NHTSA Complaint #10262683 — 2001 FORD TAURUS
SUSPENSION:REAR issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10262683 |
| Vehicle | 2001 FORD TAURUS |
| Component | SUSPENSION:REAR |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 64,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MO |
Consumer Description
A NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE LEAD ME TO LOOK AND FIND MY REAR COIL SPRINGS ON BOTH SIDES ARE BROKEN. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONTS, BUT NOT THE REARS, WHICH MAKES NO SENSE. FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE READ, I'M PRETTY LUCKY. MINE BROKE NEAR THE BASE, AND CAUSED NO FURTHER DAMAGE, BUT MANY APPARENTLY BREAK IN THE MIDDLE AND DESTROY THE TIRE. JUST ABOUT EVERY TAURUS I SEE SAGS IN THE BACK. I'M SURE THERE ARE A LOT MORE OUT THERE THAT PEOPLE ARE DRIVING ON AND HAVE NO IDEA. *TR
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