Ford Cars and Trucks Reviews

I bought my 1999 Ford Expedition in May of 2008 from an individual. I have driven the vehicle as a second car and have put 14,000 miles on it. It had 135000 when I bought it. On June 26, 2010 I parked my vehicle and turned it off. It displayed no problems whatsoever. Went to bed. Woke up about twenty minutes later and the hood was engulfed in flames. Car was a total loss. Did not have collision due to the age of the vehicle. I'm buying another Ford from a private person but just found out that there was a recall about dangerous cruise control units in this type of vehicle that could result in fire. Just want to know if I have any legal standing for compensation. Was never notified that there was a recall and the fire department said that the fire was definitely electrical and burned a hole clean through the hood over the steering column area?

On July 2, 2010, while at Daycare Center, my 2000 Ford Excursion burst into flames. My vehicle was parked and the key was not in the ignition. Pass byers stopped and help assisted all kids out of Daycare and I lost my truck. This has taken a mental stress on me while kids was running every where and crying.

Both back coil springs on my 2002 Ford Taurus have broken. I have been a Ford owner almost all my life, but if Ford doesn't extend its recall on 2002-2004 Taurus to cover the broken springs, I will leave Ford altogether. The cost to replace both rear springs is $600. This is totally ridiculous when Ford knew they had a problem.

Pa, Gram, and two grandchildren were on the way to Church Mass on Saturday evening. I waited for a train to clear the tracks. The gate went up, and pow, the front right end of the 2003 Mercury Sable hits the ground. I drove it to a safe area and jacked the car to find the front coil spring exploded tearing the tire to a shred.

I was backing my 2002 Ford Taurus out of a parking spot at work when my tire blew. The coil spring on the driver side broke. I had to have it towed. I don't know yet what damage there is. I already replaced rear springs 1 month earlier. The 2002 Ford Taurus should be recalled for this problem before someone is killed.

My son and I were in a car accident on 6/20/2010 and we were hit hard. My stomach and chest area hit the steering wheel and my head hit the windshield and busted the glass and neither one of my airbags deployed.

Two months after purchasing a 1999 Windstar SEL in excellent condition, it burst into flames 10 minutes after I got home from work. There were no warning signs or anything. I contacted the previous owner who swears of no notice about recall or he would have had it done as it was their family vehicle as well. Now I'm left with no vehicle and 2 kids to walk to stores with. They should have a notice about recall through DMV when someone registers a car! Ford sucks. When did you see a Honda on fire? Never. I lost my only vehicle. I have two kids and just claimed bankruptcy so I have no money to replace. A laptop was in there among other things.

In 1997 (year may be incorrect), I purchased a 1990 Ford F150 XLT Lariat from a private citizen (low miles, mint condition). In July 2002, it burned to the ground in the Pepsi Center parking lot in Denver as I was working across the street. I contacted Ford and they told me they had never heard of anything like that. So sorry!

I've been reading through the complaints regarding broken coil springs in Mercury Sables. I have a 1993 Mercury Sable. The front coil springs were replaced by a recall in about 2001. Today, while changing tires, my mechanic noticed that the front springs were broken and need to be replaced. Approximate cost is $900. He also warned of potential tire damage if I didn't replace the springs soon. My point is that even with the original springs replaced by the recall, the replacements aren't reliable either. And, it is possible to drive on broken springs without being aware of it until something more major happens.

The Tauras and sables have real [bad] springs and they break way to easy on their own. I have had three cars break. There are some recalls ion the front springs for some years, but not for rear springs. Need to add rear springs and additional years to recall. Total rip off. costing me thousands, plus lots of grief. Ruined tires. Almost killed my entire family.

However, I owned a 1999 Ford Expedition until March 31, 2010 with no indications of any problems. My truck burned completely up on the past evening (March 31, 2010). Even though I purchased this vehicle used, I never knew that the 1999 Expedition was a recall vehicle until after the fire. On the evening of March 31 (about 45 minutes) after returning home, someone knock on my door and informed me that my truck was on fire. My truck was park next to my house. My roof receives fire damage as well. Everything underneath my hood burned to ash.

I have a 2001 Ford F-150 that just caught on fire sitting there. It had not been started or driven in four days. The truck is a total loss and now just an eyesore on the side of my house. The fire department put the fire out before any damage was done to my house but the front of my boat and custom boat cover was damaged.

May 10, 2010: My 20-year old daughter and her three friends were on their way to the Toronto airport at 2:00 am to catch an early flight when the front spring on a 2002 Ford Taurus broke. The spring went through the front tire when they were travelling 80 km/hour. Luckily, she was able to control the car and get it stopped with no one being hurt or killed! They had to struggle to get the tire changed because the car was virtually sitting on the ground and they had to dig a hole so they could get the jack under the car. This is not what you want your daughter doing at 2:00 am in the morning on the side of the road. Luckily, they did make their flight. I have not gotten it fixed yet so I am not sure of the total cost to replace the tire and spring.

