NHTSA Complaint #10334577 — 2000 FORD TAURUS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE IN REVERSE AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS, THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN UNUSUAL NOISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE REAR PASSENGERS SIDE COIL SPRING HAD FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE COIL SPRING AND THE SWAY BAR. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT YET CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.