2003 FORD TAURUS Suspension Problems

AT APPROXIMATELY 126000 MILES FIRST OF TWO COIL SPRINGS BROKE IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR. HAD BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS REPLACED. THREE WEEKS LATER WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE AT WORK ONLY TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION PUMP FAIL. CAR ACTED EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE, SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, HIGH ENGINE REV AND AN INABILITY OF THE CAR TO WORK IN ANY GEAR. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS THEN TOLD THAT NOT ONLY DID THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REBUILT BUT I ALSO HAD A REAR COIL SPRING THAT NOW WAS BROKEN. HAVE PURCHASED MANY FORD VEHICLES BUT THIS IS ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU LOOK AT A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED AND HAD PIERCED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE COIL SPRING WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,250.

I HEARD FROM AN ACQUAINTANCE THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL ISSUES POSTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE REGARDING THE FAILURE OF COIL SPRINGS ON THE FORD TAURUS. I TOO EXPERIENCED THE COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF MY 2003 TAURUS WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC DUE TO COIL SPRING FAILURE. WITH THE INITIAL JOLT AND SUBSEQUENT DRAGGING OF THE CAR TO BRING IT TO A SAFE AREA TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP, I ACTUALLY THOUGHT I HAD HIT A PERSON OR LARGE OBJECT. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR I FOUND THE THE FRONT END OF THE CAR SITTING ON TOP OF MY TIRE. MY MECHANIC ACTUALLY TOOK PICTURES OF THE CAR AS HE COULD NOT BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE THAT HAD OCCURRED. I HAD TO REPLACE THE STRUTS, SPRINGS, SWAY BAR LINKS, LOWER BALL JOINT AND AXLE SHAFT. ALL OF THIS AT 61K MILES!! FOR A COST OF...

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE.

WAS TOLD BY FORD DEALER BOTH FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS ON DRIVERS SIDE WERE BROKE ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS. FOUND OUT THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS WITH NO RECALL. BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND NOW I HAVE ONLY 71,000 MILES .PAID 1354.12 TO HAVE CAR REPAIRED AND IM VERY UNHAPPY WITH FORD OVER THIS. FORD SHOULD MAKE GOOD FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE LEFT FRONT STRUT SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. A MONTH BEFORE, THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

WHILE EXITING MY DRIVEWAY THE LEFT FRONT SPRING COIL LET GO PUNCTURING THE TIRE AND RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY FOR REPLACEMENT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAD A RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT ON SOME OTHER OF ITS VEHICLES, BUT I WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE RECALL. IT SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO ADMIT THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT, WHEN SOMEONE HAS A SERIOUS CRASH OR DIES?

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS SE (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REVERSED AT 5 MPH AND PUNCTURED THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE COIL SPRINGS AND TIRE WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 132,000.

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING IN THE STRUT BROKE AND SLASHED THE ADJACENT TIRE. THIS WAS NOTICED WHEN THE CAR WAS BEGINNING TO BE BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. WE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH STRUT ASSEMBLIES FOR SAFETY SAKE, REPLACE THE DAMAGED TIRE AS WELL. WE OPTED TO REPLACE THE OTHER THREE TIRES DUE TO WEAR. ALSO, THE GARAGE RECOMMENDED WE REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS AND LH SIDE TIE ROD END. THE FRONT END WAS ALIGNED AS WELL. TOTAL COST $1871. I AM OUTRAGED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1999 THRU 2001 TAURUS CARS BUT NOTHING COVERING UP TO AND INCLUDING 2003'S. I ALSO THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THE CUTOFF TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN A CAR EXCEEDS 100000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT AND ALL FORD TAURUS CARS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND REPAIRED. MY DAUGHTER WAS LUCKY THIS FAILURE OCCURRED IN A...

THE SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE NEXT TO IT, CAUSING THE TIRE TO EXPLODE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHO REPLACED TWO STRUTS ASSEMBLY AND A TIRE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

2003 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH COIL SPRINGS *TGW THE CONSUMER QUESTIONED THE LACK OF A RECALL FOR AN OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND PERHAPS DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS RUPTURED ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE BALL JOINTS, FRONT STABILIZER AND SERPENTINE BELT ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CALIPER FROZE, AND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. *JB UPDATED CONSUMER LETTER 10/27/10.*JB

2003 FORD TAURUS - STARTED CAR MORNING OF 2 18 10 HEARD A LOUD NOISE CAR SAGGED TO THE LEFT GOT OUT OF CAR AND SAW THAT LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT THERE WAS A BLOW OUT AND THERE WAS A BIG PIECE OF COIL SPRING THAT WAS BROKEN LYING NEXT TO IT ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS 89,700 MILES. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC PUT IN WHOLE NEW SUSPENSION SYSTEM ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FRONT. THE COST WAS $856.00. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL FOR THE 2003 FORD TAURUS TO REPLACE ALL 4 SPRINGS FRONT AND REAR. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE MY $856.00 REFUNDED TO ME SINCE I UNDERSTAND THIS SAME TYPE OF OCCURRENCE HAS OCCURRED TO HUNDREDS OF 2003 FORD TAURUS OWNERS. MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION # IS [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM...

