2001 Ford Taurus Complaint Log

I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS SEL WITH 156K MILES. I LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE DURING RUSH HOUR COMMUTE HOME. THE CAR ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY ON ITS OWN AS IF THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK. I NEARLY SLAMMED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE ACCELERATION OVER POWERED THE BRAKES. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO THE POINT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BLOW. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF A DANGEROUS/BUSY LOCATION. WHAT SCARES ME THE MOST IS THAT I SHARED THIS VEHICLE WITH A 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. *TR

FORD TAURUS 2001 CRUISE CONTROL POORLY DESIGNED CRUISE CABLE CAUSED THE CAR TO CONTINUE RUNNING AT HIGH SPEED. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED AT THE TIME OF THE PROBLEM SHOWING UP. I TURNED ENGINE OFF. IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD IF SOME ONE ELSE WAS DRIVING. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AND CAN EASILY REPRODUCE IT. WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BOTH THE THROTTLE CABLE AND THE CRUISE CABLE ARE MOVING TOGETHER. BUT WHEN THE PLASTICS ON THE END OF THE CRUISE CABLE GETS OLD THE TWO PARTS SEPARATE AND THE CABLE SLEEVE IS GETTING STUCK ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOLDING PIECE. THE ACCELERATOR CABLE THEN CANNOT GO BAKE INTO IDLE POSITION. IF THE EXPLANATION IS NOT CLEAR I CAN ADD PHOTOS OF THE PROBLEM. ARIE KRYZEWSKI *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

IN MARCH OF 2009 I HAD A FRONT SPRING BLOW OUT ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. AT THAT TIME FORD REPLACED THEM UNDER A RECALL, HOWEVER FORD REFUSED TO PAY FOR A NEW TIRE WHICH A SET OF NEW HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN FEB. 2009 AND THE TOWING BILL. NOW THE RIGHT REAR SPRING HAS DONE THE SAME THING AND DESTROYED ANOTHER TIRE. THE MECHANIC AT MY LOCAL FORD TELLS ME THE REPAIR IS 280.00 NOT INCLUDING ANOTHER TIRE AND TOWING. HE ALSO STATED TO ME THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE CARS FOR THE REAR SPRING ALSO, BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD AS MUCH TROUBLE AS THE FRONT. LUCKILY BOTH INSTANCES HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED. I BELIEVE IT IS UP TO YOUR AGENCY TO PUSH FOR A MANDATORY RECALL, BEFORE SOMEONE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED! OR DOES THE LAST SENTENCE HAVE TO HAPPEN FIRST! *TR

MY 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 97,000 MILES ON IT HAS ONE FRONT AND TWO REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE REAR ONES ARE NOT COVERED. THIS CAR HAS BEEN CAREFULLY DRIVEN....AND FORD WON'T COVER IT? WERE THE COIL SPRINGS ON THE FRONT FROM A DIFFERENT SUPPLIER? MADE FROM DIFFERENT STEEL? WHERE'S THE LOGIC IN THIS? *TR

MY LOW MILEAGE 2001 FORD TAURUS HAD THE REAR COIL SPRING BREAK WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSING OTHER CAR DAMAGE INCLUDING RIPPING OPEN A NEW TIRE. ALL TOLD $600 OF DAMAGE OCCURRED AND IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING FASTER, MY LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN DANGER. *TR

MY BOTH FRONT AND BOTH BACK SPRING COILS BROKE IN MY CAR. NO-ONE EVER NOTIFIED ME ABOUT RECALL FOR MY CAR MODELS. I AM LUCKY THAT DIDN'T GOT INTO ANY ACCIDENTS. MY TIRES ARE LESS THAN 2 YEAR OLD AND ARE JUNK BECAUSE OF THE SPRINGS DAMAGING THEM. NOW I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TIRES, AND IT WILL COST ME A MONEY I DON'T REALLY PREPARED TO SPEND RIGHT NOW. I FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL ON SPRINGS COIL ON MY CAR BY OVERHEARING SOMEONE TALKING ABOUT IT. I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THAT. DO FORD REALLY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET INTO ACCIDENT TO FIX THEIR PROBLEMS? *TR

