2002 ford taurus front and rear springs and struts were defective. Driver's side rear spring failed, causing a blow out.
2002 Ford Taurus suspension complaints
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Approximately 3-4 months ago I found both rear suspension springs broken, so I replaced them. On 06-15-2007, upon entering the car, the front-left suspension spring snapped. Ford indicated no recalls cover the spring(s).
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. While driving 5 MPH, the driver side front coil spring failed and punctured her front tire. The engine failed shortly afterwards. The vehicle was towed to the mechanic who confirmed with the manufacturer that the springs were not under warranty. The driver and passenger side coil springs had to be replaced by the dealer, even though only one of them failed. The cost to repair the front coil springs was $800. During an oil change two weeks ago, the driver and passenger side coil springs failed. The rear springs and struts were replaced for $650. The contact can provide invoices for the repairs that were performed. The current mileage is 88,100 and failure mileage was 88,000.
I was driving on a rural road and heard a rattling sound, I then had my mechanic look at my car, and he found a broken front spring on passenger's side.
The driver's side rear coil spring was observed to be broken during a maintenance check. The rear right strut mount broke after the spring replacement and had to be replaced at extra cost.
Took the 2002 taurus to the ford dealer with an oil leak issue to have it corrected under an extended warranty. Was informed by service manager that along with the oil leak the car also had a broken rear coil spring. When questioned as to why that should be a problem at 44,000 miles the service manage r had no explanation. Also, he indicated that this repair was not covered by the extended warranty. It was my belief that the springs were checked specifically because it was known that they had a record of failure. The service manage r was aware from the beginning that they would not be covered by the warranty. I did provide the authorization to have both rear springs replaced, and paid for a wheel alignment which was also recommended. However, I was never informed that this was a common problem with the ford taurus.
Front driver's side coil spring broke while backing car in driveway - punctured and destroyed driver's side tire which was brand new
Front coil spring broke unexpectedly, destroying front right tire and requiring replacement of tire, coils, struts and mounts plus alignment. The cost of repairs came to $859.61.
On my way to work this morning taking the same roads I travel everyday. I heard a thud from the rear of my car I imediatly pulled over looked around and under the car and couldn't find anything wrong. Luckily I was close to work and continued on the last 1/2 mile or so. After work I pulled the left rear tire off in the parking lot expecting to find a broken brake spring. What I found was the main spring on the rear strut had broken, dropped down and put a grove into the back of my brand new tires with less than 500 miles on them. I put the spare (donut) tire on and was able to drive home (aprox 35 miles). I planned to attempt to change this myself but after a little research on the internet I have found this is very common and that ford is not stepping up to the plate and helping people to solve this very dangerous situation. I will take this to a mechanic on friday to be repaired and have them check the other three springs for failures. I have always loved fords but unless I here from someone regarding this issuse it may be my last american built auto.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. While driving in reverse, the contact heard a loud grinding noise coming from the front left side of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated that the front passenger side coil spring failed. The current and failure mileages were 29,000. Updated 07/12/07
Rear spring broke damaging tire.
Driver side rear coil spring snapped, wedging against tire. Fortunately the car was traveling under 10mph at the time of failure.
2002 ford taurus that I had as a company leased vehicle, and have every record on since it entered service until now, that has never been wrecked previously, had a right front spring failure when turning a corner at a very low speed. The spring looks like it had a metal fatigue crack in it, and it broke, tearing a 12 inch gash in the sidewall of the right front tire. This happened at less than 5 MPH, which is fortunate, because at highway speeds, this failure could have LED to a potentially fatal crash. Repaired with old spring from salvage vehicle. I have the old part that failed.
During routine inspection mechanic found broken right rear spring. Car only has 45100 miles on it. Replaced both rear springs and struts.
I was backing my car out of the garage. Right front spring shattered, shooting down into and puncturing the tire. I had this incident happened while the car was driving on a highway or even on a side street, the potential that my wife and kids could have been seriously injured is quite probable. Per the tow truck driver, this is a known and common problem with ford taurus. If so, given the potential serious safety issue involved, why has there not been a recall?
