NHTSA complaint: 2003 FORD TAURUS — SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE CONTACT SMELLED RUBBER BURNING WHEN HE NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V332000 (SUSPENSION FRONT SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH HIS VIN AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,900.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation