43 problems related to rear suspension springs 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.
2002 Ford Taurus is experiencing failure in the left rear coil spring. When the coil spring failed, it damaged the tire.
Rear coil spring broke on my 2000 Ford Taurus and punctured passenger side rear tire. I was going about 15 mph since the traffic was backed up, otherwise if I would have been going faster, I could have been killed. I had to drive to nearest open tire dealer for new tire and new springs. Ford would not help me since I didn't get it fixed at a Ford dealer (but they were all closed when this happened (around 6:30 pm). I contacted the Ford dealer and gave them all my receipts, but they won't do anything.
I was driving to a nearby gas station for gas and heard the flat tire on the rear passengers side. Since only a block from teh station which had air I drove there in hopes of putting air in the tire to get to somewhere to repair or replace the tire. That did not work. After 2 1/2 hours of waiting for someone to come from aaa to change the tire. I was told I had a broken spring and he refused to put the spare on. I waited and 2 hours for a tow truck to have it towed to my garage. On inspection, it was found that the tire had been worn down by the broken spring and punctured a hole in it. Both rear springs and tires are replaced. I contacted Ford and they said that I need to have it towed and diagnosed by a Ford dealer at my expense, before they would decide if they would pay for the repairs. If not I would be responsible to pay all costs. Both springs are repaired due to a fear that this may occur on the other side at a high rate of speed and kill me or someone else. I intend to seek reimbursement from Ford, but have been told that unless it is recalled I will most likely not get reimbursed.
About 100' from my house, I experienced a loud explosion. I got out and saw the tire was flat and had spare tire put onto car. Could not find any punctures in the tire. Took to tire store. Person in store told us the driver's rear spring was broken and that it sliced the tire. Had the vehicle towed to Ford dealer.
Vehicle would make a clanking sound when running over a bump. Consumer inspected the vehicle and noticed driver side rear springs broke. Consumer was concerned that he received a recall on the front shocks, but not on the rear shocks. The dealer was notified. The rear spring and struts were replaced.
While pulling into the garage driver's side rear spring broke. Dealer was notified. The consumer saw the spring cutting into the tire. The consumer received a recall three months later.
I had just pulled out of my driveway recently and heard a loud crack come from the rear of the car. I thought I hit something, so I stopped the car and went out and looked at the rear suspension. I had heard of the front springs cracking, but not the rears, but I was surprised to find the rear spring on the left side of the car had cracked. Having taken automotive classes before, I was able to replace the springs myself with a new set from Ford, bypassing the dealer because they would not cover the cost of replacing the springs. This was an inconvenience for me at the time, and it ended up costing me money for a part that shouldn't have failed. I didn't think much of the part failure, and Ford didn't help me much, so I did not report it. It wasn't until I talked to others who have had the same problems recently that I chose to report this to you at the NHTSA. I hope something is done to prevent future failures, it could be dangerous if I was on the highway or moving at a faster speed. The car is a 2000 Ford Taurus sel. I didn't think much of the failure at the time.
2000 Taurus rear spring broke. *****.