ALSO, SEEN ON LINE WHEN SEARCHING RECALLS THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM ON SAME 2002 TAURUS. IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING IT WOULD BE LIKE A BLOW OUT AND HOW MANY COULD BE HURT OR KILLED! *TR

ON 23 FEBRUARY 2011 I PUT MY 2002 FORD TAURUS IN REVERSE ON MY CARPORT, AND I HEARD A LOUD BANG NOISE.THE CAR LURCHED TO THE LEFT A MADE A LOUD THUD SOUND HITTING HARD ON THE CARPORT FLOOR. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKE AND WAS THRUST INTO THE LEFT TIRE. ALSO, THE SPRING HIT THE TOP OF THE NYLON STABILIZER BREAKING PART OF THE TOP AND THROWING THE COVER OF THE BALL JOINT ON THE FLOOR. *TR

02 TAURUS SES FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING CRACKED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT AN UNKNOWN LOW SPEED A LOUD POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. A SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING PIERCED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,368 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,668.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE THEY WERE TRAVELING 65 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME WERE THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND THE TWO REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE CRACKED SIMILAR TO NHSTA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V332000 ( SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 134,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 FORD TAURUS, A LOUD MECHANICAL SNAP WAS HEARD, FOLLOWED (ABOUT TWO SECONDS LATER) BY BLOWOUT OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE CAR SWERVED OUT OF IT'S LANE, INTO A SNOW BANK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (WE HAD 10" OF SNOW THAT DAY). WHEN THE TOW TRUCK LIFTED THE CAR, I SAW THAT THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED, AND THE METAL HAD PUNCTURED THE INSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO ATCHINSON FORD, BELLEVILLE, MI, WHERE IT WILL BE EVALUATED IN THE MORNING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. WHEN SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS DEFLATED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE TIRE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A PIECE OF THE SPRING FELL ONTO THE GROUND. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAD WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY, SPRING PUNCTURED TIRE AND TORN IT APART, ALSO BREAKING STABILIZER BAR. *TR

I HAD A FLAT TIRE THAT WAS STUCK TO THE CAR. I ATTEMPTED TO ROLL THE CAR BACK AND FORTH TO LOOSEN WHEEL. HEARD A POP AND THOUGHT THAT THE TIRE BROKE FREE. WHEN I JACKED THE CAR UP, A PIECE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL FELL OUT. I AM GETTING IT REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BACKING OUT OF HIS GARAGE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD FRACTURED DUE TO A COIL SPRING WHICH PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STRUT AND COIL SPRINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD, HIT A SMALL BUMP, LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. LOUD BANG AND CAR BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. A PIECE OF THE BROKEN COIL SPRING JAMMED INTO THE CV (CONSTANT VELOCITY) JOINT AND DESTROYED IT. ALSO THE STABILIZER LINK WAS BROKEN. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP & APPROXIMATELY $1000 WORTH OF DAMAGE HAD TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. SAME ISSUE AS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA08018. *TR

FORD TAURUS 2002 LEFT FRONT SPRING COIL SNAPPED. DRIVING INTO PARKING LOT, MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 5 MPH, LOUD BANG AND THE LEFT FRONT OF CAR DROPPED. INSPECTING THE DAMAGE, FOUND THE TOP OF THE SPRING, THE FIRST FULL CIRCLE, SNAPPED COMPLETELY OFF. LOOKING AT THE INTERIOR OF THE SNAPPED SECTION, NOTICED A PATCH OF DISCOLORATION IN THE CRACKED SECTION. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A CRACK IN THE SPRING AND HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO THE ELEMENTS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. REPLACING COIL AT LOCAL GARAGE. *TR

ON 1/10, I WAS ON MY WAY TO DROP MY KIDS OFF AT THEIR SCHOOL WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO DRIVE FUNNY.I PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY AND SAW THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS BLOWN..I PROCEEDED TO CHANGE THE TIRE TO MY DONUT WHEN I SAY THE GASH IN MY TIRE AND I LOOKED AT THE WHEEL WELL AND SAW THE SPRING WAS SHEERED OFF..HENCEFORTH I HAD TO PAY TO GET NEW STRUTS AND A NEW TIRE AND A NEW STABILIZER FOR MY CAR..I LOOKED ON THE WEB AND SAW A BUNCH OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2002 FORD TAURUS..PLEASE HELP. *TR

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SPRING BROKE AND PIERCED TIRE. TIRE IS DESTROYED AND CAR IS INOPERABLE. *TR

