Front Suspension Coil Spring problems of the 2004 Ford Taurus

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that he changed the front driver's side tire because it was flat and he noticed that the suspension coil was fractured, which caused the tire to become flat. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 100,000. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, there was a loud popping sound in the front end of the vehicle. The contact was able to pull over but did not notice anything wrong. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who stated there was a broken coil spring on the right side . The contact also stated that just recently the left coil spring broke. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 139,000 and the current mileage was 139,338.

The right front coil spring on my 2004 Taurus failed catastrophically, without warning, immediately as the car was placed into drive just after being started in the driveway. This destroyed the right front tire, which suddenly exploded when the broken spring end punctured the sidewall, creating an 8-inch rupture. The car had not moved an inch, as the failure occurred exactly as the transmission was placed into drive with foot on the brake. The car had 117,617 miles on it when this happened.

Vehicle: one owner 2004 Ford Taurus wagon, 73,500 miles, no accidents. Passenger side front coil spring fractured resulting in catastrophic puncture of the tire. Fortunately, this occurred as I was backing out of the garage so there was no accident. The fracture surface was clean and showed no evidence of prior damage other than slight surface corrosion.