REAR COIL SPRING FAILED ON 2003 FORD TAURUS OCTOBER 2009 - BOTH REAR TIRES AND COIL SPRINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE.. FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED ON SAME VEHICLE JAN 4 2003, PUNCTURED RIGHT FRONT TIRE WHICH THEN BLEW OUT. *TR

FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING BLOW-OUT. CAR REPAIRED AT HERITAGE FORD BURLINGTON VT. S/O 454663 AT A COST TO ME OF $660.27.THE PART IS THE EXACT PART THAT WAS RECALLED BEFORE. THE EXACT PART WAS AGAIN PUT ON. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I BEGAN TO PROCEED INTO THE INTERSECTION (APPROX. 5 MPH) WHEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. LUCKILY BECAUSE I HAD JUST BEGUN TO ACCELERATE (THANKFULLY I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY), I WAS ABLE TO SOMEWHAT MANEUVER THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT FROM BEING SLICED OPEN BY A BROKEN COIL SPRING. *TR

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPOT, PUNCTURING THE SIDE WALL OF TIRE( 30K MI LEFT ON TIRE) NOW HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH COIL SPRING(ONLY COME IN PAIRS, BY NEW TIRE. DAM LUCKY I WASN'T ON EXPRESS WAY DOING 65. MY CAR IS A 2003 FORD TAURUS 98K MI. *TR

SEARCHED RECALLS FOR FORD TAURUS. SAW SAME PROBLEM WITH RECALL ON 2001-2002 TAURUS. CAR WAS PARKED AT SCHOOL, COLD WEATHER, LEFT FRONT SPRING SNAPS TAKING OUT TIRE, STABILIZER PIN, AND THE INNER SHAFT BOOT. MINE IS A 2003 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FORD SAID SORRY. FATHER REPAIRED VEHICLE HIMSELF COST ~ $400.00. *TR

RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. SHREDDED TIRE UPON MOVEMENT. *TR

LEFT FRONT SPRING FAILURE AT 70MPH ON US HWY 127. THERE WAS A LOUD BAND, SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER AS THE FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN. WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THE SPRING HAD BROKEN, AND WAS LODGED AGAINST THE TIRE/WHEEL. SAVED A SMALL PIECE OF THE SPRING. IT WAS CLEAN AND FREE OF RUST AT THE BREAKPOINT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. WILL CONTACT THEM ON MONDAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE PREPARING TO PLACE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE COIL SPRING AROUND THE STRUTS FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE, WHICH CAUSED A FLAT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL; THEREFORE, NO COMPENSATION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

APPLICATION OF BRAKES CAUSES CAR TO SHAKE AND SHIMMY. ROTORS, PADS AND CALIPERS REPLACED TWICE. REPLACED RIGHT FRONT BEARING, BALL JOINT, SWAY BAR LINK AND HALF SHAFT THE SECOND TIME, DO TO BEARING WEAR AND SQUEAK. NONE OF THE ABOVE HAS FIXED THIS PROBLEM. IT IS ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER. *TR

CAR SHIMMIES AND SHAKES ON BRAKING EVEN WITH NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. CAR HAS DONE THIS SINCE ABOUT 20,000 MILES. NO ACCIDENTS AND JUST NORMAL USE OF CAR. HAVE HAD TO HAVE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE ALREADY. UPON CHECKING FOR OTHERS WITH ISSUES, I DISCOVERED SEVERAL OTHERS AT EPINIONS.COM AND DECIDED TO CONTACT FORD DIRECTLY, THEY SAID THEY DON'T HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. I THEN DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO CONTACT THE NHTSA. *TR

BEGAN NOTICING VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL OF 2003 FORD TAURUS LX. TOOK CAR TO ORIGINAL FORD DEALER 3-4 TIMES AND THE TIRES WERE BALANCED, BUT THE VIBRATION PERSISTED. ON THE LAST VISIT TO THIS DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRES. SPENT $400 ON NEW TIRES AT AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER, BUT THE VIBRATION IS STILL THERE. WENT TO DIFFERENT FORD DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE NEW TIRES WERE "OUT OF ROUND". THEY BALANCED AND ROTATED TIRES, BUT THE VIBRATION STILL PERSISTS. *JB

BLOWER MOTOR SWITCH WENT OUT, PLUS WATER LEAK ON PASSENGER FRONT SIDE. *NM

THE HEATER IN MY CAR FAILED. WE CALLED THE FORD PARTS DEPARTMENT AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THE COWL, RELAY AND BLOWER FAILED DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE. WE TOOK THE CAR IN THEY SAID THE COST WOULD BE 400.00 WHICH I COULD NOT AFFORD AT THAT TIME. NOW I HAVE NO CHOICE WINTER IS HERE AND I NEED MY HEATER WORKING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ITS TIME FORD FIXES THE PROBLEM AT THEIR COST NOT OURS! I'VE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED FRONT BALL JOINTS MY CAR FAILED INSPECTION. THIS CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD I SHOUDN'T BE HAVING THESE MAJOR PROBLEMS. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT MONTH OR DAY I TOOK THE CAR INTO WESTBROOK FORD DEALER BUT COST US 40.00 TO TELL ME WHAT I ALREADY KNEW THE THE BLOWER DIDN'T WORK BECAUSE OF WATER LEAKAGE. *NM

WHEN COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE BOTTOMED OUT. THIS CAUSED THE CHASSIS TO BECOME SEVERELY DAMAGED. ALSO, CAUSED A GRINDING NOISE WHICH HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED, AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. CONSUMER FELT VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.*AK