Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. The contact's vehicle did not pass state inspection because both rear coil springs failed. He is in the process of notifying an authorized dealer and the manufacturer to determine the cause of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 61,000. Updated 10/16/08 *bf updated 10/20/08.
2001 Ford Taurus suspension complaints
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I have a 2001 ford taurus ses sdn. I looked on fords web site for recalls and to my surprise there where none for rear suspension coil springs, this is the 4th coil spring that has broken on this car and I have only had the car for 4 years. I just drive to and from work with this many breaks there has to be some kind of engineering or parts defect, this should not even be happening , I could see it if I hauled stuff in the car over a period of time again I just drive. I see you have done an investigation and closed your case last year. I tell you that there are alot of other one's that had to been breaking I am sure that none of my 4 have reached your complaints or any other complaints. I am partially disabled and I can not afford $300 - $400 dollar car bills to get this fixed every time it breaks down.. Ron paul
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. The contact stated that both rear coil springs fractured. One of the rear corners of the vehicle was leaning extremely low. Through online research, he discovered various complaints for the same issue from other consumers. The spring also became dislodged from its normal position. He has not taken the vehicle to the dealer; however, the manufacturer stated that there was no recall on the rear springs and offered no assistance. The current mileage was 129,735 and failure mileage was approximately 129,600.
Rear coil spring failure on ford taurus 01.
I have a 2001 ford taurus ses. About 5 months ago (~90 k miles) my front passenger side spring broke. The spring was replaced under recall. Yesterday (~103 k miles), I found the rear driver side coil spring also cracked open and hanging very near to the tire. This car drives 98% on I-94 at a speed of 75mph. Thank god the broken spring did not pop my tire open. Dealer checked and found both the rear springs broken. A $385 estimate is given for just replacing the spring (not the struts). I checked on the internet and found this is a very common problem in taurus. Ford should come forward and put a recall on the rear springs too.
Right rear coil spring broke.
2001 ford taurus has an issue with the rear coil springs. Consumer wants to know when there will be a recall for this issue.
Both rear coil springs on our 2001 ford taurus sel rusted through and broke. The broken coil springs then fell down past the spring seat and the jagged, broken edge of the springs cut the inner side wall of both rear tires. The right rear tire blew out as a result of this while we were traveling 35 miles per hour. Both rear tires needed to be replaced. Fortunately no one was injured. This is a safety hazard! If this would have happened at highway speed or while in a curve, this could have been a terrible accident! Please make ford install coil spring seat extensions and new coil springs on the rear of these cars to prevent the coil springs from falling into the tire area, this was done on the front coil springs for this car and should also be done on the rear before someone gets terribly injured or killed! Please do not wait until then to do something! This could be prevented! I am also mailing you a letter describing this problem with photos of the tires, springs, etc. *tr updated 09/08/08.
I had 3 broken coil springs on my car at one time. I learned there was a recall on the front coil springs, but not on the back. I have also learned that the cause of the fault on the coil springs was salt on the road, which is what caused my front and rear coil springs to break. I believe there should be a recall on the rear coil springs, as well as the front. I called ford's complaint department, and they said this would not be changed. Then, I had broken shock absorbers, which my ford garage told me was a result of the coil springs. So not only did I have to pay for the rear coil springs, but I also have to pay to repair the shock absorbers! The garage manager said he has had numerous cases like this -- in fact, he had two in the shop in the same week.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. The contact heard a thumping sound and took the vehicle to a local mechanic. He was informed that the rear coil springs fractured. The mechanic replaced both rear coil springs in february and august of 2008. The coil springs currently need to be replaced again. The contact has scheduled an appointment for august 12, 2008 to have the repairs made. He called the dealer and they stated that there was a recall on the front coil springs, but not the rear. The recall number was unknown. The failure mileage was 43,000 and current mileage was 50,000.
Vehicle (2001 ford taurus se) failed safety inspection because both rear coil springs are. Fortunately, there was no accident involved because this problem was caught during a safety inspection.
While on vacation, driver side rear spring broke, causing driver side rear strut to break. Had to replace both rear springs and struts. Car currently has only 31,000 miles on it.
