Front Suspension Coil Spring problems of the 2001 Ford Taurus - part 1

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the front passenger side coil spring fractured. In addition, the contact discovered that the coil spring punctured through the front passenger side tire. The contact stated that the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign id number: 04v332000 (suspension) but the dealer refused to perform the remedy on the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

While driving my 2001 Ford Taurus ses today at city speeds (30 mph) I heard a very loud metallic clanking sound. I drove straight home and we put the car on the lift to inspect. We found the front left coil spring was broken from what appears to be rust/corrosion. We live in illinois & called Ford to see about the recall (04v332-4235) and how to go about repairing this. The agent checked our VIN and told us that our car did not qualify for this recall despite having been produced in the chicago manufacturing plant, which is one of the plants involved in the recall. Our tire was very close to being shredded by the broken spring and could have caused a very serious accident. I believe our car should be a part of this recall and stated to the Ford agent that I was dissatisfied by the apparent runaround I was receiving. I requested a formal complaint to be made, and he stated he would place my complaint in their database. If he actually did, I have no idea. All cars produced in the time frame at the chicago plant should be included in this recall. I will not buy another Ford product again due to this issue.

The front, left coil spring broke leaving a jagged edge that shredded the tires sidewall when the car was put in reverse. I do not know exactly when the spring broke, but I was driving on the freeway prior to parking the vehicle. Had this happened on the freeway, the results could have been disastrous. The tire that was shredded was a near new studded snow tire. The total cost to repair the suspension and replace the tire will be about 400 - 500 dollars.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the driver was driving 45 mph when the front driver's coil spring fractured. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop and the coil spring was repaired. An authorized dealer was then notified and stated that the vehicle was no longer covered under the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 04v332000 (suspension:front:springs:coil springs). The manufacturer offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 105,000.

Front passenger coil spring fractured. This was an item that was covered by recall 04m04. The fix was to install a cheap plate to prevent the coil spring from puncturing the tire when it cracks. The recall included a prevision to replace a broken spring if the vehicle was in service less than 10 years or less than 150,000. I am disappointed that the corrective action was not to fix the coil spring itself before it would break.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the vehicle exhibited an abnormally loud noise while reversing. The contact inspected the vehicle and found that the driver and passenger side front coil springs were fractured. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer advised the contact that there was a prior manufacturer's recall for the coil springs but the recall has since expired. The VIN was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 500,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the front coil springs were fractured due to corrosion. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that there were no recalls for the failure and offered no assistance. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that there were no recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 120,164.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the drivers side coil spring broke and punctured the drivers side tire when he was driving 5 mph. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where it was awaiting repair. The contact referenced recall 04v332000 (suspension:front:springs:coil springs) but was told by the dealer that they would not cover the replacement of the springs. The contact called the manufacturer; however, they offered no assistance. The current and failure mileage was 146,750.

Front suspension shock broke, coil spring ruptured tire.

Front coil broke when I was driving.

The front suspension on my 2001 Ford Taurus has both coils broken. There is a "customer satisfaction" recall on this problem for 10 years or 150,000. My vehicle has 170,000 miles. If this was a "safety" recall then there would be no limit. I believe this should be a safety issue. The coils can easily slide loose causing steering to be jammed with loss of control and/or tire damage resulting in very rapid lose of tire compression. Both situations have a high likely hood of resulting in an accident.

Routine driving is suburbs - back coil spring broke in 2001 Taurus - this has been a huge issue and Ford is not helping out. There is a recall on he front springs, so they were replaced for free, but the back ones cost my 83 year old mother $1000. Please doing something about this. My brother had a 2003 and the same thing happened. No recall, so he had to pay all of it. I once had a 2000 and when it broke it blew out the tire and I almost killed me, my family and about 10 other people on the highway. This is as bad as the Toyota thing.

Front suspension coil broke and punctured side of tire. Had this happen to back wheel at considerable expense. Hopefully this will be covered under warranty. Luckily this did not happen while my daughter was driving on highway to school or she could have been in a critical accident!.

2001 Ford Taurus wagon with 80,000 miles while driving on route 80 I heard a loud banging sound in the front end - the left front coil spring broke. Luckily the protective guards installed last year prevented the tire from blowing up.

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?.

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. Updated 12/10/09.

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. Updated 02/24/09.

I had to replace the both front coil springs on a 2001 Ford Taurus. The left front had broken. The car did have the shields installed as per the recall. Ford has done nothing to help with the cost. The car has 72,000 miles .

Had both front coil springs covered under Ford recall but also had left and right rear coil spring fractures not covered under recall. Rear coils replaced and installed for $415. 13. There should be a recall on the rear coil springs as well. . .

