NHTSA Complaint #10278189 — 1995 FORD TAURUS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE DAY BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE DRIVER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME MOUNT ATTACHMENTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V323000 (STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.