Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 04/01/2011 | 34000 | ||
| Toyo versado lx for 2003 ford taurus. i bought these tires and have had nothing but problems since i had them installed. the shake started off slight, and over time has progressesed to dangerous levels where i can no longer drive the car. i have taken the car to 5 different front end shops searching for what i thought was a problem with my car. the fourth finally pin pointed the tires. i went back to where i purchased the tires, and neither the shop or toyo want to do anything to fix the safety problem with my car. the shake is now so extensive i can not drive the car due to fear of damaging the stearing or suspsension components. each time i have been in, a road force balance is performed, but does not completely remidy the problem. even the so call front end expert said it was the tires. the car can not be driven until i save enough money to buy new tires. | |||
| 09/30/2009 | 59000 | 1 | |
| 2003 ford taurus has had 3 coil spring failures in the last 2 months, resulting in 2 tire punctures. no accidents, no injuries. this vehicle is driven daily by a 71 year old man. *tr | |||
| 05/10/2009 | 166813 | 1 | |
| My 2003 ford taurus had been parked in my driveway when i heard a very loud bang and then air leaking. i discovered that the left front spring had broken causing damage to the spring, stabilizer link, strut and tire. we had to replace both springs, both stabilizer links, both struts and the left front tire. *tr | |||
| 02/22/2009 | 86690 | 1 | |
| 1. driving 60 mph on a dry expressway, light traffic, shortly after dark. car lightly loaded (one person, no luggage), tires properly inflated 2. left rear tire exploded, destroying a good part of the sidewall; able to pull to a safe stop and change tire. 3. tire company (goodyear) has been contacted, but no replacement has been made. *tr | |||
| 12/15/2008 | 36942 | 1 | |
| When backing out of my garage to leave for work in the morning i heard a loud popping and screech coming from the left front wheel. i stopped and got out of the car and found my tire flat. upon inspection by my mechanic it was discovered that the left front coil spring just snapped without warning causing a large tear in the tire. it was very fortunate that this happened when i was in my driveway and not on the highway at high speed. this could have caused a very bad accident. my mechanic said that it will need a new spring and a new tire. since my front tires are winter tires i will probably have to purchase two to match. *tr | |||
| 10/18/2008 | 106300 | 1 | |
| Tire went flat going 65 mph on a interstate highway. filled the tire up with air the next day to look for possible leak and noticed valve stem was cracked. i purchased 4 tires in july of 2007. during the month of august 2008, 3 of the tires went flat do to cracked stem valves. the first 3 tires the stem was replaced. the tire that went flat on the highway was taken back to point of purchased and was replaced. *tr | |||
| 01/05/2008 | 82000 | 1 | |
| Front coil spring broke, destroyed the strut, and shredded the front tire. *tr | |||
| 07/16/2007 | 1 | ||
| 2003 ford taurus tire blew out causing the consumer to hit a guard rail. *kb the consumers passenger experienced some pain in her shoulder. ohio traffic crash report. *jb | |||
| 02/25/2007 | 72000 | 2 | 10/10/2002 |
| Tl*- the contact stated that while backing up the 2003 ford taurus with 72000 failure mileage a couple of feet he heard a popping sound. the contact got out of the vehicle and raised it to discover that the driver's front left tire h split and coil spring sheared. the vehicle has not been repaired. *ak | |||
| 01/14/2007 | 2 | ||
| First incident happened on 7/22/06. i thought it was isolated, i was wrong. second incident happened on 1/14/07. about two weeks prior to the incident the started pulling to the left & the will rattle like you're driving on a dirt road. on the morning of 1/14/07 while my wife was driving going to work the left front tire blew up on the freeway luckily she was able to control the car to a stop. *nm | |||
| 04/15/2004 | 29 | ||
| 2003 ford taurus has problems with transmission, engine backfiring, hood latch is broken, and seat bracket fell off. *mr the tires were continuously going flat. six flats occurred while the consumer was on a trip, the transmission was slipping and would jerk in traffic, the engine would back fire intermittently and stalled on one occasion, the seat bracket was replaced by the dealer but failed again (the seat bracket was incorrectly installed from the start), the engine also displayed knocking and had taken about 9 visits before the problem was corrected, it was discovered that a valve was sticking out. the a/c did not cool, the consumer smelled coolant which leaked inside the vehicle. the tires and rims were a problem and the vehicle had been in for repairs about 18 visits/two rear tires remained a problem due to severe inflation problems and the tires would need to be inflated several times daily. the consumer requested another vehicle. *sc the gas mileage was poor. tire loosing air pressure from the time of purchase. *tc the consumer was involved in an accident on 2-25-06 and the air bags failed to deploy. updated 03/29/06. *jb | |||
| 08/29/2003 | 17 | 08/28/2003 | |
| Tires causing vibration of vehicle's front end. *mr (when driving 35 mph or higher tire vibration would occur) there was also a brake problem. grinding would occur. *sc *jb | |||
| 13000 | 1 | ||
| Firestone continental. consumer states that the firestone tires are rounded out. this is causing vibration in the steering column. *ak | |||
| TIRES - BEAD | |||
| 03/13/2008 | 19000 | 1 | |
| Heavy vibrations from the rear of my ford taurus. another driver shouted to me you've got a bad tire changed tire & found that the non-dot side two outside treads raised from the tire & a large depression in the third tread. 8/32 tread left on tire at the tme. *tr | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 08/12/2004 | 1000 | 0 | 10/13/2003 |
| (1-3) vehicle delivered with one tire at 40#, others varied 20-30 #. they continue to lose air pressure, ie 3-5 pounds/ month. no accidents but am concerned. talked with both ford selling dealer and michelin tire dealer. were rotated at 6000 mi. repair (nail) of left front tire at about 2000 mi by michelin dealer. tires: michelin p215/60hr 16, touring contact as. vehicle 2003 ford taurus station wagon new 10/ 2003. | |||