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. While driving 20 mph, the front coil spring failed and made a loud banging noise. The coil spring punctured the front passenger side tire. In 2002, Ford placed a protective cover over the coil spring. The cover was removed when the struts were replaced in 2007. The vehicle will be towed to the dealer. Nhtsa campaign id number 04v332000 (suspension: front:springs:coil springs) was referenced. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 92,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The vehicle failed inspection due to fractured front coil springs. The dealer stated that the rear coil springs also needed to be replaced. The dealer replaced the front coil springs according to the recall; however, the rear coil springs were not included. The recall number was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 69,000.

Heard a bang heading off an off ramp and car shot into guard rail with drivers side of car breaking headlight, bumper, bending hood, fender and door and various scratches along side of car. Had car towed to dealer where purchased upon investigation both front coil springs were broken and front tires were shredded. As repairs were being made I found there was a Ford recall on the front coil springs for the fractures an shredding of tires. Never received recall notice. The Ford motor company, after repairs were made, don't want to reimburse repairs made because the repairs weren't made through them and refuse to pay the body damage.

Dealer found all four springs broken after car was grinding on rear tire. Dealer is replacing front ones per recall but I feel rear springs are also prone to failure and Ford should issue a recall. Car suffered tire damage to right rear wheel.

Broken rear springs on 2001 Ford Taurus cost over 500 to replace. Front springs defective also and caused flat tire. Springs in front replaced at Ford cost. I was not reimbursed for tire.

Brought in my 2001 Ford Taurus for a front end shake and was informed by the mechanic that all 4 coil springs were broken!.

2001 Ford Taurus - left and right rear coil springs - broken. Repaired October 2007. Cost including the replacement of left and right rear struts $965. 87.

Driving along a smooth road,car was jolted with a loud bang. I discovered the front passenger side coil spring fractured,leaving part of its base in the strut mount. Second coil spring to fail on this car. Passenger rear also failed, one year ago.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. While driving 50 mph, the front and rear coil springs fractured. The service shop replaced the rear springs in the latter part of 2006. The contact stated that the failure sounded as if a stone had struck the undercarriage of the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 100,000. The consumer stated the front and rear coil springs broke in a relatively short period time. The front coil springs in the front didn't just break in one place, but in two places . The front strut mount was also punctured and had to be replaced. Updated 08/16/07.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact took his vehicle in for inspection and found that both of the rear coil springs were damaged. The current and failure mileages were 100,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. While driving 30 mph, the contact heard a loud noise and the front end of the vehicle dropped. The vehicle was taken to an auto garage and they stated that both front driver and passenger side coil springs failed. The vehicle was repaired and the coils and struts were replaced. The manufacturer stated that they will not reimburse her because the repair was not performed by an authorized Ford dealer. The failure mileage was 63,830 and current mileage is 63,956. Updated 09/16/08. Updated 09/18/08.

Broken rear coil springs. I was to the dealer 2 months ago and had the broken front coil springs replaced under warranty. Now, during a state inspection ,was informed the rear springs were broken and must be replaced at my cost.

I had a catastrophic failure of the coil springs on the 2001 Ford Taurus, and had to replace the front coil springs at my expense. Later , I found out about safety recall 04v332000 , and presented the bill to the local Ford garage for reimbursement of the price of the parts. The district Ford recall representative refused my claim and would not give a reason other than the work was not done at a Ford garage. What were the options. The spring destroyed the tire and I could have crashed under other conditions.

2001 Ford Taurus coil spring break for 2nd. Time. Lost control of car on freeway! get off your rearends and do something about this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

- the contact stated that on January 5, 2007 the contact was traveling in reverse when she heard a noise. The contact noticed the left front tire was flat. The contact stated on January 4, 2007 heard a loud noise coming from the garage, he went to investigate and found nothing. The contact believed that the noise he heard was the front tire spring rupturing. The contact stated he had heard squeaking noises coming from the front of the vehicle when it would go over bumps, but did not know what it was. The contact had the mechanic take a look at it, but he did not find anything. The vehicle had to be towed to a repair shop. Where they ordered two new front springs. Updated 02/22/07.

I own a 2001 Ford Taurus se. I took my vehicle in for nys inspection and found that 2 of my coils were broken, one rear and one front coil. My car has only 27,300 miles on it. This is a ridiculous problem to have with so few miles on my car. I took my car to the dealer and they replaced only one front coil and I had to pay to have the rear coil fixed. I have since learned that they are required to fix both front coils, even if only one breaks, which they did not do. However, why are the rear coils not covered in the recall??? they are also subject to salt. The rear coils are just as faulty as the front coils.