Front Suspension Coil Spring problems of the 2002 Ford Taurus - part 2

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the driver front coil spring failed. The contact found that the coil spring had also punctured the front driver side tire. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but the vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 120,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. The contact was driving approximately 5 mph when the front driver's side coil spring fractured. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was repaired. The failure recurred approximately one month later on the front passenger side coil spring. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 69,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Took my car in for an oil change and they showed me that my front passenger coil spring was broken. Was told this is a very common issue and is a safety concern because many people have the spring go into their tires.

On 7/27/11 while driving my 2002 Ford Taurus which has approx 41000 miles I heard a loud bang from the front of the vehicle. After arriving at my home I discovered that the right hand front coil spring had broken. Although I was able to safely drive the vehicle to my house this could have turned into a dangerous situation had the broken spring punctured the tire.

We discovered our 2002 Taurus in the driveway with a completely flat tire. Upon removal of the tire to put on a temp tire we discovered the coil (front passenger) had broken and had punctured the tire (it was actually through the tire and we had to work to get it out of the tire). Luckily no one was driving the vehicle at the time.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus xl. The contact stated while driving 5 miles per hour making a turn the driver side front coil springs broke, and punctured the drivers side front tire. The vehicle was repaired by a private mechanic. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 80,000, and the current mileage was 83,000.

This morning as I was backing out of my driveway, I heard a grinding sound coming from the front passenger tire. I stopped the car and looked under the car to check for obstructions. I then turned the car around and backed it back into the driveway. I began to pull forward slowly, attempting to determine if the noise was from the brake. At that point the tire blew, and the was a loud pop. Upon removing the tire, I was able to see the the coil around the strut had embedded itself into the sidewall of the tire, and tore a ring all the way around. It looks as if I tried to open the tire with a can opener. After removing the strut and the coil, I was able to see that a piece of the coil had snapped off up near the top. After looking at the point of the break, I was able to see that there was no erosion, or rusting. The mechanic who is repairing the strut is quite stunned, as is everyone else who has seen the pictures of the tire, and the coil. Apparently something like this happening is quite rare. In fact, they all have said that they have never heard of something like this happening. I am grateful that it did not happen as we were driving on the road. Yesterday evening the car was fine, and not making any of the grinding noise at all.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the vehicle was started and as he proceeded to drive, the front end of the vehicle dropped and was resting on the tires. He then noticed that both front coil springs were fractured. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who inspected the failure and stated that he would need to replace the broken springs. The coil springs were replaced at the contacts expense and there was no recall for the failure. The manufacturer was contacted who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 72,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. The contact was driving approximately 5 mph when he heard a very loud banging noise. The vehicle was stopped and the contact noticed that the front driver side tire had been punctured by the coil spring. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 148,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. While driving approximately 30 mph, the contact heard a loud clanging noise outside of the vehicle. The contact continued driving and upon reaching her residence, she noticed the front passenger side coil spring had completely fractured. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and repaired. The contact planned to notify the manufacturer of the defect. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. The contact was driving approximately 40 mph when he noticed that the front passenger tire was flat. When inspected, he noticed that the coil springs were fractured and had punctured the tire. The vehicle was not driveable and was towed. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they advised him that he was not included in any recalls and would provide any assistance. The failure and current mileages were approximately 80,000.

