Rear springs broke while moving in driveway. What would have happened if I was at speed on the highway? Should have lasted longer than 72,000 miles. I take good care of this car and had planned to keep it a long time.
2001 Ford Taurus suspension complaints
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Both rear springs are broke.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. While having the vehicle serviced for an oil change, the contact was informed the passenger side rear coil spring was broken. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but was not serviced because there was not a recall for the rear coil springs. The contact stated his vehicle had previously been serviced for the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v332000 (suspension: front: springs: coil springs) but the recall did not include the rear coil springs. The contact also stated that he had his rear driver side coil spring replaced because it too was broken in the past. The failure and current mileages were 88,000. Updated 6/19/10 *cn updated 07/22/10
1.right rear coil spring broke going through the tire. 3.rear spring and tire will be replaced, old part is available.
Passenger rear shock mount failed letting the shock stick through to the inside of car beside rear seat.
Both rear springs broken on a 2001 ford taurus ses. While rotating tires, the mechanic noticed that both rear springs were snapped. Two new struts with springs were installed at a cost of over $700. The parts are not available, however, I personally saw the left rear spring in the car before it was replaced.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. The contact stated while having the rear drums replaced, the mechanic informed the contact that the rear coil springs were defective. The contact stated he felt the vehicle had been riding lower than usual but was not aware of the failure. The front coil springs were previously replaced under the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v332000 (suspension: front: springs: coil springs) but the rear were never replaced. The vehicle was not in drivable condition and was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 98,000.
Vehicle is a 2001 ford taurus with a rear coil spring breakage issue. With not just a single broken spring. Both rear coil springs are broken resulting in a considerable safety issue. Both coil springs broke in the same part of the coil. Very costly suspension repairs.
Vehicle is a 2001 ford taurus with a rear coil spring breakage issue. With not just a single broken spring. Both rear coil springs are broken resulting in a considerable safety issue. I have managed to catch this problem before having the misfortune of having to replace both rear tires. I am a certified state inspector for the state of pennsylvania and I don't know about you guys but I see this as being a very dangerous and a pricey repair problem that has seemed to be happening quite often in the ford taurus 2001 model. Im currently aware that ford recalled the front springs but it seems that the rear springs are exactly the same. There is definitely a durability issue with the front springs and it seems rear springs are made up of the same materials resulting in identical breakage and the rear coil springs are not to be overlooked. How often do you have a coil spring break on a mid sized car during normal driving? Or even both coin springs breaking almost simultaneously? Almost never.... I hope that fords rear springs that came stock with the 2001 taurus are put under recall because if not I can only guess that the tire company's have many unhappy ford customers heading their way with torn tires from rear coil springs breaking and puncturing tires and also some very costly suspension repairs. I ask you not take this suspension concern lightly. Look at toyota. Let make sure that ford is aware of this problem and have them issue a recall for these flawed rear coil springs.
The front suspension on my 2001 ford taurus has both coils broken. There is a "customer satisfaction" recall on this problem for 10 years or 150,000. My vehicle has 170,000 miles. If this was a "safety" recall then there would be no limit. I believe this should be a safety issue. The coils can easily slide loose causing steering to be jammed with loss of control and/or tire damage resulting in very rapid lose of tire compression. Both situations have a high likely hood of resulting in an accident.
My 2001 ford taurus rear springs broke, causing the struts to break also. This is the 3rd taurus I have owned that did this. Ford did recall on the front springs but not the back spring. This is a safety issue.
The coil spring on the driver side if ford taurus 2001 broke.
Rear coil springs and head gasket I didn't know how to describe the head gasket from the choices.
