Front Suspension Coil Spring problems of the 2000 Ford Taurus - part 2

2002 Ford Taurus with front side coil spring problems* the front driver's side coil spring broke puncturing the tire. The vehicle was parked when this occurred. The vehicle was over it's warranty by 1231, therefore the consumer had to pay for the repairs.

At ~92,000 miles on my 2000 Ford Taurus a noise developed, when turning the steering wheel, that was diagnosed by the dealership service department as a broken coil spring on the driver side front suspension. They warned of possible tire failure if a piece broke off and punctured the tire. They noted that the cost of this work would be covered due to the recall. At the same time the service personnel reported that both of the rear coil springs were broken. It seemed unusual that they would inspect the rear suspension for a noise that was coming from the area of the front left wheel. Dealer service personnel offered that the rear springs may have been broken for a 'long time, possibly years. . . ' . Further warned that rear tires could be punctured by a piece of these springs. Clearly, they knew the rear springs were suspect and were looking for a non-recall service opportunity. Obviously all of these springs were either improperly designed or of substandard material or substandard workmanship. I would not want to replace the rear springs without some assurance (over seen by the NHTSA office) that the new springs were not of quality similar to the oem springs that were prone to failure. I was lucky not to have suffered an accident from any of the failures, I do not want to 'press my luck'. I will have the dealer replace the right front spring and install the guards on both front suspensions. I will request the failed spring.

Recall of 2000 Ford Taurus se VIN 1fafp55s9yg109210. Govt required recall for faulty car springs did not work. I went to Ford dealer in ri (paul bailey Ford (now flood Ford) for your recall 04v332000 - described below. The dealer put shields over front springs. Ford should have also replaced the springs at that time, but did not. In 2006, both front springs broke in my car. I had to replace the 2 front springs, plus tie-rods and right front hub and ball joint between July and Dec 2006. I did not go to a Ford dealer because the nearest dealer is about 30 miles away, and I could not take the chance that the broken spring would puncture my tire and cause a crash, so I used a nearby repair shop. Nhtsa or Ford should warn other owners that your recall did not solve the problem, because Ford did not also replace the springs as should have done. The failure of springs could lead to tire blowouts and serious car crashes.

: the contact stated that while driving the rear coil springs fractured causing the tires to blow out. The front springs and tires were replaced on recall # 04v332000 by the dealers. Most recently the back coil springs fractured and damaged the tire. The vehicle was taken to a mechanics to be replaced. There was no confirmation from the dealers or manufacturer to determine if the back springs was caused by a defect or recall. Updated 08/22/06.

Brought vehicle in for servicing and mechanic found that one of the rear spring were broke and the other was in bad shape. Both coils had to be replaced along with the struts.

: the contact stated the vehicle displayed no obvious signs of a suspension problem, however, at an annual state inspection, it was determined that both front coil springs were broken as well as the tie rod assembly and sway bar. A NHTSA recall, # 04v332000 concerning the suspension was performed on the vehicle. The front coil springs were previously repaired accordingly as indicated in the recall. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The manufacturer repaired the front coil springs under an extended warranty, but did not cover the cost of the tie rod assembly and sway bar.

Had vehicle in local shop for oil change and new battery, asked them to research clanking noise coming from front driver side wheel/tire. Upon investigation they stated broken spring coil, then noticed that rear passenger side spring coil broken and edge was rubbing against tire to the point where it has created a groove into the tire. Mechanic stated that it should be taken care of immediately and decision was made to cut 1-2 inch piece to relieve pressure from tire until vehicle can be brought into dealership. Until this point I was totally unaware that anything this severe was wrong. Contacted Ford customer service line and they indicated extension of warranty on front spring but not rear. Suggested to take it to dealer. Contacted dealer and they immediately took a "defensive" attitude, by asking has the vehicle been in a car accident or what did I hit. Neither has occurred, otherwise car would have been seriously out of alignment.

2000 Ford Taurus rear coil spring fractured piercing tire sidewall. Vehicle was traveling at low speeds at the time. This car recently had a front coil spring failure.

