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1998 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — SUSPENSION:FRONT

crash · 272009 · 2001-01-28

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
MOUNTAINEER
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

FRONT END ALWAYS OUT OF ALIGNMENT WHEN CHECKED EVERY 3,000 MILES. HAD TO REPALCE TIRES BECAUSE OF UNEVEN TREAD WEAR 2 TIMES. FIRST TIME REPLACEMENT VEHICLE HAD ONLY 12,000 MILES. SECOND TIME WE REPLACED TIRES WAS AT 29,680 MILES. METAL-ON-METAL SOUND OFTEN COMES FROM FRONT END AS WELL. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL WITHOUT ANY DRIVER PROVOCATION AND CASHED INTO ROAD SIDE RAIL. REAR-END SPUNOUT AND VEHICLE DID A 360. NO OTHER VEHICLES PRESENT AND BRAKES NOT APPLIED LEADING TO SPIN-OUT. LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING. DEALER ADMITS TO FRONT END/SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, BUT CLAIMS MANUFACTURER "DOES NOT STAND BEHIND PROBLEMS" MY FAMILY IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
740041
Machine
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