| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007092893 | Incident Date: Jan, 21 2007 |
| Consumer's City: NEENAH | Consumer's State: WI |
| 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#: 1FAHP55U91G | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 23 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: One winter morning i pulled my 2001 ford taurus out of my garage to do some errands. because i had some snow build-up on the back passenger side rear wheel, i figured the light grinding noise was from the buildup. when i pulled unto the street and reached higher speeds (about 45), the noise stopped leading me to believe that the snow had fallen off. after about 4 miles of driving, i reached the location i was going to. i got out of my car and noticed the back end sagging. i kept walking around my car to get my 22 month old son out when i realized i had a flat tire. after taking the tire off to replace it with the spare, i took a closer look at the tire. a grove had formed perfectly around the lower wall of the tire. i took the tire in to be replaced and asked that they check out the cause. after being reassured that it was okay but should be looked at more closely, i drove 2 miles home. once at home the tire was removed again only to again see the deep grove in a brand new tire. closer inspection of the car resulted in finding a broken coil spring the had been rubbing on the tire and had cause rapid air deflation after no more than 4 miles of driving. needless to say, the tire, the coil springs, and the rear struts had to be replaced at the tune of nearly $700. i was thankful that i had forgot to take out all the warm winter clothes out of my car that we had used the night before to go sledding; i was able to keep my son warm on a cold and fridged day where i was trapped with a flat. *jb |