I was driving the Ford Focus ZX5 and hit a deer. I was wearing my seat belt and the airbag did not deploy. The vehicle is considered totaled.

Driver side front coil spring broke and went through my tire. I am so glad that this happened in my driveway instead on the road to and from work which I drive 100 miles a day. Myself or someone else could have been seriously injured had it happened while driving. I now find out that there was a recall but does not meet the requirements. How can they put requirements on someone's life?

We had a 1999 Ford Explorer customized as a touring car for guests at our resort. It had not been driven in approximately 3 weeks. While sitting covered parked in a carport, it burned. We had a major show taking place in the park and it was quite a scene as the fire fighters had to pry open the hood to fully extinguish the flames. It was a total loss of a fine piece of artwork/equipment.

The coil spring on Ford Taurus broke on the driver’s side.

I was awaken about 2:46 am to my 2001 Ford engulfed in flames. Luckily, it wasn't parked close to any other vehicles but it was the only vehicle I have for my family and I. If I would have known about these fires, I would have never purchased a Ford. My truck is total loss. I don't know how I'm going to get my family around. My insurance was paid late so they don't want to cover it and I still owe money. I'm not sure what to do.

2002 Ford Taurus: Broken front coil spring which ripped through the front tire causing a 6 inch gash. Luckily it happened in my driveway (4 yr old grand daughter in my car) and not on the highway driving 70 miles an hour! It looks as if the recall on the spring ended with 2001 but obviously Ford has not corrected the problem! I have not had my car towed in, yet so am unsure of how much it will cost me (est $500 +).

My 1996 Ford Bronco caught on fire this last weekend, and Ford had it towed to the local dealership to repair as it was due to a faulty part that has been recalled. Today, I was called and told that Ford is refusing to pay for the damages, because they have proof that I was informed by them a few years ago about the problem and chose not to have the vehicle repaired in a timely manner.

I purchased a 1995 Ford F150 from a private citizen in the fall of 2009. Today, while parked and turned off, it caught on fire and caught another nearby vehicle on fire. Both are total losses. I learned today there's a recall on the Ford for a faulty cruise control switch.

While backing out of a parking space, the right front coil spring broke destroying the right front tire. The bills for the replacement springs, tire and tow are now at almost $500. Looking at the past history of this defect, there are many other people that are having the same problem. Seeing that there was a recall on the 1999-2001 models, many of the victims own 2002-2003 models. Obviously, this defect was not corrected and therefore, Ford should open the recall to these models as well as a safety precaution. If this was to happen while driving, it could be catastrophic to the vehicles occupants as well as any other vehicles and pedestrians in the vicinity of the affected vehicle as it would most surely go out of control.

The driver's side left strut and spring assembly broke and punctured a hole in the left front tire. A problem I have been hearing about from so many people and complaints. The 2001 Taurus had the same problem and it was recalled and my friend whom it happened to was covered under recall. It just happened to my 2003 Taurus and there is no recall. The driver's side back strut and spring collapsed as well leading me to believe it is a problem with the springs, perhaps faulty design.

On March 13th 2010, my 2003 Taurus 96,000 left front spring broke while sitting in the garage. Tire was flat. Loud noise I noticed after trying to remove the tire. It would not come off. The spring had ripped through the tire. Thank goodness, I was not driving when this happened. Also about a month earlier, I broke the front passenger side spring on my 1999 Sable, no tire damage. I need to replace both stuts and spring now on the 2003 Taurus, which cost $600-$700 and $200 for the spring only on the Sable.

About a week after a friend of mine at work asked if I had ever had any problems with the springs on my 2002 Ford Taurus to which I answered no and chuckling, I backed out of the garage; and pop, the driver's side front tire was flat. Little did I know that after the front was fixed a week to the day later, bang, there went the driver's side rear tire. Both were caused by faulty springs.

Our Ford Expedition burned up on the driveway last 6/23/09 and it's still sitting there. We didn't have full insurance coverage so we had to deal directly with Ford. Ford offered $3,500 but we knew it was worth at least $10,000. We talked to their legal department and we were told to write an appeal letter.

I pulled my truck into my driveway and turned everything off and exited truck. I went into my house and spent approximately three hours inside. I went to leave again and when I opened my door, smoke billowed out and I saw a fire on a wiring harness leading to my driver side carpet. I tried to put fire out by packing snow on it. I burnt my finger doing it. I then popped the hood and disconnected the battery terminals and the fire was under control.