Front springs on my 2001 ford taurus station wagon have broken, within a few months of each other. I thought that the problem was not common, but when I did some research on the internet I discovered that a recall notice was supposed to have been sent out in 2004. I did not receive that recall, even thought the car was registered with ford. Note - these were clean breaks and not a result of the gradual deterioration of metal due to rust (caused by winter salt). The problem has not caused a crash, but my research found that in many cases the faulty springs broke through the spring seat and rupture the front tire. This problem has been documented as - 2000 ford taurus recall id from the federal safety agency: 04v332000 auto recall date: 20040715. Although that defect applied to a model year 2000 taurus, the problem occurs in other model years. This is a serious safety hazard, particularly if the spring ruptures a front tire when the car is being driven on a highway. The problem has also been reported on rear springs, which have also punctured the tires. As such it should be mandatory for ford to issue a recall notice to all owners of taurus automobiles. This has not been done and will not be done unless the federal safety agency demands it.
Coil springs on the ford taurus are breaking. A recall has been done on the front, but not on the back springs. The springs are made of defective material -- hairline cracks can be seen on the spring. The portion of the spring that separates shows that the crack in the spring has oxidized at points before the complete break. This is not a rust problem!! The metal used for these springs is extremely defective. In the portion that broke on my car lodged in the tire, and I was able to thoroughly inspect the metal and saw many hairline cracks. The front spring broke on my car in feb. 2009 and the rear spring broke in march 2010. I was lucky and was not moving on the highway when the springs broke. My front tire was sliced through and blew out. The front springs were replaced, but I had to pay for the tire. Yesterday, my back right rear spring broke. I understand from the recall information the back springs were not recalled. Why not?? Please have this problem corrected before there is a terrible accident on the highway by an unsuspecting driver of a defective vehicle! At 60 MPH, a tire blowing would not allow time for the driver to make any corrective action.
I have a 2001 ford taurus se. All four of the suspension coil springs are broken and one of the broken springs had an end which protrued and had rubbed a groove into the tire (inside rear) portion damaging the sidewall of my tire rendering the tire useless.
I have a problem with my 2001 ford taurus that I feel is a safety issue. My concern with my vehicle is that I discovered that it has three broken springs, one of which came very close to causing damage to my tire, I discovered this after I heard a loud noise from the front of the car. Upon investigating I discovered a broken front spring. Following this I discovered both rear springs were broken as well. I thought it was very odd to have three broken springs on the same car. Researching this problem on the web I found this to be a very common problem. I contacted a ford dealer for service and was informed that ford has extended the warranty period for the front springs but not the rear. I feel this is a safety issue and should require ford to recall and fix this problem. Observing how close the spring was to making contact with the tire I feel there could have been severe consequences should the spring cause sudden tire failure. I believe that a springs sudden failure would have the potential to cause handling problems as well. Again, three spring failures? It would appear this may be a manufacturing problem such as a defective heat treating process or inferior steel used in the manufacturing of the springs.
Front springs break and cut the tire causing accidents.
Routine driving is suburbs - back coil spring broke in 2001 taurus - this has been a huge issue and ford is not helping out. There is a recall on he front springs, so they were replaced for free, but the back ones cost my 83 year old mother $1000. Please doing something about this. My brother had a 2003 and the same thing happened. No recall, so he had to pay all of it. I once had a 2000 and when it broke it blew out the tire and I almost killed me, my family and about 10 other people on the highway. This is as bad as the toyota thing.
2001 ford taurus - 74,000 miles - both rear springs are broken and will have to be replaced. The mechanic said he sees a lot of these broken springs in the taurus line. He said quite often they will tear into the tire and cause severe damage or an accident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. The contact stated while driving at 55 MPH the contact heard a clunking noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer to have the rear passenger side coil spring replaced. A years later when the contact took the vehicle in for an oil change the mechanic at the dealer notice the that both struts in the rear were broken. The contact did not have the vehicle repair because the contact feels this is a manufacturer defect and should be under a recall. The failure mileage was 90,000.
2001 ford taurus. I found a large piece of metal lying on my driveway. I took my car to my local ford dealership and was told rear coil spring was broken. I was told I needed to replace both rear coil springs as well as struts. Total bill was 970.00 we were very lucky we noticed the piece of metal on driveway. I understand these broken coil springs are causing rear tire blow-outs! I notified ford motor company and they do not intend to address this issue.
2001 ford taurus rear spring failure . The drivers side rear spring broke and ruined the tire . It almost wore through the side wall of the tire . I think this is a real safety problem . I called ford and to report the problem . At this time their are no recalls for rear springs .