2001 TAURUS SE, WHILE DOING A TIRE ROTATION, NOTICED LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN, SHARP END WAS ONLY 1/4" FROM TIRE. LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE LAST YEAR DAMAGING A NEW TIRE, SPRING WAS REPLACED IN RECALL BUT NOT THE TIRE. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU MAKE THEM RECALL THESE CARS WITH DEFECTIVE SPRINGS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR QUICK STRUTS SPRING FAILED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SPRINGS FAILED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE ISSUE WITH THE SPRINGS FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,318. UPDATED 5/15/09 *CN THE COST TO REPLACE EVERYTHING WAS $ 921.03 UDATED 05/15/09.*JB

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS. HE PULLED IN TO MY DRIVEWAY WITH SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND RIGHT SIDE OF CAR. MY MECHANIC SAID THE FRONT SPRING BROKE WHICH ALSO BROKE THE STRUT AND SHREDDED THE BOOT. ITS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. NOW MY CONCERN IS THE REAR SPRINGS. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FOR THIS! APPARENTLY FORD KNOWS OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND DOES NOTHING! PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL!! BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE. SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRINGS FAILED, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GOODYEAR AND THEY REPLACED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AND THE STRUTS AT THE COST OF $976. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000. UPDATED 6/8/09 *CN UPDATED 06/11/09.*JB

I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE MY TIRE WAS SHREDDED. LATER I FOUND OUT THAT THE TIRE SHREDDED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT WAS ALSO IN POOR CONDITION AND SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR MUCH LONGER. I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THE FRONT WAS UNDER RECALL. I DROPPED HE CAR OFF TO STONEHAM FORD WHO TOLD ME THAT SINCE THEY WERE NOT CURRENTLY "FRACTURED" THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM. THEY WOULD NOT TELL ME THE CURRENT CONDITION YET MY MECHANIC STATES THEY ARE IN VERY POOR CONDITION. FORD CONTINUED TO SAY THAT SINCE THEY ARE NOT FRACTURED AND NO ONE HAS YET BEEN HURT, THEY ARE NOT REPLACING THEM. NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED YET.*TR

LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN, NO IMMEDIATE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVING MY 2001 FORD TAURUS AND REALIZED I HAD A FLAT. MY HUSBAND CAME TO GET ME AND NOTICED THAT MY REAR TIRE WAS SHREDDED AND MY REAR SPRINGS BROKE AND THE JAGGED METAL SHREDDED MY TIRE. I CALLED FORD WHO TOLD ME IT WAS COVERED UNDER SOMETHING LIKE A RECALL, BUT NOT AN ACTUAL RECALL. WE DROP CAR OFF, I THEN GET A CALL SAYING IT WILL BE $736!!! THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS MY REAR TIRE (NOT FRONT) WHEN HE TOLD ME IT WOULD BE 100% COVERED. WHY ISN'T IT COVERED IF ALL THESE COMPLAINTS AND THEY ARE COVERING FRONT. MY CAR HAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. THIS WAS AFTER SPENDING $1200 ON AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM LAST SUMMER AND $600 FOR HEATER PROBLEMS THIS WINTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND TURNING LEFT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 151,356. UPDATED 12/08/09. *LJ UPDATED 12/10/09.*JB

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE REAR TIRE BLEW MAKING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. IT WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT BOTH OF THE REAR SPRINGS HAD SNAPPED. I WAS TOLD THAT HAD HE BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED HE MOST ASSUREDLY WOULD HAVE EITHER BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THE COST OF THE REPAIR SO FAR HAS TOTALED ALMOST $900 DOLLARS. FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND MY FRONT SPRINGS ARE ALSO ABOUT TO SNAP. FORD STATED THAT THE FRONT SPRINGS ARE RECALLED BUT THE REAR ARE NOT BECAUSE THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY FATALITIES YET. I HOPE THAT IT DOES NOT TAKE A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY TO GET FORD OR THE NHSTA TO MAKE FORD OWN UP TO ITS RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

