1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Start: 2004-01-25

crash · 452363 · 2004-02-26

Vehicle

Make: LINCOLN
Model: TOWN CAR
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Miles at failure: 58,478
Speed: 20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BALL JOINT SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO GO INTO A DITCH, WHICH AVOIDED A SEVERE COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10056121
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown