Front Suspension Coil Spring Problems of Ford Focus - part 2

While my wife was driving on I-95 the right front coil spring suddenly fractured and in the process wedged into the tire destroying it and the strut. Luckily she was able to get to the side of the highway. The vehicle is a 2002 Ford Focus. Ford knows about this problem and it has happened to many Focus'.

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Ford Focus 2002 zx3 had to have the coil/spring assembly replaced due to the spring resting on the front right tire. From all the research that I have done on the web, this is a safety issue that needs to be investigated by the NHTSA. I found the information for the 2000 Ford Focus on the following website just to reference how many problems there are with these coil/spring assemblies. Before Ford has any other problems with deaths occurring with faulty problems, I would like to have it investigated. And to my dissatisfaction Ford did not send any warning out nor contact me via their customer satisfaction program that was offered to the dealerships. Furthermore, I did not even know that I had to take it to a dealership.

While the car was parked I heard a pop come from the car. Then part of the front passenger side coil spring fell out.

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Coil springs. Left front coil spring broke with out reason. Thankfully the spring did not blow off of retaining area. If it had while I ws driving this could have potentially caused my steering to lock up blow a tire or who else know what. And the outcome from any of these could have been life threatening.

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Went to back out of driveway and heard loud scraping noise. Found front coil spring broken and protruding into top of tire. Also, found a lot of rust under car by front tire. Severely gouged tire in just short distance in driveway. Car is at dealership for repair at this time. Presently car has only approximately 20,000 miles. If this had occurred at highway speeds, we would probably be dead!.

Driver side front coil spring snapped.

2000 Ford Focus; both front coil springs broken or coils overlapping.

I had a front right suspension spring break while the car sat in my driveway overnight. This could have killed me if it happened on the road as a jagged point was engaged with the tread of the tire. Dealer admits this to be a common problem with the Focus and the taurus, but would not cover the part or labor.

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Noticed a creaky sound coming from the front of the car. When mechanic looked at it, the left front coil spring was broken. Car has 72,000 miles. Replaces both front springs. Have never known coil springs to just break on a car. And judging from the other complaints filed here and elsewhere on the internet for this year car, it is a fairly common problem. Shame on Ford for not following up on this.

Front coil spring broke and could have caused bad accident and injury. Coil spring where it broke was rubbing on front tire. Front end had been noisy and would sound like something bumping or not connected when on rough pavement or speed bumps. Had to have front coil springs and struts replaced, re-aligned.

2001 Ford Focus zx3 with <55,000 miles has been found to have both from springs broken. At the time of discovery neither spring had worked lose from the perch, however with additional time the springs would be able to move and potentially puncture a tire.

Left front strut coil spring broke at approx. 45,000 miles causing the Focus to become undrivable. If the broken spring would have gotten into the tire, it would have also destroyed the tire. The coil spring it's self could not be replaced. The struts must be replaced in pairs. Both front strut assemblies were replaced at a cost to me of $595.

Passenger side front coil spring fractured. Loud crunch noise when turning right or left. No accident or injuries. I am going to have the spring replaced this week, 07/18/07.

Rear wheel bearing failure on Ford Focus 2003. This part which is usually good for 75,000 to 100,000 miles failed due to corrosion on both rear wheels. The axle was almost cut off without warning. A known problem on previous model years 2000, 2001 & 2002. After this incident I was informed by my niece and brother-in-law that there Ford Focus models of the same year had also failed in exactly the same way. Ford claims that they have no knowledge of this. This is a very serious situation. While the service department inspected the vehicle they also found a broken front spring; from corrosion; which Ford acknowledges and is paying for the replacement of the springs; due to a previous recall. This is a very expensive repair at $323. 00 for the axle and additional costs for alignment etc. After the parts are replaced.

The front coil spring broke while doing 70 mph on the highway and the coil spring dug into front tire. Locking of front tire forced me off the road. Thankfully, I was able to come to a rest in the borrow pit.

We were driving our car (a 2000 Ford Focus) and had just pulled into our driveway, as we shut off the engine we heard a popping sound, but neither my wife nor I could decide if it was the car. About 30 minutes later my wife was going someplace with the car and when she had backed up we heard a scraping sound coming from the front end. Upon investigation we found that the driver's side coil spring had broken and a sharp pointed end of what was left was poked out into the tire, the tire did not blow, but could have if we were traveling at any significant speed. The coil spring should have been restrained by a clamp and a cup shaped plate, but the plate was not cup shaped at all. This seems like a defect and an unsafe thing that could result in injury or death to the occupants of the car. Ford has a known bad track record with springs, and there is a technical service bulletin that should be upgraded to a recall. Further, other models of Ford should be inspected to see if they also have this engineering design flaw with the spring base plate.

Own a 2000 Ford Focus, was backing out of a parking space, when I heard a loud noise from the front drivers side. Stopped the vehicle, got out to see if I hit anything, nothing was there, just smooth asphalt. Was very nervous about driving the vehicle after that. On my hour commute home I notice the vehicle drove differently, something didn't feel right. Also noticed a rubbing noise when turning the steering wheel. Drove as slowly as possible. Called my mechanic next morning, took it in to be looked at, two mechanics took a quick look and drove it. Both came to the conclusion the front drivers side spring coil had broke! mechanic informed me the vehicle was very unsafe to drive.

Was driving slowly (luckily), when the spring of the suspension broke on our Ford Focus se 2000 station wagon. This lead to shredding of the front tire. Ford replaced the 2 front springs for free indicating that they knew about this defect and chose not to fix it in advance despite the risk. Nevertheless, the same incident would have happened at 75 mph it is very likely that this would have lead to an accident with possible injuries/deaths.

