2002 FORD TAURUS Suspensionfront Problems

FRONT SPRING BROKE AND SLASHED TIRE. NOW, A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE REAR SPRING IS BROKEN. *TR

I HAVE BEEN THE OWNER OF TWO 2002 FORD TAURUS AUTOMOBILES. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 COIL SPRINGS ON MY FIRST ONE BECAUSE THEY SIMPLY BROKE IN HALF. ONLY ONE BROKE AT A TIME BUT YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE COIL SPRINGS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR WHEN THAT HAPPENS. SO I HAVE HAD 2 REPAIR JOBS REPLACING 4 COIL SPRINGS. ONE OF THE SPRINGS BROKE WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH AND DESTROYED THE TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I JUST TOOK IT TO MY REGULAR TIRE STORE AND HAD IT FIXED AT A COST OF $800.00. A YEAR LATER WHEN ANOTHER ONE BROKE I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THOSE SPRINGS BUT ONLY INCLUDED 2001 AND EARLIER MODELS. I TOLD THEM AT THE TIME THERE...

PROBLEMS WITH NOISE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SHUDDERING SOUND WHILE DRIVING COMES AND GOES. PROBLEM WITH CAR RUNNING ROUGH ENGINE POWER DECREASED, SEAM LIKE FUEL IS POOR, SOME MALFUNCTION CAUSING PROBLEMS IN TRAFFIC. THIS MALFUNCTION ALWAYS HAPPENS ON START UP AND DURING REGULAR OPERATING DURING DRIVING. WE HAVE TO KEEP LETTING OFF THE GAS AND GIVING GAS TO TRY MAKE IT RUN RIGHT A HOPE TO HAVE A SMOOTH RIDE. THE POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END ALWAYS HAPPEN DAILY DURING DRIVING WITH NORMAL SPEEDS. THE FRONT ROTORS HAS BEEN CHANGED THREE TIMES SINCE I OWNED THIS VEHICLE, CONTINUING TO HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END. BRAKE PADS ALWAYS HAVE BEEN CHANGED DURING THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

THE CAR MADE A LOUD BANG N FRONT END DROPPED TO THE GROUND. DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION BUSTED N BLEW OUT THE TIRE, JUST REACHED HOME DRIVEWAY. IT IS NOT FIXED AS I AM ON LIMITED INCOME. ALSO I DO HAVE THE BROKEN PARTS AND THEY ARE NOT RUSTED AT ALL. ALSO THE TIRE WAS LIKE NEW AND IS TOTALLY SHOT. *TR

RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE - SPRING AND TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY PUNCTURED AFTER VEHICLE WAS OUT IN MOTION. *TR

THIS HAPPEN TO MY CAR AND NOW I SEE FIVE OTHERS: 2002 FORD TAURUS FRONT SUSPENSION COMPLAINTS 1 COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10311880 INCIDENT DATE: FEBRUARY 4, 2010 DATE ADDED TO FILE: FEBRUARY 18, 2010 DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPLAINT: LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND RUPTURED LEFT FRONT TIRE, ALSO BROKE LEFT SIDE SWAYBAR END LINK DETAILSDISCUSS IT IN FORUM 2 COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10311202 INCIDENT DATE: FEBRUARY 14, 2002 DATE ADDED TO FILE: FEBRUARY 17, 2010 DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPLAINT: LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKEN WITH PUNCTURE OF TIRE DETAILSDISCUSS IT IN FORUM 3 COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10310960 INCIDENT DATE: DECEMBER 9, 2007 DATE ADDED TO FILE: FEBRUARY 16, 2010 DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPLAINT: MY 2002 TAURUS WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN MY HUSBAND HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BROKE AND PUT A HOLE THE TIRE. THE COST TO GET THE SPRINGS REPLACED AND A NEW TIRE...

