Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 5249 | 12/01/1998 | 615366 | Information on vehicles exhibiting steering wheel shimmy, vibration or grunt on slow speed turns. *tt | 01/13/2001 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | ||||||
| PE04044 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 05/24/2004 | 08/16/2004 | FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURE | 04V332000 | |
| Odi possesses 130 vehicle owners questionnaires (voq) alleging front suspension coil spring failure in the subject (model year 1999-2000) vehicles.an additional 11 voqs concerning my 2001 vehicles have been found, bringing the total to 141.more than 75% of these reports allege that the broken spring damaged or punctured the adjacent tire.all of these reports originated in the salt belt states located in the northeast quadrant of the united states and canada.ford will conduct a safety recall (04v-332) covering vehicles soldor currently registered in connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin, and the district of columbia, to install spring shields in my 1999-2001 taurus/sable vehicles to prevent a fractured spring from damaging the nearby tire.ford will additionally notify owners of all my 1999-2001 taurus/sable vehicles that warranty coverage for spring fractures has been extended to 10 years of age or 150,000 miles.odi analyzed ford | ||||||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | ||||||
| PE04044 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 05/24/2004 | 08/16/2004 | FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURE | 04V332000 | |
| Odi possesses 130 vehicle owners questionnaires (voq) alleging front suspension coil spring failure in the subject (model year 1999-2000) vehicles.an additional 11 voqs concerning my 2001 vehicles have been found, bringing the total to 141.more than 75% of these reports allege that the broken spring damaged or punctured the adjacent tire.all of these reports originated in the salt belt states located in the northeast quadrant of the united states and canada.ford will conduct a safety recall (04v-332) covering vehicles soldor currently registered in connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin, and the district of columbia, to install spring shields in my 1999-2001 taurus/sable vehicles to prevent a fractured spring from damaging the nearby tire.ford will additionally notify owners of all my 1999-2001 taurus/sable vehicles that warranty coverage for spring fractures has been extended to 10 years of age or 150,000 miles.odi analyzed ford | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | |||
| 07/05/2004 | 1 | ||
| Consumer received nhtsa recall 04v332000 in july 2004. ford has issued a front coil springs recall. this vehicle was included in the recall, but the dealer still does not have the parts in order to repair. *ak recall campaign. as of 01/04/2005 dealer does not have the correct parts to repair the vehicle according to the recall. *tc | |||
| 12/06/2004 | 3 | ||
| Consumer received nhtsa recall 04v332000/manufacturer's recall 04s17 concerning coil springs around august 2004. had contacted dealership, and informed no parts were available until manufacturer send out parts in december. *ak | |||
| 03/25/2003 | 1 | ||
| The front springs broke, which caused the vehicle to collapsed. *jb | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 09/22/2009 | 200000 | 1 | |
| 1999 ford taurus rear strut springs broken. both rear strut springs have broke on the car. i was told this can cause tire failure if spring punctures tire. i did not know of the problem until had the car evaluated by service station. $500 to fix it, haven't fix it yet, and therefore car is currently not being driven as it is not safe to drive. *tr | |||