1999 Ford Taurus Sho defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1999 Ford Taurus Sho. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE04044 · opened May 24, 2004 · closed Aug 16, 2004 · led to recall 04V332000

  Odi possesses 130 vehicle owners questionnaires (voq) alleging front suspension coil spring failure in the subject (model year 1999-2000) vehicles.an additional 11 voqs concerning my 2001 vehicles have been found, bringing the total to 141.more than 75% of these reports allege that the broken spring damaged or puncture…