Right rear coil spring on my 2001 ford taurus broke while driving and damaged my tire.
2001 Ford Taurus suspension complaints
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Three of the four springs on our 2001 ford taurus are broken at under 100 thousand miles. The car has never been abused. The broken spring can puncture tire at highway speeds.
2001 ford taurus with 68,000 miles was inspected by the dealer, the right rear suspension coil spring was fractured. This item had to be replaced at significant cost to me, not to mention the fact that the tire could have been punctured resulting in an injury accident.
I have a 2001 ford taurus sedan. I replaced the front struts as part of a recall earlier this year. The spring on the front strut broke. A few months after I replaced the front struts, I noticed a noise emanating from the rear of the car. When I got out of the car to see what was wrong, I noticed that the rear of the car was riding much lower than before. I discovered that the spring on the driver-side rear strut had broken, as well. The broken spring had come halfway off of the strut, and the sharp, broken end of the spring was dangerously close to my tire. I still have the strut with the broken spring. I went online to see if other taurus owners were having this same difficulty and found many posts on message boards outlining the same problem. I have now replaced the rear struts. Because the rear struts are almost identical to the front struts, and because they are subject to the same failure, I feel that ford should recall the rear struts.
I own a 2001 ford taurus which I purchased brand new. It has less than 70, 000 miles and the rear springs completely rotted out. The service station advised me that I shouldn't even drive the car home because the spring could puncture the tire. It cost $850 to replace the springs and the struts. Ford recalled the front but not the back. This is a safety issue and ford should recall the back as well as the front springs.
2001 ford taurus wagon with 80,000 miles while driving on route 80 I heard a loud banging sound in the front end - the left front coil spring broke. Luckily the protective guards installed last year prevented the tire from blowing up.
The events leading up to the failure were not fatal and there wasn't a crash. I was driving and began to hear a rubbing noise in the back tire of my car. When I took the wheel off to inspect the damage the rear coil spring had broke and was rubbing a groove into my tire. I then had to replace both rear springs and both rear tires. I recently took my car into have the rear brakes replaced and was told the springs were once again broken and had to be replaced. I'm have now paid close to $1000 on faulty spring and repair.
2001 ford taurus. March 09, 68,000 miles drivers front coil spring breaks and cuts tire down. July 09, 78,000 miles mechanic finds both rear coil springs similarly broken. I had to replace all 4 springs, struts and 1 tire. Luckily, the car was not being driven when springs broke on front end. Dont know when the rears broke, but sometime in the last 10k miles or the 4 wheel alignment would have discovered the broken rear springs in march 09.
My 2001 ford taurus with 97,000 miles on it has one front and two rear coil springs broken. I have been informed that the rear ones are not covered. This car has been carefully driven....and ford won't cover it? Were the coil springs on the front from a different supplier? Made from different steel? Where's the logic in this?
I have a 2001 ford taurus ses. I noticed that the rear end of my car was sitting very low and took it to the mechanic to find out what the problem was. Apparently, the rear coil springs are broken due, presumably, to corrosion from salt in northern climate. This appears to be a common problem with this year/model of car. My mechanic told me I was lucky I brought it in when I did as the coils were close to puncturing my tires, which would be very dangerous if this had happened while driving. Parts were replaced to fix the problem. There was a recall to have a shield installed for the front coil springs because they had so many problems, but no recall for the rear coil springs.
I bought my 2001 ford taurus used, in 2004 it has been a good car until 2008 when it started shaking in the front end. I took it to the mechanic and they told me it was a rack and pinion, so I had that replaced and paid through the nose. The car was still shaking, I took it back he said that I had to get it aligned because it was towed out and he did not have the equipment to do that. I replaced the now bald tired and had it aligned. Still shaking and now worse, I am now unemployed and can not afford to take the car to the shop and the warranty on the mechanic I took it to is up and he says it is my responsibility to pay for him to look at it further. When I had it aligned they did tell me that the rods and the struts were fine. So what exactly could this be? After 40 MPH the steering wheel shakes like crazy and there is a whirling noise coming from the wheels. Please help.
In march of 2009 I had a front spring blow out on my 2001 ford taurus. At that time ford replaced them under a recall, however ford refused to pay for a new tire which a set of new had been installed in feb. 2009 and the towing bill. Now the right rear spring has done the same thing and destroyed another tire. The mechanic at my local ford tells me the repair is 280.00 not including another tire and towing. He also stated to me that ford should have recalled these cars for the rear spring also, because they've had as much trouble as the front. Luckily both instances happened at a low speed. I believe it is up to your agency to push for a mandatory recall, before someone driving on a highway get seriously injured or killed! Or does the last sentence have to happen first!
Rear coil spring breaks and hits tire.
We have a 2001 ford taurus that has a broken coil spring in rear of the car. The fractured piece of the spring is right beside the tire in the rear of the car. In addition to this danger when the spring broke it allowed the back of the car to set so far down that you can not even place 1 finger between the top of the tire and the fender weld now. The car would consistantly rub the tires if we try to drive it. I have called ford motor on several occasions about this problem and they told me that they had not had any other complaints about rear spring breakage so there was nothing they could do for me. Now however after reading this website I see that I am in a class of owners with the same problems - I do live in ohio which after reading more on your site I realize that we are in the area that this problem seems to be happening to alot. After speaking to a local repair shop about my problems I was shocked to find out that rear coil spring breakage on these taurus's is one of the most seen problems in his shop. Please continue your investigation - if it makes ford fix these problems and 1 life is saved - it would be worth all of the complaining and nagging we have had to do to get them to step up and repair their defective parts.
