Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
| 17511 | 01/01/2004 | 10007343 | Noise from front suspension area. *tt | 06/14/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 12/18/2012 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that he changed the front driver's side tire because it was flat and he noticed that the suspension coil was fractured, which caused the tire to become flat. the vehicle was not diagnosed. the manufacturer was not notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 100,000. kmj | |||
| 12/18/2012 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that he changed the front driver side tire as it had flat. once the tire was removed he realized the suspension coil had broken and caused the flat tire. the vehicle had not been diagnosed. the manufacturer had not been notified. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure and current mileage was 100,000. dt | |||
| 04/02/2012 | 55000 | 1 | |
| Slowly going over a small speed bump and i heard a loud bang. the driver side rear spring had broken. *tr | |||
| 04/02/2012 | 55000 | ||
| Slowly going over a small speeed bump and i heard a loud bang. the driver side rear spring had broken. | |||
| SUSPENSION - AUTOMATIC STABILITY CONTROL (ASC) | |||
| 10/28/2004 | 17200 | 2 | |
| While driving up a hill vehicle lost control and pulled to the left. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 07/20/2011 | 109000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated the front driver side coil spring broke on the vehicle. the failure caused the sway bar to break and punctured a tire. the contact stated there was no warning prior to the failure. the contact had the vehicle towed to a dealer for repair, but it had been repaired. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage and current mileages were 109,000.rl | |||
| 03/18/2010 | 73537 | ||
| Vehicle: one owner 2004 ford taurus wagon, 73,500 miles, no accidents. passenger side front coil spring fractured resulting in catastrophic puncture of the tire. fortunately, this occurred as i was backing out of the garage so there was no accident. the fracture surface was clean and showed no evidence of prior damage other than slight surface corrosion. | |||
| 08/12/2009 | 81500 | 1 | |
| Left front coil spring broke unexpectedly, puncturing/ruining left front tire, and breaking sway bar linkage. luckily, car was moving at low speed when this happened. *tr | |||