NHTSA Complaint #10259165 — 2002 FORD TAURUS

SUSPENSION:FRONT issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10259165
Vehicle	2002 FORD TAURUS
Component	SUSPENSION:FRONT
Date of Incident	February 13, 2009
Date Filed	February 17, 2009
Mileage	95,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

I OWN A 2002 FORD TAURUS WITH 95000 MILES. I HAD (FORTUNATELY) PARKED MY CAR FOR WORK; ON RETURN HAD A FLAT TIRE. ON CHANGING IT, FOUND THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE RIPPED OPEN ALMOST ALL THE WAY AROUND. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR A NEW TIRE, IT WAS FOUND THE FRONT DRIVER SPRING HAD BROKEN, AND I WAS TOLD "THE TAURUS HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS". I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND STRUTS, GET NEW TIRES AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT TO THE COST OF $1300. NOW I'M RESEARCHING AND FOUND THE 2002 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THE REAR SPRINGS CAN BREAK TOO, USUALLY AT MUCH LOWER MILEAGE. I'M NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR, AND AM LOOKING FOR A NEW ONE SOONER THAN I HAD PLANNED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

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