My Ford Taurus Spring failure and tire puncture. My Ford Taurus's front left spring failed and then caused a 6" gash through the tire causing an instantaneous and complete tire flattening. Luckily, it happened in the driveway but had it been at some speed, it would have ripped through the tire wall all the way around and very possibly caused an accident. From all the other reports here of the exact same failure, and mode of failure, this is a common fault of Ford's and deserves a recall or replacement compensation.

I bought my Mercury Sable in 2002 with 29,000 miles. 2010, 91,000 miles. I have had to replace the head gaskets, fuel pump, and other components related to the head gaskets. Today, while taking my 6 and 4 year old boys to school, the front right coil spring broke puncturing and blowing out my tire. Thank God I was close to home and not traveling at a high rate of speed. Just found out online that there has been an investigation into this problem with the coil springs and I was never notified! What if this happened yesterday when I was an hour away from home and traveling over 60 mph with my children in the car! Now they will not pay for the repairs! I am terrified to drive my vehicle with my children in it even after it will be fixed, and I cannot afford to purchase another.

I had just returned home from picking up breakfast for my wife and was changing our new born when I heard the horn blowing on the truck steadily. I looked out the window to find smoke and flames inside the cab of my 01 f-150. My wife called the fire department while I beat on neighbor’s door to have them move their car which was parked next to the truck. The truck’s windows rolled down by themselves and the engine started trying to start. A maintenance man ran over with a fire extinguisher and got the flames down enough for me to pull the hood latch to disconnect the battery.

I am a 70 year old grandmother. My grandson purchased a used 2005 Ford F-150 pickup with 50,000 miles on odometer with me co-signing. He's had it for over two and a half years. It was parked at 9 am in front of our house. At around 1:30 am in the morning, we were awakened by the fire department saying the vehicle was on fire. The truck was totaled. The fire marshall said that it looked like the fire started in the engine wiring. The fire did not reach the interior of the truck but the windshield was shattered by the heat.

I purchased a new Ford King Ranch pick up from an AZ dealer, Earnhardt Ford in October '07. I have licensed and insured it in AZ during our stay there. On March 30, I drove it home. I cleared customs, and it became a Canadian vehicle. The insurance expired, so having no present need for the truck, stored it without insurance. In Oct '08, I took it out for provincial inspection, in order to insure it and license it, and parked it in front of my garage. I had to run an errand returning approximately twenty five minutes later, to find both my garage totally in flames, and my truck being totally destroyed. I have many photos, which Ford has seen. The fire marshal and arson squad, without any doubt, determined the origin of the fire was in the truck engine compartment. I have been corresponding with Mr. ** since then. They sent their own expert, but he was unable to come to any conclusion, because of the extensive damage.

The front left suspension spring had sudden failure. The spring failed sometime between Jan 18 to Jan 25 while we were on vacation. When the car was moved on Jan 26, the failed spring punctured the tire. The car was towed to the local Ford dealership and both front springs plus the failed tire were replaced. Total repair costs including towing were about $650.

Our 2005 Ford F150 airbag light has been flashing on and off for over a year now. We have been concerned about airbag malfunction and now read about numerous problems from other consumers. I am afraid to drive it now.

I own a 1998 Ford Expedition. We were at the store and was in there for about 10 minutes, when we came out the hood had a flame, the store manager attempted to put the fire out when it ignited more burning the front windshield and all of the motor and everything under the hood. The fire department said the fire started from the engine. I don't know where to start with help from Ford.

On January 13th 2010, my 2000 F150 spontaneously burst into flames while parked on my employer's parking lot. My vehicle was a total loss and later that day, I discovered that there was a recall on the speed control system that I had never received notification of.

I am coming to you for help as I have run out of options. On Saturday, 1/30/2010 at approximately 5pm, I was dropping off my girlfriend at her place of employment, the McLean Hilton in Virginia. She usually drives, she loves my truck. She got out of the drivers seat, I got in. She opened the driver's side passenger door to retrieve the things she needed, I closed the driver's door and all of a sudden, the side airbags deployed. It scared the living daylights out of the both of us. I thought something hit us while we were parked but this was not the case. They deployed just by shutting my door!

My 1994 Ford F150 truck was parked in front of our house for around 7 hours. I walked 3 houses down to visit my son-in-law, went back home inside, took my shoes off and let the pups out the back door, glanced out the windows and my truck was in flames, and within minutes this vehicle was destroyed. 911 responded within minutes only, 5 blocks from our home and soaked the vehicle down with water. As fast as this vehicle burnt all the wires, plastic parts, and interior, I really believe these trucks have a defect from the factory.

