Stuck in traffic on interstate highway, all of a sudden the car felt like it was hit and the front end dropped. Pulled over to the side of the highway and saw that the front left spring had broken and dropped the front end. Was able to pull off at exit. By this time, broken spring had severed the front tire which blew out. Had to have the car towed home - my expense. At repair shop, dealer found that both front springs were broken however the right front had been broken for some time without anyone's knowledge. Had to replace springs, struts and shocks, new tire, front end alignment, stabilizer bar control, brake hose and axle shaft assembly which were all damaged as a result of the spring breaking. Luckily we were stopped in traffic and not cruising at 65 MPH when this happened or this could have resulted in a serious accident.
1995 Ford Taurus suspension complaints
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Ford taurus 1995, broken front coil spring. *bf the consumer learned of a recall recall, however he was told the recall did not apply to his year vehicle, even though he experienced the same failure.
While driving 45 MPH, the driver heard a loud knocking noise coming from the front. Suddenly, the front left side collapsed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for inspection. The mechanic informed the driver that the left front strut and coil spring were broken and needed to be replaced. Please provide further details.
1995 ford taurus. Both rear springs broken. According to dealer potential dangerous condition. Tire dealer encounyered many similar failures. Will no longer use ford replacement springs still no recall by ford motor company!
While driving, the coil spring broke. The consumer stated that it was the same problem as mentioned in recall number 04v332000. *ak the front right tire blew out while the vehicle was traveling at 2-5 MPH. *tc
While having the tires balanced, the dealership noticed the front coil spring had broke and could puncture the tires if they weren't replaced. There was a recall 04v332000 on this issue but was for later model years.
I have a 1995 ford taurus , last year the rear coil spring broke while driving and made the car seem like it hit something . I did not lose control but it did make the ccar swerve . This was either through my action or the action of the coil spring breaking. About 2 weeks ago I was driving and the drivers front coil spring broke , this made the car suddendly pull to the left . I tell myself I was lucky I was not travelling at a higher speed. I did not have an accident but it pulled the car enough I went into the opposite lane. Being this was the second coil spring that failed I looked at the other 2 and discovered that the right front coil spring was broken also . It was broken near the top on the last spirial and did not make the car drop down much . So I guess there could be many cars like this where people are not aware the spring is even broken. Also in november of 2003 I had to have repairs to the the cradle bushing replaced for the rear subframe . This time I just was turning right from a stop sign when it broke and did not lose control but it made the car pull / steer to the right . I was told by the dealer this was a recall on certin vehicles but not on mine .
I bought the car about a year and half ago and right off was having problems with the transmission. Very disappionted because I love my fords I checked the fluilds and kept it up had the gasket replaced. And it still jerks into gear but its an automatic ! What concerns me now my I had my rotars and brakes replaced and my car is still eating up tires too and bouncing all over the road!!
Both front coil springs broke resulting in the front end of the vehicle collapsing.*mr
1995 ford taurus front springs broke. *mr
While the vehicle was parked the front springs snapped. Dealership will be notified.
A/c: compressor clutch came apart exhaust: due to heat and corrosion cat converter flange became so thin it was impossible to seal exhaust. Act converter replaced under 8/80 emmissions warranty. Paint: cracks in paint developed above rear wheel (sheet metal flexing?) allowing moisture in causing corrosion and paint to lift. Front springs: both front springs broke nearly puncturing the right front tire. No help from ford. Seems they have a history of bad spring problems. 93 taurus recall #98v‑094, windstar recall 01v‑199, contour recall 01v‑255. They have extended the warranty on front springs for the 2000 ford focus for 10 years or 150,000 miles because of this problem. I didn't even know the springs were broken. Dealer brought it to my attention while in for A/C repair. Had the spring punctured the tire at highway speed the result could have been catastropic. I contacted ford customer service and they offered no assistance other than to say if there was a future recall or satisfaction program I would be eligible for reimbursment. The cost of the repair is relativly inexpensive. It's the fact that they know there is a problem and are unwilling to address it that bothers me. Springs are not a maintance item. I have seen them lose tension and sag on older high mileage cars, but not brake. This is a safety issue.
While driving at 15 MPH on a flat surface and with no warning the steering wheel locked up, causing the consumer to have the vehicle towed. The dealer was notified. *ak the front passenger side spring broke and caused damage to other components such as the struts and tie rod's. The rear driver side spring had broken and the vehicle had become un-drivable. *scc
The front coil spring broke and damaged the front passenger tire.
The coil springs were corroded and broke.
The coil spring broke while driving.
Immediately after purchase the vehicle started to vibrate, pulling to the right, the tires had been switched, the speedometer was inoperable and the brakes were very noisy. Consumer continued to operate the vehicle until the vehicle wasn't able to go from park to drive. The vehicle has been in for repair several times and the driving condition is still insufficient.
Consumer stated that while driving and without warning the left rear tire turned in and was loose on the axle. The garage found that the rear control arm bolts had rusted through and broke off. Right side bolts were beginning to rust as well.
The struts replaced, also an alignment was done due to possible tire failure.
The car has had problems starting from the day it was delivered. The problems began with flaking paint, misaligned hood, door and bumper due to poor quality control. These problems were fixed by dealer w/o charge, as was the head gasket failure. Repairs for muffler failure, sway bar linkage failure, air conditioner failure and starter motor failure were not covered by the manufacturer under any sort of recall. The most recent problem with the air conditioner and starter motor cost over $1200 to fix. The problem with the ignition system was intermittent. Some times the car would start and other times the starter would not engage at all. One time the engine simply died while driving down the road. Starter motor would not engage until engine cooled down and had been sitting for an hour or two. Then starter motor would work. Mechanic at dealership said the starter motor probably had "dead" areas in starter motor that may be causing intermittent failure. Air conditioner failure attributed to failure of "motor mounts" that caused rupture of multiple hoses in air conditioning unit. I've never had a vehicle with so many equipment failures with this type of mileage.
There is a problem with front bearings. They will become loose, and consumer could not control vehicle when this happens. Contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything.
Front coil springs broke, dropping front end of vehicle on tires. Took to dealer, and had it repaired.*ak dealer replaced front springs struts and sway bar links.
Speedometer was't working, very noisy brakes
Steering wheel was making a squeaking noise. Took vehicle to dealer, and dealer replaced both outer tire rods, and right front sway bar and link. Please add VIN.
While driving and making a turn could hear loud grinding noise coming from steering wheel, had contacted dealer, but problem still there. Please provide more information.
I brought car in to crystal ford for a very low noise periodic thumping as I did almost one year ago. One year ago they did some major brake work for the noise but now for this same noise they said I need new sway bar links. The strage thing is that after I picked up the car and began to drive home the noise was much much louder and different from the noise when I brought it in. It is not the periodic noise but a loud grinding sound. Has crystal ford damaged the car to earn more from service? If so this is very dangerous for the customer. It is very strange that the noise is louder and different from what I had when I came in. Also what is strange is that last year when I brought the car in for the same noise they did a different repair job.
While driving vehicle completely shut down. Also, steering shook. It started at 35 MPH. Please provide any further information.
The head gasket failed, causing an oil leak in the intake.
Airbag light is coming on while consumer is driving. Also, at 65 MPH vehicle shakes very badly. Please provide any further information.
Right front coil spring broke while parked and punctured tire. Dealer notified and made repairs. *ak prior to this, the rear spring broke and both rear springs were replaced. Consumer was informed that the front rotor was defective and that it had holes in it.
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