NHTSA Complaint #10368572 — 2003 FORD TAURUS

SUSPENSION:FRONT issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10368572
Vehicle	2003 FORD TAURUS
Component	SUSPENSION:FRONT
Date of Incident	December 1, 2010
Date Filed	December 1, 2010
Mileage	122,800 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MN

Consumer Description

CAME BACK FROM VACATION (WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR ON VACATION), BACKED UP CAR IN DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD SNAP. LOOKED AND THE TIRE WAS FLAT. CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND WHEN TOW TRUCK OPERATOR REMOVED THE TIRE TO REPLACE IT, HE FOUND A BROKEN FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING, WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE BACK SIDE OF THE TIRE, IT HAD NUMEROUS TEARS AND PUNCTURES. WE WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE COIL AND THE TIRE. *TR

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