| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005048579 | Incident Date: Nov, 18 2005 |
| Consumer's City: LITTLETON | Consumer's State: ME |
| 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#: 1FAFP53S8WA | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 02 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 17 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While backing out of our garage, the right front tire blew. the tire was sliced all around on the inside and was in two pieces. this vehicle has 4 new tires and i thought the tire had to be a defect. a local garage came to my house to change it with a spare studded tire that was in good condition. i drove 2 feet when that tire blew. it was obvious that it wasn't the tires. i had to have my vehicle towed to a garage. the mechanic had to replace the front right suspension spring coil and strut mount. he also replaced the left one; it was about ready to snap. i researched this problem on the internet and noticed that ford motor company had recalls on the front suspension coil springs for the 1997 and 1999 vehicles, but not 1998. i contacted ford motor company for any recalls for this vehicle year, as they had recalls on the previous year and year after. there wasn't any concern at all and no recalls; now i am stuck with a bill of $489.71. luckily i wasn't on the highway going 65 mph or it could have been tragic. *jb |
