Left rear coil spring is broken.
2002 Ford Taurus suspension complaints
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The front driver side coil spring broke and punctured the sidewall of tire resulting in a blowout.
Front coil spring snapped and punctured tire. Resulting in a flat tire. Fortunately the vehicle was moving slowly from a parking spot. The spring was replaced.
Driving 2002 ford taurus with 3 kids in car and going 55 miles an hour when the front driver's side spring popped and strut went into tire. Barely got off the road because it would not steer. Was told it was under recall but it wasn't. It was the 2001 ford taurus that was on recall. Had to pay $545 to get fixed. Was told by dealership that the engine etc is 2001 model but shell of car is 2002.
2002 sel noticed running a little low in the rear, before I took off for my 140 mile drive to the race track (I am a chaplain) I decided to pull one rear tire and take a look at the suspension. Saw no problems, was about to put it all back, when my tire (thanks god) flipped over and I saw a groove. Why would michelin put a groove like that in the sidewall? I was stumped and thought it looked like it had rubbed, so I started looking - the lower coil of the spring had popped out and was worn shiny from the contact with the tire. I have been driving like that for probably 1000 miles. Went and bought a new strut assemble and now I am trying to get the lower pinch bolt out! Then I need to go buy a new tire.
I was backing out of driveway and heard a pop and air releasing from tire. While changing the tire my husband noticed that it wasn't just a normal flat but the spring had broken and pierced the tire. The car was towed and is currently with my mechanic and they are attempting to only replace both the springs and the one tire.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. The contact stated that as she was driving in reverse at approximately 5 MPH, the front end locked up on the driver side breaking the strut assembly spring and the left sway bar link. As a result, the tire on the driver side separated from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop where the strut assembly spring and the left sway bar link were replaced. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed that the vehicle was outside of the warranty and had no open recalls. The failure mileage was 81,781.
Both rear springs broke on my 2002 taurus at the same time. The broken spring also damaged the rear tires. My mechanic would not let me drive the car till it was repaired because the broken springs were sticking into the rear tires.
The rear driver's side coil snapped, and jetted into the tire, causing air to leak and a circular rut around the entire inside rim of the tire. Left driver and passengers stranded and resulted in almost $600 in repairs.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. The contact was driving approximately 55 MPH when the left coil spring broke. The driver side tire was punctured as a result of the failure. The failure occurred two years ago. Recently, the rear right coil spring broke which was replaced. The contact had concern of the potential safety hazard. The failure and current mileages were 72,000.
Driving along without incident and heard a loud popping noise. Saw that my tire was blown and smoking so went to put the spare on. Once car was jacked up to change tire, the front coil spring fell down. Noticed that the coil spring was completely broken and had torn into my tire (thus causing a huge gash in my tire and smoke). Found this to be quite unusual and quite dangerous had I been traveling at a high rate of speed. That being the case, I did some research on the internet and found this to be a big problem for the 2002 ford taurus model. Apparently ford had recalls for models up until 2002 for this exact problem however the 2002 model has yet to be included. Contacted a repair shop and was told repairs would cost at least 600.00. Parts had to be ordered. Front coil spring had no rust therefore should not have just broken apart. This is an apparent defect and ford needs to accept responsibility and recall before someone is seriously injured.
2002 ford taurus front passenger side spring broke when reversing out of driveway, destroyed tire similar to the 1999 - 2001 models that were recalled.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving between 10-15 MPH the front coil spring fractured and punctured the front drivers side tire. The tire and spring combination also fractured the stabilizer bar link and punctured the axle boot. The contact did not take the vehicle to a dealer but made the necessary repairs himself. The manufacturer was contacted but would provide any assistance. The failure mileage was 140,000.
The right front spring for the strut rusted out and ripped open the right front tire. Car has 70,000miles. Recall to install shield so spring can't rip tire was done for all models up to 2002. I could have been killed. On line report of problems with this car indicate numerous owners having this same problem,
Rear coil springs failed after 74,000 miles. This was discovered during a safety inspection. This failure caused the vehicle to fail the safety inspection and by state law is not driveable until repaired. Springs had split and were partially collapsed. This car is not driven on rough roads, used to tow or carry any heavy loads. The cost to repair was quoted at $635 by a ford dealership. I believe that these springs failed due to defective or inadequate materials.
Left front coil spring broke into 3 pcs., punctured tire and shattered composite stabilizer linkage. I was backing up in parking lot to leave work when I heard an explosion, the car dropped to pavement and smoke blew out from around tire and motor. I am checking to see if there is a recall in order to have car picked up by a dealer to have repaired. The car can not be driven. There is no corrosion or wear on the coil spring. The car has 7100 miles on it. I bought it used at a dealership in philadelphia pa 5 years ago.
