All 4 suspension coil springs broke on our 1995 Ford Taurus. The discovery date is listed as the incident date, yet the appearance of the break areas is that it is not recent. I have the tires rotated as recommended, and the brakes are not visible from being that high up on the lift. The brakes are also hidden when the vehicle is on the ground and springs compressed. Only when requesting preventive inspection of the struts (outcome fine, not leaking) on a lift at eye level with the springs expanded are the brakes evident. I looked up on NHTSA online database and see a recall from August 2004 on 1999-2001 Ford Taurus. I also see extensive reporting on the internet of similar brakes going back to at least 1993. One rear side fender clearance is diminished, and the 1999-2001 recall states the main safety hazard is a broken piece of spring puncturing a tire while driving.

- Le Center, MN, USA

Passenger rear coil spring broke prior to purchase in 2002 @ approx 61,185 miles, driver rear coil spring broke @ approx 88,000 miles. Repair shop sent me to Ford as there has been recalls on springs. Ford dealer said no open recalls for this car, failed to mention the gov't investigation. No consequences yet - time will tell. Will repair as soon as possible but difficult w/O job. Old parts are available - if Ford wants them they can have them as soon as they replace & repair at no charge. Springs shouldn't break prior to 61,185 - why isn't Ford taking the lead on this??

- Plymouth, MN, USA

I have a 1995 Ford Taurus, last year the rear coil spring broke while driving and made the car seem like it hit something. I did not lose control but it did make the ccar swerve. This was either through my action or the action of the coil spring breaking. About 2 weeks ago I was driving and the drivers front coil spring broke, this made the car suddendly pull to the left. I tell myself I was lucky I was not travelling at a higher speed. I did not have an accident but it pulled the car enough I went into the opposite lane. Being this was the second coil spring that failed I looked at the other 2 and discovered that the right front coil spring was broken also. It was broken near the top on the last spirial and did not make the car drop down much. So I guess there could be many cars like this where people are not aware the spring is even broken. Also in November of 2003 I had to have repairs to the the cradle bushing replaced for the rear subframe. This time I just was turning right from a stop sign when it broke and did not lose control but it made the car pull / steer to the right. I was told by the dealer this was a recall on certin vehicles but not on mine.

- Oregon, OH, USA