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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007093582 | Incident Date: Jan, 27 2007 |
| Consumer's City: DEERFIELD | Consumer's State: IL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: SABLE | 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#: 1MEHM55S51G | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 29 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have experienced a rear coil spring failure as described in complaint ea06-002. while backing my car out of my driveway i heard a grinding noise that got louder the faster i went. i stopped and looked under the car and noticed a black ring on the inside of the passenger rear tire. i removed the wheel and noticed that a gouge had been dug into the inside of the tire by a spring that looks to have been welded to the strut. it appears that the weld failed causing the spring to detach. i consider myself lucky because this did not happen while i was driving on the highway. at highway speeds this failure could have caused a crash that could have resulted in injury or even death. coincidently i recently received a recall notice in the mail stating that this exact failure could happen to the front struts and that i should bring the car to a lincoln/mercury dealer to have them fixed. i was going to schedule an appointment to do so, but this has happened. it seems as though there should be a recall on the rear strut assemblies as well. ford/lincoln/mercury performed the recall repair on the front coil/strut assemblies. they offered to repair the rear coil/strut assemblies for approximately $850.00. (both rear coil/strut assemblies, rear alignment, and a tire) they stated that both rear coil/strut assemblies should be replaced because they expect that the drivers rear will fail soon also. most disturbing is that ford/lincoln/mercury said that they would be replacing the failed coil/strut assemblies with the same parts. parts that will fail in this manner in the future! there needs to be a recall on the rear coil/strut assemblies in addition to the front. they have the same design defect and someone will eventually die in a crash caused by the coil piercing a tire at driving speed. i have not repaired my car yet, but i plan to have it repaired soon. i would welcome an inspection. *nm |
