| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Action Number: PE05054 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Vehicale/Equipment Model: TAURUS | Vehicale/Equipment Year: 2000 |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | Manufacturer's Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Date Opened: Sep, 27 2005 | Date Closed: Jan, 24 2006 |
| Subject: REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURE | Summary: the office of defect investigation (odi) opened preliminary evaluation, pe05-054, based on 131 vehicle owner questionnaires related to alleged rear coil spring fractures.since opening the investigation there have been an additional sixty-three (63) complaints alleging rear coil spring fracture.an analysis of the vehicle owner questionnaires (voqs) submitted to odi reveals that 42% of the complainants allege that the adjacent tire was punctured as result of a rear coil spring fracture. additionally, an analysis of the complaint data received by odi from ford reveals the following: there were a total of 553 unique vehicle complaints of coil spring fracture. 30% of the complaints allege that the rear coil spring fracture resulted in the adjacent tire being punctured. an engineering analysis (ea06-002) is being opened to further examine the potential safety implications of the rear coil spring fractures as related to tire punctures. |
