Complaint 357188
1996 FORD PROBE • SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS • incident May 21, 2002
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 357188
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- PROBE
- Model Year
- 1996
- Component
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
- Incident Date
- May 21, 2002
- Date Received
- Jun 11, 2002
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
Owner Narrative
LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE (DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND/OR CORROSION) GOING OVER CURB. TIRE PUNCTURED; CAR NOT DRIVEABLE. TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF FRONT COIL SPRING & COMPONENTS. SPENT ADDITIONAL $$ TO HAVE CORRESPONDING RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING REPLACED (AS SAFETY PRECAUTION) ALTHOUGH DEALER DID NOT SUGGEST DOING SO. FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE BEEN ON EXPRESSWAY DRIVING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. *AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.