| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004301320 | Incident Date: Jun, 30 2004 |
| Consumer's City: DELAND | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: TAURUS | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 01 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Brake line burst on 2 different ford cars in same week! and in both cases it was rot, and in both cases it was the hard tubing, not the hoses. one a 1997, so it was only 7 years old. brake line rotted enough to burst during firm stop. the new abs style brake lines are dangerously thinner than the older style brake lines. they also seem to have electrostatic properties that cause premature rotting in some cases. the piece that broke was much more rotted than the other pieces attached the holding clips actually causes more rotting because water collects in the open space where it hold the thinner brake line. it is extremely dangerous that these brake lines are being made much thinner. also on the 1997 ford taurus the brake lines hang down lower than other suspension in the middle and present a hazard during winter when cars may be driven across frozen snow. ford engineers need to go back to school. brake line tubing walls must be made thicker. i have had many cars and driven them over 100k miles each and never had a brake line burst for rot before. this car broke at around 80k i think. date is approximate...i'm not going to look up the repair bill right now. ford could easily be number one if they stop doing stupid things like this.*ak |
