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...
6.3
fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
96,700 miles
Total Complaints:
6 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
not sure (5 reports)
continously slamming each door till light goes off (1 reports)
It is such an inconvenient that all doors are shut and door ajar dashboard light is on, needing to slam doors continuously to get it to shut off.... Some points the dome lights won't work when doors are open, yet turn on when closed doors or driving down road.
for quite a long time now the door ajar light has been on. This means the doors won't lock. And sometimes when i park the interior light will not shut off unless i drive it around the block again or let it go and sometimes it will stay on 20-30 minutes.This is very annoying!!
When I have closed my door to my car, many times the car has an indicator light come on that says that a car door is ajar. This means that they car will NEVER lock. If you use the automatic locks, they will reverse the lock to the door.
THIS DAM CAR HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS SINCE THE FIRST YEAR I HAD IT, I WISH SOMEBODY COULD HELP ME WITH THESE PROBLEMS, IT SEEMS LIKE ONE THANG BREAKS AFTER THE OTHER. I JUST CANT WIN WITH THIS CAR.
- carterfl,
Casselberry, FL, US
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Ford is definitely a 4 letter word in my house. I will never own another one of these poorly put together automobiles again. I would be tempted to buy a foreign automobile before I bought another Ford. You know why Ford's first car was called a model-T? Because they so severely screwed up Models A-S!
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Just looking for a reason that door open indicator light stays on and chimes continue with all doors closed and key in ignition.
- daffy2, Norwalk, CT, US