MY MOST RECENT CONTACT WITH FORD WAS HIGHLY UNPLEASANT AND DISCOURAGING. I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 80,000 MILES THAT HAD 2 FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND 1 REAR COIL SPRING BREAK. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO INQUIRE WHAT I NEEDED TO DO REGARDING THE RECALL ON THE COIL SPRINGS; I GAVE MY VIN # TO THE AGENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS AND FORD COULD NOT OFFER ME ANY SERVICE FOR THE BROKEN SPRINGS. I THEN CONTACTED AIRPORT FORD IN FLORENCE, KY AND EXPLAINED WHAT I WAS TOLD BY FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE 3 BROKEN COIL SPRINGS, THEY TOLD ME I COULD NOT BE HELPED SINCE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. RECALL 04V332000 RECALLED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILE, WHICH THIS CAR IS STILL COVERED. RATHER THAN CONTINUE DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, I DECIDED TO GET THE CAR FIXED. I HAD THE COIL SPRINGS, WHEEL BEARINGS, BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS, DRIVE SHAFTS, AND ROTORS REPLACED ON THIS CAR. THE 2 BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRINGS DESTROYED EACH OF THESE COMPONENTS BY PLACING UNNECESSARY STRESS ON THESE COMPONENTS. THE REAR COIL SPRING WAS INCHES AWAY FROM PUNCTURING THE TIRE OF THIS VEHICLE; THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I BELIEVE THAT AT A MINIMUM THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY FORD DUE TO THE RECALL AND EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THESE FRACTURED SPRINGS; THIS COST ME $343.12. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD COVER THE TOTAL COST OF THIS REPAIR TO MAKE THIS VEHICLE WHOLE AGAIN AT MY COST OF $986.28. FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THIS COMPLAINT WILL MAKE OR BREAK OUR MUTUAL RELATIONSHIP. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR RESPONSE AND HOPE A MUTUAL AGREEMENT CAN BE REACHED. *TR

2001 FORD TAURUS. MARCH 09, 68,000 MILES DRIVERS FRONT COIL SPRING BREAKS AND CUTS TIRE DOWN. JULY 09, 78,000 MILES MECHANIC FINDS BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS SIMILARLY BROKEN. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 SPRINGS, STRUTS AND 1 TIRE. LUCKILY, THE CAR WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN WHEN SPRINGS BROKE ON FRONT END. DONT KNOW WHEN THE REARS BROKE, BUT SOMETIME IN THE LAST 10K MILES OR THE 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WOULD HAVE DISCOVERED THE BROKEN REAR SPRINGS IN MARCH 09. *TR

PASSENGER REAR COIL SPRING ON 2001 FORD TAURUS BROKE AND RUPTURED TIRE. *TR

THE GAS PEDDLE ON MY 2001 TAURUS HAS BEEN STICKING FOR ABOUT THE PAST THREE YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO AUTO REPAIR SHOPS AND ALWAYS ASK FOR IT TO BE LOOKED AT WHEN OTHER REPAIRS ARE NEEDED. HOWEVER, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE STICKING. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL STAY IN A STUCK POSITION WHILE DRIVING SO I AM EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS. LATELY IT SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE ESPECIALLY IN THE COLDER WEATHER. I REALIZE THE CAR IS OVER 10 YEARS OLD, BUT THIS IS A REAL HAZARD. *TR

I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND HEARD SOMETHING DROP FROM MY CAR (AT A SPEED OF 20 MPH). I STOPPED MY VEHICLE AND WALKED DOWN THE ROAD TO FIND, WHAT APPEARED TO BE A PART FROM MY VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT IT, AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW, IT WAS MY FRONT COIL THAT HAD BUSTED. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPAIRED IT SINCE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT COILS. LAST WEEK, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND I HEARD SOMETHING METAL-LIKE FALL OFF MY VEHICLE AND MY CAR FISHTAILED (ABOUT 55 MPH). I STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FOUND THAT A COIL HAD BUSTED YET AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE COIL THAT BROKE WAS FROM THE REAR AND GOOD OLD FORD ADVISED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE REAR COILS---JUST THE FRONT!ARE YOU KIDDING ME? SO, IN SHORT, THERE IS AN APPARENT PROBLEM WITH THE COILS ON THE 2001 FORD TAURUS. I HAVE READ THROUGH ABOUT 200 COMPLAINTS THUS FAR AND DECIDED THAT SOMETHING AS TO BE WRONG WITH THESE COILS AND I FEEL THAT IT'S THE COMPANIES RESPONSIBILITIES TO RESOLVE THESE ISSUES. PLEASE, DO NO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO LOOSE A LIFE IN ORDER TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