MY 2002 FORD TAURUS HAD BOTH FRONT SPRINGS BROKEN, 1 TIRE DESTROYED, DRIVE AXEL DESTROYED AND A STABILIZER LINK DESTROYED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR UP TO 2001 AND WONDER WHY THIS CAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THIS IS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING. *TR

MY DAUGHTER'S 2002 FORD TAURUS HAD THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING SNAP OFF AND PUNCTURED HERE NEW TIRE, WHILE BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL UP TO 2001 AND WONDER WHY THIS CAR, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING. *TR

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND RUPTURED LEFT FRONT TIRE, ALSO BROKE LEFT SIDE SWAYBAR END LINK. *TR

LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKEN WITH PUNCTURE OF TIRE. *TR

MY 2002 TAURUS WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN MY HUSBAND HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BROKE AND PUT A HOLE THE TIRE. THE COST TO GET THE SPRINGS REPLACED AND A NEW TIRE WAS OVER $600.00. *TR

1. STARTED CAR, A 2002 FORD TAURUS AND BEGAN TO BACK UP AND THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW VIOLENTLY. 2. SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND SPEARED FRONT TIRE. 3. REPLACED COIL SPRINGS AND FRONT TIRE AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $500. *TR

CAR WAS PARKED AND PUT INTO REVERSE TO BACK UP IN DRIVE WHEN TIRE EXPLODED. UPON EXAMINATION THE DRIVERS SIDE SUSPENSION SPRING HAD EXPLODED INTO 2 PIECES AND RIPPED INTO TIRE. *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

SUDDEN FAILURE OF FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING ON 2002 FORD TAURUS RESULTING IN PUNCTURE OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND LEFT FRONT TIRE WERE REPLACED. REFERENCE NHTSA EA-08-018. *TR

FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE ---PUNCTURED TIRE ----SPRING DROPPED DOWN ON TRANSAXLE ----LEFT FRONT DROPPED TO ROAD SURFACE -----CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING BROKE ON A 2002 FORD TAURUS, PULLING IT OUT OF THE GARAGE. CAR IS IMMACULATE, BARELY DRIVEN (40K MILES), NEVER HIT OR BUMPED. BROKEN SPRING SHREDDED THE TIRE COMPLETELY IN HALF. CERTAIN DEATH WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, HAD THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR AND MODEL, FOR YEARS ENDING 2001. NEEDS TO BE MANDATED FOR 2002 (AND BEYOND, IF APPLICABLE). *TR

I DIDNT GET INTO AND ACCIDENT. WENT TO CHANGE MY TIRES, THE REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKE. I REPLACED BOTH SIDES AND SPENT 800. TOOK MY CAR INTO MY DEALER IN JANUARY TO GET MY HEAT FIXED AND THEY TOLD ME THE RIGHT FRONT SPRING WAS BROKE. SO I HAD THE FIX PLUS THE TIE ROD *CN

2002 FORD TAURUS LAST MONTH I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH OF THE REAR SPRINGS LAST WEEK I HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK/PINION TODAY AS I JUST STARTED TO DRIVE FORWARD IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT RIGHT SPRING BROKE AND PIERCED THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. I WAS GOING SO SLOW IN THE DRIVEWAY THAT THE SHARP EDGE OF THE BROKEN SPRING STARTED SLICING INTO THE TIRE AS IF A PERSON WERE PEELING AN APPLE. IT SCRAPED INTO THE TIRE UNTIL IT PIERCED THROUGH THE SIDEWALL. THANK HEAVENS THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT 70MPH I HAVE READ ABOUT THE PRIOR RECALL INVOLVING THESE SAME PARTS ON THE 2001 AND EARLIER FORD TAURUS MODELS AND ON 2003 AND EARLIER FORD FOCUS MODELS WHICH USE THE SAME PARTS. HOW IN GOOD FAITH COULD YOU BELIEVE THAT THESE PARTS WERE GOING TO JUST DISAPPEAR FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH. FORD CONTINUED TO USE THESE...