2001 ford taurus model sel . Rear coil springs. I purchased this car in 2004 with 35,000 miles and now has 71,000 miles. Garage kept, wife drives. There was a recall on the front causing me to have protective shields placed around front coils due to possible blowout if coil broke, obviously some had broke. I had to have both rear coil springs replaced on 2/2/10 at a cost of $390 parts only. I'm 65 years of age and have never had a vehicle with two broken springs on the rear. I submit that one of the coils had shifted and could have blown out rear tire. I don't think dealerships are not seeing these repairs due to age and labor per hour at a dealership. A private mechanic repaired mine and reports having repaired others. I believe these coils on this model are defective , front and rear. Nothing has been said about the rear coils or any protective device to prevent a blowout.
2001 ford taurus rear spring coils. Why isn't there a recall for the rear spring coils, when there is a recall for the front spring coils? The same problem happens with the rear spring coils that happens with the front spring coils. Tires are exploding! This is extremely dangerous!!!!!!! Ford needs to take responsibility for this problem!
We own a 2001 ford taurus with about 28,000 miles on this vehicle. I am handicap and this is the vehicle that we use to get me to appointments, etc. We are very lucky that the front tire exploded while my husband was backing out of our driveway and not while we were already driving on the highway or where ever! We had the car towed to our mechanic and he told us that the tire exploded because of the front spring coil. Once we found out the cause, I looked on the internet for any issues or recalls for this problem, and low and behold there is a recall because of the front spring coils. We then had the vehicle towed to the ford dealership that we bought the car from. They are fixing the car now. Yesterday we were told by the dealership that there is a problem with the rear spring coils and that they also need to be replaced. There is not a recall on the rear spring coils, even though I have been researching this issue for the last few days and it appears that ford should have an active recall on the rear spring coils. Ford needs to step up and issue a recall for the rear spring coils. We have been told the ford will not pay for the tire that exploded (btw: the 2 front tires were just replaced this past summer) and they won't pay for the rear spring coils to be replaced, even though they have to be replaced! I thought that ford made safe vehicles, but I now know that is not the case. Ford needs to do something before something serious happens to somebody. I am extremely disappointed!!!
Front and rear spring coils are damaged. My husband was backing out of our driveway an as he did, the front driver's side tire exploded. We had the car towed to a mechanic and we were told that the spring coil punctured the tire. We were then informed that all of the coil needed to be replaced not just the front coils. After we found out about the front coils, we contacted ford and we were told to bring it to a dealership because the front coils were covered because of a recall. Once we got the car to a dealership, they then told us that there was an issue with the rear coils and that the rear coils were that covered under the recall. I have been doing a lot of research and I have found out that all of the coils need to be replaced. Fyi: we have a 2001 ford taurus with 28,000 miles (yes, that is 28,000 miles). I would like a reason why all there isn't a recall on all of the coils, especially since it appears to be a problem with these cars? Also, the both front tires are less than a year old. Ford needs to step up to the plate and take responsibility before there are more accidents and maybe even deaths!
Front suspension coil broke and punctured side of tire. Had this happen to back wheel at considerable expense. Hopefully this will be covered under warranty. Luckily this did not happen while my daughter was driving on highway to school or she could have been in a critical accident!
2001 ford taurus with 52,000 miles. Rear coil spring has snapped. Just noticed on the annual state inspection. Mechanic said I was lucky that it didn't puncture the tire while I was driving. This should be covered under warranty. The front coil springs are covered by a recall. The rear coil springs should also be covered by a recall. The mechanic said the total cost will be about $900. It is getting repaired today because it failed ny state inspection. Mechanic said he sees a lot of these rear spring failures. Please consider having ford recall the rear springs.
2001 ford taurus left rear coil spring broke while driving 60 MPH, end of broken spring cut and shredded tire. Replacement cost for new tire and two new quick struts is costing me $1080.00. Ford has a recall on the front springs and would replace up to 200,000 miles or ten years. They know they have rear spring problems but up to now are unwilling to do anything about them.
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