NHTSA Complaint #10118708 — 2000 FORD FOCUS

PE02-044 IS THE INVESTIGATION NUMBER... THIS IS INFORMATION WITH A LINK TO PICTURES TO SHOW HOW LUCKY I WAS NOT TO BE DRIVING. THIS CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT WARNING. FORD AGREED TO FIX IT. I HAVE MY TIRE REPLACED AS WELL, HOWEVER THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR INSPECTION. THERE WAS A LETTER SENT, BUT I, AS A SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE USED HAD NO WAY TO KNOW IT WAS A POSSIBILITY. HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THESE CASE AS LEASE TURN INS AND HAVE NO IDEA OF THE POTENTIAL. PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL. I WAS LUCKY, IF I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE BEEN IN TROUBLE. COPY OF MY LETTER TO TRANSPORT CALIFORNIA. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD BOTH MY FRONT SPRINGS FAIL IN MY 2000 FOCUS ZX3. THE RIGHT ONE FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. UPON INSPECTION, THE LEFT ONE WAS ALSO SHOWN CRACKED. THE SPRING PENETRATED MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND DESTROYED IT AS I REVERSED. WHAT IS CONCERNING ME, IS THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I AM TRYING TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM FORD REGARDING THIS. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND A LETTER FROM FORD REGARDING AN EXTENSION OF WARRANTY FOR SPRINGS FOR 10 YEARS, 150000 MILES.*AK I WAS VERY LUCKY. IF THIS SPRING FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE AFFECT ON STEERING AND CONTROL WOULD HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE. NOT TO MENTION THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR AFTER WARDS. IF THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO HAVE THESE ITEMS FIXED, NOT JUST REPLACED AFTER FAILURE (I AM NOT SURE IF THEY WILL REPLACE MINE YET). LINKS TO DAMAGE IN PICTURES: HTTP://WWW.HPPHOTO.COM/SERVLET/COM.HP.HPGUESTLOGIN?USER NAME=DAWEZILLA&PASSWORD=26544160