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. The vehicle's front drivers side coil spring exploded while driving. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who performed the repair. The failure caused the vehicle to surge to the left. The contact feels that this is a huge safety risk because someone could have been injured. The current and failure mileages were 40,462.
Car was parked when left front sring broke and punctured the tire, resulting in need to replace two front springs, tire, sway bars and struts.
I own 2002 ford tarus. While backing car out of driveway heard a odd sound coming from the front of the car. As I was stopping the car the right front tire exploded. I really was not sure what had happened since I was only going about 2 MPH. I got out of the car to see what had happened, as I walked around the front of the car, saw that the right front tire was flat. I was not really sure what to make of the situation, so I began to prep the car for a tire change. As I was loosening the tire something just did not seem right. When I pulled the tire off I was in shock. It was the same thing that happened to this car about seven months ago. The coil spring on the right front broke, and took out a one month old tire in the process. I had the spring on the left side replaced about seven months ago. My blood ran hot! I have two small children, they were in the car with me, both times. As of right now the car is still under a extended warranty and is being repaired. These cars are not safe for a monkey to drive, after all that is who builds them. I have checked out this problem with these cars and lets just say that this isn't the first time this has happened. It happened in 1999,2000,and in 2001. But ford still claimed that there was no problem with the 2002 models. This was not something that just needs checked out, this is not a windshield wiper issue, or a trunk lid issue, this is a going down the road and then your dead issue. I will never own another ford product as long as I live. We are approaching the year 2010 and ford cant even build a car that you can back out of driveway with. Good luck in the future, your going to need it.
On april 25 2007 started the 2002 ford taurus passenger sedan vechicle in garage aqnd immediately heard a horrendous explosion noise . Immediately following the front left tire deflated. I thought that the explosive type noise was excessively high . Also, thought t I had a bad tire that blew out. I called aaa to change my tire that evening,and aaa mechanic realized he could not get the tire off the car and looked under with flashlight to see why. He said that he reason he could not get the tire off the car was becasue the spring broke and was embedded into the front tire. He handed me the top of the spring that was broken. *ak upon the ordeal fo getting car out ofgarage and to ford muzi dealership/service department, I was informed by the several of the flatbed drivers that this was a problem with ford taurus and they had seen this happen before. I was further informed by the drivers that ford had recalled other years of this model. One he driver said he had one instance of a 2002 model on the highway also., I consulted with the service department manager who told me that it was a problem with the ford taurus and that other years were recalled for this problem but not the 2002. Upon review of the nhts information the 1999 , 2000 , and 2001 ford taurus sedans have been recalled for the exact same thing that has just happened to my car. This is indeed a very serious safety problem with this 2002 ford taurus and most definely could have caused my death as well as others if this happened on the highway, or anywhere else.with fast speeds I am sure this car would have turned over instantaneously as it happended so fast, a matter of less than 1-2 minutes for the tire to delfate. I hope that your safety department will address this issue promptly because I am sure that this can and will happened to other owners of this 2002 ford taurus passenger sedan
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. While driving 15 MPH, the contact heard a loud noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. She noticed that the rear passenger side tire was flat. Upon further investigation, she noticed the rear coil spring had punctured the tire. The mechanic replaced both rear coil springs. Approximately eleven months later, the front driver side coil spring failed and punctured the tire. The dealer replaced both front coil springs. There is a recall for front coil springs on the 2001 ford taurus (recall # 04v332000). The contact feels that her vehicle should be included in the recall. The current mileage is 84,000 and failure mileage was 69,000. Updated 07/06/07.
