NHTSA Complaint #10404789 — 2001 FORD TAURUS
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS issue reported to NHTSA
Crash 1 Injury 2 Deaths
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10404789 |
| Vehicle | 2001 FORD TAURUS |
| Component | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | Yes |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | KY |
Consumer Description
2001 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER REQUEST A RECALL ON REAR COIL SPRINGS ON 2001 FORD TAURUS AND MERCURY SABLE VEHICLES *TGW THE CONSUMERS SON WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE DRIVER, WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT SUDDENLY HE VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT, TOWARD THE MEDIAN WHICH SLOPED DOWNWARD AND BACK UP TO THE SOUTHBOUND LANES. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND LANDED ON ITS WHEELS AND WAS STUCK BY A SOUTHBOUND TRAILER TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEED. THE IMPACT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE KILLED THE CONSUMERS SON AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AND LEFT THE REAR PASSENGER WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. UPDATED 07/20/11 UPDATED 08/24/11*JB UPDATED 11/29/11. *JB
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