Broken left front coil spring while driving at 35 mph which resulted in damage to the left front tire as well as other suspension and drive axle components. This is similar to the current investigation NHTSA ea08-018. No injuries or crash resulted.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that she was driving at low speeds and thought she hit something. After inspecting the vehicle she noticed that there was a flat tire. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they advised her that the front passenger side coil spring would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired for the front passenger side coil springs. In addition, after taking the vehicle through inspection they advised her that front end links would also need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired for the front end links. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Driver front coil spring snapped and punctured tire. Had to replace both fronts. Rears had snapped as well. Replaced them too.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. While driving approximately 38 mph, the contact stated that the front drivers side coil spring fractured. The contact did not inform the dealer; however, the manufacturer advised the contact that her vehicle had not been included in recall number: 04v332000 (suspension:front:springs:coil springs). The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were 65,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while leaving the driveway he heard a loud noise and pulled to the side of the road. He then looked at the front drivers side and didn't see anything. When he entered the vehicle and drove a few more feet the noise recurred. He decided to place the spare tire on the vehicle and noticed that a wire was fractured that had punctured the tire. The vehicle was inspected by a independent mechanic who advised him that the coil springs fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were approximately 79,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving 35 mph both front and back coil springs broke. The failure caused the front of the vehicle to fall on the tires. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who repaired the vehicle. The dealer informed him that his year, make and model vehicle does not have any recalls or warranties; therefore, he had to pay for the cost of the repairs. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 123,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the front driver side coil spring fractured and punctured the tire. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they replaced both the front driver and passenger side coil springs. The contact did not inform the manufacturer of the failure. The failure mileage was 57,889.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. While driving approximately 60 mph, the contact heard a loud noise when she noticed that the front coil spring had fractured, causing the tire to blow out. She notified aaa, who towed the vehicle to a Ford dealer. The dealer advised the contact that her vehicle had not been included in recall number: 04v332000 (suspension:front:springs:coil springs). The contact did not inform the manufacturer nor was the vehicle repaired. The failure mileage was 75,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. While driving approximately 10 mph, the contact noticed dust coming from the front passenger side of the vehicle and discovered that the front passenger tire was flat. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the technician stated that the front coil spring fractured and punctured the tire and both front coil springs would need replacing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated there were no recalls for the vehicle and could not provide any assistance. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. The contact was driving in reverse approximately 2 mph in a residential driveway when suddenly, she heard a loud noise outside of the vehicle. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the front driver side tire was completely deflated as a result to a fractured coil spring which had pierced the tire. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired for the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. While driving in reverse at a very low speed, the vehicle exhibited a loud pop. The driver exited the vehicle and discovered that the front driver side tire was flat. The driver removed the tire and found that the coil spring was fractured and had pierced the tire. A spare tire was installed and the vehicle was in the process of having the failure diagnosed by an authorized dealer. The failure and current mileage was 90,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that there was an abnormal squeaking and low growl from the front end of the vehicle. The contact believed that the failure was caused by a faulty coil spring that would eventually fail. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The current and failure mileage was unknown.

02 tuarus ses front left coil spring cracked.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the front left coil spring broke while they were traveling 65 mph. The contact stated that the tire did not blow out and they were able to pull the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the contacts home were they were able to see that the coil spring was broken. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage and current mileages were 90,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. While driving in reverse at an unknown low speed a loud popping noise was heard. The vehicle was stopped and the contact noticed the front driver's side tire was flat. A spare tire was installed and the vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop where the contact was told the front driver's side coil spring pierced the tire. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 124,368 and the current mileage was 124,668.

While driving my 2002 Ford Taurus, a loud mechanical snap was heard, followed (about two seconds later) by blowout of the left front tire. The car swerved out of it's lane, into a snow bank on the side of the road (we had 10" of snow that day). When the tow truck lifted the car, I saw that the left front coil spring had snapped, and the metal had punctured the inside wall of the tire. There were no injuries. The car was taken to atchinson Ford, belleville, mi, where it will be evaluated in the morning.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus wagon. The contact stated that the front drivers side coil springs fractured while. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who informed the contact that he would need to replace the coil spring with a metal wrapped coil spring. The coil spring that failed was not metal wrapped. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000. Updated 03/15/lj updated 05/02/11.

I had a flat tire that was stuck to the car. I attempted to roll the car back and forth to loosen wheel. Heard a pop and thought that the tire broke free. When I jacked the car up, a piece of the drivers side front coil fell out. I am getting it replaced.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while backing out of his garage, he noticed that the front driver side tire had fractured due to a coil spring which punctured the tire. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that he needed to replace the strut and coil springs. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. While attempting to drive the vehicle, the contact heard a loud banging noise when she noticed that her front strut broke, causing the tire to shred. The failure was similar to NHTSA campaign id number 04v332000 (suspension:front:springs:coil springs). The contact did not inform the dealer. The manufacturer informed the contact that her vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 120,000.

My,2002 Ford Taurusfound front driver side coil just snapped and tore up the wheel. Luckily it happened while backing out of driveway. Checked and found there was a recall for up toaugust 2001 . Also, seen on line when searching recalls that others have had this happen to them on same 2002 Taurus. If this happens while driving it would be like a blow out and how many could be hurt or killed!.

Ford Taurus 2002 left front spring coil snapped. Driving into parking lot, making a right turn at 5 mph, loud bang and the left front of car dropped. Inspecting the damage, found the top of the spring, the first full circle, snapped completely off. Looking at the interior of the snapped section, noticed a patch of discoloration in the cracked section. This may have been caused by a crack in the spring and had been subjected to the elements for a period of time. Replacing coil at local garage.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Taurus. While driving approximately 3 mph, the contact heard an unusual spinning noise from the front end of the vehicle; suddenly, the front end collapsed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where they informed that the front passenger side coil spring had completely broken. The technician was in the process of replacing both front coil springs. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Front coil spring broke while backing and ruined new front tire and who knows what else on our 2002 Ford Taurus. Based on the huge number of complaints. . Why hasn't there been a recall. Our car has 55,000 miles. We live in minnesota. This is crazy.