Complaint 383155

1999 FORD E-350 • SUSPENSION:FRONT • incident Nov 20, 2002

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
383155
Make
FORD
Model
E-350
Model Year
1999
Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT
Incident Date
Nov 20, 2002
Date Received
Nov 22, 2002
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

SUSPENSION:FRONT

Owner Narrative

THE PROBLEM PRESENTED AS A "POPPING" NOISE AS REPORTED BY THE DRIVER, WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. UPON INVESTIGATION FOR BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM THE REPAIR STATION IDENTIFIED THE BROKEN SPRING. THIS COIL SPRING IS BROKEN IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG THE UPPER COIL, WITH FRAGMENTATION IN LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE BODY OF THE SPRING MATERIAL. THIS COULD PRESENT A LOSS OF SUSPENSION CONTROL IF THE BREAKAGE WORSENED, OR OCCURRED AT MULTIPLE OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE COURSE OF DEGRADATION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE, AND OTHER UNITS IN THE SAME ORDER HISTORY FOR THIS FLEET ARE BEING INSPECTED. DT

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