Front Coil Spring failure on Ford Taurus

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 757174

Date of Failure: January 20, 2001

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
ON A TURN TO THE RIGHT GOING VERY SLOW, THE SPRING BUSTED ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE SPRING BROKE, IT PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND DAMAGED THE STRUT AND BEARING ASSEMBLY AVBOVE THE STRUT. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPPERATIVE AND I WAS STRANDED. FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT SPRING DIDN'T BREAK WHILE ON FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. CALLED DEALER AND FORD HOTLINE AND BOTH TOLD ME OUT OF WARRANTY NOT THEIR PROBLEM.. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY A SPRING ON A VEHICLE CAN BREAK FOR NO REASON AFTER 39400 MILES.*AK

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 888260

Date of Failure: May 15, 2001

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF GARAGE AND HEARD A NOISE, FRONT SPRING COIL BROKE AND WENT INTO LEFT FRONT TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 759994

Date of Failure: March 18, 2002

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
SPING BROKE ON STRAIGHT , TWO LANE ROAD WHICH WAS RECENTLY RESURFACED. I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSIVE NOISE AND THEN MY CAR IMMEDIATELY WENT LEFT OF CENTER INTO OPPOSITE LANE. I GAINED CONTROL AND BROUGHT THE CAR BACK INTO MY LANE AND NOTICED THAT MY LEFT FRONT CORNER WAS EXTREMELY LOW . FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND I COULD FEEL THAT THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. I DECIDED TO LET THE CAR SLOW DOWN SLOWLY SINCE THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC VISIBLE AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD WAS A WIDE GRASSY AREA. AT THIS TIME , THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW BECAUSE THE SPRING HAD CUT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND SENT ME SLIGHTLY INTO THE OTHER LANE AGAIN. I GENTLY TAPPED THE BRAKES AND STOPPED. IT WAS A BLESSING THAT IT HAPPENED THERE AT 5 A.M. AND NO VEHICLES WERE IN THE ONCOMING LANE AT THAT TIME. IN ANOTHER 5 MINUTES I WOULD HAVE BEEN ENTERING I-96 EASTBOUND AT 70 MPH WITH A LOT OF FAST TRAFFIC. IF I WERE IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS FAILED OR DEFECTIVE PART, THE INVESTIGATION WOULD FOCUS ON ME. WAS I DRINKING? WAS I UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS? DID I FALL ASLEEP AT 5 A.M.? DID I HAVE A HEART ATTACK? WAS I USING MY CELL PHONE? MICHIGAN LAW STATES THAT THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE THAT IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IS LIABLE. MY NAME IS ON THE TITLE. FORD SAYS THAT THERE ARE "PROGRAMS"ON FRONT SPRINGS ON SOME VEHICLES BUT NOT MINE. ALL DAMAGE WAS COVERED ONLY BECAUSE I HAD PURCHASED FORD PREMIUM EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT. ALL OF THIS IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME . I HOPE THIS SERVES AS A CATALYST IN GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF FORD'S SPRING PROBLEM THAT EXISTS ON OUR HIGHWAYS. WHEN I WAS PICKING MY CAR UP AT THE DEALER TODAY, A 1997 CONTOUR JUST ARRIVED WITH A "CRACKED" FRONT SPRING. PERHAPS THIS WAS A FREAK COINCIDENCE, FOR ALL OF THE 8 OR 9 FORD DEALERS THAT I SPOKE TO BEFORE I DECIDED WHO WOULD DO THE REPAIR, ASSURED ME THAT THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE OR RARELY HAPPENED. I DOUBT IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE SOON. *AK

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 759751

Date of Failure: March 20, 2002

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
I WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO A STREET WHEN LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE CAUSING DAMAGE TO STRUT AND STABILIZER LINK. THIS SEEMS TO A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO BE FAILING ON A VEHICHLE AND THROUGH RESEARCH I KNOW I AM NOT THE FIRST OWNER OF A TAURUS TO EXPIERIENCE THIS FAILURE. IT MAKES ME WONDER HOW LONG UNTIL THE RIGHT SPRING GOES. FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICHLES AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES AND NOT AFTER.THEY SHOULD ALSO HAVE TO REIMBURSE REPAIR COST TO ANYONE WHO HAS HAD TO HAVE THEIR SPRINGS REPLACED.*AK

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10002987

Date of Failure: January 15, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BREAKAGE. COILS SPRING BROKE IN HALF NEAR BOTTOM OF SPRING. 1999 TAURUS HAS 75,000 MILES ON. 80% HIGHWAY MILES.

