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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005120196 | Incident Date: Mar, 31 2005 |
| Consumer's City: LEXINGTON | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: CONTOUR | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP6531WK | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 19 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford contour. the vehicle was taken to the repair shop for regularly scheduled maintenance. the mechanic stated that the front passenger side coil spring failed. in 2001, the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 01v255000 (suspension:front:springs:coil springs). the dealer inspected the vehicle at that time and stated that no repair was needed. however, now that the failure has occurred, the manufacturer stated that the recall was no longer valid. the failure mileage was 73,000 and current mileage was 81,000. updated 01/09/08. *lj the consumer stated the coils springs have been replaced twice in this vehicle. the dealer stated replaced headlight switch and cable in engine. updated 12/12/07 *tr updated 06/04/08. *lj |
