I was notified of a recall on the front coil springs on my car by ford motor company roughly 3-4 years ago. The recall was to replace springs that ford feared would break. I responded to the recall and had a local ford dealer replace the springs as per the recall. This past week, I took my car to a local repair shop for another issue and they informed me that the front springs on my car were broken. When I questioned ford about the fact that apparently that defective parts were replaced with other defective parts, they said there was nothing they could do to assist me. According to the repair facility, nearly every ford taurus that comes to their facility has broken front coil springs.
2000 Ford Taurus suspension complaints
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Broken rear coil springs.
Rear coil spring broke on the driver's side of my car. This punctured a tire which quickly deflated when I was on a highway traveling at a fast speed. I had to pay $900 to replace the struts because no mechanics around here can just replace the spring.
I have had to replace the rear tie rods a total of 3 times in approximately 2 1/2 years on a 2000 ford taurus. One of the three times was when the rear driver's side spring broke (which there is a recall on the front by not the rear). (I do have the parts from the spring repair). Luckily I was just backing out of a parking spot when the spring gave way versus going down the highway. Something needs to be done about the rear suspension. This is quite a short time span to have this many problems with the suspension.
Rear springs both broke. Car has recall for front springs but not rears. After doing research on this many of these models have broken springs.
On 7-29-08 I was coming off the freeway and was told I had a flat tire. I pulled into national tire and battery. The service department informed me that 3 springs were broken and that the rear passenger side spring tore through my tire deflating it. I'm lucky I wasn't killed doing 60 on the freeway. I called ford and they won't pay for it. That's a defect that ford should be held accountable for.
On 7-29-08 I was coming off the freeway and was told I had a flat tire. I pulled into national tire and battery. The service department informed me that 3 springs were broken and that the rear passenger side spring tore through my tire deflating it. I'm lucky I wasn't killed doing 60 on the freeway. I called ford and they won't pay for it. That's a defect that ford should be held accountable for.
Rear spring broke on 2000 ford taurus, appears to be a common problem on front and rear springs. Ford recalled front but why not rear?
Loud "clunking explosion" sound from rear and car handling was affected. Took it to dealer and found I had 3 broken coil springs-- 2 of which had been broken for a long time. One on the front, which was covered under recall and both back springs. Front spring was covered in recall, but from what I've found online just as many people have problems with the rear springs. Charged over $600 in repair to get 2 new rear springs installed, but still have rattling problems afterwards. Car is driven extremely lightly and the final breakage happened while backing out of my driveway at apx 5mph.
I have a 2000 ford taurus and of course both of my front coil springs broke. Thank heaven no accidents. Had them replaced at a local ford dealership on 07/15/2008 was informed as well that one rear spring was broken. Not covered under 04m04b they are the same springs as the front!!!!! Now I have to try and figure out a way to get my car fixed with no cash not going to be easy. Something has to be done about this with ford!!!
During a very cold snap, my wife started the car and hear a bang. I found the front coil spring had snapped and impaled the tire. It was an almost clean break, with a broken whisker of steel at the perimeter of the coil. Ford had offered to supply a shroud to protect tires of cars in "rust-prone " states, but this was no rust-through. It was clearly a case of bad steel. Others have had various luck with ford, even covering the cost of new springs and installation. I was told no, the warranty had expired, and that I didn't have the shrouds installed. Where would I be then, except having a good tire and a broken spring that they still wouldn't cover?
Brought 2000 ford taurus in to repair shop to have tires replaced. Rec'd phone call that both rear strut springs were broken and they would not put tires on because of the safety issue of springs poking into tires & causing accident. So struts need to be fixed first to the tune of $1000, which I don't have. Apparently, this is common in tauruses, and ford should be offering to pay some or all of the repairs.
I have a 2000 ford taurus, approximately 2 years ago the front spring broke and went through the tire, thank god it happened in the drive way not the highway. It was replaced under a recall. I assumed they replaced all springs as if there is a stress relief problem it would be in all springs. I called the ford dealership that replaced the broken spring and told them that both rear springs are broken and if they replaced them previously. They told me no, the rear springs are not covered under the recall, he also stated that he had been inundated with consumers with the rear springs broken but ford refuses to fix them. He stated I would have to replace them myself at approximately $400. The vehicle is nearly undriveable and a safety hazard to the driver and others on the road the way it is. How can ford, knowing the springs are bad (recall on front springs) and it being a safety hazard and refuse to repair the broken springs. Ford consumer hotline told me, only the front is covered and would not tell me why the rear are not. It is dangerous, however I have no choice but to drive it this way since I do not have $400 +/- to get them fixed. No wonder they are down 28% in sales.