I was warming my 92 Explorer XLT up on 01/29/10. It was a cold morning. After about 10 minutes, I was ready to go to work. As I was ready to put it in drive, I noticed smoke coming from the hood. I turned off the engine and pulled the hood latch. As I was ready to raise the hood, flames shot out and I backed off and called 911. The Fire Dept. arrived within 5 minutes but by then the smoke and flames were overwhelming. The truck is a complete loss, but I feel lucky I was not on the road when this happened. I have taken numerous pictures of this event and it is pretty severe. Physically I am fine, but financially, it has me in a bind as it was my only transportation. The truck is a total loss and has been picked up by a junk dealer.

My 2000 Ford Taurus front spring broke and ripped tire. It poses a much more danger than the Toyota problem. Toyotas can be shifted in to neutral and stopped. There's nothing a person can do when a spring goes and blows tire. Many, many have had this problem, and Ford does nothing. We need a recall.

I had my 2000 F150 spontaneously combust today in my driveway with the engine off. My wife parked the truck in the driveway at approximately 11:30AM on 1/25/2010. About an hour and a half later (approximately 1:00PM), my wife received a panicked knock on the door alerting her that our truck engine was on fire. The firemen that ended up putting it out said the hottest point of the fire was located in the engine compartment near the master cylinder on the driver's side of the truck. The fire melted everything under the hood and moved into the cab by the time they could get it put out.

On January 13, 2010 at 2 pm, I parked my 2000 F-150 on the parking lot of my employer. At approximately 4 pm, some co-workers told me that a vehicle was on fire on the parking lot. I went outside and sure enough it was my F-150. The fire destroyed the truck with the heat so intense that it melted the hood off as well as the windshield. The fire also damaged the vehicles that were parked on either side of my truck. I was told by a co-worker that there was a recall on my truck that the faulty part(s) caused the vehicles to catch fire.

I own a 2003 Ford Taurus with 70,000 miles. In November 2009, I had my car in for servicing, and they discovered both rear springs were broken near the bottom. Since they were not covered by recall, and could potentially cause a tire to be cut, I paid to have them replaced. Now, on January 7 2010, I went to back out of the garage, and heard scraping. This time my driver's side spring had broken, and sliced a foot long tear on the inside sidewall of my tire. Luckily, it did not happen while driving, since it would have certainly caused an accident.

I'm one of the lucky ones so far. I bought a used Ford product. I took it to my inspection station for a sticker. As soon as they put it on the lift, they said these vehicles all have a common problem, broken rear spring either at the top or the bottom of the spring. I had one of each, two broken rear springs, one at the top and one at the bottom. I see on your website that there are over 400 complaints for the same thing. Most of these people had the springs break while driving causing serious and dangerous incidents. Please add my complaint to this URL. The economic damage at this point will be to replace both springs before something more dangerous happens while driving. It is $800 to replace both springs. I plan to file a claim in small claims court to try and recover these losses.

Ford Taurus 2003 we were backing out our garage and heard a loud noise. Our left front coil spring broke, putting a hole in our new tire and breaking the stabilizer link. I am so mad about this! We called the garage where we got it and they said call Ford. Ford is saying there is no recall.

I just bought a 2002 Ford Taurus SES. It has 105,000 miles on it. One night, it was sitting in my driveway and the front coil spring broke. It went through my new tire. This happens a lot, says the service guy. The previous model year had a recall for this problem. 2002 doesn't. If you're driving and it breaks, you will wreak. There are a lot of these time bombs out there and nothing is being done about it. The damage this time was to my wallet, over $500.00. Then again, I wasn't driving it when it decided to break. So it could have been worse.

2003 Ford Taurus. The front driver's side spring broke (it was not due to rust or obvious wear), the spring then punctured and split the driver's front tire. Car had to be flat-bedded to service station, where it was determined that the front strut and sway bar link were also broken by the spring breaking. The car is being fixed. Luckily I was not driving when the spring broke. It was just sitting in the driveway. Costs involved are reaching $885.

Last year, the left front spring fractured and I had to install a new strut this year same time in December, right spring fractured and punctured the tire. Today after googling, found out this has happened to so many people. It's ridiculous. I have to shell so much money out of pocket in this economy. Ford has to recall this.

On Saturday, January 5, 2010, the front driver's side coil spring on my 2003 Mercury Sable GS snapped and punctured my tire (car has 70K miles). There is corrosion on the coil but only were it failed. I have saved the piece of coil that was in my tire. My brother is a mechanic and told me that there may be a recall on the spring. He did the work on the car because I needed to be at work on Monday morning but told me to check it out.