My low mileage 2001 ford taurus had the rear coil spring break while I was driving causing other car damage including ripping open a new tire. All told $600 of damage occurred and if I had been driving faster, my life would have been in danger.
I purchased a 2001 taurus brand new in 2001. When I got my car inspected in 2008 the inspector informed me that there were 4 broken springs on my car! One on each wheel! It would not pass inspection. So far I have not been able to afford to repair the problem. The estimate to repair the problem is $1200!
Driving my 2001 ford taurus and realized I had a flat. My husband came to get me and noticed that my rear tire was shredded and my rear springs broke and the jagged metal shredded my tire. I called ford who told me it was covered under something like a recall, but not an actual recall. We drop car off, I then get a call saying it will be $736!!! The service manager said he didn't realize it was my rear tire (not front) when he told me it would be 100% covered. Why isn't it covered if all these complaints and they are covering front. My car has a little more than 40,000 miles on it. This was after spending $1200 on air conditioning system last summer and $600 for heater problems this winter.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the contact heard a loud noise from the rear of her vehicle. She discovered that the coil springs failed, which could have resulted in a crash. She took the vehicle to the goodyear and they replaced the rear coil springs and the struts at the cost of $976. The failure and current mileages were 62,000. Updated 6/8/09 *cn updated 06/11/09.
2001 taurus se, while doing a tire rotation, noticed left rear coil spring broken, sharp end was only 1/4" from tire. Left front spring broke last year damaging a new tire, spring was replaced in recall but not the tire. How many people have to die before you make them recall these cars with defective springs?
My both front and both back spring coils broke in my car. No-one ever notified me about recall for my car models. I am lucky that didn't got into any accidents. My tires are less than 2 year old and are junk because of the springs damaging them. Now I will have to purchase another tires, and it will cost me a money I don't really prepared to spend right now. I found out about recall on springs coil on my car by overhearing someone talking about it. I am really disappointed about that. Do ford really waiting for someone to get into accident to fix their problems?
My son was driving my 2001 ford taurus. He pulled in to my driveway with smoke coming from under the hood and right side of car. My mechanic said the front spring broke which also broke the strut and shredded the boot. Its covered by the warranty. Now my concern is the rear springs. Why is there no recall for this! Apparently ford knows of these complaints and does nothing! Please issue a recall!! Before someone gets killed!
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. While the vehicle was at the repair shop, the mechanic stated that the rear quick struts spring failed. The mechanic stated that the springs failed several years ago. The issue with the springs for this year, make, and model vehicle is currently under investigation. The contact feels that a recall should be issued. The current and failure mileages were 115,318. Updated 5/15/09 *cn the cost to replace everything was $ 921.03 udated 05/15/09.
Left rear coil spring broken, no immediate damage to vehicle.
I had my car towed to my mechanic because my tire was shredded. Later I found out that the tire shredded due to the failure of the rear coil springs. My mechanic told me that the front was also in poor condition and should not drive the car much longer. I called ford and they told me the front was under recall. I dropped he car off to stoneham ford who told me that since they were not currently "fractured" they would not replace them. They would not tell me the current condition yet my mechanic states they are in very poor condition. Ford continued to say that since they are not fractured and no one has yet been hurt, they are not replacing them. No one has been killed yet.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. While driving less than 20 MPH, the rear passenger side tire shredded. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic. The rear coil spring snapped and punctured the tire. The mechanic also stated that the front coil springs were failing and advised the contact not to operate the vehicle. The mechanic stated that the VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v332000. The manufacturer stated that they would not have to make repairs until the coil springs actually failed. The current and failure mileages were less than 88,000.
Had both front coil springs covered under ford recall but also had left and right rear coil spring fractures not covered under recall. Rear coils replaced and installed for $415.13. There should be a recall on the rear coil springs as well...
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. While driving 5 MPH and turning left out of the driveway, the front passenger side coil spring failed and punctured the passenger side tire. The manufacturer had not yet been notified. The current and failure mileages were less than 151,356. Updated 12/08/09. *lj updated 12/10/09.
My husband was driving the vehicle when the rear tire blew making the car undrivable. It was towed to a mechanic who found that both of the rear springs had snapped. I was told that had he been traveling at a higher speed he most assuredly would have either been seriously injured or killed. The cost of the repair so far has totaled almost $900 dollars. Ford has acknowledged that they know about this problem and my front springs are also about to snap. Ford stated that the front springs are recalled but the rear are not because there have not been any fatalities yet. I hope that it does not take a death or serious injury to get ford or the nhsta to make ford own up to its responsibility.
A noise from the rear of the vehicle lead me to look and find my rear coil springs on both sides are broken. I understand there is a recall on the fronts, but not the rears, which makes no sense. From other complaints I've read, I'm pretty lucky. Mine broke near the base, and caused no further damage, but many apparently break in the middle and destroy the tire. Just about every taurus I see sags in the back. I'm sure there are a lot more out there that people are driving on and have no idea.
Went to my local ford dealer to take care of a recall notice I had received on my 2001 taurus for broken front springs. While the dealer took care of my front springs they also inspected the rear springs on the car. When they were finished they came out and told me the rear springs are cracked and needed to be replaced but were not covered under the recall. I work in the auto industry dealing with metal parts. I understand the process of heat treating metals and if ford was having problems with the front springs cracking and breaking due to bad heat treating, the rear springs from the same time period should be suspect and also part of the recall.
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