2002 FORD TAURUS SEL, FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING IS BROKEN WHEN THE CAR SITTING IN A PARKING LOT. THE BROKEN SPRING THEN PUNCTURED INTO THE TIRE AND TOTALLY DAMAGED IT. *TW

I OWN A 2002 FORD TAURUS THAT I PURCHASE NEW. ON 0202/10 MY WIFE WAS BACKING THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE WHEN HEARD A LOAD BANG, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STOP. SHE NOTICED THE FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT, AND WHEN I REMOVED THE TIRE I NOTICE THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING WAS BROKE. I'M VERY HAPPY SHE WASN'T DRIVING 55 MPH AT THE TIME IT BROKE. I DID SOME CHECKING AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS COIL SPRING THRU 1999 TO 2001. I CALL THE FORD MOTOR CO. THAT THEY STILL HAVE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR, BUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING BROKE DESTROYING THE TIRE, BENDING THE STRUT AND BREAKING THE SWAY BAR LINK. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE REPAIR WAS OVER $550. THE CAR WAS PARKED WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

MY FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING SNAPPED WHILE I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND WENT RIGHT THROUGH MY TIRE. I DRIVE A 2002 FORD TAURUS. *TR

2002 FORD TAURUS, LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED WHILE PARKED, PUNCTURING A HOLE IN THE TIRE. FORTUNATELY WHILE PARKED AND NOT ON THE INTERSTATE. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THE FORD HAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2000 AND 2001 MODELS BUT NOT ON THE 2002 MODEL. OF COURSE MY CONCERN IS THIS HAPPENING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE OUTCOME BEING SEVERE. THE LEFT FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH SALVAGE YARD PARTS. THIS WAS DONE BEFORE I WAS AWARE OF THIS BEING AN ISSUE IN PRIOR YEARS. *TR

MY COIL SPRING ON MY 2002 FORD TAURUS BROKE AND BLEW OUT MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE YESTERDAY JUST AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THROUGH SEARCHING FOR A RECALL FOUND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT AS THE OLDER TAURUSES HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THE SCARY THING IS THE NEW ONE MAY DO THE SAME THING OR THERE ARE 3 OTHERS THAT COULD BREAK. IF THIS HAPPENS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IT COULD BE DEADLY. *TR

2002 FORD TAURUS SEDAN W/45K MILES BROKE FRONT LEFT SPRING TAKING OUT TIRE. AAA TOWED CAR TO SHOP WHERE OTHER SIDE DID THE SAME THING WHEN THEY MOVED CAR. CAR OWNED/OPERATED BY 80 YEAR OLD WOMAN. TOTAL COST $850 BY NON FORD GARAGE, AS FORD CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE LOOKED AROUND ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED!!!!!!!!!!!! *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...

BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRING. *TR

2002 FORD TAURUS BROKEN FRONT SPRING. *TR

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY PUNCTURING ADJACENT TIRE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL IMMEDIATELY LOCKED UP AND THE TIRE DEFLATED COMPLETELY. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR WAS NOT TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED AT THE TIME. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHOP WHERE IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND ONE TIRE. IT WAS ALSO NECESSARY TO DO AN ALIGNMENT. *TR

ON SUNDAY MORNING I WENT TO GET A PAPER, I STARTED TO BACK THE 2002 FORD TAURUS OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I THOUGHT IT WAS FROM ICE BUILD UP AND THE COLD WEATHER. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I COULD HEAR SOME NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. I WENT ABOUT TWO MORE BLOCKS TO THE GAS STATION TO GET THE PAPER, AS I PULLED IN THE PARKING LOT THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT. I CHANGED THE TIRE, TO MY SURPRISE THE WHOLE INSIDE OF A NEW TIRE WAS TORN THRU ALL THE WAY AROUND. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION TO SEE WHAT CAUSED THIS, MY COIL SPRING WAS BROKE AND THE SHARP EDGE OF THE SPRING TORE THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE ALL THE WAY AROUND. I SPUN THE SHARP EDGES OF THE SPRING TO THE...

