| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006066463 | Incident Date: May, 11 2006 |
| Consumer's City: UTICA | Consumer's State: NY |
| 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#: 1FAFP57U3WG | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 28 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 25 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Vehicle is a se wagon, build date 8/4/1998. purchased new 8/26/1998. mileage at failure is 29,608 miles. while reversing at under 5 mph, left front coil spring broke at lower retainer. the spring sliced through the inner sidewall of the tire. contacted ford customer relationship center and was told that 1998 vehicles were not covered under any recall, only 1993 and 1999 through 2001. ford would not do anything except record the failure. total bill was $1,075 for replacing both front struts, two front sway bar links, 1 tire, alignment, and towing. fortunately the failure occurred at low speed in driveway. *jb |
