Front coil spring broke, destroyed the strut, and shredded the front tire.
2003 Ford Taurus tires complaints
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2003 ford taurus tire blew out causing the consumer to hit a guard rail. *kb the consumers passenger experienced some pain in her shoulder. Ohio traffic crash report.
Tl*- the contact stated that while backing up the 2003 ford taurus with 72000 failure mileage a couple of feet he heard a popping sound. The contact got out of the vehicle and raised it to discover that the driver's front left tire h split and coil spring sheared. The vehicle has not been repaired.
First incident happened on 7/22/06. I thought it was isolated, I was wrong. Second incident happened on 1/14/07. About two weeks prior to the incident the started pulling to the left & the will rattle like you're driving on a dirt road. On the morning of 1/14/07 while my wife was driving going to work the left front tire blew up on the freeway luckily she was able to control the car to a stop.
2003 ford taurus has problems with transmission, engine backfiring, hood latch is broken, and seat bracket fell off. *mr the tires were continuously going flat. Six flats occurred while the consumer was on a trip, the transmission was slipping and would jerk in traffic, the engine would back fire intermittently and stalled on one occasion, the seat bracket was replaced by the dealer but failed again (the seat bracket was incorrectly installed from the start), the engine also displayed knocking and had taken about 9 visits before the problem was corrected, it was discovered that a valve was sticking out. The A/C did not cool, the consumer smelled coolant which leaked inside the vehicle. The tires and rims were a problem and the vehicle had been in for repairs about 18 visits/two rear tires remained a problem due to severe inflation problems and the tires would need to be inflated several times daily. The consumer requested another vehicle. *sc the gas mileage was poor. Tire loosing air pressure from the time of purchase. *tc the consumer was involved in an accident on 2-25-06 and the air bags failed to deploy. Updated 03/29/06.
(1-3) vehicle delivered with one tire at 40#, others varied 20-30 #. They continue to lose air pressure, ie 3-5 pounds/ month. No accidents but am concerned. Talked with both ford selling dealer and michelin tire dealer. Were rotated at 6000 mi. Repair (nail) of left front tire at about 2000 mi by michelin dealer. Tires: michelin p215/60hr 16, touring contact as. Vehicle 2003 ford taurus station wagon new 10/ 2003.
Tires causing vibration of vehicle's front end. *mr (when driving 35 MPH or higher tire vibration would occur) there was also a brake problem. Grinding would occur. *sc
Firestone continental. Consumer states that the firestone tires are rounded out. This is causing vibration in the steering column.
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