Problems with 1999 Ford Taurus SUSPENSION

While backing out of the driveway consumer heard a snapping sound. upon further examination consumer found that the coil spring broke and sliced the left tire.*ak

The driver's side coil spring ruptured. two months later a recall notice was issued for that part, however, dealer insisted they could not replace the passenger side coil because it had not yet failed. *ak *sc *jb

1999 ford taurus --upon entering the vehicle a very loud bang was heard. no damage was noted after inspecting the vehicle. apparently the front spring/coil broke into two pieces - we are told this is highly unusual and almost always due to a manufacturer defect. upon attempting to move the car, the tire was subsequently gashed into two pieces also and the car abruptly went down on the passenger front side, and eventually towed away. fortunately the car was in very slow motion at the time of the break of the front spring. i have read about other owners that had this occur and thought i better make you aware that yet another has occurred. *ak

Upon starting the vehicle there was a grinding noise, then, a loud bang was heard while reversing. the noise occurred because coil spring broke and punctured the front left tires. *ak left front coil spring, sway bar and tire were replaced by the dealer. *la

Both front coil spings of my 99 taurus failed catastrophically while my 16 yr old son was driving. a share of spring shredded the right front tire, nearly causing a serious accident with this brand new driver. i have the parts as well as digital photos available. only 54000 miles on vehicle. *cb

While driving 35 mph consumer, the consumer heard a noise coming from the front of the vehicle. the consumer pulled over and noticed that the front passenger tire lost air. the vehicle was taken to the garage, and mechanic determined that the spring broke and the suspension needed to be replaced. *ak when the flat tire was removed, the spring was seen broken and went through the tire. there was no warning. the consumer had to replace both struts. *sc *jb

Front coil spring failure resulting in the rupture and destruction of a tire. replaced both front springs and tire. parts not available. *ak

While driving at 15 mph, consumer heard a loud noise coming from the drivers side wheel, suddenly lost the control of the vehicle. the vehicle was then towed to an independent shop. the mechanic indicated the front coil spring on the driver's side had broken and punctured the tire. dealership has been notified. please provide further information. *la

Coil spring broke and punctured the front passenger side tire while reversing. vehicle was towed to the dealership.*ak

I was driving down the road at 55 mph when i heard a big bang and my car was headed to the other lane of the road. i tried getting the car under control, when i hit a mail box and my air bag deflated. i was then thrown up into the air and ran straight into a pile of hard wood logs. there were about 40 logs sitting in the pile. i hit half way up the pile which sent a log through the windshield and directly into my face. i was knocked out cold. when i awoke i found the ambulance crew trying to remove me from the vehicle. the car hit so hard that it folded it almost in half. thank god i am still alive but i lost all my front teeth, my collar bone was pulled out the socket, i had whiplash, my back was hurt and is still bothering me to this day. i still have flashbacks from this day. i must to had a guardian angle with me that day because people still cannot believe how i walked away from that accident that day. *jb

The left front coil spring broke causing the tire to rupture. this happened in a parking lot at low speed. *nm

While accelerating on an on ramp to the interstae going approximately 35-40mph there was a loud bang orginating from the vehicles front left side. this turned out to be broken front left coil spring which punctured the front left tire. this resulted in an over $900.00 service bill.*ak

I just read about a nhtsa recall concerning 1999 ford taurus sedans and the fracturing of the front coil springs. we own a 1999 ford taurus station wagon and one of our front coil springs fractured a few months ago. we live in a cold weather state. does this recall cover station wagons? if not, i request an investigation into my complaint.