Entering driveway, right front tire blew out and car "clunked" to ground! Had difficult time to get the carjack under car..because it was so low, no realization at that time that springs were gone. Replaced with donut spare, while driving to repair shop next day, car started smoking and smelling like burning rubber. Smoking a lot. Both tires in front burning up. Made it to repair shop, was told both front springs were gone, and both front tires were gone. Had to replace springs and tires in front end = $516.25. Was told I was lucky to make to to repair shop with all the smoke and burning rubber. Was also told I was lucky I wasn't driving on the highway. Was also told this happens often in 2002 taurus model. I do not know if repair shop kept the old springs. I was too angry to ask. The tires looked like someone took a can-opener to them and sliced them wide open. Very angry.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. While pulling out of his driveway, the rear coil spring broke, which caused the vehicle to drop lower than manufacturer specifications. The dealer advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in any recalls related to the failure. The current and failure mileages were approximately 82,000. Updated 6/21/10 *cn updated 06/24/10.
While slowly backing out of my driveway. All of a sudden my front driver side tire blew. I just bought new tires a few months ago. While getting it changed, is when we realized the coil/spring had snapped. The machanic said in his 35 yrs of experience, he had never seen such a thing. And told me to look for a recall. After reading the horror stories about the front and back coil/spring snapping. I had all 4 replaced, front end alinement, and a new tire. Costing me 793.65!!!!!!!!
Ford 2002 front driver side and both rear coil spring failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. While the contact was driving at approximately 20mph, he noticed a clunking sound coming from the front end of the vehicle. Shortly after, the front end of the vehicle suddenly dropped to the ground. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who informed him that the front coil spring needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were approximately 120,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. The contact stated that when he attempted to drive in reverse, he noticed that the front left wheel was dragging and the tire was flat. He removed the tire and observed that the front coil spring was fractured and punctured the tire. The coil spring and stabilizer were replaced by the contact. The manufacturer stated that because there were no recalls on his vehicle, they could not offer any assistance. The current mileage was approximately 83,500 and the approximate failure mileage was 83,440.
The front driver's side coil spring on my 2002 ford taurus ses busted in half and shredded my driver's side tire. There is a recall for 99-01 taurus's, but not 2002, even though a quick google found pages with hundreds of the same problem reported. It happened backing out of my garage, but at speed could/would have killed somebody!! This recall needs to extended out to the '03 model year.
Both rear springs on my 2002 ford taurus ses broke. The left front spring broke 3 years ago.
2002 ford taurus. Right rear coil spring broken at base and hung down causing tire damage. Did not puncture tire as broken end was facing away form tire, but possibility of more serious damage existed.
My son was driving home in his 2002 taurus, when all of a sudden the passenger side rear tire blew out. Fortunately he was not far from the house and he was able to get the car home. I was upset because I had just replaced all four tires on 1/3/10. As we processed to change the tire, I discovered that the rear coil spring was broken and that is what causing the tire to blow out. I had a similar problem with the coil springs breaking, when I had the tires replaced back in january. The complain number from that incident is 10297845. I was told by this office and by the ford motor co. That they are looking into this problem. Here it is almost 4 months later and I have not heard a thing!!. When is this problem going to be remedied...when someone dies? Please get back to me. This office can reach me by phone, [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. The contact discovered that the front driver side tire was flat. The contact called a tow truck to change the tire and notice the coil spring was broken. The vehicle was towed to a locate mechanic. The local mechanic replace the front coil spring, strut and the driver side tire. The contact reported the issue to the manufacturer regarding the front coil spring. The contact feels a recall should be issued for this year make and model due to numerous complaint on the internet regarding the coil springs. The failure mileage was 105,000. Updated 11/16/10 *cn updated 11/16/10
17 year old daughter was pulling out of parking area and front driver-side tire popped on 2002 ford taurus. She called aaa and had to have flat tire changed but was informed had to be towed because the coil busted and punctured her tire. Previously in september 2009, we had new tires put on the car and one of the back springs were broken and had to have it repaired before putting on the tires.
I was backing out of my garage and heard a loud hissing sound and my vehicle stopped moving in reverse and wouldn't move forward, I got out and observed my front left(drivers front) tire going flat. I looked under the vehicle and couldn't see anything, so jacked the taurus up and saw that the front spring had broken and stuck into my tire(which deflated it quickly) and also had broken my stabilizer link off at the strut ,I had to replace my spring, strut, sway bar end link, and front left tire to correct the failure.
2002 ford taurus front left driver side spring failure. Luckily, car was not in use when it happened. It was sitting in the driveway idle for 1 full day (march 12). Tried to use it tonight, moved a few inches, seemed like something was hung up. There was a sound of something rubbing against rubber. Examined suspension being closer to the ground than usual. Found front driver side spring broken near the bottom. It has extended past the bracket which holds it. It is putting extreme pressure onto the tire. If I was to drive it further, it would most definitely puncture the tire and cause more damage to other parts of the vehicle. I do not know the status of the strut. Could have been deadly if it happened while traveling on the highway. Also looks as if at least one of the rear springs has broken. Will be calling ford dealer to get estimate for repairs. Looks as if it is happening to many of the cars manufactured after the 1998 to 2001 recall, also the 2002 and 2003 model years.
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