| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005011321 | Incident Date: Mar, 12 2005 |
| Consumer's City: FRANCESTOWN | Consumer's State: NH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: TAURUS | 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#: 1FAFP52U9WA | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 13 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 07 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 13 march 2005, pulling out of our driveway, right front tire went suddenly flat. removal of the tire showed that the spring on the right front strut broke, puncturing the tire. looking at the fracture zone it appears that corrosion had started at a defect in the steel, creating a crack that eventually yielded to the applied stress and failed. looks exactly like the problem in 1999 tauruses identified in nhtsa recall number 04v332000.*ak |
