Driver side front coil spring broke on 12/20/2008 puncturing tire. Part of broken coil spring has rust line all the way through. Have not had repaired yet.
2003 Ford Taurus suspension complaints
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When backing out of my garage to leave for work in the morning I heard a loud popping and screech coming from the left front wheel. I stopped and got out of the car and found my tire flat. Upon inspection by my mechanic it was discovered that the left front coil spring just snapped without warning causing a large tear in the tire. It was very fortunate that this happened when I was in my driveway and not on the highway at high speed. This could have caused a very bad accident. My mechanic said that it will need a new spring and a new tire. Since my front tires are winter tires I will probably have to purchase two to match.
My 2003 ford taurus experienced coil spring failure. I put my car into reverse and the coil spring broke putting a 4 inch gash in my nokian winter tires. I have taken the vehicle to the dealership, the capital lincoln mercury on 100 pearl street in essex junction, vt 05452. I am replacing the struts and coil springs along with the stabilizer link on the driver side and also replacing the struts and coil spring on the driver side. I also had to replace the winter tires on the front since the left front tire was ruptured and although the passenger tire was still good to balance out placing a new winter on just one side would have made the balance off. The total price was approximately $900.00. In doing research I see that ford has had multiple problems with their coil springs and there have been recalls before on this defective product. The 2003 ford taurus has not yet been recalled although this problem has occurred on the 2003 ford taurus.
Rear passenger coil spring broke and destroyed the tire while driving 15 MPH. Will not know what additional damage was done until I talk to my mechanic.
I went to back my 2003 ford taurus out of the garage and heard a loud noise followed by air coming from my left front tire. While jacking the car up, I noticed that the coil spring was against the tire and then realized that part of the spring had punctured the tire. The spring had broken into two pieces. The plastic stabilizer link was also broken.
Left front spring failure at 70mph on us hwy 127. There was a loud band, smell of burning rubber as the front corner of the vehicle dropped down. Was able to get the vehicle to the side of the road. Upon closer inspection, the spring had broken, and was lodged against the tire/wheel. Saved a small piece of the spring. It was clean and free of rust at the breakpoint. Vehicle was towed to local ford dealer. Will contact them on monday.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. While the vehicle was parked, the contact heard a noise coming from the front driver's side tire. He noticed that the tire was completely flat. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who stated that the failure was related to the coil spring. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and current mileages were 70,000.
Sudden blow out of left (drivers)t front tire while back up. Tire was removed and stuck on front spring. Inspection of front spring reveals the spring broke into two peices. The lower rung of the spring was found under the vehicle. Not repaires at this time waiting for ford service to contact if ford will cover repair.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. While preparing to place fuel in the vehicle, the contact heard a loud noise coming from the engine. The coil spring around the struts failed and punctured the tire, which caused a flat. The vehicle is currently unable to be driven. The manufacturer stated that the issue has not been included in any recall; therefore, no compensation was offered. The failure mileage was 65,000.
Today is thanksgiving. I drove home on tuesday night (two nights ago), a trip of approximately 500 miles from college to see my family. Last night, as I put my 2003 ford taurus into drive in my church parking lot, I began to go forward and heard a gigantic "boom." I stopped the vehicle, and noticed that my front right tire was flat (a new, and expensive tire). After attempting to take the tire off, I discovered that my coil spring on my strut snapped and came through my tire. I have learned that this problem is not recalled, and I think, with it being so common and the part being junk, it should be recalled. I am going to the dealer tomorrow to try to resolve the problem.
I have a 2003 ford taurus with 58,000 miles on it. I was in my garage and just started to back out when I heard a loud bang. The front left tire blew out. After pulling off the tire I discovered that the spring broke and punctured the tire. If I had bin going down the highway my 9 year old son and I could have been seriously injured or even killed. I went online and saw that hundreds of other ford taurus owners had the exact same problem with the springs snapping. This is a huge safety issue on a national scale. Everyone on the websites are saying that ford had a recall until the 2001 model year. I put my VIN # into the ford motor company's website and searched for a recall but nothing came up. It looks like they sold a defective product and are not stepping up to make their customer's whole.
Recently purchased a 2003 ford taurus sedan se with 45,000 miles on it. I have put very few miles on it myself (about 3,000). Today I discovered that the rear coil springs are both broken. I had a flat tire in the left rear and found that the coil spring has broken and cut the tire. The right coil spring must have been broken previously but did not cause any tire damage (that I know of). Luckily the flat happened as I was exiting on an offramp from the highway. The coil springs will have to be replaced today to avoid continued problems (total cost $840 including new tire).
