NHTSA Complaint #10327842 — 2002 FORD TAURUS
SUSPENSION:FRONT issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10327842 |
| Vehicle | 2002 FORD TAURUS |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 120,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | IL |
Consumer Description
I HAD TO REPLACE A FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING ON A 2002 FORD TAURUS AFTER IT COLLAPSED WHILE SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. SHE HAD TRAVELED @200 MILES IN THE PREVIOUS TWO DAYS WITH PASSENGERS IN THE CAR WITHOUT INCIDENT AND HAD NO INDICATION THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. AS AN OWNER I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD BY THE MANUFACTURER SO WE COULD HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND WORK DONE TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE OPTION TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS BEFORE THE COIL FAILED, AS HAD THIS HAPPENED WHEN SHE WAS TRAVELING IT COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC EVENT. *TR
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