I discovered that both front coil springs had broken. They both broke on the outside lower coil.
1992 Ford Taurus suspension complaints
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When driving and either making a left or right hand turn consumer heard a noise coming from the front of vehicle, causing poor steering control. Consumer has contacted dealer. Please provide any further details.
In march of 1997, the left front spring on my mother margarets car fractured/failed unexpectedly. As a result, that side of the car basically collapsed to the ground and could not be driven without doing significant damage to the tire and other suspension components. The car was then towed to the closest automotive repair shop, who determined that the front spring had indeed failed/fractured. The cost of the repair was $426.70 in july of 1998, I (daniel zehler - son of margaret) received a recall letter from ford having to do with a similar/identical defect on 1993 taurus and sable vehicles. It turns out that I own a 1993 taurus. Per the recall letter, the safety defect is as follows: "the front coil springs on your vehicle can fracture if the vehicle is operated in high-corrosion areas of north america for an extended period of time. Depending on the location of the fracture on the spring there is some possibility that the tire can be damaged. A fractured spring can cause one side of your vehicle to be lower than the other, can result in clunking or rattling noise or can cause the vehicle to ride roughly." in the what will ford do category, the letter states that ford is providing additional warranty coverage for front spring replacement, regardless of mileage, through december 31, 2001. In the what should we do category, the letter states that "if either of the vehicle's front springs should fracture during the extended warranty period, contact your dealer. At no cost to you/us, the dealer will replace both front coil springs." in the meantime, so as to prevent tire damage should the spring fracture, ford has developed a special plastic protective shield, which has been installed on our 1993 taurus. As the 1992 & 1993 taurus models are virtually identical, it is my opinion that the recall on the 1993 taurus's should also apply to the 1992's as our defect seems to be identical to that which ford has already agreedefect onthe car was then towed to the.
Driver side front coil spring broke while backing out of a parking space. The upper section of the coil spring dropped below the lower spring seat assembly and fell to the bar of the strut mount. This caused the spring section to contact the back side of the tire and the brake line, resulting in a potentially dangerous condition. *ak
Both front coil springs broke, and cut though left front tire. Tire went flat, consumer felt this was very dangerous if going fast at all. Dealer would not repair. Consumer felt that coil springs were designed improperly. *ak
Front end isn't secured to the chassis which is causing movement and shaking within the front end. *ak front end bolt loose causing vibration in front end.
Vehicle will vibrate when driving between 35-45 MPH, making it difficult to steer and control, resulting in safety hazard. 6 repairs shops cannot determine the cause.
Engine block molding unevenly resulting in leakage. Mjs
While driving at approximately 35mph a spring broke in half and punctured the tire.
When riding over bumps the rear end of the vehicle feels like its going to fall apart. Dealer has not seen vehicle.
When turning vehicle to the right, it would be very difficult to turn &hard to control. Also, would make a whinning noise. An ongoing problem & increasingly getting worse vehicle was not test driven by mechanic after taking to dealer. Mechanic did not hear anything. Odometer was reading the same mileage when it was taken in & picked up.
Front coil springs broke, shreading the tire.
When vehicle is warmed up & would start to turn steering wheel, it would make grinding noises in the right front. Sounds like metal to metal. Taken to dealer several times. Had both struts, tie rods, oxygen sensors replaced. Noise still exists. Mechanic could not locate problem.
When driving around 45mph or above vehicle would vibrate violently. Moved vehicle to side of road & turned it off & restarted. Had taken to mechanic several times for problem. Had the fueld pump replaced 3 times & the computer chip replaced. Vehicle had been test driven. Problem still exists.
Frontleft coil spring broke due to corrosion which could cause the tire to deflate.
Something broke on the front right side and fell out from under the car. The dealer is now out of business, and ford has not contacted us about a recall.the place that maintains our tires said it looked like something had hit the shock absorbers,but they couldn't find anything else.
When proceeding from a stop sign and making a left or right turn a noise occurs on the passenger's side of the vehicle cause unknown. Please give any further details .
Oil pan leaking.
While driving at 50-55 MPH vehicle swerved and shifted to the right. Managed to keep the vehicle in control on the road. Dealer moved and is not aware of the incident, problem still exists.
Mcpherson strut or other part of right wheel broke, causing the vehicle to go out of control, which resulted in accident. No indictation or warning of defect. 2 hours prior consumer had smelled burning hydraulic oil.
Defective coil springs caused struts to fail, recall component however vehicle denied due to VIN #.
While driving the front coil spring broke , cutting the tire off. Dealer rpaired defect. Manufacturer notified.
While checking underneath the vehicle noticed that the coil spring was broken. Took vehicle to dealer & service manager said they need to order the parts.
The right coil spring broke due to corrosion. Same problem that on recall for the 1993 taurus.
The front coil spring went through the front tire and caused vehicle to go off the road. Dealer had fixed.
Anti-lock brakes froze.
Struts failed.
Tie rods failed .
Struts failed.
Transmission failed.
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