Found flat tire resulting from broken front left coil spring piercing side wall of tire.
Have a 2003 ford taurus that broke the front spring that shredded the tire there was a recall on older models this problem must not of been fixed. This broke as soon as wife turned off the highway if this would of happened at high speed it could of been bad.
Both rear springs broken on a 2003 taurus.
My wife started to drive the car and heard a scraping noise. Then the right front tire blew out. The right front spring had broken while the vehicle was parked and punctured the tire when she attempted to drive the car.
I have a 2003 ford taurus and on 8-7-08 I was backing out of my mother's driveway and heard a loud pop. After inspecting everything under the car, I found the rear coil spring broken and sticking into my left rear tire. I had to purchase a left rear coil spring for $98.00 and I haven't received the repair bill yet.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. After starting the vehicle and moving it forward a few inches, the contact heard and felt a loud explosion. She exited the vehicle and noticed front end failure. The vehicle was towed to a local garage and they performed the necessary repairs, which included both front coil springs, both tie rods, both struts, and one bearing plate. An alignment was also performed. Both the dealer and the manufacturer stated that her vehicle was out of warranty and not included in a recall; therefore, nothing could be done. All the repairs were made within four days at a local garage at the cost of $998.77. The failure mileage was 36,957 and current mileage was 37,000. Updated 09/09/08 *bf the failure of the coil springs, caused damaged to other components. Updated 09/09/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. While proceeding through a stop sign at an unknown speed, the contact heard a snapping sound. He continued home and noticed that the rear driver's side quarter panel was lower than the passenger side. The dealer stated that the rear coil spring caused the failure. The manufacturer stated that there were no recalls on his vehicle related to this failure. The failure and current mileages were 60,066.
Application of brakes causes car to shake and shimmy. Rotors, pads and calipers replaced twice. Replaced right front bearing, ball joint, sway bar link and half shaft the second time, do to bearing wear and squeak. None of the above has fixed this problem. It is especially bad when the brakes are being applied while going around a corner.
Front coil spring broke , punctured my tire and broke the stabilizer arm. Had just parked my car when this happened. Thank god we weren't hurt.
Heard a clunking in the rear of the vehicle. Found that the right rear spring had broken.
Drivers side coil spring fractured, causing damage to strut, sway bar linkage and tire. This failure occurred during normal driving conditions in a right hand turn at approximately 25 MPH.
Car shimmies and shakes on braking even with new rotors and brake pads. Car has done this since about 20,000 miles. No accidents and just normal use of car. Have had to have brakes and rotors replaced twice already. Upon checking for others with issues, I discovered several others at epinions.com and decided to contact ford directly, they said they don't have a recall on this. I then decided it was time to contact the federal safety agency.
The passenger spring broke on my '03 ford taurus. I discovered this when I heard what I thought was a brake grinding. The brakes were fine, but the repairman noticed the damage. Luckily, I am having this repaired, before I got on the road for a 200 mile trip. The tire was being damaged and would have blown.
There was no warning. Front spring broke and punctured the front tire when driving to work. Vehicle was towed to plattsburghford and repaired. Dealer advised this is common problem with taurus. That the 2003 never had a recall but other year taurus did.
Just pulled into my workplace in my 2003 ford taurus and all of a sudden a loud bang and the drivers side front end fell right on my tire. No prior warning whatsoever. The front drivers side spring had broken. I did have extended coverage but what a hassle with the insurance company to get them to pay which they finally did minus a $100.00 deductible. Took 1 1/2 weeks to get it fixed and now something is wrong with the brakes.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. While driving 25 MPH, the contact heard an unusual noise and felt the vehicle jerk. When he arrived home, he noticed that the front driver side coil springs had fractured, which damaged the brake hose and tires. The vehicle has not yet been diagnosed by a dealer or mechanic. The current and failure mileages were 46,931. Updated 06/30/08 *bf the dealer confirmed the left front coil spring was fractured. Updated 06/27/08
I was backing out of my garage, heard a loud crunching noise and a huge bang! My car was unable to go into reverse without pressure on the tire...I got out and the tire was blow out! I called the tow company and the technician felt under the car and said my coil spring has broken! He said it was a good thing it happened in my garage and not when I was going down the road!!! Ford had a recall on 1999 - 2002 ford taurus cars but obviously the problem never got resolved on the 2003 cars! Very frustrating and could have been very dangerous! Ford and the dealership has done nothing to help!
Broken front coil springs on 2003 taurus w/ about 49k miles.
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