I backed the car out of the garage in the morning and left it in the driveway the entire day. Around 9:30 pm I proceeded to move the car back into the garage. I moved no more than three feet when the passenger side front tire ruptured. Aaa came to change the tire but was unable to remove it as the front coil spring was embedded in the side wall of the tire. The side wall was sliced about 10 inches in length. The car was towed to the ford dealership the next day. The service center at the dealership informed me that the coil spring had broken and that the car was not covered by an earlier recall for the same problem. Both front coil springs and passenger side front tire will be replaced.
2002 Ford Taurus suspension complaints
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I bought my 2002 taurus sel dohc in march of 2005 with 19,000 miles on it from autofair ford in manchester, nh. I live in a salty area in the winter, but I clean the underside of my car often. It is my daily driver and the car now has 41,000 miles on it, all highway. About 2 weeks ago, I was driving down the road , going around a corner at about 35 MPH when my car made a loud snap noise from the drivers side rear wheel. I pulled over and examined the car, and everything seemed to be alright. The rear end was slightly sagging, but taurus' are known to have low back ends.. I figured I can over a stick at a funny angle or something. About a week later, last thursday, the car made the noise again, this time it sounded like the whole car made the noise, and I could feel it in the steering wheel. I pulled the car over again, got out, and the camber on both of the rear wheels was on the toes (the top was bent in), and the rear end was so low I couldn't fit a finger in between the top of the fender and the wheel. I drove 1 mile home, jacked the passenger side rear wheel up, and when I took the wheel off to my surrprise the spring was all rusted and it had snapped. The jagged edge was literally centimeters from my tire, thank god it did not happen on the highway or it may have punctured the tire and caused a blowout. I could have been seriously injured. I put the wheel back on, took the drivers side rear wheel off, and again the spring was snapped in two. This side, at the snap the jagged edge next to the tire was rusted, so this spring must have been the first to snap. I was driving with a broken spring which nearly punctured my rear tire for over a week. Both rear springs broke, they were clearly defective and they must be recalled. What is it going to take, a rear spring on a taurus to snap on the highway, cause a blowout, and kill somebody? Actions needs to be taken in order to prevent this from happening.
While exiting the driveway, front driver side tire went flat accompanied by a loud noise. The vehicle was moved to an independent repair shop (via flatbed truck) that found the coil spring & strut for that location & the right rear coil spring had fractured. The broken front spring ripped through the sidewall of the tire. Both springs were replaced, along with the strut & tire. There is a the federal safety agency recall, #04v332000 regarding the front springs; however this vehicle isn't included in the recall due to it's VIN.
The right rear coil spring in the consumer's 2002 ford taurus became rotten and broke and punctured the tire. *ts the consumer is aware of a recall on the mercury sable and believes his vehicle should be included in the recall. The consumer contacted the manufacturer for reimbursement but they refused to cover the cost of repair.
Sunday morning, june 25, 2006 I found my 2002 ford taurus in my garage leaning to the left front drivers side. Upon close inspection I found that the left front coil spring had snapped and punctured the left front tire. Since I work on sunday I was forced to try and find some place to fix the car. The only place I could find within reasonable towing distance could not repair the car until the next day necessitating me getting a rental car to go to work. The cost of the tow, rental car and repair (which consisted of replacing both springs, struts, damaged tire and front end alignment approached $800. Ford has a recall on the 1999 to 2001 ford taurus for this exact problem. I have seen numerous reports of people with the 2002 model having the exact same problem as I have had but ford's recall only covers up to model year 2001.
Fractured coil spring on 2002 ford taurus, resulting in punctured tire and costly repairs not covered under recall. This is a common and dangerous problem in the ford taurus and should be subject of a recall immediately. Ford recalled earlier model years but refuses to extend the recall to 2002 and beyond.
Failure of left front spring, resulting in puncture of tire on a 2002 ford taurus, purchased in pennsylvania. I have noted that there has been a recall of the 1999, 2000 and 2001 ford taurus models for exactly the same front spring failure on cars sold in northern states (including pennsylvania).
Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was in reverse the front driver side coil spring fractured, puncturing the tire. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where both front coil springs were replaced.
Dt*: the contact stated while pulling out of the driveway, the front driver side tire went flat. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop that determined the coil spring in that location and the rear passenger spring had fractured. Both coil springs were replaced. There is a the federal safety agency recall, # 04v332000, regarding the front coil springs; however, it is not included in the recall due to the VIN.
Dt*: the contact stated twice while driving 40 MPH the rear passenger side coil spring caused the tire to blow out. Upon inspection the dealership determined the rear coil springs needed replaced. After replacing the rear coil springs a noise came from the rear of the vehicle. After the dealer replaced the rear shocks the noise went away. The alternator was replaced. Updated 07/05/06.
I made a corner and heard a rubbing then a loud pop. The rear spring broke and stabbed the rear tire making it blow out. The car jerked hard but was able to keep control. The spring is sticking out about two inches hitting the side wall of the tie.
Driving along a smooth road when the right front coil spring broke. Stabilizer arm broken, cv boot required replacement. This is a 2002 taurus with 95 k. On calling ford, was informed that recall only covered up to 2001, but customer reps could not explain why the recall ended when the problem obviously has not been rectified.
