Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / TAURUS / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005028355 Incident Date: Jun, 08 2005
Consumer's City: SOUTH PORTLAND Consumer's State: ME
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TAURUS Model Year: 1997
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#: 1FALP52U4VA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 11 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Right front coil spring broke and punctured tire. ford has a recall for taurus model years 1999-2001 for this exact failure. i believe ford should expand the recall to include earlier model years. i was lucky, it could have happened on open highway.