Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / CONTOUR / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004270855 Incident Date: Apr, 18 2004
Consumer's City: SILVER SPRING Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: CONTOUR Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:springs:coil springs
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP6539WK Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 19 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 09 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Front right coil spring broke and tire was flattened. this is listed as an issue on the nhtsa web site and it indicates ford has experienced this problem with the 1998 ford contour and ford has extended the warranty for the front coil springs to 10 years/150,000 miles. however, when i spoke to ford and explained my situation, they said my car was not covered. my car was manufactured in kansas city and is registered in maryland.