Front coil spring on my 2002 ford taurus broke, and flatten the front tire. This happen on tues. June 6, 2006, at 6:45 a.m. I was backing out of my driveway. At this point my front end in on the driveway, while the rest of the car was in the street. It was my turn to drive the 5 person carpool, so fortunately this happened when it did, and not while I was on the thruway driving four people.
2002 ford taurus with 76,000 miles coil and strut broke and punctured large whole in front driver side wheel. Pulling foward at low speed and then backing out of driveway when failure occurred. Failure corrected by replacing both front coils and springs, two new front tires, alignment and labor totaling $800. 1998-2001 models had a recall to place a shield on springs which they know break and cause flat tires. My vehicle was not under recall but had it had the shield, I would not have had to replace my front tires.
Driving down a residential street - going 35 MPH - smooth pavement and "boom" - my front end surges forward and left - I'm thinking I blew a tire but instead, had the car towed and the coil spring broke - on a 4 year car ! - this is defective ! Left front coil spring broke, damaging the stabilizer and tearing the cv boot cover: $800+ repair. If this would of happened at 70 MPH ! - scary !
Broken rear coil spring on my 2002 ford taurus.
Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked, it was determined the left rear tire was flat. Upon initial inspection, the left rear coil spring was fractured and pointing toward the tire. The vehicle was not inspected by the dealer.
Dt*: the contact stated the front coil springs fractured. The front passenger side of the vehicle collapsed and there was a very loud rubbing sound heard coming from the passenger side tire. There is an the federal safety agency recall, # 04v332000, regarding the suspension: front: springs: coil springs. The VIN was not included in the recall.
Dt*: the contact stated while regular maintenance was performed on the vehicle, the independent repair shop determined the rear coil springs had fractured and need to be replaced.
(1) was exiting driveway at low speed. (2) right rear coil spring fractured and punctured tire side wall causing rapid deflation. Due to low speed their was no loss of control. (3) right and left rear springs, struts and tires replaced old parts not available.
Dt*: the contact stated while leaving a parking lot at 2 MPH, a loud bang was heard and the front end of the vehicle sunk to the ground. The vehicle was towed to the dealership where the front driver side coil spring was replaced. There was a the federal safety agency recall, # 04v332000, regarding the front coil springs; however, it was not included in the recall due to the VIN. Updated 05/30/06 *tt.
While my wife was driving home from work, the driver's side front coil spring snapped, causing the puncture and blowout of the front driver's side tire. I had the unit repaired at my local repair shop, where I learned of recalls for the same problem for 2000 and 2001 models of my car. Further research determined that there was no no recall issued for my vehicle, based on VIN #, although the date of manufacture was jan 2002. The recalls issued in the past were only for northern states, which would apply to me here in ny. The dealer reimbursed me for the cost of one coil spring replacement, which I used to replace the passenger's side unit, but would not reimburse for the cost of the tire. It would seem that the issue ford was having on their 2000 and 2002 models is still prevalent on at least the early year 2002's. I am still in possession of the broken part.
2002 ford taurus: failed pa state inspection in april 2006 due to both rear coil springs being broken. Had to have both replaced in order to pass inspection.
The left front coil spring on the consumer's 2002 ford taurus fractured and ruptured the left front tire. *nm
Drivers side coil spring failed puncturing the drivers side tire side wall. Fracture point of the spring has oxidation approximately 60% through. It appears to have been cracked for awhile. Luckily this happened while still in the driveway and slow moving. There were no accidents or off-road travel prior to the break that we are aware of, however we did purchase the vehicle used. The drivers side tire is totally unusable. The tire was gouged and ripped along the sidewall since the car was moving at the time and will need replacement. I will be contacting the dealer as soon as they open this morning.
After coming home from running errands, my wife noticed the tire was flat. I came home from work to change it, found that the front passenger coil had snapped, puncturing a hole in the tire. This is the second complaint about spring coils and this car in less than two months.
There was a squeaking, metallic up and down kind of a noise coming from the back of the car. Turned out the rear, passenger side spring popped up into the back of the car.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 5mph, the front passenger coil spring fractured. As this occurred, the tire was sliced. The spare tire was placed on the vehicle and was driven to a local repair shop. The mechanic determined the coil spring fractured and the other front coil spring was extremely worn. The mechanic replaced both coil springs on the vehicle.
While driving on the highway my 2002 ford taurus wagon front coil spring(s) broke, puncturing tire(s) and caused a blowout.
Driving on the street from my house when I heard a loud metal on metal sound and smelled burning rubber. I then pulled over to side of the road and proceeded to look at the tires and underneath the car. I could not tell what was wrong, but my son was able to see that the front suspension had given way on the drivers side. I then had the car towed to my repair shop and it turned out that the front coil spring had snapped causing the front of the car to drop, resulting in a broken sway bar link and a severely damaged tire. The owner of the repair shop contacted the local ford dealership who stated that the recall did not include model year 2002. When I picked up the car the technician/owner of my repair shop informed me of the recall that ford has for model years 1999-2001, and even though my car is a 2002, to file a complaint with ford for parts/labor reimbursement and the federal safety agency for investigation due to an increase in 2002 cars experiencing the same failure as the recall no:the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v332000.
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