Rear Suspension Springs problems of the 2002 Ford Taurus - part 2

Rear spring broke damaging tire.

We have a 2002 Ford Taurus with aprox 45,000 miles. As my family was getting ready to enter the car we heard a loud "boom" . The back end of the car seemed to be a bit lower than usual. As we tried to drive it out of the driveway there was a large amount of rubbing so we parked the car and called our local dealership. Today the mechanic let us know that the rear coil springs and struts are broken. This is a family car that is driven locally and has only a little over 45,000 miles on it. I see no reason for this failure whatsoever. This is the 3rd Ford vehicle between our family and my parents family that has had this happen with springs, struts and/or suspension bar. Fortunately all three times it happened before we were out on the highway. Ford is well aware of the problem. My father worked for Ford for 40 years and I can tell you the faulty parts are or were coming right out of monroe, michigan. They know this yet keep using the parts. You would think after the recall on models up to 2001 that they would correct the problem but they have not. Is it going to take a death and lawsuit to keep Ford from brushing this under the carpet? there are complaints all over the internet from people with 2002 models and up having the coils and springs failing on both the front and rear of their vehicles. I truly hope that Ford will be forced to correct this problem once and for all. It is a truly dangerous situation. I fear for my safety and my children's safety.

I was driving my car, a 2002 Ford Taurus sedan a few miles from home when the rear passenger-side started bouncing. About 30 sec later I had a blow-out on the rear passenger-side tire. Luckily I was only going about 30 miles an hour. Normally this car is used on the highway for a long daily commute, so I got lucky. When I took the tire in, a 1/4 inch groove was cut in the interior side wall from a broken spring. When I examined the spring it was not rusted at all. This is clearly a defect in the metal that Ford should repair for free. They should replace all the springs before a serious accident happens.

1. ) left rear coil spring broke in two places. Vehicle only has 46,000 miles, is less than 5 years old, has always been garage kept, has never towed and rarely has passengers in the back seat. I thought I had something loose moving around in my trunk. I emptied everything out of the trunk and still had a noise in the rear of the vehicle. I crawled underneath the vehicle and saw the broken spring. 2. ) I called the dealer to find out what it would cost to replace the spring. A serviceman at the dealership suggested that it would be best to replace both springs, struts and upper mounts. I was quoted a price of $603. 00 parts & labor plus $82. 90 for a 4 wheel alignment. 3. ) I checked with a wear master shop I've used for repairs for years and was able to get the suggested repairs done for $677. 67 tax included. These are with quality moog & monroe products that have a lifetime warranty. Repairs were made and I do have the old parts. After researching this on the internet I see the NHTSA has a defects investigation (NHTSA action ea06002) for rear springs on these vehicles.

: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked, updated 8/16/2006 - the consumer noticed that the rear of the vehicle appeared to be sagging. The vehicle was jacked up and the tires were removed. At that moment the consumer saw that both rear oil springs were broken. The left rear tire sustained damage from the broken spring and had to be replaced. The upper spring seat bushing was loose in the plate. The dealer replaced the plate.

In 2006, I had a flat rear-driver's side tire. I took it to be repaired at discount tire, in plainfield IL. The mechanic promptly told me, after he had affixed the repaired tire, that I had two broken rear springs. He then told me to contact Ford, as the Taurus had been having problems with that particular problem. I was not in an accident or had any other problem with the car that would cause that to happen. I phoned Ford in plano, IL. Then following day, and was told that my particular vehicle was not covered by Ford for that problem. I think that this is a problem that Ford should fix, as I have done nothing to cause it!.

I bought my 2002 Taurus sel dohc in March of 2005 with 19,000 miles on it from autofair Ford in manchester, nh. I live in a salty area in the winter, but I clean the underside of my car often. It is my daily driver and the car now has 41,000 miles on it, all highway. About 2 weeks ago, I was driving down the road , going around a corner at about 35 mph when my car made a loud snap noise from the drivers side rear wheel. I pulled over and examined the car, and everything seemed to be alright. The rear end was slightly sagging, but Taurus' are known to have low back ends. . I figured I can over a stick at a funny angle or something. About a week later, last Thursday, the car made the noise again, this time it sounded like the whole car made the noise, and I could feel it in the steering wheel. I pulled the car over again, got out, and the camber on both of the rear wheels was on the toes (the top was bent in), and the rear end was so low I couldn't fit a finger in between the top of the fender and the wheel. I drove 1 mile home, jacked the passenger side rear wheel up, and when I took the wheel off to my surrprise the spring was all rusted and it had snapped. The jagged edge was literally centimeters from my tire, thank god it did not happen on the highway or it may have punctured the tire and caused a blowout. I could have been seriously injured. I put the wheel back on, took the drivers side rear wheel off, and again the spring was snapped in two. This side, at the snap the jagged edge next to the tire was rusted, so this spring must have been the first to snap. I was driving with a broken spring which nearly punctured my rear tire for over a week. Both rear springs broke, they were clearly defective and they must be recalled. What is it going to take, a rear spring on a Taurus to snap on the highway, cause a blowout, and kill somebody? actions needs to be taken in order to prevent this from happening.

There was a squeaking, metallic up and down kind of a noise coming from the back of the car. Turned out the rear, passenger side spring popped up into the back of the car.

I had a flat tire 6/12/2005. Here the perimeter of the tire was ?sliced due to bad drivers side spring. My car is a 2002ford Taurus veh id#1fafp53u62g115932. My brother in law had the same problem w his ?2000 Taurus but the front spring. The dealer said his was covered under a gov warranty but mine was not covered. The car was towed to the dealership and we had a$233 bill to repair something that could have been fatal. Immediately after the repair the car started making a loud knocking noise and car was back in dealership 6/21 fro $400. Repairs to replace both rear struts. This car only has 42,000 miles on itl.

Left rear coil spring broke gashed the rear tire.

I was having work done on my 2002 Taurus when my mechanic placed the car on the lift he noticed that my two rear springs need to be replaced immediately. The cost for this repair would be $800.