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, I HEARD A POP AND NOTICED THE FRONT END WAS LEANING. WHEN I LOOKED OUT THE DOOR, I CONCLUDED IT AS A FLAT TIRE. LATER THE TOWING COMPANY STATED IT WAS DUE TO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING BREAKING AND PUNCTURING THE TIRE. THE SPRING, MOUNT, AND STRUT ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON ANY RECALLS. (APPROX. MILEAGE 107,000) WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS, BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKE AS WELL. *TR

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE ON MY 2002 FORD TAURUS SEL ABRUPTLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CLEAR WINTER ROAD RESULTING IN BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH A SWAY BAR LINK. SO FAR NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE TIRES, STRUTS, VEHICLE, OR OCCUPANTS IS APPARENT. I AM BEING CHARGED FOR THE REPAIRS, PLUS TOWING, AND RENTAL CAR WHILE MY CAR SITS IN THE GARAGE FOR 5 DAYS OVER THE WEEKEND WAITING FOR PARTS. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL ON TAURUS FOR COIL SPRINGS UP TO THE 2001 MODEL YEAR AND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE INDICATE COIL SPRING FAILURE ON MODEL YEAR 2002 AND 2003 TAURUS. WHY IS THE RECALL NOT EXTENDED TO COVER THESE MODEL YEARS? *TR

IN THE SUMMER OF 2009 MY 2002 FORD TAURUS WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP FOR BRAKE ISSUES. WHILE THERE, THE CAR'S BACK SPRINGS WERE FOUND TO BE BROKEN. TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM NEW PARTS WERE REQUIRED AND SUBSEQUENTLY BOUGHT AND REPLACED IN MY CAR. RECENTLY, IN THE PAST MONTH MY CAR STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION AGAIN. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. AGAIN NEW PARTS WERE REQUIRED TO FIX IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AS SHE MOVED HER VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVEWAY THE SUSPENSION SNAPPED AND RIPPED THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY TAURUS EXPERIENCED A STRUT COIL SPRING FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN THE CUTTING THE INSIDE WALL OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. BOTH STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I REPLACED ONE STRUT LAST YEAR SAMETIME AND OTHER THIS WEEK. *TR

BACKED OUT OF GARAGE, FRONT OF CAR SHOOK THEN LEFT FRONT END DROPPED. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER RETRIEVED A PIECE OF THE BROKEN SPRING OUT OF THE TIRE, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PUNCTURE. THIS IS THE ONLY OCCURRENCE UNDER CURRENT OWNERSHIP. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE GARAGE WHERE THE LEFT FRONT SPRING AND TIRE WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE SWAY BAR LINK WAS BROKEN WHEN THE SPRING BROKE THEREFORE THIS PART ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BLESSING HERE IS THAT THIS DEFECT OCCURRED WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY OWN GARAGE RATHER THAN A HIGHWAY--HENCE GREATLY DECREASING MY RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY IN MY VEHICLE, AND AS I BACKED OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT I HEARD A POPPING NOISE. BY THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG, SO I GOT OUT TO CHECK. THE FRONT LEFT SPRING ON MY 2002 FORD TAURUS HAD BROKEN AND SLICED MY TIRE OPEN, CAUSING THE POPPING NOISE I HAD HEARD. AS A RESULT OF THIS, MY CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE. MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY, AND IT WILL COST $350 FOR A NEW TIRE, NEW SPRINGS, A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND LABOR. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING ON AN EXPRESSWAY GOING 70 MPH THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. *TR

BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND PUNCTURED THE SIDE OF THE TIRES (UNFIXABLE). THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING IN EITHER CASE. *TR

2002 FORD TAURUS - FRONT STRUT AND COIL SPRING FAILURE. ON 12/31/09 AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE RIGHT FRONT COIL STRUT SPRING SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. (TIRE WAS 6 MOS OLD WITH ONLY ABOUT 9000 MILES OF USE) I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP THEN ON THE SAME DAY AND WITHIN HOURS OF FIRST EVENT AS I WAS BACKING UP THE LEFT SPRING SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED THE NEW TIRE I HAD JUST PURCHASED. I HAD PURCHASED TWO NEW TIRES SINCE I HAD TO CHANGE THE TIRES AS A PAIR. I NOW HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE A THIRD NEW TIRE TO REPLACE THE NEW ONE ON LEFT SIDE THAT WAS PUNCTURED IN THE SECOND INCIDENT. THE BREAK POINT OF BOTH SPRINGS IS IDENTICAL TO THE POINT WHERE THE SPRING BROKE THE METAL IS SNAPPED IDENTICALLY IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT ON EACH SPRING...

