| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004295608 | Incident Date: Aug, 22 2004 |
| Consumer's City: NEW ROCHELLE | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: SABLE | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 29 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 07 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Ford safety recall 04s17 letter to me states: we expect that these shields will be available in december 2004." this "shield" is, in my opinion, a cheap, ineffective rube goldberg, attempt by ford to cover up a life-threatening situation caused by the fracture of front coil springs puncturing the front tires and in ford's own words: "...which could increase the risk of a crash without warning." ford also states it would replace a coil spring which fractures. this is an irresponsible position: replace the coild spring only after the accident. are we owners of 1999 through 2002 sables and tauruses to avoid driving out cars until the non-solution "container" parts might arrive in december? and then wait until the service department can schedule the non-solution? action by your agency is required to force ford to begin replacement of both front coil springs now! anything less will result in accidents, injuries and deaths on our roads.*ak |