REAR COIL SPRING ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS BROKE. *TR

2001 FORD TAURUS HAS A BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED RECALL DUE TO A CORROSION/HIGH FAILURE RATE ISSUE. WHY AREN'T THE REAR COIL SPRINGS COVERED BY THIS RECALL? *TR

FORD HAS A WARANTY REPLACEMENT ON THIER FRONT SPRINGS FOR A FORD TAURUS BUT NOT ON THIER BACK SPRINGS, I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 83,000 MILES AND THE BOTH BACK SPRINGS ARE BROKE AND IT WAS CLOSE TO PUNTURING THE REAR TIRE, IF THE FRONT SPRINGS BREAK AND ARE COVERD BUT NOT THE BACKS ONE IS'NT IT A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. *TR

A NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE LEAD ME TO LOOK AND FIND MY REAR COIL SPRINGS ON BOTH SIDES ARE BROKEN. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONTS, BUT NOT THE REARS, WHICH MAKES NO SENSE. FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE READ, I'M PRETTY LUCKY. MINE BROKE NEAR THE BASE, AND CAUSED NO FURTHER DAMAGE, BUT MANY APPARENTLY BREAK IN THE MIDDLE AND DESTROY THE TIRE. JUST ABOUT EVERY TAURUS I SEE SAGS IN THE BACK. I'M SURE THERE ARE A LOT MORE OUT THERE THAT PEOPLE ARE DRIVING ON AND HAVE NO IDEA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE FROM THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND THEY CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AT THE COST OF $1,200. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FORD MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DO NOT COVER THE REAR SPRINGS OF THE VEHICLE, ONLY THE FRONT SPRINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 3/11/09 *CN UPDATED 03/13/09. *JB

I AM SENDING THIS ON BEHALF OF MY FATHER WHO DOES NOT HAVE INTERNET ACCESS. HE OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS THAT IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY MY MOTHER AND ONLY HAS 26000 MILES ON IT. A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN HE WAS CLEANING OUT HIS GARAGE HE FOUND A PIECE OF METAL ON FLOOR WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS FROM THE CAR. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO HIS LOCAL MECHANIC HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON YOUR WEBSITE I FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS BUT NOT THE REAR. I ALSO CHECKED WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE FRONT BUT NOT THE REAR. I ASKED THE DEALER WHY THERE WOULD NOT BE A RECALL FOR THE REAR AND ACCORDING TO HIM HE THINKS THERE SHOULD BE BUT FORD HAS NOT RELEASED ONE AS OF YET. BOTH REAR SPRINGS AND SWAG END LINKS HAD TO BE REPLACED THE CORRECT THE ISSUE AT A COST OF ABOUT $500. THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS A LITTLE DISHEARTENING SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS SUCH LOW MILEAGE, IS A 1 OWNER, VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE IT WAS NEW. *TR

2001 FORD TAURUS WITH SUSPENSION NOISE WHILE DRIVING. FORD MECHANIC DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FRONT AND REAR SPRINGS BROKEN ON 2/2/2009. PARTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. *TR

MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. LUCKILY I FOUND THE BROKEN PIECE IN MY DRIVEWAY. TOOK IT TO MIDAS AND RECEIVED A QUOTE TO REPLACE BOTH REAR SPRINGS AT A COST OF $900. *TR

