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...
2.4
hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
62,211 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
I had a flat tire 6/12/2005. Here the perimeter of the tire was "sliced due to bad drivers side spring. My car is a 2002ford Taurus veh id#[xxx]. my brother in law had the same problem w his "2000 Taurus but the front spring. The dealer said his was covered under a gov warranty but mine was not covered. The car was towed to the dealership and we had a$233 bill to repair something that could have been fatal. Immediately after the repair the car started making a loud knocking noise and car was back in dealership 6/21 fro $400. Repairs to replace both rear struts. This car only has 42,000 miles on itl. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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- Poland, OH, USA