2000 FORD TAURUS SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS
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2000 FORD TAURUS SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS (Change Vehicle)
The following SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS complaint about 2000 FORD TAURUS was reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety administration on 2005-07-23. For more information contact the National Highway Traffic Safety administration or the US Department of Transportation. See complaint summary below.
| Build Years/Makes/Models: | 2000 FORD TAURUS |
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| Reference Number: | 10129812 |
| Summary: | I TOOK MY 2000 TAURUS SE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SINCE I HEARD A LOUD "BANG" UNDER THE REAR OF THE CAR AND A SCRAPING, MOTION INDUCED, NOISE (I HAD HEARD A SIMILAR BANG BEFORE WHICH IMMEDIATELY WENT AWAY, BUT NO SCRAPING). A REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN (AND WAS SCRAPING AGAINST THE TIRE), BUT BOTH SPRINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED (EXPENSIVE REPAIR) SINCE THEY HAVE TO BE "TUNED" AND BE THE SAME. THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS OVER A THREE WEEK DELAY (MAYBE MORE) FROM FORD FOR THE SPRINGS, SO HE USED "AFTER-MARKET" REPLACEMENTS. THIS TELLS ME THAT THERE ARE LIKELY A LOT OF BAD ONES (LIKELY DEFECTIVE METALLURAGICALLY OR BADLY DESIGNED/ENGINEERED) AND IT COULD BE A BAD SITUATION IF IT HAD OCCURRED ON THE ROAD. MINE FULLY BROKE IN THE PARKING LOT BEHIND MY APARTMENT. LATER, I FOUND THE BROKEN PIECE OF ABOUT 8" IN LINEAR LENGTH, INDICATING ONE OLD BREAK AND A NEW ONE (BREAKS WERE DIFFERENT COLOR). I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A METALLURGICAL FAILURE WITH DEFECTS IN THE METAL OF THE SPRING. I'M A RETIRED PERSON AND TREAT MY CAR WELL (AVOID CHUCKHOLES, ETC.). THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED ON ANY OF MY OTHER CARS IN MY ENTIRE LIFETIME. I ALSO BELIEVE IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN AN OPEN ROAD SITUATION AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR A RECALL. MONTHS AGO THERE WAS A RECALL TO PUT SHIELDS AROUND THE FRONT SPRINGS TO AVOID CONTACT WITH SALT AND THE ELEMENTS. I STILL HAVE THE BROKEN PIECE THAT I FOUND IN MY APARTMENT PARKING LOT. I SUSPECT THAT THERE ARE TOO MANY OF THESE, AND THAT IS WHY FORD MOTOR CO. HAS A LONG BACKLOG ON THE PARTS (MY CAR ISN'T THAT OLD AND IT ONLY HAS 51,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER). |
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