While driving on pa turnpike on feb 6, 2004, the driver side control arm broke causing loss of control to the vehicle, resulting in damage to the frame and resulting in the vehicle being deemed a "total loss".*ak

1999 ford taurus. consumer states the front coil springs broke on two separate occasions. *tgw

Consumer received recall 04v322000 concerning front coil spring consumer was notified in august 2004 that the parts needed will be available by december, 2004. as of today, consumer contacted the dealer as well as the manufacturer, and all they were saying was to continue calling for availability confirmation. *ak the dealer informed the consumer the parts had not arrived. *jb

Driver side coil spring failure resulting in puncture of driver side tire. car repaired at dealer. both srings and left strut bearing replaced. ford declined to cover any cost. this was my wife's car and frequently carries the family, luckily failure was at low speed and did not put my family at risk but my feeling is ford has a serious safety issue in a design which allows for a drive tire puncture to occur. i still have coil spring that failed. *la

The rear suspension is very low in the rear, the car rides very rough, and the people at the dealership said that's normal, i have talked to a ford dealer and he said no it's not. i tried to get it fixed and they wont do it, the car has been taken off the road, and i refuse to pay for it anymore. *ak

While attempting to back out of a parking space behind my house, the drivers side front coil spring broke. this caused the drivers side front tire to puncture and instantly lose all pressure. about one ring of the coil broke off and the coil remaining on the car had the sharp end that pierced the tire.

the left front coil spring snapped. my car had only 51,377 miles. i had to have both coil springs, 2 gas struts, 2 upper pivot strut mounts, 2 sway bar links, and 1 continental left front tire with only 5,000 miles on it replaced. it cost $ 1,204.93. it would be nice to get reimbursed for it. i've heard this has happened on several ford models. the place that i took it to said they did a taurus for the same exact reason the week before.*ak

While backing out of the garage, the front coil springs failed without warning. as a result, it punctured the front tires and damaged the front passenger side rim. the cause has yet to be determined. please provide additional information. *la

While driving 2 mph, the driver heard a loud noise coming from the front of the vehicle. the driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle and pulled over. the consumer noticed that the right front coil spring was broken. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. please provide further details. *jb

While driving at a slow rate of speed, broken spring punctured left front tire, necessitating the replacement of the spring, tire, strut, strut mounting bearing and left front sway bar link. right side strut and spring were also replced at this time.*ak

Swaybar endlinks are junk but dealer insists oem only way to go. aodx transmission kicks in and out. now experiencing p0500 code (faulty speed sensor)? rear brakes have always squeeled (even with oem pads) have had two apparent blowouts of pass side seal in rack.

Front coil springs snapped while driving 25 mph and damaged the bearings. *ak the consumer's wife was driving when she heard a loud bang and smelled rubber. the service dealer found a broken spring on the driver's side, light scuff marks on the tire, and a damaged bearing. *scc *jb

Left front coil spring failed cutting the tire open causing the vehicle to go off the road. *nm

The coil spring popped out and fractured the driver's side tire. dealer notified. *ak the springs on both driver's and passenger side popped out and damaged the tire. both springs and tires had to be replaced. *ph *jb

The driver's side front coil spring broke and the sharp broken edge sliced the tire of our 1999 ford taurus sedan, vin #[xxx]. the bottom of the car suddenly dropped and the tire blew out. we were very, very lucky that this occurred while my wife was slowly backing out of our driveway. there were no injuries or other consequential damage to the vehicle. but it was a terrifying close miss with a horrific catastrophe. if the spring had broken only a short time later, it is extremely likely that my wife and several others would have been killed or at least seriously injured. she was just starting on a drive into boston via route i93, a heavily used expressway. imagine what would have happened if the spring had broken while the car was moving at expressway speed and surrounded by other fast moving vehicles. we purchased the car april 25, 2000 from hewlett packard company where it had been used as a company car assigned to one of the managers. the odometer read 5,352 then. most of our driving has been done around suburban boston where the roads are well surfaced and maintained. one week prior to the incident (may 28) the car had been serviced by iversen ford, 257 boston road, north billerica, ma. the front stabilizer bars and left inner axle seal had been replaced. i have the broken spring and the original unbroken spring from the passenger side in my possession. i also have photographs of the spring and slashed tire. ford refused to analyze the broken spring despite two letters urging them to do so. ford also refused to pay for the spring replacement. as far as i can determine, ford has not seriously investigated this matter either with regard to defects in the coil spring itself or with regard to service procedures that could lead to spring failures. *jb information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