On a holiday weekend, I was backing out of driveway (on coasting) and heard a loud explosion. I got out to see and the driver's front tire is flat. I proceeded to change tire. Once I removed the tire, I noticed the coil spring has failed and ruptured the tire. The car needs towed for repair. New tire has to be purchased, new coil spring for sure. It may need other work, having read other complaints. Some reports say they cannot repair only one side.

I am waiting for the service department manager at Jerry's Ford, Leesburg, VA. to call me back. The 2002 Ford Taurus SES' right rear coil broke when backing out of my driveway.

My 1998 Ford truck burnt due to a faulty speed control switch. My insurance paid $5,000.00. My insurance company stated that I would get my $1,000.00 deductible from Ford once it was determined that the speed control switch was the cause of the fire. My truck had been sitting under my carport for nearly 4 hours when a neighbor called and said my truck was on fire. Carport was damaged along with roofing shingles that were under my carport; truck was completely totaled. I was without transportation for several weeks! I have contacted Ford and I get the runaround. Is anyone else having this problem?

My 2001 Ford Focus had an accident. Had since new. Accident on Oct. 17. Air bag came out, did not open driver's side and i hit the steering wheel. Yes, my seat belt on. The passenger side air bag came out and fully opened. No one sitting there though. Vehicle brought into Ford dealers many times over the years. Might not have been injured had it opened fully and not just came out flat. Vehicle totaled not Ford's fault on that. At Hannigan, have witnesses air bag did not open. Just came out.

On June 23, 2009, our 2000 Ford Expedition caught fire on the driveway. Had the neighbors not alerted us, my Chevy crew cab would have burned up too. My brave 10-year-old son kept the flames down with the garden hose until a neighbor took over, then the Fire Department. It was all paid for so we didn't have full coverage just to save money, hmm. So, we had to go after Ford. What a miserable experience that has been. First, they said we didn't respond to their two recall letters. What letters were they talking about? You mean the junk mail style envelopes that we probably threw away because they looked like junk mail? And, they should have been certified if they are life and death important?

We were in a collision with our 2007 Ford Explorer. We were hit squarely on the passenger side, both doors. The impact was enough to lift the vehicle, push us across the road, cave in the B-pillar, bend the rear axle and buckle the roof. Side air bag never deployed. All emergency response personnel were surprised at that. Air bags should have deployed?

I hit a deer head on going at least 70 MPH. The airbags didn't deploy. In less than 2 minutes, the front of the car started on fire. We all got out of the car and we're all fine. The car was a 2001 Ford Focus SE Sedan. We took pictures. Is this a design flaw or just a freak accident?

On 8/21/09, I was doing some last minute school shopping with my 5-year-old daughter. I was in my father's 2001 Ford F150 and decided to stop at Target. While in the store, I noticed the customers and employees were talking about a car on fire. I walked down the aisle where I had parked and realized that the F150 was the one that started the fire and this fire spread and it took out 5 other vehicles. The firefighter and the investigator mentioned that it looked like the fire could have started due to recalls on Fords.

A few months ago, my trucking company went out of business. We sold a coal truck and trailer for payoff plus a 1995 Ford F-150 pickup. This morning at approximately 6:30, I was awakened to the sound of a neighbor beating on the door to my house. When I looked out the window to see who was knocking, I saw our Ford truck engulfed in flames. I called 911 and got our 5 year old son out of bed as his bedroom is directly beside the driveway where the truck was parked. Luckily, the house was not damaged. The truck had been parked since approximately 3pm yesterday afternoon. I was told by the firemen that there was a recall on these vehicles. The previous owner bought the vehicle new in 1995, but was unaware of any recall. We lost our only mode of transportation. We had only liability insurance on the truck.

The 1999 Ford F-150 caught fire in the middle of the night outside of residence. I talked with representative of Ford Motor Co. and was told it would be turned over to their legal department. I haven't heard anything. The truck was totally burned, as well as all contents. Although, there was no major damage to the residence, blinds inside residence were melted.

I own a 2000 Mercury Sable LS and am experiencing the same frustration as the 36 pages of other Mercury Sable and Ford Taurus owners regarding broken coil springs. These springs (front and rear) were manufactured using inferior steel and/or process. The model year ranges from 1999-2003 from the complaints I have read. The springs will fail, perhaps catastrophically if the vehicle is in motion, slicing tires and causing further damage with cost that must be absorbed by the owner. Incredible!

I was involved in an accident with my 2009 Ford F150. The vehicle had 1800 kilometers on it. The accident was an off center left side collision with another F150 (1993 or 1994 model) at less than 60 kilometers per hour. My truck engine burst into flames on contact and my wife and I had about a minute to get out of the truck before the passenger compartment was filled with smoke. Both vehicles were destroyed in ten minutes. I lost the entire contents of my truck, tools and personal property. We were not physically injured but we are both very uncomfortable driving now and we have not had our truck replaced yet.

