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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007113773 | Incident Date: Jul, 30 2007 |
| Consumer's City: STERLING | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: TAURUS | Model Year: 2002 |
| 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#: 1FAHP56S52G | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 30 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 16 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased a 2002 ford taurus sel new from sunnyside ford in holden, ma in oct of 2002 with 6 year 60k mile warranty plan. the vehicle currently has 54,000 miles on it and has not been abused and is driven only by my wife and i. a left rear coil spring snapped about a year ago and was replaced by dealer under extended warranty. with a $50 co pay by me. today 07/31/07 the right front coil spring suddenly snapped. car had to be towed to sunnyside ford who is once again making repairs with my $50 co pay under extended warranty. it is high time that ford motor co recall these dangerous 2002 model year taurus with defective front and rear coil springs before people are killed. i am lucky that i was not traveling at high speed when my springs snapped. i have read many accounts of this problem on the internet of these springs snapping suddenly and puncturing tires on 2002 taurus. *tr |
