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2002 FORD TAURUS — SUSPENSION:REAR

crash · 738627 · 2009-10-07

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SUSPENSION:REAR
Miles at failure
95,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE SOMETIME DURING 2006 OR 2007 WHICH CAUSED THE REAR END OF CAR TO SAG AND VEHICLE DID NOT HANDLE AS WELL AFTER WORDS. DURING THE SUMMER OF 2008 MY CAR SLIDE OFF THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING 50MPH DURING A RAIN STORM. I ALWAYS WONDERED IF IT COULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE BROKEN COIL SPRING. LUCKILY I WASN'T HURT AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BECAUSE I SLIDE INTO A GRASSY FIELD. THIS FALL 2009 I REPLACED THE REAR STRUTS AND SPRINGS AND NOW MY VEHICLE HANDLES MUCH BETTER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10286599
Machine
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