I took my car into the dealership service department for an alignment. They called to tell my my coil spring (driver's front) was broken and needed to be replaced. But good news! It's covered under warranty. It was too late to do the work that night, so I drove it home (Somehow, I didn't hear the word broken; I heard "Coil springs are recalled"). I took it back this morning to have it all repaired. Tom, the service manager, called me back to say "Oops! Only the 2001 (not 2002 Mercury Sable) are on recall. You gotta pay for your coil springs - and you have to replace both on an axle or the torque from the new one breaks the other - out of pocket." The only good news was that if it is ever recalled, Ford will reimburse.

Ford F250 King Ranch Airbag did not deploy in an accident on July 13, 2009. Other driver pulled out in front of me across 4 lanes of traffic coming both ways and I hit her side of SUV with the left front of my truck. I was going 60 mph and only had seconds to react. I was seat-belted but I hit the steering wheel and have a fractured rib.

In May 2009, I drove my 2002 Ford Escape to Walgreens on Wynnton Road here in Columbus, Georgia to get some medication for my daughter. I had just parked my Escape and got out, and before I could make it into the store, my alarm started going off. So I walked back to my Escape and turned my alarm off and proceeded to go into the store. Well, after being in the store for about 10 minutes, I heard a call over the intercom about a green SUV on fire in the parking lot. When I walked out the store, my Escape was in full flames. I didn't have any signs that something was wrong with my Escape, because I wasn't smoking or making any funny sounds. The only thing that was shocking to me was when my alarm went off by itself due to the fact that it never happened before.

Had to replace springs on front of the car and two years later, I did the rear springs. Car has only 75K miles on it.

I owned a 1999 Ford Expedition with 5.4 litters Triton engine. It was involved in a spontaneous engine fire while parked on 4/17/05. Vehicle was totaled. I tried to sue Ford, but Ford will not accept responsibility or offer resolution. Current class action suits only involve injury/death. As of 7/1/09, the case is in limbo. Engine completely destroyed by fire. Insurance, liability only, did not cover any expenses. $23k vehicle was a total loss.

I came home from a 15-minute trip. As I pulled in my driveway, electrical wires under the driver seat caught on fire and thick smoke with rubber smell filled the vehicle. I turned off the ignition and got out of the car. 15 minutes later, I tried to start the vehicle and smoke got back again. I turned it off right away. I called the Ford hot line the next day and all I got was someone will get back with me with in 15 business day. At the mean time, I am afraid to use my vehicle. It's a safety issue and Ford did not show much concern about consumer safety. I'm laid off and this will put a dent on my daily job search and traveling for job interviews.

I had no clue how many people had this problem. I have a 2002 Ford Taurus. Early winter 2009, I had hit a pothole covered with snow and thought my car was going to implode. I made it to my driveway and couldn't see any damage. Later that day, I began to back out of my driveway and heard a loud clanging noise and what sounded like an explosion. Driver's side front tire had exploded. I thought I had to have ran over a nail or glass or some sharp object.

On April 27, 09 my husband was coming home in our 2002 Ford Explorer. He had a head on collision with a Ford Escape. It was a head on not a little to the right are left but head on. He was killed in the accident from massive internal injuries, a lot of major organ damage, mostly in the chest and abdomen area along with the spine. His driver side airbag did not deploy. Both of the airbags in the other vehicle deployed as did my husbands passenger side airbag, cannot imagine why his driver side airbag would not have deployed. The speed limit in the area was 45 miles an hour. Both vehicles were totaled. The steering wheel that my husband hit was pushed up into the dashboard, so far up into it you could barely see the controls on each side you use for the turn signal, etc. the front end of our vehicle was gone.

While my 16-year-old daughter was backing our 2002 Ford Taurus down the driveway, the front left coil spring broke and punctured the tire causing an immediate blow out. Upon researching this on the Internet, I found hundreds of other cases where this has occurred. I also became aware that other Ford Taurus models of the years 1999-2001 had recalls on front and/or rear coil springs for this same failure. My 2003 Windstar also had a recall for this failure where the dealer proactively sleeved the springs. I contacted Ford and they told me there was no recall for the 2002 models and to have it repaired at my expense. Upon taking it to the repair shop, they showed me where one of my rear coil springs was also near failure. I had to have all four coil springs replaced including two new front tires for a total repair bill of $1800. Had this occurred at driving speed, it could have resulted in a fatal accident.

I have a 2002 Mercury mountaineer, and the rear springs are broken. My ABS and airbag light stays on, my door sensor doesn't work, and I had to repair my transmission 3 times. Ford, fix or repair daily.