2001 FORD TAURUS, 112,000 MILES. DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ON HIGHWAY INTERCHANGE, HEARD LOUD BANG AND CAR PULLED LEFT AND I GAINED CONTROL AND STOPPED. FOUND LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE PUNCTURING LEFT TIRE. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. FORD WILL COVER COST OF FRONT SPRINGS REPLACEMENT. DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID RIGHT SPRING WAS BROKEN ALSO AND TRANSMISSION PAN WAS ALSO PUNCTURED FROM BROKEN SPRING AND NEEDED REPLACED. FORD WILL NOT COVER COST TO PAY FOR PUNCTURED TIRE OR TRANSMISSION PAN PLUS FLUID. TIRE HAD AROUND 300 MILE ON IT. FORD GARAGE CALLED BACK AND SAID REAR SPRINGS WERE ALSO BROKEN AND NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL FROM FORD. SHOULDN'T REAR SPRINGS BE COVERED ALSO SINCE BREAKAGE WAS RESULT OF CORROSION PROBLEM LIKE THE FRONT SPRINGS? ALSO, SHOULDN'T THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO THE TIRE AND TRANSMISSION BE COVERED ALSO? NEVER RECEIVED ANY FORM OF NOTIFICATION RELATING TO THIS RECALL. BUT I HAD RECEIVE OTHER RECALL FOR WIRING PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO REMAINED ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION AND STATIONARY. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V106000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, SWITCH IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,900.

BROKEN COIL SPRINGS IN FRONT AND REAR OF VEHICLE. *TR

THE FAILURE IS A BROKEN LEFT REAR SPRING, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF BOTH REAR SPRINGS. THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I WOULD NOT SAY THAT THE BROKEN SPRING IN MY PARTICULAR CASE CAUSED IMMEDIATE DANGER AS THE SPRING WAS STILL IN THE SPRING SEAT, HOWEVER IT IS CAUSE TO FAIL A PA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION, AND COULD HAVE BECOME DANGEROUS IF THE SPRING WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD 99,600 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. I CAN'T PINPOINT ANY SPECIFIC EVENTS OTHER THAN ALMOST 100,000 MILES OF USE IN THE SALT BELT. IT IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THE TAURUS, AND MINE BROKE LATER THAN MANY OTHERS. THE FRONT SPRINGS (WHICH HAVE NOT BROKEN ON MY CAR) ARE COVERED UNDER RECALL...THE REARS SHOULD BE AS WELL. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2001 FORD TAURUS USED, IN 2004 IT HAS BEEN A GOOD CAR UNTIL 2008 WHEN IT STARTED SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A RACK AND PINION, SO I HAD THAT REPLACED AND PAID THROUGH THE NOSE. THE CAR WAS STILL SHAKING, I TOOK IT BACK HE SAID THAT I HAD TO GET IT ALIGNED BECAUSE IT WAS TOWED OUT AND HE DID NOT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO DO THAT. I REPLACED THE NOW BALD TIRED AND HAD IT ALIGNED. STILL SHAKING AND NOW WORSE, I AM NOW UNEMPLOYED AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND THE WARRANTY ON THE MECHANIC I TOOK IT TO IS UP AND HE SAYS IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR HIM TO LOOK AT IT FURTHER. WHEN I HAD IT ALIGNED THEY DID TELL ME THAT THE RODS AND THE STRUTS WERE FINE. SO WHAT EXACTLY COULD THIS BE? AFTER 40 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES LIKE CRAZY AND THERE IS A WHIRLING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEELS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

