| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006077971 | Incident Date: Sep, 06 2006 |
| Consumer's City: RINGTOWN | Consumer's State: PA |
| 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: Sep, 06 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1991 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1998 ford taurus with 68000 miles. front drivers side coil spring fractured. one full broken coil still on strut. damaged rack and pinion steering unit. only found problem after had looked at for loss of power steering fluid. apparently coil failure pulled rack apart on end. recall for 1999-2001 issued nhtsa #04v332/ford recall 04s17. see other websites with people with 1998 model year having same problem. why wasn't recall extended to 1998 model year? or was it? car is in excellent shape and never in accident of any kind. obviously the description in the recall fits my situation. *nm |