Consumer would like reimbursement for front coil springs, struts, and tires on a 2000 Ford Taurus. The vehicle was parked when the left front coil spring broke and punctured the tire. The consumer received a recall in the mail (04v332000). When he took the vehicle to the repair facility, he was told the recall could not be performed, because after market struts had been installed. The Ford kit would not bolt to the strut. When the rear brakes were replaced, it was discovered the right rear coils spring had broken which required replacement of the shock assembly and spindle.

The front coil spring broke and punctured the front tire on my 2000 Ford Taurus. I had the damage repaired then found out there was a recall. I contacted Ford and they refuse to reimburse me because I did not use a Ford dealer. They admitted they did not send a recall notice because they did not have me as the current owner, I have owned the car for over four years. They told me they are not responsible to notify me of a recall because I am not the original purchaser of the car.

Over a year ago I heard a metal hitting metal sound on the front drivers side. My auto repair guy could not find any problem. So life went on driving over 50 miles a day to work. One day I came out of the house and saw my tire flat, the same drivers side front. I took my husband's truck to work. When I returned home after work my husband had been working on the vehicle. He saw that there was a flat tire so he went to the store to get a can of fix a flat. He used it per directions. He could still hear air leaking so he put air in the tire with his air compressor. He could still hear air so he figured he would move the car and get the fix a flat mixing around. He put it in gear and heard the tire blow. He decided to fix the flat tire. It took him almost an hour to get the broken coil spring out of the tire. We had no idea that this was a recall, we had not recieved notification of any recalls on the Taurus. We had no money to fix it, since my husband is on ssd, it sat in my drive way for 3 months. A friend stopped over and said hey check on line see if this is due to a recall. Sure enough it was a recall. And so wasn't the break pedal switch that made my break lights stop working last winter. I did not know what it was so I stuck electrical tape on the wires until the break lights worked again. It is not right to allow Ford or any other manufacturer off the hook with these safety recalls, that have caused accidents injures and deaths. Everyone who owns one of these vehicles should be notified of the recalls. I was never notified of anything. When I called Ford headquarters to ask about it they to me that it was my responsibility to register my car and id # and adress, phone so they can contact me if there is a recall. Then they read to me rebatum the law indicating that they are to go thru the state vehicle registrations to inform all owners of any recalls. I informed them that that was definitely an excuse and it was not an acceptable answer or statement.

Left front coil spring broke. Fortunately, I found the broken spring and had it replaced before it caused other damage. The spring was corroded all the way through. The Ford dealer replaced both front springs.

Caller received recall notice on front coil springs, but is also having the same problem with the rear springs. Dealer and manufacturer said they will not help caller with this problem. Caller will have to pay for it himself.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Taurus. While he sat in the driveway, he heard a loud explosive sound. He noticed the driver front coil spring broke and punctured the tire. The front tires were repaired as part of a recall. Approximately two years later, both rear coil springs broke, however they did not puncture the tires. As of August 1, 2007, the rear coil springs were being repaired. The failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 101,000. Updated 02-01-08.

(1) backing out of the driveway. 2) driver side front spring failure 2000 Ford tauras, spring fractured puncturing the tires sidewall. (3) received recall notice I believe in August of 2004 and have been contacting the dealer in my area and they keep telling me the parts are not available for such recall call, back at a later date.

Passenger front spring broke.

Nhtsa recall campaign 04v332000; Ford issued a front coil springs recall. The consumer received the recall in Aug 2004 and contacted the dealer. The dealer indicated that no parts were available yet but the vehicle was safe to drive. While making a turn at 10 mph the left front coil spring broke.

The front coil springs of the consumer's 2000 Ford Taurus failed. The consumer feels that did not fix the coils spring problem by adding guards.

Ford re safety recall 04s17 to install protective spring shields on consumer 2000 Ford Taurus. The consumer is waiting on parts to become available in order for the recall repairs to be performed.