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10008496

Date of Failure: February 25, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
OUR COUNTY AGENCY PURCHASED TWO FORD TAURUS VEHICLES NEW, IN 1998 AND 1999. AT THE END OF FEBRUARY 2003 WITHIN ONE WEEK OF EACH OTHER THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. IN RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE RECALLS IN 1998 ON THE 1993 FORD TAURUS AND IN 2001 ON THE 1998 FORD CONTOUR AND MERCURY MYSTIQUE, HOWEVER I SEE NO RECALLS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 1998 AND 1999 FORD TAURUS. I WOULD APPRECIATE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS CONCERN WITH THE 1998 AND 1999 FORD TAURUS. I BELIEVE THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE COIL SPRINGS ON THESE VEHICLES AS WELL. THANK YOU.*JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10014112

Date of Failure: April 6, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
FRONT SPRING BROKE AT SLOW SPEED SHREDDING INSIDE OF TIRE, BROKE STABILIZER BAR AND DAMAGED STRUT - VEHICLES HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON. HAVE OWNED MANY CARS, NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN - NO GOOD REASON A SPRING SHOULD BREAK! *NLM

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10016623

Date of Failure: April 27, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED SLICING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAUSING BLOWOUT. LUCKILY WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT AT LOW SPEED WHEN OCCURRED. *NLM

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10018403

Date of Failure: May 7, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
FRONT PASSENGER SPRING FAILURE ON 1999 FORD TAURUS, CAUSING TIRE AND COMPONENT DAMAGE. THIS HAPPENED AT THE SAME MILEAGE OF ANOTHER COMPANY OWNED VEHICLE OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL, LAST YEAR IN 2002. *NLM

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10038977

Date of Failure: June 3, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND THE SHARP BROKEN EDGE SLICED THE TIRE OF OUR 1999 FORD TAURUS SEDAN, VIN #1FAFP53U7XA282472. THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR SUDDENLY DROPPED AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT. WE WERE VERY, VERY LUCKY THAT THIS OCCURRED WHILE MY WIFE WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. BUT IT WAS A TERRIFYING CLOSE MISS WITH A HORRIFIC CATASTROPHE. IF THE SPRING HAD BROKEN ONLY A SHORT TIME LATER, IT IS EXTREMELY LIKELY THAT MY WIFE AND SEVERAL OTHERS WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR AT LEAST SERIOUSLY INJURED. SHE WAS JUST STARTING ON A DRIVE INTO BOSTON VIA ROUTE I93, A HEAVILY USED EXPRESSWAY. IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE SPRING HAD BROKEN WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING AT EXPRESSWAY SPEED AND SURROUNDED BY OTHER FAST MOVING VEHICLES. WE PURCHASED THE CAR APRIL 25, 2000 FROM HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY WHERE IT HAD BEEN USED AS A COMPANY CAR ASSIGNED TO ONE OF THE MANAGERS. THE ODOMETER READ 5,352 THEN. MOST OF OUR DRIVING HAS BEEN DONE AROUND SUBURBAN BOSTON WHERE THE ROADS ARE WELL SURFACED AND MAINTAINED. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT (MAY 28) THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED BY IVERSEN FORD, 257 BOSTON ROAD, NORTH BILLERICA, MA. THE FRONT STABILIZER BARS AND LEFT INNER AXLE SEAL HAD BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE THE BROKEN SPRING AND THE ORIGINAL UNBROKEN SPRING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE IN MY POSSESSION. I ALSO HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SPRING AND SLASHED TIRE. FORD REFUSED TO ANALYZE THE BROKEN SPRING DESPITE TWO LETTERS URGING THEM TO DO SO. FORD ALSO REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE SPRING REPLACEMENT. AS FAR AS I CAN DETERMINE, FORD HAS NOT SERIOUSLY INVESTIGATED THIS MATTER EITHER WITH REGARD TO DEFECTS IN THE COIL SPRING ITSELF OR WITH REGARD TO SERVICE PROCEDURES THAT COULD LEAD TO SPRING FAILURES. *JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10032657