I NOTICED THAT AFTER INSTALLING FOUR BRAND NEW TIRES ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS, THAT THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT DRAMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE ALIGNMENT WAS JUST DONE AS WELL. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SAT EXTREMELY LOW. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAD SNAPPED AT THE BASE OF STRUT. FRONT SPRINGS HAVE A RECALL, WHY NOT THE FRONT. I AM AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS ON THIS SUBJECT AS I AM FORMERLY A SERVICE ADVISOR FOR FORD. THIS IS AN ALL TOO COMMON PROBLEM AND DOES POSE A SAFETY PROBLEM!!!! THIS IS TRUE AS THE VEHICLE FAILS NYSI AND MAKES VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. FORD WILL NOT REPAIR, YET THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THE SAME EXACT CONCERN. MY VEHICLE IS IN PERFECT OPERATING CONDITION AND CARED FOR WELL. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN! APPARENTLY UNTIL SOMEONE DIES, FORD AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. MY 2001 IMPALA AND MY 2002 CAVALIER BOTH HAD WELL OVER 100K, NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WERE IN THE SALT STATES THEIR ENTIRE OPERATING LIVES!! THERE MUST BE SOMETHING DONE NOW PLEASE. I AM FORCED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT MY OWN COST FOR SOMETHING THAT IS WELL KNOWN BY THE GOVERNMENT AND FORD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARS BANGING NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED IMPROPER SUSPENSION ISSUES IN THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS LOCAL SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED. THE DEALER HAS NOT CONFIRMED OR DENIED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000. UPDATED 02/24/09. *LJ UPDATED 02/24/09. *JB

REAR COIL SPRINGS BREAK! I REMEMBER THE RECALL FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS. BUT WHY FORD DOESN'T RECALL REAR AS THEY BREAK AS OFTEN AS THE FRONT ONES?? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR SERVICE. THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000. UPDATED 020209 *BF UPDATED 02/03/09.*JB

RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT. IF I HADN'T NOTICED A PIECE OF THE COIL SPRING ON MY GARAGE FLOOR, WHO KNOWS WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR. WE JUST HAD NEW TIRES AND A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT A MONTH BEFORE THE SPRING BROKE. *TR

2001 FORD TAURUS WITH 69,000 MILES HAS A BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT COILS WHICH FORD WILL FIX NO CHARGE UNDER 04M04 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION GUARANTEE BUT IT DOES NOT COVER THE REAR SPRINGS. IN THE EVENT OF THE BACK SPRING WORKING IT'S WAY TO THE TIRE THERE HAS BEEN REAR TIRE BLOWOUTS WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE ITSELF AND A DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. AT THIS TIME MY MOTHER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS BEING LOOKED INTO AS A MANDATORY RECALL. I FEEL SINCE THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT AND HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECT THAT THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SPRINGS OF THOSE SAME YEARS. PARTS REQUIRED TO CORRECT PROBLEM ARE NEW COILS BOTH SIDES. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE THINKS THERE SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL BUT HE DID NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THAT DECISION AND REFERRED ME TO YOU. THE COST TO MY MOTHER WHICH IS ON A FIXED BUDGET IS 600.00 AND SHE CANNOT AFFORD IT. THE SERVICE MANGER ADVISED HER TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE IT CAUSED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WHICH WOULD NOT BE COVERED EVEN THOUGH THE DAMAGE OCCURRED FROM THE BROKEN COIL SPRING. AT THIS TIME THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES BUT THERE ARE A POSSIBILITY OF THEM HAPPENING AT ANY TIME. PLEASE LOOK CLOSER AT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MAKE IT MANDATORY TO HAVE FORD MOTOR COMPANY FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU BRAD FARROW *TR

2001 FORD TAURUS - BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. *TR

AT TIME OF STATE INSPECTION: REAR DRIVERS COIL SPRING FAILURE CAUSING DAMAGE TO REAR TIRE. ESTIMATED @ $397 FOR THE COIL AND LABOR, PLUS $125 FOR NEW TIRE. MECHANIC SAID REAR PASSENGER SPRING IS NOT FAR BEHIND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SHREDDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE REAR COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE FAILING AND ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO MAKE REPAIRS UNTIL THE COIL SPRINGS ACTUALLY FAILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 88,000.