2002 FORD TAURUS SES WITH APROX 125K MILES FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE ABOUT SIX INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM END, THE SPRING EXTENDED TO THE NEXT COIL, THE BROKEN END CUT THROUGH THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. THE FRONT LEFT TIRE LOOKED AS IF IT WAS CUT WITH A RAZOR, THE SPRING COMPLETELY SEVERED THE TIRE AT THE JUNCTION OF THE TOP OF THE SIDE WALL AND THE TREAD. BOTH SIDES OF THE TIRE REMAINED SEATED ON THE RIM. THE SPRING BROKE WHEN BACKING OUT OF A DRIVE THAT IS LEVEL WITH THE STREET. THE OPERATOR HEARD A CLUNK AND THOUGHT THAT ICE HAD BROKEN FREE FROM THE FENDER, AS EXPERIENCED IN WINTER OPERATIONS. THE CAR WAS OPERATED 100 FEET THEN THE OPERATOR FELT THE FLAT TIRE. THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE CAR WAS LOW TO THE GROUND WITHOUT THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE SPRING THE LEFT FRONT SWAY BAR...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE COIL SPRING WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND THE COIL SPRING BROKE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000. UPDATED 03/07/11*LJ UPDATED 12/14/11 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BY A SPARE TIRE AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL WAS BROKEN AND THE FAILURE HAD CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THE COIL AND TIRE WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE COIL HAD BROKEN AND THE TIRE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLES COIL AND TIRE WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL HAD BROKEN BUT THE TIRE WAS...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL SPINNING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE; SUDDENLY, THE FRONT END COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN. THE TECHNICIAN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE REPAIR INVOICE TO THE DEALER FOR A POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NEITHER ASSISTANCE NOR A REIMBURSEMENT TO THE CONTACT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE BACKING AND RUINED NEW FRONT TIRE AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE ON OUR 2002 FORD TAURUS. BASED ON THE HUGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS..WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL. OUR CAR HAS 55,000 MILES. WE LIVE IN MINNESOTA. THIS IS CRAZY. *TR

2002 FORD TAURUS SES. FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING SNAPPED WHILE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. THE SPRING SUBSEQUENTLY PUNCTURED THE TIRE UPON ITS FAILURE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR CAUSE FOR CONCERN. THE CAR HAS 80,000 MILES. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, A CRASH WOULD HAVE BEEN ALMOST CERTAIN. *TR

THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED AND SHREDDED THE TIRE ON MY 2002 FORD TAURUS WAGON. I ALSO HAD THIS HAPPEN ON A 2000 TAURUS, THIS WAS COVERED BY A RECALL. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON LATER MODELS. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENTERING HIS VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING LOWER THAN NORMAL. HE WENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT THE COIL SPRINGS PUNCTURED THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE CAUSING IT TO DEFLATE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE COIL SPRINGS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CHRISTMAS MORNING I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN A LOUD POPPING NOISE OCCURRED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SPRING HAS FRACTURED. I WAS LUCKY TO BE AT HOME DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. HOWEVER, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 6 MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD A SPRING FRACTURE ON ME. BACK IN JUNE 2010 I HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH THE RIGHT REAR SPRING. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY UN-DRIVABLE AND MUST BE TOWED TO A SHOP FOR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR. PARTS WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE REPLACED AND I HOPE THERE ISN'T MORE DAMAGE THAN NEEDING THE SPRING AND POTENTIALLY THE TIRE REPLACED. I AM WRITING TO MAKE YOU AWARE BECAUSE MANY OTHER 2002 FORD TAURUS OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM YET THE REAL RECALL ENDS WITH MODEL YEAR 2001 AND THERE IS STILL A DEFECT INVESTIGATION OPEN ON MY PARTICULAR CAR FOR...

BROKEN FRONT SPRING ON 2002 FORD TAURUS. ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT & IT RUINED A BRAND NEW TIRE. $700. REPAIR COST THAT I COULDN'T AFFORD BUT HAD TO HAVE A CAR, THEREFORE HAD NO CHOICE BUT HAVE IT FIXED. WHY ISN'T SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, REPAIR MAN SAID IT'S COMMON ON THE TAURUS. HAS SOMETHING BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, NO ONE WAS HURT OR KILLED BUT IT SURE COULD HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

2002 FORD TAURUS COIL SPRING FRACTURE. SAME PROBLEM AS 2001 FORD TAURUS RECALL. *TR