NHTSA Complaint #8008725 — 1997 FORD WINDSTAR

TIRES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	8008725
Vehicle	1997 FORD WINDSTAR
Component	TIRES
Date of Incident	April 29, 2002
Date Filed	April 29, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MI

Consumer Description

FROM 12,000 MILES TO PRESENT MILEAGE, THE VEHICLE HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED WITHIN FIVE YEARS, AND THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. (RECALLED IN NOVEMBER/NHTSA#01I00700)-WAS CHECKED. THE MECHANICS HAD PLACED A PLASTIC SLEEVE OVER COILS, AND THE SPRING HAD BROKEN THROUGH AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE AT 5 MPH. THE OVERDRIVE AND ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE MECHANICS SAID THAT SOMETHING INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. *SCC

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