My 2001 Ford expedition Eddie Bauer caught fire in the middle of the night after being parked for 12 hours. I am now told my investigators it was a faulty switch from cruise control which caused the fire. I am also now aware there was a recall in which I never received any notice of from Ford nor from the dealership where I had this serviced. Ford refuses to take any responsibility in this matter which caused me the total loss of my vehicle and personal property as well as damage to my home.

I have a 2002 Ford Taurus and the rear springs are broken. This is the first car I ever had that that happened to. Also the air bag light went on. I don't drive the car that much as it only has 36000 miles on it. Also the rear wheel rusted out and the guy that fixed it said it was the design. I have noticed a lot of other Taurus with the same rust on them, even ones that are not in the winter weather as mine is.

I have suffered a fire to my 1998 Ford ranger in the electrical system after having recall repair done on 10/10/08. This vehicle was in very good condition. All work was done by certified mechanics. No additions or alterations were made except for this repair that was supposed to fix the problem with fires in engine compartment. The vehicle was parked for 13 hours when it caught fire.

My son (20 years old) was driving down the road at 30 miles an hour in my vehicle, a 2004 Ford Explorer Sport Trac, and without warning, without hitting anything, literally while driving down the road the airbags deployed. He managed to keep control of the vehicle and pull to the shoulder and called me. When I arrived, a witness told me that it looked like the inside of the truck just exploded while he was driving. The police were called and the officer who wrote the report told my son that this has happened before and there was actually a police officer hurt this way.

I purchased a certified used 2008 Ford Expedition the end of February '09. On May 22, 2009, I took the car in for an oil change. Regulator in window needed to be replaced which was covered under warranty. They told me the rear brakes also needed to be replaced, after only having the vehicle for three months. They are unwilling to stand behind their certification of the vehicle. They then said the best they would do is split the bare cost of the brakes. Now, they tell me their bare cost is parts and labor, the same cost they already charge customers. For a vehicle I've owned for three months, first of all, it shouldn't need brakes and second, if that is the case, the cost would be the cost of the part.

I was driving my 2003 Ford Expedition going about 20 mph. My side curtain airbags deployed without warning. The vehicle filled with smoke from the airbags. Obviously a sensor malfunctioned because I did not swerve or hit anything. When I brought the vehicle to the Ford dealer, I was told they never heard of this happening. Ford said the airbags were out of warranty and they would not cover replacing them. Ford suggested I make a claim with my insurance company. Even if I replaced the airbags, Ford would only offer a 12 month warranty on newly installed airbags. So if the airbags malfunctioned again after 12 months I would be responsible.

On April 10, 2009, just before I went to bed, I heard a popping sound and looked out the front door. I saw what appeared to be flashes of light. Immediately after opening the front door, the smell of burning rubber hit me. I looked in the driveway and saw that my 2001 Ford F-150 was on fire. Thankfully, the fire department responded in only 3 minutes. But by that time the damage was done, nothing that is rubber or plastic remains and my insurance has totaled my truck. Thankfully, no one was hurt. I was told by my insurance that the damage to the house will have to be a separate claim, leading me to not be so optimistic of the outcome. I spoke with four customer service reps and was told that there was a recall on that particular vehicle. Also, the fire marshal said he had seen this before and thought it was caused by a faulty speed control. My insurance also said due to the age of my vehicle that there was no way to know the real cause of the fire. Why is Ford beyond reproach? Why was this not announced on the world news? Does it seem to anyone else that Ford's secrecy should be punished? Ford cannot enjoy continued impunity.

I arrived home at 9 pm on Monday, April 6, 2009. I parked my 2000 Ford F150 in our driveway up against the garage about 4 feet from our front door. I was having trouble sleeping and I heard a noise outside. I looked out my bedroom window and saw nothing. About 30 minutes later, I heard a noise that sounded like a pop. So I got up again and looked out my window expecting it to be nothing, only this time my truck was on fire. Thank God, I wasn't asleep. I yelled at my husband to wake up. I called 911 and grabbed up our children and pets as he tried to put the fire out. It was already too big and unmanageable. We had to evacuate through the back of our house because the truck was parked right in front of the front door with flames taller than the house. My children were hysterical, just as the two of us probably were.

Rear springs on 2000 Mercury Sable are broken. Research has discovered this is a is a major problem. It's an obvious manufacturer defect. Prospective buyers have no notice of potential problems.

Airbags didn't deploy during accident on 2004 Ford Ranger.

I have a 2001 Ford F150 that has 84,000 miles on it. Last night, it blew a spark plug out of the right rear cylinder. It left no threads in the head and I was told it would cost $3,000 to replace the head. It made a loud popping noise that scared the hell out of me. When I looked under the hood, the plug blew out of the hole ripping the coil out also. Why? I still owe $8,000 on this truck and spark plugs fly out? I had my mechanic install a heli-coil for now, but he said it won't last - but it still cost $200 to install. Long term, he said, spend $3,000 or sell the truck.

