2001 Ford Taurus problems
Owners have filed 1,264 complaints about the 2001 Ford Taurus with NHTSA. Suspension accounts for 44.9% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of vehicle speed control at 7.9%.
Complaints1,264
Crashes115
Fires18
Injuries110
Deaths6
What owners report breaking
Suspension 44.9% · 567
Vehicle speed control 7.9% · 100
Service brakes, hydraulic 6.9% · 87
Air bags 5.2% · 66
Engine and engine cooling 4.9% · 62
Power train 4.8% · 61
Visibility 3.2% · 41
Structure 3.2% · 40
Severity
Of those complaints, 115 describe a crash, 18 describe a fire, 110 report an injury and 6 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 26 model years of the Ford Taurus in this data, 2001 sits 7th by complaint volume. 1993 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 7 in the last three years against 11 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 73,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2001 Ford Taurus. The contact noticed that the vehicle was lower on one side in the rear. He jacked up the vehicle and discovered that the rear driver side coil spring had failed and was puncturing the tire. He spoke with the dealer who stated that the vehicle is not under recall. The weather conditions were partly sunny. The current and failure mileages were 116,000. Updated 07/19/07. Suspension · reported at 116,000 miles
Driving 25 mph, straight & smooth when rear coil spring snapped puncturing tire & hit garage before stopping. Part replaced at my expense at a dealer. Part is not available. Real safety issue here and could have been bad if it happened while highway driving. Ford should have extended the warranty on these springs like they did on the front ones. The front coil spring also snapped on this car earlier in the year. Suspension · reported at 31,000 miles
I just got through having the front coil springs replaced at the dealer under fords "campaign" to fix the springs only if they are broke on my 2001 Taurus..Now ,not even three days later the car is back at the dealer to replace the rear springs. Why should people have to have an accident or worse possibly die because of a spring failure that everybody and their brother knows is going to happen on these Taurus'? Suspension · reported at 93,150 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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