Date of Failure: August 10, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE BEHIND MY HOUSE, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE TO PUNCTURE AND INSTANTLY LOSE ALL PRESSURE. ABOUT ONE RING OF THE COIL BROKE OFF AND THE COIL REMAINING ON THE CAR HAD THE SHARP END THAT PIERCED THE TIRE.

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 8010293

Date of Failure: May 17, 2002

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND WHILE THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BACK UP OUT OF GARAGE THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED.*AK *MJ

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 8011682

Date of Failure: May 27, 2002

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10002501

Date of Failure: January 6, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BUSTED AND PUNCTURED TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10004321

Date of Failure: January 21, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 40MPH, THE FRONT LEFT SIDE COIL SPRINGS COLLAPSED. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE GOT THE PART NUMBER ON THE NHTSA WEB SIDE #XF1Z5310AB. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10009090

Date of Failure: February 5, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE.*JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10019737

Date of Failure: May 9, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
THE VEHICLE'S LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE THE CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *NLM

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10020156

Date of Failure: May 17, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND CUT THROUGH THE TIRE. *JB *TS *JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10021706

Date of Failure: May 25, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
VEHICLE'S FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED. *TT

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10021942

Date of Failure: May 30, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
WHILE GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD CRACK, AND FOUND THE LEFT SIDE COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE FRONT COIL SPRING AND SWAY BAR WERE REPLACED. *TT *JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10024318

Date of Failure: June 6, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
THE COIL SPRING POPPED OUT AND FRACTURED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE SPRINGS ON BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE POPPED OUT AND DAMAGED THE TIRE. BOTH SPRINGS AND TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *PH *JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10024322

Date of Failure: June 13, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
FRONT COIL SPRINGS SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND DAMAGED THE BEARINGS. *AK THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SMELLED RUBBER. THE SERVICE DEALER FOUND A BROKEN SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, LIGHT SCUFF MARKS ON THE TIRE, AND A DAMAGED BEARING. *SCC *JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10026093

Date of Failure: June 26, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED, BROKEN SPRING PUNCTURED LEFT FRONT TIRE, NECESSITATING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SPRING, TIRE, STRUT, STRUT MOUNTING BEARING AND LEFT FRONT SWAY BAR LINK. RIGHT SIDE STRUT AND SPRING WERE ALSO REPLCED AT THIS TIME.*AK

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10029269

Date of Failure: July 23, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED. MY CAR HAD ONLY 51,377 MILES. I HAD TO HAVE BOTH COIL SPRINGS, 2 GAS STRUTS, 2 UPPER PIVOT STRUT MOUNTS, 2 SWAY BAR LINKS, AND 1 CONTINENTAL LEFT FRONT TIRE WITH ONLY 5,000 MILES ON IT REPLACED. IT COST $ 1,204.93. IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET REIMBURSED FOR IT. I'VE HEARD THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL FORD MODELS. THE PLACE THAT I TOOK IT TO SAID THEY DID A TAURUS FOR THE SAME EXACT REASON THE WEEK BEFORE.*AK

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10024692

Date of Failure:

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND WENT THROUGH THE FRONT TIRE.*AK

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10042130

Date of Failure:

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
INVESTIGATION OF 1999 FORD TAURUS FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS.*MR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE SUDDENLY AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. *NLM

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10015224

Date of Failure:

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
THE FRONT SPRINGS BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 8002809

Date of Failure:

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10021757

Date of Failure:

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS PUNCTURED, DUE TO A BROKEN COIL SPRING. *TT

Report Date :

November 8, 2003 at 10:46 PM

TYPE :

VEHICLE

YEAR :

All Years

MAKE :

FORD

MODEL :

