I was backing out of my garage at home and when I turned my steering wheel, the left front spring broke and shredded the inside of the tire. I checked the area that the spring broke, and it was clean, unrusted metal, there was no sign of an impending failure, just a sudden break.
2001 Lincoln Continental: broken coil spring
6 of the 32 complaints about the 2001 Lincoln Continental describe broken coil spring.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 19%
- typical mileage
- 113,350
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Broken coil spring by model year
What owners say
While backing the car out of the driveway after it had been sitting overnight, there was a loud pop and the front driver's side tire went flat. After removing the wheel, I saw that the large coil suspension spring had broken and that the sharp end of the broken spring had sliced open the inside sidewall of the tire. The car is sitting the driveway waiting for part I ordered. I can not believe it cost $690.00 each for coil springs that's' crazy . And that there is no recall since I have been reading a lot of this same complaint. This is a 2001 and the mileage is still low only 50,000 miles.
While backing the car out of the garage after it had been sitting overnight, there was a loud pop and the front driver's side tire went flat. After removing the wheel, I saw that the large coil suspension spring had broken and that the sharp end of the broken spring had sliced open the inside sidewall of the tire. The car is now in the shop, so the VIN and exact mileage are not available. If this had happened at highway speed, a serious accident could have occurred. My mechanic tells me that he has seen this problem with ford products before. If this is a common occurrence, why hasn't there been a recall for this serious safety problem?
Coil spring on left front strut broke, rubbed through sidewall of tire causing blowout. Wife was real lucky this was in town at low speed. Could have been catastrophic on freeway. Parts are real expensive $450 each side plus one new tire, I'm going to get both sides done because I don't trust the other one now. I have the parts ordered. I will save failed part.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 lincoln continental. While backing out of the driveway and accelerating forward, the contact heard a rubbing noise coming from the front of the vehicle. He immediately pulled off the road and noticed that the front passenger side was leaning on the tire. He attempted to change the tire and discovered that the coil spring failed and punctured the tire. The current mileage was 90,052 and failure mileage was 89,755. Updated 02-12-08 bf * updated 02/12/08
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 lincoln continental. While backing out of the garage, the vehicle jerked. The contact continued to back up the vehicle and the tire blew out. He exited the vehicle and discovered that the driver side front coil spring failed and punctured the tire. The dealer was notified. The current mileage was 113,371 and failure mileage was 113,350. Updated 01-29-08.
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2001 Lincoln Continental coil spring
Is broken coil spring a common problem on the 2001 Lincoln Continental?
6 of 32 owner complaints about the 2001 Lincoln Continental (19%) mention broken coil spring. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Lincoln Continental?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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