I drive a 2001 Ford Focus. My car was parked overnight, and as I went to back out of my parking space to go to work, I heard a loud clunking noise and my car struggled to back up. I left my car parked as I thought it was a problem with the brakes. I drove the car to work the next morning (going 65 on the freeway), and the noise continued to worsen and I started to smell burning rubber. I brought the car to a repair shop. The next day they said I was very lucky the tire did not blow because the spring had broken and was rubbing against the tire. This is a problem I know Ford is well aware of. I don't know what I would have done had anything happened to me and my family as a result of this gross negligence by Ford. Repairs ended up costing $570 to replace both front springs, struts, and mounts.

Both front coil springs broke within 7 days of each other, causing the car to sag and drive abnormally.

Front springs assembly popped out of plate and punctured my tires.

Up to this time, the vehicle was running fine with no sings of any problems. I had just merged on the highway. Suddenly, I heard a loud bang. I thought a rock had kicked up and struck the bottom of the car. After exiting the highway and making a turn, I heard a "clunking" noise. After getting the car to the shop to check the problem, it was found that the front driver side coil spring had snapped. To repair properly, both front coil springs and struts will be replaced and the front end aligned. Only new replacement parts used for repair. I never heard of, or experienced this.

Strange noise when turning and/or hitting bumps. Both front springs were broken with the left spring broken in two places. Had to replace both springs and struts and have front end alignment done.

- the contact stated that while driving the 2000 Ford Focus with 98,000 failure mileage at 30 mph she heard a dragging sound and the vehicle began to smoke from the front passenger and driver sides. The smoke and dragging got worse, therefore, the contact returned home. The vehicle was raised, and the contact noticed that both driver and passenger coil springs were broken. The vehicle has been repaired. The consumer stated original coil springs were sent back to Ford to assist in possible reimbursement, however the Ford Focus was not listed in the recall notice provided. Update 05/04/07.

2000 Ford Focus tire blew out. Customer states she was informed after the repair of the vehicle that there was a silent recall on the coil spring. She stated that the coil spring broke causing the tire to blow out. The consumer stated she was notified by Ford that they were not going to be reimbursed for the repairs. The consumer provided a copy of the silent recall issued by Ford pertaining to the vehicle.

Driving on rt 80 at 65 mph the passenger front coil spring failed causing the coil spring to rub on the tire and damage it. However, the bf goodrich sidewall was strong enough to allow the car to be driven slowly to a Ford dealer about 1. 5 miles away. Both front coil springs were then replaced per the earlier NHTSA agreement with Ford. The coil springs were left with dealer. As the coil failure could have caused a high speed blow out, in my opinion, Ford should replace all 2000 to 2003 Focus front coil spring in stead of free replacement when they fail per Ford's 03m02 customer satisfaction program.

While leaving a parking lot, crossed a speed bump, at 5 mph, heard a loud clunk and the car would not easily move. Car was taken to a repair facility on a flatbed. Garage determined that the left front coil spring broke and bound up on the left front tire. The left front coil spring was replaced, as well as the left front sway link, which was also damaged by the broken spring. The broken spring is available for inspection.

The front left coil spring on my car snapped and lodged in the front left wheel, causing it to seize while driving at highway speeds. The car came to a rapid halt, and if I wasn't in the right lane when the incident occurred, an accident might have resulted. A few days before, I had heard a snapping sound from the left side of my car, but I noticed no immediate symptoms. Ford has determined that the coil spring was improperly manufactured, but no recall was performed. Ford's response (campaign 03m02, in response to investigation ea 02-023) was not adequate for the following reasons: 1. Ford's response states that the spring failure will cause "suspension noise, possibly accompanied by sagging of one side of the vehicle. " clearly, the failure that I experienced was not considered when determining if the situation warranted a recall. 2. Ford did not notify me that it knew that the front coil springs were defective. This left me without the information that I needed to recognize the failure and prevent further problems. 3. The spring was inspected by the dealer 7 months before the accident, but the corrosion was not spotted. This indicates that the dealers were not monitoring the spring, despite the fact that I live in a high-corrosion area.

While having the car serviced at a 'big-box' service department on July 16,2006 ,it was lowered to the floor,with a loud bang. . . The right front coil spring had snapped , with a part wedging the "new" front tire against the inner panel. . The other part of the spring damaged the strut assembly. . The service manager told me to contact a towing company --because the car could not be driven. . When my tow truck driver saw the car and dragged it off the lift . . He replied to me that I was lucky it did not happen at 65 mph or I would have been history. . Now, even with all--all new parts I don't know if I will ever feel safe driving it. .

I was parking when I heard a noise. The coil spring on the right front had broken. I drove to a gas station and had it repaired.

: the contact stated while driving 45mph the vehicle veered toward the right. A clunking sound came from the front of the vehicle. Upon inspection the independent repair shop determined the front coil spring fractured. The front coil spring needed replaced.

Broken coil springs.

: the contact stated while traveling 25 mph, there was a loud pop as though something hit underside the vehicle. The steering then pulled to the right. The vehicle was driven to an independent repair shop that determined both front coil springs fractured and the springs were replaced.

Left front suspension spring broke after riding over a manhole cover at low speed. The vehicle made a grinding noise and it was parked in the nearest parking garage. The damaged tired had to be removed and replaced with the spare to move the car back out of the parking garage to be towed. This tire was also damaged (however, the damage was less severe). The car was then towed to the nearest dealership. The coil spring cleaved under the rubber shielding and damaged the left front tire. If this had occurred at highway speeds, the tire would have punctured and caused significant damage and possibly injury/death.

Front passenger spring broke, separated from the mounting bracket, embedded the end of the spring into the tire which punctured it. Vehicle required towing for repair. I was notified of an "extended warranty" on the problem and submitted a claim to the local dealership for reimbursement. After 5 months of follow-up, I finally received a check for the repairs.