TAURUS

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 757174

Date of Failure: January 20, 2001

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
ON A TURN TO THE RIGHT GOING VERY SLOW, THE SPRING BUSTED ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE SPRING BROKE, IT PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND DAMAGED THE STRUT AND BEARING ASSEMBLY AVBOVE THE STRUT. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPPERATIVE AND I WAS STRANDED. FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT SPRING DIDN'T BREAK WHILE ON FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. CALLED DEALER AND FORD HOTLINE AND BOTH TOLD ME OUT OF WARRANTY NOT THEIR PROBLEM.. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY A SPRING ON A VEHICLE CAN BREAK FOR NO REASON AFTER 39400 MILES.*AK

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 888260

Date of Failure: May 15, 2001

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF GARAGE AND HEARD A NOISE, FRONT SPRING COIL BROKE AND WENT INTO LEFT FRONT TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 759994

Date of Failure: March 18, 2002

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
SPING BROKE ON STRAIGHT , TWO LANE ROAD WHICH WAS RECENTLY RESURFACED. I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSIVE NOISE AND THEN MY CAR IMMEDIATELY WENT LEFT OF CENTER INTO OPPOSITE LANE. I GAINED CONTROL AND BROUGHT THE CAR BACK INTO MY LANE AND NOTICED THAT MY LEFT FRONT CORNER WAS EXTREMELY LOW . FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND I COULD FEEL THAT THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. I DECIDED TO LET THE CAR SLOW DOWN SLOWLY SINCE THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC VISIBLE AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD WAS A WIDE GRASSY AREA. AT THIS TIME , THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW BECAUSE THE SPRING HAD CUT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND SENT ME SLIGHTLY INTO THE OTHER LANE AGAIN. I GENTLY TAPPED THE BRAKES AND STOPPED. IT WAS A BLESSING THAT IT HAPPENED THERE AT 5 A.M. AND NO VEHICLES WERE IN THE ONCOMING LANE AT THAT TIME. IN ANOTHER 5 MINUTES I WOULD HAVE BEEN ENTERING I-96 EASTBOUND AT 70 MPH WITH A LOT OF FAST TRAFFIC. IF I WERE IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS FAILED OR DEFECTIVE PART, THE INVESTIGATION WOULD FOCUS ON ME. WAS I DRINKING? WAS I UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS? DID I FALL ASLEEP AT 5 A.M.? DID I HAVE A HEART ATTACK? WAS I USING MY CELL PHONE? MICHIGAN LAW STATES THAT THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE THAT IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IS LIABLE. MY NAME IS ON THE TITLE. FORD SAYS THAT THERE ARE "PROGRAMS"ON FRONT SPRINGS ON SOME VEHICLES BUT NOT MINE. ALL DAMAGE WAS COVERED ONLY BECAUSE I HAD PURCHASED FORD PREMIUM EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT. ALL OF THIS IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME . I HOPE THIS SERVES AS A CATALYST IN GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF FORD'S SPRING PROBLEM THAT EXISTS ON OUR HIGHWAYS. WHEN I WAS PICKING MY CAR UP AT THE DEALER TODAY, A 1997 CONTOUR JUST ARRIVED WITH A "CRACKED" FRONT SPRING. PERHAPS THIS WAS A FREAK COINCIDENCE, FOR ALL OF THE 8 OR 9 FORD DEALERS THAT I SPOKE TO BEFORE I DECIDED WHO WOULD DO THE REPAIR, ASSURED ME THAT THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE OR RARELY HAPPENED. I DOUBT IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE SOON. *AK

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 759751

Date of Failure: March 20, 2002

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
I WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO A STREET WHEN LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE CAUSING DAMAGE TO STRUT AND STABILIZER LINK. THIS SEEMS TO A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO BE FAILING ON A VEHICHLE AND THROUGH RESEARCH I KNOW I AM NOT THE FIRST OWNER OF A TAURUS TO EXPIERIENCE THIS FAILURE. IT MAKES ME WONDER HOW LONG UNTIL THE RIGHT SPRING GOES. FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICHLES AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES AND NOT AFTER.THEY SHOULD ALSO HAVE TO REIMBURSE REPAIR COST TO ANYONE WHO HAS HAD TO HAVE THEIR SPRINGS REPLACED.*AK

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10002987

Date of Failure: January 15, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BREAKAGE. COILS SPRING BROKE IN HALF NEAR BOTTOM OF SPRING. 1999 TAURUS HAS 75,000 MILES ON. 80% HIGHWAY MILES.

