The vehicle was stationary and unoccupied in our attached garage when a loud noise was heard from within the house. We did not find the cause of the noise at that time. A short while later when attempting to drive the car out of the garage, there was a rubbing noise and it was noticed that the front end of the car was sitting lower. The finding was that the left front coil spring had fractured. The broken spring did not damage the left front tire. The vehicle was towed to the local ford dealer for repair. Both front springs were replaced. Fortunately, the spring did not break while someone was driving the car.
2003 Ford Taurus suspension complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. While backing out of the driveway at an unknown speed, the contact heard a loud heavy metal sound. She noticed that the right side of her vehicle was very low to the ground. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and they confirmed the coil spring failure. The vehicle is currently in the shop being repaired at the contact's expense. The failure and current mileages were 82,000. Updated 04-14-09 *bf updated 04/16/09.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. While reversing out of the driveway at less than 5 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stopped and the contact heard the tire flatten. She attempted to move the vehicle back into the parking space, but it would not move. After jacking the vehicle, she realized that the coil spring failed and punctured the tire. The mechanic came to the site and replaced the front passenger side coil springs, struts, and tire. The manufacturer stated that they were not responsible for the repair since her vehicle year was not included in the federal safety agency campaign for the 2001 taurus (suspension:front:springs:coil springs). The contact believes that her vehicle should have been included since the failures were identical. The current and failure mileages were 80,000.
Ford taurus 2003 failure front coil spring fractured and punctured tire resulting in a flat tire. Front suspension needs coil spring struts and wheel speed sensor and sway bars. Ford refuses to help even though there is a recall the federal safety agency action number ' ea08018' recall # 04v‑332.
No events, the rear coil spring on my 2003 taurus 4 door sedan simply broke. I hear from the ford dealer mechanics and the tire store people that broken coil springs on a taurus and sable are as common as flat tires.
Went out to car in the morning, thought I had a flat tire when in fact the coil spring was broken & punctured the tire. The tow company driver had mentioned that it was a common occurrence for that type of vehicle. Contacted local ford dealer who regularly works on the vehicle and said the recall did not include 2003 ford taurus.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. While backing out of the driveway at an unknown speed, the contact heard an extremely loud noise coming from outside of the vehicle. She stopped the vehicle and noticed that the front driver's side tire exploded without warning. Roadside assistance was called to the scene. In addition, the tire exhibited uneven wear. The front suspension and coil spring were damaged, which could have possibly caused the failure. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 129,959.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. While driving 10 MPH, the contact heard a loud banging noise and pulled the vehicle off the road. He noticed that the front coil spring punctured the front driver's side tire. The vehicle was towed to a ford dealer and will be repaired at the owner's expense. The dealer also stated that there was no open recall for that component; therefore, they will not assume responsibility for the repair. The failure and current mileages were 57,000. 4/01/09 *nj updated 04/07/09.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. While backing out of the driveway, the contact heard a grinding sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. He drove to a local repair shop and the mechanic stated that the rear driver's side coil spring was cracked and puncturing the rear driver's side tire. The vehicle was not repaired and the dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The current and failure mileages were 35,896.
I went out to take my daughter to school and noticed I had a flat tire. I tried adding air but no go, so I got the spare out and tried to change it and could not get the tire off it was stuck here the dam coil spring broke and was stuck thorough the tire I had to replace the spring and all parts attached and a brand new tire . And the tires I just purchased a few months before. Ford needs to issue a recall on this right away .what if my daughter and I if the had been moving, it could have pulled us into the ditch, a tree , on-coming traffic, who knows hurting or killing us or someone else . But I guess ford doesn't care about our safety looked it up online found a place where 355 people had the same complaint .ford wants $400.00 dollars to repair . This car only has a little over 47,000 miles on it, I've had it with fords 3rd ford car 4th problem all with low miles just out side warranty range. But when my children's safety come in to play sorry chevy here I come.......
I have a 2003 ford taurus. Was leaving my parking lot the other day when suddenly I heard a loud clunk and felt the car lower in the front driver's side. Luckily, I was only about a block from home so I immediately turned around and parked it. Upon inspection, I noticed the spring had completely snapped off the strut and took off a good chunk of my tire. I'm going to attempt to change it but should I take pictures just in case? I've had springs crack before on other cars but never anything like this. Last time I purchase a ford.
Front, driver-side suspension coil spring fractured entirely, resulting in tire gouging and deflation.
The left front spring broke on my 2003 ford taurus while sitting in the garage. When my wife started to back out the tire blew because the spring was rubbing it.
Searched recalls for ford taurus. Saw same problem with recall on 2001-2002 taurus. Car was parked at school, cold weather, left front spring snaps taking out tire, stabilizer pin, and the inner shaft boot. Mine is a 2003 with the same problem ford said sorry. Father repaired vehicle himself cost ~ $400.00.
2003 ford taurus wagon driverside fornt coil spring snapped and punchured tire luckly it was in my garage overnight, I hoeard a boom and checked tire was flat, took tire of and there was the broken coil. Lucky I wasnt on the road going highway speeds. Im leery of getting another taurus, after having 3 of them.
