Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / TAURUS / 1993

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004287232 Incident Date: May, 09 2004
Consumer's City: ALLISON PARK Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TAURUS Model Year: 1993
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#: 1FALP52U2PG Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 11 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving 5 mph, the front coil spring was cut into the tire and caused a tire blowout. the consumer managed to pull over and had the vehicle towed. *ak recall# 98i002000. the consumer's son was driving when the incident occurred and assumed that the tire was the problem until the other side blew out. the service dealer found that the front coil springs had broken and had cut into the tires. later, a trusted mechanic of the consumer's found that the spring catcher bracket that was installed by ford had failed to prevent the broken spring from puncturing the tire. (the stop gag measure did not work properly to rectify the defective coils) *sc *jb