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...
9.8
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
500 miles
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Windshield wipers failed intermittently on December 13, 2002 (well within first 500 miles of operation). Ford dealer could not identify problem. On December 14, wipers suffered catastrophic failure. Wipers were supposedly fixed by Ford dealer on February 13, 2003. According to po, fuse 215 was not seated and had burn mark; replaced fuse, rechecked operation. On February 15, wipers experienced intermittent failure again (shut down for approximately ' hour within first 5 minutes of operation following cold start, then resumed operation).
Windshield wipers failed intermittently on December 13, 2002 (well within first 500 miles of operation). Ford dealer could not identify problem. On December 14, wipers suffered catastrophic failure. Wipers were supposedly fixed by Ford dealer on February 13, 2003. According to po, fuse 215 was not seated and had burn mark; replaced fuse, rechecked operation. On February 15, wipers experienced intermittent failure again (shut down for approximately hour within first 5 minutes of operation following cold start, then resumed operation).
- Foster City, CA, USA
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- Foster City, CA, USA