1998 Ford Taurus: broken coil spring

Filed Aug 26, 2011 · Suspension · 105,000 miles · MA

98 ford taurus waggon build date of 11/4/97 with 105,000 miles, front passanger coil spring broke while driving slowly, thank god. Apparently very common, why is there no recall for this!! No apparent reason, light useage mostly highway miles.

Filed Feb 18, 2011 · Suspension · 80,450 miles · ME

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford taurus. The contact was driving in reverse approximately 2 MPH while in the driveway and heard a grinding noise coming from the front end of the vehicle, followed by the front driver side collapsing to the ground. The contact inspected the vehicle and detected that the front driver side coil spring fractured. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact experienced the similar defect as mentioned in the recall on the 1999-2001 models under the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v332000 (suspension:front:springs:coil springs). The failure mileage was 80,450.

Filed Feb 7, 2011 · Suspension · 115,000 miles · NY

I was pulling out of my drive way and my coil spring on my 1998 ford taurus went threw my front right tire. Luckily I was only pulling out of my drive way. This could have been very serious, just two days before I was driving to syracuse and going 70mph on the freeway, I would have more then likely died due to this. Now ford knows there is a defect in the coils in there cars but yet has done little to fix it or help people. Now I am out 600 plus dollars because I had to replace my tire and pay for a whole new coil sping assembly for both sides on the front of my car. All I want is for ford to take responsibility and be held responsible for this and these faulty coil spings and for me to get my money back.

Filed Sep 30, 2010 · Suspension · 55,000 miles · IL

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford taurus. While driving approximately 2 MPH, the contact heard a loud bang and stopped. When he examined the vehicle, he noticed the front passenger side tire had been pierced by a broken coil spring. He repaired the vehicle himself. Two months later, the failure occurred again on the front driver side but the tire had not been pierced. He again repaired the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000 and the current mileage was approximately 61,000.

Filed Mar 18, 2009 · Suspension · 138,000 miles · NH

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford taurus. While backing up in the driveway at low speeds, the vehicle made a rubbing noise. The contact noticed that the coil spring punctured the tire. The vehicle has not been repaired. The dealer stated that there were no open recalls for this vehicle. The contact found a 1999 recall for this component online. The failure and current mileages were 138,000.

Filed Jan 11, 2009 · Suspension · 53,605 miles · NJ

My wife was backing the car out of the driveway and suddenly the driver's side front end dropped to the ground and a flat tire occurred. When I took off the flat to replace it with the donut, the entire inside circumference was cut. One of the coils of the coil spring had broken off and sliced into the tire. The coil spring appears to have worn half-way through and then snapped off. Fortunately the car was not being driving on the highway at highway speeds! The shocks, mounts links, tires, etc. Were replaced at the tune of $1,375.00.

Filed Apr 12, 2008 · Suspension · 104,000 miles · CT

The coil spring in the front driver side punctured the tire immediately flattening it and rendering it undrivable couldn't even put on the spare because of the spring I had my 7 month old son in the car and thankfully we were just backing up and not on the highway yet! This happened on the passenger side last year. I am really concerned about the danger that this poses!

Filed Aug 24, 2007 · Suspension · 100,000 miles · PA

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford taurus. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the contact heard a loud clunking noise coming from the vehicle. He pulled over and noticed that the vehicle's front end was lower to the ground. He took the vehicle to the shop and they stated that the passenger side front coil spring failed. The repair shop replaced the spring. The current and failure mileages were 100,000.

Filed May 17, 2007 · Suspension · 65,300 miles · MA

I own a 1998 ford taurus. After reading another report of malfunctioning of front coil springs I have decided to report the same type of incident which happened to the vehicle in 2005. The front left coil spring snapped and punctured the tire, the entire spring was lodged through the front driver's side tire - the vehicle was not drivable, and had to be moved on a flat bed tow truck to the repair shop, where both front coil springs had to be replaced.

Filed May 3, 2007 · Suspension · 62,257 miles · MI

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford taurus. While driving 20 MPH the driver's side front coils spring failed and damaged the front tires. There was a recall # 04v332000 concerning suspension:front:springs:coil springs. The manufacturer would not repair the vehicle because it was excluded from the recall. The current and failure mileages were 62,257.

Filed Sep 20, 2006 · Suspension · 97,295 miles · PA

While going down road, the right front coil spring broke causing it to slice the front tire. This caused the replacement of both front coil springs, both front struts, as well as both strut mounts.

Filed Sep 7, 2006 · Suspension · 68,000 miles · PA

1998 ford taurus with 68000 miles. Front drivers side coil spring fractured. One full broken coil still on strut. Damaged rack and pinion steering unit. Only found problem after had looked at for loss of power steering fluid. Apparently coil failure pulled rack apart on end. Recall for 1999-2001 issued the federal safety agency #04v332/ford recall 04s17. See other websites with people with 1998 model year having same problem. Why wasn't recall extended to 1998 model year? Or was it? Car is in excellent shape and never in accident of any kind. Obviously the description in the recall fits my situation.