NHTSA Complaint #10980509 — 2004 FORD RANGER

SUSPENSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10980509
Vehicle	2004 FORD RANGER
Component	SUSPENSION
Date of Incident	June 1, 2016
Date Filed	April 25, 2017
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

THE FRAME AND ALL ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS ROTTED AWAY. THIS LEFT THE SPARE TIRE DANGLING DANGEROUSLY UNSUPPORTED. THIS ALSO LEFT THE FUEL TANK UNSUPPORTED AND AT RISK OF FALLING AT ANY MOMENT. ALL DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS AND SUSPENSION ARE NO LONGER STABLE AND THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES.

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