Complaint 661306
2001 FORD ESCORT • SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS • incident Mar 10, 2008
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 661306
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- ESCORT
- Model Year
- 2001
- Component
- SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
- Incident Date
- Mar 10, 2008
- Date Received
- Mar 13, 2008
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
Owner Narrative
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, MY MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE REAR SPRING COILS ON MY 2001 FORD ESCORT (59,000 MILES) WERE NOTICEABLY WORN DOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY, AS TO NOT PUNCTURE MY TIRES. HE SAID THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN ESCORTS AND TAURUS AND THAT TIRES CAN BE PUNCTURED BY THESE REAR COIL SPRINGS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I HAD THE REAR SPRINGS REPLACED, WHICH IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.