14 problems related to front suspension have been reported for the 2000 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Ford Taurus based on all problems reported for the 2000 Taurus.
Front spring broke while 17 year old daughter driving the car.
The contact owns 2000 Ford Taurus with 86000 miles. The contact stated during routine maintenance, the mechanic stated the drivers side coil spring failed. The manufacturer stated the vehicle was no longer covered by the extended warranty that was offered for this repair. The vehicle was not repaired.
Right front spring broke on 2000 Ford Taurus while traveling at 25mph. Small dip in road caused spring to break and strut to be damaged. Luckily the tire did not blow due to the low speed and able to immediately stop. . Car had to be towed and both springs and struts replaced. Car is driven in iowa. Car had 100,500 miles at time of breakage.
Driver started engine and shifted to reverse at which time the left front tire blew out. Inspection revealed that the spring was broken and punctured the tire. Further inspection revealed that the right front spring was also broken but had not yet punctured the tire. While these tires had only been driven 10 miles per day for 12 months they had no tread on the inside while the rest of the tires had little wear. Both springs appear to have broken in the same spot.
Rattling noise under the front end when driving.
2000 Ford Taurus- while backing up out of driveway front spring broke and punctured tire.
While driving over a speed bump front suspension collapsed. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealership for repairs. Within two months rear suspension collapsed while driving over the same speed bump.
While driving the vehicle at slow speed the steering wheel will rock side to side vibrating heavily and it will be hard for the consumer to control the front vibration of the vehicle. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information. Ts.
While driving front suspension rod broke.
Excessive front tire wear due to design and/or manufacturing defect in upper strut plate installation, resulting in improper alignment/chamber that cannot be corrected through realignment. This can result in tire failure, with obvious catastrophic results. Ts.
For the record: front end has a severe vibration that is coming from the engine cradle, espec. When light braking is taking affect or when ever your fooit is on the brake pedal. This is my seventh Taurus and have never come accross this before I suspect that it could be strut valve that might be packing. The dealer will only turn the rotor or offer to balance the tires. This is not the problem so I apt to wait. The ssysmtom also feels like you have 80 psi in the front tires. I'm almost positie its strut rebons/preload packing. This will be a big concern to new owers and it is not a isolated case. This could lead to major suspension damame along with improper handling esp. Under high speed braking. The wheel is not able to follow the imperfections of the road surface therefore the car will handle in a violent manner. Ford should investigate this and recall these cars before accedents start occurring.
When driving vehicle shakes and vibrates , when applying brakes steering wheel shakes.
Vehicle drifts to the left. Dealership has attemted to fix 5 times.
While driving at highway speeds vehicle pulls to left, cause unknown. The customer had been to the dealership 6 times for the vehicle veering to the left.