On my 1996 ford taurus - right front coil spring broke and caused broken spring to go into rf tire causing massive tire damage to sidewall. Failure was at low speed so no accident occurred. New coil spring and new tire were purchased & installed. I've read that tauruses of other years have been recalled for this important issue but not for the 1996 taurus. Mechanic told me these front coil springs should not brake and a mechanic friend informed me of this the federal safety agency web site. Ford needs to recall for this important safety failure and reimburse those who have paid for prior repairs. Thanks.
1996 Ford Taurus suspension complaints
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While driving front passenger coil spring punctured the tire. Consumer managed to pull over, and had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
I've noticed numerous problems since I first bought my taurus. First I noticed a rattle/vibration in the front suspension. I also noticed a click whenever I turned my wheel hard either way.
While driving at 20 MPH front coil spring ruptured, puncturing the tire. Manufacturer offered no assistance.
Recall campaign ; a fractured front coil spring caused the front tire to blowout. There was a recall issued for the 1999-2000 models only. *sc
While reversing consumer found a piece of the broken coil spring on the ground of the garage. The driver side coil spring broke and the coil punctured the front driver side tire. Recall 04v332000 was issued but this vehicle was not involved in the recall due to VIN. *ak
While driving at 30 MPH,consumer heard a loud noise coming from wheel on passenger's side, and suddenly consumer lost control of vehicle. Consumer drove immediately to the shoulders. Consumer went underneath of the vehicle and saw that coil spring on the passenger's side broke.
While driving consumer heard aloud noise coming from the vehicle. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, and mechanic determined that the upper ball joints failed.
While parked front driver side coil spring broke. As a result, the tire was punctured. *ak both front coil springs were replaced. The upper bracket also had to be replaced.
Found that the rear coil spring was broken during a tire rotation.
The frame of my 1996 ford taurus has rusted out where the frame mounts to the body on the right side.
This car continually stalls out , the battery light comes on, the engine repair light comes on, the underneath suspension squeeks and groans, the brakes squeak, the wheel doesn't turn when the car stalls out. It has happened numerous times when I am turning a corner, the car stalls out and the wheel will not turn. Now the computor systems are not working the air conditioning. I have to restart the car to get the radio and the air conditioning to start up. These things happen but no one can find a problem.
1996 ford taurus while installing new front brake pads it was noticed that both front springs were broken.
Vehicle was parked in the driveway when consumer realized that front suspension dropped.
While backing the vehicle in the drive way, the front coil spring broke and punctured the front tire. The dealer was notified. *nlm ph
I had to replace the front sway bar links on my 1996 ford taurus three times over the last five years.
Purchased my 1996 ford taurus wagon in nov. 2001. It accelerates at high speeds with cruise going down hill. The gas pedal often gets hung up which leaves me tapping it my foot to get it to go, so that I do not have an accident. The whole car rides very roughly. It also hangs up in passing gear almost every time. And also how do I find out where to check to see if all the recalls were taken care of. Be careful for what u buy.
Wanted to know about any front subframe problems, car makes a clicking noise when braking like something is loose and when hitting dips or potholes front end sounds like it is going to to fall out. Replaced front struts 06/27/02 still have same problem.
I love my car but it has been nothing but one thing after another going wrong with it and having to work on a vehicle and make payments is agervating and extremely difficult and the ford company will not admit problems or help.
Consumer states back up lights not working, as well as brake light on dashboard not working when parking brake in use.
Broken coil spring poses a safety problem because it could rupture the tire while driving. Also, the failure is premature -- only 70000 miles on this car. Estimates vary, but this spring should last the life of the car.
Consumer stated that, the radiator and antifreeze bottle recovery unit failed and was replaced.
The incidents have all been the same: the car is usually going under 35mph. The car starts to shake, the service engine light on the dashboard lights up, the car acts as if there is not enough gas getting to the engine and the engine either cuts off or begins to chugg and shake any time the car slows or stops. I'm sure you can understand how frightening this can be since I never know when this situation is going to occur and I'm petrified that it will happen during rush hour on a major road causing accidents and major damage. The first time it happened, I was within feet of a service station and brought it to them. The code on the engine light sensor was, "egr". They did a 60,000 mile service, checked the emission system, and found nothing. After 41 miles, the engine light was on again. I took the car to the same service station. They replaced the dpfe sensor. I've since taken it back to them 3 or 4 times, whenever the car starts to shake and the service engine light turns on. They have done everything that they can think of to fix the problem and are at a loss as to what to do. They even had a class with 50 technicians given by the representative of the diagnostic machine and used my car as the example. They took apart the entire emission system and "roto-rooted" it. I drove less than 10 miles and the car started shaking again. So far, I've spent close to $500. Because the garage where I originally took it didn't fix the problem, they haven't been charging me for return visits. I contacted ford's consumer help line on may 2, 2000. Damien said that because I'd had so much trouble, he thought that I would get some financial help from ford and he'd let me know in two days. When I didn't hear from him, I called ford again and spoke with carol. She said that I would get no help and that my first step was to take the car to a ford dealer & thay would help me. They don't want to help me. What can I do?
While driving heard a noise in front end of vehicle. This problem is most noticeable when making a left or a right turn. Dealer states that noise is due to a malfunction within the rack and pinion steering. *ak
Vehicle overheated. Yh
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Car make loud squealing noise when makeing sharp turns. This has been going on for a long time. When car was brought in under warranty they couldn't find anything wrong.
When driving at any speed vehicle isn't shifting properly and stalls. Also, and tire shake.
Vehicle accident due to failure of the left front suspension system which caused vehicle to strike pavement below due to collapsed front end (no other vehicle involved). Mjs
Automatic transmission: transmission went out at 50,600 miles due to a faulty forward piston in the transmission. Dealer replaced transmission with rebuilt transmission at vehicle owner's expense. Transmission had not been driven hard or had not pulled an excess load. Would like investigation to see if more vehicles are experiencing the same problem and to see if a recall is necessary. Suspension: popping sound in front suspension when turning. Rough riding. Dealer said needs subframe bushings and struts (47331 miles).
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