I WENT TO BUY NEW TIRES FOR MY SON'S 2002 TAURUS TODAY. I WAS INFORMED FROM THE TECH AT THE TIRE STORE THAT THE PASSENGER COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. I TOLD HIM TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND STRUT MOUNTS. THE REPAIRS ARE GOING TO BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $840.00. I WILL HAVE THE EXACT PRICE COME MONDAY. IN THE MEAN TIME, I WAS LOOKING THROUGH THIS SITE AND WAS BLOWN AWAY BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS AGENCY OR FORD HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING IN REGARDS TO IT. I AM GOING TO COMPLAIN TO THE FORD DEALER COME MONDAY AND HOPE TO GET THE BALL ROLLING FOR A RECALL. *TR

FRONT COIL SPRING ON 2002 TAURUS SHEARED AND BROKE. THIS RESULTED IN THE BROKEN COIL TO SLIP OVER THE COMPRESSION BRACKET, AND PUNCTURE THE FRONT TIRE. FORTUNATELY THIS OCCURRED AS I APPROACHED MY DRIVEWAY AS COMPARED WITH THE CONSEQUENCES HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES BUT ALSO SAID THAT FORD HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECT AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY FORD. *TR

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

MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUR 2002 TAURUS FROM OUR GARAGE WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. WE DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND ALSO PUNCTURED OUR TIRE. REPLACEMENT OF THE SPRINGS, STRUTS AND TIRES COST OVER $1,000. *TR

2002 FORD TAURUS FRONT DRIVER SIDE SPRING BROKE IN HALF AND SHREDDED THE INNER WALL OF THE TIRE. *TR

LAST WEEK A FRONT COIL ON MY TAURUS FRACTURED--VERY LIKELY DUE TO INADEQUATE CORROSION PROTECTION--AND PROTRUDED INTO MY TIRE--SHREDDING THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. IF WE HAD BEEN DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED, THIS WOULD LIKELY HAVE LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO MYSELF, MY WIFE, OR MY 9 MONTH OLD CHILD. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN PROPER GUIDANCE AS TO IF FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN ITS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 03M02--OR ANY OTHER PROGRAM THAT PROVIDED FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE OF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS FOR CERTAIN 2000-2003 FORD VEHICLES DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT. A CURSORY SEARCH OF THE INTERNET--SPECIFICALLY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S (NHTSA) WEBSITE--UNCOVERED THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM --AS EVIDENCED BY FORD'S RECALL OF TAURUS'S FROM 1999-2001. *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

I AM SEEKING INFO ON MY 2002 FORD TAURUS WAGON. I HAD A MAINE STATE INSPECTION ON 10/28/09 AND PASSED.THIS WAS DONE AT VIP AUTO PARTS IN SCARBOROUGH, MAINE. I DROVE 10 MILES TO MY DAUGHTERS HOME ON THE MAINE TURNPIKE AT 65 MPR. WHEN I LEFT AND STARTED THE CAR THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW UP, SOUNDING LIKE A SHOTGUN HAD BEEN DISCHARGED. L CALLED A TOWING COMPANY AS THE CAR WOULD NOT FORWARD OR BACK. I ASKING IF I AM ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT THRU FORD? I CERTAINLY BELIEVE I SHOULD AS I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY FOUR MECHANICS THAT IF THE STRUT/COILS ASSEMBLY HAD LET GO WHILE ON THE TURNPIKE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR MY WIFE AND I WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FRO THIS CAR FRO THIS ISSUE FOR 1998-2001 FORDS. *TR

WHILE BACKING UP, I HEARD A TERRIBLE NOISE AND THE CAR DROPPED TO THE GROUND. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT DUE TO THE SPRING BREAKING AND PUNCTURING THE SIDE WALL OF MY TIRE. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE SPRINGS, SWAY BAR, STRUTS, AND TIRE. THEY ALSO HAD TO DO A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED FRONT RIGHT TIRE. NEEDED TO HAVE BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. ALSO NEEDED NEW TIRE, NEW TIRE VALVE STEM AND WHEEL WEIGHT. KEPT OLD PARTS AND OLD TIRE SHOWING PUNCTURE. *TR