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1997 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL — TIRES

crash4 injured · 179391 · 1999-10-20

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
CONTINENTAL
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
4
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I AM ON MY 5TH SET OF TIRES IN 58000 MILES. DEALER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING AND WILL NOT HAVE FACTORY REP. SEE CAR EVEN THOUGH I HAVE REQUESTED SAME. FORD HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING EVEN AFTER SEVERAL CALLS AND LETTERS. LAST TIRE FAILURE RESULTED IN CAR LEAVING ROAD AND GOING INTO DITCH. MY PREGNANT DAUGHTER WAS WITH ME AND WAS VERY SHAKEN. REASON GIVEN BY FORD FOR PREMATURE TIRE WEAR IS THAT I AM AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER. I AM A 55YR. OLD BUSINESSMAN NOT A DRAG RACING KID. THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ME DRIVE BUT CAN DEDUCE FROM THE FRONT TIRE WEAR THAT I AM AGGRESSIVE. I USE CRUISE CONTROL ALWAYS AND DO MOST OF MY TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE ROADS. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS WITHIN FORD'S RECOMENDED CAMBER SETTINGS, I AM GOING TO GO TO A PRIVATE GARAGE AND EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT SETTINGS. I CAN NOT PUT UP WITH TIRES THAT FAIL AFTER 10000 MILES. YOU HAVE NO WARNING BECAUSE THE FAILURE IS WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE INSIDE SIDEWALL AND CAN NOT BE SEEN UNLESS THE CAR IS ON A LIFT. *AK

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
713616
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