The driver noticed that the front side tire had a slow leak. Driver stopped at a gas station to fill the tire up with air, ands noticed that the coil spring exploded. Driver wa able to change the tire. Then, had the vehicle towed to dealer, and mechanic determined that the coil spring needed to be replaced.

Recall campaign 04v332000 concerning front coil spring shield. Consumer was unable to get the shield placed in his vehicle since the manufacturer had not delivered the part to the dealer.

The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph the left front driver coil spring broke. After the coil spring broke it tore the front tire into shreds. The vehicle made it back home, and was towed to the dealer. They replaced both coil springs on the front. This was covered under a previous recall. Now, the contact was worried about the back coil springs being affected, and that they may fail also. The contact was in contact with Ford motor company. They said that the front coil springs were covered under the recall ,and they gave the contact an extended warranty on the coil springs. Also, the consumer heard something on the news about someone wanting to open a congressional hearing on the back coil springs, and that was where the concern was coming from. The vehicle is a 2000 Ford Taurus.

04v332000/front coil springs. Owner received notification from the manufacturer in August, 2004 in regards to this recall. Owner was informed, at that time, that parts would be made available in December, 2004. It is January 2005 and there has been no notification from the manufacturer or the dealer informing the owner when the parts would become available. Provide further details.

I should have filed this earlier this year. My 2000 Ford Taurus had a recall in 8-2004 (but the shield to cover the coil springs was not made available for almost 6 months - which could have prevented the ultimate problem). The front coil spring broke and punctured the passenger side front tire while I was backing up. Luckily I was not going fast as it was very apparent I would have been in an extremely serious crash otherwise. This was towed to tire shop first, then to dealer and coil springs in front of car were replaced as was affected tire at no cost. However, now I see that the rear coil springs have malfunctioned in the same way on the same year/model car. I am not looking forward to a wait, or guessing game to see if my car will be one of the affected ones. I have had many problems and would like some assurance that I or my family will not suffer the consequences of the failure of yet another coil spring on my car. Incident date is approximate, as I will have to pull out records.

The consumer received a recall for the front coil spring shield. No contact from the manufacturer and no parts were available. Nhtsa coil spring shield recall 04v332000.

Consumer received recall 04v332000 for the coil spring shield. After trying making contact with the dealer consumer was told the vehicle could not be serviced since north carolina was not included in the recall. Consumer stated recall letter did not mention any state. Recall campaign; suspension:front:springs:coil springs.

Recall campaign for the coil spring was issued. Consumer wants to know can NHTSA do something to move things along to get repairs done.

Driving vehicle about 30 when the left front spring on my 2000 Taurus broke which destroyed the cv voint and stabilizer links. Since there is a recall on the front spring on these towed to dealer who said recalled part covered but subsidairy damage covered under warranty I would have to pay 50. Vehcile repaired.

Recall campaign: the vehicle's coil springs were recalled (04s12) but the dealer didn't have the part to repair the vehicle. The consumer needed new coil springs. Recall campaign 04v332000.

Consumer received recall 04v332000 concerning the front coil springs. The consumer made an appointment. When the consumer arrived at the dealer, she was told that her vehicle was not covered under the recall due to VIN. The manufacturer was notified.

Recall o4v332000 concerning front coil spring. Consumer was told by the dealer as well as the manufacturer that parts for this recall would be available in December. As of today, these parts were still unavailable. Later consumer contacted the manufacturer again, and was told that parts were still unavailable. The consumer stated that there were no failures.

Received recall notice for 2000 Ford concerning front coil springs failing and rubbing front tire. Recall#04v332000.

Notification recall 04s17 safety exists in 2000 Taurus, front spring rusted thru and snapped off piercing the tire recall# 04v332000. The consumer was told that the parts were not available to perform the recall.

Nhtsa 04v332000 concerning front coil spring. No parts were available.

Concerns for possibility of tire being ruptured while driving. The consumer received a recall notice which stated even though there was a possibility that tire could rupture that it was ok to continue driving the vehicle, because the parts would not be available until Dec 2004.