Broken springs?
Had my 94 Escort GT into the local Firestone for an alignment, which they recommended last time I had the car there for a flat repair. They tell me both rear coil springs are broken!
Now this car has 115K miles, I used it for a 60+mile commute up to 105K, now my wife drives it. Never used it to haul heavy stuff, go off-road, or anything severe.
I would guess that springs do not just break while the car is not moving. So it would have to have occured while driving. And I would think that it would cause some sort of noise or commotion, or have some effect on steering, or a sudden new vibration or pulling would show up which would be noticable. None of that happened. IVe just noticed the humming sound from the cupped tires the last 3k or so. So are they yanking my chain?
Now this car has 115K miles, I used it for a 60+mile commute up to 105K, now my wife drives it. Never used it to haul heavy stuff, go off-road, or anything severe.
I would guess that springs do not just break while the car is not moving. So it would have to have occured while driving. And I would think that it would cause some sort of noise or commotion, or have some effect on steering, or a sudden new vibration or pulling would show up which would be noticable. None of that happened. IVe just noticed the humming sound from the cupped tires the last 3k or so. So are they yanking my chain?
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You would think that it would be a trivial matter to make a low-tech item like a coil spring last the life of the car. They probably saved a few cents in the mfg. process, and now it just adds another entry to the long list of Ford's quality control issues.
(fronts)taurus/sables,windstar/villagers etc.I had a front one break right in the middle on my thunderbird.I was waiting at a light.I thought someone had hit me the shock was unbelievable.Abuddy of mine had one break in his garage-parked.He has a windstar.He did not know what happened till the next day when he tried to back up and sliced his tire.Corrosion and poor design are to blame.
there seem to be a fair number of recalls in salting states for spring and suspension failures since the FWD cars became standard in the US.
Harry
Harry
I have no patience with working on cars, nor do I have the proper tools, or the time, so fixing it myself is not an option. Having the springs welded seems like a good idea. Where would I go to do that? A body shop? Could they do it while the springs are on the car