NHTSA Complaint #10232342 — 2000 FORD TAURUS SUSPENSION:FRONT

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10232342
Vehicle	2000 FORD TAURUS
Component	SUSPENSION:FRONT
Date of Incident	May 24, 2008
Date Filed	June 26, 2008
Mileage	56,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AK

Consumer Description

DRIVER STARTED ENGINE AND SHIFTED TO REVERSE AT WHICH TIME THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE SPRING WAS BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT SPRING WAS ALSO BROKEN BUT HAD NOT YET PUNCTURED THE TIRE. WHILE THESE TIRES HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 10 MILES PER DAY FOR 12 MONTHS THEY HAD NO TREAD ON THE INSIDE WHILE THE REST OF THE TIRES HAD LITTLE WEAR. BOTH SPRINGS APPEAR TO HAVE BROKEN IN THE SAME SPOT. *TR

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