NHTSA Complaint #10379029 — 2002 FORD TAURUS

MY CAR WAS PARKED AT MY OFFICE. AT 5:15PM I GOT INTO MY CAR TO LEAVE WORK. I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND AS SOON AS I HIT THE GAS TO BACK OUT THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE LOST ALL OF ITS AIR. I WENT INTO THE SHOP AT MY OFFICE AND GOT MY MECHANIC WHO BROUGHT THE PORTABLE AIR COMPRESSOR TO TRY AND REFILL THE TIRE SO WE COULD DRIVE THE CAR INTO THE SHOP. THE TIRE WOULD NOT TAKE ANY AIR SO MY MECHANIC GOT THE JACK AND PROCEEDED TO JACK UP THE CAR TO PUT MY SPARE TIRE ON. AS SOON AS HE JACKED THE CAR UP I HEARD METAL HIT THE CONCRETE. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR I NOTICED THAT A PIECE OF METAL WAS STICKING HALF IN MY TIRE AND HALF OUT. ONCE WE GOT THE TIRE OFF THE VEHICLE WE REALIZED THAT IT WAS A PIECE OF THE COIL SPRING THAT HAD BROKEN OFF AND WENT THROUGH MY TIRE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION WE ALSO FOUND THAT THE SWAY BAR LINK WAS CRACKED.