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10008496

Date of Failure: February 25, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
OUR COUNTY AGENCY PURCHASED TWO FORD TAURUS VEHICLES NEW, IN 1998 AND 1999. AT THE END OF FEBRUARY 2003 WITHIN ONE WEEK OF EACH OTHER THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. IN RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE RECALLS IN 1998 ON THE 1993 FORD TAURUS AND IN 2001 ON THE 1998 FORD CONTOUR AND MERCURY MYSTIQUE, HOWEVER I SEE NO RECALLS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 1998 AND 1999 FORD TAURUS. I WOULD APPRECIATE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS CONCERN WITH THE 1998 AND 1999 FORD TAURUS. I BELIEVE THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE COIL SPRINGS ON THESE VEHICLES AS WELL. THANK YOU.*JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10014112

Date of Failure: April 6, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
FRONT SPRING BROKE AT SLOW SPEED SHREDDING INSIDE OF TIRE, BROKE STABILIZER BAR AND DAMAGED STRUT - VEHICLES HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON. HAVE OWNED MANY CARS, NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN - NO GOOD REASON A SPRING SHOULD BREAK! *NLM

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10016623

Date of Failure: April 27, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED SLICING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAUSING BLOWOUT. LUCKILY WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT AT LOW SPEED WHEN OCCURRED. *NLM

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10018403

Date of Failure: May 7, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
FRONT PASSENGER SPRING FAILURE ON 1999 FORD TAURUS, CAUSING TIRE AND COMPONENT DAMAGE. THIS HAPPENED AT THE SAME MILEAGE OF ANOTHER COMPANY OWNED VEHICLE OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL, LAST YEAR IN 2002. *NLM

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10038977

Date of Failure: June 3, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND THE SHARP BROKEN EDGE SLICED THE TIRE OF OUR 1999 FORD TAURUS SEDAN, VIN #1FAFP53U7XA282472. THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR SUDDENLY DROPPED AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT. WE WERE VERY, VERY LUCKY THAT THIS OCCURRED WHILE MY WIFE WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. BUT IT WAS A TERRIFYING CLOSE MISS WITH A HORRIFIC CATASTROPHE. IF THE SPRING HAD BROKEN ONLY A SHORT TIME LATER, IT IS EXTREMELY LIKELY THAT MY WIFE AND SEVERAL OTHERS WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR AT LEAST SERIOUSLY INJURED. SHE WAS JUST STARTING ON A DRIVE INTO BOSTON VIA ROUTE I93, A HEAVILY USED EXPRESSWAY. IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE SPRING HAD BROKEN WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING AT EXPRESSWAY SPEED AND SURROUNDED BY OTHER FAST MOVING VEHICLES. WE PURCHASED THE CAR APRIL 25, 2000 FROM HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY WHERE IT HAD BEEN USED AS A COMPANY CAR ASSIGNED TO ONE OF THE MANAGERS. THE ODOMETER READ 5,352 THEN. MOST OF OUR DRIVING HAS BEEN DONE AROUND SUBURBAN BOSTON WHERE THE ROADS ARE WELL SURFACED AND MAINTAINED. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT (MAY 28) THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED BY IVERSEN FORD, 257 BOSTON ROAD, NORTH BILLERICA, MA. THE FRONT STABILIZER BARS AND LEFT INNER AXLE SEAL HAD BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE THE BROKEN SPRING AND THE ORIGINAL UNBROKEN SPRING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE IN MY POSSESSION. I ALSO HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SPRING AND SLASHED TIRE. FORD REFUSED TO ANALYZE THE BROKEN SPRING DESPITE TWO LETTERS URGING THEM TO DO SO. FORD ALSO REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE SPRING REPLACEMENT. AS FAR AS I CAN DETERMINE, FORD HAS NOT SERIOUSLY INVESTIGATED THIS MATTER EITHER WITH REGARD TO DEFECTS IN THE COIL SPRING ITSELF OR WITH REGARD TO SERVICE PROCEDURES THAT COULD LEAD TO SPRING FAILURES. *JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10032657

Date of Failure: August 10, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE BEHIND MY HOUSE, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE TO PUNCTURE AND INSTANTLY LOSE ALL PRESSURE. ABOUT ONE RING OF THE COIL BROKE OFF AND THE COIL REMAINING ON THE CAR HAD THE SHARP END THAT PIERCED THE TIRE.