The left rear coil spring on the 2002 ford taurus fractured two days ago. The car only has 31,249 miles on it. Not only did the coil spring break, which in turn, severely damaged left front tire, it also caused the suspension to drop, damaging the rear struts. The right rear coil spring was also rusted and breaking apart. I had to replace both rear coil springs, both rear struts, left rear tire ,and had to have an alignment. I have been informed that since the car was a 2002 model year it was not covered under the federal safety agency recall # 04v332000 / ford taurus 1999-2001 regarding coil springs, even though it was the same identical problem. I felt that ford was liable to cover any costs associated with the breakage. The federal safety agency was investigating at this moment over 131 complaints received of rear coil spring fracture in the taurus 2001 and 2002 models. Review of literature indicated that defective coil springs on 1992-2004 aerostar, focus, sable, taurus, and windstar models may suddenly break, puncturing the front tire , and leading to loss of steering control. Under safety improvement campaign negotiated with the federal safety agency ford should replace broken coil springs at no charge up to 10 years/unlimited mileage.
2002 ford, taurus had broken right front spring.
Make: ford, model: taurus, year: 2002, I was told by the manufacturer of these coil springs mubea: this condition has existed since 2002 for my coil springs rusting and breaking causing tire and car damage. I sustained this damage pulling out of my parking lot onto I-75 @ 176 mile marker north. Why is there not the same recall as the one listed below. I keep my car in top running order. This is not fair when the manufacturer is well aware of this condition! I spent 536.00 to replace the right side at airport ford not counting the new tire. I want the other side left side replaced by ford. E.g.:the federal safety agency action number: pe05054 summary: the office of defect investigation (odi) opened preliminary evaluation, pe05-054, based on 131 vehicle owner questionnaires related to alleged rear coil spring fractures. Since opening the investigation there have been an additional sixty-three (63) complaints alleging rear coil spring fracture. An analysis of the vehicle owner questionnaires (voqs) submitted to odi reveals that 42% of the complainants allege that the adjacent tire was punctured as result of a rear coil spring fracture. Additionally, an analysis of the complaint data received by odi from ford reveals the following: there were a total of 553 unique vehicle complaints of coil spring fracture. 30% of the complaints allege that the rear coil spring fracture resulted in the adjacent tire being punctured. An engineering analysis (ea06-002) is being opened to further examine the potential safety implications of the rear coil spring fractures as related to tire punctures.
I entered the vehicle (2002 ford taurus), turned the ignition, put it into reverse, moved back approximately 6 inches, and heard a loud popping sound. I realized the front driver side tire had blown out. After calling a tow truck to take the tire off (lug nuts were screwed on much too tight to be taken off by hand), he immediately determined the cause of the flat tire as he removed part of the broken coil spring by hand. It was towed to the local ford dealership where the estimated cost to repair the damaged spring and stabilizer link was $335.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. While driving at 5 MPH the right front coil spring fractured without warning. The driver's side front tire was punctured. The vehicle was repaired and the contact has the repair invoice. The current and failure mileages were 71,000. *ak update 05/22/07
Broken driver's side coil spring on my 2002 ford taurus se.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. While driving 5 MPH, the front coil spring failed and punctured the driver's side front tire. There were no injuries. The vehicle has been repaired. The contact has the coil springs and repair invoices. The failure and current mileage was 70,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. While driving approximately 3 MPH, the front coil spring failed and punctured the tire. The mechanic was unable to diagnose the cause of failure and the vehicle has not been repaired. There is a recall # 04v332000 for the 2001 taurus. The contact feels his vehicle should be included in the recall. The current and failure mileages were 54,000.
Tl*- the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. He noticed the front driver's side tire was flat due to a puncture by the coil spring. The dealer inspected the vehicle, but they were unable to determine the reason for the failure. There was a recall for the same make and model recall # 04v332000 concerning the coil spring. However, the 2002 models were not included. The contact felt this vehicle should be included in the recall. The vehicle currently had 50,000 miles.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. On april 6, 2007 the contact stated that the front coil spring on the driver's side failed and punctured the vehicle's tire. The failure occurred while driving 5 MPH on a cold, windy day. There was a safety recall on coil springs from 1999 - 2001. The current and failure mileage were 111,000. *ak updated 05/04/07.
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