| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005028409 | Incident Date: Jun, 15 2005 |
| Consumer's City: DEPEW | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: SABLE | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:rear:springs |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1MEFM55SYA6 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 11 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 14 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt: car was parked and upon starting engine there was loud noise like a bang. discovered tire was flat. consumer's son in law changed the tire and discovered the front coil spring had failed and caused tire to "explode". this occurred on the front driver's side. took to a service dealer, midas who checked tires and noted both the rear coil springs were defective on both sides also causing wear to the tires. midas replaced all coil springs on vehicle as well as new tires. consumer is concerned that she was not notified of the recall that her daughter informed her about on the front coil springs. (no nhtsa recall camp. id number to reference this recall at this time.} the vehicle has been repaired but consumer was not notified about recall until afterwards. the vehicle was repaired by midas and consumer paid $1,100. *nm |