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 8010293

Date of Failure: May 17, 2002

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND WHILE THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BACK UP OUT OF GARAGE THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED.*AK *MJ

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 8011682

Date of Failure: May 27, 2002

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10002501

Date of Failure: January 6, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BUSTED AND PUNCTURED TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10004321

Date of Failure: January 21, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 40MPH, THE FRONT LEFT SIDE COIL SPRINGS COLLAPSED. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE GOT THE PART NUMBER ON THE NHTSA WEB SIDE #XF1Z5310AB. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10009090

Date of Failure: February 5, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE.*JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10019737

Date of Failure: May 9, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
THE VEHICLE'S LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE THE CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *NLM

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10020156

Date of Failure: May 17, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND CUT THROUGH THE TIRE. *JB *TS *JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10021706

Date of Failure: May 25, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
VEHICLE'S FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED. *TT

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10021942

Date of Failure: May 30, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
WHILE GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD CRACK, AND FOUND THE LEFT SIDE COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE FRONT COIL SPRING AND SWAY BAR WERE REPLACED. *TT *JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10024318

Date of Failure: June 6, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
THE COIL SPRING POPPED OUT AND FRACTURED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE SPRINGS ON BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE POPPED OUT AND DAMAGED THE TIRE. BOTH SPRINGS AND TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *PH *JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10024322

Date of Failure: June 13, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
FRONT COIL SPRINGS SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND DAMAGED THE BEARINGS. *AK THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SMELLED RUBBER. THE SERVICE DEALER FOUND A BROKEN SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, LIGHT SCUFF MARKS ON THE TIRE, AND A DAMAGED BEARING. *SCC *JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10026093

Date of Failure: June 26, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED, BROKEN SPRING PUNCTURED LEFT FRONT TIRE, NECESSITATING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SPRING, TIRE, STRUT, STRUT MOUNTING BEARING AND LEFT FRONT SWAY BAR LINK. RIGHT SIDE STRUT AND SPRING WERE ALSO REPLCED AT THIS TIME.*AK

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10029269

Date of Failure: July 23, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED. MY CAR HAD ONLY 51,377 MILES. I HAD TO HAVE BOTH COIL SPRINGS, 2 GAS STRUTS, 2 UPPER PIVOT STRUT MOUNTS, 2 SWAY BAR LINKS, AND 1 CONTINENTAL LEFT FRONT TIRE WITH ONLY 5,000 MILES ON IT REPLACED. IT COST $ 1,204.93. IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET REIMBURSED FOR IT. I'VE HEARD THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL FORD MODELS. THE PLACE THAT I TOOK IT TO SAID THEY DID A TAURUS FOR THE SAME EXACT REASON THE WEEK BEFORE.*AK

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10024692

Date of Failure:

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND WENT THROUGH THE FRONT TIRE.*AK

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10042130

Date of Failure:

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
INVESTIGATION OF 1999 FORD TAURUS FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS.*MR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE SUDDENLY AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. *NLM

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10015224

Date of Failure:

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
THE FRONT SPRINGS BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 8002809

Date of Failure:

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 1999

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10021757

Date of Failure:

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS PUNCTURED, DUE TO A BROKEN COIL SPRING. *TT

Report Date :

November 8, 2003 at 10:43 PM

TYPE :

VEHICLE

YEAR :

All Years

MAKE :

FORD

MODEL :

