# 2003 FORD TAURUS — SUSPENSION:REAR
> NHTSA complaint `545874` · 2005-07-25 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** TAURUS
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:REAR
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
DT:  2003 FORD TAURUS.  THE REAR SUSPENSION COLLAPSED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH.  THE PIECE THAT BROKE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SHE WAS TOLD IT WAS A DEFECT FROM THE BEGINNING.  THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOTALED.  THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED.  HER DAUGHTER HAS A CUT BEHIND HER NECK AND A HEMATOMA ON HER KNEE.  SHE IS STILL HAVING PROBELMS WITH HER LEG.  THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE FELL OVER. *JB
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