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...
Drivers window went down and will not go up.sometimes it would not go up or down and the interior lights would not work either. As far as I am concerned Ford's are pieces of shut and we have three with driver side door or window problems.
The left rear window has never worked since I got the car. Not a huge inconvenience since people rarely ride in the back and need to put down that window, and the reason I decided it's not worth spending the money to get it fixed. Still, it's just a pain to have a window that doesn't work on the rare occasion you might need it to!
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Drivers window went down and will not go up.sometimes it would not go up or down and the interior lights would not work either. As far as I am concerned Ford's are pieces of shut and we have three with driver side door or window problems.
- jrhoff99, bellingham, WA, US