NHTSA Complaint #10469150 — 2001 MERCURY SABLE

STRUCTURE:BODY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10469150
Vehicle	2001 MERCURY SABLE
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident	March 25, 2009
Date Filed	August 3, 2012
Mileage	75,622 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CT

Consumer Description

1-SPRING -WIFE WAS DRIVING LOCALLY, HEARD LOUD NOISE LIKE HITTING SOMETHING; PULLED INTO FRIEND'S DRIVEWAY; WALKED BACK INTO ROADWAY AND FOUND SPRING; TOWED TO FORD, BOTHSPRINGS REPLACED UNDER RECALL 04M04 2-FILL PIPE - 11/12/2010- AT ROUTINE SERVICE DEALER SAID RUSTED (90672MI) PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED - $428. 3-SUBFRAME -07/19/2012- ROUTINE SERVICE (106097MI) DEALER SAID CAR NOT ROAD WORTHY; LEFT FRONT SUBFRAME RUSTED THRU, L FRT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY ABOUT TO BREAK AWAY FROM SUBFRAME - ASTONISHING!!! - HAD JUST COMPLETED 300MI TRIP , WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE ON 700MI TRIP - WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN KILLED ALONG WITH DRIVERS OF NEARBY VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE; HAVE PHOTOS; FORD SUBFRAME NO LONGER AVAILABLE, NEVER ANY AFTER MKT MFG; WOULD BE CRAZY TO TRUST USED PART! CAN'T BELIEVE HOW CLOSE I CAME TO MAJOR ACCIDENT/DEATH - [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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