Started to leave work. When I put my car in drive there was a loud bag from the front drivers side. Pulled tire off and found broken front coil spring.
The left front strut on my 2003 ford taurus failed in that the spring broke and punctured the tire causing the tire to go flat and nearly caused a very serious accident. We reported this to our local ford garage and were informed that ford models of 2002 and before were recalled but that no recall had been issued for 2003. It is my firm belief that the failure was due to defects in manufacture because my vehicle has never been subject to misuse or abuse.
Right front coil spring failure while car was parked. Shredded tire upon movement.
While backing out of my parking spot I noticed that my right front tire didn't seem right. It appeared to be a simple flat but after it was removed and inspected by the mechanics they noticed that the front right suspension coil spring fractured. The broken coil spring punctured the adjacent tire and sliced it nearly completely off. The fractured spring also cut the wiring of the ABS rendering it inoperative. The coil spring was fractured in 2 places. The mechanics mentioned that it was lucky that I had as much left on as I did or it would have been a serious accident had it gone out while I was on the road. 43,000 miles on the car.
In parking lot backing up and front coil spring broke and ripped 10inch gash in the front passenger tire. Getting it fixed for $600 including tire by repair shop because ford dealer said it wasn't on the recall list.
Upon attempt to back out of garage, front driver's side spring broke and punctured brand new tire beyond repair. Coil spring and tire need to be replaced.
Loading car for vacation lf coil spring broke in driveway damaged l/f tire this being the only incident which made the car inoperable. Vehicle towed to garage and is now being repaired . Parts are available.
My son drove 3 1/2 hrs to go back to college, the next time he used the car when he took off the coil spring broke and punctured the tire, if this would of happened on his travel back it could of resulted in death. He is in the process of trying to get the car fixed at a hefty price, they are suggesting that all need to be replaced because this will happen again. This is a dangerous situation.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. While the vehicle was parked in the driveway, the driver's side coil spring on the strut failed. The failure caused an 8-10 inch cut through the front driver's side tire. Through research, the contact found an open investigation (the federal safety agency action number ea08018 (suspension:front:springs:coil spring) date investigation opened: august 28, 2008 date investigation closed: open) for the same failure. He has not yet called the dealer, but believes a recall should be issued from this open investigation. The current and failure mileages were 106,000. Updated 02-18-09 updated 02/18/09.
While backing out of my driveway, I heard a loud noise. I got out to investigate and found I had a flat tire on the driver's side. Upon further investigation I discovered that the spring had broken and ripped my tire. This is the same exact thing that happened to my wife's car twice. Luckily I had enough space to put the spare tire on and pull it back into the driveway. I am going to call the dealer tomorrow and work on getting it fixed. I don't think that there is a recall yet on this year, although there definitely should be. I'm just thankful we chose not to take it on our florida trip, who knows where we would've been stranded or if we would've gotten into a terrible accident on the highway.
This was the second time my ford taurus front spring failed, the first time was one year earlier. I was slowing down to pull into the driveway when I heard a loud noise, stopped, looked to see if I could find anything wrong, I couldn't tell, so I drove into the driveway and parked it. This one was the driver side. Luckily this time it was only the spring and strut and not the tire also. The first time I was backing out of a parking spot and I heard a loud noise, that one ripped up the tire also. In both situations, I had it towed and repaired. When I called ford I was told that year wasn't covered under the recall, even though I argued that it was the same problem as the recalled ones. They wouldn't cover the repairs, so I had to pay for it myself. It makes no sense that it's the same exact problem as the recalled vehicles, yet they refuse to add a recall for this model year.
My 2003 ford taurus sel experienced a failure (fracture) of the front suspension coil spring on the drivers side (left) which caused a puncture in the adjacent tire. The vehicle was being parked at the time the tire was punctured by the protruding fractured spring and deflated. The vehicle will be repaired soon; however, I will retain photos of the broken part on the vehicle and the old part. My experience is the same as those described in the federal safety agency action no. Ea08018.
Front left coil spring broke while the vehicle was parked in my garage. The spring punctured the tire and also I had to replace the sway bar link. This was damaged when the spring broke. The mechanic recommended replacing the entire strut assembly on both sides.
Coil spring broke and took out brand new tire on a 2003 ford taurus. No signs of wear and tear, let go when still in driveway, pulled car into reverse and the spring broke and went through the tire.
I took the car into a ford dealer on 2 occasions in the last 6 months complaining of a bouncy ride. Asked for the struts to be looked at. Dealer says they found nothing wrong. Less than 3000 miles after last visit, left front strut self destructed. I went out to the car, started it up, put it in gear and heard a loud crashing noise similar to a glass gallon jug being thrown to the ground. The car was not moved forward even an inch as the brake was applied while putting it in forward gear. Then another loud bam and the front of the car came down. Visual inspection found that the left front strut spring exploded and blew out the tire. All 4 struts were replaced with aftermarket parts as ford is still selling the same version of the strut and spring. Parts were disposed of.
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