While getting into the vehicle, the consumer heard a loud crack, and found the left side coil spring punctured the tire. dealer notified. *ak the front coil spring and sway bar were replaced. *tt *jb

Vehicle's front coil spring fractured. *tt

While driving, the front coil spring fractured and cut through the tire. *jb *ts *jb

The vehicle's left front coil spring punctured the tire the caused the tire to blow out. *nlm

My ford taurus 1999 se-model, vin# [xxx], has 69,095 and the front wheel bearings are shot. my mechanic says this is low mileage for this to happen; however he has seen a trend with the ford taurus having this problem. i called superior ford and spoke with a [xxx] regarding this problem and he conveniently got rid of me - as long as there are no deaths resulting as of yet.....ford will deny any problems. *nlm information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Front passenger spring failure on 1999 ford taurus, causing tire and component damage. this happened at the same mileage of another company owned vehicle of the same make and model, last year in 2002. *nlm

Right front coil spring snapped slicing the right front tire causing blowout. luckily was backing out of parking spot at low speed when occurred. *nlm

The front strut broke and punctured the left front tire. *jb

Front spring broke at slow speed shredding inside of tire, broke stabilizer bar and damaged strut - vehicles has about 75,000 miles on. have owned many cars, never had this happen - no good reason a spring should break! *nlm

Broken suspension spring. *mr*ts

Our county agency purchased two ford taurus vehicles new, in 1998 and 1999. at the end of february 2003 within one week of each other the drivers side front coil springs fractured and punctured the tire. in research i have discovered that there were recalls in 1998 on the 1993 ford taurus and in 2001 on the 1998 ford contour and mercury mystique, however i see no recalls concerning this problem with the 1998 and 1999 ford taurus. i would appreciate an investigation into this concern with the 1998 and 1999 ford taurus. i believe there is an obvious problem with the coil springs on these vehicles as well. thank you.*jb

The left front coil spring broke.*jb

Total failure of the driver's side lower ball joint. 1999 taurus with 58,000 miles. the ball joint separated and left me without any steering. i had just left the highway 5 minutes prior. there was no vibration or handling difficulties to warn of the problem.

While driving the vehicle at 40mph, the front left side coil springs collapsed. consumer states that she got the part number on the nhtsa web side #xf1z5310ab. dealer has been notified. please provide further information. ph

Drivers side front coil spring breakage. coils spring broke in half near bottom of spring. 1999 taurus has 75,000 miles on. 80% highway miles.

Consumer stated the front driver side coil spring busted and punctured tire. dealer notified. please provide additional information.*jb

Backing out of driveway (right) coil spring broke and punctured my tire. *ak

Shortly after purchasing my taurus i noticed a slight vibration when braking. it was very minor and i did not worry about it - thinking it was a knot on a tire. it got steadily worse and when i had a mechanic look at it he told me i needed new tie rod ends. the front tires had both worn to the steel belts. i replaced both the tie rod ends and the tires. now i am still feeling the shudder when i brake and last week i started noticeing the steering was getting difficult and humming as i turned. i took the car to the mechanic today and he said the rack and pinion was leaking and needed to be replaced. he suggested your website and i have found numerous other people with the same problem. ford needs to do something about this, it seems to be getting out of hand. i hope you can pressure them into standing behind their product and do what is fair.

Camber on vehicle is factory adjust. *aki the only way to re adjust and the place where i took it said that he has seen new one like that come in

Exciter rims on abs switch broke, leaving vehicle without any brakes. contacted dealer.*ak consumer stated that tires wear out fast since the vehicle had no camber adjustment on rear wheels due to rear end being out of line. *yh

While backing out of driveway left front coil spring broke and punctured the tire. dealer was not notified at this time. feel free to provide any further information.*ak

Front coil spring broke and while the consumer attempted to back up out of garage the tire was punctured.*ak *mj