I was parking my car when I heard a loud bang come from the rear of the car. I didn't find anything wrong after looking under the car. Later when I attempted to drive away I heard a scraping noise coming from the rear of the car. I thought it might be the brakes so I had it towed to a repair shop. After the mechanic inspected the vehicle, he told me both rear springs were broken and the scraping noise was the broken left rear spring rubbing on the tire. I was lucky that I wasn't driving otherwise the broken spring would have eventually cut the tire.
Car appeared to lower in the back end than it should be. Taken to repair shop. Diagnosed with broken spring which was rubbing rear tires needing 2 new tires. Car has only 75,000 miles. Cost over $1000.
I have a 2001 ford taurus and the rear coil springs are broken. Have seen many complaints about this and there should be a recall on this.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. The vehicle failed inspection due to fractured front coil springs. The dealer stated that the rear coil springs also needed to be replaced. The dealer replaced the front coil springs according to the recall; however, the rear coil springs were not included. The recall number was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 69,000.
Rear springs snapped destroying both tires. Both left and right rear springs and struts and both rear tires had to be replaced.
Daughter was driving car and heard funny rattling noise in front end when going over bumps. I checked out the front end and found the front driver's side coil spring was broken. While getting that fixed the driver's side rear coil spring was found to be broken also!
Back springs broke and almost punctured a tire. We had to pay to have the springs replaced on the rear. If everyone was aware of the potential danger with the front springs why weren't the back springs also included in the safety recall? I think this is something someone should look into because this is also a safety issue. It is very unfair to have to pay for something that ford should have taken care of. My taurus has less than 75,000 miles on it and I'm wondering what other possible safety issues I have to look forward to.
2001 ford taurus. Back (rear) suspension springs broke. Ongoing issue with this make and model. Extremely dangerous as the broken springs can puncture the tire and ultimately cause physical and/or property harm. The front springs had a recall on them related to this issue however, not the rear springs. This is so dangerous and very common according to two different repair shops of this make and model.
Rear spring broke, only 57,000 miles on my 2001 taurus. Mechanic claimed you need to replace both - cost is $1033!!
Both rear coils springs are broken.
Put car in reverse and began to move when spring on drivers side front broke and punctured tire.
Rear suspension coils snapped in half requiring a complete replace of rear suspension.
As I was backing out of my driveway, I heard a sound from my car's rear end. After I turned around and returned home I smelled burning rubber and noticed pieces of rubber inside the wheel. I removed the wheel and saw that the strut spring had broken and was rubbing the inside sidewall of the tire away. If this had occurred on the highway, it very well could have been fatal. Luckily I was in the neighborhood or my daughter was not driving. This is an extremely severe safety hazard that occurs without warning and will produce an uncontrollable car. I contacted the local ford dealer and also called ford's customer service hotline but they will do nothing about this hazard or will they help in the repair. The front springs were under a recall but I didn't know this until one of these failed. Ford replaced the front springs after this happened. From looking at this site, there seems to be a problem with this component.
I was getting a routine oil change when the repair man said that both of my rear coil springs were broken on my '01 ford taurus. He mentioned that a broken rear coil spring can puncture tires and lead to accidents. He further explained that it would cost roughly $1400 to replace the coil springs and shocks and all the fittings etc.. I had never heard this severe of a problem with a vehicle that has less than 100k. I further did research on the issue to find thousands of complaints and the best that ford will say about it is, "it has not caused any serious accidents." I cannot believe that we have to wait for someone to be seriously injured or worse before a company owns up to the problem and takes care of it. I will surely not buy another ford vehicle if this is the way they do business.
The rear of my 2001 ford taurus has dropped.
Left rear spring broke and punctured tire on my mothers 2001 ford taurus.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. While driving 30 MPH, the contact heard a loud noise and the front end of the vehicle dropped. The vehicle was taken to an auto garage and they stated that both front driver and passenger side coil springs failed. The vehicle was repaired and the coils and struts were replaced. The manufacturer stated that they will not reimburse her because the repair was not performed by an authorized ford dealer. The failure mileage was 63,830 and current mileage is 63,956. Updated 09/16/08. *lj updated 09/18/08
I had to replace the both front coil springs on a 2001 ford taurus. The left front had broken. The car did have the shields installed as per the recall. Ford has done nothing to help with the cost. The car has 72,000 miles .
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