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CarComplaints.com Notes: Most people need a car where the coil springs don't puncture or shred tires while driving. The Taurus fails in that respect.
The 1999-2003 Ford Taurus has a huge problem with coil springs breaking, which can puncture or even shred tires while driving.
The US government spent THREE YEARS (2008-2011) investigating the 2002-2003 Taurus coil springs. Although Taurus/Sable from earlier years were recalled, ultimately the NHTSA did not force a recall. They determined that because there had been no deaths & very few bad crashes & injuries, the broken coil springs defect was no big deal & not a safety defect. Tell that to all the owners who had close calls...
8.8
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $670
- Average Mileage:
- 91,850 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 48 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace front springs and struts (29 reports)
- coil springs replaced (10 reports)
- not sure (4 reports)
- replace spring, strut, stabilizer bar and tire (4 reports)
- replace spring, strut, stabilizer bar & tire (1 reports)
suspension problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Thank God this happened while I was sitting in the driveway. Was just getting ready to take my son to school, put car in reverse and suddenly the drivers front just dropped to the ground. I got out and checked and the tire was flat and laying on the rim. I looked around thinking maybe one of my kids left something out and it was under the tire. After more inspection, I felt around the inside of the tire only to find a snapped coil spring cut into the tire. spent 70.00 to get towed 3 miles and 1100.00 for replacement to both front coil spring strut assemblies. wrote a letter to ford to make them aware that this could be a safety issue. ford's response was blah blah blah, wear and tear, sorry to hear about your troubles and thanks for being a ford customer. well, not anymore. last New vehicle we purchased is not a ford.
- Jack P., Coatesville, US