Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / TAURUS / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006082326 Incident Date: Oct, 03 2006
Consumer's City: DEFIANCE Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TAURUS Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:rear:springs:coil springs
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP55U91A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 16 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 11 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated while taking the vehicle to the dealer for brake service, the mechanic noticed the rear coil springs were severely damaged and needed to be replaced. there were no prior warnings of damage to the rear coil springs. the dealer replaced the rear coil springs and expressed that they have noticed similar problems with vehicles of the same year and model. the manufacturer was contacted, and determined that nothing more could be done since the vehicle was already repaired. complaints have been made for this component on the nhtsa website one of the odi #'s was 10076221. there were 123 results. updated 11/30/06. *jb