Driver started engine and shifted to reverse at which time the left front tire blew out. Inspection revealed that the spring was broken and punctured the tire. Further inspection revealed that the right front spring was also broken but had not yet punctured the tire. While these tires had only been driven 10 miles per day for 12 months they had no tread on the inside while the rest of the tires had little wear. Both springs appear to have broken in the same spot.
Rear coil springs broken need $1447.72 dollars to fix.
Rear springs broken on vehicle. Sat down in vehicle and rear spring busted in my driveway.
On the morning of june 23rd, 2008. I proceeded to get into my automobile, I started the engine, put my things away while my engine warmed up and approximately while backing up 1 ft to leave; my front right coil spring broke into pieces and blew my tire out. I am lucky that this did not happen on a highway.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford taurus. The contact took the vehicle in for an oil change and was informed that the rear passenger side coil failed. He will take the vehicle to a ford dealer for repair. The failure mileage was 99,000 and current mileage was 107,000.
The day of the repair the car seemed a bit tilted and made a funny noise. When taken to the dealer, was told both rear coils were broken. Both front coils had been replaced less than a year ago and also resulted in a ruptured tire. Current costs estimated around 600 dollars. This is not covered by the front coil recall, but involves the same faulty part.
Both rear coil springs broke and put deep cuts into both rear tires new springs are being installed and new tires had to be purchased I still have the old tire for your inspection.
2000 ford taurus problems with the rear springs. Consumer states that the rear springs and links were replaced. Brake line was repaired, and the rack and pinion steering was replaced. *kb ***nar***
Today our ford service shop informed us we have a broken rear coil spring. The coil must be replaced along with the strut. Failure to do so may result in a portion of the broken spring coming loose and puncturing the rear tire. Obviously, a tire blowout at highway speeds is dangerous. We had the spring replaced. During the process, the repairman indicated ford had issued a recall for the front coil springs for exactly this reason. The repair man explained that the springs on both the front and rear of the car are exactly the same. Failure of any of those springs could result in a blown tire. I asked him why ford had not then recalled all the springs since a) they are the same part; b) failure results in the same dangerous condition. He could not explain why. I wrote a letter for ford asking why they had not recalled all springs, they suggested I contact the nhtsb. So, why are the rear springs not recalled if they are the same part and the end result if they fail is the same????
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford taurus. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the passenger side rear coil spring failed and punctured the tire. The contact pulled the vehicle to the side of the road. He drove to a service station and had the tire replaced. There was a recall for the front coil springs on the vehicle. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 86,223 and failure mileage was 86,221.
Right front and right rear coil springs broke. The front appears to have broken in the driveway, puncturing the tire. When the rear broke is unknown. Had the car towed to local ford dealer. They replaced the front coil springs under recall, but charged me for new tire and rear springs.
I was driving 30mph on a friday when the driver's side rear tire blew out. I made a service call to come and change my tire to the spare. Once I was at the repair shop to get a new tire, the mechanic showed me what had happened to cause the blow out. The rear spring coil had busted while I was driving and lacerated the tire. My car was deemed unsafe and I was without it for a full weekend because the repairs couldn't be made until monday. Not only did I have to replace the rear spring coils, but also the struts, sway link bar, and a new tire for a grand total of $986. I also had the front spring coils replaced (because one was cracked) 13 months earlier.
Inspection of vehicle after suffering a front flat tire revealed the left rear spring broken. Broken spring almost contacts the tire. Vehicle is being serviced this weekend to replace parts.
Around 2005, my front left spring broke while putting my 2000 ford taurus into drive and nearly popped my tire. About one year later, I received a recall regarding the front spring shields, and had that done. Now, as of the current date in 2008, I received word from my mechanic that my replaced front left spring is broken again, although not yet protruding into my tire, and that I should not drive the vehicle. Ford should be ashamed to offer these inferior springs and not cover them as a recall, but instead try to blame the problem on an inexpensive "spring shield."
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford taurus. The contact stated that the rear suspension dropped on his vehicle. The dealer stated that the front coil springs were corroded and overlapping one another. In march of 2008, the contact received a ford recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v332000 (suspension:front:springs:coil springs). The contact urged the manufacturer to replace the rear suspension as well; however, the manufacturer stated that the federal safety agency only ordered the front suspension to be recalled. The dealer will only replace the front suspension according to the recall. The current mileage was 58,200 and failure mileage was 58,000.
Without warning, one rear spring failed upon entering vehicle while parked. Although sound was heard, responsible failed item was unknown at time. Metallic noise constantly emitted upon leaving driveway. Immediately drove 10 miles to dealer without incident. Spring failure resulted in groove in rear tire requiring replacement. Both springs were in need of replacement per dealer. Currently, noise is emitted from trunk area, dealer wants to replace struts. No work done yet. Reported to ford today as well.
Rear coil spring broke.
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