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1996 Ford CONTOUR Suspension Rear Springs Coil Springs Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	529720
Internal NHTSA #	10111915
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	CONTOUR
Model Year	1996
File date	24/10/04
Component	SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I heard a loud noise coming from the front of the car everytime i drove over any surface that was not flat. Without taking the car apart a mechanic told me it was possibly the struts that needed to be replaced. It turns out that the right front coil spring was broken and i was told that ford would have to repair the problem and this was not normal. I took my car to the ford repair shop and they replaced both front coil springs for $632. 00. I was later told that their was a program to replace defective coil springs for free but it ended months before my coil springs had broken
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ALAMEDA, CA
VIN pattern	1FALP6537TKXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	24/05/97
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
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Drive train type	U
Transmission type	AUTO
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1996 Ford CONTOUR Suspension Rear Springs Coil Springs Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1996 Ford CONTOUR Suspension Rear Springs Coil Springs Problems, Complaints and Defects

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