NHTSA Complaint #765892 — 1997 FORD F-150

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	765892
Vehicle	1997 FORD F-150
Component	STEERING:LINKAGES
Date of Incident	July 6, 2002
Date Filed	August 22, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

ON BOTH OCCASIONS WHILE TAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEED TIE RODS SNAPPED WHERE THREADED ROD ATTACHES TO MAIN HOUSING OF TIE ROD. IN BOTH CASES I WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BEFORE STRIKING EITHER ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR OTHER OBJECTS. WHEN I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS I ASKED THE DEALER IF THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURENCE HE HESITATED THEN SAID NO. THEN WHILE WALKING TO SERVICE AREA TO FILL OUT FORMS I PASSED TWO OTHER TRUCKS WITH SAME PROBLEMS OF SNAPPED TIE RODS. WHILE RELATING THIS STORY TO SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICE OFFICERS WHO DRIVE SIMILAR VEHICLES, THEY REPORTED THAT THEY WERE ON THERI THIRD AND FORTH SETS OF TIE RODS FOR THEIR VEHICLES.

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