TAURUS

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 2000

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10016416

Date of Failure: April 23, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
I HAVE A FORD TARUS 2000, WITH 41,000 MILES, MY WIFE WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND BEFORE SHE STARTED THE CAR -THE CAR WAS STATIONARY- THERE WAS AN EXPLOSIVE SOUND IN THE FRONT DUE TO THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLOWING OUT. I RAISED THE CAR WITH A JACK AND FOUND THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN APART AND WAS EMBEDDED IN THE TIRE. HAD SOMEONE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR AT 70 MPH IT IS QUITE LIKELY THE CAR WOULD HAVE ROLLED OVER. IF A SPRING FAILURE DOES HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR IS AT DRIVING VELOCITY AND CAUSES THE CAR TO WRECK IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, THE BROKEN SPRING WILL BE SEEN AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH AND NOT AS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE FORD PEOPLE TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL AND THAT THEY ARE ALLOWED 1% FAILURE RATE BEFORE A RECALL IS INITIATED. THE SPRING IS VERY CRITICAL TO STEERING AND TO ALLOW 10,000 FAILURES, A POSSIBLE 10,000 FATALITIES PER MILLION IS UNACCEPTABLE. *JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 2000

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10017092

Date of Failure: May 5, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
MY WIFE WAS LEAVING WORK AND UPON SETTING IN THE CAR HEAR A LOAD NOISE, ON INVESTIGATION BY A AAA MECHANIC THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE PLASTIC LINKAGE CONNECTING THE ANTI-SWAY BAR WAS ALSO BROKEN. IF THE CAR HAD BEEN MOVING IT WOULD HAVE WRECKED AND POSSIBLY ROLLED. I THOUGHT THIS HAD BEEN FIXED ON EARLIER MODELS OF THE TAURUS, I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL TO PUT ANTI-PUNCTURE PROTECTION FROM BROKEN SPRINGS. *NLM

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 2000

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10038775

Date of Failure: August 2, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
I OWN A 2000 TAURUS WAGON WITH 80,000 MILES AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY I PUT THE SHIFTER IN DRIVE, I ACCELERATED GENTLY, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I REACHED DOWN TO RELEASE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT IT WAS ALREADY RELEASED. I ACCELERATED HARD AND WITHIN MOVING FORWARD 6 INCHES I HEARD A BIG BANG AND THE RIGHT FRONT END DROPPED. THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN WHILE PARKED. WITHIN 1 MONTH THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, I PUT THE SHIFTER IN REVERSE, ACCELERATING GENTLY, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, AND AGAIN I THOUGHT I HAD FORGOTTEN TO RELEASE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. NO SUCH LUCK. I ACCELERATED MORE HEAVILY AND WITHIN 6 INCHES OF BACKING UP, I HEARD A BIG BANG AND THE LEFT FRONT DROPPED. THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE LEFT FRONT AS HAPPENED ON THE RIGHT FRONT. THE SPRINGS HAD BROKEN WHILE PARKED. THE SPEAR LIKE BROKEN END WAS AGAINST THE TIRE. WHEN I MOVED THE CAR THE SPRING PIERCED THE TIRE. I STILL HAVE THE SPRING AND TIRE FROM THE RIGHT FRONT. SINCE THE LEFT FRONT BROKE I STILL HAVE NOT MOVED THE CAR. *PH

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 2000

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10031086

Date of Failure: August 4, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT, WHEN SPRING BROKE.

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 2000

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10023853

Date of Failure: April 12, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
I HAVE A 2000 FORD TAURUS WITH ABOUT 40,000 MILES, WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ONE MORNING I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION, AT LEAST ONE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE (THE DRIVER SIDE).*AK

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 2000

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10017568

Date of Failure: April 19, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
THE FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED, AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. *JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 2000

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10022769

Date of Failure: June 9, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
THE FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND SLICED THE TIRE. *AK THE CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE CONSUMER HAD GOTTEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SAW THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE WAS FLAT. WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD TAKEN OFF, THE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKE IN HALF AND ACTED AS A KNIFE AND SLICED THE TIRE. *SCC *JB

Make : FORD

Model : TAURUS

Year : 2000

Crash : No

Fire : No

Number of Injuries: 0

ODI ID Number : 10027312

Date of Failure: June 13, 2003

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Summary:
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRINGS. *PH WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A TERRIBLE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. WHEN THE CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, HE FOUND TWO BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRINGS. *SCC *JB