2001 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER REQUEST A RECALL ON REAR COIL SPRINGS ON 2001 FORD TAURUS AND MERCURY SABLE VEHICLES *TGW THE CONSUMERS SON WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE DRIVER, WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT SUDDENLY HE VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT, TOWARD THE MEDIAN WHICH SLOPED DOWNWARD AND BACK UP TO THE SOUTHBOUND LANES. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND LANDED ON ITS WHEELS AND WAS STUCK BY A SOUTHBOUND TRAILER TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEED. THE IMPACT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE KILLED THE CONSUMERS SON AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AND LEFT THE REAR PASSENGER WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. UPDATED 07/20/11 UPDATED 08/24/11*JB UPDATED 11/29/11. *JB

2ND REQUEST ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENTS, REQUESTING NHTSA NOT ONLY RECALL THE 2001 FORD TAURUS BUT REOPEN A 2007 INVESTIGATION RE THIS MATTER, ES HAVE NO REC OF PREVIOUS LTR FM SEN. MCCONNELL BUT RE ES11-005500/S/ C.LIEU *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER BROTHER AND HIS FRIEND DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, AND A THIRD PASSENGER WAS INJURED, WHEN THE REAR SPRING BROKE AND CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED AND THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE WEAK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS) UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REAR COIL SPRINGS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THAT COMPONENT. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

WENT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO TAKE CARE OF A RECALL NOTICE I HAD RECEIVED ON MY 2001 TAURUS FOR BROKEN FRONT SPRINGS. WHILE THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF MY FRONT SPRINGS THEY ALSO INSPECTED THE REAR SPRINGS ON THE CAR. WHEN THEY WERE FINISHED THEY CAME OUT AND TOLD ME THE REAR SPRINGS ARE CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I WORK IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY DEALING WITH METAL PARTS. I UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF HEAT TREATING METALS AND IF FORD WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SPRINGS CRACKING AND BREAKING DUE TO BAD HEAT TREATING, THE REAR SPRINGS FROM THE SAME TIME PERIOD SHOULD BE SUSPECT AND ALSO PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

I OWN A 2001 FORD TAURUS. THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES OVER THE YEARS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SPRINGS BUT NONE ON THE REAR. MY RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED IN OCTOBER. I HAD FIVE KIDS IN THE CAR WHEN THE FRONT COIL BROKE OFF AND RIPPED THE TIRE. THE COST TO FIX WAS $1,700. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A STRONGER DEMAND FOR FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. SEARCHING THE INTERNET I KNOW THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

WE HAVE A 2001 FORD TAURUS THAT HAS A BROKEN COIL SPRING IN REAR OF THE CAR. THE FRACTURED PIECE OF THE SPRING IS RIGHT BESIDE THE TIRE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. IN ADDITION TO THIS DANGER WHEN THE SPRING BROKE IT ALLOWED THE BACK OF THE CAR TO SET SO FAR DOWN THAT YOU CAN NOT EVEN PLACE 1 FINGER BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE TIRE AND THE FENDER WELD NOW. THE CAR WOULD CONSISTANTLY RUB THE TIRES IF WE TRY TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE CALLED FORD MOTOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NOT HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT REAR SPRING BREAKAGE SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. NOW HOWEVER AFTER READING THIS WEBSITE I SEE THAT I AM IN A CLASS OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS - I DO LIVE IN OHIO WHICH AFTER READING MORE ON YOUR SITE I REALIZE THAT WE ARE IN THE AREA THAT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO ALOT. AFTER SPEAKING TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP ABOUT MY PROBLEMS I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT REAR COIL SPRING BREAKAGE ON THESE TAURUS'S IS ONE OF THE MOST SEEN PROBLEMS IN HIS SHOP. PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR INVESTIGATION - IF IT MAKES FORD FIX THESE PROBLEMS AND 1 LIFE IS SAVED - IT WOULD BE WORTH ALL OF THE COMPLAINING AND NAGGING WE HAVE HAD TO DO TO GET THEM TO STEP UP AND REPAIR THEIR DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

I HAD MY CAR INSPECTED TODAY AND FOUND OUT BOTH REAR SPRINGS ON THE STRUTS WERE BROKEN. WHEN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I'VE FOUND OUT THIS IS COMMON IN 2001 TAURUS SEDANS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A RECALL COULD BE MADE FOR THE FRONT STRUTS BUT NOT THE BACK. A REAR TIRE POPPING AT 73 MPH BECAUSE OF A BROKEN SPRING BREAKING LOOSE IS JUST AS DANGEROUS AS A FRONT TIRE. *TR