Today I backed out of my driveway. The left driver's side tire of my Ford Taurus 2002 blew out. So my neighbor lifted it to put donut on and noticed my spring broke off; and that caused a slice in my tire. As a result of the spring breaking, my strut was bent. So now I have to get it towed on Monday. This is Friday! I have to go the weekend without a car! I'm getting unemployment. That's my only income. I can't afford this. I just got all new tires 2 weeks ago! I'm done with Ford. Glad they're failing!

On the afternoon of March 22, 2009, around 4:30pm, I was driving my step-daughter's boyfriend home. As I was driving down 917, a Suburban in front of me came to a quick stop, and I slammed on the brakes, but unfortunately it was not good enough, I rear ended the Suburban, and as soon as I rear ended the Suburban a 2008 Dodge Crew cab rear ended me. Now the funny part of this story is I hit a Suburban and a big Dodge hit me and my airbags never deployed, the Dodge's airbags deployed that hit me.

I purchased a 2008 Ford Explorer X Trac in June 2008. I was traveling north on Church Street here in Jacksonville, FL on July 28, 2008 about 5:30 pm, when a delivery van traveling west hit me on the passenger side where my wife was sitting. The other driver was traveling at about 30 mph and broadsided us. My complaint was that my Explorer is equipped with a side airbag that didn't deploy. I feel that if the airbag would have deployed my wife and I wouldn't have sustained the amount of injuries that we did. I contacted Ford and their response was to send them all of our medicals bills, pictures of my wrecked vehicle, police report which I did. They also asked what we wanted from Ford to which we replied.

I was heading to South Lake Tahoe with my 13 year old daughter and her friend for dance class. It was about 8:30 am and starting to storm. I was driving about 40 mph ten miles under the speed limit because of the weather. Suddenly as I was coming around a corner I hit black ice and my back tires slid out to the side a little. I took my foot off gas immediately. My car started sliding side to side and there was no controlling it. We started sliding towards the cement divider and I warned the girls we were going to hit. We did, head on and then my front end slid across the cement divider and stopped facing the on coming traffic. We were going aprx. 40 miles per hour and we hit hard and head on.

I was driving home from work. As I was driving up the on-ramp on the freeway, the traffic ahead of me stopped, so I stopped. The truck behind me did NOT stop. I saw him in my mirror, so I pulled to the right a little. He hit the rear driver side of my 2002 Ford Escape, causing my Escape to roll off the embankment. I rolled 1 1/2 times landing on the roof. When I bought the Escape, I was told that it had front, rear and side airbags. Not one of the airbags deployed during my accident!!!! I asked the Ford dealer where I bought it from why they didn't deploy, and was told that I wasn't hit hard enough. I was stopped, the guy that hit me was going 50 to 55 mph when he hit me, and that wasn't hard enough? Sounds like ** to me.

Me and my husband were on our way home from my work at 2 am. We came around the corner of what, to us, is a main road, at 55 mph, and there he was, a big buck. There was no missing him and it was done. Well, we hit him on the passenger side; he flipped under, busting the carriage and leaving us in the middle of the road...but what bothers me most was he knocked out everything, from the middle of the front of the van, all the way over to the far right light and the passenger door. I was scared to death and could not even get my door open without help.

My 5.4L Ford F250 blew a spark plug while on the rd. It was an OE Ford plug that had never been changed. My truck then caught fire with my newborn baby in the back seat. It was a hairy moment to say the least. I was told it caught fire due to fuel vapor coming out of the hole and hitting the spark plug. I think Ford is putting people's lives at risk all over money and not wanting to pay, and something needs to be done about it.

Nice. I just had my front spring break. Brand new tire to shreds. I blamed my daughter for hitting something. Now, I see there's a big problem after reading hundreds of others with the same problem. Ford bites. Never again. I will go back to Toyota and Honda. Let Ford fail. Why should we pay out billions to have these guys stay in business to put our lives on the line with this junk?

I went to back up my 2002 Ford Taurus with about 119,000 miles on it in my driveway. I heard a loud bang and stopped the car (traveled 10 feet). I got out and found that I had 2 flat front tires. I called AAA to have the car towed and the tires repaired or replaced. The tow truck operator told me it was not my tires that were the problem, even though they were flat. He showed me that both of my front springs had broken in half and punctured my tires. I had it towed to a local Monro Muffler Shop. The mechanic stated that not only were the springs and tires destroyed, the springs had also ruined the steering linkage and tie rods. The total of all of these repairs was about $1,300.